If you use Ride the Wind on your opponent's turn to move to an empty battlefield, do you get the conquer point?
Ruling: Yes, you score the conquer point when you use Ride the Wind to move to an empty battlefield on your opponent's turn. You can also score the hold point if you still control it at the start of your next turn.
Sequence:
- You can score a conquer point on a battlefield during your opponent's turn if you gain control
- The scoring limit is per turn, so you can score on your opponent's turn and again on your own turn
- If you start your opponent's turn on a battlefield, move off it, then Ride the Wind back to it (making it empty), you can score the conquer point again
- If you maintain control until the start of your next turn, you score the hold point
Nuances:
- You can score more than 2 points per turn cycle by scoring on both your turn and your opponent's turn
- You cannot move a unit to the battlefield it's already at (can't use Ride the Wind as just an untap effect)
- When moving to a contested empty battlefield, whoever applied contested status first is the attacker; the player moving in second is the defender
- To win the game (8th point) on opponent's turn using Ride the Wind, you must score on all other battlefields that turn - you would need to Ride the Wind to multiple battlefields or find another way to control both