Yu-Gi-Oh! Rulings Questions

[o_smily]

Let's say that my opponent activates a card or effect that would destroy my Spirit monster during the End Phase or end of the turn. Would I be able to return said Spirit monster to my hand without it being destroyed?

[Atypical-Abbie]

Let's say that my opponent activates a card or effect that would destroy my Spirit monster during the End Phase or end of the turn. Would I be able to return said Spirit monster to my hand without it being destroyed?

If you mean by activating the effect in response, that would not be possible. That's a trigger effect, not a quick effect.

[o_smily]

What if it were a condition?

i.e. Engraver of the Mark activates its last effect and targets my Great Long Nose. During the next End Phase, if my Great Long Nose were still face-up on the field—say its effect were negated that turn—can I choose to resolve Great Long Nose's effect before it would potentially be destroyed by Engraver of the Mark's effect?

[TF2_The_Scout]

I activate Deck Devastation Virus, destroying a monster on the field with 1500 ATK. If that monster gets revived, does DDV destroy it again, or do the Viruses only destroy what’s on the field when activated?

[Dragulas]

I activate Deck Devastation Virus, destroying a monster on the field with 1500 ATK. If that monster gets revived, does DDV destroy it again, or do the Viruses only destroy what’s on the field when activated?

The later, Every virus only destroys upon activation (and subsequential draws) but what happens after its resolution regarding monsters on the field no longer affects them

[TF2_The_Scout]

The later, Every virus only destroys upon activation (and subsequential draws) but what happens after its resolution regarding monsters on the field no longer affects them

Alright. I wasn’t sure if the “until the 3rd turn” part applied to all the parts of the effect.

[Bringerofcake]

Now I know this place is hovering in varying levels of deadness but:

My opponent activates Mystical Space Typhoon, targeting my set Compulsory Evacuation Device. I respond with Compulsory as Chain Link 2, targeting a monster and returning it to the hand. What happens to the Compulsory?

 

2nd question:
My opponent activates the first effect of Knightmare Unicorn, targeting my set Compulsory Evacuation Device. I respond with Compulsory as Chain Link 2, targeting Unicorn and returning it to the Extra Deck. What happens to the Compulsory?

[Dragulas]

Now I know this place is hovering in varying levels of deadness but:

 

My opponent activates Mystical Space Typhoon, targeting my set Compulsory Evacuation Device. I respond with Compulsory as Chain Link 2, targeting a monster and returning it to the hand. What happens to the Compulsory?

 

2nd question:

My opponent activates the first effect of Knightmare Unicorn, targeting my set Compulsory Evacuation Device. I respond with Compulsory as Chain Link 2, targeting Unicorn and returning it to the Extra Deck. What happens to the Compulsory?

 

I both cases the trap resolves and goes the GY, in the first scenario it goes as destroyed before the chian ends.

 

You cannot atempt to return to the hand or deck a spell or trap that will go the grave as result of resolving. Viceversa if you chain a target that will be returned to either location the bounce/spin effect will fizzle and the card still goes to the GY

[beckon9]

If I have 3 Cracking Dragons on the field and the opponent summon a monster, can I activate all three Cracking Dragons' effects at the same time in a chain? 

[Horu]

If I have 3 Cracking Dragons on the field and the opponent summon a monster, can I activate all three Cracking Dragons' effects at the same time in a chain?

So let's assume you have 3 Cracking Dragons and I summon a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. The result would be all 3 effects activating at the same time and BEWD losing 4800 ATK (thus being destroyed and me taking 3000 damage). Ultimately, you likely wouldn't need more than 2 Cracking Dragons out. The third is really just overkill. Each one reduces ATK by Level x200. So with 2 Dragons, your average Level 4 will lose 1600 ATK. Typically, 2 would destroy any Level 6 weaker than Summoned Skull and they would insta-kill Blue-Eyes, Red-Eyes, Dark Magician and the like. So you pretty much insta-kill the average Level 7+ monsters. So yeah, good strategy is pretty much locking your opponent out of summoning anything higher than a Level 6.

[beckon9]

Thanks for the answer, I was still wondering about Cracking Dragon's cardtext, what happens if the text says 'if' instead of 'when'? In Cracking Dragon's case, it is 'when'.

[beckon9]

Can I use an opponent's monster on an Extra Monster Zone to special summon Chimeradech Megafleet Dragpn?

[Atypical-Abbie]

Can I use an opponent's monster on an Extra Monster Zone to special summon Chimeradech Megafleet Dragpn?

1 "Cyber Dragon" monster + 1+ monsters in the Extra Monster Zone

Cannot be used as Fusion Material. Must first be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by sending the above cards from either field to the GY. (You do not use "Polymerization".)

 

Yes, the card allows that, though normally you wouldn't be able to.

[Dragulas]

If Mistic Mine is negated by Cursd seal of the forbidden Spell, can it still be placed on the field via metaverse?

[I Hate Snatch Steal]

If my opponent has extra linked me, and I use Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon to attack one of the monsters in the extra monster zones and banish it with GEPD's effect, will it return to a main monster zone at the end of the battle phase and thus break the extra link? Pretty sure the answer is yes but I want to be sure.

[beckon9]

I have 2 questions:

1. When Arcane Barrier on the field, if opponent attack a set spellcaster monster they control and destroy it, would Arcane Barrier effect be activated?

2. If I already normal summoned a monster, can I use Mausoleum Of The Emperor to tribute summon another one from my hand?

[I Hate Snatch Steal]

I know the answer to 2, Mausoleum Of The Emperor does not grant extra normal summons

Source: the updated text of https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Mausoleum_of_the_Emperor

[beckon9]

Can I use Pre-preparation Of Rites to get Rebirth of Nephthys and a Nephthys Ritual Monster to my hand?

[ÆƵ–]

Can I use Pre-preparation Of Rites to get Rebirth of Nephthys and a Nephthys Ritual Monster to my hand?

Yes, since both Cerulean pheonix and devotee are listed on rebirth's effect.

 

Counterquestion:

 

If plaugespreader zombie is summoned by its own effect, would it be banished if it were hit by an effect that would return it to the deck?

[Dragulas]

Yes, since both Cerulean pheonix and devotee are listed on rebirth's effect.

 

Counterquestion:

 

If plaugespreader zombie is summoned by its own effect, would it be banished if it were hit by an effect that would return it to the deck?

Yes, the only way to avoid that clause is by using it as Xyz material or locking the banishing mechanic at all (Ex: Imperial Iron wall)

[beckon9]

If I have one monster on the field and it cannot be selected as a target for attacks, can the opponent then attack me directly?

[Dokutah]

If I have one monster on the field and it cannot be selected as a target for attacks, can the opponent then attack me directly?

unless either its specifically said/there's another effects that grant: " it cannot prevent your opponent from attacking directly" you still protected by that monster even if that monster cannot be selected as attack target

[beckon9]

unless either its specifically said/there's another effects that grant: " it cannot prevent your opponent from attacking directly" you still protected by that monster even if that monster cannot be selected as attack target

So event if those monsters are on my field, the opponent can still attack me directly?

[Dokutah]

So event if those monsters are on my field, the opponent can still attack me directly?

A: you only control 1 monster that has "cannot be target by attack" = opponent cannot attack you directly

 

Example: all the level 10 Earthbound Immortal. Which if its the only monster you control both you and that monster cannot be attacked.

 

B: if your only monster has "cannot be targeted for attack but does not prevent your opponent from attacking directly" instead of the above= that monster cannot be attacked but you can be attacked by opponent directly.

 

Example: Spirit Message "Monster" created by Dark Sanctuary.

[Horu]

If I have a Link monster with 8 arrows in the Extra Monster Zone, do the 3 Main Monster Zones that it would point to on my opponent's field also count as Extra Monster Zones that I can use?