Card Rulings:Qliphort Carrier

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OCG Rulings

• The "If this card is Tributed: You can target 1 monster on the field; return it to the hand." effect is an optional Trigger Effect. (It targets 1 monster on the field.)
• The "Qli" monsters you control gain 300 ATK." effect does not start a Chain Link.

"Qli" monster Rulings

OCG Rulings

• The "You can Normal Summon this card without Tributing." effect is not a Continuous, Ignition, Trigger or Quick Effect.
• The "If this card is Normal Summoned without Tributing, or is Special Summoned, its Level becomes 4 and its original ATK becomes 1800." effect is not a Continuous, Ignition, Trigger or Quick Effect.
• The "If this card is Normal Summoned/Set, it is unaffected by activated effects from any monster whose original Level/Rank is lower than this card's current Level." effect is a Continuous Effect.
• The "You cannot Special Summon monsters, except "Qli" monsters. This effect cannot be negated." effect does not start a Chain Link.
• If the effect of "Qlipper Launch" is applied on a "Qliphort Carrier" that was Normal Summoned without Tributing, the effect of "Qliphort Carrier" is negated and its Level returns to its original Level which is 6. Its ATK returns to its original value which is 2400 ATK and it gains 300 ATK by the effect of "Qlipper Launch", for a total of 2700 ATK. When the effect of "Qlipper Launch" stops applying, its Level and ATK remain at their original values which they are Level 6 and 2400 ATK.
• When the effect of "Atlantean Heavy Infantry" resolves, even if that card is no longer in the Graveyard, the "If this card is Normal Summoned/Set, it is unaffected by activated effects from any monster whose original Level/Rank is lower than this card's current Level." effect of "Qliphort Carrier" is applied. Since "Atlantean Heavy Infantry" is a Level 2 monster, "Qliphort Carrier" is not destroyed and it remains on the field.
• When the effect of "Evilswarm Exciton Knight" resolves, even if that card is in face-down Defense Position, the "If this card is Normal Summoned/Set, it is unaffected by activated effects from any monster whose original Level/Rank is lower than this card's current Level." effect of "Qliphort Carrier" is applied. Since "Evilswarm Exciton Knight" is a Rank 4 monster, "Qliphort Carrier" is not destroyed and it remains on the field.
• While the effect of "Evilswarm Ophion" is being applied, you cannot Special Summon a "Qliphort Carrier" whose original Level is 6.
• Because of the "If this card is Normal Summoned without Tributing, or is Special Summoned, its Level becomes 4 and its original ATK becomes 1800." effect, the original ATK of a "Qliphort Carrier" that was Normal Summoned without Tributing is 1800. Therefore, since its current ATK is not different from its original ATK, it cannot be targeted by the effect of "Number 103: Ragnazero".
• If "Qliphort Carrier" is Tributed and the "If this card is Tributed: You can target 1 monster on the field; return it to the hand." effect is activated from the Extra Deck, "Divine Wrath" can be Chained. In this case, the activation of the effect of "Qliphort Carrier" is negated and the card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard.
• When "Qliphort Carrier" declares a direct attack, the "equip this card from your hand to that target." effect of "Rainbow Kuriboh" can be activated. "Rainbow Kuriboh" is equipped normally, and since the effect of the equipped "Rainbow Kuriboh" is treated as the effect of an Equip Spell Card, "Qliphort Carrier" cannot attack. Even if the "If this card is Normal Summoned/Set, it is unaffected by activated effects from any monster whose original Level/Rank is lower than this card's current Level." effect is applied, "Qliphort Carrier" still cannot attack.