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[Nomad]

So instead of having multiple threads for essentially the same thing, any erratas/updates/clarifications/etc coming from Konami employees will be posted here. The 1st post will consist a list of cards & things that've since been updated or revised (such as links regarding Tongue Twister & the 0ATK vs 0ATK changes), while the 2nd post onward will exist as our "us-ygorules@konami.com" email archive.

If you have any questions/comments/etc, feel free to post in the linked thread or send me a pm.


Witch of the Black Rose - Ruling reversal

Uni-Horned Familiar - Does not need to remain face-up in order to remove itself from play

Pot of Duality vs Future Fusion - Can be activated during the same turn

T.G. Blade Master - Needs to remain face-up in order to remove itself from play

0 ATK vs 0 ATK - They will no longer destroy each other by battle

Lava Golem - Can't normal summon/set if the special summon is negated

W Nebula Meteor - Can be negated by Royal Oppression & Solemn Warning

Tongue Twister - No longer activates when tribute set

Magical Dimension - You don't tribute & summon at the same time anymore

Armory Arm - Damage effect now only looks at the Graveyard/Colossal Fighter OTK nerfed

Quickdraw Synchron - Sending a monster for the summon no longer acts like a cost.

Xyz Mechanic Reversal - Materials are no longer considered to be on the field

XX-Saber Darksoul - Now activates during the End Phase like the TG monsters.

[Nomad]

Not sure why I haven't done this earlier, but having a thread on here that's solely dedicated to keeping a record of updates that we've received from "us-ygorules@konami.com" is long overdue, what with the fact that we've actually got a reliable place to get answers from now. I'll be updating this thread with the replies I receive myself, as well as with the ones that're delivered to others that I intercept along the way.

If you're wanting to discuss any of these rulings, please start a new thread or revive an existing one, and only post here for the sake of adding one of your e-mails to the docket.

Question said:

From: [mailto:Nomad_Skies@*******]
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 11:04 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Puppet King Questions

Puppet King - "If your opponent adds a monster Cards(s) to their hand, except by drawing, you can special summon this card from your hand"

1) Would I be correct in assuming that "adding" is a blanket term to discribe any sort of movement to the said location? As in, that a monster being "returned" to the hand also counts as being "added" to the hand, since its being moved to it. The ruling notes for The Warrior Returning Alive look to suggest this, but not to the degree of certainty.

2) Also, would Puppet King consider the card to be "added" by the player resolving the "returning" effect (Brionac, Guardian Sphinx, etc), or the player who's physically adding the card/s to their hand?

Thanks for looking at this this

Answer said:

Subject RE: Puppet King Questions
From: US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010 6:28 pm
To: <Nomad_Skies@*******>

This card can only be Special Summoned if your opponent adds a Monster from their Deck to their hand.

Question said:

From: [mailto:Nomad_Skies@*******]
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 6:43 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Metal Reflect Slime

Metal Reflect Slime - "After activation, Special Summon this card in Defense Position; it is treated as an Effect Monster Card (Aqua-Type/WATER/Level 10/ATK 0/DEF 3000). This card cannot attack. (This card is still treated as a Trap Card.)"

For Metal Reflect Slime, is not being able to attack considered to be a continous monster effect, continous trap card effect, or otherwise a condition of sorts that's applied to the commonly dubbed "trap monster" as long as it remains a monster after being special summoned through its own effect? As in, would this inability to attack be negated by Skill Drain or Forbidden Chalice?

Thanks for looking at this for me

Answer said:

Subject RE: Metal Reflect Slime
From: US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Date: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:31 am
To: <Nomad_Skies@*******>

Metal Reflect Slime is treated as an Effect Monster, but the "cannot attack" line is not something that can be negated by Skill Drain. Similarly, Skill Drain wouldn't negate Zoma the Spirit, etc.

Question said:

From: [mailto:Nomad_Skies@*******]
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 7:14 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Tribute Summons vs Tribute Sets

So while its been my understanding that a "set" is technically only also considered to be a "summon" when a unique effect like that of Apprentice Magician or The Shallow Grave special summons a card in face-down defense position, I'm curious to know if the following cards are truly designed to only care about "summons", or if due to translation complications that were likely caused by the negligent/oversimplified/whatever "summon" related terminology in the ocg, they're actually supposed to care about "sets" as well, even though that word isn't specifically mentioned in their text.


Malevolent Mech - Goku En: Can this monster be set without tribute in face-down defense position by way of its own condition? Also if so, would I be correct in assuming that it would still send it self to the Graveyard during every End Phase as soon as it gets flipped face-up, much like how Fusilier Dragon will still have its ATK & DEF halved as soon as he gets flipped face-up?

Tongue Twister: If this card is sent from the Field to the Graveyard after being Tribute Set, would its effect to draw 1 cards & remove itself from play still activate?

Swap Frog: Can the commonly dubbed "frog summon" be used to set a Frog monster from your hand, or does it physically need to be "Normal Summoned"?

Zombie World: Does this card prevent players from Tribute Setting non-Zombie monsters from their hand, or does it only apply to Tribute "Summons"?

Geartown: Does this card allow players to Tribute "Set" their Ancient Gear monsters with 1 less Tribute than required, or does it only allow them to Tribute "Summon" them this way?

Intercept: If a player Tribute "Sets" a monster with 1 tribute, can Intercept be activated in response to that set?


I get that expecting a blanket ruling to fall in place for "all" of the cards that could possibly suffer from this complication isn't realistic (at least not right away), and I understand that answering this type of question isn't as simple as telling me that Judgment Dragon cannot be special summoned from the Graveyard with Monster Reborn. I'd just like to know if the said cards care about sets as well as summons, the way Sirocco the Dawn, Scapegoat & Blast Held By a Tribute do. Thanks for taking the time to look at this for me.

Answer said:

Subject RE: Tribute Summons vs Tribute Sets
From: US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Date: Monday, June 21, 2010 12:01 pm
To: <Nomad_Skies@*******>

Malevolent Mech – Goku En: Cannot be Set face-down without Tributing.

Tongue Twister: Does get its effect if Tribute Set and then sent to the Graveyard.

Swap Frog: The "frog summon" must be a Normal Summon, not a Set.

Zombie World: Is currently ruled to prevent Tribute Sets as well.

Geartown: Is currently ruled to only allow actual Tribute Summons with 1 less Tribute than required (so you couldn't Set Ancient Gear Beast, etc.)

Intercept: Is currently ruled to only work when the monster is Tribute Summoned, not Set.


Since the changeover we've been trying to be more specific about whether or not cards care about Summons only or Summons/Sets. So Swap Frog does exactly what it says, but the rest are still unclear and may change in the future L

Important Note - Tongue Twister's ruling has since been reversed, so click [here] for more information.

Question said:

From: Mantracker
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 9:25 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Mind Crush

My question is:
Is the player that activated Mind Crush permitted to check the opponents hand to verify that there are no copies of the named card (or no more copies of the named card)?
My understanding is that the player is not allowed to look at the hand, but I'm being told by "official" source that you are allowed to.

Thanks

Answer said:

We have recently received a new ruling that says the following:

"If the maximum legally allowed number of copies of the declared card cannot be verified as public knowledge, you may ask your opponent to verify their hand."

This cards should be shown quickly so as not to interrupt the flow of the duel and the opponent should never handle the cards. The intent of this ruling is to show that an effect has been successfully completed, not to reveal private information to an opponent or allow him to take extensive time strategizing over it.

Question said:

From: [mailto:redshift71388@aim.com]
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 6:25 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Ruling Question

Are you able to Special Summon "Hundred-Eyes Dragon" with the effect of "Red-Eyes Wyvern", provided it has been properly Synchro Summoned already? Technically, the card has "Red-Eyes" within its name, despite the fact that the capitalization is different (although the same is true with "Unifrog" in respect to "Frog" monsters).

Thanks in advance.

Answer said:

You cannot Special Summon Hundred-Eyes Dragon with Red-Eyes Wyvern. There should be no hyphen in the name.

Question said:

From: 'Dash'
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 9:27 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Damage Step and monster effects

1) Does Red Dragon Archfiends effect that destroys defense position monsters 'activate' and start a chain?

2) If a Red Dragon Archfiend attacks a defense position Herald of Perfection, can Herald of Perfection's effect be chained to negate Red Dragon Archfiend's effect that destroys defense position monsters? or is this ruled like Stardust Dragon being destroyed in battle by Red Dragon Archfiend?

Basically, can you choose to activate the non-mandatory quick effect or optional trigger effect of a monster if that monster is considered destroyed by battle?

3) Does the continuous effect of a monster like Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo or Jinzo stop being applied during the damage step if that monster is destroyed by battle? If so when would the continuous effect stop being applied?

4) If Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer attacks another Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer that has a lower ATK and inflicts battle damage, can the Kycoo that attacked have its effect activated to remove cards from play?

5) A monster attacks Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo and inflicts battle damage, can the effect of Tragoedia be activated.

6) Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer attacks Aurkus, Lightsworn Druid and inflicts battle damage, can Kycoo's effect target Lightsworn monsters in the graveyard for removal?

Thanks again for your time. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Answer said:

RE: Damage Step and monster effects‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Wed 6/02/10 7:45 PM
To: 'Dash'

1. Yes, it starts a Chain.

2. You cannot activate the effect of Herald of Perfection if it has already been destroyed by battle during damage calculation.

3. Continuous effects of monsters stop being applied as soon as they are determined to be destroyed during damage calculation.

4. If your Kycoo destroys theirs, their Kycoo's effect stops applying and you can remove cards from their Graveyard.

5. Tragoedia can be activated here.

6. If Aurkus is destroyed, you can target Lightsworn monsters with Kycoo's effect.

...

[Nomad]

Question said:

From: 'Dash"
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 1:07 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Royal Oppression

Can Royal Oppression negate the effect of Macrocosmos?

Do you choose if you will special summon Helios-the Primordial Sun when you activate Macrocosmos or do you choose at resolution?

Answer said:

From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Mon 5/17/10 7:17 PM
To: 'Dash'

Royal Oppression can negate the activation of Macro Cosmos. Choosing whether or not to Summon Helios is chosen at resolution.

Question said:

From: CPLCLARK [mailto:*********@*******.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 5:44 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: question

If i summon the same XX-Saber Darksoul multiple times do i get to search just once or for each time he left the field

Answer said:

From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Thu 5/06/10 1:49 PM
To: CPLCLARK (********@*******.com)

You get to search once for each time its sent to the Graveyard. The effect activates and resolves when the card you control is sent to the Graveyard. Adding 1 "X-Saber" monster to your hand does not start a Chain and still happens even if Darksoul isn't in the Graveyard.

Question said:

From: ATEMVEGETA
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 1:54 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Quickdraw Synchron's effect

Quickdraw Synchron: You can send 1 monster from your hand to the Graveyard and Special Summon this card from your hand. You can substitute this card for any 1 "Synchron" Tuner for a Synchro Summon. This card cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster, except for the Synchro Summon of a monster that lists a "Synchron" monster as a Tuner monster.

Is the "You can send 1 monster from your hand to the Graveyard" a cost to Special Summon "Quickdraw Synchron" through its Special Summoning Condition? If yes, then shouldn't it be saying: "You can send 1 monster from your hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon this card from your hand."?

The same question for "Hardened Armed Dragon" and "Mother Spider".

Also something similar with "Linear Accelerator Cannon". Is the "Tribute 1 monster" a cost to activate "Linear Accelerator Cannon"? The "and" in its text makes it look like that tributing a monster is part of the effect and not a cost.

Thanks!

Answer said:

RE: Quickdraw Synchron's effect‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 8:00:04 PM
To: ATEMVEGETA

For Quickdraw Synchron, it isn't technically a cost, but the card is sent to the Graveyard at the same time as it would be if it was a cost and is not refunded if the Summon is negated. It's the same thing for the other two.

Linear Accelerator Cannon works like Ectoplasmer. Tributing and inflicting damage are two parts of an effect, not a cost and effect.

Question said:

From: 'Dash'
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 2:25 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Drill Warrior/Cross Porter

Is discarding 1 card and removing Drill Warrior from play considered to happen at the same time?

For instance; Would Cross Porter's optional trigger effect miss the timing to activate if it were discarded for Drill Warrior's effect?

Would similair effects like The Creator and Transforming Sphere be treated the same as Drill Warrior (In regards to simultaneous actions)

Answer said:

From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Fri 5/14/10 2:19 PM
To: 'Dash'

For Drill Warrior, yes, you could do this. The text is very particular about which things happen simultaneously and which happen sequentially.

Mileage varies for older cards like The Creator. Based on its current text, it should be simultaneous, though there is no explicit ruling on the matter. The same goes for promos like Transforming Sphere. We have received no rulings on it, but its text implies that the parts of the effect where you discard and equip are simultaneous.

Question said:

From: 'Dash'
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:32 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Snyffus/ King of the Beasts

1) Can you activate Snyffus's special summoning effect during the damage step?

2) Is King if the Beasts special summoning effect that special summons itself from the hand or graveyard an "activated" effect that starts a chain?

Answer said:

From: us-ygorules@konami.com
Sent: Thu 5/13/10 8:30 PM
To: 'Dash'

Hello Duelist,

You can activate the 2nd effect of Snyffus (the one that Special Summons it) during the Damage Step, just like you can with Botanical Girl. So if your Plant-Type monster is destroyed by battle, you can Special Summon Snyffus from the Graveyard.

As for King of the Beasts, these types of effects do not start a chain. Similar to Cyber Dragon or Koa'ki Meiru Rooklord. Of course, you can activate effects (like Trap Cards) that would negate the Summon, as you can for any Summon.

Thanks for your continued support of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME.

Question said:

From: Dave Case
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 4:27 PM
To: 'US YGO Rules'
Subject: Card Destruction deck out

Hi,

1. Can a player activate Card Destruction if, at activation, he does not have sufficient cards left in his deck to resolve the effect?

2. Can a player activate Card Destruction if, at activation, his opponent does not have sufficient cards left in his deck to resolve the effect?

Thanks again

Answer said:

From: US YGO Rules [mailto:us-ygorules@konami.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 6:28 PM
To: 'Dave Case'
Subject: RE: Card Destruction deck out

Yes, you can do both of these things. Remember the old Empty Jar Deck? This is how that Deck won.

Question said:

From: 'Dash"
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 5:14 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Drill Warrior / No cards in graveyard

When your Drill Warrior is special summoned by his own effect during the standby phase, if there is no card in your graveyard that can be added to your hand, can your opponent respond to the summon of Drill Warrior with Torrential Tribute etc.?

Answer said:

RE: Drill Warrior / No cards in graveyard‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Tue 6/08/10 3:31 PM
To: 'Dash'

If you have no card in your Graveyard to add to your hand, the last thing to happen is the Special Summon of Drill Warrior, so you can use Torrential Tribute, etc.

Question said:

From: 'Dash'
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 11:48 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Imperial Iron Wall/Drastic Drop Off

Player A activates Allure of Darkness, then Player B chains Imperial Iron Wall.

When the effect of Allure of Darkness resolves, Player A shows they have a Dark monster in thier hand.

Can Player B respond with and activate Drastic Drop Off?

Answer said:

RE: Imperial Iron Wall/Drastic Drop Off‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Tue 6/08/10 3:34 PM
To: 'Dash'

Player A cannot respond with Drastic Drop Off. Revealing your hand is considered to be a game action, so the timing will not be right.

Question said:

From: Wakeland, Robert M
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 12:31 PM
To: 'us-ygorules@konami.com'
Subject: Corridor of Agony and Quickdraw Synchron

I have two questions.

1. Can you summon Quickdraw Synchron through its effect while Macro Cosmos is in play?
2. Is a monster special summoned from the deck face-down (by Morphing Jar #2 or Super Nimble Mega Hamster) affected by Corridor of Agony?

Thanks

Answer said:

From: US YGO Rules [mailto:us-ygorules@konami.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 3:35 PM
To: Wakeland, Robert M
Subject: RE: Corridor of Agony and Quickdraw Synchron

1. You cannot Summon Quickdraw Synchron through its effect while Macro Cosmos is active.
2. The monster Special Summoned face-down is not affected, but as soon as it turns face-up for any reason it becomes affected.

Question said:

1) Does XX-Saber Fulhelmknight have a Trigger, Quick, or Continuous effect?

2) Assuming this effect uses the chain, does it target the attacking monster?

Answer said:

From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Wed 6/09/10 5:09 PM
To: IllusionX

We recently received a ruling on Fulhelmknight that says that it is a Trigger effect that activates when your opponent's monster declares an attack and targets the attacking monster. Recently, these sorts of effects have been ruled as targeting, but it is extremely dangerous to try and apply a general rule to all effects of this type because they are known to not all be ruled the same.

[Nomad]

Question said:

From: *omitted*
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 9:16 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Toon Dark Magician Girl/Magician's Circle

Hi. I wanted to get some official clarification on these cards.

I wish to find out if Toon Dark Magician Girl can be legally Special Summoned by the effect of Magician's Circle, while "Toon World" is on the field. I am of the opinion that you can, since you'll be fulfilling the requirement of Toon Dark Magician Girl being Special Summoned while Toon World is on the field.

Answer said:

RE: Toon Dark Magician Girl/Magician's Circle‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Thu 6/10/10 6:31 PM
To: *omitted*

You can do this, it works the same as with Toon Mermaid and Last Will.

Question said:

From: brandon lewis [mailto:_____@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:28 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Toon Monsters

You had just received an email from someone concerning Toon Dark Magician Girl and the ability to summon her via Magician's Circle.

Since that works, would the case work for the following:

Recruiters, such as Mother Grizzly, for the case of Toon Mermaid?

The ability to revive them, if they weren't properly summoned beforehand? (which would somewhat contradict summoning TDMG via Circle)

Flute of Summoning Dragon, for the case of Blue Eyes Toon Dragon?

Answer said:

From: "US YGO Rules" <us-ygorules@konami.com>
To: "'brandon lewis'"

Things like Last Will and Mother Grizzly can Special Summon Toon Mermaid if you have Toon World on the field.

There is no "proper" way to Summon a Toon Monster. You Summon them in the same way that you would normally Normal Summon a monster, except for some Toons it's a Special Summon that may require Tributes depending on the monster. You can dump and revive them just like regular monsters, so long as you have Toon World of course. I have no idea what you're talking about in terms of a contradiction.

Yes, if you have Toon World, you can Summon Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon with The Flute of Summoning Dragon.

Question said:

From: [The Devil's Avatar]
Sent: 9 June 2010 12:16
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Union monsters and simultaneous destruction

What would happen if a Union monster is equipped to another legal monster by its own effect and both cards would be destroyed simultaneously, for example by "Icarus Attack" or the Trigger Effect of "Black Rose Dragon"?

[Superfluous part removed.]

Thank you in advance.

Answer said:

From: US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Sent: 12 June 2010 07:48
To: [The Devils Avatar]
Subject: RE: Union monsters and simultaneous destruction

The only ruling we have for this situation is the one issued for "Spirit of the Six Samurai". Both cards would be destroyed.

Question said:

From: [mailto:Nomad_Skies@*******]
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 5:16 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Mirage Tube & Cyber Valley

Mirage Tube: "This card cannot be activated from your hand. Activate only when a face-up monster you control is selected as an attack target. Inflict 1000 damage to your opponent."
Cyber Valley: "When this card is selected as an attack target by an opponent's monster, you can remove this card from play to draw 1 card and end the Battle Phase."


1) For Mirage Tube, does the attack target need to be face-up in your control during the card's actual activation, or does Mirage Tube simply need to be activated as part of a chain that's being built in response to an attack that was declared against a face-up monster in your control? For example, would the following chain be legal with Mirage Tube being chained to the activation of Cyber Valley's 1st effect, even though Cyber Valley would remove itself from play for its activation cost?

Link 1 - Cyber Valley's 1st effect
Link 2 - Mirage Tube


2) Also, would the fact that Cyber Valley's 1st effect is a Trigger Effect (rather than a Quick Effect) prevent a player from activating it as a later link in response to the activation of non-Trigger effect such as Mirage Tube (the way chains generally work when being build in response to summons & resolutions), or is responding to an attack declaration different in this respect? As in, would the following chain be legal, with Cyber Valley's 1st effect being chained to the activation of Mirage Tube?

Link 1 - Mirage Tube
Link 2 - Cyber Valley's 1st effect


Thanks in advance for looking at this.

Answer said:

Subject RE: Mirage Tube & Cyber Valley
From: US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:30 pm
To: <Nomad_Skies*******>

1. This Chain would be legal. If Cyber Valley is face-up and your opponent selects it as an attack target, then the timing is right for the first effect of Cyber Valley and for Mirage Tube. Even if Cyber Valley removes itself from play as the cost to use its effect, you can still use Mirage Tube.

2. This Chain would not be legal. Cyber Valley’s Trigger Effect is Spell Speed 1 and cannot be Chained to the Spell Speed 2 Cyber Valley.

Question said:

From: IllusionX
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 9:26 AM
To: us-ygorules
Subject: Destroyed by Battle

Can a monster deemed destroyed by battle be targeted by a destruction/send (to the graveyard/rfg) effect? a return to hand/deck effect?

The targeting would happen sometime between the "After Damage Calculation" sub-step and the "End of the Damage Step" sub-step of the "Damage Step."

Answer said:

RE: Destroyed by Battle‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Tue 6/22/10 8:32 PM
To: IllusionX

For example, if a face-down Penguin Soldier is attacked, flipped up, and destroyed as a result of battle, it cannot be targeted by an effect that would return it to the hand or Deck. You could target it with an effect that would destroy it or send it to the Graveyard though.

Question said:

From:[mailto:Nomad_Skies@*******]
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:47 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Alien Dog

Alien Dog: "When you Normal Summon an "Alien" monster, you can Special Summon this card from your hand. When you do, place 2 "A-Counters" on face-up monster(s) your opponent controls."

In regards to Alien Dog's placement of 2 "A-Counters", would I be correct in thinking that this done so from a separate trigger effect that activates in response to Alien Dog being special summoned this way (like that of Voltanis, Gorz & Archlord Kristya), rather than being resolved as part of the same trigger effect that special summoned Alien Dog?

Thanks for looking at this for me.

Quote

Subject RE: Alien Dog
From: <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Date: Friday, June 25, 2010 10:46 am
To: <Nomad_Skies@*******>

This is correct. The effect doesn’t target though, so you choose where you place the Counters when it resolves.

Question said:

From:************** [mailto:*************@*******.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 8:33 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Elemental Hero Prisma and Prime Material Dragon/Bad Reaction to Simochi

Hello, I have 2 questions.

1. Is Elemental Hero Prisma a cost when sending a monster to the graveyard?


2. If Prime Material Dragon and Bad Reaction to Simochi are both on the field and Gift Card is played, what will happen? Do the players gain or lose life points? What if Ceasefire is played while Prime Material Dragon and Bad Reaction to Simochi are both on the field?

Answer said:

US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Date Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Subject RE: Elemental Hero Prisma and Prime Material Dragon/Bad Reaction to Simochi

1. Prisma is activated by revealing a Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck and sending one of the named Fusion Material Monsters on that card from your Main Deck to the Graveyard, as clarified on the GLD3 text.

2. If Gift Card is played, the opponent will gain 3000 Life Points. If Ceasefire is played, the opponent will be damaged.

Question said:

From: 'Dash'
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 9:25 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Tethys, Goddess of Light / Upstart Goblin

1. For Upstart Goblin; Do Drawing a card and increasing your opponents life points happen at the same time?

2. When Upstart Goblin's effect is resolved, will Tethys, Goddess of Light's effect miss the timing to activate because of the life point increase?

Answer said:

RE: Tethys, Goddess of Light / Upstart Goblin‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Thu 7/01/10 3:44 PM
To: 'Dash'

You draw the card, then increase the your opponent’s Life Points. You would not be able to use the effect of Tethys, Goddess of Light.

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From: 'Dash'
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 6:09 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Lord British / attacking once again effects


1. If Lord British Space Fighter destroys an opponents monster by battle and the effect is activated to have it attack once again in a row, if Lord British destroys a second monster by battle, can the effect be activated a second time to attack once again?

2. When Lord British attacks the second time due to his effect, can effects like Sakuretsu Armor be activated at this time?

3, Can monsters like Koa'ki Meiru Bergzak, Brain Golem, Ruin, Queen of Oblivion, and Lord British Space Fighter keep having their trigger effects activated each time they destroy an additional monster by battle? Or can a player only activate these effects 'once'?

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RE: Lord British / attacking once again effects‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Tue 7/13/10 1:52 PM
To: 'Dash'

1. No. Monsters with effects to attack “once again” can only attack again once.

2. Yes, they can. The effect to allow the second attack activates in the Damage Step. The next attack is declared at the very next Battle Step.

3. These monsters can only gain one additional attack from their effects.

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From: Pepe
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 9:14 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Regarding GB Darius

Hi,

I have some questions regarding Darius and his negation effect.

1.- Will flipping the negated monster face-down and then face-up sever the connection between them and stop the negation?

2.- If Darius is flipped face-down and then face-up, will the negation start again?

3.- If I chain Bottomless Trap Hole or Compulsory Evacuation Device to Darius's effect, is the summoned monster's effect still negated?

4.- If I chain Book of Moon to Darius's effect, is the summoned monster's effect still negated?

Thanks.

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From: US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: Regarding GB Darius
To: Pepe


1. Yes

2. No

3. No

4. No

Edited by Val, 14 July 2010 - 02:47 PM.

[Nomad]

Question said:

From: David Yin [mailto:**********@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 12:34 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Diamond Dude vs. Gold Sarcophagus and Final Countdown

What will happen if the effect of Gold Sarcophagus is activated by Diamond Dude? There's a debate about whether Gold Sarc can fully resolve since the card itself was never activated, and so 2 Standby Phases cannot be counted.

What will happen if the effect of Final Countdown is activated by Diamond Dude?

Answer said:

From: us-ygorules@konami.com
To: **********@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Diamond Dude vs. Gold Sarcophagus and Final Countdown
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:15:21 -0700

If you use the effect of Gold Sarcophagus with Diamond Dude, the selected card will be removed from play but you will not be able to add it to your hand because Gold Sarcophagus was never activated.

Nothing will happen if you try to use Final Countdown's effect with Diamond Dude because you did not activate the card.

question said:

Royal Oppression Question:

Player A Flip Summons Gravekeeper’s Spy, opponent chains Royal Oppression, Player A chains Book of Moon targeting Gravekeeper’s Spy. The chain resolves in reverse so Gravekeeper’s Spy is flipped face down, the flip effect is then negated by Royal Oppression. We ruled the Gravekeeper's Spy would still be destroyed even though it was face down.

Answer said:

The Gravekeeper’s Spy is still destroyed even though it was flipped face-down.

(I know this isn't formatted like the rest of the e-mails, but Yugidad has always been a reliable guy, and this ruling isn't anything strange.)

Question said:

From: 'Dash'
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:08 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Sky Scourge Invicil

Sky Scourge Invicil is tribute summoned by tributing a DARK Fiend-Type monster.

1. If Sky Scourge Invicil is flipped face-down by Book of Moon and then later is flipped face-up again, will Invicil still have his "Negate the effects of all Trap Cards" effect?

2. If Invicil is removed from play temporarily by an effect like Interdimensional Matter Transporter or Dimensionhole, will he still retain his negation effect from being tribute summoned (respectively)?

Thanks again!

Answer said:

RE: Sky Scourge Invicil‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Wed 7/21/10 2:25 PM
To: 'Dash'

The answer to both is “No, it won’t have its effect.” When cards like these are removed from the field, they lose any effects that they gained from being Tribute Summoned in the described method.

Question said:

From: .....
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 6:05 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Rules Question: Polymerization and King of the Swamp

Hi!

I've got a question about the two cards mentioned in the subject:

Can I discard King of the Swamp to add a Polymerization from my deck to my hand, even if I don't have a Polymerization in my deck (or if all 3 copies are in the graveyard)?


Kind regards,

xxx

Answer said:

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Gesendet: 23.07.2010 18:50:41
An: ....
Betreff: RE: Rules Question: Polymerization and King of the Swamp

You cannot. You must have at least 1 Polymerization in your Deck or else you cannot activate the effect of King of the Swamp.

Question said:

From: redshift71388
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 4:02 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Battle Fade Questions

1. If "Battle Fader" is Special Summoned by its effect, and then "Caius the Shadow Monarch" later targets it with its effect, will Caius inflict 1000 damage, or is "Battle Fader" considered to be removed from play by its own effect?

2. If "Battle Fader" is Special Summoned by its effect, and then "Interdimensional Matter Transporter" is used on it, will it return during the End Phase?

Answer said:

1. The effect of Caius will inflict 1000 damage.

2. Battle Fader will not return during the End Phase.

Question said:

From: Illusion
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:32 PM
To: us-ygorules
Subject: Unions and Book of Moon

I activate "Machina Gearframe" to equip it to "Jinzo" and "Book of Moon" is chained, targeting "Jinzo."

What would happen to "Machina Gearframe"?

Answer said:

RE: Unions and Book of Moon‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Thu 7/15/10 3:58 PM
To: Illusion

Machina Gearframe’s target won’t be legal anymore, so the effect will resolves without effect.

Question said:

From: 'Dash'
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:07 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Gladiator Beasts and effects

1.) When Gladiator Beast monsters with mandatory effects are special summoned by the effect of a Gladiator Beast monster, if thier isn't an Appropriate target for thier effects, do they still activate?

2.) Can Gladiator Beast Samnite and Equeste's effects add Colosseum-Cage of the Gladiator Beasts back to the hand?

Thanks

Answer said:

RE: Gladiator Beasts and effects‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Thu 7/15/10 4:41 PM
To: 'Dash'

1. If there’s no target for a targeting effect, it can’t activate because it can’t target.

2. Yes, they can.

Question said:

rom: 'Dash'
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 1:33 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Solemn Judgment / Gladiator Beast Darius

Hi!,

1. Chaos Sorceror is special summoned properly and is flipped face-down, if Chaos Sorceror is flip summoned later and the flip summon is negated by Solemn Judgment - Can that Chaos Sorceror be special summoned from the graveyard?


2. Gladiator Beast Darius is special sumoned by the effect of a Gladiator Beast. Darius' effect is activated to special summon a Gladiator Beast from the graveyard. After the monster is special summoned Darius is effected by Forbidden Chalice.

When the effect of Forbidden Chalice wears off and the special summoned monster is still on the field, will Darius begin to continuously target again the Gladiator Beast monster his effect special summoned?
3. In the same scenario; After the monster was special summoned if Book of Moon targeted and flipped Darius face-down, would Darius begin to target the special sumoned Gladiator Beast if he were flipped face-up again, or is that 'bond' lost?


4. When Darius' effect activates to special summon a monster and Book of Moon is chained targeting Darius, will the Gladiator Beast monster have its effect negated when it is special summoned by Darius' effect? If Darius is flipped face-up again, will he continuously target that monster?


5. Lonefire Blossom is special summoned by the effect of Debris Dragon. If Lonefire Blossom's effect was activated by tributing a different Plant-Type monster and Book of Moon were chained targeting Lonefire Blossom, would Lonefire Blossom's effect still be negated.

Or in this situation would Lonefire Blossom need to be flipped face-down and then face-up again for its effect to work properly?

Thank you!

Answer said:

RE: Solemn Judgment / Gladiator Beast Darius‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Thu 7/15/10 1:23 PM
To: 'Dash'

1. That Chaos Sorcerer cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard.

2. If the effect of Darius is negated by Forbidden Chalice, it will not reactivate even after the effect of Forbidden Chalice ends. Same with Skill Drain/Skill Drain later leaving the field.

3. After Darius is flipped face-down, its effect will no longer be active, even if its flipped face-up again just like any other Gladiator Beast.

4. The Summoned Gladiator Beast will not have its effect negated, even if Darius is flipped face-up again.

5. Yes, it would still be negated. If the monster was face-up when its effect was activated, it’ll still be negated by Debris Dragon even if the monster is no longer on the field when it resolves. You would need to flip it down and then up before activating the effect.

Question said:

From: 'Dash'
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 7:32 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Ritual Spell Cards / Djinn Disserere of Rituals / Mask of Restrict


1. Can you activate a Ritual Spell card if Mask of Restrict is already active and in play?

The reason I ask is because of Djinn Disserere of Rituals effect. I want to know if the Ritual Spell card could be activated with Mask of Restrict active, even if you weren't planning on tributing any monsters at its resolution and were going to remove Djinn Disserere of Rituals instead.

Thanks again!

Answer said:

RE: Ritual Spell Cards / Djinn Disserere of Rituals / Mask of Restrict‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Thu 7/15/10 12:55 PM
To: 'Dash'

There are two circumstances in which you can activate a Ritual Spell while Mask of Restrict is active:



The first is when you have a Djinn monster in the Graveyard that you can remove from play for the Ritual. In this case you must remove the Djinn from play because monsters cannot be Tributed.



The second is if the Spell in question is Advanced Ritual Art. This card does not Tribute monsters, it sends them from the Deck to the Graveyard and is unaffected by Mask of Restrict.



Otherwise, you cannot activate a Ritual Spell while Mask of Restrict is active.

Question said:

From: 'Dash'
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 6:09 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Lord British / attacking once again effects


1. If Lord British Space Fighter destroys an opponents monster by battle and the effect is activated to have it attack once again in a row, if Lord British destroys a second monster by battle, can the effect be activated a second time to attack once again?

2. When Lord British attacks the second time due to his effect, can effects like Sakuretsu Armor be activated at this time?

3, Can monsters like Koa'ki Meiru Bergzak, Brain Golem, Ruin, Queen of Oblivion, and Lord British Space Fighter keep having their trigger effects activated each time they destroy an additional monster by battle? Or can a player only activate these effects 'once'?

Answer said:

RE: Lord British / attacking once again effects‏
From: US YGO Rules (us-ygorules@konami.com)
Sent: Tue 7/13/10 1:52 PM
To: 'Dash'

1. No. Monsters with effects to attack “once again” can only attack again once.

2. Yes, they can. The effect to allow the second attack activates in the Damage Step. The next attack is declared at the very next Battle Step.

3. These monsters can only gain one additional attack from their effects.

Edited by Val, 28 July 2010 - 10:27 PM.

[Nomad]

Question said:

From: DarthLuigi36

I'm sorry, but I'm sure you get these Duality questions all the time...

1. Do you have to reveal which of the three cards you added to your hand with Pot of Duality? Or, is like like Power Tool Dragon, where you only reveal the three initially, but the one added to your hand is not public knowledge?

2. Is the "no Special Summon" part of Pot of Duality a part of the card's effect? If Pot of Duality's effect is activated using Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude, can you still Special Summon?

3. Like in question #1, when Crystal Seer's effect is activated, do you reveal any of the cards? If so, do you reveal which card is added to your hand?

Answer said:

From: US YGO Rules

1. The selection is made while the cards are revealed. It's not a random addition like Power Tool Dragon.

2. You cannot Special Summon monsters during the turn you activate the card. Activating its effect is not the same thing.

3. Crystal Seer tells you to pick up cards, not reveal them.

Question said:

From: [mailto:Nomad_Skies@*******]
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 9:18 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Ambitious Gopher

Ambitious Gopher - "Once per turn, you can select up to 2 monsters your opponent controls. Your opponent can reveal 1 monster in their hand to negate this card's effect. If they do not, destroy the selected monsters."


1) Since Ambitious Gopher's effect doesn't provide a "for sure" attempt at destroying the targeted monster/s the way something like Tribute to the Doomed does, would I be correct in assuming that the effects of cards like Prime Material Dragon, Stardust Dragon & My Body as a Shield cannot be used to negate it?

2) Also, would the same be true if the Defending Player had no cards in their hand, or if Ceremonial Bell was in play during the chain building process?


Thanks for looking at this for me

Answer said:

Subject RE: Ambitious Gopher
From US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Date Friday, September 17, 2010 4:03 pm
To <Nomad_Skies*******>

1. This is an effect that is guaranteed to destroy something. Revealing 1 monster in your hand is just an extra way to negate this card's effect when it resolves. It can be negated by Stardust Dragon etc.

2. It can still be negated by Stardust Dragon etc.

Question said:

From: yomifrog
Sent: 04.10.10 20:51:32
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Solemn Warning vs Infernity Lancher


Hi,

can Solemn Warning negate the effect of Infernity Launcher?

Thanks!

Answer said:

It cannot.

Question said:

From: 'dash'
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 9:10 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Dragon Ice

- Can Dragon Ice's effect to special summon itself be activated during the damage step?
- Does it make a difference if the special summon would be from the hand or the graveyard when determining if it can be special summoned by its own effect during the damage step?

Thank you.

Answer said:

It cannot be Special Summoned during the Damage Step at all.

Question said:

If Rivalry of Warlords is active on the field, is a player allowed to send monsters of one type (say Fiend) to the graveyard to get a Syncrho Monster of a different type (say Dragon)?

Are players allowed to tribute one type (again, say Fiend) for another type (let's try Warrior this time)?

Thanks

Answer said:

Originally Posted by Response
Synchro Monsters are chosen before the Synchro Material Monsters are sent to the Graveyard, so you cannot choose a Synchro Monster of a Type that isn't the Type of monster you currently control while Rivalry of Warlords is active.

You may Tribute one type for another, but you must Set the monster of the new Type.

http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh363/DD_DASHER/Konami%20%20Emails%202010/RivalrySummons.jpg

Question said:

From: "Sobia"
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 8:58 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Armory Arm Ruling Question

Does Armory Arm need to check the attack of the destroyed monster in the Graveyard or not?

A ruling about it doesn't really exist, but the text can certainly be interpreted both ways

Answer said:

From: US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
To: "Sobia"

Date:
Fri, Jan 7, 2011 1:45 pm

The ATK used is the original ATK, regardless of where the destroyed monster ends up.

Important Note - The text on Armory Arm has since been changed, reflecting [this] ruling reversal.

Question said:

From: 'Dash'
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 11:23 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Necrovalley / Divine Wrath


If Necrovalley is on the field and Sangan is sent to the graveyard, can Divine Wrath be activated and chained to the effect of Sangan?

If a card effect like Divine Wrath can be activated, does Necrovalley negate Divine Wrath or cause Divine Wrath to resolve without effect?

Is Divine Wrath considered to be trying to affect a card in the graveyard?

Same question for The End of Anubis. Will Necrovalley negate The End of Anubis's effect or cause it to resolve without effect and do nothing?

Tanks.

Answer said:

From: us-ygorules@konami.com
To: 'Dash'
Subject: RE: Necrovalley / Divine Wrath
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 12:38:45 -0800


Divine Wrath will negate Sangan's effect.

The End of Anubis' effect will still work as normal.

http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh363/DD_DASHER/Konami%20YuGiOh%20Emails%202011/NecrovalleyDivineWrathEndofAnnubis.jpg

Question said:

From: Tyler Berger [mailto:darthluigi36@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 3:39 PM
To: US YGO Rules
Subject: Arcane Apprentice / Tribute Summon with simultaneous effects


1. If Arcane Apprentice or Beast of the Pharaoh are used for a Synchro Summon, but the Synchro Summon is negated, do the Apprentice or Beast still get their effects?

2. There used to be a ruling stating that, if a Tribute Summoned monster and the tributed monster both have effects that would activate simultaneously, the tributed monster will be first on the chain. For example, when Sangan is tributed for Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch, Sangan will always be Chain Link 1, no matter what. Just wondering if that ruling is still in effect.

Answer said:

1. No, they do not. The Synchro Summon must be successful.
2. This is correct.

Question said:

Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 10:15 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
if i target 5 synchros/fusions in my graveyard, do i still need to shuffle the deck?

Answer said:

US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com> Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 3:07 PM
To:
Shuffling is not part of the effect, so if you don't return any cards to the Deck you don't shuffle it.

http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k583/moubella/avarice.png

Question said:

From: [mailto:Nomad_Skies@*******]
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 10:44 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Harmonic Waves


1) Can Harmonic Waves target a face-up Xyz monster?

2) If the answer to 1st question is yes, what happens to that monster's Rank?


Thanks for looking at this for me

Answer said:

Subject RE: Harmonic Waves
From: US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 1:51 pm
To: <Nomad_Skies@*******>

You cannot target a monster with no Level with Harmonic Waves.

- http://i68.photobuck...Waves_Email.png

[Nomad]

Question said:

From: William Falta
Sent: 12/1/10 2:35 PM EST
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Pot of Duality v. a special summon effect

There seems to be some player confusion as to if a player who has activated an effect that special summons can still activate Pot of Duality if that effect is negated. There is uncertainty whether the activation of the effect would be negated, only the effect without the activation negated, or just that there was no special summon, regardless of the situation.

1) If a player flip summons “Gravekeeper’s Spy,” and the opponent chains “Solemn Warning,” can that player activate “Pot of Duality?”

2) If a player flip summons “Gravekeeper’s Spy,” and the opponent chains “Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror,” can that player activate “Pot of Duality?”

3) If a player flip summons “Gravekeeper’s Spy,” and the opponent chains “Vanity’s Emptiness,” can that player activate “Pot of Duality”

Answer said:

From: us-ygorules@konami.com
Sent: 1/25/11 4:37 PM EST
To: William Falta
Subject: Pot of Duality v. a special summon effect

1) Yes

2) No

3) No

Question said:

To: us-ygorules
From: Antony Cadogan White

Does Wind-Up Juggler get to destroy a monster when it is destroyed by battle?

Answer said:

To: Antony Cadogan White
From: us-ygorules

It does. Note that the card does not say "This card must remain face-up in order to activate and resolve this effect"

- http://i51.tinypic.com/141jcsg.png

Question said:

To: us-ygorules
From: Antony Cadogan White

Are Wind-Up Factory and Magician's effects usable in the Damage Step?

And if so, will Wind-Up Juggler trigger them?

Answer said:

To: Antony Cadogan White
From: us-ygorules

These effects can both be triggered by Wind-Up Juggler.

- http://i52.tinypic.com/2vb7sm0.jpg

Question said:

Without getting too long winded here, do Bottomless Trap Hole & Nobleman of Crossout need to destroy the monster(s) in order to remove them from play?

For example, lets say that Bottomless Trap Hole was activated in response to a summon, and that something like Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord was chained to make it so that the summoned monster cannot be destroyed. In this situation, would I be correct in assuming that the monster wouldn't be removed from play either, as that only happens when the monster is destroyed (essentially instead of sending it wherever it would normally go) ?


Thanks for looking at this

- Theo

Answer said:

If the monster is not destroyed by Bottomless or Crossout, it is not banished either. It remains on the field.

- http://i68.photobuck...ossoutEmail.png

Question said:

-----Original Message-----
From: magic knight94 [mailto:magicknight1994@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 7:54 AM
To: us-ygorules
Subject: Can I use Naturia Forest when I negate activation of a Monster's
Effect?

I wonder if negate activation of a Monster's Effect is negate
activation of card or not? If yes, would Forest be actived?

Answer said:

US YGO Rules <us-ygorules@konami.com>
To: magic knight94 <magicknight1994@gmail.com>
It is not considered negating the activation of a card, so Forest will not
activate.

- http://www.flickr.co...N06/6278287414/

Edited by Nomad, 25 October 2011 - 02:15 PM.

[AngelicChaos0]

I had no idea this topic existed. It's a very good one, so I'll contribute.

Quote

Xyz vs Level Clarification - (can't have or be given levels)

Parallel World Fusion - (can only use your banished monsters)

Mist Valley Falcon - (cannot return itself to the hand)

I'll post more as needed.