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Can a player react to a unit moving onto a battlefield before a showdown starts?
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Ruling: A standard move without abilities triggering does not allow players to react before the showdown starts. The move triggers a cleanup, stages the showdown, and proceeds directly to the showdown without priority unless something triggers to open a chain.
Sequence:
- Move occurs
- Cleanup is triggered
- Showdown is staged
- Move triggers happen before showdown starts
- If there are attack or defend triggers, players get priority to respond to the initial chain
- If no triggers create an initial chain, no priority is given before showdown begins
- Focus doesn't pass until the showdown is in progress
Nuances:
- Players can only react to a move if something triggers to open a chain (like certain card abilities)
- Move triggers happen before the showdown starts with it being staged
- Players do get priority to respond to the initial chain if one exists, but focus doesn't pass until the showdown is in progress
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