The advent of the Rush Duel database brings the inception of new rulings to report as well. We start with all the cards released over these first 10 months of the game’s life at once.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if you have no monsters in your Graveyard.
- This card’s ATK will not change if the number of monster Attributes in your Graveyard changes after its effect resolves.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated during turn 1.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated during turn 1.
- After the first attack of “Dragias the Striking Dragon”, if it attacked another monster, it can make a second attack.
- This card’s effect can choose even a Maximum Monster.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated during turn 1.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if you have no Level 5 or higher Dragon-Type monsters in your Graveyard.
- This card can be activated even if you have no Level 4 or lower Dragon-Type monsters in your Graveyard.
- If this card’s effect destroys no monsters, you cannot Special Summon the Level 4 or lower Dragon-Type monster.
Prima Guitarna of the Colorful Light
- Your monsters’ ATK will not change if the number of monsters your opponent control changes after this card’s effect resolves.
- This card’s effect also prevents Level 7 or higher monsters from being Set.
Masked Fiery Noodle Jonin Gockboot
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if you have no Normal Monsters in your Graveyard.
- This card’s ATK will not change if the number of Normal Monsters in your Graveyard changes after its effect resolves.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if you have no Level 1 monsters in your Graveyard.
- This card’s ATK will not change if the number of Level 1 monsters in your Graveyard changes after its effect resolves.
- This card cannot be activated during turn 1.
- This card cannot choose a Maximum Monster.
- This card can be activated even during turn 1.
- This card can be activated any number of times per turn.
- The chosen monster’s ATK will not change if the number of Spellcaster-Type monsters in your Graveyard changes after this card’s effect resolves.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if your opponent controls no Attack Position monsters.
- This card’s effect can be activated even during turn 1 (because it includes an ATK gain).
- This card’s effect can be activated even if you have no Psychic-Type monsters in your Graveyard.
- This card’s effect can also add to your hand a Psychic-Type monster that was already in your Graveyard, not only one it just sent there.
Catapult Devilkong, King of the Beast Gear World
- This card’s effect must destroy exactly the same number of monsters as the number sent to the Graveyard (you cannot send 2 to destroy 1).
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if you have no Level 6 or lower Dinosaur-Type Normal Monsters in your Graveyard.
- This card’s effect can even choose a monster with 0 ATK. In this case, it will not gain ATK, but the chosen monster is still destroyed.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated during turn 1.
- This card cannot be activated if you have no monsters in your Graveyard.
- This card must be activated by revealing a monster with an Attribute different from the monsters your opponent controls (if all monsters your opponent controls are LIGHT, you cannot activate this card by revealing a LIGHT monster).
- This card can even choose a monster in Maximum Mode (in that case, all 3 Maximum Monster Cards are returned to your opponent’s hand).
- This card’s effect cannot be activated during turn 1.
Umegumi of the Fiendish Commander Squad
- This card’s effect can choose even a Maximum Monster.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated during turn 1.
- This card cannot choose a Maximum Monster.
- This card cannot be activated during turn 1.
Scroll of Simultaneous Salutations
- This card can be activated even if all monsters you control are in Defense Position.
- This card’s effect can be activated even during turn 1.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated during turn 1.
- After this card’s effect makes a monster lose ATK, you can choose to Set only “Curtain of Sparks”.
- If you Set both “Sparks” and “Curtain of Sparks”, you do not need to tell your opponent which of them is Set to which Spell & Trap Zone.
- This card’s effect can even choose a Maximum Monster.
Seis the Mighty King of Bestial Wings
- This card’s effect can even choose a Maximum Monster.
- This card gains 400 ATK for each face-up Level 7 or higher monster you control, including itself.
Miragias the Fantastriking Dragon
- After the first attack of “Miragias the Fantastriking Dragon”, if it attacked another monster, it can make a second attack.
Art of Masked Fiery Noodle Red Hot
- This card can be activated even during turn 1 (because it includes an ATK gain).
- This card’s effect can be activated even if you have no EARTH monsters in your Graveyard.
Super Magitek Deity Magnum Over Road [L]
- Maximum Mode is the state of a monster that was Maximum Summoned.
- This card’s ATK will not change if the difference between each player’s LP changes after its effect resolves.
Super Magitek Deity Magnum Over Road
- Maximum Mode is the state of a monster that was Maximum Summoned.
- A Continuous Effect is an effect that is always applied as long as the monster is face-up on the field and the requirement is met (it keeps applying during both players’ turns regardless).
Super Magitek Deity Magnum Over Road [R]
- Maximum Mode is the state of a monster that was Maximum Summoned.
- This card inflicts 1000 damage to your opponent when it is activated (not when battle damage is inflicted).
- If choosing cards in the opponent’s Graveyard, the player who activated “Echoing Whispers” is still the one who chooses.
Yggdrago the Heavenly Emperor Dragon Tree [L]
- Maximum Mode is the state of a monster that was Maximum Summoned.
Yggdrago the Heavenly Emperor Dragon Tree
- Maximum Mode is the state of a monster that was Maximum Summoned.
- A Continuous Effect is an effect that is always applied as long as the monster is face-up on the field and the requirement is met (it keeps applying during both players’ turns regardless).
Yggdrago the Heavenly Emperor Dragon Tree [R]
- Maximum Mode is the state of a monster that was Maximum Summoned.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if you have 1 or less cards in your Deck.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if you have no cards in your Deck.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if you have 1 or less cards in your Deck.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if you have 2 or less cards in your Deck.
- This card cannot be activated if you have 1 or less cards in your Deck.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if your opponent has less cards in their Deck than the number of monsters they control.
- This card’s effect cannot be activated if you have no cards in your Deck.
- This card cannot be activated during turn 1.
- If a card of the type declared by your opponent is sent to the Graveyard, this card’s effect ends resolving and nothing else happens.
- If a card of the type declared by your opponent is sent to the Graveyard, this card’s effect ends resolving and nothing else happens.
- This card cannot be activated if both players have no cards in their hand, or if you have less cards in your Deck than the number of other cards in your hand.
- This card can be activated if you OR your opponent have no cards in the hand, or if your opponent has less cards in their Deck than the number of cards in their hand.
Q&A
Deck Modification Pack – Hyperspeed Rush Road!!
- Q: Can I activate the effect of “Luminous Shaman“ during the turn I activate the effect of “Dragon’s Setupper” and/or “Dragon’s Upsetter“?
A: You cannot. - Q: Can I activate the effect of “Dragon’s Setupper” and/or “Dragon’s Upsetter” during the turn I activate the effect of “Luminous Shaman“?
A: You can. - Q: I use the effect of “Mask of Volos” to change the original ATK of “Dragon Knight of Darkness” to 1500 while “Mountain” is on the field. How much will the final ATK of “Dragon Knight of Darkness” be now?
A: After the original ATK of “Dragon Knight of Darkness” becomes 1500, “Mountain” makes it gain 200 ATK, so its final ATK will be 1700. - Q: Can I activate “Piercing!” or “Greater Piercing!!” on a Level 6 or lower monster after I activated the effect of “Dragon’s Setupper” and/or “Dragon’s Upsetter“?
A: You cannot. You cannot activate “Piercing!” nor “Greater Piercing!!” on monsters that cannot attack that turn. - Q: An opponent’s monster that can attack directly declares an attack and chooses one of my monsters as attack target. Can I activate “Call of the Earthbound” now and make the opponent’s monster’s attack into a direct attack?
A: You cannot activate “Call of the Earthbound” to make an opponent’s monster’s attack into a direct attack.
Saikyo Jump July 2020 promotional card
- Q: Can I activate the effect of “Justice Dragon” while the effect of “Fiendish Commander Yameruler” is applying?
A: You cannot.
Character Pack – Gakuto/Roa/Romin
- Q: Can I activate the effect of “Fiendish Commander Kimeruler” if my opponent controls no monsters?
A: You can. However, it cannot be activated during turn 1. Furthermore, even if a monster is Special Summoned to your opponent’s field in Defense Position after you activated the effect of “Fiendish Commander Kimeruler”, it can still attack directly. - Q: What happens to the ATK and DEF of a monster that is Normal or Special Summoned after “Shield & Sword” was activated?
A: The ATK and DEF of monsters that are Normal or Special Summoned after “Shield & Sword” was activated do not change.
- Q: If a “Sevens Road Magician” (originally ATK 2100/DEF 1500) that gained 1800 ATK and became ATK 3900 with its own effect is on the field, and I activate “Shield & Sword“, what happens to its ATK and DEF?
A: After the effect of “Shield & Sword” swaps its original ATK and DEF, the gained ATK is recalculated. In this case, its ATK is 1500+1800=3300, and its DEF becomes 2100.
- Q: Can I activate “Shield & Sword” if there are a Maximum Monster and a Defense Position monster on the field?
A: You can. In that case, the Maximum Monster’s ATK does not change, while the Defense Position monster’s ATK and DEF do. - Q: Can I activate “Shield & Sword” if all monsters on the field are Maximum Monsters?
A: You cannot. - Q: Can I activate the effect of “Luminous Shaman” after I activated the effect of “King’s Reward” or “Royal Demon’s Punk“?
A: You cannot. You already became unable to attack directly that turn. - Q: Can I activate the effect of “King’s Reward” and/or “Royal Demon’s Punk” after I activated the effect of “Luminous Shaman“?
A: You can. If you do, you will become unable to attack directly with the effect of “Luminous Shaman”. - Q: Can I activate “King’s Reward“ after I activated the effect of “Royal Demon’s Punk“?
A: You can. - Q: Can I activate the effect of “Royal Demon’s Punk” after I activated “King’s Reward“?
A: You can. - Q: Please explain how the “negate that attack” effect of “King’s Dignity” resolves.
A: It stops the attacking monster’s attack, and damage is not calculated (neither the attacking monster nor the attacked one are destroyed by battle). Also, the attacking monster cannot attack that turn. - Q: Can I activate the effect of “Agent Telepath” during the turn I activate the effect of “Dragon’s Setupper” and/or “Dragon’s Upsetter“?
A: You cannot.
- Q: Can I activate the effect of “Dragon’s Setupper” and/or “Dragon’s Upsetter” during the turn I activate the effect of “Agent Telepath“?
A: You can.
Deck Modification Pack – Fantastrike Mirage Impact!!
- Q: Can I activate the effect of “Sparkhearts Girl” if all monsters my opponent controls have 0 ATK?
A: You can.
- Q: Can I activate the effect of “Sparkhearts Girl” if I have no “Sparks” and/or “Curtain of Sparks” in my Graveyard?
A: You can. - Q: Can I activate the effect of “Sheath the Scabbard of the Holy Swordsman” by shuffling 2 Warrior-Type monsters and 2 Spellcaster-Type monsters into the Deck?
A: You can. - Q: Can I choose a monster with 2000 ATK when I activate the effect of “Seis the Mighty King of Bestial Wings” by sending 3 Spell/Trap Cards to the Graveyard?
A: You can. - Q: Can I activate the effect of “Ancient Arise Dragon“ if “Clear Ice Dragon” and/or “Burning Blaze Dragon” are not in my Graveyard?
A: You can. - Q: Can I choose not to destroy an opponent’s face-up monster with 1500 or less DEF if I shuffle “Clear Ice Dragon” and “Burning Blaze Dragon” into the Deck with the effect of “Ancient Arise Dragon“?
A: You can. - Q: Can I shuffle 2 “Clear Ice Dragons” into the Deck with the effect of “Ancient Arise Dragon“?
A: You cannot. If you use the effect that shuffles into the Deck, you shuffle 1 “Clear Ice Dragon” and 1 “Burning Blaze Dragon” each. - Q: Can I activate the effect of “Miragias the Fantastriking Dragon” if my opponent controls no Level 7 or lower monsters?
A: You cannot. To use it, your opponent has to control at least 1 Level 7 or lower monster. - Q: Can “King Convoy Ligeon, Conqueror of the Beast Gear World” declare an attack on a monster that was Special Summoned after I activated its effect?
A: It can. - Q: Can “King Convoy Ligeon, Conqueror of the Beast Gear World” attack directly when I activate its effect?
A: It cannot. It cannot declare attacks unless they are on Attack Position monsters. - Q: What happens to “Big Ocean” if the number of face-up WATER monsters I control becomes 2 after I activated it?
A: It stays face-up on the field, and its effect also keeps applying (it is not destroyed). - Q: When an Attack Position “News Flash Machine Toughroid” is destroyed by battle or card effect, can I activate “Reporter Soul” to Special Summon the same monster that was just destroyed?
A: You can.
Maximum Ultra Enhancement Pack
- Q: Can I put 3 each of “Super Magitek Deity Magnum Over Road [L]“, “Super Magitek Deity Magnum Over Road“, and “Super Magitek Deity Magnum Over Road [R]” in my Deck, for a total of 9?
A: You can. - Q: Since the “Kuribott” from “Deck Modification Pack – Hyperspeed Rush Road!!” and the one from “Maximum Ultra Enhancement Pack” have different illustrations, can I put 3 of each in my Deck for a total of 6?
A: You cannot. Even if the illustrations are different, the card names are the same, so you can only put up to 3 in total in a Deck (e.g. you can put 1 from “Deck Modification Pack – Hyperspeed Rush Road!!” and 2 from “Maximum Ultra Enhancement Pack”). - Q: Can I choose 1 card in my Graveyard and 2 cards in my opponent’s Graveyard, for a total of 3, with the effect of “Echoing Whispers“?
A: You can (you can even choose 3 cards in your opponent’s Graveyard and none in yours). - Q: Can I activate “Magiquartet Shock” when “Yggdrago the Heavenly Emperor Dragon Tree” is Maximum Summoned?
A: You can. However, since a Maximum Summoned “Yggdrago the Heavenly Emperor Dragon Tree” immediately starts applying its Continuous Effect that makes it unable to be destroyed by Trap effects, it cannot be destroyed by “Magiquartet Shock”. - Q: Can I activate “Trap Hole” in response to a Maximum Summon, or a Special Summon with the effect of “Sevens Road Witch“?
A: You cannot. “Trap Hole” is a card that can be activated when your opponent Normal Summons a monster from their hand in Attack Position. - Q: Can I activate “Card Destruction” if only I have cards in the hand?
A: You can. You can activate “Card Destruction” even if only your opponent has cards in the hand. - Q: Can I send only 1 Level 8 monster to the Graveyard with “Heavenly Protection“?
A: You can. In that case, it ends resolving when the monster is sent to the Graveyard.
- Q: Can I send 2 Level 4 monsters to the Graveyard with “Heavenly Protection“?
A: You can. In that case, it ends resolving when the monsters are sent to the Graveyard.
