Card Rulings:Trident Dragion
TCG Rulings
- The restriction against Special Summoning “Trident Dragion,” except by Synchro Summon, is not an ‘effect’.[1]
- The effect of “Trident Dragion” that destroys cards is a Trigger Effect that targets. The gain of additional attacks is resolved as part of this effect.[1]
- If 1 of the targeted cards is destroyed in a Chain before the effect of “Trident Dragion” resolves, you still destroy the remaining card, so “Trident Dragion” still gains 1 additional attack.[1]
- If “Trident Dragion” gains additional attacks, and then “Skill Drain” is activated later, it does not remove the additional attacks from “Trident Dragion.”[1]
- “Trident Dragion” cannot be Special Summoned by “Wicked Rebirth” or similar cards, because they do not Synchro Summon a monster.[1]
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Wicked Rebirth: The Special Summon of “Wicked Rebirth” is not a Synchro Summon, so it cannot be used to Special Summon monsters like “Trident Dragion.”
OCG Rulings
- "This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Synchro Summon." is not treated as an effect.[2]
- After the effect of "Trident Dragion" resolves and it gains the ability to attack multiple times, if "Skill Drain" is activated, then the effect has already resolved so "Trident Dragion" can still attack multiple times.[3]
- The text "in addition to its normal attack, this card can attack a number of times equal to the number of cards destroyed by this effect." of "Trident Dragion" is part of the effect which activates when "Trident Dragion" is Synchro Summoned and destroys a card on your field. This effect is a Trigger Effect.[4]
- When the effect of "Trident Dragion" activates and targets two cards, if an effect is chained so that one of the two cards is not on the field at resolution, then the remaining card on the field is still destroyed. Furthermore, "Trident Dragion" can only attack one additional time.[5]
References
- ↑ a b c d e Konami Gameplay FAQ: Raging Battle -- Card Rulings (version 1.2)
- ↑ a b Konami FAQ: Synchro Monster > Trident Dragion
- ↑ Konami FAQ: If the effect of "Trident Dragion" which allows it to attack multiple times has already resolved, then can "Skill Drain" negate it?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: What type of effect is the effect of "Trident Dragion" which allows it to attack multiple times?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: When one of the cards targeted by the effect of "Trident Dragion" is not on the field, does the effect resolve?
