Positive dominion this turn, next turn?

[Merry Jolkar]

I have +1 dominion this turn, and my enemy's powerful dominion will turn it negative next turn. If he attacks me, will I have my current +1 dominion for the battle, or the negative dominion that will prevail on the map next turn?
Thank you -- Merry

[Sheap]

Supposedly, dominion changes only after battles, so you should still have the positive dominion this turn.

However, there are rumors that sometimes dominion of 1 can fail before main battles occur. I do not know why this would happen unless caused by a ritual. In my experience, even dominion 1 has always been present during battle.