If I have put
Control Magic on an opponent's creature, and then choose that creature as one of my targets for
Puca's Mischief, what happens?
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701.10b When control of two permanents is exchanged, if those permanents are controlled by
different players, each of those players simultaneously gains control of the permanent that was
controlled by the other player. If, on the other hand, those permanents are controlled by the
same player, the exchange effect does nothing.
613.1. The values of an object’s characteristics are determined by starting with the actual object. For a
card, that means the values of the characteristics printed on that card. For a token or a copy of a
spell or card, that means the values of the characteristics defined by the effect that created it. Then
all applicable continuous effects are applied in a series of layers in the following order:
613.1b Layer 2: Control-changing effects are applied.
613.6. Within a layer or sublayer, determining which order effects are applied in is usually done using a
timestamp system. An effect with an earlier timestamp is applied before an effect with a later
timestamp.
613.6b A continuous effect generated by the resolution of a spell or ability receives a timestamp at
the time it’s created.
613.6d An Aura, Equipment, or Fortification receives a new timestamp at the time it becomes
attached to an object or player.
Once the Puca's Mischief's ability resolves, the relevant information about its control is as followed, with the later items overriding earlier ones:
- The creature entered the battlefield under your opponent's control.
- Your Control Magic is on the creature, giving you control.
- The effect of Puca's Mischief's ability gives control to your opponent.
Can I exchange control of the creature?
It's a nonland permanent, you controlled it while the ability of Puca's Mischief was on the stack, it could absolutely be the "target nonland permanent you control".
Do I get it back again?
If the Control Magic gets a new timestamp somehow, it will move to the end of that list. In a multiplayer game, if you gave control to an opponent other than the original controller, the departure of the new controller will end the effect of Puca's Mischief. And of course, new control entries can be added to the end of that list (such as if you later choose it as a "target nonland permanent an opponent controls with an equal or lesser converted mana cost"). Otherwise, no.
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611.2a A continuous effect generated by the resolution of a spell or ability lasts as long as stated by
the spell or ability creating it (such as “until end of turn”). If no duration is stated, it lasts until
the end of the game.