Card Rulings:Red Dragon Archfiend
TCG Rulings
- "Red Dragon Archfiend's" effect activates after damage calculation in the Damage Step, after the effects of flipped Flip Effect monsters or the effects of cards like "D.D. Warrior" activate.
- If the Defense Position monster attacked by "Red Dragon Archfiend" is changed to Attack Position before damage calculation with "Final Attack Orders", etc., "Red Dragon Archfiend's" effect does not activate.
- If "Red Dragon Archfiend" attacks a Defense Position "Giant Rat," etc., and destroys it by battle, "Giant Rat's" effect still activate because it is not destroyed by "Red Dragon Archfiend's" effect.
- If the attack of one of your monsters is negated, with "Magic Cylinder", etc., the monster is destroyed by "Red Dragon Archfiend's" effect in your End Phase.
- “Red Dragon Archfiend’s” second effect will activate during each of your End Phases, even if every monster you control has attacked.
OCG Rulings
- When a monster's attack is negated by "Magic Cylinder", you still destroy it during the End Phase.[1]
- When "Red Dragon Archfiend" attacks and destroys a Defense Position "Giant Rat", "Red Dragon Archfiend"'s effect destroys "Giant Rat", so "Giant Rat"'s effect is not activated.[2]
- "Red Dragon Archfiend"'s first effect activates immediately after Battle Damage would be inflicted (or, immediately after Battle Damage is inflicted, if "Red Dragon Archfiend" is equipped with "Fairy Meteor Crush").[3]
References
- ↑ Konami FAQ: With "Red Dragon Archfiend", is a monster still destroyed when its attack is negated?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: When "Red Dragon Archfiend" destroys a Defence Position monster by battle, is the monster treated as being destroyed by battle?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: What is the timing for "Red Dragon Archfiend"'s 'after damage calculation' effect?
