Do you choose to go first or second before or after revealing battlefields?
Ruling: You choose turn order after battlefields are selected. Battlefields are always face-up when selected according to the rules.
Sequence:
- Players select battlefields (face-up)
- Turn order is chosen
Nuances:
- Players commonly place battlefields face-down temporarily to prevent information leakage before both are selected, but this is not a rules requirement
- Battlefields could equally be held in hand and revealed simultaneously
- In games 2 and 3 of a best-of-three match, players know who will choose turn order and can make assumptions accordingly