When Player A holds a battlefield and plays Charm to move Player B's unit to that battlefield, triggering a showdown, who is the attacker and who is the defender?
Ruling: Player B is the attacker and Player A (who controls the battlefield) is the defender. The attacking player becomes the active player and gets focus first.
Sequence:
- Player A plays Charm while holding the battlefield
- Player B's unit is moved to the battlefield Player A holds
- Showdown is triggered
- Player B becomes the attacker (and active player)
- Player A is the defender (whoever controls the battlefield is always the defender)
- Player B gets focus first as the attacker/active player
Nuances:
- Even though it is Player A's turn when Charm is cast, Player B becomes the active player once the showdown begins because the attacking player always becomes the active player