Contested War Zone
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SetMBS
Collector #144
Released2011-02-04
Rarityrare
ArtistScott Chou
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Contested War Zone

RareMV 0
Land
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, that creature's controller gains control of this land.
: Add .
, : Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
4 other English printingsEarliest 2025-08-01Newest 2025-08-01Cheapest priced $0.36 in EOS
Rulings (4)
wotc1 Jun 2011
The last activated ability affects all attacking creatures, not just those you control.
wotc1 Jun 2011
Gaining control of Contested War Zone doesn’t cause it to tap or untap.
wotc1 Jun 2011
The word “you” in a permanent’s trigger condition always refers to the permanent’s current controller.
wotc1 Jun 2011
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.