Card Rulings:Deck Devastation Virus
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TCG Rulings
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Mystic Piper: You can draw a second card with Mystic Piper’s effect even if the Level 1 monster you draw will be destroyed by Deck Devastation Virus after the effect of Mystic Piper resolves.[1]
OCG Rulings
- You can only use "Stardust Dragon"'s effect against "Deck Devastation Virus" when the Trap Card is activated, and only if there is a face-up card that would be destroyed by the Trap Card. You cannot use it if there is a face-down card that would be destroyed.[2]
- While "Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast" is face-down, its effect is not applied, so its ATK is 2800. You can Set it without Tributes, and then Tribute it as a cost to activate "Deck Devastation Virus".[3]
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Exodia the Forbidden One: If you draw the fifth piece of "Exodia the Forbidden One" while "Deck Devastation Virus" is active, then you immediately declare victory before the effect of "Deck Devastation Virus" destroys the last piece.[4]
- Starlight Road: "Starlight Road" cannot be Chained to "Deck Devastation Virus" if your only two monsters with <1500 ATK are face-down, or if only two monsters with <1500 ATK are in your hand.[5]
Related Rulings
- When a face-down monster has been targeted by "Soul Exchange", it cannot be Tributed to activate "Crush Card Virus", since you do not know if it is a valid monster.[6]
Previously Official Rulings
 | These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been declared unofficial by Konami.[7] They were previously considered official and can still be correct, as long as they follow the official gameplay rules, or unless Konami has issued a ruling that says otherwise. References: [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] |
- If "Night Assailant in your hand is destroyed by the effect of "Deck Devastation Virus", its effect will activate.
- If "Deck Devastation Virus" is active and you activate "Graceful Charity", first draw 3 cards, then discard 2 cards for the effect of "Graceful Charity", then, if any of the monsters you drew with "Graceful Charity" are still in your hand and they have ATK 1500 or less, they are destroyed. Similarly, if you activate "Good Goblin Housekeeping", return the 1 card to the bottom of your deck, and then destroy any monsters in your hand with ATK 1500 or less.
- The turn that "Deck Devastation Virus" is activated counts as the first turn. If you activate "Deck Devastation Virus" during your own turn, the "first turn" lasts until the end of your opponent's next turn.
- You also check face-down monsters on the field for "Deck Devastation Virus". If "Maju Garzett" is face-down on the field, its ATK is treated as zero so it will be destroyed.
- You only check the cards on the field and in the hand when "Deck Devastation Virus" is resolved. Only cards drawn are checked until the end of the third End Phase.
- If you return "Sinister Serpent" to your hand after "Deck Devastation Virus" has resolved, it will NOT be destroyed, because it was not drawn.
- If you activate "Premature Burial" to Speical Summon [sic] "D.D. Warrior Lady" from your Graveyard during the turns after "Deck Devastation Virus" has resolved, it will not be destroyed.
- If you use "Change of Heart" to take control of your opponent's "Magical Scientist" during the turns after "Deck Devastation Virus" has resolved, it will not be destroyed. If you then use its effect to Special Summon "Thousand-Eyes Restrict", it will also not be destroyed.
- If you have the four limbs of Exodia in your hand when your opponent activates "Deck Devastation Virus" they will be destroyed. You can use two "Backup Soldier" to return them to your hand and they will not be destroyed (they were not drawn). If on your next turn you then draw "Exodia the Forbidden One" you will win the game before "Exodia the Forbidden One" is destroyed by the effect of "Deck Devastation Virus".
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast: If you Set "Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast" without Tribute, it has 2800 ATK and 1400 [sic] DEF while face-down and can be Tributed to activate "Deck Devastation Virus", etc. It has 1400 ATK and 1000 DEF when flipped face-up.
- Pyro Clock of Destiny: You can use "Pyro Clock of Destiny" to advance the turn count by 1 for these cards: "Deck Devastation Virus"...
Out of Date
Notes
- ↑ New rulings from "Skull Conductor" and "Testudo erat Numen" say that the ATK is undefined while in your hand.
References
- ↑ Konami Gameplay FAQ: Extreme Victory – Card Rulings (version 1.2)
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Can "Stardust Dragon"'s effect be chained against an effect which may or may not destroy cards?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: When "Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast" is Normal Summoned without Tributes, can it be Tributed as a cost for "Deck Devastation Virus"?
- ↑ Konami OCG FAQ: What happens if "Exodia the Forbidden One" is completed while "Deck Devastation Virus" is active?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Can "Starlight Road" be Chained to an effect like "Time Wizard" or "Deck Devastation Virus" whose destruction is not definite?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: When activating "Crush Card Virus", can you Tribute a face-down monster which was targeted by "Soul Exchange"?
- ↑ Konami Judge Program Forum: Individual Email Rulings VS Individual Card Rulings
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [A-C]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [D-E]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [F-H]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [I-K]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [L-O]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [P-R]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [S-T]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [U-Z]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: SPECIFIC CARDS RULINGS
