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Who gets the creature back when Control Magic leaves?

Several community members give the same answer in the forum threads; no official ruling.

  • danissimus · Community · 2017-10-12
  • spoon · Community · 2017-10-12
  • Syvanis · Community · 2020-01-16
  • col_w · Community · 2020-01-16

Control reverts to the previous controller, usually the original owner, as long as the effect that gave it back is still active. A stolen tapped creature stays tapped.

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