Card Rulings:Shinobi Necro
OCG Rulings
- The effect of this card that lets you draw 1 card and discard 1 card is a Trigger Effect that activates on the field. (It does not target, and cannot be activated during the Damage Step.)[1]
- Drawing a card and discarding a card do not happen simultaneously.[1]
- The effect that Special Summons this card when it is banished from the Graveyard is a Trigger Effect. (It does not target, and can be activated during the Damage Step.)[1]
- Banishing this card after it was Special Summoned by its own effect does not start a Chain. (This effect will also apply during the Damage Step.)[1]
Q&A Rulings
- Q: A "DNA Surgery" that was activated by declaring Zombie-Type is face-up in the Spell & Trap Zone, and "Shinobi Necro" is face-up in my Monster Zone. In this situation, if I activate "Monster Reborn" and Special Summon "Sangan" from the Graveyard, can I then activate the effect of "Shinobi Necro"?
- A: In this scenario, even if a monster that is Special Summoned from the Graveyard is only treated as a Zombie-Type monster on the field due to the effect of "DNA Surgery", it is still considered a Zombie-Type monster being Special Summoned from your Graveyard, so you can activate the effect of "Shinobi Necro".[2]
- Q: "Zombie World" is face-up in the Field Zone, and "Shinobi Necro" is face-up in my Monster Zone. In this situation, if I activate "Monster Reborn" and Special Summon "Sangan" from the Graveyard, can I then activate the effect of "Shinobi Necro"?
- A: In this scenario, even if a monster Special Summoned from the Graveyard is treated as a Zombie-Type monster due to the effect of "Zombie World", it is still considered a Zombie-Type monster being Special Summoned from your Graveyard, so you can activate the effect of "Shinobi Necro".[3]
- Q: While there are no monsters in my Monster Zone, I activate "Soul Charge" and Special Summon "Shinobi Necro" and "Uni-Zombie" from my Graveyard. At this time, can I activate the effect of "Shinobi Necro"?
- A: In this scenario, if "Shinobi Necro" and another Zombie-Type monster are Special Summoned from your Graveyard at the same time, you cannot activate the effect of "Shinobi Necro".[4]
- Q: I activate "Necro Fusion", and banish 2 Zombie-Type monsters from my Graveyard face-down, including "Shinobi Necro", to Fusion Summon a "Dragonecro Nethersoul Dragon". In this case, can I activate the effect of "Shinobi Necro" that Special Summons it?
- A: If "Shinobi Necro" is banished from the Graveyard face-down by the effect of "Necro Fusion", as in this scenario, you cannot activate its effect that Special Summons it.[5]
