Card Rulings:The Return to the Normal
OCG Rulings
- This card does not target.[1]
- This card cannot be activated during the Damage Step.[1]
- This card can be activated when either you or your opponent Normal or Special Summon a monster face-up.[1]
- You cannot activate this card if there are no monsters on the field with less ATK than the Summoned monster.[1]
Q&A Rulings
- Q: When "Beast King Barbaros" is Normal or Special Summoned face-up, I activate "The Return to the Normal". If "Book of Moon" is chained, and "Beast King Barbaros" is changed to face-down Defense Position, what happens?
- A: If the monster whose Normal or Special Summon triggered the activation of "The Return to the Normal" is in face-down Defense Position when it resolves, the effect is not applied.[2][3]