Card Rulings:Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior
OCG Rulings
- The effect of "Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior" is an Trigger Effect.[1]
- Its effect always activates when a card(s) is sent from the player's Deck to the Graveyard by the effect of a "Lightsworn" monster. (It activates even during the Damage Step.)[1]
- The application of "Send the top 2 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard" and the application of "then draw 1 card for each "Lightsworn" monster sent to the Graveyard by this effect" are not treated as being done at the same time.[1]
- If no "Lightsworn" monsters were sent to the Graveyard as a result of the application of "Send the top 2 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard", "then" is not applied. (It is treated as finishing with the application of "Send […] to the Graveyard".)[1]
Previously Official Rulings
 | These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been declared unofficial by Konami.[2] 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: [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] |
- When resolving "Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior's" effect, drawing 1 card for each "Lightsworn" monster does not start another Chain.
- See "Jain, Lightsworn Paladin" for additional rulings.
- If "Peten the Dark Clown" is sent to the Graveyard by "Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior's" effect, its effect can be activated
, even if you draw cards with "Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior's" effect.[Out of Date 1]
Lightsworn Monster Card Rulings
OCG Rulings
- The negating effect of "Alector, Sovereign of Birds" does not end during the End Phase. The effects of the targeted card remains negated during the entire turn.[12]
- Example: The effects of Spirit monsters, "Majestic Mech - Goryu", and "Jain, Lightsworn Paladin" will activate during the End Phase, but they will be negated and resolve without effect.
- If "Dimension Fortress Weapon" and "Macro Cosmos" are both active, the effects of "Jain, Lightsworn Paladin" and "Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress" still activate, but they resolve without effect.[13]
TCG Rulings
Konami Rulings
| These TCG rulings were issued by Konami before the introduction of Problem-Solving Card Text. Since the introduction of the new text structure, individual card rulings for the TCG are no longer issued or actively maintained.[14] They have never been formally overturned as a whole and can still be correct, as long as they follow the official gameplay rules and do not contradict card text. |
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Dimension Fortress Weapon: In general, Lightsworn monsters can activate their effects while “Dimension Fortress Weapon” is on the field, but cards are not sent from the Deck to the Graveyard afterwards.
Upper Deck Entertainment Rulings
| These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been deemed unofficial by Konami.[15] They were previously considered official, but may or may not necessarily hold true nowadays. |
- If you do not have enough cards to send to the Graveyard remaining in your Deck when resolving the effect of a “Lightsworn” monster or “Judgment Dragon,” all cards remaining in your Deck are sent to the Graveyard. For example, if you control “Jain, Lightsworn Paladin” and its effect activates during your End Phase when you have only 1 card remaining in your Deck, that card will be sent to the Graveyard.[16]
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Charge of the Light Brigade: If the last Level 4 or lower "Lightsworn" monster remaining in your Deck is sent to the Graveyard when you activate "Charge of the Light Brigade", when it resolves, briefly show your Deck to your opponent to verify that no Level 4 or lower "Lightsworn" monsters remain in your Deck.
- Jenis, Lightsworn Mender: "Jenis, Lightsworn Mender's" effect only activates once during the End Phase, even if cards were sent from your Deck to the Graveyard by the effects of multiple "Lightsworn" monsters.
- Jenis, Lightsworn Mender: If "Jenis, Lightsworn Mender" is Summoned after card(s) are sent from your Deck to the Graveyard by the effect of a "Lightsworn" Monster, "Jenis, Lightsworn Mender's" effect still activates in the End Phase.
Out of Date
- If the effect of a “Lightsworn” monster to send cards from the top of your Deck to your Graveyard during the End Phase is negated by the effect of "Light and Darkness Dragon," that “Lightsworn” monster’s effect activates again in the same End Phase.[16][Out of Date 2]
- If an effect chained to a “Lightsworn” monster’s (or “Judgment Dragon’s”) effect to send cards from your Deck to the Graveyard during the End Phase that removes that “Lightsworn” monster from the field, the “Lightsworn” monster’s effect does not resolve.[16][Out of Date 3]
Notes
Out of Date
- ↑ The latest print of "Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior" has Problem-Solving Card Text which makes clear that drawing cards occurs strictly after sending cards to the Graveyard. Therefore, the effect of "Peten the Dark Clown" will miss the timing if a card is drawn with the effect of "Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior".
- ↑ The latest errata of "Lightsworn" monsters and "Judgment Dragon" state that this effect will only activate once per turn, so it will not activate again in this case.
- ↑ The latest errata of "Lightsworn" monsters and "Judgment Dragon" state that this effect will resolve with effect even if the card leaves the field before it resolves.
References
- ↑ a b c d Konami OCG Card Database: Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: When a card's effect is negated by "Alector, Sovereign of Birds", how long is it negated?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: While "Dimension Fortress Weapon" and "Macro Cosmos" are on the field, can cards be sent to the Graveyard by "Jain, Lightsworn Paladin"?
- ↑ Tewart, Kevin (May 20, 2011). "Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME » Problem-Solving Card Text, Part 1: Reading the Cards of Tomorrow". Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME STRATEGY SITE!. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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- ↑ Konami Judge Program Forum: Individual Email Rulings VS Individual Card Rulings
- ↑ a b c UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [I-K] [JAIN, LIGHTSWORN PALADIN]
