Card Rulings:Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn

"Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn":

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TCG Rulings

• Your opponent’s “Blackwing” monsters are also counted.

• The effect of “Blackwing – Sirocco the Dawn” targets the selected monster.

• This monster can target itself, although the ATK increase will be zero if there are no other “Blackwing” monsters on the field.

• “Blackwing – Sirocco the Dawn” cannot activate its ATK boost in Main Phase 2.

• The ATK boost lasts until the End Phase.

• If you activate the effect of “Blackwing – Sirocco the Dawn”, monsters Summoned afterwards cannot attack this turn.

• If the targeted monster is no longer on the field when the effect resolves, all your other monsters still cannot attack this turn.

• If the activation of the effect of “Blackwing – Sirocco the Dawn” is negated, then your other monsters may attack this turn.

• If you have 2 copies of “Blackwing – Sirocco the Dawn” and target 2 different monsters with them, neither of those monsters can attack this turn.

• If “Skill Drain” is activated after the effect of “Blackwing – Sirocco the Dawn” resolves, then the effect is not negated. The ATK boost remains, and the other monsters cannot attack this turn.

OCG Rulings

• The effect which increases ATK targets the one "Blackwing" monster on your field.

• "Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn" can target itself and increase its own ATK.

• You cannot activate the ATK-increasing effect during Main Phase 2.

• You can activate the effect if "Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn" is the only monster on the field. However, it will not gain any ATK.

• If you activate the effects of two copies of "Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn" and target two different monsters, then neither monster can attack.

• If the activation of "Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn"'s effect is negated by "Divine Wrath" etc, then "other monsters cannot attack this turn" is not applied, and other monsters can attack.

• The increase to ATK also includes "Blackwing" monsters your opponent controls.

• The increased ATK lasts only during the turn in which you activate the effect of "Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn". During the End Phase, you choose when the effect stops being applied.