First printed in Mirrodin Besieged (2011)
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Land
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, that creature's controller gains control of this land.
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, : Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.
- Illustrated by
- Scott Chou
- Watermark
- Mirran
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl
Rulings (4)
- Gaining control of Contested War Zone doesn’t cause it to tap or untap.
- The word “you” in a permanent’s trigger condition always refers to the permanent’s current controller.
- 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.
- The last activated ability affects all attacking creatures, not just those you control.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).