Difference between revisions of "Card Rulings:The Shallow Grave"

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"The Shallow Grave":

Adhesion Trap Hole: "Adhesion Trap Hole" cannot affect monsters Special Summoned face-down with "The Shallow Grave"...

Ancient Gear Castle: For "Ancient Gear Castle", "Set" means to Set from the hand. It does not include...Special Summoning a monster in face-down Defense Position with..."The Shallow Grave".

D.D. Trap Hole: "Set", as a verb (as in the first sentence of "D.D. Trap Hole"), means placing a monster face-down. So you can activate "D.D. Trap Hole" when your opponent Sets a monster from the hand, or Special Summons a monster face-down with "The Shallow Grave", or flips his monster face-down with a card effect.

D.D. Trap Hole: If your opponent Sets more than 1 monster simultaneously, as with "Cyber Jar", you cannot activate "D.D. Trap Hole". You can only activate it when your opponent Sets 1 (and only 1) monster. (In the case of "The Shallow Grave" your opponent is only Setting 1 monster, even though you are Setting 1 too. So you can activate "D.D. Trap Hole".)

Dark Magic Curtain: You can Set a monster before or after activating “Dark Magic Curtain”. However, it is not possible to Special Summon monsters face-down, using cards like “The Shallow Grave”, after activating “Dark Magic Curtain”.

Dark Magician of Chaos: If you Special Summon "Dark Magician of Chaos" face-down with "The Shallow Grave", its effect does not activate.

Dark Ruler Ha Des: "Dark Ruler Ha Des" cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard even if you try to Special Summon it face-down by the effect of..."The Shallow Grave".

Disappear: When a card that selects a card in the Graveyard as a target, such as..."The Shallow Grave", is activated, you may chain "Disappear" to remove the targeted card from play, and the...[card]...will resolve without effect. This is because these cards select their target at activation, not resolution.

Giant Trap Hole:You can activate “Giant Trap Hole” when 1 monster is Special Summoned to each side of the field, by “The Shallow Grave”, etc.

Gravekeeper's Chief: You cannot activate "The Shallow Grave" while "Necrovalley" is active, even if you control "Gravekeeper's Chief", because your opponent cannot Special Summon a monster from his Graveyard.

King Tiger Wanghu: Monsters that are Summoned face-down (like with "The Shallow Grave") are not destroyed by King Tiger Wanghu.

Molten Zombie: If you Special Summon "Molten Zombie" face-down with "The Shallow Grave"...its effect does not activate.

Miracle Flipper: If you have a "Miracle Flipper" face-up on your side of the field, you cannot Special Summon another copy of "Miracle Flipper" with ... "The Shallow Grave".

Necrovalley: ..."Necrovalley" WILL negate the effect of..."The Shallow Grave"...

Rivalry of Warlords: As long as "Rivalry of Warlords" is active...you can Special Summon face-down with "The Shallow Grave"...

Royal Oppression: You can activate the effect of "Royal Oppression" to negate an effect that Summons 1 monster, or Summons multiple monsters..."The Shallow Grave"...

Power Filter: Monsters with 1000 or less ATK cannot be Special Summoned face-down with "The Shallow Grave", etc.

Serial Spell: If you have 2 monsters in your Graveyard, and your opponent only has 1 monster in their Graveyard, you can activate "The Shallow Grave" and chain "Serial Spell", even though you would not normally be able to activate a second "The Shallow Grave" because your monster would no longer have any monsters in the Graveyard. As a result, you will Special Summon 2 monsters and your opponent will only Special Summon 1 monster.

Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower: If a Zombie-Type monster is Special Summoned face-down (with "The Shallow Grave", etc.) then "Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower"'s effect does not activate.

Vanity's Ruler: ..."The Shallow Grave"...cannot be activated while "Vanity's Ruler" is in play...

Neither player can activate "The Shallow Grave" while either player controls Dark Simorgh".^[1]

With "Black Garden", when a monster is Special Summoned face-down (such as with "The Shallow Grave"), "Black Garden"'s effect still activates. The monster's ATK is not halved, but you still Special Summon a "Rose Token".^[2]

You can activate "Giant Trap Hole" when one monster is Special Summoned to each player's side of the field, such as by "Spear Cretin" or "The Shallow Grave".^[3]

↑ Konami FAQ: While "Dark Simorgh" is on the field, can you activate "Book of Moon" or "The Shallow Grave"?
↑ Konami FAQ: When "Black Garden" is on the field, what happens when a monster is Special Summoned face-down?
↑ Konami FAQ: When two monsters are Special Summoned to each player's side of the field, can you activate "Giant Trap Hole"?

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 * '''[[Card Rulings:Disappear|Disappear]]:''' When a card that selects a card in the Graveyard as a target, such as..."The Shallow Grave", is activated, you may chain "Disappear" to remove the targeted card from play, and the...[card]...will resolve without effect. This is because these cards select their target at activation, not resolution.
+*'''[[Card Rulings:Giant Trap Hole|Giant Trap Hole]]:'''You can activate “[[Giant Trap Hole]]” when 1 monster is Special Summoned to each side of the field, by “[[The Shallow Grave]]”, etc.
 * '''[[Card Rulings:Gravekeeper's Chief|Gravekeeper's Chief]]:''' You cannot activate "The Shallow Grave" while "Necrovalley" is active, even if you control "Gravekeeper's Chief", because your opponent cannot Special Summon a monster from his Graveyard.