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Contested War Zone

Land

Mirrodin Besieged·mbs #144·Rare·2011·Art by Scott Chou
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Contested War Zone
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Oracle Text

Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, that creature's controller gains control of this land.

{T}: Add {C}.

{1}, {T}: Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Set
Mirrodin Besieged (MBS)
Number
#144
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Scott Chou
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.28
USD Foil
$0.98
EUR
€0.24
EUR Foil
€0.95
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings4

6/1/2011·wotc

Gaining control of Contested War Zone doesn’t cause it to tap or untap.

6/1/2011·wotc

The word “you” in a permanent’s trigger condition always refers to the permanent’s current controller.

6/1/2011·wotc

In some multiplayer formats, creatures controlled by different players may deal combat damage to you simultaneously. If this happens, you control each triggered ability and can put them on the stack in any order. The last ability to resolve will determine who ends up controlling Contested War Zone.

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