Card Rulings:Neo-Spacian Grand Mole

"Neo-Spacian Grand Mole":

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TCG Rulings

• This is a Trigger Effect.

• This effect activates in the Damage Step, before a face-down monster is flipped face-up. (Therefore, this effect will not activate if a face-down "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" is attacked. Also, if "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" attacks a face-down Flip Effect Monster, you can return both monsters to the owners' hands without activating the Flip Effect.)

Mentions in Other Rulings

• Doomcaliber Knight: When multiple Effect Monster effects activate simultaneously, "Doomcaliber Knight's" effect is chained after determining the order of the Effect Monster effects (see the Advanced Rulings FAQ "Simultaneous Effects") and will negate the Effect Monster's effect that was placed last on the Chain.
  • Example 5: Player A's "Sasuke Samurai #4" attacks Player B's "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" while "Doomcaliber Knight" is face-up on the field. "Sasuke Samurai #4's" effect is Chain Link 1 and "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" is Chain Link 2. "Doomcaliber Knight's" effect is chained, and it will negate and destroy "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole".

• Fake Explosion: You can only Special Summon "Summon Reactor・SK" if Damage Calculation occurs. If there is a Replay, or a battle involving "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole", or another situation in which the opponent's monster attacked but there was no Damage Calculation, you cannot Special Summon "Summon Reactor・SK".

OCG Rulings

• The effect activates in the Damage Step before flipping the monster face-up. When "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" attacks a face-down monster, the monsters are returned to the hand without flipping the monster. Flip Effects will not activate.

• If "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" is attacked while face-down, or is otherwise not face-up at the beginning of the Damage Step, then you cannot activate its effect.

• Tributing "Chrysalis Mole" is a cost to activate the effect which Special Summons "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole".

• If "Ally of Justice - Catastor" battles with "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole", the mandatory effect of "Ally of Justice - Catastor" activates as Chain Link 1, and the optional effect of "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" can activate as Chain Link 2. "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole" will resolve first and return itself to the Hand and "Ally of Justice - Catastor" to the Extra Deck. Then, the effect of "Ally of Justice - Catastor" will resolve without effect.

Mentions in other Rulings

• When a Synchro Monster is returned to the hand by "Compulsory Evacuation Device"/"The Warrior Returning Alive"/etc, it is instead returned to the Extra Deck.