Can you play Commander Ledros to a battlefield you control if killing the only unit there is part of the additional cost?
Ruling: Yes, you can play Commander Ledros to a battlefield you control even if you kill the only unit there as an additional cost. You will retain control of that battlefield throughout the process.
Sequence:
- When you play Commander Ledros, it goes on the chain, putting the turn into a Closed State
- You pay the additional cost by killing your unit at that battlefield
- While the chain exists, cleanup cannot occur and control is not checked
- Commander Ledros resolves and enters the battlefield
- When the turn returns to an Open State and cleanup occurs, Ledros is already present, so you maintain control
Nuances:
- Control of a battlefield is only lost during cleanup in an Open State when you have no units present
- While a chain exists, the turn is in a Closed State and cleanup cannot occur
- You never enter a window where you have zero units at the battlefield during an Open State