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When I use Charm to pull an enemy unit into a base I control, and combat results in a tie, which unit recalls - mine or theirs? Who is the attacker/defender?
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Ruling: The opponent's unit is the attacker and recalls after a tied combat. You are the defender because you control the battlefield, and the opponent's unit applied the Contested status by moving into your controlled base.
Sequence:
- You control the battlefield with your unit
- You use Charm to pull opponent's unit into the base
- Opponent's unit applies Contested status to the battlefield
- Combat occurs with opponent as attacker, you as defender
- On a tie, the attacker (opponent's unit) recalls
Nuances:
- The player who uses Charm does not become the attacker just because they initiated the combat
- The unit that applies Contested status determines who is the attacker, not the player who caused the unit to move
- If the attacking unit had won, they would gain a conquer point since they're attacking into a controlled battlefield
- Older rule versions used different wording that was easier to misinterpret, but the mechanic worked the same way
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