Can the same battlefield be scored twice in one turn by different players (once by holding, once by conquering)?

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Yes. Different players can each Score the same Battlefield in the same turn (one by Hold and one by Conquer), so long as each player has not already Scored that Battlefield that turn and other mode- or card-specific restrictions don't apply.

A player may only Score a given Battlefield once per turn for that player [465]. Conquer requires that the player Conquering has not yet Scored that Battlefield this turn [464.1]. Hold occurs in a player's Beginning Phase when they maintain control [464.2]. These are per-player restrictions, so one player can Score a Battlefield (by Hold or Conquer) and then a different player can later Score that same Battlefield in the same turn, provided the second player also satisfies the Conquer/Hold conditions and hasn't already Scored that Battlefield this turn [465] [464.1] [464.2]. Score-triggered battlefield abilities will trigger for the player who Scored via the relevant method [466.2] [466.2.a] [466.2.b] [466.2.c].

Player A holds the Battlefield during their Beginning Phase and Scores it via Hold (this counts as Player A’s one Score on that Battlefield this turn) [464.2] [465]. Later in the same turn, Player B gains Control of that Battlefield (establishes Contested and then gains Control) and Conquers it; Conquer is allowed so long as Player B has not yet Scored that Battlefield this turn [464.1] [461]. When Player B Conquers, Conquer abilities on that Battlefield trigger for Player B; likewise, Hold abilities that previously triggered were for Player A when they Held [466.2] [466.2.a] [466.2.b]. Both players have each Scored the same Battlefield once this turn (allowed by the per-player limit in [465]).

If a player is one point from the Victory Score, special Winning Point rules can change outcomes (see [466.1.b]). The clarifications show interactions like swapping or replacing Battlefields (e.g. Aspirant’s Climb and Brush) can affect Victory Score and scoring consequences [FAQ:unleashed#12]. In Modes of Play with teammates, Conquer cannot score a Battlefield that was under a teammate’s control during that teammate’s Beginning Phase (see [464.1.a]). If a Battlefield is Uncontrolled or its controller changes, control of its abilities and who adds triggers to the chain follow the rules in [187.6]; this can affect who resolves triggered battlefield effects when Scored [187.6]. If a battlefield is replaced with a token (e.g. Brush interactions), replacement and swapping-back rules can change which battlefield is present and how Scoring and Victory Score behave (see [FAQ:unleashed#13]).

The restriction on how often a player may Score a specific Battlefield in a turn is applied per player: “A player may only Score, from either method, once per Battlefield per turn” [465]. Conquer explicitly requires that the player who is attempting to Conquer has not yet Scored that Battlefield this turn: “Conquer: A player gains Control of a Battlefield they did not yet Score this turn” [464.1]. Hold is a separate scoring method that happens when a player maintains Control of a Battlefield during their Beginning Phase [464.2]. Because these rules reference the scoring status of the acting player (not a global per-Battlefield lock), one player can Score a Battlefield (for example, by Hold during their Beginning Phase) and a different player can later Score that same Battlefield in the same turn by Conquering it, provided the second player has not already Scored that Battlefield this turn [465] [464.1] [464.2]. When each player Scores, the appropriate battlefield Score abilities trigger for the player who Scored by that method (Conquer abilities for Conquers, Hold abilities for Holds), and those triggers are limited to once per turn per player [466.2] [466.2.a] [466.2.b] [466.2.c]. Note that mode-specific rules (e.g., teammate restrictions in [464.1.a]) and victory-point interactions can alter outcomes in specific cases — see the clarifications for examples involving Aspirant’s Climb and Brush [FAQ:unleashed#12] [FAQ:unleashed#13].