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“If I destroy my opponent’s Toon World with the second effect of my Unchained Enma Lord Yama, can my opponent apply the second effect of Toon Bookmark?”
Q: When my Unchained Enma Lord Yama would be destroyed by battle or effect, I applied its second effect (“If this card on the field would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can destroy 1 face-up card on either field instead”) and chose my opponent’s Toon World as the card to destroy instead. In this case, can my opponent apply the second effect of their Toon Bookmark in their GY and banish it instead?
A: No, they cannot.
“When the effect of Unchained Malevolent Magistrate Kamura is activated, can the effects of Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring or Dominus Purge be chained?”
Q: When the first effect of Unchained Malevolent Magistrate Kamura is activated, can the effects of Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring or Dominus Purge be chained?
A: Yes, you can. (It does not matter whether or not a Monster Card was targeted. Even if the effect only targeted face-up Spell/Trap Cards or only face-down cards, the effects of Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring or Dominus Purge can be chained.)
Similarly, when Dual Avatar Defeating Evil is activated, the effects of Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring or Dominus Purge can be chained regardless of the type of card targeted.
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“Are Uria, Lord of Searing Flames – Sacred Beast of Cataclysmic Fire, Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder – Sacred Beast of Sinful Catastrophe, and Raviel, Lord of Phantasms – Sacred Beast of Endless Eternity treated as Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder, and Raviel, Lord of Phantasms?”
Q:
(A) If I only control a Uria, Lord of Searing Flames – Sacred Beast of Cataclysmic Fire and Awakening of the Sacred Beasts, does Awakening of the Sacred Beasts gain its “● 1+” effect?
(B) Can I add Uria, Lord of Searing Flames – Sacred Beast of Cataclysmic Fire, Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder – Sacred Beast of Sinful Catastrophe, or Raviel, Lord of Phantasms – Sacred Beast of Endless Eternity from my Deck to my hand with the first effect of Dark Beckoning Beast?
(C) When Special Summoning Armityle the Chaos Phantasm, can I use Uria, Lord of Searing Flames – Sacred Beast of Cataclysmic Fire, Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder – Sacred Beast of Sinful Catastrophe, and Raviel, Lord of Phantasms – Sacred Beast of Endless Eternity as materials?
A:
(A) No, it does not gain its effect. The text of Awakening of the Sacred Beasts refers to the cards with the specific names “Uria, Lord of Searing Flames”, “Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder”, and “Raviel, Lord of Phantasms”. Although the card names of Uria, Lord of Searing Flames – Sacred Beast of Cataclysmic Fire, Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder – Sacred Beast of Sinful Catastrophe, and Raviel, Lord of Phantasms – Sacred Beast of Endless Eternity each include “Uria, Lord of Searing Flames”, “Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder”, and “Raviel, Lord of Phantasms”, they are not treated as cards with those names.
(B) They cannot be added to your hand. Furthermore, even though the text of Raviel, Lord of Phantasms – Sacred Beast of Endless Eternity states “add 1 “Sacred Beast” monster from your Deck to your hand, except “Raviel, Lord of Phantasms – Sacred Beast of Endless Eternity”, then discard 1 card”, this does not specifically mention the card name “Raviel, Lord of Phantasms”, so it does not count as a card that mentions Raviel, Lord of Phantasms.
(C) No, you cannot.
The same applies to the following cards that mention Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder, and Raviel, Lord of Phantasms; meaning Uria, Lord of Searing Flames – Sacred Beast of Cataclysmic Fire, Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder – Sacred Beast of Sinful Catastrophe, and Raviel, Lord of Phantasms – Sacred Beast of Endless Eternity are not included:
Effect Monsters
– Dark Summoning Beast
– Chaos Core
– Phantasmal Summoning Beast
– Chaos Summoning Beast
– Raviel, Lord of Phantasms – Shimmering Scraper
Fusion Monsters
– Armityle, the Chaos Phantasm – Phantom of Fury
Spell Cards
– Phantasmal Martyrs
– Opening of the Spirit Gates
– Fallen Paradise
– Cerulean Skyfire
– Dimension Fusion Destruction
Trap Cards
– Hyper Blaze
“Is Revolution Cyber Dragon treated as Cyber Dragon?”
Q:
(A) When resolving the effect of Future Fusion Nova, can I Fusion Summon using only Revolution Cyber Dragons as materials?
(B) Can I Special Summon Cyber Dragon Sieger or Chimeratech Fortress Dragon using only 2 Revolution Cyber Dragons as materials?
A:
(A) No, you cannot. The text of Future Fusion Nova refers to the card with the specific name “Cyber Dragon”. Although the card name of Revolution Cyber Dragon includes “Cyber Dragon”, it is not treated as a card with that name.
(B) No, you cannot. For both Cyber Dragon Sieger and Chimeratech Fortress Dragon, their materials refer to the card with the specific name “Cyber Dragon”. However, cards such as Cyber Dragon Nachster whose names are treated as “Cyber Dragon” by their own effects can be used as the “Cyber Dragon” material.
The same applies to the following cards that mention Cyber Dragon; meaning Revolution Cyber Dragon is not included:
Effect Monsters
– Cyber Jormungardr
– Cyber Dragon Vier
– Cyber Dragon Herz
– Cyber Dragon Drei
– Armored Cybern
Fusion Monsters
– Cyber Eternity Dragon
– Chimeratech Overdragon
– Cyber End Dragon
– Cyber Twin Dragon
Xyz Monsters
– Cyber Dragon Nova
Spell Cards
– Cyber Revsystem
– Cyber Repair Plant
– Evolution Burst
– Photon Generator Unit
Trap Cards
– Cybernetic Revolution (its cost)
– Cybernetic Overflow
– Cyber Network
– Cybernetic Hidden Technology
– Attack Reflector Unit
“If I activate Super Duper Polymerization targeting Black Chaos the Dark Chaos Magician, can I perform a Fusion Summon?”
Q: If I activate Super Duper Polymerization targeting my opponent’s Black Chaos the Dark Chaos Magician, which has the effect “Unaffected by your opponent’s activated effects, unless they target this card”, can I then choose the effect that performs a Fusion Summon?
A: Yes, you can. Black Chaos the Dark Chaos Magician is still affected by effects that target it, so it can be used as Fusion Material with the effect of Super Duper Polymerization.
Similarly, if you activate Super Duper Polymerization by targeting the following monsters and apply its first “●” effect, they can be used as Fusion Materials:
– Black Luster Soldier – Soldier of Light and Darkness
– Underworld Goddess of the Closed World
“If the effect ‘any card sent to the GY is banished instead’ is applying, can banished cards be used as Fusion Material using the effect of Invocation “Sword”?”
Q: If I activate Invocation “Sword” during a turn an effect such as Dimension Shifter that states “any card sent to the GY is banished instead” is applying, can I still return banished monsters to the GY when Fusion Summoning an “Invoked” Fusion Monster?
A: Yes, you can. (As per the text, you can return either player’s face-up banished monsters to the GY as materials.)
Similarly, if the effect “any card sent to the GY is banished instead” is applying and you activate the following effects, the banished cards are returned to the GY as per their text:
– Burial from a Different Dimension
– PSY-Framelord Omega (second effect)
“If a banished card is returned to the GY, does that mean the card was sent to the GY?”
Q: I performed a Fusion Summon using the effect of Invocation “Sword”, and returned a face-up banished Dracotail Urgula to the GY as a material. In this case, can I activate the effect of Dracotail Urgula that Sets a “Dracotail” Spell/Trap Card from my Deck?
A: No, you cannot. This is because if a banished card is returned to the GY by effects such as Invocation “Sword”, Burial from a Different Dimension, or the second effect of PSY-Framelord Omega, it is not treated as being sent to the GY.
As further example, if the following banished cards are returned to the GY, their effects that activate if they are sent to the GY as material for a Fusion Summon cannot be activated:
– Dracotail Mululu
– Dracotail Pan
– Dracotail Phryxul
– Dracotail Lukias
– Dracotail Faimena
“If I activate Dark Magical Curtain during a turn the effect of my Maxx “C” is applying, in which order are effects resolved?”
Q: During a turn the effect of my Maxx “C” is applying, I activate Dark Magical Curtain and Special Summon the Normal Monster Dark Magician, and my opponent also Special Summons a monster. In this case, which effect is applied first: Adding a Spell/Trap Card from my Deck to my hand that mentions Dark Magician with the effect of Dark Magical Curtain, or drawing a card with the effect of Maxx “C”?
A: After resolving all of the effects of Dark Magical Curtain, you draw 1 card. (If you Special Summoned Dark Magician, meaning you can add a Spell/Trap Card to your hand that mentions Dark Magician, you add the card before drawing.)
“If I already have a monster on my field that I can only control 1 of, can I gain control of another monster with the same name?”
Q: Both players control a Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon, which each have the effect “You can only control 1 “Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon””. In this situation, can I gain control of the Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon in my opponent’s Monster Zone using another effect?
Also, if I do not have a Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon in my Monster Zone, but there is one in my Spell & Trap Zone treated as a Continuous Spell by the effect of Sinful Spoils of Subversion – Snake-Eye, can I gain control of a Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon in my opponent’s Monster Zone using another effect?
A: You will resolve the effect that gains control of your opponent’s monster, but immediately after resolving that effect, the Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon you gained control of is destroyed. (It is not considered destroyed by a card effect.)
Furthremore, the effect “If this Fusion Summoned card in its owner’s control leaves the field by an opponent’s card” cannot be activated.
“Can I activate Metamorphosis by Tributing a card Special Summoned by the effect of Chaos Hats?”
Q: Spell/Trap Cards Special Summoned by the effect of Chaos Hats are treated as monsters, but can I Tribute one to activate Metamorphosis and Special Summon a Level 8 Fusion Monster?
A: Yes, you can.
“If Unchained Twins – Sarama is destroyed by the second effect of Unchained Enma Lord Yama, which is being applied during the resolution of the first effect of Unchained Twins – Sarama, can the second effect of Unchained Twins – Sarama be activated?”
Q: When resolving the first effect of Unchained Twins – Sarama, if I choose Unchained Enma Lord Yama as the card to destroy but then apply the second effect of Unchained Enma Lord Yama and destroy Unchained Twins – Sarama instead, can the second effect of Unchained Twins – Sarama be activated?
A: Yes, it can. (This is because Unchained Twins – Sarama has been destroyed by the effect of Unchained Enma Lord Yama.)
The same applies if a monster with the same name as the monster whose effect was activated is destroyed by the effect of Unchained Enma Lord Yama when resolving the effect of the following cards:
– Unchained Twins – Aruha
– Unchained Twins – Rakea
– Unchained Ogre Shara
– Unchained Ogre Shma
“If Toon World the Perfect World is activated, but destroyed by a chained effect, can the second effect of Toon Bookmark be applied?”
Q: If I activate the card Toon World the Perfect World, but Mystical Space Typhoon is activated in the same Chain, can I apply the effect of Toon Bookmark in my GY and banish it instead?
A: No, you cannot. Although Toon World the Perfect World is on the field when the card is activated, its effect that treats its name as “Toon World” has not started applying yet while building the Chain.
The same applies if Mystical Space Typhoon is activated in response to the activation of Toon Kingdom.
“If I destroy my opponent’s Unchained Enma Lord Yama with the second effect of my own Unchained Enma Lord Yama, can my opponent still apply the effect of that Unchained Enma Lord Yama?”
Q: I applied the second effect of my Unchained Enma Lord Yama (“If this card on the field would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can destroy 1 face-up card on either field instead”) and chose my opponent’s Unchained Enma Lord Yama as the card to destroy instead. In this case, can my opponent apply the second effect of their Unchained Enma Lord Yama?
A: It cannot be applied, so your opponent’s Unchained Enma Lord Yama is destroyed.
If you apply the second effect of Unchained Enma Lord Yama to destroy a card on the field, the following “instead” effects also cannot be applied either:
Monsters
– Great Shogun Shien
– The Six Samurai – Yariza
– The Six Samurai – Zanji
– The Six Samurai – Nisashi
– The Six Samurai – Yaichi
– The Six Samurai – Kamon
– The Six Samurai – Irou
– Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En
– Legendary Lord Six Smaurai – Shi En
– Nettles
– Genex Gaia
– Armed Sea Hunter
– Galactikuriboh
– Cliant
– Deskbot 009
– Soul Resonator
– Kozmo Landwalker
– Infernity Bishop
– Odd-Eyes Lancer Dragon
– Poly-Chemicritter Hydragon
– Dual Avatar Feet – Armored Un-Gyo
– Wind-Up Zenmaines
– Commander Souza, Swordmaster
– Proxy Dragon
– Maestroke the Symphony Djinn
– Salamangreat Balelynx
– Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star
– Number 101: Silent Honor ARK
– Thunder Dragon Colossus
– Thunder Dragon Titan
– Ryzeal Detonator
– Light Dragon @Ignister
– Full Armored Black Ray Lancer
– Altergeist Memorygant
– Dinowrestler Giga Spinosavate
– Perfectron Hydradrive Dragon
Spell Cards
– FA.I.ghting Spirit
– Branded Opening
– Phantom Knights’ Spear
– Hymn of Light
– Return of the Dragon Lords
– Fire King Sky Burn
– Sunvine Sowing
– Machine Angel Ritual
– Synchro Rumble
– Neos Fusion
Trap Cards
– Dark World Punishment
“At which point does the first effect of Mind Scan apply?”
Q: If I already have Mind Scan face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone and I perform the following actions, at which point does its first effect (“While you have a “Toon” card in your field or GY, your opponent must keep their hand revealed, also you can look at their Set cards at any time”) apply?
(A) When I Normal Summon a “Toon” monster.
(B) When I activate a “Toon” Spell/Trap Card.
A:
(A) The effect applies as soon as the Normal Summon is successful. (If an effect that negates the Normal Summon is activated, the monster being Normal Summoned is not considered to be on the field yet, so the effect of Mind Scan does not apply.)
(B) The effect applies as soon as the Spell/Trap Card is activated. Therefore, while players decide whether or not to chain any effects, your opponent’s hand is revealed and their Set cards can be looked at.
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