[OCG] Clash of Rebellions RULINGS Part 2 (Spells, Traps, & World Premiers)

The second half.

Clash of Rebellions rulings:

CORE-JP055: Pianissimo
• This effect targets 1 face-up monster on your side of the field.
• You can activate this card during the Damage Step, but only at the start of the Damage Step or before damage calculation.
• You cannot activate this card by targeting a monster that is already being affected by another Pianissimo.
• You can activate Pianissimo by targeting a monster with an original ATK of 100. Even in that case, the effect of this card is applied normally.

CORE-JP056: Brilliant Fusion
• The (1) effect of this card is resolved when Brilliant Fusion is first activated. (You cannot activate the effect to perform a Fusion Summon unless you are activating Brilliant Fusion itself. Also, this effect does not target.)
• Sending the materials listed on a “Gem-Knight” Fusion Monster from your Deck to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summoning that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck and making its ATK 0, are not treated as occurring simultaneously.
• Destroying the Special Summoned monster when this card leaves the field does not create a chain.
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect does not target. Discarding 1 Spell Card is a cost to activate this effect.)
• This effect can only be activated during your Main Phase.

CORE-JP057: Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force
• This effect targets 1 “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster in your Graveyard. (As long as the targeted monster is a “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster, it does not have to have been destroyed and sent to the Graveyard that turn.)
• When you select your target, you cannot target a monster if a “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster that is 1 Rank higher than it does not exist in your Extra Deck. (In this case, you cannot activate Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force.)
• This card cannot be activated during the Damage Step.
• The effect of Special Summoning the Xyz Monster from your Graveyard and the effect of Special Summoning an Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck do not happen simultaneously.

CORE-JP058: Barrier Bubble
• The (1) effect of this card does not create a chain.
• If you have multiple “Performapal” or “Performage” monsters on your side of the field, the effect of Barrier Bubble prevents each one from being destroyed by battle or card effects once per turn.
• The (2) effect of this card does not create a chain.
• Even if this effect makes you take no battle damage from battles involving your “Performapal” or “Performage” monsters, your monsters can still be destroyed by battle.

CORE-JP059: Red-Eyes Fusion
• You cannot activate this card if you have already Normal or Special Summoned monsters.
• This effect does not target.
• The monsters you select as Fusion Materials are chosen when the effect resolves, and sent to the Graveyard. (The same is true for materials used from the Deck.)
• Sending the materials listed on a Fusion Monster that lists a “Red-Eyes” monster as Fusion Material, from your field, hand, or Deck to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summoning that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, are not treated as occurring simultaneously. (Red-Eyes Fusion is considered to finish resolving once the monster is Fusion Summoned.)
• The monster Special Summoned by Red-Eyes Fusion is treated as being Red-Eyes B. Dragon as long as it is face-up on the field.

CORE-JP060: Cards of the Red
• This effect does not target.
• Sending 1 Level 7 “Red-Eyes” monster from your hand to the Graveyard is a cost to activate this card.
• If you activate Cards of the Red, even though you must draw 2 cards, you do not have to send a Level 7 “Red-Eyes” monster from your Deck to the Graveyard.
• The effect of drawing 2 cards and the effect of sending 1 Level 7 “Red-Eyes” monster from your Deck to the Graveyard do not occur simultaneously. (If you do not perform the effect that sends a “Red-Eyes” monster from your Deck to the Graveyard, the card will finish resolving once you draw cards.)

CORE-JP061: Ignition Phoenix
• The (1) effect of this card does not create a chain. (This effect not only applies to “Igknight” monsters on your side of the field, but those on your opponent’s side of the field as well.)
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect targets 1 face-up “Igknight” card on your side of the field. You cannot activate this effect as part of the same chain block as this card’s activation.)
• Destroying the targeted card and adding 1 “Igknight” card from your Deck to your hand occur simultaneously.
• If the effect of Ignition Phoenix cannot destroy the targeted card, such as if it is removed from the field before the effect resolves, you cannot apply the effect of adding an “Igknight” card from your Deck to your hand.

CORE-JP062: Aroma Garden
• Even if you do not have an “Aroma” monster on your side of the field, you can still activate Aroma Garden.
• The (1) effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect does not target. You cannot activate this effect as part of the same chain block as this card’s activation.)
• After this effect has been applied, even if Aroma Garden leaves the field, the effect continues applying until the end of your opponent’s next turn. (Even monsters that are Summoned after this effect has been applied will gain ATK and DEF.)
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect does not target. Also, it is mandatory. It will also activate during the Damage Step.)
• This effect will activate when a face-up “Aroma” monster on your side of the field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard. (It will activate even if a face-down “Aroma” monster is attacked, flipped face-up, and destroyed by battle.) Furthermore, even if 2 or more “Aroma” monsters on your side of the field are destroyed simultaneously, this effect will only activate once. (So you will only gain 1000 Life Points.)

CORE-JP063: Void Dream
• The (1) effect of this card does not create a chain.
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (You can only activate it during your Main Phase. You cannot activate this effect as part of the same chain block as this card’s activation. Sending a face-up Void Dream in your Spell & Trap Zone to the Graveyard is the cost to activate this effect.)
• Sending the materials listed on an “Infernoid” Fusion Monster to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summoning that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, are not treated as occurring simultaneously.
• If you do not have the necessary Fusion Materials to Fusion Summon the “Infernoid” Fusion Monster, you cannot activate this effect. Note that if your opponent controls a monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, you can use up to 6 Fusion Materials from your Deck in addition to your hand/field. (When this effect resolves, you can choose whether or not to use monsters in your Deck.)

CORE-JP064: Lone Reinforcement
• This effect targets 1 face-up monster on the field.
• You can activate Lone Reinforcement by targeting either a monster on your side of the field or one on your opponent’s side of the field.
• The ATK increased by Lone Reinforcement is not treated as the original ATK.
• If you activate 2 copies of Lone Reinforcement in the same turn by targeting the same monster, each effect is applies, and the monster gains 3000 ATK.

CORE-JP065: Wrongful Arrest
• This effect does not target.
• You cannot activate this card during the Damage Step.
• If you activate Wrongful Arrest during your own turn, the effect will stop applying at the end of your following turn. (Not the end of the turn in which Wrongful Arrest was activated.)
• While the effect of Wrongful Arrest is applying, neither player can activate a second copy of Wrongful Arrest. (Once the effect stops applying, a second copy of Wrongful Arrest can be activated.)

CORE-JP066: Swaying Gaze
• This effect does not target. Destroying all cards in the Pendulum Zones, and each “●” effect will be applied separately.
• You cannot activate this card during the Damage Step.
• If there is not at least 1 card in a Pendulum Zone, this card cannot be activated.
• If you destroy 4 cards in the Pendulum Zones, each “●” effect will be applied in order. It should be noted that the “● 1 or more:” effect is mandatory, but you do not have to apply the “● 2 or more:”, “● 3 or more:”, or “● 4:” effects. (These effects are not applied simultaneously.)

CORE-JP067: Chicken Race
• The (1) effect of this card does not create a chain.
• The (2) effect of this card is an effect that the turn player can activate during their Main Phase. (If it is your opponent’s turn, your opponent can activate this effect. The player activating this effect must pay 1000 Life Points as a cost.)
• The individual “●” effect is selected when the effect of Chicken Race is activated.
• For the “● Draw 1 card.” effect, the player who activated the effect will draw 1 card. In addition, for the “● Your opponent gains 1000 LP.” effect, the player who gains Life Points is the opponent of the player that activated this effect.

CORE-JP068: Brilliant Spark
• The (1) effect of this card is performed when this card resolves. (If a “Gem-Knight” monster on your side of the field is destroyed, this effect targets that monster in the Graveyard. You can activate this card during the Damage Step.)
• You cannot target the 0 ATK Gem-Knight Sapphire with this effect.
• If a face-down “Gem-Knight” monster on your side of the field is destroyed by your opponent’s Raigeki Break, etc., you cannot activate Brilliant Spark.
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (It does not target. Sending a “Gem-Knight” card from your hand to the Graveyard is a cost to activate this effect. It cannot be activated during the Damage Step.)

CORE-JP069: Raidraptor – Return
• The (1) effect of this card is performed when this card resolves. (You activate this card at the end of the Damage Step. The effect targets 1 “Raidraptor” monster in your Graveyard.)
• You can also target a “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster to be added to your hand. (In this case, the Xyz Monster is returned to the Extra Deck instead of being added to your hand.)
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect does not target. Banishing Raidraptor – Return from your Graveyard is a cost to activate this effect. Also, it cannot be activated during the Damage Step.)
• You can add any “Raidraptor” card from your Deck to your hand, including a Monster, Spell, or Trap Card. (You can also add Raidraptor – Return.)

CORE-JP070: Raptor’s Gust
• This card is activated directly in a chain to a Spell or Trap Card activation. (You cannot activate it in response to the activation of the effect of a Spell or Trap Card.)
• You are able to activate this card even if you have more than 1 “Raidraptor” monster on your side of the field.
• This effect does not target.
• You can activate this card during the Damage Step.

CORE-JP071: Trick Box
• This effect targets 1 monster on your opponent’s side of the field. (Either a face-up or face-down monster can be targeted.)
• You can activate this card during the Damage Step.
• Gaining control of the targeted monster and Special Summoning 1 “Performage” monster from your Graveyard to your opponent’s side of the field do not happen simultaneously.
• Returning control of the targeted monster during the End Phase, and gaining control of the Special Summoned monster during the End Phase, both do not create chains.

CORE-JP072: Return of Red-Eyes
• You can activate the card Return of Red-Eyes at any time outside of the Damage Step. (You can activate this card even if you do not have a “Red-Eyes” monster on your side of the field.)
• The (1) effect of this card creates a chain. (It targets 1 Normal Monster in your Graveyard. You can only activate this effect if you have a “Red-Eyes” monster on your side of the field. Also, this effect cannot be activated during the Damage Step.)
• If you activate Return of Red-Eyes, you can also activate the (1) effect as part of the same chain link. (But not during the Damage Step.)
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect targets 1 “Red-Eyes” monster in your Graveyard. In addition, this effect can be activated during the Damage Step.)

CORE-JP073: Igknight Burst
• You can activate the card Igknight Burst at any time outside of the Damage Step.
• The (1) effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect does not target. In addition, destroying the other selected “Igknight” cards on your side of the field and returning an equal number of cards on your opponent’s side of the field to the hand do not happen simultaneously.
• If you activate Igknight Burst during your Main Phase, you can also activate the (1) effect as part of the same chain link.
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (It does not target. Also, it can be activated during the Damage Step.)
• This effect can be activated not only when a face-up Igknight Burst is sent to the Graveyard, but if it is sent from the hand or Deck to the Graveyard as well.

CORE-JP074: Refreshing Wind
• You can activate the card Refreshing Wind at any time outside of the Damage Step.
• The (1) effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect does not target. Paying 1000 Life Points is a cost to activate this effect.)
• If you activate Refreshing Wind, you can also activate the (1) effect as part of the same chain link. (But not during the Damage Step.)
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (It does not target.)
• If you activate Refreshing Wind, you can also activate the (2) effect as part of the same chain link. (But not during the Damage Step.)

CORE-JP075: Parching Wind
• You can activate the card Parching Wind at any time outside of the Damage Step.
• The (1) effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect targets 1 face-up monster on your opponent’s side of the field.)
• If Parching Wind is face-up in the Spell & Trap Zone, its (1) effect must activate and create a chain, including in the Damage Step. Also, when you gain Life Points, you can activate Parching Wind and its (1) effect as part of the same chain link. (But not during the Damage Step.)
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect does not target. The player that activates Parching Wind is the one who selects monsters to destroy. Paying the difference in Life Points is a cost to activate this effect. Also, you cannot activate this effect during the Damage Step.)
• If you activate Parching Wind, you can also activate the (2) effect as part of the same chain link. (But not during the Damage Step.)

CORE-JP076: Storming Mirror Force
• This effect does not target.
• All Attack Position monsters on your opponent’s side of the field when Storming Mirror Force resolves are returned to the hand.
• If there are 2 or more Attack Position monsters on your opponent’s side of the field, they are treated as being returned to the hand at the same time.
• If there are any Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Monsters on your opponent’s side of the field, they are returned to the Extra Deck rather than the hand.

CORE-JP077: Ferret Firestorm
• This effect does not target.
• This card cannot be activated during the Damage Step.
• When resolving the effect of Ferret Firestorm, the opponent chooses which monsters on their side of the field are shuffled into the Deck. (The player that activated Ferret Firestorm does not choose.)
• Monsters with 0 ATK cannot be shuffled into the Deck by the effect of Ferret Firestorm.

CORE-JP078: Judgment Scales
• This effect does not target.
• This card cannot be activated during the Damage Step.
• Judgment Scales itself is included in the total number of cards you have on your side of the field/your hand.
• When resolving the effect of Judgment Scales, the number of cards on your opponent’s side of the field is compared to the number of cards on your side of the field and in your hand, and you draw cards equal to the difference. (For example, if your opponent has 5 cards on their side of the field, and you have 1 card in your hand, and 2 on the field (including Judgment Scales), you will draw 2 cards.)

CORE-JP079: Extra Buck
• You can activate the card Extra Buck at any time outside of the Damage Step.
• The (1) effect of this card does not create a chain. Even if a card is added to your Extra Deck during the Damage Step, you will place 1 Spell Counter on this card.
• This effect is applied when a Pendulum Monster on the field is placed face-up in the Extra Deck, or if a Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Monster is returned to the Extra Deck by Pot of Avarice, etc.
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (It cannot be activated during the Damage Step. Sending Extra Buck with 3 Spell Counters on it to the Graveyard is a cost to activate this effect.)

CORE-JP080: Bad Reaction?
• This effect does not target.
• This card cannot be activated during the Damage Step.
• Your opponent chooses the number of cards to draw when Bad Reaction? resolves. (The player that activates Bad Reaction? does not choose.)
• Your opponent drawing cards and you gaining Life Points do not occur simultaneously.

CORE-JP081: Dwarf Star Dragon Planetar
• The effect of Dward Star Dragon Planetar is a Trigger Effect that can be activated once during the End Phase it was Normal Summoned.
• This effect does not target.
• If Dwarf Star Dragon Planetar was Normal Summoned, you cannot activate its effect if it has left the field, such as by being destroyed.

CORE-JP082: Wicked Machine Ark Makina
• The effect of Wicked Machine Ark Makina is a Trigger Effect that can be activated when it inflicts battle damage to your opponent. (It activates after damage calculation.)
• This effect does not target. (When resolving the effect, you select 1 Normal Monster in your hand or Graveyard to Special Summon.)
• The effect of Wicked Machine Ark Makina can be activated not only when it inflicts battle damage by a direct attack, but when it inflicts battle damage by battling other monsters.

CORE-JP083: Minerva, Lightsworn Saint
• The (1) effect of this card is an Ignition Effect. (This effect does not target. Detaching 1 Xyz Material from this card is a cost to activate this effect.)
• The part of the effect that sends 3 cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard and the part of the effect that draws cards do not happen simultaneously. (If there are no “Lightsworn” cards among the 3 cards sent to the Graveyard, the effect finishes resolving.)
• The (2) effect of this card is a Trigger Effect. (It does not target. You can activate it during the Damage Step.)
• If you activate this effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint, you must send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard, but you do not have to apply the part of the effect that destroys cards on the field.
• The part of this effect that sends 3 cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard and the part of the effect that destroys cards on the field do not happen simultaneously. (If there are no “Lightsworn” cards among the 3 cards sent to the Graveyard, the effect finishes resolving.)

CORE-JP084: Lightsworn Judgment
• The (1) effect of this card is performed when this card resolves. (This effect does not target.)
• Lightsworn Judgment cannot be activated during the Damage Step.
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain, and activates in the Graveyard. (It does not target. It can be activated during the Damage Step.)
• If Lightsworn Judgment is sent to the Graveyard as a cost to activate the effect of Celestia, Lightsworn Angel, its effect will not activate.

CORE-JP085: Geargianchor
• The (1) effect of this card is an Ignition Effect. (It does not target.)
• The (2) effect of this card is a Trigger Effect that can be activated when Geargianchor is flipped face-up. (It does not target. You can activate this effect during the Damage Step.)
• If you activate this effect, you must destroy at least 1 monster.
• When this effect resolves, destroy monsters on the field up to the number of “Geargia” monsters on your side of the field, except Geargianchor itself.

CORE-JP086: Geargia Change
• This effect targets 2 or more “Geargiano” monsters in your Graveyard. (You cannot target 2 or more monsters with the same name.)
• You cannot activate this card during the Damage Step.
• Once Geargia Change resolves and Special Summons the targeted monsters, you perform an Xyz Summon using those monsters. (As a result, these Special Summons do not occur simultaneously.)
• If you do not have an Xyz Monster in your Extra Deck that can be Xyz Summoned using the targeted “Geargiano” monsters, you cannot activate Geargia Change.

CORE-JP087: Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior
• The (1) Pendulum effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect does not target. Discarding 1 card is a cost to activate this effect.)
• At the start of the Damage Step, if you want to activate the Pendulum effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior as well as a Quick-Play Spell or a Trap Card, first decide if you are going to use the effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior and create the chain, then you may add Quick-Play Spells or Trap Cards to the chain.
• If the Pendulum effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is applied, the ATK and DEF of the affected monster will remain halved as long as that monster remains face-up on the field.
• The (1) monster effect of this card is a Trigger Effect. (It does not target. You can activate it during the Damage Step.)
• Adding a Warrior or Spellcaster-Type monster with 2000 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand during the End Phase does not start a chain.
• If you do not have a Warrior or Spellcaster-Type monster with 2000 or less ATK in your Deck to add to your hand, you cannot activate the monster effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior.

CORE-JP088: Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior
• The (1) Pendulum effect of this card creates a chain. (This effect does not target. The part of the effect that destroys this card and the part of the effect that ends the Battle Phase do not happen simultaneously.)
• The Pendulum effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior can be activated either when an opponent’s monster declares a direct attack, or when it declares an attack on a monster.
• When an opponent’s monster declares an attack, if you want to activate the Pendulum effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior as well as a Quick-Play Spell or a Trap Card, first decide if you are going to use the effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior and create the chain, then you may add Quick-Play Spells or Trap Cards to the chain.
• The (1) monster effect of this card is an Ignition Effect. (Discarding a card is a cost to activate this effect.)
• This effect targets 1 Warrior-Type monster with 2000 or less ATK in your Graveyard, or 1 Spellcaster-Type monster with 2000 or less ATK in your Graveyard.
• If you do not have a Warrior or Spellcaster-Type monster with 2000 or less ATK in your Graveyard, you cannot activate the monster effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior.

CORE-JP089: Aether, the Wicked Empowering Dragon
• The (1) Pendulum effect of this card creates a chain. (Banishing 1 “Empowered Warrior” monster from your Graveyard is a cost to activate this effect.)
• The Pendulum effect of Aether, the Wicked Empowering Dragon can only be activated during your Main Phase.
• The Pendulum effect of Aether, the Wicked Empowering Dragon targets 1 card on the field. (You can target either your or your opponent’s card. Similarly, you can target either a monster, Spell, or Trap Card, a face-up or a face-down card.)
• The (1) monster effect of this card is a Trigger Effect. (It can be activated in the Damage Step.)
• The monster effect of Aether, the Wicked Empowering Dragon targets 1 monster on the field. (The targeted monster can be in either player’s Monster Zone. In addition, you can target either a face-up or face-down monster.)
• If Aether, the Wicked Empowering Dragon is Special Summoned by an effect that was activated as Chain Link 2 or higher, you cannot activate the effect of Aether, the Wicked Empowering Dragon.

CORE-JP090: Empowering Armory
• The (1) effect of this card does not create a chain. (It applies only to monsters in the Monster Zone the player that activated Empowering Armory.)
• You cannot activate either effect of Empowering Armory as part of the same chain link as the activation of the card itself.
• The (2) effect of this card creates a chain. (It can only be activated during your Main Phase. It does not target, and discarding 1 card is a cost to activate this effect.)
• The (3) effect of this card creates a chain. (It can only be activated during your Main Phase. It does not target, and banishing 4 Warrior and/or Spellcaster-Type monsters from your Graveyard is a cost to activate this effect.

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Assorted rulings:

Q: Can a monster with an original ATK of 0 be targeted with Pianissimo?
A: Yes, it can. The targeted monster’s original ATK becomes 100, and it is not destroyed by battle or card effects.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15647&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Can Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir be targeted with Pianissimo, even though it is a monster that cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects?
A: Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir can be targeted with Pianissimo, and its original ATK will become 100.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15646&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Pianissimo is activated by targeting an Aria the Melodious Diva whose ATK and DEF has been halved by the effect of Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind, what happens to its ATK and DEF?
A: If the ATK and DEF of Aria the Melodious Diva have been halved by the effect of Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind, they become 800 and 600 respectively. After the effect of Pianissimo is applied, the ATK will become 100, but the DEF remains unchanged, so the ATK and DEF will be 100 and 600 respectively. (Note that once the effect of Pianissimo stops applying, the ATK will return to its original value, but the effect of Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind continues to apply to the DEF, so the ATK and DEF will be 1600 and 600, respectively.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15644&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Pianissimo is activated by targeting a Serenade the Melodious Diva equipped with United We Stand, what happens to its ATK and DEF? Also, if Pianissimo is activated by targeting a Serenade the Melodious Diva affected by Luminous Spark, what happens to its ATK and DEF?
A: While Serenade the Melodious Diva is equipped with United We Stand, its ATK and DEF become 1200 and 2700 respectively, and if the effect of Pianissimo is applied, the ATK is recalculated. The original ATK becomes 100, and ATK gained by United We Stand is added, so the ATK and DEF become 900 and 2700 respectively. (Note that once the effect of Pianissimo stops applying, the ATK and DEF return to 1200 and 2700 respectively.) Also, while Serenade the Melodious Diva is affected by Luminous Spark, its ATK and DEF become 900 and 1500 respectively, and if the effect of Pianissimo is applied, the ATK is recalculated. The original ATK becomes 100, and ATK gained by Luminous Spark is added, so the ATK and DEF become 600 and 1500 respectively. (Note that once the effect of Pianissimo stops applying, the ATK and DEF return to 900 and 1500 respectively.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15643&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Pianissimo is activated, but Book of Moon is chained so that the targeted monster is changed to face-down Defense Position, how does the effect of Pianissimo resolve? Also, if the effect of Pianissimo has already been applied, but Book of Moon is then activated, changing the affected monster to face-down Defense Position, what happens to the effect of Pianissimo?
A: The effect of Pianissimo does not apply if the targeted monster is changed to face-down Defense Position when it resolves. Also, if the effect of Pianissimo has already been applied, it will no longer apply once the affected monster is changed to face-down Defense Position.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15645&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, can Brilliant Fusion be activated?
A: Even if the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, Brilliant Fusion can be activated. In that case, the Fusion Material monsters will be banished instead of being sent to the Graveyard, but the other effects of Brilliant Fusion are applied normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15527&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond is Fusion Summoned by Brilliant Fusion. Then, if Forbidden Lance is activated so that Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond is no longer affected by Spell effects, what happens to its ATK and DEF? Also, will it be destroyed if Brilliant Fusion leaves the field?
A: Even if the monster Fusion Summoned by Brilliant Fusion becomes unaffected by Spell effects, its ATK and DEF remain 0, and it is still destroyed if Brilliant Fusion leaves the field.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15525&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli is Fusion Summoned by Brillaint Fusion. Then, if the second effect of Brilliant Fusion is activated, but Forbidden Lance is chained, making Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli unaffected by Spell effects, what does its ATK and DEF become? Also, if the effect of Brilliant Fusion has already been applied, but Forbidden Lance is then activated, making Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli unaffected by Spell effects, what does its ATK and DEF become?
A: When the effect of Brilliant Fusion resolves, if the Fusion Monster is unaffected by Spell effects, it does not gain ATK and DEF from the effect of Brilliant Fusion. Also, if the effect of Brilliant Fusion has already been applied, and the Fusion Monster then becomes unaffected by Spell effects, the ATK and DEF gained by the effect continues to apply. (From that value, the effect of Forbidden Lance will make the monster lose 800 ATK.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15523&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond is Fusion Summoned by Brilliant Fusion. Then, if the second effect of Brilliant Fusion is activated, but Mystical Space Typhoon is chained, destroying Brilliant Fusion, what happens to the ATK and DEF of Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond?
A: If Brilliant Fusion has been destroyed by the time its second effect resolves, the effect to increase ATK and DEF does not apply, but since Brilliant Fusion was destroyed by Mystical Space Typhoon, its effect that destroys the Fusion Summoned monster does apply. Therefore, in this situation, Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond is destroyed by Brilliant Fusion.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15522&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli is Fusion Summoned by Brilliant Fusion. Then, if Book of Moon is activated so that Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli is changed to face-down Defense Position, what happens to its ATK and DEF? Also, will it be destroyed if Brilliant Fusion leaves the field?
A: If the monster Fusion Summoned by Brilliant Fusion is changed to face-down Defense Position, its ATK and DEF return to their original value, and it is not destroyed if Brilliant Fusion leaves the field. In this example, the ATK and DEF of Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli return to 2400 and 1000 respectively. Also note that you will not be able to activate the second effect of Brilliant Fusion to have Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli gain ATK and DEF equal to its original ATK and DEF.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15526&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I activate Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force, but my opponent chains the effect of Maxx “C”, how many cards will my opponent draw?
A: Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force will Special Summon twice when its effect resolves. Therefore, if your opponent activated the effect of Maxx “C”, your opponent will draw 2 cards.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15607&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Can Solemn Warning negate the Xyz Summon performed by the effect of Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force?
A: Solemn Warning can be chained to Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force to negate its activation. Note that the effect of Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force performs a Special Summon when it resolves, and treats it as an Xyz Summon, so when this effect is resolving it is not possible to activate Solemn Warning.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15611&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Can Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force be activated regardless of whether a “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster has been destroyed by battle, or card effect this turn?
A: If a “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster on your side of the field was destroyed either by battle or card effect this turn, you can activate Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force. Note that even if a “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster was destroyed by battle or card effect while it was in face-down Defense Position, you can still activate Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force this turn.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15609&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I gain control of my opponent’s “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster with Creature Swap, and that monster is then destroyed and sent to my opponent’s Graveyard, can I still activate Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force this turn?
A: Even in this case, if you have a “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster in your Graveyard that can be targeted, you can activate Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15608&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force is activated, but the effect of D.D. Crow is chained, so that the targeted “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster in the Graveyard is no longer present, how does Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force resolve?
A: When resolving Rank-Up-Magic Raptor’s Force, if the targeted monster is no longer in the Graveyard, since it cannot be Special Summoned, you cannot also Special Summon a “Raidraptor” Xyz Monster with a higher Rank using it as the Xyz Material.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15610&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effects of my Barrier Bubble are applying, if Icarus Attack is activated by targeting both Barrier Bubble and a “Performage” (or “Performapal”) monster on my side of the field, will that monster be destroyed?
A: In this situation, Barrier Bubble itself is destroyed by Icarus Attack, but the targeted monster is not destroyed due to the effect of Barrier Bubble, and it will remain on the field.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15429&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I have 2 copies of Barrier Bubble on my side of the field, will their effects prevent each “Performage” and “Performapal” monster on my side of the field from being destroyed twice per turn?
A: If you have 2 copies of Barrier Bubble on your side of the field, since each of their effects are applied at the same time when a “Performage” or “Performapal” monster would be destroyed, each one will still only not be destroyed once each turn. (The effect is the same as if you were only controlling 1 Barrier Bubble.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15427&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the first effect of Barrier Bubble has been applied to a monster this turn, and then Book of Moon is activated so that the monster is changed to face-down Defense Position, if that monster is flipped face-up again, will the effect of Barrier Bubble be able to apply to it once again this turn?
A: In this situation, even if the monster that was not destroyed due to the effect of Barrier Bubble becomes face-down, it is still treated as having been protected by Barrier Bubble this turn. Therefore, even if the monster is flipped face-up again, the effect of Barrier Bubble cannot be applied to it again this turn.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15432&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Barrier Bubble is face-up on my side of the field, as well as a Performapal Silver Claw affected by Half Unbreak. In this situation, if Performapal Silver Claw battles a monster with higher ATK, will the first effect of Barrier Bubble be applied?
A: In this situation, Performapal Silver Claw is already in a state in which it cannot be destroyed by battle due to the effect of Half Unbreak. Therefore, if Performapal Silver Claw battles a monster with higher ATK, it is not destroyed due to the effect of Half Unbreak, and the effect of Barrier Bubble is not applied.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15428&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Barrier Bubble is face-up on my side of the field, as well as a Performapal Cheermole affected by Forbidden Lance. In this case, if Performapal would be destroyed by battle or card effect, will the first effect of Barrier Bubble still apply?
A: Since the first effect of Barrier Bubble is one that affects the monster, if that monster is unaffected by Spell/Trap effects, this effect will not be applied. Therefore, if it would be destroyed by battle or card effects, it is destroyed normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15431&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Barrier Bubble is face-up on my side of the field. If my Performapal Fire Mufflerlion affected by Forbidden Lance battles, and I would take battle damage as a result, will the second effect of Barrier Bubble apply so that I take no damage? Also, if my Performapal Friendonkey battles an opponent’s monster affected by Forbidden Lance, and I would take battle damage as a result, will the second effect of Barrier Bubble apply so that I take no damage?
A: The effect of Barrier Bubble that prevents you from taking battle damage from battles involving “Performage” or “Performapal” on your side of the field is not an effect that affects monsters, so even if your “Performage” or “Performapal” monsters are affected by Forbidden Lance, or if they battle an opponent’s monster affected by Forbidden Lance, you take no battle damage from those battles.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15430&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Can I Fusion Summon Five-Headed Dragon or First of the Dragons with Red-Eyes Fusion?
A: Red-Eyes Fusion can only be used to Fusion Summon a monster with a “Red-Eyes” monster as Fusion Material. In other words, you can only Fusion Summon B. Skull Dragon, Meteor B. Dragon, or Black Skull Archfiend Dragon. Therefore, you cannot Fusion Summon Five-Headed Dragon or First of the Dragons with Red-Eyes Fusion, as they do not have a “Red-Eyes” monster as a Fusion Material.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15538&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I Normal Set a monster this turn, or Special Summoned one in face-down Defense Position with Burst Rebirth, can I activate Red-Eyes Fusion this turn?
A: During the turn you Normal Set a monster, you can activate Red-Eyes Fusion. But during the turn you Special Summon a monster in face-down Defense Position with Burst Rebirth, you cannot activate Red-Eyes Fusion.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15542&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, can Red-Eyes Fusion be activated?
A: Yes, it can. In that case, the Fusion Material monsters will be banished instead of being sent to the Graveyard, but the other effects of Red-Eyes Fusion are applied normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15539&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: When performing a Fusion Summon using Red-Eyes Fusion, can I just use monsters in my Main Deck as Fusion Materials?
A: Yes, you can.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15540&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Meteor B. Dragon was Special Summoned with Red-Eyes Fusion, so that its name has become Red-Eyes B. Dragon, and then Book of Moon is activated so that it is changed to face-down Defense Position, what will its name be?
A: In this situation, the effect that changes the name of the monster to Red-Eyes B. Dragon is no longer applied. (Its name returns to its original state.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15537&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, can Cards of the Red be activated? Also, if Macro Cosmos is activated in a chain to Cards of the Red, how does it resolve?
A: If the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, you cannot send a Level 7 “Red-Eyes” monster from your hand to the Graveyard, so you cannot activate Cards of the Red. If Macro Cosmos is chained to Cards of the Red and is applying when Cards of the Red resolves, you will draw 2 cards from your Deck normally. Then, although you can choose whether or not to apply the effect that sends a Level 7 “Red-Eyes” monster from your Deck to the Graveyard, if you do, the Level 7 “Red-Eyes” monster that would be sent to the Graveyard is banished instead.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15648&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Can Cards of the Red be activated by sending a Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon to the Graveyard whose Level is reduced by 2 by the effect of Cost Down?
A: In this situation, since the effect of Cost Down has decreased the Level of Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon by 2, it becomes Level 7. Therefore, you can activate Cards of the Red by sending that Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon to the Graveyard.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15649&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the effect of Ignition Phoenix is activated by targeting Igknight Magnum, but Book of Moon is chained, changing the same Igknight Magnum to face-down Defense Position, how does the effect of Ignition Phoenix resolve?
A: In this case, the effect of Ignition Phoenix is applied normally. (The targeted card is destroyed, and add 1 “Igknight” card from your Deck to your hand.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15652&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the effect of Ignition Phoenix is activated by targeting Igknight Dragunov, but Mistake is chained, how does the effect of Ignition Phoenix resolve?
A: In this case, if the effect if Mistake is applying, it is not possible to add any cards from your Deck to your hand other than by drawing, so you cannot apply the effect of Ignition Phoenix which adds an “Igknight” card from your Deck to your hand. Even so, the effect of destroying Igknight Dragunov is still applied. Also, if the effect of Mistake is already applying, the effect of Ignition Phoenix cannot be activated.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15650&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: During a turn in which the effect of Ignition Phoenix has been used to add an “Igknight” card from my Deck to my hand, if I activate a second copy of Ignition Phoenix, can I activate that effect once again this turn?
A: Yes, you can.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15653&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the first effect of Aroma Garden activates, but Book of Moon or Compulsory Evacuation Device are chained so that I no longer have an “Aroma” monster on my side of the field, how does the effect resolve?
A: When the effect of Aroma Garden resolves, even if you do not have an “Aroma” monster on the field anymore, the effect will be applied normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15550&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the first effect of Aroma Garden activates, but my opponent chains Bad Reaction to Simochi, how does the effect resolve?
A: In this situation, the effect of your opponent’s Bad Reaction to Simochi turns any effect that would make you gain Life Points into one that inflicts that amount of damage instead, but even if the Life Points that you would gain from the effect of Aroma Garden becomes damage instead, the effect that makes your monsters gain 500 ATK and DEF is still applied normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15551&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: After the first effect of my Aroma Garden has been applied, if I activate a second copy of Aroma Garden this turn, can the first effect be activated again? If so, what happens?
A: After applying the first effect of 1 copy of Aroma Garden, even if a second copy is activated, the effect of the first continues to apply. In addition, you can activate that effect of the second copy that turn. In that case, the effect of the second copy of Aroma Garden will increase the ATK and DEF of your monsters by 500 until the end of your opponent’s turn, so the total ATK and DEF gained by your monsters will be 1000.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15548&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: After the first effect of Aroma Garden has been applied, if the effect of Spell Canceller is applied so that the effects of Aroma Garden are negated, what happens to the ATK and DEF of my monsters?
A: In this situation, if the effects of Aroma Garden are negated by Spell Canceller after the first effect has been applied, your monsters will still gain 500 ATK and DEF until the end of your opponent’s turn.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15549&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: After the first effect of Aroma Garden has been applied, if the effect of Forbidden Lance is applied to a monster on my side of the field, what happens to its ATK and DEF?
A: After the effect of Aroma Garden has been applied, if a monster on your side of the field becomes affected by Forbidden Lance, it becomes unaffected by Spell effects which means it does not gain 500 ATK or DEF. Once the effect of Forbidden Lance stops applying, the monster will gain 500 ATK and DEF again.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15547&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If a face-down Defense Position “Aroma” monster on my side of the field is destroyed, can the second effect of Aroma Garden activate?
A: If a face-down Defense Position “Aroma” monster on your side of the field is destroyed, such as by Torrential Tribute, and is face-down at the time it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, the second effect of Aroma Garden will not activate.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15546&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Lonefire Blossom and Aromage – Jasmine are face-up on my side of the field, and both are destroyed at the same time by Dark Hole, can the second effect of Aroma Garden activate?
A: Even in this case, the effect of Aroma Garden will activate.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15545&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If a face-up Aromage – Rosemary is destroyed at Chain Link 1 by Smashing Ground, and a face-up Aromage – Cananga is destroyed at Chain Link 2 by Raigeki Break, can the second effect of Aroma Garden activate?
A: In this situation, since each effect destroyed an “Aroma” monster, the effect of Aroma Garden will activate twice in a new chain.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15544&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Phantom of Chaos has gained the name and effects of Aromage – Bergamot, and it is destroyed by battle or card effect, will the second effect of Aroma Garden activate?
A: In this case, the effect of Aroma Garden does not activate.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15543&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If either effect of Aroma Garden is activated, can my opponent then activate Asleep at the Switch?
A: After resolving the first effect of Aroma Garden, the effect finishes resolving once you gain Life Points, so your opponent can activate Asleep at the Switch. Also, after resolving the second effect of Aroma Garden, the effect finishes resolving once you gain Life Points, so your opponent can activate Asleep at the Switch. (However, Asleep at the Switch cannot be activated during the Damage Step, also, it cannot be activated if the effect of Aroma Garden activated as Chain Link 2 or higher.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15552&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Does the first effect of Void Dream apply to any “Infernoid” monsters on my side of the field whose original Levels are 2 or higher? Or does it only apply to “Infernoid” monsters that were Special Summoned while the effect of Void Dream was applying?
A: The effect of Void Dream applies to all “Infernoid” monsters on your side of the field whose original Levels are 2 or higher. (“Infernoid” monsters that were on the field before Void Dream was activated, and those that were Special Summoned afterward, will be equally affected.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15502&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the first effect of Void Dream is applying, if an Infernoid Attondel on my side of the field becomes affected by Forbidden Lance, what happens?
A: While the first effect of Void Dream is applying, if an Infernoid Attondel on your side of the field becomes affected by Forbidden Lance, its Level will return to 8. Also, battle damage it inflicts is not halved, and the full amount is inflicted normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15504&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the first effect of Void Dream is applying, if an Infernoid Onuncu on my side of the field has its Level increased by 1 with the effect of Star Changer, what does its Level become?
A: If the Level of Infernoid Onuncu becomes 1 by the effect of Void Dream, and then increases by 1 with the effect of Star Changer, its Level will become 2.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15501&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Infernoid Sjette and Infernoid Devyaty are face-up on my side of the field, and the first effect of Void Dream is applying. Then, if Mystical Space Typhoon is activated and Void Dream is destroyed, so that the total Levels/Ranks of all Effect Monsters on my side of the field become 9 or higher, what happens to my “Infernoid” monsters?
A: If you Special Summon “Infernoid” monsters while Void Dream is applying, and their total original Levels are 9 or higher, and then Void Dream is destroyed by Mystical Space Typhoon, the effect of Void Dream will no longer apply but any “Infernoid” monsters already on your side of the field will remain on the field. (There is no reason for them to be sent to the Graveyard if the total Levels/Ranks of all Effect Monsters on your side of the field become 9 or higher.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15503&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the effect of Void Dream that Fusion Summons an “Infernoid” Fusion Monster is activated, but Macro Cosmos is chained to it, how does the effect resolve?
A: If the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying when the effect of Void Dream resolves, the Fusion Material monsters will be banished instead of being sent to the Graveyard, but the Fusion Monster will be Fusion Summoned normally. (Even if your opponent controls a monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, and you choose to use monsters in your Deck as Fusion Materials, those monsters are banished instead of being sent to the Graveyard, but the Fusion Monster will be Fusion Summoned normally.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15499&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the effect of Void Dream that Fusion Summons an “Infernoid” Fusion Monster is activated, but Vanity’s Emptiness is chained to it, how does the effect resolve?
A: If Vanity’s Emptiness is applying when the effect of Void Dream resolves, the effect is not applied. (You do not send any Fusion Material monsters to the Graveyard.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15500&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: A Qliphort Monolith that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck is face-up on my opponent’s side of the field. If I activate the effect of Void Dream that Fusion Summons an “Infernoid” Fusion Monster, but my opponent chains Book of Moon and changes Qliphort Monolith to face-down Defense Position, how does the effect of Void Dream resolve?
A: When resolving the effect of Void Dream, if there is no longer a face-up monster on your opponent’s side of the field that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, you cannot use monsters in your Main Deck as Fusion Materials. In that case, if you have the correct Fusion Materials listed on an “Infernoid” Fusion Monster in your hand or your side of the field, they are sent to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon that monster from your Extra Deck.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15497&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effects of Thunder King Rai-Oh, Droll & Lock Bird, or Mistake are applying, can Wrongful Arrest be activated?
A: While the effects of Thunder King Rai-Oh, Droll & Lock Bird, or Mistake are applying, neither player can activate Wrongful Arrest.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15586&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Wrongful Arrest is chained to Reinforcement of the Army, is the effect of Reinforcement of the Army applied?
A: In this situation, the effect of Wrongful Arrest prevents either player from adding cards from the Deck to the hand, so the effect of Reinforcement of the Army is not applied.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15584&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If there are 2 cards in the Pendulum Zones, but I do not have a Pendulum Monster in my Deck, can I activate Swaying Gaze?
A: Even in this case, you can activate Swaying Gaze. Although you must apply the “● 1 or more:” effect, you will not be able to apply the “● 2 or more:” effect. (In this case, Swaying Gaze will finish resolving once it inflicts damage to your opponent.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15557&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I do not have another copy of Swaying Gaze in my Deck, can I activate Swaying Gaze?
A: You can activate Swaying Gaze even if you do not have another copy in your Deck. When resolving it, if 4 cards in the Pendulum Zones are destroyed, you cannot apply the “● 4:” effect, but the “● 1 or more:”, “● 2 or more:”, and “● 3 or more:” effects are applied normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15554&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effect of Thunder King Rai-Oh is applying, can Swaying Gaze be activated?
A: Even while the effect of Thunder King Rai-Oh is applying, Swaying Gaze can be activated. When resolving it, if 4 cards in the Pendulum Zones are destroyed, you cannot apply the “● 2 or more:” or “● 4:” effects, but the “● 1 or more:” and “● 3 or more:” effects are applied normally. (Note that if the “● 3 or more:” effect banishes Thunder King Rai-Oh, the “● 4:” effect can also be applied normally.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15561&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effect of Imperial Iron Wall is applying, can Swaying Gaze be activated?
A: Even while the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, Swaying Gaze can be activated. When resolving it, if 4 cards in the Pendulum Zones are destroyed, you cannot apply the “● 3 or more:” effect, but the “● 1 or more:”, “● 2 or more:” and “● 4:” effects can be applied normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15555&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Is it possible to activate Starlight Road in a chain to Swaying Gaze?
A: If there are 2 cards in a player’s Pendulum Zone, that player can activate Starlight Road in a chain to Swaying Gaze.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15560&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Is it possible to activate Barrel Behind the Door in a chain to Swaying Gaze?
A: Barrel Behind the Door can be chained to Swaying Gaze. In that case, even though the “● 1 or more:” effect will result in the the other player taking 500 damage, the other effects can be applied normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15558&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If my opponent has Prime Material Dragon on their side of the field, so that the “● 1 or more:” effect of Swaying Gaze makes them gain 500 Life Points instead of taking 500 damage, will the “● 2 or more:”, “● 3 or more:”, and “● 4:” effects still apply?
A: As long as 2 or more cards were destroyed by Swaying Gaze, the corresponding effects can be applied in order. For example, if you destroyed 2 cards in the Pendulum Zones with it, even if the “● 1 or more:” effect cannot inflict damage to your opponent, the “● 2 or more:” effect can still be applied.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15559&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: There are 2 cards in my Pendulum Zone, and only 1 in my opponent’s Pendulum Zone. In this case, if I activate Swaying Gaze, but my opponent chains the effect of Stardust Spark Dragon so that the card in their Pendulum Zone cannot be destroyed, how does Swaying Gaze resolve?
A: In this situation, if the card in your opponent’s Pendulum Zone cannot be destroyed by the effect of Swaying Gaze, the cards in your own Pendulum Zone are destroyed normally. In this case, since the effect of Swaying Gaze destroyed 2 cards, the “● 1 or more:” is applied, and you can also choose to apply the “● 2 or more:” effect as well.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15562&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: The effect of Swaying Gaze destroys 3 cards in the Pendulum Zones. In this case, when is the card selected to be banished by the “● 3 or more:” effect?
A: The effect of Swaying Gaze does not target. When the “● 3 or more:” effect is applied, a card on the field is selected and banished. A card in the Pendulum Zone that was already destroyed by Swaying Gaze cannot be selected to be banished. Furthermore, you cannot select the resolving Swaying Gaze itself. Since you may choose to banish a card on either player’s side of the field, if there are no other cards on the field, it will be assumed that the “● 3 or more:” effect is not being applied.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15556&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Does the first effect of Chicken Race which prevents damage also apply to the opponent?
A: Even if you have activated Chicken Race, if your opponent’s Life Points are lower than yours, the effect that prevents all damage is applied to your opponent. (The effect can be applied to either player.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15567&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If both players’ Life Points are the same, how is the first effect of Chicken Race applied?
A: If both your and your opponent’s Life Points are the same, since it is not a situation in which 1 player’s Life Points are lower than their opponent’s, the first effect of Chicken Race is not applied.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15565&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the first effect of Chicken Race is being applied, preventing all damage inflicted to the player with fewer Life Points, does it also prevent their monsters from being destroyed by battle?
A: While the effect of Chicken Race is being applied, only battle damage or effect damage to a player’s Life Points is prevented. A monster that is destroyed by battle is still destroyed normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15566&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If both players have Chicken Race face-up in their respective Field Zones, can I activate the effects of either one?
A: The turn player may activate the effect of Chicken Race during their Main Phase by paying 1000 Life Points. (If it is your opponent’s turn, since your opponent is the turn player, they can activate its effect.) For example, if both players have Chicken Race face-up in their respective Field Zones, the turn player may activate the effects of both copies during their Main Phase.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15564&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I have 0 cards in my Deck, can I activate the effect of Chicken Race of drawing 1 card?
A: No, you cannot. If you have 0 cards in your Deck, because you cannot draw, you can only activate the effect that destroys Chicken Race or the effect that makes your opponent gain 1000 Life Points.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15563&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I Normal Summon Gem-Knight Garnet, and then my opponent activates Bottomless Trap Hole so that Gem-Knight Garnet is destroyed and banished, can I activate Brilliant Spark?
A: Even in this situation, because a “Gem-Knight” monster on your side of the field has been destroyed by your opponent’s card effect, you can activate Brilliant Spark. The Gem-Knight Garnet that is banished will be targeted by Brilliant Spark.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15574&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Gem-Knight Garnet and Gem-Knight Tourmaline are both destroyed at the same time by my opponent’s Dark Hole, can I activate Brilliant Spark?
A: Even in this situation, you can activate Brilliant Spark. In that case, you can target either 1 of the monsters destroyed by Dark Hole.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15572&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: A Gem-Knight Tourmaline on my side of the field is destroyed by my opponent’s Torrential Tribute. If I activate Brilliant Spark by targeting that Gem-Knight Tourmaline, but my opponent chains the effect of their D.D. Crow so that Gem-Knight Tourmaline is no longer in the Graveyard, how does the effect resolve?
A: In this case, if the targeted Gem-Knight Tourmaline is no longer in the Graveyard when Brilliant Spark resolves, the effect is not applied.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15573&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the effect of Brilliant Spark that activates in the Graveyard is activated, but my opponent chains D.D. Crow so that Brilliant Spark is no longer in the Graveyard, how does the effect resolve?
A: If Brilliant Spark is no longer in the Graveyard when its effect resolves, the effect is not applied.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15570&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Can the effect of Brilliant Spark that activates in the Graveyard be activated more than once on the same chain?
A: If you only have 1 Brilliant Spark in your Graveyard, its effect cannot be activated more than once on the same chain. Note that if you have 2 or more copies of Brilliant Spark in your Graveyard, their effects can be activated on the same chain.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15569&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: I activate the second effect of Brilliant Spark from my Graveyard, but the effect is negated by my opponent’s The End of Anubis. During the same turn, if the effect of The End of Anubis is no longer applying, can I activate the effect of that Brilliant Spark again?
A: Yes, you can.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15568&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I activate Raidraptor – Return when a “Raidraptor” monster I control is destroyed by battle, do I have to target the same monster that was destroyed by battle?
A: When you activate Raidraptor – Return, you can target any “Raidraptor” monster in your Graveyard, not just the one that was destroyed by battle.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15582&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: When a face-down “Raidraptor” monster on my side of the field is attacked and destroyed by battle, can I activate Raidraptor – Return?
A: Yes, you can.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15579&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, when a “Raidraptor” monster on my side of the field is destroyed by battle, can I activate Raidraptor – Return?
A: Yes, you can. But since the destroyed “Raidraptor” monster is banished instead of being sent to the Graveyard, if you do not have another “Raidraptor” monster in your Graveyard, you cannot activate Raidraptor – Return.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15581&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I have gained control of my opponent’s “Raidraptor” monster with Creature Swap, and that monster is destroyed by battle and sent to my opponent’s Graveyard, can I then activate Raidraptor – Return?
A: Even in this case, you can activate Raidraptor – Return. But since the destroyed “Raidraptor” monster is sent to your opponent’s Graveyard instead of yours, if you do not have another “Raidraptor” monster in your Graveyard, you cannot activate Raidraptor – Return.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15580&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If a “Raidraptor” monster on my side of the field and a Set Raidraptor – Return in my Spell & Trap Zone are both destroyed at the same time by the effect of Black Rose Dragon, can I then banish Raidraptor – Return from my Graveyard to activate its second effect?
A: No, you cannot. The effect of Raidraptor – Return which activates in the Graveyard can only be activated if a “Raidraptor” monster on your side of the field is destroyed by card effect while Raidraptor – Return is already present in your Graveyard.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15578&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: When a face-down “Raidraptor” monster on my side of the field is destroyed by Raigeki Break, can I activate the second effect of Raidraptor – Return?
A: No, you cannot.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15577&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, when a “Raidraptor” monster on my side of the field is destroyed by Smashing Ground, can I activate the second effect of Raidraptor – Return?
A: Yes, you can.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15576&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I have gained control of my opponent’s “Raidraptor” monster with Creature Swap, and that monster is then destroyed by Mirror Force and sent to my opponent’s Graveyard, can I activate the second effect of Raidraptor – Return?
A: Yes, you can.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15575&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Raidraptor – Nest is face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone, but I do not control any “Raidraptor” monsters, can I activate Raptor’s Gust? Also, if Raidraptor – Vanishing Lanius is face-up in my Monster Zone, but I do not control any “Raidraptor” Spell/Trap Cards, can I activate Raptor’s Gust?
A: In either case, since you control a “Raidraptor” card, you can activate Raptor’s Gust.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15728&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: A Performage Tricklown I control is destroyed by battle and sent to my Graveyard, and I activate Trick Box. When resolving the effect of Trick Box, do I have to choose that Performage Tricklown to Special Summon to my opponent’s side of the field?
A: When resolving the effect of Trick Box, you can Special Summon any “Performage” monster present in your Graveyard. In the above situation, if you have another “Performage” monster in your Graveyard along with Performage Tricklown, it is possible to Special Summon a different monster.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15738&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If a Performage Flameater I control that is owned by my opponent is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to my opponent’s Graveyard, can I activate Trick Box?
A: In this situation, if you have another “Performage” monster in your Graveyard, you can activate Trick Box.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15731&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effect of Vanity’s Emptiness is applying, can I activate Trick Box? Also, if Trick Box is activated, but Vanity’s Emptiness is chained, how does the effect of Trick Box resolve?
A: While the effect of Vanity’s Emptiness is applying, Trick Box cannot be activated. If Trick Box is activated (outside of the Damage Step), but Vanity’s Emptiness is chained so that its effect is applying, then only the effect that takes control of the opponent’s monster until the End Phase is applied.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15737&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effect of Necrovalley is applying, can I activate Trick Box?
A: Trick Box can be activated while the effect of Necrovalley is applying, but the effect of Trick Box will be negated. (The effects of taking control of an opponent’s monster and Special Summoning a monster from your Graveyard do not apply.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15734&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I take control of an opponent’s monster with Trick Box, but that monster leaves the field, what happens during the End Phase? Also, if the monster Special Summoned to my opponent’s side of the field is later removed from the field, what happens during the End Phase?
A: Even if the monster you took control of with Trick Box, or the monster Special Summoned to your opponent’s side of the field, is removed from the field before the End Phase, the effect that applies during the End Phase is still carried out. (For example, if the monster you took control of is no longer on the field, the “Performage” monster you Special Summoned still returns to its owner. And if the Special Summoned monster is no longer on the field, the monster you took control of still returns to your opponent’s control.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15735&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I take control of an opponent’s monster with Trick Box, but that monster is changed to face-down Defense Position by the effect of Book of Moon, what happens during the End Phase? Also, if the monster Special Summoned to my opponent’s side of the field is later changed to face-down Defense Position by the effect of Book of Moon, what happens during the End Phase?
A: If you take control of an opponent’s monster with Trick Box, but that monster is then changed to face-down Defense Position, it will return to your opponent’s control during the End Phase normally. Also, if the “Performage” monster Special Summoned from your Graveyard is later changed to face-down Defense Position, it is no longer treated as having been Special Summoned by Trick Box, so the effect of returning it to its owner’s control during the End Phase does not apply. (The opponent will keep control of it.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15736&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Phantom of Chaos has gained the name of Performage Stiltshooter, and is destroyed by battle or card effect, can I activate Trick Box?
A: In this situation, since Phantom of Chaos is not a “Performage” monster being destroyed and being sent to the Graveyard, you cannot activate Trick Box.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15733&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Performage Hatricker has gained the name of Elemental HERO Sparkman with the effect of Hero Mask, and it is destroyed by battle or card effect, can I activate Trick Box?
A: In this situation, since Performage Hatricker is not a “Performage” monster being destroyed and being sent to the Graveyard, you cannot activate Trick Box.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15732&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Trick Box is activated by targeting an opponent’s monster affected by Forbidden Lance, how does Trick Box resolve?
A: In this situation, since you cannot take control of the targeted monster, you cannot apply the effect that Special Summons a “Performage” monster from your Graveyard to your opponent’s side of the field.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15730&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If a face-down “Performage” monster on my side of the field is destroyed by Raigeki Break, can I activate Trick Box?
A: If the “Performage” monster is not face-up when it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, Trick Box cannot be activated. (When a face-down “Performage” monster is destroyed by a card effect, you cannot activate Trick Box. But note that if a face-down “Performage” monster is attacked and flipped face-up, it will be face-up when it is destroyed, so you can activate Trick Box.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15729&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the first effect of Return of Red-Eyes is activated, but Compulsory Evacuation Device is chained, so that when resolving this effect you no longer control a “Red-Eyes” monster, will the effect that Special Summons a Normal Monster still apply?
A: When resolving the effect of Return of Red-Eyes, even if you no longer have a “Red-Eyes” monster on your side of the field, the targeted Normal Monster is still Special Summoned.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15741&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If a Normal Monster has been Special Summoned by the effect of Return of Red-Eyes, and then Return of Red-Eyes is destroyed by Mystical Space Typhoon, what happens to the Special Summoned Normal Monster?
A: The effect of Return of Red-Eyes targets 1 Normal Monster in your Graveyard, but does not continue to target that monster after it is Special Summoned. Therefore, after it is Special Summoned, if Return of Red-Eyes is destroyed by Mystical Space Typhoon, the Normal Monster will remain on the field.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15740&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Igknight Burst is the only face-up “Igknight” card on my side of the field, can I activate its first effect?
A: When selecting cards to destroy with the effect of Igknight Burst, you cannot destroy that same copy. Therefore, if Igknight Burst is the only “Igknight” card on your side of the field, you cannot activate its first effect.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15749&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Can face-down “Igknight” cards on my side of the field be selected and destroyed when resolving the first effect of Igknight Burst?
A: When resolving the effect of Igknight Burst, you can only destroy face-up “Igknight” cards. (You cannot destroy face-down cards.) Thus, if you do not have any other face-up “Igknight” cards on your side of the field, you cannot activate this effect.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15746&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If there is only 1 card on my opponent’s side of the field, can I activate the first effect of Igknight Burst and destroy 3 “Igknight” cards on my side of the field?
A: The effect of Igknight Burst destroys up to 3 “Igknight” cards on your side of the field, then returns an equal number of cards on your opponent’s side of the field to the hand. In this situation, since there is only 1 card on your opponent’s side of the field that can be returned to the hand, you can only destroy 1 “Igknight” card on your side of the field with the effect of Igknight Burst. (You cannot destroy 2 or more cards.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15747&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If there are no cards on my opponent’s side of the field, can I activate the first effect of Igknight Burst?
A: The effect of Igknight Burst destroys up to 3 “Igknight” cards on your side of the field, then returns an equal number of cards on your opponent’s side of the field to the hand. In this situation, since there are no cards on your opponent’s side of the field that can be returned to the hand, the effect of Igknight Burst cannot be activated.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15748&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If a Set Igknight Burst is destroyed by my opponent’s Night Beam, can its second effect then be activated?
A: Even in this case, if Igknight Burst is sent to the Graveyard, its effect can be activated.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15744&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Igknight Burst is Special Summoned as a monster with the effect of Magical Hats, and is then destroyed at the end of the Battle Phase, can the second effect of Igknight Burst be activated?
A: Even in this case, if Igknight Burst is sent to the Graveyard, its effect can be activated.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15742&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If Igknight Burst is in my hand, and destroyed by the effect of my opponent’s Deck Devastation Virus, can its second effect then be activated?
A: Even in this case, if Igknight Burst is sent to the Graveyard, its effect can be activated.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15743&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: Both players have 4000 Life Points. If I activate the first effect of Refreshing Wind by paying 1000 Life Points, so that my Life Points become lower than my opponent’s, can I then activate the second effect of Refreshing Wind in the same chain?
A: If a Set Refreshing Wind is being activated, even though you can also activate either of its effects as part of the same chain link, you cannot activate both effects on the same chain. If Refreshing Wind is already face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone, both of its effects can be activated on the same chain. (So in this situation, if after paying 1000 Life Points to activate the first effect of Refreshing Wind your Life Points are lower than your opponent’s, you can also activate its second effect to gain 500 Life Points in the same chain.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15752&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the first effect of Parching Wind is activated, but then Book of Moon is chained so that the targeted monster is changed to face-down Defense Position, is the effect of Parching Wind applied?
A: Even if the face-up monster targeted by the effect of Parching Wind is face-down when the effect resolves, it is still destroyed normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15761&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: My opponent activates Mystical Space Typhoon targeting my Five Brothers Explosion, which I then activate in a chain. After this chain resolves, can I activate the first effect of Parching Wind?
A: In this situation, since you have gained Life Points, you can activate the first effect of Parching Wind. Since Five Brothers Explosion has been destroyed by your opponent’s Mystical Space Typhoon, its second effect will also activate, resulting in a chain of both effects, with the effect of Five Brothers Explosion as Chain Link 1, and Parching Wind as Chain Link 2.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15763&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: My Vampire Koala attacks and destroys my opponent’s face-up Attack Position Giant Rat, and after damage calculation the effect of Vampire Koala activates. In this case, will the effect of Parching Wind that is face-up on my side of the field activate?
A: In this situation, the effect of Parching Wind will activate and create a chain. At this time, if the only face-up monster on your opponent’s side of the field is the Giant Rat which was destroyed by battle, it cannot be targeted by the effect of Parching Wind. In this case, even though the effect of Parching Wind activates, no target is selected and the effect does not apply. (Even so, you cannot activate this effect of Parching Wind again this turn.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15760&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the second effect of Parching Wind is activated, how does one resolve it? For example, if my Life Points are 8000, and my opponent’s Life Points are 4000, and they control a face-up Lancer Dragonute (1500 ATK), Beast of Talwar (2400 ATK), and Lancer Lindwurm (1800 ATK), how does the effect of Parching Wind resolve?
A: You can activate the second effect of Parching Wind if you have an “Aroma” monster on your side of the field, and your Life Points are 3000 or more than your opponent’s by paying that difference. When resolving the effect, you destroy 1 or more monsters on your opponent’s side of the field with a total ATK that is less than or equal to the amount of Life Points paid to activate this effect. In the above scenario, since the difference in Life Points is 4000, you activate the effect by paying 4000 Life Points. And when the effect resolves, since you paid 4000 Life Points, you will select and destroy monsters on your opponent’s side of the field with an ATK total of 4000 or less. (You cannot choose to destroy 0 monsters.) In this example, you can destroy:
• Lancer Dragonute only (1500 ATK).
• Beast of Talwar only (2400 ATK).
• Lancer Lindwurm only (1800 ATK).
• Lancer Dragonute and Beast of Talwar (3900 total ATK).
• Lancer Dragonute and Lancer Lindwurm (3300 total ATK).
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15759&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If my opponent has no monsters on their side of the field, can the second effect of Parching Wind be activated?
A: No, it cannot be activated. (Similarly, if all monsters on your opponent’s side of the field are face-down, you cannot activate the effect of Parching Wind.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15755&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: My opponent only has 1 Five-Headed Dragon (5000 ATK) on their side of the field, and my Life Points are 8000 while my opponent’s are 4000. Can I activate the second effect of Parching Wind in this situation?
A: In this situation, you would have to pay 4000 Life Points to activate the effect of Parching Wind, but since there are no monsters on your opponent’s side of the field with ATK less than or equal to 4000, there are no monsters to destroy. Therefore, you cannot activate the effect of Parching Wind.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15754&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: My opponent only has 4 Sheep Tokens (0 ATK) on their side of the field, and my Life Points are 6000 while my opponent’s are 3000. Can I activate the second effect of Parching Wind in this situation?
A: In this case, you can activate the effect of Parching Wind by paying 3000 Life Points. The effect will destroy monsters on your opponent’s side of the field whose total ATK is less than or equal to 3000, so you can choose any number of Sheep Tokens to destroy.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15753&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the second effect of Parching Wind is activated, can Starlight Road be chained to it?
A: Because it is not certain whether or not 2 or more monsters will be destroyed by this effect, Starlight Road cannot be chained to it.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15758&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the second effect of Parching Wind is activated, can the effect of Stardust Dragon be chained to it?
A: When using this effect, you must destroy at least 1 monster on the field, so the effect of Stardust Dragon can be chained to its activation.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15757&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If the only monsters on my side of the field are Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo and Superheavy Samurai Ogre Shutendoji in face-up Defense Position, and that Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo declares an attack while in Defense Position, can my opponent activate Storming Mirror Force?
A: In this situation, since you do not have any face-up Attack Position monsters, your opponent cannot activate Storming Mirror Force when Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo declares an attack while in face-up Defense Position.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15765&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If my opponent activates Storming Mirror Force, and I control an Attack Position Quillbolt Hedgehog, what happens to it?
A: In this situation, since Quillbolt Hedgehog is in Attack Position, the effect of your opponent’s Storming Mirror Force will apply to it. However, Quillbolt Hedgehog is banished by its effect instead of being shuffled into the Deck.
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Q: How does one apply the effect of Ferret Firestorm?
A: You can activate Ferret Firestorm if the total ATK of all face-up monsters on your opponent’s side of the field is greater than your current Life Points. (For example, if the sum of the ATK of all face-up monsters your opponent controls is 4000, and your Life Points are less than 4000, you can activate Ferret Firestorm. Then, when resolving the effect, your opponent will shuffle monsters into their Deck until the total ATK of all face-up monsters on their side of the field becomes less than your current Life Points. (For example, if your Life Points are 100, and all monsters on your opponent’s side of the field have 200 or more ATK, then your opponent must shuffle all monsters of them into the Deck.)
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Q: If my opponent activates Ferret Firestorm, when I am choosing monsters to shuffle into my Deck, can I choose Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Monsters?
A: When choosing monsters to shuffle into your Deck so that the sum of their ATK is less than your opponent’s Life Points, you can choose Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Monsters as long as their ATK is not 0. In that case, they are returned to the Extra Deck instead of being shuffled into the Deck.
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Q: If my opponent activates Ferret Firestorm, when I am choosing monsters to shuffle into my Deck, can I choose a Monster Token?
A: When choosing monsters to shuffle into your Deck so that the sum of their ATK is less than your opponent’s Life Points, you can choose Monster Tokens as long as their ATK is not 0. In that case, they vanish instead of being shuffled into the Deck.
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Q: If my opponent activates Ferret Firestorm, if I control a monster that is unaffected by Spell/Trap effects due to the effect of Forbidden Lance, how does the effect of Ferret Firestorm resolve?
A: The effect of Ferret Firestorm is not one that affects monsters. Therefore, even if you control a monster that is affected by Forbidden Lance, if that monster’s ATK is higher than your opponent’s Life Points, it must be shuffled into your Deck.
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Q: If my opponent activates Gift Card in a chain to my Ferret Firestorm, so that my Life Points become higher than the total ATK of my opponent’s face-up monsters, how does Ferret Firestorm resolve?
A: In that case, since the total ATK of your opponent’s face-up monsters is already less than your current Life Points, the effect of Ferret Firestorm does not apply.
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Q: If I activate Judgment Scales, and then chain Emergency Provisions so that the number of cards on my side of the field has changed, how does Judgment Scales resolve? For example, my opponent has 5 cards on their side of the field, and I have 3 cards Set in my Spell & Trap Zone including Judgment Scales, and 1 in my hand. If I activate Judgment Scales, and then chain Emergency Provisions from my hand and send all 3 cards in my Spell & Trap Zone to the Graveyard, how many cards do I draw with Judgment Scales?
A: In this situation, if you chain Emergency Provisions to Judgment Scales, when resolving Judgment Scales, your opponent will have 5 cards on their side of the field while you will have 0 cards in your hand and only Emergency Provisions on your side of the field. Therefore, you will draw 4 cards.
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Q: If I activate Judgment Scales, and then my opponent chains Ojama Trio so that the number of cards on my side of the field has changed, how does Judgment Scales resolve? For example, my opponent has 3 cards on their side of the field, and I have only a Set Judgment Scales on my side of the field, and 0 cards in my hand. If I activate Judgment Scales, and then my opponent chains Ojama Trio, so that the number of cards on my side of the field/hand become greater than the number of cards on my opponent’s side of the field, how many cards do I draw with Judgment Scales?
A: The effect of Judgment Scales allows you to draw cards equal to the difference between the number of cards on your side of the field and hand and the number of cards on your opponent’s side of the field, if the number of your cards is less than the number of your opponent’s cards. In this scenario, if the number of cards on your side of the field and hand exceeds the number of cards on your opponent’s side of the field, you do not draw any cards.
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Q: If I have Solemn Wishes face-up on my side of the field, and I draw 2 or more cards with the effect of Judgment Scales, how many Life Points will I gain?
A: Even if you draw 2 or more cards with the effect of Judgment Scales, since the effect of drawing only occurs once, you only gain 500 Life Points with the effect of Solemn Wishes.
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Q: How many cards do I need in my Deck to activate Judgment Scales?
A: You cannot activate Judgment Scales if there are not enough cards in your Deck that you would have to draw. For example, if your opponent has 6 cards on the field, and you have 1 card in your hand and 2 on the field (including Judgment Scales), the effect would make you draw 3 cards, so you would need to have at least 3 cards in your Deck.
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Q: If 2 or more Fusion/Synchro/Xyz Monsters are returned to my Extra Deck at the same time by the effect of Pot of Avarice, how many Spell Counters do I place on Extra Buck?
A: In this situation, even if 2 or more Fusion/Synchro/Xyz Monsters are returned to your Extra Deck at the same time, you will only place 1 Spell Counter on Extra Buck.
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Q: If I have Extra Buck face-up on my side of the field, and a Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Monster on my side of the field is returned to my Extra Deck by my opponent’s Compulsory Evacuation Device, do I place a Spell Counter on Extra Buck?
A: Even in this scenario, since you are adding a card to your Extra Deck, you will place 1 Spell Counter on Extra Buck.
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Q: If I activate a Set Extra Buck, and then chain Jar of Avarice, returning Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Monsters to my Extra Deck, do I place a Spell Counter on Extra Buck?
A: The effect of placing Spell Counters on Extra Buck applies when cards are added to your Extra Deck after it resolves. In this scenario, since Jar of Avarice resolves before Extra Buck resolves, no Spell Counter is placed on Extra Buck.
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Q: Can the effect of placing a Spell Counter on Extra Buck only be applied once per turn?
A: As long as Extra Buck is face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone, each time a card is added to your Extra Deck, you will place 1 Spell Counter on it. If 2 or more cards are added to your Extra Deck at the same time, such as by the effect of Pot of Avarice, you will only place 1 Spell Counter on Extra Buck, but if different effects are activated during the same turn that add a card to your Extra Deck, you will place 1 Spell Counter on Extra Buck each time they resolve.
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Q: If Extra Buck is face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone with Spell Counters on it, and then its effects are negated by Trap Stun, what happens to its Spell Counters?
A: If the effects of Extra Buck are negated by Trap Stun, any Spell Counters on it are removed.
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Q: Can the effect of Spell Power Grasp place a Spell Counter on Extra Buck?
A: Yes, it can.
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Q: If my opponent has 0 cards in their Deck, can I activate Bad Reaction?? Also, if I activate Bad Reaction?, but my opponent chains Fiend Comedian so that they have 0 cards in their Deck when Bad Reaction? resolves, how is its effect applied?
A: You cannot activate Bad Reaction? if your opponent has 0 cards in their Deck. If Bad Reaction? is activated, but your opponent has 0 cards in their Deck when it resolves, the effect of Bad Reaction? still requires your opponent to draw at least 1 card, so they will be unable to and will lose the Duel.
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Q: If my opponent activates Bad Reaction? while I have 2 cards left in their Deck, can I choose to draw 3 cards?
A: In this situation, since you only have 2 cards left in your Deck, you can only choose to draw 1 or 2 cards. (You cannot choose to draw 3 cards.)
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Q: While the effect of Droll & Lock Bird is applying, can I activate Bad Reaction?? Also, if Droll & Lock Bird is somehow activated in a chain to Bad Reaction?, how does it resolve?
A: While the effect of Droll & Lock Bird is applying, Bad Reaction? cannot be activated. Also, if the effect of Droll & Lock Bird is applying when Bad Reaction? resolves, your opponent cannot draw any cards, so the effect of gaining Life Points also does not apply.
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Q: If the effect of Dwarf Star Dragon Planetar is activated during the End Phase, but Book of Moon or Compulsory Evacuation Device are chained so that Dwarf Star Dragon Planetar is no longer face-up on the field when its effect resolves, does its effect apply?
A: If the effect activated, and Dwarf Star Dragon Planetar itself is no longer face-up on the field when it resolves, the effect is applied normally.
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Q: Can the effect of Wicked Machine Ark Makina Special Summon Gemini or Pendulum Monsters?
A: The effect of Wicked Machine Ark Makina can only Special Summon Normal Monsters. Pendulum Monsters such as Flash Knight and Foucault’s Cannon are also Normal Monsters, so they can be Special Summoned from the hand or Graveyard by the effect of Wicked Machine Ark Makina. Also, since Gemini monsters are treated as Normal Monsters while in the Graveyard, they can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard by the effect of Wicked Machine Ark Makina, but because they are considered Effect Monsters while in the hand, they cannot be Special Summoned from the hand by the effect of Wicked Machine Ark Makina.
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Q: How many cards do I need to have in my Deck to activate the first effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint?
A: To activate this effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint while it is on the field, you must have 3 or more cards in your Deck. For example, if you only have 3 cards left in your Deck, you can activate the effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint. In this case, you will send those 3 cards to the Graveyard, and if there are no “Lightsworn” cards among them, the effect finishes resolving. But if there are any “Lightsworn” cards among them, and you are unable to draw any more cards from your Deck, you lose the Duel.
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Q: While the effect of Droll & Lock Bird is applying, can I activate the first effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint?
A: Even while the effect of Droll & Lock Bird is applying, you can activate the first effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint, and the part of it that sends the top 3 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard applies normally. However, since you cannot add any cards from your Deck to your hand, you will not be able to draw any cards even if there are “Lightsworn” cards among those sent. (The effect finishes resolving after the 3 cards are sent to the Graveyard.)
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Q: While the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, can either effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint be activated?
A: Even if Macro Cosmos is applying, the first effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint can be activated. In that case, you will instead banish the top 3 cards of your Deck, Even if there are any “Lightsworn” cards among them, since they were not sent to the Graveyard you cannot draw any cards. Also, even if Macro Cosmos is applying, the second effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint can be activated. In that case, you will instead banish the top 3 cards of your Deck, Even if there are any “Lightsworn” cards among them, since they were not sent to the Graveyard you cannot destroy any cards on the field.
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Q: My opponent activates Dark Hole, and my Minerva, Lightsworn Saint is destroyed. Afterward, if there are no cards left on the field, can I still activate the second effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint?
A: Even in this situation, you can activate the effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint. Although you still send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard as usual, the part of the effect that destroys cards on the field if there are any “Lightsworn” cards among those sent cannot be applied.
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Q: If I have a face-down Defense Position Minerva, Lightsworn Saint on my side of the field, and it is attacked and destroyed by battle with an opponent’s monster, can I activate its second effect? Also, if my face-down Defense Position Minerva, Lightsworn Saint is destroyed by my opponent’s Torrential Tribute, can I activate its second effect?
A: If a face-down Defense Position Minerva, Lightsworn Saint is destroyed by battle, you can activate its effect. Also, if a face-down Defense Position Minerva, Lightsworn Saint is destroyed by your opponent’s Torrential Tribute, you can still activate its effect.
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Q: If control of a Minerva, Lightsworn Saint that I own is switched to my opponent, and it is then destroyed by battle, can I activate the second effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint? Furthermore, if control of a Minerva, Lightsworn Saint that I own is switched to my opponent, and it is then destroyed by a card effect, can I activate the second effect of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint?
A: If you are the original owner of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint, even if it is destroyed by battle while your opponent controls it, you can activate its effect. (The owner of the card may activate the effect.) Also, if you are the original owner of Minerva, Lightsworn Saint but it is destroyed by a card effect while your opponent controls it, you cannot activate its effect. (Even if it is destroyed by either player’s effect, neither you nor your opponent can activate the effect.)
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Q: If I activate Lightsworn Judgment, but Mystical Space Typhoon is chained, targeting and destroying Lightsworn Judgment, how does its effect resolve? Also, if I activate Lightsworn Judgment, but Royal Decree is chained, how does Lightsworn Judgment resolve?
A: If Lightsworn Judgment is destroyed by a Mystical Space Typhoon chained to its activation, it is sent to the Graveyard. (The effect of returning it to the top of the Deck does not apply.) Also, if Royal Decree is chained to Lightsworn Judgment, and its effect is negated, it is sent to the Graveyard afterward. (The effect of returning it to the top of the Deck does not apply.)
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Q: The effect of Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter activates when it is flipped face-up, but Book of Moon is chained, and Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter is changed back to face-down Defense Position. When resolving its effect, if Lightsworn Judgment is sent from the Deck to the Graveyard, can the effect of Lightsworn Judgment that adds Judgment Dragon to the hand still be activated?
A: Even in this situation, Lightsworn Judgment is considered to have been sent from the Deck to the Graveyard by the effect of a “Lightsworn” monster, so its second effect can be activated.
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Q: When Geargianchor is flipped face-up, if there are no other face-up “Geargia” monsters on my side of the field, can I activate its effect which destroys monsters on the field?
A: No, you cannot.
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Q: If the second effect of Geargianchor is activated, and when resolving it I have 2 other “Geargia” monsters on my side of the field, do I have to destroy 2 monsters on the field?
A: In this situation, since there are 2 other “Geargia” monsters on your side of the field when this effect resolves, you have the option of destroying either 1 or 2 monsters on the field.
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Q: Can I add Geargia Change to my hand with the effect of Elemental HERO Shadow Mist?
A: Since Geargia Change is a “Change” Quick-Play Spell Card, you can add it to your hand with the effect of Elemental HERO Shadow Mist.
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Q: I activate Geargia Change by targeting a Geargiano and a Geargiano Mk-II in my Graveyard. If my opponent chains the effect of D.D. Crow, and banishes the targeted Geargiano from my Graveyard, how does Geargia Change resolve? Also, if I activate Geargia Change by targeting a Geargiano, Geargiano Mk-II, and a Geargiano Mk-III in my Graveyard, but my opponent chains the effect of D.D. Crow and banishes the targeted Geargiano from my Graveyard, how does Geargia Change resolve?
A: If Geargia Change is activated by targeting 2 monsters, but only 1 of those monsters is left in the Graveyard when the effect resolves, that monster is Special Summoned but afterward the card finishes resolving and the Xyz Summon is not performed. If Geargia Change is activated by targeting 3 monsters, but only 2 of those monsters are left in the Graveyard when the effect resolves, those monsters are Special Summoned, and after the card resolves you will perform an Xyz Summon using those 2 monsters. (If you do not have an Xyz Monster that you can Xyz Summon with only 2 materials in your Extra Deck, then the Xyz Summon is not performed.)
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Q: I activate Geargia Change by targeting a Geargiano Mk-II and a Geargiano Mk-III in my Graveyard. In that case, since Geargiano Mk-III is Special Summoned by the effect of a “Geargia” card, can its effect be activated?
A: After resolving Geargia Change, and the monsters are Special Summoned from the Graveyard, you must immediately perform an Xyz Summon using those monsters as the Xyz Materials. Therefore, you would not be able to activate the effect of Geargiano Mk-III afterward. (However, if Geargia Change was activated at Chain Link 1, and when it resolved it was somehow only able to Special Summon Geargiano Mk-III so that the Xyz Summon could not be performed, you could then activate the effect of Geargiano Mk-III.)
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Q: If I activate Geargia Change by targeting a Geargiano, Geargiano Mk-II, and a Geargiano Mk-III in my Graveyard and Special Summon them, do I have to use all 3 of them for the Xyz Summon?
A: If you activate Geargia Change by targeting 3 monsters, you must be able to perform an Xyz Summon using all 3 monsters. You cannot perform the Xyz Summon using only 2 out of the 3 Special Summoned monsters as Xyz Materials.
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Q: Can the Xyz Summon performed by the effect of Geargia Change be negated by Solemn Judgment?
A: After Geargia Change finishes resolving, an Xyz Summon is performed using the Special Summoned monsters as Xyz Materials. As long as Geargia Change was activated as Chain Link 1, you can activate Solemn Judgment to negate the Xyz Summon performed after resolving it. If Geargia Change was activated as Chain Link 2, since the Xyz Summon is performed before the Chain Link 1 effect has resolved, you cannot activate Solemn Judgment to negate the Xyz Summon.
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Q: If my opponent has Stygian Dirge face-up on their side of the field, can I activate Geargia Change?
A: Since the targeted “Geargiano” monsters are Level 3, as long as you are able to Xyz Summon a Rank 3 monster using the targeted monsters, you can still activate Geargia Change. In this scenario, since the Levels of the targeted monsters are reduced by 1 after being Special Summoned, you cannot Xyz Summon a Rank 3 monster, and you must instead Xyz Summon a Rank 2 monster if one exists in your Extra Deck. At this time, if you do not have a Rank 2 monster in your Extra Deck, the Xyz Summon is not performed.
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Q: Can the Pendulum Effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior be activated multiple times in 1 turn?
A: The Pendulum Effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior can be activated more than once per turn, but you can only activate it once at the start of each Damage Step. If 2 of your opponent’s monsters attack one of your monsters, the Pendulum Effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior can be activated at the start of the Damage Step once per battle.
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Q: At the start of the Damage Step, if my face-down Defense Position monster is attacked by an opponent’s monster, can I still activate the Pendulum Effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior?
A: Yes, you can.
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Q: A monster whose ATK and DEF have been halved by the Pendulum Effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is face-up on my opponent’s side of the field. Then, if Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is destroyed, such as by the effect of Mystical Space Typhoon, what happens to the ATK and DEF of the affected monster?
A: After the Pendulum Effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior has been applied, even if Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is destroyed by Mystical Space Typhoon, the ATK and DEF of the affected monster remain halved. (The ATK and DEF will not return to normal.)
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Q: If the ATK and DEF of my opponent’s Berserk Gorilla (ATK 2000/DEF 1000) is halved by the Pendulum Effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior, and then next turn that Berserk Gorilla battles my monster again, can I activate the effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior once more?
A: The ATK and DEF halved by the effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior remains that way as long as the affected monster is face-up on the field. In this scenario, after the effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior has been applied to Berserk Gorilla the first time, its ATK and DEF will be 1000 and 500 respectively. In this state, if Berserk Gorilla battles your monsters once again, you can activate the effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior again. (In that case, its ATK and DEF are further halved to 500 and 250 respectively.)
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Q: If Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is destroyed by battle with an opponent’s attacking monster, when will its effect be activated?
A: If a Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior on your side of the field is destroyed by your opponent’s attacking monster, its effect can be activated at the end of the Damage Step. It should be noted that even if a face-down Defense Position Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is flipped by an attack and destroyed by battle, its effect can still be activated.
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Q: If a face-down Defense Position Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is destroyed by my opponent’s Torrential Tribute, can I still activate the effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior during the End Phase?
A: Even in that case, you can activate the effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior.
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Q: If the monster effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is activated while Skill Drain is applying, is it negated?
A: The effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior does not activate on the field. This effect will activate in the Extra Deck when Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is destroyed by your opponent’s attack or card effect. Also, if Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is destroyed and banished by your opponent’s Bottomless Trap Hole, the effect will activate while Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior is banished. Therefore, the effect cannot be negated by Skill Drain.
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Q: During my End Phase, if my opponent activates Ring of Destruction and destroys a Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior on my side of the field, and I activate its effect, can I immediately apply the effect of adding a monster from my Deck to my hand when resolving this effect?
A: Even if Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior on your side of the field is destroyed by your opponent’s card during your End Phase, you cannot add a monster to your hand when the effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior resolves. The effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior creates a chain when it is destroyed by your opponent’s card, but the effect of adding a monster to your hand is not applied at this time. During the same End Phase of the turn this effect was activated, you can apply the effect of adding a monster to your hand. (The effect can be applied at any point during the End Phase, but it cannot be applied while resolving another card or effect, and you must apply it before adjusting your hand for the hand size limit.)
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Q: Can the monster effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior be activated if the effect of Thunder King Rai-Oh is applying?
A: Even if the effect of Thunder King Rai-Oh is applying, the effect of Dragodeus, the Empowered Warrior can be activated. During the End Phase, if the effect of Thunder King Rai-Oh is applying, the effect of adding a Warrior or Spellcaster-Type monster with 2000 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand cannot be applied.
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Q: If the Pendulum Effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior is activated, but Mystical Space Typhoon is chained by targeting Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior, how does its effect resolve?
A: In this situation, Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior is destroyed by Mystical Space Typhoon instead of its own effect. As such, the Battle Phase will not end, and your opponent’s monsters can continue attacking.
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Q: If the Pendulum Effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior is activated, but the effect of Stardust Spark Dragon is chained by targeting Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior, how does its effect resolve?
A: In this situation, since the effect of Stardust Spark Dragon is applied, Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior cannot be destroyed by its own effect. As such, the Battle Phase will not end, and your opponent’s monsters can continue attacking.
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Q: If the Pendulum Effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior is activated, and Magic Cylinder is chained, how does the effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior resolve?
A: The effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior does not target the opponent’s attacking monster. Even if Magic Cylinder is activated in a chain and the attack is negated, the Pendulum Effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior will be applied normally.
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Q: If the Pendulum Effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior is activated, and Mirror Force is chained, how does the effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior resolve?
A: The effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior does not target the opponent’s attacking monster. Even if Mirror Force is activated in a chain and the attacking monster is destroyed, the Pendulum Effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior will be applied normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15811&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If an opponent’s monster affected by Forbidden Lance declares an attack, can the Pendulum Effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior be activated?
A: The Pendulum Effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior does not affect monsters, even if a monster affected by Forbidden Lance declares an attack, its effect can be activated and applied normally.
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Q: Can the monster effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior be activated by targeting the same monster discarded for its cost?
A: If a Warrior or Spellcaster-Type monster with 2000 or less ATK that can be Special Summoned does not exist in your Graveyard, you cannot activate the effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior. But if there is already a monster that can be targeted in your Graveyard, and you activate the effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior by discarding a Warrior or Spellcaster-Type monster with 2000 or less ATK, that monster can also be targeted.
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Q: If Dark Simorgh is face-up on my opponent’s side of the field, can I activate the monster effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior? Also, if I activate the effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior, but my opponent chains Call of the Haunted and Special Summons Dark Simorgh, how does the effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior resolve?
A: If the effect of your opponent’s Dark Simorgh is applying, the monster effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior cannot be activated. When resolving the effect of Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior, if the effect of your opponent’s Dark Simorgh is now applying, the targeted monster cannot be Special Summoned. (It remains in the Graveyard.)
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Q: Can both effects of Empowering Army be activated during the same turn?
A: Yes, they can.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15819&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: If I activate the effect of my Empowering Armory which Special Summons an “Empowered Warrior” monster from my Deck, and then during the same turn I send it to the Graveyard to activate a second copy of Empowering Army, can I activate this effect again? Also, can I activate its effect which adds an “Aether” monster from my Deck to my hand?
A: Even if you already activated the effects of 1 copy of Empowering Army, if that copy is sent to the Graveyard and a second copy is activated, either of its effects can be activated that turn.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15820&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: While the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, can the effect of Empowering Army which Special Summons an “Empowered Warrior” monster from my Deck be activated by discarding 1 card?
A: Even if the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, you can activate this effect of Empowering Army. In this case, the card that you discard is banished, but the effect of adding a monster from your Deck to your hand still applies normally.
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15818&keyword=&tag=-1

Q: How do I go about banishing monsters to activate the effect of Empowering Army which adds an “Aether” monster from my Deck to my hand?
A: To activate this effect, you must banish a total of 4 monsters from your Graveyard, and all of them must be either Warrior or Spellcaster-Type monsters. Note that you can banish any combination of Warrior and Spellcaster-Type monsters, as well as only Warrior-Type monsters or only Spellcaster-Type monsters. (You do not have to banish 4 Warrior-Type monsters and 4 Spellcaster-Type monsters to activate this effect.)
http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=15817&keyword=&tag=-1