Do conquer effects occur before, after, or simultaneously with scoring? Can a player use a conquered battlefield's effect (like Candlelit Sanctum) before drawing when they reach 7 points?

Ruling: You score and conquer at the same time, then conquer triggers happen as a result. The player scores first (gaining the point), which satisfies the conquer condition, and then triggered effects from conquering occur.

Sequence:

  • Player conquers and scores simultaneously
  • Conquer triggers (like Candlelit Sanctum's effect) happen after scoring
  • Player can use the conquered battlefield's triggered effect

Nuances:

  • Conquer is defined as scoring from taking control of a battlefield, so scoring must happen to meet the trigger condition
  • Scoring itself is not a triggered event and does not go on the chain
  • You only get conquer effects when you score; moving away from a battlefield you already scored and returning does not trigger conquer effects again