Cards
Arcane Shift
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Can I use Arcane Shift to banish my only unit at a battlefield and replay it there?
Yes, as long as you control the battlefield.
When Arcane Shift resolves, the replayed unit sits on the chain as a pending item throughout the cleanup that follows. Because a chain exists, the turn is in a closed state, and cleanup step 4 — which would make the battlefield uncontrolled — only applies during an open state (CR 323.6). The battlefield stays controlled, and when the pending unit is finalized you can choose to replay it there. Attackers cannot replay their unit to the attacking battlefield because they never control it in the first place.
How Arcane Shift Resolves
When Arcane Shift resolves, the following happens:
- "Banish a friendly unit" — the unit leaves the board
- "Deal 3 to an enemy unit" and "Banish this" both resolve
- Arcane Shift finishes resolving, queuing one or more cleanups as Outstanding Tasks
- FEPR — once all outstanding tasks are complete, the pending unit is finalized (CR 335.2); you choose where to play it, and the battlefield is still under your control
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