---
name: "Contested War Zone"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Land"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MBS"
set_name: "Mirrodin Besieged"
collector_number: "144"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Scott Chou"
oracle_id: "ed73de2b-d7f4-48d9-9be2-aa9d111b7aa7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/contested-war-zone-mbs"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Contested War Zone
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Land

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, that creature's controller gains control of this land.
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}: Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Turf War](/printing/turf-war-pncc.md) — Enchantment
2. [Orcish Squatters](/printing/orcish-squatters-5ed.md) — Creature — Orc
3. [Nature's Will](/printing/natures-will-sld.md) — Enchantment
4. [Desert](/printing/desert-arn.md) — Land — Desert
5. [Cathedral of War](/printing/cathedral-of-war-eos.md) — Land
6. [Crown of Doom](/printing/crown-of-doom-c14.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin Besieged (MBS) #144
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Scott Chou
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`