Card Rulings:Debris Dragon
TCG Rulings
- The effect of “Debris Dragon” is a Trigger Effect that activates when it is Summoned and targets 1 monster in the Graveyard. “Debris Dragon” does not continue to target that monster after the other monster is Special Summoned.[1]
- All restrictions on “Debris Dragon” and Synchro Summons are conditions, not effects, so will [sic] not be negated by “Skill Drain”.[1]
- If “Debris Dragon” Special Summons a Gemini Monster, the Gemini Monster’s effect that makes it a Normal Monster is negated, so the Gemini Monster is considered an Effect Monster.[1]
- You cannot use “DNA Surgery”, naming Dragons, to use “Debris Dragon” to Synchro Summon a non-Dragon Synchro Monster. The Synchro Monster must originally be a Dragon-Type monster.[1]
OCG Rulings
- The effect which Special Summons a monster from your Graveyard with 500 ATK or less is a Trigger Effect that targets the monster.[2]
- "This card can only be used as a Synchro Material Monster..." is not treated as an effect.[2][3] It cannot be negated by "Skill Drain".[3]
- When a monster like "Exiled Force" or "Lonefire Blossom" is Special Summoned by "Debris Dragon"/"Black Salvo"/etc, if you activate the effect of "Exiled Force", then the effect will still be negated since it activated on the field, even though "Exiled Force" "Lonefire Blossom" is no longer on the field.[4]
- When "Debris Dragon"/"Black Salvo"/"Doomkaiser Dragon/Assault Mode"/etc Special Summon a monster with an effect that activates in the Graveyard like "Sangan"/"Giant Rat"/"Mystic Tomato"/etc, then that effect is not negated. This is because "Debris Dragon etc only negate effects which activate or are applied on the field.[5]
- The text "This card cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster, except for the Synchro Summon of a Dragon-Type Synchro Monster. The other Synchro Material Monster(s) cannot be Level 4." of "Debris Dragon" is not treated as an effect, so if "Neo-Spacian Dark Panther" or "Phantom of Chaos" copies "Debris Dragon", then you do not apply this text. Thus, if "Neo-Spacian Dark Panther" copies "Debris Dragon", then you can use it for the Synchro Summon of a non-Dragon-Type Synchro Monster, and the other Synchro Material Monsters may be Level 4.[6]
- If "Debris Dragon" Special Summons a Gemini Monster, then the "treated as a Normal Monster" effect of the Gemini Monster is negated. The Gemini Monster is not treated as a Normal Monster, so you cannot Normal Summon it a second time.[7]
- If a monster's effects are already being negated by an effect like "Forbidden Chalice" or "Debris Dragon", then you may not choose it as a target for the effect of "Majestic Star Dragon" which negates the effects of a monster.[8]
References
- ↑ a b c d Konami Gameplay FAQ: Crimson Crisis Sneak Peek -- Card Rulings (version 2.0)
- ↑ a b c Konami FAQ: Effect Monster > Debris Dragon
- ↑ a b Konami FAQ: While the effect of "Skill Drain" is being applied, can you use "Debris Dragon" as Synchro Material Monster for a non-Dragon-Type monster?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: When "Exiled Force" is Special Summoned by "Debris Dragon", when it activates its effect, is the effect negated even when the monster is no longer on the field?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: When "Sangan" etc is Special Summoned by the effect of "Debris Dragon" etc, is its effect which activates in the Graveyard negated?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Can the effect of monsters like "Neo-Spacian Dark Panther" copy the text of monsters like "Debris Dragon" which is not treated as an effect?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Can you Normal Summon a Gemini Monster again if its effect is negated?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Can you activate the effect of "Majestic Star Dragon" and target a monster whose effects are already being negated?