Card Rulings:Preparation of Rites
TCG Rulings
- You cannot activate this card if you have no Ritual Monster Cards you can add to your hand. You can activate this card even if there is no Ritual Spell Card in your Graveyard.[1]
- The effects of this card are not resolved simultaneously. They resolve in the order written on the card.[1]
- "Drastic Drop Off" cannot be activated if a Ritual Spell Card is added to your hand by this effect.[1]
- The effect to add a Ritual Spell Card to your hand does not target. You choose the card upon resolution.[1]
OCG Rulings
- You cannot activate "Preparation of Rites" if you have no Ritual Monsters in your Deck which you can add to your hand.[2]
- If you have a Ritual Monster in your Deck, then you can activate "Preparation of Rites" even if you do not have any Ritual Spell Cards in your Graveyard.[2]
- For "Preparation of Rites", the resolution which adds a Ritual Monster from your Deck to your hand does not occur at the same time as the resolution which adds a Ritual Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand. You add the Ritual Monster from your Deck to your hand, and then you add the Ritual Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand.[3]
- Example: After "Preparation of Rites" resolves, you cannot activate "Drastic Drop Off" because you miss the timing.[3]
- The effect of "Preparation of Rites" which adds a Ritual Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand does not target. The Ritual Spell Card to be added to your hand is selected when resolving the effect of "Preparation of Rites".[4]
References
- ↑ a b c d Konami Gameplay FAQ: Stardust Overdrive Sneak Peek -- Card Rulings (Version 1.0)
- ↑ a b Konami FAQ: Spell Card > Preparation of Rites
- ↑ a b Konami FAQ: When resolving "Preparation of Rites", are the Ritual Monster and the Ritual Spell Card added to your hand at the same time?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Does the effect of "Preparation of Rites" target?
