Can Hunt keyword active when my unit died in cleanup phase?
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FAQ #11509·July 5, 2026·Asked before Vendetta
Answer
No. Hunt does not trigger when your unit dies.
Hunt is defined as "When I Conquer or Hold, my controller gains X XP" (Rule 823.1.c.1). It triggers on establishing control of a battlefield, not on death. Dying during cleanup is a Kill event, not a Conquer or Hold event — that's what Deathknell is for.
The only connection between Hunt and cleanup is incidental: if your unit with Hunt successfully conquered a battlefield earlier in the same turn, the Hunt trigger would already be on the chain or have resolved — its death during a later cleanup does not prevent that trigger from resolving. But the death itself does not activate Hunt.
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