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===TCG Rulings===
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* You choose whether or not to use the “[[Crystal Beasts|Crystal Beast]]” effect at the time the destroyed monster would be sent to the [[Graveyard]].<ref name="Indiv-CB">[http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=CRYSTAL%20BEAST&last=CRYSTAL%20BEAST UDE FAQ]: Individual Card Rulings for "Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth / Amethyst Cat / Cobalt Eagle / Emerald Tortoise / Ruby Carbuncle / Sapphire Pegasus / Topaz Tiger"</ref>
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The following rulings apply to all "[[Crystal Beast]]" monsters.
  
* This effect does not use the [[Chain]].<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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</noinclude>===OCG Rulings===
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*The "''If this [[face-up]] card is [[destroy]]ed while it is in a [[Monster Card Zone]], you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a [[Continuous Spell Card]], instead of [[send]]ing it to the [[Graveyard]].''" effect is not an [[Ignition Effect|Ignition]], [[Trigger Effect|Trigger]], [[Quick Effect|Quick]] or [[Continuous Effect]]. (It can be applied during the [[Damage Step]].)<ref name="No.7071">[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=7071&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat</ref><ref name="No.7072">[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=7072&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth</ref><ref name="No.7074">[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=7074&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle</ref><ref name="No.7075">[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=7075&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise</ref><ref name="No.7076">[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=7076&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger</ref><ref name="No.7077">[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=7077&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle</ref><ref name="No.7078">[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=7078&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus</ref>
  
* This effect cannot be used if a “[[Crystal Beast]]” monster is destroyed by a card effect while face-down.<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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*This effect cannot be applied if this card is destroyed by "[[Dark Hole]]" while it is in [[face-down]] [[Defense Position]].<ref name="No.7071"/><ref name="No.7072"/><ref name="No.7074"/><ref name="No.7075"/><ref name="No.7076"/><ref name="No.7077"/><ref name="No.7078"/>
  
* If multiple “[[Crystal Beast]]” monsters are destroyed at the same time, and you do not have enough open [[Spell & Trap Card Zones]] to place them all in as [[Continuous Spell Cards]], you choose which (if any) to place in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]].<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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*If "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is destroyed while "[[Skill Drain]]" is active, the effect of "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is negated so you cannot treat it as a [[Continuous Spell Card]] and place it in your [[Spell & Trap Zone]].<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=6629&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: When "Skill Drain" is on the field, can "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" be treated as a Continuous Spell Card and placed in your Spell & Trap Zone?</ref>
  
* If your opponent controls one of your “[[Crystal Beast]]” monsters and it is destroyed, your opponent can choose to place it in their [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]]. If they choose not to, it is sent to your Graveyard.<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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*If "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is destroyed by battle with "[[ Mystical Beast of Serket]]", it is banished and you cannot place it in your [[Spell & Trap Zone]] as a [[Continuous Spell Card]].<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=6630&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: If "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed by battle with " Mystical Beast of Serket", can you place it in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card?</ref>
  
* If "[[Macro Cosmos]]" or "[[Banisher of the Light]]" is active on the field when a "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster is destroyed, you can use its effect and still place it in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]].<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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*While "[[Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat]]" is in the [[Spell & Trap Zone]], it is not treated as a [[Beast]]-[[Type]] monster, so you cannot send it to the Graveyard for "[[Manticore of Darkness]]".<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=6631&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: By sending a "Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat" in your Spell & Trap Zone to the Graveyard as a cost, can "Manticore of Darkness" be Special Summoned?</ref>
  
* If a "[[Crystal Beast]]" battles with a monster such as "[[Dark Magician of Chaos]]" or "[[D.D. Warrior]]" it will be removed from play by that monster's effect, you cannot activate your "[[Crystal Beast]]'s" effect.<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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*For cards which destroy and banish other cards, like "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]" and "[[Gandora the Dragon of Destruction]]", the destruction and the banishing are part of the same effect. If "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is destroyed by such an effect, you cannot place it in your [[Spell & Trap Zone]] as a [[Continuous Spell Card]], since you would need to apply the effect after "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is destroyed but before it is banished.<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=6632&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: If "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed and banished by "Bottomless Trap Hole", can you place it in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card?</ref>
  
* If a "[[Crystal Beast]]" is destroyed by "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]" it will be removed from play and you cannot activate its effect.<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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*If "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is in your [[Spell & Trap Zone]] as a Continuous Spell Card, it can be sent to the Graveyard to Special Summon "[[Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder]]" or "[[Anteatereatingant]]".<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=6634&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Can "Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder" be Special Summoned by sending to the Graveyard a "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" being treated as a Continuous Spell Card?</ref>
  
* While "[[Skill Drain]]" is active on the field, a "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster that is destroyed will be sent to the Graveyard and cannot be put in the [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]].<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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*If the effect of "[[Banisher of the Light]]", "[[Banisher of the Radiance]]", "[[Macro Cosmos]]", "[[Dimensional Fissure]]" is active, when a "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is destroyed you can place it in your [[Spell & Trap Zone]] as a [[Continuous Spell Card]]. If you choose not to do so, "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is banished.<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=6635&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: When "Banisher of the Light" is on the field, can a destroyed "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" be placed in the Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card?</ref>
  
* If you control a "[[Crystal Beast]]" equipped with "[[Premature Burial]]" and have no open [[Spell & Trap Card Zones]], when that "[[Crystal Beast]]" is destroyed "[[Premature Burial]]" is also destroyed and then you can choose to put that "[[Crystal Beast]]" into the now empty Zone.<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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*If "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is destroyed by battle, you can place it in your [[Spell & Trap Zone]]. You apply the effect at the same time that "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" would be sent to the Graveyard, and you do not send it to the Graveyard.<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=6636&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: When "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed by battle, at what time can it be treated as a Continuous Spell Card?</ref>
  
* If "[[Dimensional Fissure]]" is active on the field when a "[[Crystal Beast]]" that was being treated as a [[Continuous Spell Card]] {{sic|card}} is sent to the Graveyard, it will not be removed from play, because it was treated as a Spell and not a monster.<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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*When "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is destroyed, the controller can apply the effect. If your "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is controlled by your opponent, your opponent can place it in his [[Spell & Trap Zone]] as a [[Continuous Spell Card]].<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=6637&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: When your "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed while controlled by your opponent, can either player place it in his Spell & Trap Zone?</ref>
  
* You can use a "[[Crystal Beast]]" that is being treated as a [[Continuous Spell Card]] for the [[cost]] to Special Summon "[[Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder]]" or "[[Anteatereatingant]]".<ref name="Indiv-CB"/>
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*The effect of placing "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] as a [[Continuous Spell Card]] is applied by the controller when resolving the effect that destroys it. It is placed directly in the [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] from the field, and not sent to the Graveyard first. This effect does not start a [[Chain Link]].<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=6640&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Please explain the effect of "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" that places it in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card.</ref>
  
====Mentions in Other Rulings====
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*If multiple "[[Crystal Beast]]" cards are placed in your [[Spell & Trap Zone]] simultaneously, "[[Crystal Tree]]" only gains 1 [[Crystal Counter (counter)|Crystal Counter]].<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=7052&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: When multiple "Crystal Beast" monsters are placed in the Spell & Trap Zone, how many Crystal Counters do you get?</ref>
* '''[[Card Rulings:Arcana Force VII - The Chariot|Arcana Force VII - The Chariot]]''': If your "[[Arcana Force VII - The Chariot]]" destroys a "[[Crystal Beasts|Crystal Beast]]" monster by battle and the "[[Crystal Beasts|Crystal Beast]]" monster is placed into the [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]], you cannot [[Special Summon]] that "[[Crystal Beasts|Crystal Beast]]" monster.
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===Previously Official Rulings===
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{{ambox|small=left|style=width:660px;|smalltext=These TCG rulings were issued by [[Upper Deck Entertainment]] and have since been deemed unofficial by Konami.<ref>[http://tcg.konami-europe.net/judgeforum/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=38&sid=afd496e4ac48056340de67acc4b4871b Konami Judge Program Forum]: Individual Email Rulings VS Individual Card Rulings</ref> They were previously considered official, but may or may not necessarily hold true nowadays.}}
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* You choose whether or not to use the “[[Crystal Beast]]” effect at the time the destroyed monster would be sent to the [[Graveyard]].<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB">[http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20090226114918/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=A&last=C UDE FAQ]: Individual Card Rulings [A-C] [CRYSTAL BEAST AMBER MAMMOTH , CRYSTAL BEAST AMETHYST CAT , CRYSTAL BEAST COBALT EAGLE , CRYSTAL BEAST EMERALD TORTOISE , CRYSTAL BEAST RUBY CARBUNCLE , CRYSTAL BEAST SAPPHIRE PEGASUS , CRYSTAL BEAST TOPAZ TIGER]</ref><ref group=Notes>In the rulings for "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle", the word “Crystal Beast” is enclosed in straight quotation marks ("…") while in the rulings for other "Crystal Beast" monsters it is enclosed in curved quotation marks (“…”).</ref>
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* This effect does not use the [[Chain]].<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/>
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* This effect cannot be used if a [[Crystal Beast]]monster is destroyed by a card effect while face-down.<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/>
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* If multiple “[[Crystal Beast]]” monsters are destroyed at the same time, and you do not have enough open [[Spell & Trap Card Zones]] to place them all in as [[Continuous Spell Cards]], you choose which (if any) to place in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]].<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/>
  
* '''[[Card Rulings:Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest|Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest]]''': You cannot activate this effect when a [[Type#Beast|Beast]]-[[Type]] monster treated as a [[Spell Cards|Spell Card]] (such as ... a "[[Crystal Beasts|Crystal Beast]]") is destroyed.
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* If your opponent controls one of your “[[Crystal Beast]]” monsters and it is destroyed, your opponent can choose to place it in their [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]]. If they choose not to, it is sent to your Graveyard.<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/><ref group=Notes>In the rulings for "Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle", the word "monsters" is spelled "mosters" due to a typo.</ref>
  
* '''[[Card Rulings:Neo-Spacian Dark Panther|Neo-Spacian Dark Panther]]''': When “[[Neo-Spacian Dark Panther]]is destroyed after copying the effects of a "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster, it cannot be placed into the Spell and Trap Card Zone.
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* If "[[Macro Cosmos]]" or "[[Banisher of the Light]]" is active on the field when a "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster is destroyed, you can use its effect and still place it in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]].<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/>
  
* '''[[Card Rulings:Rainbow Gravity|Rainbow Gravity]]''': If an effect is chained that reduces the number of "[[Crystal Beasts|Crystal Beast]]" monsters with different names to 6 or less, "[[Rainbow Gravity]]'s" effect still resolves.
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* If a "[[Crystal Beast]]" battles with a monster such as "[[Dark Magician of Chaos]]" or "[[D.D. Warrior]]" it will be removed from play by that monster's effect, you cannot activate your "[[Crystal Beast]]'s" effect.<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/>
  
* '''[[Card Rulings:Storm Caller|Storm Caller]]''': If a [[Psychic]]-[[Type]] monsters destroys your opponent's "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster, you can return it to the top of your opponent's Deck. If you do not, the "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster can be placed into its controller's Spell and Trap Card Zone.
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* If a "[[Crystal Beast]]" is destroyed by "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]" it will be removed from play and you cannot activate its effect.<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/>
  
===OCG Rulings===
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* While "[[Skill Drain]]" is active on the field, a "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster that is destroyed will be sent to the Graveyard and cannot be put in the [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]].<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/>
*If there is no space in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]], you cannot treat the monster as a [[Continuous Spell Card]].<ref name="EM-CBSP">[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=38906&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: Effect Monster > Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus</ref><ref name="EM-CBCE">[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=38908&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: Effect Monster > Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle</ref><ref name="EM-CBAM">[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=38910&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: Effect Monster > Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth</ref><ref name="EM-CBTT">[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=38913&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: Effect Monster > Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger</ref><ref name="EM-CBET">[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=38915&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: Effect Monster > Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise</ref><ref name="EM-CBAC">[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=38917&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: Effect Monster > Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat</ref><ref name="EM-CBRC">[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=38919&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: Effect Monster > Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle</ref>
 
  
*If "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" etc is destroyed while "[[Skill Drain]]" is active, the effect of "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is negated so you cannot treat it as a [[Continuous Spell Card]] and place it in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]].<ref>[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=39472&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: When "Skill Drain" is on the field, can "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" be treated as a Continuous Spell Card and placed in your Spell & Trap Card Zone?</ref>
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* If you control a "[[Crystal Beast]]" equipped with "[[Premature Burial]]" and have no open [[Spell & Trap Card Zones]], when that "[[Crystal Beast]]" is destroyed "[[Premature Burial]]" is also destroyed and then you can choose to put that "[[Crystal Beast]]" into the now empty Zone.<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/>
  
*While "[[Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat]]" etc is in the [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]], it is not treated as a [[Beast]]-[[Type]] monster, so you cannot send it to the Graveyard for "[[Manticore of Darkness]]".<ref>[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=39477&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: By sending a "Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat" in your Spell & Trap Card Zone to the Graveyard as a cost, can "Manticore of Darkness" be Special Summoned?</ref>
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* If "[[Dimensional Fissure]]" is active on the field when a "[[Crystal Beast]]" that was being treated as a [[Continuous Spell Card]] {{sic|card}} is sent to the Graveyard, it will not be removed from play, because it was treated as a Spell and not a monster.<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/><ref group=Notes>This ruling does not appear in the rulings for "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle".</ref>
  
*For cards which destroy and remove from play other cards, like "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]" and "[[Gandora the Dragon of Destruction]]", the destruction and the removal from play occur simultaneously.  If "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is destroyed by such an effect, you cannot place it in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] and as a [[Continuous Spell Card]], since you would need to apply the effect after "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is destroyed but before it is removed from play.<ref>[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=39479&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: If "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" etc is destroyed and removed from play by "Bottomless Trap Hole" etc, can you place it in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card?</ref>
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* You can use a "[[Crystal Beast]]" that is being treated as a [[Continuous Spell Card]] for the [[cost]] to Special Summon "[[Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder]]" or "[[Anteatereatingant]]".<ref name="UDE-FAQ-CB"/><ref group=Notes>This ruling does not appear in the rulings for "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" or "Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus".</ref>
  
*If "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] as a Continuous Spell Card, it can be sent to the Graveyard to Special Summon "[[Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder]]"/"[[Anteatereatingant]]"/etc.<ref>[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=39483&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: Can "Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder" be Special Summoned by sending to the Graveyard a "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" being treated as a Continuous Spell Card?</ref>
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====Mentions in Other Rulings====
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:''See also [[Card Rulings:Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins]], [[Card Rulings:Crystal Abundance]], [[Card Rulings:Crystal Beacon]], [[Card Rulings:Crystal Blessing]], [[Card Rulings:Crystal Counter]], [[Card Rulings:Crystal Pair]], [[Card Rulings:Crystal Tree]], [[Card Rulings:Rainbow Dragon]], [[Card Rulings:Rainbow Gravity]], [[Card Rulings:Rainbow Path]], [[Card Rulings:Rare Value]] as almost all of their Rulings mention "[[Crystal Beast]]s".
  
*If the effect of "[[Banisher of the Light]]"/"[[Banisher of the Radiance]]"/"[[Macro Cosmos]]"/"[[Dimensional Fissure]]"/etc is active, when a "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" etc is destroyed you can place it in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] as a [[Continuous Spell Card]].  If you choose not to do so, "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is removed from play.<ref>[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=39485&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: When "Banisher of the Light" is on the field, can a destroyed "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" be placed in the Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card?</ref>
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* '''[[Card Rulings:Arcana Force VII - The Chariot|Arcana Force VII - The Chariot]]''': If your "[[Arcana Force VII - The Chariot]]" destroys a "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster by battle and the "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster is placed into the Spell and Trap Card Zone, you cannot Special Summon that "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster.
  
*If "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is destroyed by battle, you can place it in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]].  You apply the effect at the same time that "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" would be sent to the Graveyard, and you do not send it to the Graveyard.<ref>[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=39488&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: When "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed by battle, at what time can it be treated as a Continuous Spell Card?</ref>
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* '''[[Card Rulings:Doomcaliber Knight|Doomcaliber Knight]]''': If "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]'s" effect is activated when it is Special Summoned and "[[Doomcaliber Knight]]'s" effect is activated, "[[Doomcaliber Knight]]" will negate the effect of "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" that Special Summons "[[Crystal Beast]]" monsters and destroy it. The player controlling "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" can place it into their Spell and Trap Card Zone.
  
*When "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" etc is destroyed, the controller can apply the effect.  If your "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" is controlled by your opponent, your opponent can place it in his [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] as a [[Continuous Spell Card]].<ref>[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=39490&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: When your "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed while controlled by your opponent, can either player place it in his Spell & Trap Card Zone?</ref>
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* '''[[Card Rulings:Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest|Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest]]''': You cannot activate this effect when a Beast-Type monster treated as a Spell Card (such as ... a "[[Crystal Beast]]") is destroyed.
  
*If a face-down "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" etc is destroyed by "[[Dark Hole]]"/"[[Torrential Tribute]]"/etc, then it cannot be placed in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] as a [[Continuous Spell Card]].<ref>[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=39494&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: When a face-down "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed, can it be placed in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card?</ref>
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* '''[[Card Rulings:Neo-Spacian Dark Panther|Neo-Spacian Dark Panther]]''': When “[[Neo-Spacian Dark Panther]]” is destroyed after copying the effects of a "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster, it cannot be placed into the Spell and Trap Card Zone.
  
*The effect of placing "[[Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle]]" in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] as a [[Continuous Spell Card]] is applied by the controller when resolving the effect that destroys it.  It is placed directly in the [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] from the field, and not sent to the Graveyard first.<ref name="CB-DETAIL">[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=39496&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: Please explain the effect of "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" that places it in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card.</ref>
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* '''[[Card Rulings:Storm Caller|Storm Caller]]''': If a [[Psychic]]-[[Type]] monsters destroys your opponent's "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster, you can return it to the top of your opponent's Deck. If you do not, the "[[Crystal Beast]]" monster can be placed into its controller's Spell and Trap Card Zone.
  
*The effect does not start a [[chain]].<ref name="CB-DETAIL"/>
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====Judge List Rulings====
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* '''[[Card Rulings:Rainbow Dragon|Rainbow Dragon]]''': The 7 "[[Crystal Beast]]" monsters can be on your field, in your Graveyard, or in a combination of both.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071208091156/entertainment.upperdeck.com/community/forums/thread/853579.aspx UDE Judge List]: rainbow dragon the field the graveyard or both?</ref>
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*If multiple "[[Crystal Beast]]" cards are placed in your [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] simultaneously, "[[Crystal Tree]]" only gains one [[Crystal Counter (counter)|Crystal Counter]].<ref>[http://yugioh.faq.konami.jp/EokpControl?&lang=en&tid=42423&event=FE0006 Konami FAQ]: When multiple "Crystal Beast" monsters are placed in the Spell & Trap Card Zone, how many Crystal Counters do you get?</ref><noinclude>
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Latest revision as of 07:02, 3 January 2020

The following rulings apply to all "Crystal Beast" monsters.

OCG Rulings

Previously Official Rulings

  • This effect cannot be used if a “Crystal Beast” monster is destroyed by a card effect while face-down.[19]

Mentions in Other Rulings

See also Card Rulings:Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins, Card Rulings:Crystal Abundance, Card Rulings:Crystal Beacon, Card Rulings:Crystal Blessing, Card Rulings:Crystal Counter, Card Rulings:Crystal Pair, Card Rulings:Crystal Tree, Card Rulings:Rainbow Dragon, Card Rulings:Rainbow Gravity, Card Rulings:Rainbow Path, Card Rulings:Rare Value as almost all of their Rulings mention "Crystal Beasts".
  • Storm Caller: If a Psychic-Type monsters destroys your opponent's "Crystal Beast" monster, you can return it to the top of your opponent's Deck. If you do not, the "Crystal Beast" monster can be placed into its controller's Spell and Trap Card Zone.

Judge List Rulings

Notes

  1. In the rulings for "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle", the word “Crystal Beast” is enclosed in straight quotation marks ("…") while in the rulings for other "Crystal Beast" monsters it is enclosed in curved quotation marks (“…”).
  2. In the rulings for "Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle", the word "monsters" is spelled "mosters" due to a typo.
  3. This ruling does not appear in the rulings for "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle".
  4. This ruling does not appear in the rulings for "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" or "Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus".

References

  1. a b Konami OCG Card Database: Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat
  2. a b Konami OCG Card Database: Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth
  3. a b Konami OCG Card Database: Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle
  4. a b Konami OCG Card Database: Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise
  5. a b Konami OCG Card Database: Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger
  6. a b Konami OCG Card Database: Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle
  7. a b Konami OCG Card Database: Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus
  8. Konami OCG Card Database: When "Skill Drain" is on the field, can "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" be treated as a Continuous Spell Card and placed in your Spell & Trap Zone?
  9. Konami OCG Card Database: If "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed by battle with " Mystical Beast of Serket", can you place it in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card?
  10. Konami OCG Card Database: By sending a "Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat" in your Spell & Trap Zone to the Graveyard as a cost, can "Manticore of Darkness" be Special Summoned?
  11. Konami OCG Card Database: If "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed and banished by "Bottomless Trap Hole", can you place it in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card?
  12. Konami OCG Card Database: Can "Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder" be Special Summoned by sending to the Graveyard a "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" being treated as a Continuous Spell Card?
  13. Konami OCG Card Database: When "Banisher of the Light" is on the field, can a destroyed "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" be placed in the Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card?
  14. Konami OCG Card Database: When "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed by battle, at what time can it be treated as a Continuous Spell Card?
  15. Konami OCG Card Database: When your "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" is destroyed while controlled by your opponent, can either player place it in his Spell & Trap Zone?
  16. Konami OCG Card Database: Please explain the effect of "Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle" that places it in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card.
  17. Konami OCG Card Database: When multiple "Crystal Beast" monsters are placed in the Spell & Trap Zone, how many Crystal Counters do you get?
  18. Konami Judge Program Forum: Individual Email Rulings VS Individual Card Rulings
  19. a b c d e f g h i j k l UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [A-C] [CRYSTAL BEAST AMBER MAMMOTH , CRYSTAL BEAST AMETHYST CAT , CRYSTAL BEAST COBALT EAGLE , CRYSTAL BEAST EMERALD TORTOISE , CRYSTAL BEAST RUBY CARBUNCLE , CRYSTAL BEAST SAPPHIRE PEGASUS , CRYSTAL BEAST TOPAZ TIGER]
  20. UDE Judge List: rainbow dragon the field the graveyard or both?