During a showdown, if the defender plays an action-speed card (like Hextech Ray), the chain resolves and focus passes to the attacker. If the attacker then passes focus, does the showdown end, or does the defender get focus back to play more actions?

Ruling: The showdown does not end. When the attacker passes focus after the defender's chain resolves, the defender gets focus back and can play more actions. The showdown only ends when two players pass focus consecutively.

Sequence:

• Defender plays action-speed card (Hextech Ray)
• Chain resolves and focus passes to attacker
• Attacker passes focus
• Defender gains focus again and can play actions
• Showdown ends only if defender also passes focus

Nuances:

• Focus passing due to a chain resolving is different from a player passing focus
• "Passing" specifically refers to the choice to not play a card when you have priority/focus, not focus automatically moving after chain resolution
• Two consecutive passes of focus (not just focus moving between players) are required to end the showdown