When an attacker stuns and kills a defender but another defender survives, do the attackers remain on the battlefield or return to base, and who scores the conquest point?

Ruling: When combat ends, if there are still defenders present on the battlefield, all attacking units are recalled to base. No one scores a conquest point immediately - the defender retains control of the battlefield and will score a point for holding it at the beginning of their next turn.

Sequence:

  • Combat damage is dealt and units heal
  • If defenders still remain, all attackers are recalled to base
  • The defender retains control of the battlefield
  • At the beginning of the defender's next turn (during their beginning step), they score one point for holding the battlefield

Nuances:

  • Units cannot coexist with opposing units on a battlefield outside of combat
  • Conquering (and scoring immediately) only happens if all defenders are eliminated
  • Defending successfully does not score a point by itself - the point is scored during the beginning step of the controlling player's turn
  • "Hold" abilities and scoring both trigger during the turn player's beginning step, not on the opponent's turn
  • Units with "when I hold" abilities must be actively holding battlefields (not at base) to trigger