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[@B.27y]

Can you legally normal summon Aleister without putting your opponent to sleep?

[@FinalGameForReal]

N O R M A L S U M M O N A L E I S T E R

[@mustafamrouweh7873]

Yes but actually no It is possible to NS Alister the invoker without putting the opponent to sleep and it is a very legal move however activating the sleep speed 4 effect of the human brain while not mentioned anywhere in the rule book or any official rulings of the game is now very customary of the player base in the same manners the use none official terms and habits (as long as it not transgressing on the core gameplay of the game) while falling asleep during an official match is illegal but falling asleep during an invoked combo is tolerable since the opponent will always wake up after the combo is over and will be able to interact with the rest of the turn in a healthy manner (note staying asleep past the last move in the invoked combo is illegal and would be met with a MATCH loss) Ps: why the fuck people complain about NS Alister but none complains about NS TOUR GUIDE either hate on both or none For me both are fine and hating on Alister simply for the sake of a bad meme is really annoying

[@zachr93]

no, opponent going to sleep is mandatory trigger effect

[@sovietslav7082]

@@mustafamrouweh7873 Alister is annoying, Tour Guide is very rare nowadays, at least from my experience. Besides, Tour Guide makes fun boards (unless Dragoon or Zeus), Alister doesn't

[@grillmaster95]

@@mustafamrouweh7873 They only do it because farfa and the like say so. So, yes, just for the meme.

[@captainbaku1576]

Fun Fact: 99% of the time that Double Iris is shown, Trif's face is also on screen

[@Ruggles117]

Your upload consistency has been really great lately. Keep up the awesome work dude!

[@MVVibes-tr7hd]

Ayeeeee yessir Ruggles, I love to see other yugitubers support one another💯

[@cybernetix4578]

The Comica ruling was interesting, thanks Coder!

[@deankinsella3579]

Still waiting for psy-frame driver in under a minute

[@batayou6819]

Hey coder I love your vids so much! Could you possibly do a video about the dmg step? I feel like that’s one of the more confusing aspects of the game. (What constitutes the diff substeps, what effs can you use etc). Thank you!!

[@jero10z]

The way that double iris magician works is different between ocg and tcg? I used to play tons of pendmagician when it came out (2017), and as far as I know, you could activate it's effect to destroy itself, because (I think) you actually didn't need to battle. Yeah, you can't attack first turn, but the effect just gives the monster another effect, and that monster doesn't have to battle to get the effect, or even be able to. I'm talking about 2017, so maybe something happened from then to know that I don't know that changed how the card works. Excelent video as always.

[@ogeid772]

I played the deck back in the day, and the way it was ruled (in every locals and regionals i've played in) was that you couldnt use the Pendulum effect of Double Iris in the very first turn of the duel

[@ManoloRibera070]

Uuuuuu someone was cheaaaaaating

[@rhytj799]

This was never allowed for further clarification, you can look into mermail abyssmegalo’s tribute effect to gain a second attack this turn. Both are ruled that they cannot be done turn 1, since there is no BP.

[@gamersreactions9267]

@@EchoKrow Chimeratech has different wo4ding, its not the same

[@reaperdeathgod1]

This has always been the ruling In both tcg and ocg.

[@TheRoseReaper]

I really enjoy listening to you explain rulings as it has made me become better at playing Yugioh. Thanks for helping me understand and if you got a video explaining the main phases, I'll check it out as well.

[@abdulrhmanelfeky8534]

If i detatch a salad monster off any xyz Why will this trigger gazelle while xyz materials are not considered monsters

[@TheKinfing]

Yes.

[@YoungRhide]

As soon as it hits the GY it becomes a monster and Gazelle becomes live

[@MsMiDC]

Because gazelle triggers if a salad goes to grave from anywhere, it is not specified from where it needs to be sent i.e. field or hand.

[@kojoe27]

It’s just this incorrect assumption that xyz materials aren’t treated as monsters. They are, they just aren’t leaving the field (and gazelle does not care at all where the cards come from, as long as they hit the grave)

[@abdulrhmanelfeky8534]

@@kojoe27 if dimension fissure is face up Xyz materials go to gy

[@trungdo6958]

Ruling question: What if my "Mekknight Purple" or " Subterror Guru" legally target a monster to activate their effects and that monster get Book of moon ? How can it resolve ? And are there any difference between the Tcg/Ocg ruling about that ? Tks for reading :))) This is helping a lot

[@ScorpioneOrzion]

with guru, both monsters need to be able to be flipped facedown ignoring any effects they have, so no link/token and both need to be faceup for it to resolve, for purple it still the target is still banished and you can still add a mekknight card i think

[@dragonofdesteny5767]

@@ScorpioneOrzion i would agree here

[@R00mpMannen]

Hey Coder, one thing I think would be great is a video about complicated conjunctions. Not the basic ones you can read on the wiki, but ones where it says "Do A and if you do, do B, then you can do C" or similar. How is this affected in situations where you're allowed to do A and B, but not C? And then if C is mandatory, does it change if you're allowed to activate it? Then you can mix and match what you can and can't do (A,B,C) and explain how that affects when you're allowed to activate the effect and not.

[@Skoll1470]

I have quite a niche question for you ! If I use the effect of "Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty" to protect itself from being destroyed by a battle by destroying another Simorgh monster on my field instead, does that monster count as being destroyed by battle to activate the graveyard effect of "Simorgh, Lord of the Storm" for example ?

[@corebren2510]

No, it's very much a destruction by card effect.

[@Kawaiisikkusu]

So this is what they learn on academy. You must be a former teacher from there.

[@travislee1285]

Coder on KZbin: Happy, wholesome Coder on Stream: Mald, "He isn't playing Chaos Max"

[@tiagoesteves9284]

Hey Coder, love your content. I have 2 quick questions: - If I have Nine tail fox in the graveyard, can I use fox's effect to special summon itself to my side of the field during the opponents turn? - If I have Darkest Diabolos in either graveyard or hand and a tribute happens in my side of the field, during the opponents turn can I special summon him?

[@MrNovascar]

This is a question I get different answers depending who I ask: Can I activate Crystal Tree with one less zone as I would need, since it leaves the the field for cost. To give a specific example: Crystal Tree is the only spell on the field and has 5 counters. Also I expected a lot of people already pointing this out, but it seems that nobody noticed it: Titel EP8, Thumbnail EP9

[@VyaxUltima]

Crystal Tree 'knows' that when its effect resolves, the zone it used to occupy is now unoccupied. If you go to the ygorg database page for Crystal Tree, there isna translated ruling pertaining to exactly that.

[@RDA34]

My opponent activates Red Reboot and negates my Trap. Next, they Normal summon a Salamangreat monster and I activate the effect of Arlekino on field to equip Horror House from deck. Will the effect of Horror House apply to the Salamangreat monster under Red Reboot? Fantastic video, can't wait to see more!

[@dannyboers4704]

Yes, because trap cards cannot be activated, horror house on field is an effect activation not a card activation

[@nyarider9923]

So this might be something I missed but my question is: For monsters that have effects that special summon themselves from the hand, how do you tell whether the monster just special summons itself or the effect activates in your hand?

[@VyaxUltima]

Activated effects have a colon : or a semi-colon ; if they are printed after July 8, 2011. If the card in question has no print on or after that date, look it up.

[@TheTruth2221]

Follow up on Comica ruling with Dragoon. Based on what I know, equip cards continuously target x monster its equipped to. For example: DDR targeting dragoon. It'll be successful in summoning the dragoon but DDR will be immediately destroyed after because it cannot continue to target dragoon. If that's the case, wouldn't the amazement trap that was equipped by comica to dragoon just be immediately destroyed?

[@VyaxUltima]

Equip cards continuously target, but it is not an effect causing that to occur. Therefore, it has no interaction with "cannot be targeted by card effects".

[@David13579]

No one told you: *exists* Team Samurai X1: I TOLD YOU

[@NicolasRodriguez-cq4pd]

i dont even play yugioh anymore but it is still nice watching these videos

[@gabematamoros0707]

Hey Coder! I have a question regarding a succession of chained effects: 1. I activate Necroworld Banshee from GY to activate Zombie World. 2. Opponent chains Savage to negate Banshee. 3. I chain Doomking to negate Savage. 4. Opponent chains Super Poly to fuse all monsters on the field Will Banshee's effect still get to activate?

[@angelreyes8714]

Yes it still resolves normally. Doomking doesn't specify that the Zombie monster has to be on the field in resolution. A zombie monster just had to activate it's effect and start a chain. So in this case, Super Poly resolves first, then you activate Doomking and banish said fusion monster or use it negate Savage.

[@corebren2510]

Why not? Super poly will summon the Fusion Monster, Doomking's effect will negate Savage's effect, and Banshee will resolve properly.

[@ManoloRibera070]

Super poly does not work like forbidden droplets

[@florianfercsak5186]

I have a Magical Musketeer monster, let's say Caspar on field, and my opponent has a Herald of Ultimateness. The following happens: Chain link 1 Caspar to search Chain link 2 Herald to negate Chain link 3 MM Desperado to pop the herald Chain link 4 Herald to negate Chain link 5 MM Cross-Domination to negate Herald's effects on the field Chain resolves Will Caspar's effect be negated?

[@VyaxUltima]

Caspar will not be negated. Even if Ultimateness left the field, its on-field effects were still negated by Cross Domination.

[@motivationwijnen1150]

I've got a ruling question about 'Shade Brigandine' activation timing: During turn 1 I use the effect of 'Time Thief Regulator' to special summon 'Time Thief Adjuster', who then sends 'Time Thief Flyback' to the graveyard. Is there a point in this sequence where I can activate 'The Phantom Knights Of Shade Brigandine'? If I summon shade brigandine before regulator, I can't activate regulator...but I can't activate shade brigandine during turn 1 if I wait until Adjuster has sent a trap card to the graveyard. Love the content!

[@ThePyreeze]

Ruling Question: I'm attempting to Special Photon Thrasher from my Hand, and the opponent uses Herald of Ultimateness to negate the summon. Can I chain Imperm from my hand to the Ultimateness, or do I control the Thrasher in this instance? Sick content btw, thanks for being a resource of knowledge for us

[@VyaxUltima]

Thrasher is not on your field yet.

[@gugandalf]

Thanks for the answer, coder!

[@Trekkie46]

Zombie World vs Necrovalley. I keep getting people who think Necrovalley won't prevent monsters on the field from becoming zombies, even though both field and grave are the same effect on Zombie World.

[@VyaxUltima]

"All monsters on the field and in he GY become Zombies." Necrovalley isn't going to select parts of an effect to negate. But if people refuse to understand that, not a lot you can do.

[@X20Adam]

I thought you couldn't equip cards to monsters that cant be targeted at all, and if a monster equipped with an equip becomes untargetable the equip is destroyed and sent to the GY? Equips target constantly and if the target ever becomes invalid it pops?

[@FlavinatorXD32]

Equip cards usually only target a monster when they’re activated from the hand, if they’re equipped by a different card effect (like the noble knight boss monsters) they don’t target, they just get equipped. After they’re equipped, they don’t have to continuously target the monster, they’re just equipped, but if the monster gets flipped face-down, they don’t know what they’re equipped to anymore and get sent to the graveyard.

[@X20Adam]

@@FlavinatorXD32 "When you activate an Equip Spell Card, you must target a face-up monster on the field to equip the card to; the Equip Spell Card's effect applies to that monster as long as it is equipped. Equip Cards constantly target the monster they are equipped to; even while negated, Equip Cards remain equipped and continue to target the monster. If the equipped monster is no longer face-up on the field, or is no longer a valid target, the Equip Card is immediately destroyed." yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Equip_Spell_Card

[@VyaxUltima]

@@X20Adam they continuously target, but that only matters for something like Spirit Reaper (or the monster no longee being legal for that equip). "Cannot be targeted by card effects" just applies when the card is activated.

[@broitsu]

If Performapal Gatlinghoul that used a Pendulum monster as material activates its effect, but leaves the field before it resolves, does it "remember" it used that Pendulum as material to gain the bonus part of its effect?

[@the_knights_of_rohan9314]

Yes. It leaving the field has no bearing on the materials used to summon the monster, and it would remember, even if it got hit by something like Bottomless.

[@YaziIPG]

I'm not sure if this has been asked. When Toadally Awesome negates and destroys a card with "if sent to the graveyard effect" does that card gain the ability if it is set to the side of the field who owns Toadally Awesome?

[@VyaxUltima]

No. It is not in the GY when it would be able to activate.

[@xan1242]

So in a recent video by Duel Links Meta; in a Duel Links duel (so official game/simulator) P1 had summoned D-Hero Plasma during his turn and P2 used the quick effect of Trifortressops and summoned it from hand. P1 activated Plasma and targeted Trifortressops, but it wasn't affected. P2's turn starts and during SP Trifortressops' second effect was negated by Plasma. What is your take on this ruling by the game?

[@VyaxUltima]

Being unaffected is correct. The bug is that Trifortressops did not lose 500 DEF. Becoming unaffected is applied while the card is being summoned, as part of its activated effect in the hand. Something like Plasma would not negate it before it's applied. For the record, official games can still be wrong.

[@xan1242]

​@@VyaxUltima Not trying to imply it's not wrong, BTW Ah but here's my follow up question(s) to that - is the part of the effect for the DEF loss excluded from the protection clause? If so, doesn't that mean that Plasma should, in fact, negate it?

[@basilisktheory7781]

Howdy Coder, here's one: If you banish Destiny Hero - Celestial and, similar cards with effects containing a "except the turn this card was sent to the GY" clause, directly from your hand/deck/field for something like Allure Of Darkness, then return it to the GY with something like Burial From A Different Dimension, can you resolve Celestial's effect to banish itself and another D-Hero go draw 2 in the same turn?

[@VyaxUltima]

Returning to GY is not being "sent to the GY".

[@mrchilixd5297]

There are many fantastic Yugitubers.....out of the 7 or 8 of them I watch, there are 2 that I'd DIE to meet: DistantCoder and JohnnyP lol

[@deanthelemur1716]

whos johnnyp lol

[@mrchilixd5297]

@@deanthelemur1716 OH MY BAD! idk where I got Johnny lol, I meant SonnyP

[@mrchilixd5297]

@@deanthelemur1716 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y53JdZyPlL-LgZY This guy

[@OmegaRpg953]

Great vid

[@HideousMisclick]

Great Video, love these ruling video's really helps cement game knowledge. My (not meta relevant unless we're sat at table 500) question is; A card of that is owned by me ends up in my opponents hand, lets say via "Exchange", and then both myself and my opponent are required to shuffle cards from our hands into our decks for the second effect of "Artifact Durendal", where does my card go? if its shuffled into my opponents deck how is that deck then randomised assuming card sleeves are different? if the card is returned to my deck, how many cards does each player draw? Haven't found a clear answer to this anywhere.

[@deankinsella3579]

im not a legitamage sorce don't take this for definite but I think it shuffles into it's owners deck not the person who holds the card. Most cards if not all cards say shuffle into the deck instead of your/their deck so I think that's how it's ruled based on wording. Another reason it probably is ruled like this is because it would stop people "accidentally" stealing cards

[@SoggyWaffles.]

A card that returns to "the deck" returns to the owner's deck. In the example you have, all cards in each player's hand go into their respective owner's deck and each player draws cards equal to the number of cards they shuffled into either their deck or their opponent's deck. As far as I know, there are only two cards that can exist in the non-owner's deck: _Parasite Paracide_ and _Pharoah's Treasure_ . Both have an effect that shuffles themselves into a particular deck ("your opponent's deck"/ "your deck") face-up. There is not a great answer to the problem of randomizing a deck with face-up cards, so for the sake of your local judge, don't play these cards.

[@esrohm6460]

xyz material are so weird. they are cards as part of the game but there is no way of interacting with xyz material without specifically stating xyz material, but i'll guess pendulum monster in the extradeck are equally as weird.

[@wolfie-_-ranger7932]

Ruling question concerning your ruling that tributes for cost: Can you Tribute an opponent’s Set Orcust Cymbal Skeleton through Lair of Darkness since it’s still DARK, or can you not identify the Attribute, and therefore cannot be Tributed?

[@babrad]

Set monsters are unknown, so lair and Zombie world don't affect them. Still they can be tributed by an effect like storm forth.

[@luisbrieno4643]

Quick question if golden land huaqero is on the monster zone in the same column as s-force gravitino. Does it get banished when it leaves the field?

[@the_knights_of_rohan9314]

Yes, as it is treated as a monster while on the field, and that is where Gravitino checks whether or not to banish the card.

[@simecrvelin2852]

I have a weird ruling question that caused a debate between me and another judge. Altergeist protocol, skill drain and altergeist memorygant are all face-up on the field. The effect of memorygant is activated, tributing a monster in order to gain attack, and it successfully resolves. On resolution, will the attack of memorygant be 2800(original attack), or will it retain the attack gain?

[@riccardomartina9517]

Afaik, since protocol reads that the activation AND effect of your geists can't be negated, it should retain the atk gain

[@avandaughrity2114]

Random question, if for some reason someone chains allergist silq to target a normal spell does the normal spell then get redirected to the grave after use, or does it get bounced to the hand?

[@Smashtasix1234]

That is an illegal activation, but even if it were, the spell would not be bounced to the hand.

[@avandaughrity2114]

@@Smashtasix1234 How is it illegal?

[@VyaxUltima]

@@avandaughrity2114 Spells/Traps that would not remain face-up on the field after resolving cannot be returned to the hand or the Deck.

[@obiesenpai3869]

If my opponent has TCBOO and I use a card like Madolche Anjelly that tributes itself as cost in order to summon a Madolche from the deck, and I control no other monsters, am I locked out of any monster types when Anjelly's effect resolves.

[@VyaxUltima]

No. When you resolve Anjelly, there is no conflicting type on your field if you control nothing else.

[@meliodas7981]

Simple question, a returning Psy-framelord Omega is considered special summoned from extra for cards like Shaddoll Fusion?

[@VyaxUltima]

A monster that was temporarily banished retains how and where it was summoned. So a returned Omega counts as summoned from the Extra Deck.

[@abyssyahoo151]

Question: if a Gizmek Kaku equipped with a Sky striker link monster leaves the field: would Raye trigger in the grave? What about Gazelle if Kaku equipped with Salamengreat Sunlight Wolf went to the GY?

[@VyaxUltima]

Raye would not trigger, while Gazelle could.

[@dannyboers4704]

Hi coder, my opponent activates meteonis drytron while having meteonis draconids in hand, a Natasha in gy and two drytron on field, while I have a zombie world, on activation I chain called by the grave, can my opponent summon meteonis draconids?

[@iSunshine1337]

No

[@ThatWeirdAtom]

If skill drain or nekroz of Unicore is on the field while I control hieratic seal of the heavenly spheres, how does the effect of heavenly spheres to tribute to a card and bounce a card from the field to the hand resolve? Also how do effects that change the name of a card worked under skill drain or imperial order such as with Pacifis the phantasm spiral city or with harpy monsters

[@lucatempesta6027]

Spheres are negated only on the field, so as soon as they leave the field, their effects are live, this means that if seal tribute itself, the effect resolves. For the second question, there are 2 different cases. Pacifis is ALWAYS considered as umi, even under imperial order, becaus it's not an effect (same applies to Stromberg cost). Harpies have an effect to change name, therefore if their effects are negated, they are not considered as harpie lady

[@the_knights_of_rohan9314]

For your first question, you ARE allowed to activate the effect of Spheres, as it tributes itself for cost, not for the effect. Nothing would be bounced, because the effect was still negated. However, you would be able to trigger the second effect of spheres to summon a monster from deck. For your second question, text on cards that change their names are considered CONDITIONS, not continuous effects. Conditions are not considered to be part of a card's effect. For this reason, Pacifis would still be considered as Umi under Imperial Order, and the Harpy monsters would still be considered Harpy Lady under Skill Drain.

[@lucatempesta6027]

@@the_knights_of_rohan9314 spheres resolves under drain or unicore since those cards specifically say "negate on the field", so the effect resolve being the card in the gy Also, harpie monsters have an effect to change name, like cyber dragon monsters

[@the_knights_of_rohan9314]

​@@lucatempesta6027 I was under the impression that if an effect was activated on the field, it is still negated by those effects, even if the card is no longer on the field. As for the Harpies, you're right. My mistake.

[@VyaxUltima]

@@the_knights_of_rohan9314 you're thinking of cards like Veiler or Imperm. Skill Drain and friends function differently.

[@florianfercsak5186]

I activate Widow Anchor with 3+ spells in grave to steal one of my opponents monsters, he/she chains his own Widow Anchor on the same monster, will my Widow Anchor steal the targeted monster?

[@graydleslime6255]

No, because the negation effect has to apply first if not you're not going to steal that monster

[@Throrma]

@@graydleslime6255 then the question: can you negate a card what had ben already negated?

[@graydleslime6255]

@@Throrma Hi, the comment says that he chains, the effect has not resolved yet so yes bud. He can chain and the other anchor and the first one does not resolve

[@alfonshapersoilsuonome]

Hello distant coder I have 2 rulings questions this is the situation: OPPO has imperial order I have 1 spell on GY My main 1: Cl 1 Engage Cl 2 anchor Cl 3 forbidden droplets cost engage and anchor Can I resolve engage? And if there isn't order in that situation can i draw and steal a monster?

[@VyaxUltima]

Imperial Order will negate all three of those cards. It doesn't matter if they leave the field, their effects are still Spell effects on the field. That being said, in the second scenario, if Droplet sends both Engage and Widow Anchor, then when you resolve their effects you have 3 Spells and can apply the additional effects.

[@kingscourge6031]

Can you use ip masqurena and a opponets monater to summon underworld goddess?

[@VyaxUltima]

Yes, you can.

[@nictay6180]

Question for anyone who can explain, doesn't Slifer's destruction effect take priority when a monster has a summoned effect? Because it isn't an active effect, it's just continous so when your opponent summons a monster they automatically lose 2000 ATK (assuming it's summoned in attack mode) and is then sent to the grave without activating it's effect? Is this right?

[@Throrma]

Slifer's effect is not continuous, it's a trigger, but maybe I'm wrong

[@SoggyWaffles.]

Slifer's floodgate effect is a Trigger Effect, not a Continuous Effect. You can tell this from the PSCT because there is an activation condition followed by a colon: "If a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned to your opponent's field in Attack Position:". In your scenario, the monster's on-summon effect and Slifer's effect would activate on the same chain.

[@corebren2510]

The order according to which simultaneous Trigger effects are placed on a chain is as follows: 1. Turn Player's mandatory Trigger effects 2. Non Turn player's mandatory Trigger effects 3. Turn player's optional Trigger effects 4. Non Turn player's optional Trigger effects , with the activating player being able to order Trigger effects that are on the same "priority level" as they see fit. Slifer's last effect is a mandatory Trigger effect. By taking it and other Trigger effects that may be activated at the same timing, as well as the above rule into account, you can know when in the chain it's supposed to be placed. Example 1: You control a Slifer, and your opponent Normal Summons a Cyber Dragon Core, on his turn. Core has a mandatory Trigger effect, and the Turn player is activating it. In this scenario, Slifer's effect is a Non turn player's mandatory trigger effect. So, according to the above rule, Core's effect will be chain link 1, and Slifer's effect will be chain link 2. Example 2: It's your turn, and you control Slifer. On this turn, your opponent uses the effect of Tri-Brigade Revolt to Link Summon Tri-Brigade Shuraig the Ominous Omen. On summon, Shuraig has an optional Trigger effect which, if activated in this scenario, would be the non Turn player's. Slifer's effect here is a Turn player's mandatory Trigger effect. So overall, according to above rule, Slifer's effect has to activate at chain link 1, and then your opponent can opt to use Shuraig's effect as chain link 2, if they so desire.

[@nictay6180]

@@corebren2510 ok thank you. I think I saw on edopro a long time ago somone play slipher against salads and he couldn't get any of his on summon effects to activate before they were destroyed. So thats probably why I was confused.

[@henriquebecker4453]

Hey, not exactly a question about mechanics but still about Yu-Gi-Oh. How do I get informed about judge knowledge level rulings in general? Do I need to always ask to a judge or there is some sort of forum that Konami employees use to answer thouse sort of questions? I've always been curious about that.

[@thedootlord]

Question: if i use prologe of the destruction swords men in response to a metaverse and they activate zombie wolrd and i summon my buater dragon are my opponents monsters zombies (cause world) or dragons (due to buster dragon) love your work have a good day

[@VyaxUltima]

They will be Zombies. In cases like these conflicting effects, the last one to have been applied is the one that takes precedence; Buster Dragon is summoned first since Prologue was CL2. After that, Metaverse resolves as CL1 and places Zombie World; Zombie World is the last to resolve and begin applying, so it is the one that remains.

[@thedootlord]

@@VyaxUltima so if i fight a zombie deck wait till they use wolrd for prologe right?

[@VyaxUltima]

@@thedootlord let Zombie World resolve and then after that if you summon Buster Dragon their monsters will be Dragons.

[@alucard4344]

You won't be able to summon the fusion tho. It's just that all monsters your opponent control will become dragons

[@ryanrogers4983]

If my opponent publicly stated their intention to enter the bp, and I have an effect like UCT of Nibiru that I activate in the end of the mp, is my opponent forced to enter the bp like they announced? Or can they still make plays in the mp1?

[@ryanrogers4983]

So not really a question about cards specifically but it’s obvious they say bp to force out an effect and it seems sketchy so I was wondering if it was legal or cheating

[@VyaxUltima]

Both players must agree to move phases. If you did not by activating something like Nibiru, your opponent remains in the M1.

[@ryujinshimada]

If my opponent activated infinite impermanence and I were to chain malfunction, what happens?

[@olliezoop]

Wow, I was gonna try to answer, but they absolutely need to give that card some errata text lmao, maybe it just literally does nothing against imperm

[@hi-i-am-atan]

presumably, it's negated and then set as if you hit it with red reboot. going _strictly by its text,_ it would be negated, then be returned to its original position, which is face-up on the field because position refers to a card's orientation on the field and it was never face-down. then, since imperm is a normal trap, it's immediately sent to the grave by game mechanics because normal traps can't remain face-up on the field without something keeping 'em there. that said, since the card is clearly using some wording that's older than yami yugi ( like, even the japanese text uses the nebulous "restore" or "reset" - and, no, _not_ "re-Set" ), you kinda just have to assume the intention of the wording than what it actually says, and the only way a trap was activating without already being set on the field was by using the basically permabanned makyura. so the trap could only ever be "restored" to being set face-down on the field, yeah, it's probably just stopping imperm for the turn in exchange for 500 lp and letting them get the column effect next turn

[@Empress_Xerra]

that tribute question how does it work if there is a Zombie world on the field?

[@mtb8135]

When summoning an infinitrack harvester while having a derricrane in hand, after declaring harvester effect can i chain block using derricrane or can my opponent ash?

[@nocontextlovelive9871]

Yes derricrane chain blocks

[@AriProbably]

Can you explain the interaction of fog blade on a dinosaur under misc, and does it apply to effects like fiendish chain and crackdown as well?

[@VyaxUltima]

All of those effects are continuous. They do not interact with Misc.

[@nathansullivan2204]

Friendly reminder that "Mu" is pronounced like "mew" :)

[@Tguard77]

Why do you think this

[@The1337Chronicles]

@@Tguard77 Mu is a greek letter and is supposed to be pronounced that way

[@codedduelist5309]

@@Tguard77 and a Mu is also a mythological creature that is also pronounced "mew"

[@MasterQuestMaster]

@@codedduelist5309 And "mew" is a pokémon that is pronounced "miu".

[@corebren2510]

@@The1337Chronicles Well, as a Greek I can confirm the pronunciation is neither "mew" nor "moo". It's more like "mi".

[@koala5232]

I'm fairly certain the rules state that an equip card is always considered to be targeting the monster it is equipped to. This doesn't seem to line up with your ruling regarding Comica, Amazement Traps and Dragoon. Please clarify.

[@VyaxUltima]

Equip cards continuously target, but it's not an effect that's doing that. So "cannot be targeted by card effects" doesn't interact with it.

[@lugge978]

The Comica Ruling is incorrect in the Remote Duel YCS. Because they say: Equip always targets.

[@Uchiha_Sasuke209]

ycs arent always right best example: agnimazud was once able to pop 2 earths. Only equip spell do always target not the action of equiping

[@OvrclkdMcrwv]

If my opponent uses the effect of 'Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon' to gain the original attack of all face up monsters on the field (while it has a DARK Xyz as material) and negates all other face up monsters, can I still attempt to the activate the effect of 'Red Nova Dragon' in the battle phase to banish itself and negate the attack?

[@VyaxUltima]

Negating a monster's effects doesn't prevent it from activating its effects. That being said, Red Nova banishes itself as part of its effect, and so that (as well as negating the attack) will be negated.

[@the_knights_of_rohan9314]

Technically, yes, you would be able to activate the effect of Red Nova Dragon, but nothing would happen. This is because Red Nova Dragon banishes itself for its effect, not for cost.

[@xdarkangerx7601]

Ruling question: Can Sky Striker Mecha - Shark Cannon be legally activated under Lancea if there are three or more spells in the GY? Haven't had to deal with Striker for a a while and have since forgotten how this is ruled, and should probably get a reminder before the new format begins in earnest ha ha...

[@VyaxUltima]

While the effect of Lancea or Imperial Iron Wall is applying, Shark Cannon cannot be activated unless you have 3+ Spells in your GY. Naturally, you must Special Summon the target.

[@Goldenhawk0]

If I Normal Summon Denko Sekka with no set cards, and my opponent responds with Solemn Judgement, am I allowed to chain red reboot from my hand to negate the Solemn Judgement?

[@VyaxUltima]

Sure.

[@flickerygems7779]

yes

[@shiny_lucarioxx3055]

So tellerknights have to be in there trigger location to active there effects as well? Also can you explain the charmers monsters were they special summon from deck by sending monsters from field. Does that active?

[@mythology2467]

Wait so what's the difference of ashing a red eyes fusion and hot redding a punishment in terms of their restrictions? I've heard you can't summon after red eyes fusion gets ashed.

[@VyaxUltima]

Punishment's lock is part of the effect. REF's isn't, it's a restriction on activating the card (note Verte doesn't copy that part of REF's text).

[@henriquegalindo9659]

If you activate the effect of Serpentine Princess on deck and your opponent chains the effect of Herald Ultimateness to negate could you chain Ash to Herald, since it would destroy a card in deck and send it to the GY?

[@dannyboers4704]

No, Ash blossom states that the effect of the monster has to include that it can send a card from the deck to the gy

[@thesaucypickle9866]

Are you sure about that double iris ruling? I've never heard it ruled that way and it does say "if it battles an opponents monster" implying that it could have no target even on turn 2 Curious if you could explain that?

[@VyaxUltima]

Double Iris has been ruled that way for years.

[@islavyou984]

If my opponent has union driver in the graveyard and attempts to activate another union driver's on field effect to banish itself and re-equip another union monster from deck, what will happen if I use called by the grave to banish the union driver in the graveyard?

[@VyaxUltima]

Union Driver's effect resolve successfully, as no *monster* of the same name activated its effect - at the time, Union Driver was an Equip Spell.

[@christianmmo2342]

Hi Coder, ruling question here: If i have "dimensional fissure" up on the field and my opponent activates "dogmatika punishment" targetting one of my monsters, does punishment resolves popping my monster?

[@VyaxUltima]

The monster sent will be banished, and the targeted monster is not destroyed. Whoever activated Punishment is still unable to summon from the Extra Deck until the end of their next turn.

[@rolliepollie941]

If I activate pot of extravagance and draw into piri reis map, can I still activate the map right after extrav resolves? Because I know all the dragonmaids activate their “at the start of the battle phase” effects one by one, and they can still activate activate even if another dragonmaid already did so.

[@VyaxUltima]

The "start of the Battle Phase" refers to the Start Step. Konami, for some unknown reason, does not explicitly say the Start Step, but it is a part of the Battle Phase nonetheless. This is why you can use multiple Dragonmaids in such a manner, since the Start Step can have multiple chains. Piri Reis cannot be activated if it was not the first action taken in your Main Phase 1.

[@IlMaich]

If I activate a monster effect and my opponent negate it with a counter trap that negate and destroy, can I protect it using Balelyinx or Dingirsu or I cannot because they would use their effect after a counter trap?

[@anvagome1]

Protection effects like those are passive, they dont "activate" at all so you can always use them if able.

[@kirrbs_4347]

No u can’t. If u normal summon foxy and use effect, and opp activates strike u cannot chain baelynx. It is not passive it must respond to the card/cards attempting to be destroyed.

[@topgearturbo9]

@@kirrbs_4347 That is incorrect, replacement effects never activate, they only care that the monster/card effect you using as replacement is not also being removed by the same effect

[@dannyboers4704]

@@kirrbs_4347 it can though

[@controlenjoyer5873]

@@kirrbs_4347 if u negate the summon, you are right it cannot. But if u negafe the effect u can active it to prevent destruction.

[@ravieldecksalot8305]

If I activate Soul Crossing to tribute summon The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode using 3 of my opponent's monsters; am I still restricted by soul crossing's "one effect per turn after resolution" restriction, despite Sphere Mode being able to to tribute itself using opponent's monsters via it's own effect?

[@xatuyou8045]

I think you would have to specify if you’re using the effect of the soul crossing to tribute them or not.

[@just4credits]

Ruling Question: If any of the Eldlich Traps like Conquistador/Huaquero/Guardian get banished by the Effect of Sky Striker Ace - Zeke, will they return to the field, if so, where do they return to? Or do they stay banished?

[@VyaxUltima]

They'll return to the field and then instantly be sent to the GY.

[@flickerygems7779]

they go to the graveyard instead of returning

[@Kyouto_c]

Which Extra Deck summons are allowed while "There can only be one" is on the field

[@kojoe27]

You just can’t attempt to summon a monster of the same type you already control. Your question depends on the cards and the situation

[@ManoloRibera070]

Any other monster thats not the same type as the one you cobtrol face up on field

[@Kyouto_c]

@@kojoe27 Is there a difference between summoning XYZ, Fusion, Link etc.? I know contact fusioning works but what about he other monster types?

[@ScorpioneOrzion]

@@Kyouto_c if you control a fiend and a machine you cannot XYZ a machine or fiend if both of the monsters would leave the field as a result of the summon. There can only be one locks you in cause of same situation from summoning any fiend or machine monster, regardless if the summon would remove that type

[@Kyouto_c]

@@ScorpioneOrzion so xyz, fusion and link doesn't work but contact fusioning would work right? For example I have a cyber dragon on the field, then I could go into chimeratech megafleet dragon but not into cyber twin dragon, using a cyber dragon from my hand right?

[@CC_Th1rst]

Heya Coder. Hope you're having a good day? If I control a Wind Syncro monster that used "Windwitch - Snow Bell" as material and the opponent uses "Dark Ruler No More" to negate it, is it still unable to be destroyed by their card effects?

[@SoggyWaffles.]

Yes. The Synchro Monster has the protection effect applied to it, but does not gain the effect itself. If Snow said: "A Synchro Monster that was Summoned using this card as Synchro Material gains this effect: This card cannot be destroyed by card effects.", then the Synchro would lose the protection after Dark Ruler.

[@christianjustin20]

If I tribute 3 trap monsters in the monster zone for Metaltron is he then unaffected by monster and trap effects

[@thefonzpart]

That’s so lame that another effect equipping a card doesn’t count as targetting but any equip card activating counts as targetting

[@manuelrayyan8494]

Ruling question, I have comica faceup on field with a horror house equip. I negate opponents monster “a” chain comica to equip to opponents Monster “b”. Can i use horror house again in the same turn since I never used the effect to flip face down?

[@jacobd7948]

If my opponent has Red Eyes Dragoon on the field and I have Great Shogun Shien and another six samurai on my field. When the Dragoon battles my Shien, I use Shien’s ability to destroy another six samurai on the field instead. With this interaction does the dragoon negate and destroy the Shien and if so does the dragoon get to attack the other six samurai?

[@ScorpioneOrzion]

the destruction is prevented and unnegatable, as long as great shogun shien itself is not negated, it happens at the same time as the destruction. It's a replacement effect, you cannot negate those.

[@Smashtasix1234]

Last I checked, Shien's effect to protect itself does not activate, so no, Dragon cannot negate that effect.

[@Firelordca4]

What is the ruling on flood gate timing? Say an opponent summons a monster while they have 2 other same type monsters on the field. When they summon said monster, the other 2 monster would have triggered effects. However, what if i chain There Can Be Only One to the summon of the 3rd monster? Or another scenario, what if they have 1 monster on the field and summon a 2nd same type monster while TCBOO is already on the field?

[@fortidogi8620]

Theres a video on his channel summarizing this.

[@Messoras]

What (Meta relevant) cards can Mystical Refpanel be chained to? I know drawing effects and LP damage target players, so you could for example chain it to Pot of Greed, but how about cards like Barkion's Bark or effects which have a part that targets a player, like Tri-Brigade Airborne Assault, which restricts you from Summoning Specific monsters for the rest of the turn or Spell Shattering Arrow, which destroys cards and then inflicts damage to a player?

[@VyaxUltima]

There is an article on ygorg that talks about Refpanel. I'd give it a read.

[@xyelsha5363]

Hi coder, I have a question about hidden city. If TCBOO, Rivalry, and zombie world are on field (yes this happened) and my opponent has a face up guru plus a face down monster, can they flip up the face down monster to negate the attack via hidden city?

[@dannyboers4704]

No I think not

[@Blobbitoom]

Hi Coder, I have a Rueling question: What happens if I return a card that originally belongs to the opponent (for example, through Megaclops) to the hand through the effect of Materiactor Gigaboros? Do I get the card in my hand or does the opponent?

[@SoggyWaffles.]

It always goes to its owner's hand, which is the opponent in this case.

[@defectivesickle5643]

Hey, Coder! I've been wondering how you are legally allowed to activate a card such as Nadir Servant while Macro Cosmos is active, but you are not allowed to declare an attack if Gravekeeper's Servant and Macro Cosmos are on the field?

[@babrad]

Nadir is an effect (that when resolved won't get you any search) while Gravekeeper works like costs, and you have to pay cost in the exact way it is written.

[@Prinrin]

My opponent controls Number 3: Cicada King and Metalfoes Orichalc. I control Samurai Destroyer and have a set copy of Crystron Entry. My opponent attacks SD with Orichalc. Before the damage step, I activate Entry, summoning Citree and Rion. Citree's effect targets a level 2 in my GY and summons Crystron Quandax. Rion's effect targets that now banished level 2 and summons Crystron Ametrix. In response to the Ametrix on summon effect, I activate Quandax's effect and summon Crystron Phoenix. Ametrix's effect resolves and switches Orichalc to defense position. In the next chain, I activate Phoenix's on summon effect. Is the Orichalc still considered to be attacking at this point? This affects whether or not Cicada King's effect can be used to negate Phoenix's banish. I ask because the game doesn't check for a replay until triggers are finished resolving.

[@Smashtasix1234]

The attack has stopped by the time Phoenix's effect activates, since Orichalc was put into defence.

[@alucard4344]

Ruling question: If activate Ancient Warriors Sun Mou's effect and send nervall to GY; add zhuge kong to hand. Can i chain block with nervall & zhuge kong?

[@VyaxUltima]

Sure, they activate at the same time and you can choose the order of the chain (in the TCG).

[@vinhtringuyen6370]

If Number 38 is destroyed while you control a face-up xyz, can No.38's eff be used?

[@VyaxUltima]

No.

[@sparksimpson4309]

Ruling Question: If I active Meteonis to summon Ultimateness from my hand & my opponent use a monster effect as CL2 & I chain Orange as CL3 by discarding itself & Ultimateness, Can I still summon the same Ultimateness from GY?

[@xatuyou8045]

Meteonis Drytron does not target , and unlike the drytrons, you do not choose where to summon from until resolution, so the play you described is 100 percent legal.

[@SahnigReingeloetet]

Less of a ruling question more like I don‘t really know what‘s happening: I control a face up Majesty‘s Fiend and my opponent activated The Monarch‘s Stormforth this turn (it is his turn). My opponent then proceeds to tribute my Majesty‘s Fiend for Erebus the Underworld Monarch and is then able to activate its on-summon effect. Why is this possible? I have witnessed a ruling where when I tribute Majesty‘s Fiend for a monster that has an on-summon trigger I will not be able to activate said effect. Asking for the Monarch mirror once every two lifecycles

[@corebren2510]

I don't see a reason why Erebus' effect wouldn't be able to trigger. The moment Majesty's Fiend leaves the field, its continuous effect that prevents monster effect activations stops applying. Maybe you've mixed it up with something else?

[@SahnigReingeloetet]

@@corebren2510 no I am almost 100% sure this is exactly how both interactions go which makes it even stranger. I even hooked up EdoPro after the DB judge explained the ruling to me and to my astonishment, it happened there exactly like this too. Idk man

[@corebren2510]

​@@SahnigReingeloetet Well, if EDO responds that way, it's just a bug with the platform (you can take it up with the EDO devs if you want). I can tell you for a fact though that Majesty's Fiend's effect will stop applying when it's tributed, and monster effect activations henceforth can take place just fine. Now, if you have an actual ruling at hand (i.e. from the OCG database, or an esteemed judge), I'd be more than interested in seeing it, cause it sounds pretty preposterous.

[@MargudnRoboter]

What happens if megalith ophiel activates its effect to ritual summon and the opponent chains compulse to bounce it to the hand? Will it still resolve?

[@Tealmaker]

Why would dogmatika punishment lock you out of the extra deck if the target is no longer on the field ???

[@Uchiha_Sasuke209]

you resolve as much as possible and to resolve the part after the also you dont need to resolve the part before also

[@juanpablogomez6564]

If my opponent has a monster that is originally DARK and is unaffected by card effects, for example ultimate falcon; if I control lair of darkness, can I tribute that monster to revive ogdoadic light? Or dark for that matter

[@ManoloRibera070]

You already kinda answered your own question. For you to be able to tribute the fieldspell has to affect the monster. Since ultimate falcon isnt affected you cant tribute him.

[@davidsosa507]

Yes, you can.

[@corebren2510]

@@davidsosa507 No, you cannot. The initial answer was correct.

[@SoggyWaffles.]

No. Lair of Darkness is a card with an effect. Ultimate Falcon is unaffected by card effects. Q: "Lair of Darkness" is face-up in my Field Zone. In this situation, if there is a face-up "Hunter Dragon" on my opponent's field that is unaffected by Spell effects due to the effect of "Forbidden Lance", can I activate a card such as "Grinning Grave Virus" and apply the effect of "Lair of Darkness", so that I Tribute that opponent's "Hunter Dragon" for the cost? A: In this scenario, since your opponent's "Hunter Dragon" is unaffected by the effects of Spell Cards, it is also unaffected by the effect of "Lair of Darkness" that allows you to Tribute it when activating a card or effect. Therefore, in this scenario, you cannot Tribute that "Hunter Dragon" when activating a card or effect.

[@reaflor91]

If my opponent has something like a Destiny Hero Plasma, and I have a Trifortressops which is successfully Special Summoned from my hand, are it's effects still negated by Plasma? What would the interaction be if it was something like Deus X-Krawler or Skill Drain instead?

[@dannyboers4704]

It’s effect would still be negated same with skill drain since their effect is already applied on the field and when trifortessops will apply it’s effect on it self after it’s been successfully summoned, it’s effects are already negated so it can’t apply it’s effect on itself. Trifortresstops effect is a continuous effect and krawler only negates activated effects

[@osiris3812]

Ruling question: If I have Necroworld Banshee in graveyard, my opponent activates D.D. Crow in hand. Do I activate Banshee quick effect on activation or if I activate my Banshee, then D.D. Crow activates. What is the interaction between those cards?

[@VyaxUltima]

If you activate Banshee as CL1, it's banished for cost by the time the opponent can respond, and they can't Crow it. If Crow targets Banshee as CL1 and Banshee is chained as CL2, Crow resolves without banishing anything.

[@RaggerBagger]

With @Ignister getting some traction and people picking it up I have a question regarding a specific interaction. Can Linguriboh use my opponents extra deck summoned @Ignister for it's graveyard resurrection?

[@ogeid772]

Unless stated otherwise, tributing costs are always payed with monsters on your side of the field.

[@dannyboers4704]

That’s like asking if I can use steam the cloak to tribute an opponents monster

[@melffyrabby1009]

Is it possible to stack your deck for ash? Because all my opponents always open it

[@SoggyWaffles.]

That's when you pull out a second Obedience Schooled from your sleeve. Or ear in your case.

[@Reversepigeons]

Question: I activate pot of desires then chain my own forbidden droplet sending the pot of desires I activated as it’s cost negating a monsters effect. If I can do this then why is it then when the activation of cursed eldland is negated it is not considered to be sent from the field to the graveyard to meet the requirements of its effect? Thanks! Love these segments

[@NJoCaulfield]

Those are very different scenarios. If the activation of Cursed Eldland is negated, or it is destroyed in the same chain it was activated, it goes to the GY and does not get its GY effect, because it was not successfully activated and therefore not on the field. If you were to activate Eldland from hand, then chain Droplet, Eldland will not be able to activate its effect; however, if you have Eldland on the field, activate the search effect, and chain Droplet to send it, then its GY effect can be activated, because it had established itself as on the field. Hope that helps.

[@corebren2510]

The thing is, when the activation of a Spell/Trap card is negated, it is *retroactively* treated as not being sent from field to GY. Unless that happens though, a card is still face-up on the field, hence why the former example of a scenario works.

[@MVVibes-tr7hd]

Zombie world with rivalry vs Magician Navigation with no monsters on field, will the effect of M.N. Be able to activate and/or resolve to summon DM and a level 7 or lower spell caster?

[@VyaxUltima]

You will summon Dark Magician, which changes to Zombie due to Zombie World. Since you now control a Zombie under Rivalry, you cannot summon a Spellcaster. Navigation stops resolving there.

[@mattwebb563]

I don't understand...so if Double Iris Magician requires attack damage to be applied to the opponent in order to activate the effect, then why would you ever be able to activate the effect in any turn where you choose to skip the battle phase? Not having a battle phase first turn seems like the same thing to me as skipping the battle phase if you so choose. Same concept. The effect of Double Iris does not stipulate that you must damage the opponent, it just says double damage that you do. If you choose to do no damage, in non turn one, and can still use his effect, then why can't you do it in turn one? I understand that this may be the accepted ruling....but why.

[@Uchiha_Sasuke209]

skipping turn is not the same as not being able to conduct a bp. That is just the different meaning of the word skipping vs conduct in ygo

[@noahtankarino6393]

Can you explain the difference between a condition (like the inability to link with some link monster) and continuous effects which can be negated (like preventing special summons)?

[@VyaxUltima]

The major thing between the two is that conditions cannot be negated.

[@captncring4631]

I got a timelord question. If a timelord attacks directly will its effect still resolve or will it not fill its condition?

[@VyaxUltima]

"Battled" means the monster reached damage calculation in a battle. This counts for direct attacks as well.

[@captncring4631]

@@VyaxUltima ok thank you