[OCG] February 2025 Rulings Update

 Brief update.

 

 

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“Can I Special Summon Rainbow Neos or Elemental HERO Divine Neos with the effect of Miracle Contact?”
Q: Can I Special Summon Rainbow Neos or Elemental HERO Divine Neos with the effect of Miracle Contact?
A: Neither can be Special Summoned. Miracle Contact can Special Summon Fusion Monsters that have “Elemental HERO” in their card name and have Elemental HERO Neos specifically mentioned as a Fusion Material. Rainbow Neos mentions Elemental HERO Neos as a Fusion Material, but it does not have “Elemental HERO” in its name. Elemental HERO Divine Neos is an “Elemental HERO” monster, but it does not mention Elemental HERO Neos as a Fusion Material. Therefore, neither of them fall under the category of “an “Elemental HERO” Fusion Monster that mentions “Elemental HERO Neos” as material”.

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“During a turn in which the effect of Number 68: Sanaphond the Sky Prison is applying, can I activate the effect of a “Paleozoic” Trap Card in the GY?”
Q: During a turn in which the effect of Number 68: Sanaphond the Sky Prison “neither player can Special Summon monsters from the GYs” is applying, can I activate the second effect of Paleozoic Dinomischus that Special Summons itself?
A: Yes, you can. (It will be successfully Special Summoned as a Normal Monster.)
Similarly, the second effect of Paleozoic Dinomischus can still be activated even if the following effects are applying, and it will be Special Summoned normally:
– El Shaddoll Anoyatyllis
– Exosister Kaspitell
– Royal Prison
– Gravekeeper’s Inscription (third “●” effect)

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“If the effect of Icejade Gymir Aegirine is chained to the activation of an opponent’s effect, at which point is that card’s name referenced?”
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(A) When my opponent activates the effect of Cyber Dragon Core that adds a “Cyber” Spell/Trap Card from their Deck to their hand, I chained and activated the effect of Icejade Gymir Aegirine. If Cyber Dragon Core is changed to face-down Defense Position by another chained effect, which monsters are banished by the effect of Icejade Gymir Aegirine?
(B) When my opponent activates the third effect of Wightprincess by sending it from their hand to the GY, if I chained and activated the effect of Icejade Gymir Aegirine, which monsters are banished by its effect?
A: As a general rule, the name of the card that activated its effect is referenced when resolving the effect of Icejade Gymir Aegirine. (Even if a monster that activated its effect is in face-down Defense Position, its card name is referenced at resolution for resolving the effect.)
However, if the monster that activated its effect is no longer in the same place where its effect activated when resolving the effect of Icejade Gymir Aegirine, its name at the time of activation will be referenced for resolving the effect.
(A) When resolving the effect of Icejade Gymir Aegirine, the name of the card in face-down Defense Position is referenced, so cards with the name “Cyber Dragon Core” are banished from your opponent’s face-up field and GY. (A Cyber Dragon Core that is face-up in the Monster Zone or in the GY will not be banished because its name is treated as “Cyber Dragon”. However, a Cyber Dragon Core that is face-up in the Spell & Trap Zone, or a Cyber Dragon Core whose effects are negated in the Monster Zone, will be banished. Furthermore, a face-down Defense Position Cyber Dragon Core in the Monster Zone or a Cyber Dragon Core that is Set in the Spell & Trap Zone will not be banished.)
(B) The effect is applied based on the card’s name at the time of activation, so cards with the name “Wightprincess” are banished from your opponent’s face-up field and GY. (A Wightprincess in the GY whose name is treated as “Skull Servant” will not be banished.)

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“When an effect that doubles the battle damage your opponent takes is applying, what happens if Ohime the Manifested Mikanko or Lyrilusc – Recital Starling battle?”
Q: I activated Succumbing-Song Morganite, and during this Duel, the effect “If your monster battles an opponent’s monster, any battle damage it inflicts to your opponent is doubled” has been applied. In this situation, if the following monsters I control battle an opponent’s monster (with 3000 ATK), what damage will be inflicted?
(A) Ohime the Manifested Mikanko, whose effect states “your opponent takes any battle damage you would have taken from battles involving this card.”
(B) Lyrilusc – Recital Starling, whose effect states “battle damage you take from battles involving this Xyz Summoned card is also inflicted to your opponent.”
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(A) Only your opponent takes 3000 damage.
(B) Both players take 3000 damage.
The effect of Succumbing-Song Morganite only applies when your monsters inflict battle damage to your opponent, so it does not apply when battle damage is inflicted to your opponent by their own monsters due to the effects of your Ohime the Manifested Mikanko or Lyrilusc – Recital Starling.
Examples of other effects where “your opponent takes any battle damage you would have taken”:
– Saint Azamina
– Ha-Re the Sword Mikanko
– Ni-Ni the Mirror Mikanko
– Hu-Li the Jewel Mikanko
– Arahime the Manifested Mikanko
– Amazoness Swords Woman
– Speedroid Skull Marbles
– Daigusto Sphreez
– Number 92: Heart-eartH Dragon
– Nightmare Pain
Examples of other effects where “any battle damage you take is also inflicted to your opponent”:
– Majesty Hyperion
– Number C96: Dark Storm

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NEW ENTRIES

 

“Can I activate the effect of Maliss <Q> Hearts Crypter that was Special Summoned by the effect of Maliss <C> TB-11?”
Q: I Special Summoned Maliss <Q> Hearts Crypter from my Extra Deck with the effect of Maliss <C> TB-11. If that Special Summoned Maliss <Q> Hearts Crypter is pointing to a monster, can I activate its effect this turn?
A: Its effect cannot be activated. (Monsters Special Summoned by the effect of Maliss <C> TB-11 cannot attack and neither player can activate their effects during that turn.)
The text of Maliss <Q> Hearts Crypter states that its first effect and its activation cannot be negated, but this means that if the effect is activated, it will not be negated.
Furthermore, if a Maliss <Q> Hearts Crypter Special Summoned by the effect of Maliss <C> TB-11 is banished, the effect “that Summoned monster cannot attack and neither player can activate its effects” no longer applies, but since it was not Special Summoned by Link Summon, its second effect cannot be activated.

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“If I activate Destructive Daruma Karma Cannon while Conquistador of the Golden Land and a Link Monster are in the Monster Zone, do I apply the “then” effect?”
Q: If activate Destructive Daruma Karma Cannon while Conquistador of the Golden Land and a Link Monster are the only monsters in my opponent’s Monster Zone, and I have no face-up monsters in my Monster Zone, does the effect of Destructive Daruma Karma Cannon “if either player controls a face-up monster(s), they must send all face-up monsters they control to the GY” apply?
A: No, it does not. Cards that are also treated as Trap Cards while in the Monster Zone, such as Conquistador of the Golden Land, are Set to the Spell & Trap Zone when changed to face-down Defense Position, so they are not considered to have been successfully changed to face-down Defense Position.
If the following effects are applied only to a card that is also treated as a Trap Card while in the Monster Zone, such as Conquistador of the Golden Land, they are not treated as having successfully changed a monster to face-down Defense Position.
– Crystal God Tistina
– Breath of the Tistina
– Demigod of the Tistina
– Tearlaments Metanoise
– Murmur of the Forest
– Reverse Jar
– Ghostrick Jackfrost
– Subterror Fiendess

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“Which monsters can be Special Summoned by the effect of Neos Fusion?”
Q: Can the following monsters be Special Summoned by the first effect of Neos Fusion?
(A) Rainbow Neos
(B) First of the Dragons
(C) Elemental HERO Magma Neos
(D) Evil HERO Neos Lord
A:
(A) Yes.
(B) and (C) No. The line of text listing the Fusion Materials for First of the Dragons does not specifically mention Elemental HERO Neos, and Elemental HERO Magma Neos is a Fusion Monster that requires 3 monsters as Fusion Materials, so neither monster is considered a Fusion Monster that lists exactly 2 monsters as material, including Elemental HERO Neos.
(D) Yes. When doing so, you must send to the GY 1 Elemental HERO Neos from your hand, Deck, or Monster Zone, or 1 Fusion Monster that mentions Elemental HERO Neos from your Monster Zone, and 1 Effect Monster from your Monster Zone. (The “1 Effect Monster on the field” portion of its Fusion Material requirement must be taken into account, so you must still send 1 Effect Monster from your Monster Zone to the GY, and cannot send one from your hand or Deck.)

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“If I control multiple cards named “Unknown” that have different original card names, does the restriction “You can only use each effect of [this card’s name] once per turn” mean that only one “Unknown” can use its effect?”
Q: If I control both Snake-Eye Ash and Snake-Eye Oak, which have the text “You can only use each effect of [this card’s name] once per turn”, and their names are treated as “Unknown” due to the effect of my opponent’s Heraldry Flash or Number 69: Heraldry Crest – Dark Matter Demolition, can I only use one of their respective second effects?
A: Even if both cards’ names are treated as “Unknown”, you can still use the second effects of both Snake-Eye Ash and Snake-Eye Oak once that turn. (The restriction is applied the same way as when their names are not treated as “Unknown”.)

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**Note: This question highlights how name-based (“hard”) once per turn restrictions are written in the OCG, which is slightly different than how they are written in the TCG. Individual effects in the OCG are numbered, and “once per turn” clauses say “this card’s name” rather than specifically write out the name, so the restriction on Snake-Eye Oak and Snake-Eye Ash are both identical to each other. They translate to something closer to “You can only use the ① and ② effects of a card with this card’s name once per turn”. A TCG player wouldn’t necessarily need to ask the above question because both Ash and Oak have their individual names written in their restrictions, and their text do not refer to each effect by their number.

 

“When resolving The Hallowed Azamina, can I send a “Sinful Spoils” card whose activation has been negated to the GY?”
Q: If I activate The Hallowed Azamina, and then activate WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils on the same Chain, but my opponent chains the effect of Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion, can I choose that WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils as a card to send to the GY when resolving The Hallowed Azamina?
A: No, you cannot. Once a Spell or Trap Card’s activation has been negated, it is no longer considered to be on the field. Therefore, you cannot choose it as a card to send to the GY with the effect of The Hallowed Azamina, and you must send a “Sinful Spoils” card from your hand or field to the GY other than that WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils.
Furthermore, if there are no other “Sinful Spoils” cards in your hand or field when The Hallowed Azamina resolves, its effect is not applied. (You do not reveal an “Azamina” Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck.)

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“If Millennium Ankh is activated while the effect of Golem that Guards the Millennium Treasures is applying, what happens if an effect that negates the activation or the effect is activated?”
Q: If the effect of my Golem that Guards the Millennium Treasures is applying and I activate Millennium Ankh, what happens if my opponent chains the following effects?
(A) Baronne de Fleur
(B) Dominus Impulse
A: Determine whether or not the effect that was chained is one that negates the activation of Millennium Ankh. If it is an effect that negates activations, it is not applied due to the effect of Golem that Guards the Millennium Treasures, and the activation of Millennium Ankh is not negated.
(A) The effect of Millennium Ankh is applied normally. (The effect of Baronne de Fleur is one that negates activations, so it is not applied.)
(B) The effect of Millennium Ankh is negated. (The effect of Dominus Impulse is not an effect that negates activations.)

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“Can I activate an effect that Special Summons “as many monsters as possible” while the effect of Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon is applying?”
Q: While the effect of Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon is applying, can I activate effects that Special Summon “as many monsters as possible”, such as the second effect of Regenesis Birth or the first effect of Accode Talker @Ignister?
A: Yes, you can. If the effect of Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon is still applying when the second effect of Regenesis Birth or the first effect of Accode Talker @Ignister resolves, only 1 monster that can be Special Summoned will be Special Summoned.
Similarly, the effects of the following cards that Special Summon “as many monsters as possible” can also still be activated:
– Allure Dance
– Mementotlan Bone Back
– Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle
– Advanced Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle
– Dark Templar @Ignister
– Junk Speeder
– Xyz Encore
– Number 42: Galaxy Tomahawk
– Superancient Deepsea King Coelacanth

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RULING REVERSALS

 

Ruling changes that have occurred this month:

None this month.