Rulings Quiz

What will happen when a face-up Ally of Justice Catastor attacks a face up Neo-Spacian Grand Mole?

Neo-Spacian Grand Mole

At the start of the Damage Step, if this card battles an opponent's monster: You can return both monsters to the hand (without damage calculation).

Ally of Justice Catastor

At the start of the Damage Step, if this card battles a non-DARK monster: Destroy that monster.

My opponent activates Creature Swap, they want to swp their monster and my Dark Simorgh. I chain Icarus attack to the creature swap. My opponent thinks he can activate Compulsory Evacuation Device to bounce the Dark Simorgh, is he right?

Creature Swap

Each player chooses 1 monster they control and switches control of those monsters with each other. Those monsters cannot change their battle positions for the rest of this turn.

Dark Simorgh Wing Beast type

Icarus Attack

Tribute 1 Winged Beast-Type monster to target 2 cards on the field; destroy them.

I attack my opponent, my opponent chains Heraldry Change. I chain Vanity's Emptiness to Heraldry Change. What happens?

Heraldry Change

When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Special Summon 1 "Heraldic Beast" monster from your hand, then end the Battle Phase.

Vanity's Emptiness

Neither player can Special Summon monsters. Destroy this card when a card is sent from the Deck or the field to your Graveyard.

Which of these card(s) (could be more than one) can activate their effect in the Damage Step?

Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders

If this card is in your hand or Graveyard: You can banish a total of 2 EARTH and/or Dragon-Type monsters from your hand and/or Graveyard, except this card; Special Summon this card. During your opponent's End Phase, if this card was Special Summoned: Return it to the hand. You can discard this card and 1 EARTH monster to the Graveyard, then target 1 monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target. If this card is banished: You can add 1 EARTH Dragon-Type monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use 1 "Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

Maestroke the Symphony Djinn

2 Level 4 monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 face-up Attack Position monster your opponent controls; change it to face-down Defense Position. If a "Djinn" Xyz Monster you control would be destroyed, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from that monster instead.

Royal Decree

Negate all other Trap Card effects on the field.

Bujingi Turtle

During either player's turn, when a card or effect is activated that targets a "Bujin" monster you control: You can banish this card from your Graveyard; negate that effect.

Number 25: Force Focus

2 Level 6 monsters
Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 1 Level 5 or higher Effect Monster your opponent controls; negate the effects of that opponent's face-up monster, until the end of the turn.

I control a face-up Poisonous Winds, a face-up ATK position Mezuki and a face-up Dark Simorgh. I have 300 LP left. My opponent has 2 cards in hand a face-up Blade Knight on the field and a face-up Gusto Gulldo. They also only have Wind Type Winged-Beast monsters in their deck. My opponent activates Swallow's Nest. Tributes the Gulldos, but due to Poisonous Winds can't special summon another monster. They then proceed to attack with Blade Knight and win the duel. Was something wrong with this?

Poisonous Winds

WIND monsters cannot be Special Summoned. All face-up WIND monsters on the field lose 500 ATK.

Mezuki 1700 ATK

Dark Simorgh

While face-up on the field, this card is also WIND-Attribute. You can banish 1 DARK monster and 1 WIND monster from your Graveyard; Special Summon this card from your hand. You can banish 1 DARK monster and 1 WIND monster from your hand; Special Summon this card from your Graveyard. Your opponent cannot Set any cards on the field.

Blade Knight 1600ATK

While you have 1 or less cards in your hand, this card gains 400 ATK. If you control no other monsters, negate the effects of Flip Effect Monsters destroyed by battle with this card.

Gusto Gulldo level 3 Winged Beast

Swallow's Nest

Tribute 1 face-up Winged Beast-Type monster you control to Special Summon 1 Winged Beast-Type monster from the Deck with the same Level as the Tributed monster.

I control a face-up Thunder King Rai-Oh and a face down Debunk, my opponent discards Atlantean Dragoons and Atlantean Heavy Infantry to special summon Mermail Abyssmegalo. Which of the following chains is correct?

Thunder King Rai-Oh

Neither player can add cards from their Deck to their hand except by drawing them. During either player's turn, when your opponent would Special Summon a monster: You can send this face-up card to the Graveyard; negate the Special Summon, and if you do, destroy it.

Debunk

Negate the activation of an Effect Monster's effect that activates in the hand or in the Graveyard, and remove it from play.

Mermail Abyssmegalo

You can discard 2 other WATER monsters to the Graveyard; Special Summon this card from your hand. When you do: You can add 1 "Abyss-" Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand. You can Tribute 1 other face-up Attack Position WATER monster; this card can make a second attack during each Battle Phase that turn.

Atlantean Heavy Infantry

During your Main Phase, you can Normal Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Sea Serpent-Type monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) When this card is sent to the Graveyard to activate a WATER monster's effect: Target 1 face-up card your opponent controls; destroy that target.

Atlantean Dragoons

All Level 3 or lower Sea Serpent-Type monsters you control can attack your opponent directly. When this card is sent to the Graveyard to activate a WATER monster's effect: Add 1 Sea Serpent-Type monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Atlantean Dragoons".

My opponent controls a face-up Blue-Eyes White Dragon and a face-down Magic Cylinder. I attack the Blue-Eyes White with the intent to activate the effect of Injection Fairy Lilly and my opponent plans to use magic cylinder on the attack, what happens?

Injection Fairy Lily 400ATK

if this card attacks or is attacked, during damage calculation (in either player's turn): You can pay 2000 Life Points once per battle; this card gains 3000 ATK during that damage calculation only.

Blue-Eyes White Dragon 3000ATK

Magic Cylinder
When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Target the attacking monster; negate the attack, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its ATK.

My opponent uses O - Oversoul to special summon an Elemental Hero Neos Alius. My opponent Gemini Summons Neos Alius. I use book of moon setting the Alius face down. My opponent then flips the Neos Alius back up with Book of Taiyou. Which of the following cards can be used that involve the Neos Alius?

O - Oversoul

Target 1 "Elemental HERO" Normal Monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target.

Book of Moon

Target 1 face-up monster on the field; change that target to face-down Defense Position.

Book of Taiyou

Flip 1 face-down monster on the field into face-up Attack Position.

Natural Tune

Select 1 face-up Level 4 or lower Normal Monster you control. It is treated as a Tuner monster while it is face-up on the field.

Gemini Trap Hole

Activate only when a Gemini Monster that is treated as an Effect Monster is destroyed by battle. Destroy all monsters your opponent controls.

Koa'ki Meiru Tornado

You can return 1 "Iron Core of Koa'ki Meiru" from your hand to the top of your Deck to destroy all Special Summoned monsters your opponent controls.

Neos Force

Equip only to "Elemental HERO Neos". It gains 800 ATK. When it destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the original ATK of the destroyed monster in the Graveyard. During the End Phase: Shuffle this card into the Deck.

I have a face-up Rescue Rabbit on the field in my Standby Phase. I go into the Main Phase 1 and activate the effect of rabbit banishing it. My opponent says I can't do that and that he should be able to use effect veiler before that. Is he right?

Rescue Rabbit

Cannot be Special Summoned from the Deck. You can banish this face-up card you control; Special Summon 2 Level 4 or lower Normal Monsters with the same name from your Deck. Destroy them during the End Phase. You can only use the effect of "Rescue Rabbit" once per turn.

Effect Veiler

During your opponent's Main Phase: You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard to target 1 face-up Effect monster your opponent controls; negate that target's effects until the End Phase.

If I synchro summon with Gusto Gulldo, will I get its effect?

Gusto Gulldo

When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower "Gusto" monster from your Deck.