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==UnnofficialOCG Rulings==* This effect does not [[target]].<ref name="No.7389">[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=7389&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Hand Destruction</ref>

* The Cannot be activated during the [[Damage Step]].<ref name="No.7389"/> * If there are not at least two cards in both your hand and your opponent's hand, or if there are not at least two cards in both your Deck and your opponent's Deck, "Hand Destruction" cannot be activated.<ref name="No.7389"/> * "''Each player sends 2 cards you send from your their hand to the Graveyard''" and "''then draws 2 cards''" are not treated as being done at the same time. Also, each player drawing by "''then draws 2 cards''" is treated as happening at the same time.<ref name="No.7389"/> * The effect of a monster like "[[Sillva, Warlord of Dark World]]" only [[activate]]s when it is "''discarded to the Graveyard''" from the handby a card effect. The effects of "[[Hand Destruction]]" and "[[Veil of Darkness]]" "''send to the Graveyard''" the cards—this is not the same as "''discard to the Graveyard''". Thus, if a monster like "[[Sillva, Warlord of Dark World]]" is sent to the Graveyard by these effects, then you cannot activate its effect.<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=9200&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database] : Can "Sillva, Warlord of Dark World" use its effect to Special Summon itself from the Graveyard when it is sent to the Graveyard by the effect of "Hand Destruction" or "Veil of Darkness"?</ref> * The first player conducts their [[Draw Phase]] during their first turn, but they only cannot conduct their [[normal draw]] at the start of that Draw Phase. Therefore, if the effect of the card "Hand Destruction", etc. is activated, it is possible to draw by a card's effect.<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=7312&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Do you conduct the Draw Phase in the first player's first turn?</ref> * When resolving "Hand Destruction", if the number of cards in either player's hand has become 1 or fewer and so 2 cards cannot be sent to the Graveyard, the resolution of the effect of "Hand Destruction" is not applied. Neither player sends cards from their hand to the Graveyard or draws.<ref name="Q7060">[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=7060&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: If the number of cards in the hand or Deck becomes 1 when "Hand Destruction" resolves, how does it resolve?</ref>* When resolving "Hand Destruction", even if the number of cards in either player's Deck has become 1 or fewer, the effect is still applied. Because 2 cards must be drawn from the Deck, the player who cannot draw 2 cards loses the Duel.<ref name="Q7060"/> * Even if the cards that would have been sent to the Graveyardby "Hand Destruction" are banished without being sent to the Graveyard by the effect of "[[Macro Cosmos]]", "[[Banisher of the Light]] ", etc., after that 2 cards are still drawn from the Deck.<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=7050&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: At the time "Hand Destruction" is being resolved, if cards sent to the Graveyard are banished instead due to the effect of "Macro Cosmos", etc., can cards be drawn?</ref> * While the effect of "[[Protector of the Sanctuary]]" is being applied, neither player can activate "Hand Destruction".<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=7056&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: Can "Hand Destruction" be activated if "Protector of the Sanctuary" is face-up on the field?</ref> ===Mentions in Other Rulings===* '''[[Card Rulings:Arkbrave Dragon|Arkbrave Dragon]]''': If "[[Arkbrave Dragon]]" is sent to the Graveyard during the Draw Phase by the effect of "[[Hand Destruction]]", etc., its effect will not activate during the Standby Phase of the same turn. If "Arkbrave Dragon" was sent to the Graveyard, its effect can be activated during the Standby Phase of the next turn. (Therefore, even if "Arkbrave Dragon" is sent to the Graveyard during the Draw Phase, its effect cannot be activated during the Standby Phase of this turn, but it can be activated during the Standby Phase of the next turn.)<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=18478&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: If "Arkbrave Dragon" is sent to the Graveyard during the Draw Phase, can its monster effect be activated during that turn's Standby Phase?</ref> * '''[[Card Rulings:Erebus the Underworld Monarch|Erebus the Underworld Monarch]]''': When resolving the effect of a [[Tribute Summon]]ed "[[Erebus the Underworld Monarch]]", if you have less than 2 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards in your hand/Deck (due to "[[Hand Destruction]]", etc.), the effectof "Erebus the Underworld Monarch" is not applied. (No "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards are sent to the Graveyard, and an opponent’s card is not considered returned to the Deck.)<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=16976&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: When resolving the effect of a Tribute Summoned "Erebus the Underworld Monarch", if there are no longer 2 different "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards in your hand/Deck, how does its effect resolve?</ref> * '''[[Card Rulings:Zushin the Sleeping Giant|Zushin the Sleeping Giant]]''': Even if the "[[Zushin the Sleeping Giant]]" that was revealed to activate its effect is sent from your hand to the Graveyard (due to the effect of "[[costHand Destruction]]", etc. You may ), the [[Zushin Counter]]s placed on your monsters are not use this removed.<ref>[http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=19277&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: After activating the monster effect of "Zushin the Sleeping Giant" in the hand, if "Zushin the Sleeping Giant" is no longer in the hand, what happens to the Zushin Counters placed on a monster(s)?</ref> ==TCG Rulings=====Upper Deck Entertainment Rulings==={{Previously Official Rulings |UDE's Rulings =* "[[Hand Destruction]]" cannot be activated if either play{{sic}} has 1 or less cards in their hand and/or remaining in their [[Deck]]. If you have "[[Hand Destruction]]" and 1 other card in your hand, you cannot activate "[[Hand Destruction]]". * If either player has 1 or less cards in their hand when "[[Hand Destruction]]" resolves, its effect with disappears. If either player has 1 or less cards remaining in their Deck, they lose the [[Duel]] when they are unable to draw a card. * "[[Hand Destruction]]" cannot be activated while "[[Protector of the Sanctuary]]" is [[face-up]] on the field. * If "[[Macro Cosmos]]" is face-up on the field, "[[dark worldHand Destruction]] " can still be activated. The cardssent from the hand to the [[Graveyard]] are removed from play instead.}} ==References==<references/>