
Contested War Zone
Land
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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.
What it does
Tagged as Land — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- Gaining control of Contested War Zone doesn’t cause it to tap or untap. (2011-06-01)
- The word “you” in a permanent’s trigger condition always refers to the permanent’s current controller. (2011-06-01)
- 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. (2011-06-01)
- The last activated ability affects all attacking creatures, not just those you control. (2011-06-01)
Printings & prices
Every set Contested War Zone has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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