If Traveling Merchant moves to an open battlefield and you discard Flame Chompers, can you play Flame Chompers directly to the battlefield Traveling Merchant is moving to?

Question

Accepted Answer

Ruling: No, you cannot play Flame Chompers to the battlefield Traveling Merchant is moving to because you do not control that battlefield yet when the discard effect resolves.

Nuances:
- Control of the new battlefield is not established until Traveling Merchant's movement fully resolves