Card Rulings:Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword
- “Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword” targets the selected monster that is equipped with “Bamboo Sword”.
- The effect of “Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword” that causes the opponent to skip their next Draw Phase activates at the time the selected monster inflicts Battle Damage. This effect begins a Chain.
- If a “Bamboo Sword” equip card is no longer equipped to the selected monster, the effect of “Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword” no longer activates when the selected monster inflicts Battle Damage. The effect that destroys “Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword” during the second Standby Phase after activation is still applied.
- The effect that destroys “Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword” during the second Standby Phase after it was activated does not begin a Chain.
Japanese Rulings
- If Broken Bamboo Sword or this card leaves the field before the next Draw Phase after the activation requirement is met, the Draw Phase would not be skipped (and this card's effect is not applied).
- "Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword" vs. "Solomon's Lawbook" - If you skip the second Standby Phase after this card is activated by effect of "Solomon's Lawbook", during the next of your Standby Phase, THAT one would count as your "2nd Standby Phase after this card is activated" and this card would be destroyed then.
