If Lillia, Fae Fawn moves from a battlefield where I have a hidden card, do I lose the hidden card?
Ruling: No, you maintain control of the battlefield and keep your hidden card. When Lillia moves and her ability triggers, the game enters a Closed State. Under current rules, you only lose control of an unoccupied battlefield during an Open State.
Sequence:
- Lillia moves from the battlefield
- Her triggered ability becomes pending on the chain
- The game enters a Closed State
- Cleanup occurs, but battlefield control is not lost because the turn is in a Closed State
- The triggered ability resolves, playing a Sprite token at the battlefield
- You maintain control throughout due to the Closed State protection, then the Sprite token
Nuances:
- The previous FAQ #3008 has been deprecated due to rule updates in the Unleashed ruleset
- Battlefield control can only be lost when the turn is in an Open State