Contested War Zone Price
5 printings · 2 sets · first printed 2011
Contested War Zone has been printed 5 times across 2 sets, first in 2011 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is Mirrodin Besieged #144 at $0.33, while the most expensive is Edge of Eternities: Stellar Sights #143 at $4.86 — about 15× more. The median across 5 priced printings is $1.26. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 4x in the last 2 years.
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Every Contested War Zone Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirrodin Besieged #144 (R) Cheapest | 2011 | $0.33 | $0.05 |
| Edge of Eternities: Stellar Sights #8 (R) | 2025 | $0.39 | $0.10 foil |
| Edge of Eternities: Stellar Sights #53 (R) | 2025 | $1.26 | $0.30 |
| Edge of Eternities: Stellar Sights #98 (R) Foil | 2025 | $4.08 | $1.80 foil |
| Edge of Eternities: Stellar Sights #143 (R) Foil | 2025 | $4.86 | $4.50 foil |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
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, : Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
4 PrecedentsGaining control of Contested War Zone doesn’t cause it to tap or untap.
The word “you” in a permanent’s trigger condition always refers to the permanent’s current controller.
In some multiplayer formats, creatures controlled by different players may deal combat damage to you simultaneously. If this happens, you control each triggered ability and can put them on the stack in any order. The last ability to resolve will determine who ends up controlling Contested War Zone.
The last activated ability affects all attacking creatures, not just those you control.