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as a clarification since i know what this is about, can warning negate black garden's initial activation even though no monster is currently being summoned

No it cannot. If the card does not summoning anything at activation, Warning cannot touch it period.

Examples: Valhalla Hall of the Fallen and Fusion Gate.

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Yes it can, it doens't matter if you used a spell or not to summon the mosnter. However, as Kevin said, the activation of a card that summons is a different thing then the actual summon itself.

Except it can't negate Black Garded because it doesn't guarantee a (possible) summon on activation.

(Possible is only there because Macro and the like)

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Except it can't negate Black Garded because it doesn't guarantee a (possible) summon on activation.

(Possible is only there because Macro and the like)

it shouldn't matter, it says "when a monster would be summoned" meaning it applies to every kind, the card just specifies it further.
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it shouldn't matter, it says "when a monster would be summoned" meaning it applies to every kind, the card just specifies it further.

OR when a Spell Card, Trap Card, or monster effect is activated that includes an effect that Special Summons a monster(s)

Activating Black Garden does not summon a monster. Activating the EFFECT of Black Garden summons a monster, but Solemn Warning does not negate activating a Spell or Trap Cards effect.

Solemn Warning cannot touch Black Garden under any circumstance.

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As I said, it simply specifies, I want an offical word from Konami that that was it's intend. Of course I know that it means the activation of the spell card, not the activation of the effect.

 

Black Garden is as immune to Warning as cards like Fusion Gate, Valhalla, and Infernity Launcher. When Garden is activated, there is no effect being activated that is SSing a monster. Garden only performs Special Summons at a time after it has fully resolved (when a monster is Normal Summoned while it is already faceup).

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The thing you have to understand is whether or not the effect is or can attempt to Special Summon during the resolution of what's being activated.

 

Black Garden's card activation does not do anything but place itself on the field.

 

If you're using something like Macro Cosmos or Starlight Road, the effect text that resolves gives you that option to Special Summon during resolution. You don't decide to Special Summon something until resolution, but the point is that an effect is resolving in which you can Special Summon something, even if you were to choose "No" when it would resolve.

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The thing you have to understand is whether or not the effect is or can attempt to Special Summon during the resolution of what's being activated.

 

Black Garden's card activation does not do anything but place itself on the field.

 

If you're using something like Macro Cosmos or Starlight Road, the effect text that resolves gives you that option to Special Summon during resolution. You don't decide to Special Summon something until resolution, but the point is that an effect is resolving in which you can Special Summon something, even if you were to choose "No" when it would resolve.

I already said I understand that there's a difference between placing the card on the field, and effects happening there, and activating effects that summons a monster, but the card Solemn Warning says "when a monster would be summoned" so it should still make sense. Yes it also says "or when a spell/trap is activated" but unless there is offical word from Konami, we don't know if that was what they actually meant. It would make most sense the way you people are saying it, I ain't disagreeing with that, but as far as I have read, there's nothing that says that what you're saying is right either, unless I misread or didn't read something.
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It IS what they meant.

 

It's not only how it's been ruled with similar cards, it's how the Summon negation mechanic works. "When a monster would be Summoned" refers to Normal, Flip, or inherent Special Summons. You can never directly negate the Special Summon of a monster from a card effect that starts a chain; you must only negate the effect being activated. This is because cards and effects may never interrupt the resolution of an effect.

 

Solemn Warning can't negate just any S/T. It can only negate the activation of a Spell Card that Special Summons, a Trap Card that Special Summons, or a Monster Effect that Special Summons.

 

What we've explained is how it has been ruled for the situations.

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I already said I understand that there's a difference between placing the card on the field, and effects happening there, and activating effects that summons a monster, but the card Solemn Warning says "when a monster would be summoned" so it should still make sense. Yes it also says "or when a spell/trap is activated" but unless there is offical word from Konami, we don't know if that was what they actually meant. It would make most sense the way you people are saying it, I ain't disagreeing with that, but as far as I have read, there's nothing that says that what you're saying is right either, unless I misread or didn't read something.

 

Understand when it is when a monster "would" be summoned.

 

Let's say I activate Monster Reborn. The time at which a monster would be Special Summoned: Is it at the activation of Monster Reborn? Or is it during the Resolution? This is why Rai-Oh cannot negate things like Monster Reborn. The time when a monster WOULD BE Special Summoned by Monster Reborn is during is resolution. You cannot activate cards during the resolution of a card's effect. Therefore you cannot activate Rai-Oh.

 

Same as Black Garden's Special Summon. It occurs during the resolution of the effect. You cannot activate Warning during the resolution of a card's effect to stop it.

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Understand when it is when a monster "would" be summoned.

 

Let's say I activate Monster Reborn. The time at which a monster would be Special Summoned: Is it at the activation of Monster Reborn? Or is it during the Resolution? This is why Rai-Oh cannot negate things like Monster Reborn. The time when a monster WOULD BE Special Summoned by Monster Reborn is during is resolution. You cannot activate cards during the resolution of a card's effect. Therefore you cannot activate Rai-Oh.

 

Same as Black Garden's Special Summon. It occurs during the resolution of the effect. You cannot activate Warning during the resolution of a card's effect to stop it.

can you give an example of a card that doesn't work that way, I think I'm a tad bit confused.
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can you give an example of a card that doesn't work that way, I think I'm a tad bit confused.

 

There isn't. A card effect that would Special Summon a monster would occur during the resolution of that chain link.

 

The only other types of Special Summons would be Inherent, either from their conditions, or due to the Xyz/Synchro Summoning process. These do not start chains and therefore since there are no cards resolving, you could activate Rai-oh or use the "when a monster would be Special Summoned" effect of Warning.

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There isn't. A card effect that would Special Summon a monster would occur during the resolution of that chain link.

 

The only other types of Special Summons would be Inherent, either from their conditions, or due to the Xyz/Synchro Summoning process. These do not start chains and therefore since there are no cards resolving, you could activate Rai-oh or use the "when a monster would be Special Summoned" effect of Warning.

I don't think a lot of people know this. I have been Judged or Rai-ohed many times like this, damn so many things I didn't know about this stupid silly little card game, couldn't they have made it easier to understand by simply looking at the cards?
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I don't think a lot of people know this. I have been Judged or Rai-ohed many times like this, damn so many things I didn't know about this stupid silly little card game, couldn't they have made it easier to understand by simply looking at the cards?

That's what the colons and lack of colons are for.

Cyber Dragon's text has no colons or semi-colons. It can be negated by Rai-Oh.

Megaloabyss has a colon and/or semi-colon, it cannot be negated by Rai-Oh.

No spell card or trap card to date can be negated by Rai-Oh because activating a Spell card is automatically a chain link.

Warning is different from Rai-Oh because it specifies Spell and Trap activations, but that's it.

If anything of this confuses you ask and I'll try to explain.

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With Solemn Warning, when negating spells or traps that special summon, does it only work on cards that summon on their activation?

 

For example, could SW be used on cards like Geartown or Machina Armored Unit, who, though don't special summon monsters on activation, have the ability to later?

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With Solemn Warning, when negating spells or traps that special summon, does it only work on cards that summon on their activation?

 

For example, could SW be used on cards like Geartown or Machina Armored Unit, who, though don't special summon monsters on activation, have the ability to later?

No, you cannot. Solemn Warning must negate the activation of a card who's effect upon activation or resolution involves summoning a monster.

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To be fair, Summon negation mechanics is rather subtle and is rarely explained properly in-depth in rulebooks. This is where a lot of confusion comes from: It's a consistent rule that isn't really explained to beginners and it's sometimes taken for granted by judges and experts that this rule is not well-known.

 

But like a number of rulings and mechanics, once you get them, almost everything else related to them is very easy to grasp.

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