MONSTER CARD RULINGS
All Rulings written by Edo

Ameba [j. Amoeba]
Category: Life Point Damage
Type: Triggered

  • If this Monster leaves the Field, then re-enters play, its effect can be activated again.
  • "Shift Control" indicates when this card goes under your opponent's control.

Armed Ninja [ j. Blue Ninja ]
Category: Magic/Trap Destruction
Type: Flip

  • If Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode) or Special Summoned, it's effect is NOT activated.
  • If Flipped, its effect MUST be activated, and it MUST destroy a Magic card on the Field (even if it would be one of yours).
  • You may choose a face-up Magic card or face-down card in either player's Magic/Trap Zone.
  • If the card that you choose turns out to not be a Magic card, you do not get to choose another target, and this card's effect ends.
  • If neither player has cards in his or her Magic/Trap Zone, the effect is nullfied.

Banisher of the Light [ j. Emissary of Light ]
Category: Magic/Trap Removal
Type: Continuous

  • If a Magic card destroys this Monster, this Monster will go to the Graveyard before the Magic card is removed from the game.
    -- Example: [Dark Hole] is used.
    [Banisher] goes to the Graveyard.
    [Dark Hole] is placed in the Graveyard instead of being removed from the game.

Barrel Dragon [ j. Revolver Dragon ]
Category: Monster Destruction
Type: Activated

  • Can use its effect and attack during the same turn.
  • CANNOT be used if this Monster is face-down.
  • If this Monster uses its ability, somehow leaves play, then re-enters play during the same turn, its ability can be used again during that turn.
  • Barrel Dragon is a Machine, not a Dragon, so it is not covered by the Lord of D.'s effect.

Big Eye [ j. Eye King of the Depths ]
Category: Deck Modification
Type: Flip

  • If Flipped, its effect MUST be activated, and you MUST rearrange the top five cards of your deck.
  • If you have fewer than 5 cards in your deck, rearrange as many as you can.

Bistro Butcher, The [ j. Devil Cook ]
Category: Card Drawing
Type: Triggered

  • Direct damage is either damage in a direct attack; or, "overflow" damage if this Monster attacks and destroys a Monster that's in attack mode with a lower attack strength; or, damage resulting from a Monster attacking this Monster that has a lower attack strength than its defense strength.
  • Your opponent MUST draw both cards
  • If your opponent is forced to draw cards in this way, and has 1 or fewer cards in his or her deck, your opponent loses the game.
  • If the Battle Damage done to you by this Monster is reduced to 0 (such as with [Kuriboh] or [Waboku]), this effect does not trigger.
  • If this card does Battle Damage to an opponent, and you also have a [Robbin' Goblin] on the Field, since you control both effects that happen simultaneously, you choose in which order to activate them.

Bladefly [ j. Blade Fly ]
Hoshiningen [ j. Super Star ]
Little Chimera [ j. Little Chimera ]
Milus Radiant [ j. Milus Radiant ]
Star Boy [ j. Star Boy ]
Witch's Apprentice [ j. Apprentice Witch ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Continuous

  • This effect is only active while it is face-up.
  • The effect applies only to face-up Monsters.
  • If a Monster is turned face-up (such as with an attack), it immediately gains the bonus.
    • x

Blast Juggler [ j. Mister Bomber ]
Category: Monster Destruction
Type: Activation

  • This ability is optional, but must be used during your Standby Phase.
  • Being offered in Tribute this way does not count for Tribute for any other reason (i.e. Summons and/or Sets).

Boar Soldier [ j. Boar Soldier ]
Category: Summon / Power-Down
Type: Triggered / Continuous

Buster Blader [ j. Buster Blader ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Continuous

Cannon Soldier [ j. Cannon Soldier ]
Category: Direct Damage
Type: Activation

  • This is not Battle Damage, so cards that reduce Battle Damage (such as [ Kuriboh ] and [ Waboku ]) can't be used to prevent this damage.
  • May be used as many times per turn as you like.
  • CANNOT be used if this Monster is face-down.
  • This card can Tribute itself for its own effect.
  • You may tribute face-up or face-down Monsters.

Castle of Dark Illusions [ j. Castle That Spreads The Darkness ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Flip (Limited)

  • Only Zombie Monsters that were face-up when this Monster was Flipped gain the bonus for the five turns. Zombie Monsters that enter play after this Monster has flipped do NOT gain the bonus.
  • This stat increase is PERMANENT.
  • The five turn schedule goes like this:
    If Flipped during your turn ::::: (1) Your turn, (2) Your opponent's turn, (3) Your turn, (4) Your opponent's turn, (5) your turn.
    If Flipped during your opponent's turn ::::: (1) Your opponent's turn, (2) Your turn, (3) Your opponent's turn, (4) your turn, (5) Your opponent's turn.

Catapult Turtle [ j. Catapult Turtle ]
Category: Direct Damage
Type: Activation

  • May be used as many times per turn as you like.
  • CANNOT be used if this Monster is face-down.
  • This card can Tribute itself for its own effect.
  • You may Tribute face-up or face-down Monsters.

Ceremonial Bell [ j. Ceremony Bell ]
Category: Reveal
Type: Continuous

Cocoon of Evolution [ j. Evolutionary Cocoon ]
Category: Equipment
Type: Equipment

  • Since it is a Monster card, it counts toward your one Monster per turn limit.
  • Since it becomes an Equipment card, it can't be Equipped on a face-down Monster.
  • CAN be played as a Normal Monster.
  • If Equipped on a [Petite Moth], it is placed in your Magic/Trap zone (since it is treated as an Equipment card).
  • If Equipped on a [Petite Moth], it is NOT considered a Special Summon.
  • Only counts YOUR turns for the time limit of bringing out a [Larvae Moth] or [Great Moth]. The turn that this card is Equipped on a [Petite Moth] counts as the first turn.
  • If Equipped on a [Petite Moth], it can be destroyed by [De-Spell], [Heavy Storm], and other cards that destroy Magic cards.

Crass Clown [ j. Murder Circus ]
Category: Return To Hand
Type: Triggered

  • If a Fusion Monster is returned to a player's hand, it is returned to its owner's Fusion deck instead.
  • This ability activates despite the way in which its mode was changed (such as with [Stop Defense]).

Cyber Jar [ j. Cyber Pod ]
Category: Monster Destruction / Draw
Type: Flip

  • Monsters that are played in attack mode via this card's effect during the Battle Phase can attack, provided that the Battle Phase has not yet ended.
  • In the event that a [Toon Mermaid] is "revealed" via this card's effect, if [Toon World] is on the Field, it will be played as normal, but in face-up attack mode or face-UP defense mode. If [Toon World] is not on the Field, it is put into your hand.

Dark Elf [ j. Dark Elf ]
Category: Life Payment
Type: Triggered

  • The Life Payment must be paid when it is stated that it is attacking.
  • The Life must be paid EACH time the Monster attacks.
  • If a Reset occurs, the Life Payment is NOT returned to its controller.

Dark Zebra [ j. Dark Zebra ]
Category: ????
Type: ????

[ j. Deep-Sea Warrior ]
Category: ????
Type: Continuous

Dragon Piper [ j. Jar Demon ]
Category: Mode Change
Type: Flip

  • If Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode) or Special Summoned, it's effect is NOT activated.
  • If Flipped, its effect MUST be activated, and it MUST destroy a Dragon Capture Jar on the Field (even if it would be one of yours).
  • Only destroys a face-up Dragon Capture Jar on the Field.

Dream Clown [ j. Dream Clown ]
Category: Monster Destruction
Type: Triggered

  • This ability activates despite the way in which its mode was changed (such as with Stop Defense).
  • A Monster on the Field must be destroyed, even if it would be itself.

Electric Lizard [ j. Electric Lizard ]
Category: Attack Prevention
Type: Triggered

  • The Monster can still change its mode.

Electric Snake [ j. Electric Snake ]
Category: Draw
Type: Triggered

  • If this card is put into a Graveyard while a [Banisher of the Light] is face-up on the Field, this card is removed from the game instead, and its effect is NOT activated.
  • If a [Delinquent Duo] is played, even if you choose to discard it through the second effect, you are still able to activate its effect.

Exodia The Forbidden / (Parts) of the Forbidden One [ j. Sealed Exodia / Sealed (Parts) ]
Category: Rule Addition
Type: Triggered

  • All parts must be in your HAND in order to activate its effect.
  • Can be played as Monsters.

Flash Assailant [ j. Quick-Kill Assassin ]
Category: Power-Down
Type: Continuous

  • Based on the number of cards in the current CONTROLLER'S hand.
  • [Reverse Trap] works on this effect.

Gate Guardian [ j. Gate Guardian ]
Category: Special Summon
Type: Summon

  • CANNOT be summoned in the normal way (i.e., by Tributing two Monsters).
  • Can ONLY be summoned by Tributing [Sanga of the Thunder], [Kazejin] and [Suijin].
  • This is a Special Summon, so Trap Hole CANNOT be used to destroy it.

Giant Germ [ j. Giant Virus ]
Category: Damage / Special Summon
Type: Triggered

  • "Same name" indicates [Giant Germ] cards from your deck.
  • You may summon up to 2 from your deck through this effect.
  • If under the control of another player and it goes to the Graveyard, it's OWNER is the one that gets to activate the effect (both of them).

Flying Kamakiri #1 [ j. Bladefly ]
Giant Rat [ j. Giant Rat ]
Mother Grizzly [ j. Grizzly Mother ]
Mystic Tomato [ j. Killer Tomato ]
Shining Angel [ j. Shine Angel ]
UFO Turtle [ j. UFO Turtle ]
Category: Special Summon
Type: Triggered

  • Must be destroyed in an attack with another Monster. This means that you CANNOT Special Summon a Monster if this Monster attacks and is destroyed by [Mirror Force].
  • If it is during your own turn, the Monster summoned in this way can still attack, so long as the Battle Phase has not ended.
  • You can "deliberately" attack an opponent's Monster to destroyed this one, and activate its effect.
  • If this card is destroyed, with a [Sword of Deep-Seated] and/or [Axe of Despair], if both cards are controller by a player, he or she chooses which order to resolve them in.

Goblin Attack Force [ j. Goblin Strike Team ]
Category: Mode Change
Type: Triggered

Great Moth [ j. Great Moth ]
Category: Special Summon
Type: Summon

  • CANNOT be summoned in the normal way (i.e., by Tributing two Monsters).
  • Can ONLY be summoned by Tributing a [Petite Moth] that has had a [Cocoon of Evolution] Equipped on it for four turns.
  • This is a Special Summon, so [Trap Hole] CANNOT be used to destroy it.

Griggle [ j. Guriguru ]
Category: Life Gain
Type: Triggered

  • If this Monster leaves the Field, then re-enters play, its effect can be activated again.
  • "Shift Control" indicates when this card goes under your opponent's control.

Hane-Hane [ j. Hane Hane ]
Category: Return to Hand/Deck
Type: Flip

  • If Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode) or Special Summoned, its effect is NOT activated.
  • If Flipped, its effect MUST be activated, and it MUST return a Monster on the Field to its owner's hand (even if it would be itself).
  • If a Fusion Monster is returned to its owner's hand, it is instead returned to its owner's Fusion Deck.
  • You may choose a face-up Monster or face-down Monster.

Harpie Lady Sisters [ j. Harpy Lady Triplets ]
Category: Special Summon
Type: Summon

  • CANNOT be summoned in the normal way (i.e., by Tributing two Monsters).
  • Can ONLY be summoned by using an [Elegant Egotist] Magic card.
  • This is a Special Summon, so Trap Hole CANNOT be used to destroy it.

Hayabusa Knight [ j. Falcon Knight ]
Category: ????
Type: ????

  • This card can make two normal attacks.
  • Each of the attacks is handled serperately, i.e. this card's attack strength is not doubled for "a single attack."

Hiro's Shadow Scout [ j. Demon Investigator ]
Category: Draw / Discard
Type: Flip

  • The cards are revealed to both players (to prevent cheating).
  • Only those cards that are Magic cards are discarded. The rest go into your opponent's hand.

Immortal of Thunder, The [ j. Thunder Sage ]
Category: Life Gain / Life Loss
Type: Flip / Triggered

  • If Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode) or Special Summoned, it's effect is NOT activated.
  • If Flipped, its effect MUST be activated, and you MUST gain 3000 Life Points.
  • Its OWNER loses the 5000 Life Points if it has been Flipped, and goes to the Graveyard at a later point.
  • If it came into play face-up (i.e. Normal Summon or Special Summon), its controller does not lose any Life Points. This is because it was not Flipped.
  • If this Monster is returned to a player's hand or is removed from the game, neither player loses any Life Points for this effect.

Insect Soldiers of the Sky [ j. Insect Solder ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Triggered

  • The increase in attack strength only lasts until the end of the Battle Phase.

Invader of the Throne [ j. Royal Throne Infiltrator ]
Category: Control
Type: Flip

  • This effect is MANDATORY.
  • If the chosen Monster is destroyed in a Chain with this effect, a new target is not chosen, and the effect ends.
  • If this Monster is destroyed in a Chain with this effect, this effect ends.

Jinzo [ j. Android Psycho Shocker ]
Category: Trap Prevention
Type: Continuous

  • While face-up on the Field, Trap cards cannot be activated by you, nor your opponent.
  • While face-up on the Field, Trap card effects are negated. For example, [Spellbinding Circle]'s effect is negated.
  • Even though Trap card effects may be negated, the cards are NOT destroyed.
  • If Summoned, this card's effect does NOT negate card effects that are "lingering" on the Field (i.e., [Waboku], [Reverse Trap], etc.) before this card was Summoned.
  • Non-Counter Trap cards CANNOT be activated in a Chain when this card is Summoned.
  • [Trap Hole] CANNOT be activated to destroy this Monster when it hits the Field.
  • Counter Traps that negate Summons CAN be used to prevent this Monster from hitting the Field.
  • Reviving this card with [Call of the Haunted]:
    - [Jinzo] is targeted while in the Cemetery with [Call...]
    - [Jinzo] is Special Summoned to the Field.
    - Since [Jinzo] has hit the Field, all Trap cards are now negated. For the purposes of gameplay, [Call...] is now treated as "blank" (no other effect).
    - If [Call...] later leaves the Field (destroyed, returned to a player's hand), [Jinzo] is NOT destroyed, and remains on the Field unscathed.

Jinzo #7 [ j. Cyborg #7 ]
Leghul [ j. Regguru ]
Mystic Lamp [ j. Magic Lamp ]
Ooguchi [ j. Largemouth ]
Queen's Double [ j. Impostor Queen ]
Rainbow Flower [ j. Rainbow Flower ]
Category: Damage
Type: Battle

  • Attacking your opponent directly is optional.
  • Equipment Magic cards are treated normally.

Jirai Gumo [ j. Landmine Spider ]
Category: Attack Cost
Type: Triggered

  • The coin must be flipped, and Life Payment (if any) must be paid when stated that it is attacking.
  • The coin must be flipped EACH time the Monster attacks.
  • The coin is NOT flipped if the Monster is attacked.
  • If you incorrectly call the coin, the Monster still attacks as normal.
  • If a Reset occurs, the Life Payment is NOT returned to its controller.

Karate Man [ j. Karate Man ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Activated

  • Only used during your Main Phase 1 or 2.
  • Cannot be affected by [Reverse Trap].
  • If a [Megamorph] is Equipped on this Monster, its attack strength is NOT multiplied by four.

Kazejin [ j. Wind Guardian Hyuga ]
Sanga of the Thunder [ j. Electric Guardian Sanga ]
Suijin [ j. Water Guardian Suuga ]
Category: Statistic Reduction
Type: Activated

  • This ability can only be used ONCE. (Use a counter to represent it, if need be).
  • If this Monster uses its ability, somehow leaves play, then re-enters play, its ability can be used again.
  • This ability specifically reduce the ATTACK STRENGTH of the Monster that is attacking it to 0 (unlike [Waboku], which only reduces Battle Damage).
    --- If this Monster is in attack mode, and uses this ability on the Monster attacking it, the attacking Monster will be destroyed, and damage done to your opponent equal to this Monster's attack strength.
    --- If this Monster is in defense mode, and uses this ability on the Monster attacking it, the attacking Monster will survive, and damage done to your opponent equal to this Monster's defense strength.
  • This reduction only lasts until the end of the Battle Phase.
  • [Reverse Trap] will not work on a Monster affected with this ability, since this ability SETS the Monster's attack strength to 0; it actually doesn't give the Monster a modifier.

Kotodama [ j. Kotodama ]
Category:
Type:

  • "Same name" refers to EXACT name. For example, [Blue Eyes White Dragon] and [Blue Eyes Toon Dragon] are not the same name.
  • If this Monster is summoned, and there are two or more Monsters on the Field that have the same name, all of those Monsters are destroyed.
  • Monsters that have been turned into Equipment cards (such as with [Relinquished]) are not counted, since they are not Monster cards at that time.

Kuriboh [ j. Kuribo ]
Category: Damage Prevention
Type: Activated

  • Only prevents the Battle Damage done to YOU, not to a Monster (unlike [Waboku]).

Larvae Moth [ j. Larva Moth ]
Category: Special Summon
Type: Summon

  • Cannot be summoned in the normal way.
  • Can only be summoned by Tributing a [Petite Moth] that has had a [Cocoon of Evolution] Equipped on it for two turns.
  • This is a Special Summon, so [Trap Hole] cannot be used to destroy it.

Lava Battleguard [ j. Barbarian #1 ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Continuous

Legendary Fisherman, The [ j. Legendary Fisherman ]
Category: ????
Type: ????

  • If the [Umi] card is on the Field (either yours or your opponent's) and this card is FACE-UP, this card cannot be AFFECTED by Magic. (EDO'S NOTE: This is similar to how people thought Lord of D. originally worked). For example, if the [Umi] card is on the Field, and...
    • ...your opponent plays a [Raigeki], this card will not be destroyed (but your other Monsters will, if you have any).
    • ...your opponent plays a [Dark Hole], this card will not be destroyed. You can even play [Dark Hole], and your own [Legendary Fisherman] won't be destroyed!
    • ...your opponent has a [Swords of Revealing Light] out, this card CAN attack.
    • Basically, if a card would directly affect this card, this card ignores that portion of the effect.
  • If the [Umi] card is on the Field (either yours or your opponent's) and this card is FACE-UP, this card cannot be ATTACKED by your opponent. This does NOT mean that this card can attack your opponent directly.

Little Swordsman of Aile, The [ j. Young Airu Swordsman ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Activated

  • May be used as many times per turn as you like.
  • CANNOT be used if this Monster is face-down.
  • You may tribute face-up or face-down Monsters.

Lord of D. [ j. Lord of Dragons - Dragon Ruler ]
Category: Other
Type: Continuous

  • As the English wording is vague, the effect actually works like so:
    All Dragon-Type monsters cannot be the target of Magic Cards, Trap Cards, or other effects while this card is face up on the field.

    [NOTE: The second version of the Unlimited printing of this card corresponds to the above text.]
  • A "target" is defined as the user of a card choosing the recipient of a card's effect.
  • Examples of Targeted effects:
    • All Equipment Magic cards
    • Barrel Dragon
    • Block Attack
    • Castle Walls
    • Change of Heart
    • Crass Clown
    • Dream Clown
    • Fairy's Hand Mirror
    • Hane-Hane
    • Invader of the Throne
    • Man-Eater Bug
    • Reinforcements
    • Soul Exchange
    • Spellbinding Circle
    • Stop Defense
    • Trap Hole
      •
    • Tribute To The Doomed
    • Two-Pronged Attack
  • Examples of Non-Targeted effects:
    • All Field Magic cards
    • Dark Hole
    • Dragon Capture Jar
    • Eternal Rest
    • Final Destiny
    • Fissure
    • Mirror Force
    • Raigeki
    • Share The Pain
    • Shield and Sword
    • Waboku
    • Wall of Illusion
  • Includes both your and your opponent's effects that are targeting Dragon-Type Monsters.
  • Includes both your and your opponent's Dragon-Type Monsters.
  • Applies only to Dragon-Type Monsters on the FIELD.
  • DOESN'T apply to face-down Dragon-Type Monsters.
  • Equipment Magic cards that were already attached to Dragon-Type Monsters before the Lord of D. came into play are unaffected.

Mad Sword Beast [ j. Charging Swordhorn Beast ]
Category: ????
Type: ????

Magician of Faith [ j. Saint Magician ]
Category: Magic Recovery
Type: Flip

  • If Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode) or Special Summoned, it's effect is NOT activated.
  • If Flipped, its effect MUST be activated, and you MUST return a Magic card from your Graveyard to your hand (if possible).

Maha Vailo [ j. Mahar Vairo ]
Category: Power-Up
Type: Continuous

  • Power up is in ADDITION to bonuses given by an Equipment card (if any).
  • ANY Equipment card will supply the bonus (i.e. [Paralyzing Potion], etc.).
  • On gets the bonus while the Equipment cards are attached to this card (not permanent).
  • Can be affected by [Reverse Trap].

Man-Eater Bug [ j. Man-Eating Bug ]
Category: Return To Hand/Deck
Type: Flip

  • If Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode) or Special Summoned, it's effect is NOT activated.
  • If Flipped face up, its effect MUST be activated, and it MUST destroy a Monster on the Field (even if it would be itself).
  • You may choose a face-up Monster or face-down Monster.

Masked Sorcerer [ j. Masked Automaton ]
Category: Card Drawing
Type: Battle Damage

  • Direct damage is either damage in a direct attack, or "overflow" damage if this Monster attacks and destroys a Monster that's in attack mode with a lower attack strength.

Mask of Darkness [ j. Mask of Darkness ]
Category: Trap Recovery
Type: Flip

  • If Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode) or Special Summoned, it's effect is NOT activated.
  • If Flipped, its effect MUST be activated, and you MUST return a Trap card from your Graveyard to your hand (if possible).

Minar [ j. Iibi ]
Category:
Type:

  • If this card is put into a Graveyard while a [Banisher of the Light] is face-up on the Field, this card is removed from the game instead, and its effect is NOT activated.

Moprhing Jar #2 [ j. Chaos Pod ]
Category: ????
Type: Flip

  • If this Monster is Flipped during an attack and destroyed, it is NOT shuffled into its owner's deck.
  • You reveal cards from your deck until you reach a number of Monsters equal to what you shuffle into your OWN deck, REGARDLESS of the level.

Muka Muka [ j. Muka-Muka ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Continuous

  • Constantly checks the number of cards in your hand.
  • If turned face-up during Battle, this card's statistics will immediately change.

Mushroom Man #3 [ j. Kinoko Man ]
Category: Life Loss / Change Control
Type: Continuous / Activated

Mysterious Puppeteer [ j. Mysterious Puppeteer ]
Category: Life Gain
Type: Continuous

  • As the English wording is confusing, the effect actually works like so:
    While this card is face up on the Field, whenever a Monster is Summoned, Flip Summoned or Flipped face up, gain 500 Life Points.
  • Only Monsters that are Summoned, Flip Summoned or turned face up AFTER the Mysterious Puppeteer is face up activate its ability.
  • Is NOT activated for Monsters that are Set.
  • The effect is activated for both your Monsters and your opponent's Monsters.
  • The Mysterious Puppeteer does not activate itself when it is first Summoned, Flip Summoned or turned face-up.
  • The controller of the Mysterious Puppeteer is the one that gains the Life Points.
  • If there are Multiple face-up Mysterious Puppeteers on the Field, each of their effects are activated.
  • A player's Life Points can be increase above the starting value of 8000.

[ j. Parasite ]
Category: ????
Type: ????

  • If Flipped, this effect MUST by activated.
  • If this Monster is Flipped during Battle and destroyed, it is NOT shuffled into your opponent's deck.
  • If this effect is executed and shuffled into your deck, you can't put it into your hand by items like [Critter] and [Painful Choice], since the [Parasite] is not your own card.

Penguin Knight [ j. Penguin Knight ]
Category: Shuffle
Type: Triggered

  • This effect is mandatory.
  • If this card is put into a Graveyard while a [Banisher of the Light] is face-up on the Field, this card is removed from the game instead, and its effect is NOT activated.

Nimble Momonga [ j. Quick Squirrel ]
Category: Life Gain / Special Summon
Type: Triggered

  • You may summon up to 2 from your deck through this effect.
  • If under the control of another player and it goes to the Graveyard, it's OWNER is the one that gets to activate the effect (both of them).

Princess of Tsurugi [ j. Queen of Swords ]
Category: Direct Damage
Type: Flip

  • If Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode) or Special Summoned, it's effect is NOT activated.
  • If Flipped, its effect MUST be activated, and you MUST do damage to your opponent.

Pumpking the King of Ghost [ j. Ghost King Pumpking ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Continuous (Limited)

Reaper of the Cards [ j. Card-Hunting Grim Reaper ]
Category: Magic/Trap Destruction
Type: Flip

  • If Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode) or Special Summoned, it's effect is NOT activated.
  • If Flipped face up, its effect MUST be activated, and it MUST destroy a Trap card on the Field (even if it would be one of yours).
  • You may choose a face-up Trap card or face-down card in either player's Magic/Trap Zone.
  • If the card that you choose turns out to not be a Trap card, you do not get to choose another target, and this card's effect ends.
  • If neither player has cards in his or her Magic/Trap Zone, the effect is nullfied.

Red Moon Baby [ j. Vampire Baby ]
Category: Special Summon
Type: Triggered

Relinquished [ j. Sacrifice ]
Category: Special
Type: Activated / Triggered

  • Can ONLY be summoned by a [Black Illusion Ritual]. (i.e. cannot be Summoned in other ways, such as [Last will], [Mystic Tomato], etc.)
  • Can only absorb one Monster per turn. Once absorbed, it becomes an Equipment Magic card on [Relinquished] and is placed in YOUR Magic/Trap zone.
  • While a Monster is absorbed, its effects are negated (such as [Lord of D.], etc.), and cannot be used.
  • Can only have one Monster absorbed at a time. If there is a Monster that is already absorbed, another one cannot be absorbed until the previous one is removed.
  • You CANNOT voluntarily remove an absorbed Monster.
  • The absorbed Monster is treated as an Equipment Magic card, so cards that destroy Magic can be used on it (i.e. [De-Spell], [Heavy Storm], [Mystical Space Typhoon], etc.).
  • If [Relinquished] has an absorbed Monster, and it would be destroyed in an attack, destroy the absorbed Monster instead of destroying [Relinquished].
  • If [Relinquished] is destroyed by an effect, the absorbed Monster goes to its OWNER'S Graveyard.
  • Since [Relinquished]'s statistics are set to the ones listed on the card, [Reverse Trap] can't affect it.
  • If a [Megamorph] is Equipped on this Monster, its statistics listed on its own card will be double (0 times 2 equals 0).

Sangan [ j. Critter ]
Category: Deck Search
Type: Triggered

  • This effect is MANDATORY. If you have no other legal Monsters in your deck, this effect ends.
  • You must show the Monster to your opponent (to prevent cheating).
  • If under the control of another player and it goes to the Graveyard, it's OWNER is the one that gets to search his or her deck.
  • If absorbed by [Relinquished] and later goes to the Graveyard, it's effect IS activated.

Senju of the Thousand Hands [ j. Senju God ]
Category: Card Retrieval
Type: Triggered

  • Activated ONLY when it is Normal Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode from your hand) or Flip Summoned (i.e. from face-down defense mode to face-up attack mode).
  • If turned face-up in some other way (i.e. [Seal Defense], or due to an attack), its effect is NOT activated.
  • You must show the card to your opponent (to prevent cheating).

Shadow Ghoul [ j. Shadow Ghoul ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Continuous

  • This card always checks the number of Monsters in your Graveyard, so the number will fluctuate during the game.

Sonic Bird [ j. Sonic Bird ]
Category: Card Retrieval
Type: Triggered

  • Activated ONLY when it is Normal Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode from your hand) or Flip Summoned (i.e. from face-down defense mode to face-up attack mode).
  • If turned face-up in some other way (i.e. [Seal Defense], or due to an attack), its effect is NOT activated.
  • You must show the card to your opponent (to prevent cheating).

[ j. Soul Parasite ]
Category: ????
Type: Triggered

Spear Cretin [ j. Dark Familiar ]
Category: Special Summon
Type: Flip

  • Monsters that are brought into play via this effect are still limited by the same type of conditions that are present in the [Monster Reborn] entry (i.e. Special Summon Monsters cannot be brought onto the Field unless they made it into play at least once via its effect).

Steel Scorpion [ j. Iron Scorpion ]
Category: Monster Destruction
Type: Battle

Swamp Battleguard [ j. Barbarian #2 ]
Category: Power Up
Type: Continuous

[ j. (Sword Hunter) ]
Category: ????
Type: ????

  • The Equipped Monster goes to this card's controller's Magic/Trap zone. If the controller's Magic/Trap zone is full, the destroyed Monster is not equipped, and goes to the Graveyard.

Tainted Wisdom [ j. Demon Brain ]
Category: Deck Manipulation
Type: Triggered

  • This ability activates despite the way in which its mode was changed (such as with Stop Defense).

Thousand Eyes Restrict [ j. Thousand Eyes Sacrifice ]
Category: ????
Type: Activated Continuous

Thunder Dragon [ j. Thunder Dragon ]
Category: Deck Search
Type: Activated

  • Activated by simply discarding it from your hand during your Main Phase 1 or 2.
  • Can be activated by discarding it through another effect, as long as it was during your Main Phase 1 or 2. [EDO'S NOTE: Previous ruling by Konami was changed.]
  • You must show the cards to your opponent (to prevent cheating).

Time Wizard [ j. Time Magician ]
Category: Monster Destruction
Type: Activated

  • If this Monster uses its ability, somehow leaves play, then re-enters play during the same turn, its ability can be used again during that turn.

Trap Master [ j. Trap Master ]
Category: Magic/Trap Destruction
Type: Flip

  • If Summoned (i.e. face-up attack mode) or Special Summoned, it's effect is NOT activated.
  • If Flipped, its effect MUST be activated, and it MUST destroy a Trap card on the Field (even if it would be one of yours).
  • You may choose a face-up Trap card or face-down card in either player's Magic/Trap Zone.
  • If the card that you choose turns out to not be a Magic card, you do not get to choose another target, and this card's effect ends.
  • If neither player has cards in his or her Magic/Trap Zone, the effect is nullfied.

Unhappy Maiden, The [ j. Starving Girl ]
Category: Attack Negation
Type: Triggered

Wall of Illusions [ j. Wall of Illusions ]
Category: Return To Hand/Deck
Type: Triggered

  • If a Fusion Monster is returned to its owner's hand, it is instead returned to its owner's Fusion Deck.

Wall Shadow [ j. Wall Shadow ]
Category: Special Summon
Type:

  • Can only be summoned by Tributing a [Magical Labyrinth] that is Equipped on a [Labyrinth Wall].
  • Considered a Special Summon.

Weather Report [ j. Weather Report ]
Category: Magic Destruction
Type: Flip

White Magical Hat [ j. White Thief ]
Category: Discard
Type: Triggered

  • Direct damage is either damage in a direct attack; or, "overflow" damage if this Monster attacks and destroys a Monster that's in attack mode with a lower attack strength; or, damage resulting from a Monster attacking this Monster that has a lower attack strength than its defense strength.
  • If the Battle Damage done to you by this Monster is reduced to 0 (such as with [Kuriboh] or [Waboku]), this effect does not trigger.

Wicked Worm Beast, The [ j. Vile Worm Beast ]
Category: Return To Hand/Deck
Type: Continuous

  • If face down, it is not returned your hand at the end of the turn.
  • If controlled by your opponent, it is returned to its owner's hand at the end of the turn.
  • Is only returned to its owner's hand if it is still on the Field (i.e. does not return to a player's hand from the Graveyard).

Witch of the Black Forest [ j. Black Forest Witch ]
Category: Deck Search
Type: Triggered

  • This effect is MANDATORY. If you have no other legal Monsters in your deck, this effect ends.
  • You must show the Monster to your opponent (to prevent cheating).
  • If under the control of another player and it goes to the Graveyard, it's OWNER is the one that gets to search his or her deck.
  • If absorbed by [Relinquished] and later goes to the Graveyard, it's effect IS activated.

Yado Karu [ j. Yadokaryu ]
Category: Deck Manipulation
Type: Triggered

  • This ability activates despite the way in which its mode was changed (such as with [Stop Attack]).

     
 

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