Lamplight Phoenix /Coerced to Kill: opponent was able to keep after killing it
After my opponent used Coerced to Kill to take my lamplight Phoenix I killed it, but then they collected evidence and got Phoenix back under their control. This should not happen, correct? It only returns to the battlefield tapped, not “under your control”. Lost a match to this, pretty annoying.
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Rezzahan#77802 commented
Nothing wrong here. They controlled the Phoenic when it died, so they get the dies trigger. They then can collect evidence 4, and if they do, they get the totally new Phoenix back. There is no control change effect on that new Phoenix, they get to keep it. The old Phoenix, that one they would have to give back, but you killed it already.