During a Forbidding Waste showdown, does Deathknell determine whether Shen can still be played?

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In a long interaction at Forbidding Waste, my opponent's units die from the 2 Might passive after taking damage. I understand a showdown still happens and focus steps still occur. My question is whether, under the current Set 3 rules, the defending player always has a window to play Shen to that battlefield during the showdown, or whether Deathknell being on the chain is what preserves that window.

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During a showdown, control of that battlefield's location never changes until the showdown ends, regardless of units dying there. You do not need Deathknell to preserve a window to play Shen — under the Set 3 rules update, the defender will always have a chance to play Shen at that battlefield during the showdown, at least when units die from Forbidding Waste's passive rather than from combat damage ending the showdown.

During a Forbidding Waste showdown, does Deathknell determine whether Shen can still be played?

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