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In an uncontested showdown (when a player moves to an unoccupied battlefield), is the team that moved there still considered an attacker?
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Ruling: No, there is no attacker or defender in an uncontested showdown. The attacker and defender designations only exist during combat.
Nuances:
- When a player moves to an unoccupied battlefield, this triggers what is called an "Open Showdown" rather than an uncontested showdown, since all showdowns require Contested status to start
- Even without attacker/defender designations, all players still get an opportunity to play actions and reactions during the showdown
- Players alternate playing actions/reactions when they have focus, with both players needing to pass before resolving each item on the chain
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