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Rule 190.3.b

Once a Showdown or Combat begins at a Battlefield, it remains Contested until Control is established or re-established.

Rule hierarchy

Parent190.3Control can be Contested through the course of play.

Direct children

190.3.b.1If a player who applied Contested status to a Battlefield controls no Units there and there is no ongoing Showdown or Combat at that Battlefield, then Contested status is removed in the following Cleanup.

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Effective date: 2026-07-24
Release: 2026-07-24
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