[OCG] August 2026 Rulings Update

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“In which situations can the effect of Ancient Secrets be applied ‘if you control a Normal Monster Card’?”
Q: Can the “●” effects of Ancient Secrets be applied in the following situations?
(A) When there is a Token in the Monster Zone or Spell & Trap Zone.
(B) When there is a face-up Normal Monster Card in the Spell & Trap Zone.
(C) When there is a Normal Monster Card in the Monster Zone that has gained an effect from Ryu-Ge Realm – Wyrm Winds.
(D) When there is a face-up Gemini monster in the Monster Zone treated as a Normal Monster by its own effect.
(E) When a card whose original card type is Spell/Trap Card is treated as a Normal Monster by the effects of Chaos Magical Hats, Magical Hats, Conquistador of the Golden Land, etc. and is face-up in the Monster Zone.
A: A Normal Monster Card is a card whose original card type is a Normal Monster. Monster Tokens, which are also treated as Normal Monsters according to the game’s rules, are also Normal Monster Cards.
Therefore, in situations (A), (B), and (C), the condition “if you control a Normal Monster Card” is met, so you can apply the “●” effects of Ancient Secrets.
In situations (D) and (E), the condition “if you control a Normal Monster Card” is not met, so you cannot apply the “●” effects.

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“At which point does the ‘cannot be negated’ effect of Mind Mirror Force require my opponent to control 5 or more face-up cards?”
Q: If the following effects (A) through (C) are activated in response to activation of Mind Mirror Force, or if effect (D) is applying when Mind Mirror Force is activated, at which point does the text “If your opponent controls 5 or more face-up cards, this card’s activation and effect cannot be negated” reference to my opponent’s field?
(A) The effect of Baronne de Fleur that negates the activation.
(B) The effect of Zalen the Shackled Dragon that negates the effect.
(C) The effect of Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss activated by targeting Mind Mirror Force.
(D) The effect of Mind Scan activated by declaring “Mind Mirror Force”.
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(A) Refer to your opponent’s field when the effect of Baronne de Fleur resolves.
(B) & (C) Refer to your opponent’s field when the effects of Zalen the Shackled Dragon or Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss resolve, as well as when Mind Mirror Force resolves.
(D) Refer to your opponent’s field when the effect of Mind Mirror Force resolves.
When using an effect that negates the activation of a Chain Link, such as Baronne de Fleur, whether or not the activation is negated is based on whether or not your opponent controls 5 or more face-up cards when the negation effect resolves.
When using effects that start a Chain and negate an activated effect, such as Zalen the Shackled Dragon, whether or not the effect is negated is based on whether or not your opponent controls 5 or more face-up cards when the negation effect resolves. Furthermore, even if the negation of the activated effect is applied, but there are 5 or more face-up cards on your opponent’s field at the time Mind Mirror Force resolves, its effect is not negated.
If its effects are negated by an effect that negates all of the card’s effects, such as Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss, whether or not the effect is negated is based on whether or not your opponent controls 5 or more face-up cards when the negation effect resolves. Furthermore, even if the effects of Mind Mirror Force are negated this way, but there are 5 or more face-up cards on your opponent’s field at the time Mind Mirror Force resolves, its effect is not negated.
If this effect is negated by an effect that applies continuously and does not start a Chain, such as Mind Scan, whether or not the effect of Mind Mirror Force is negated is based on whether or not your opponent controls 5 or more face-up cards when Mind Mirror Force itself resolves.
The timing for determining whether the following card’s effect is negated is the same:
– Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy

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“When resolving the effect of Mind Mirror Force, if the third effect of Toon World the Perfect World is applied so that my opponent no longer controls 5 or more face-up cards, will the effect be negated by Mind Scan?”
Q: The effect of Mind Scan that was previously activated by declaring “Mind Mirror Force” is applying, and my opponent controls 5 face-up cards including Mind Scan, Toon World the Perfect World, and Toon monsters. In this situation, when I activate and resolve Mind Mirror Force, if my opponent applies the effect of Toon World the Perfect World and banishes a Toon monster so that my opponent controls fewer than 5 face-up cards, is the effect of Mind Mirror Force negated?
A: The effect will be negated. If your opponent no longer controls 5 or more face-up cards after banishing with the effect of Toon World the Perfect World, the effect of Mind Mirror Force is negated.

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“If only my opponent’s hand is revealed, can I activate Appointer of the Red Lotus?”
Q: The effect of my The Eye of Truth is applying, and my opponent’s hand is revealed. In this situation, can either player activate Appointer of the Red Lotus?
A: You can activate it, and its effect is applied normally.
Your opponent cannot activate it.

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“Can I Special Summon The Chaotic Phantasmal Sacred Beasts with Dimension Fusion Destruction, during the same turn I Fusion Summoned The Chaotic Phantasmal Sacred Beasts or Special Summoned it using the method written in its text?”
Q: Can I Special Summon The Chaotic Phantasmal Sacred Beasts with the effect of Dimension Fusion Destruction, during the same turn I Fusion Summoned The Chaotic Phantasmal Sacred Beasts or Special Summoned it using the method written in its text?
A: Yes, you can. When Special Summoning The Chaotic Phantasmal Sacred Beasts, the text “You can only Special Summon “The Chaotic Phantasmal Sacred Beasts” once per turn this way, no matter which method you use” restricts you when Fusion Summoning it or Special Summoning it by the method written in its text, but you can still Special Summon it using other methods. (Note that as a general rule, this card can only be Special Summoned by Fusion Summon or by the method written in its text, so in order to Special Summon it with another effect, it must be one that ignores Summoning conditions.)
Similarly, during a turn you already Special Summoned The Chaotic Phantasmal Sacred Beasts with the effect of Dimension Fusion Destruction, you can still Special Summon one by Fusion Summon or by the method written in its text.

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