Difference between revisions of "Special Summoning condition"
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| − | This places a restriction on how the card must be '''first''' [[Special Summon]]ed. The card cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed by an external effect until the summoning condition has been properly fulfilled, after which, the monster in question may be summoned with cards such as [[Monster Reborn]]. If the card was sent to the [[Graveyard]] before being summoned correctly, it cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed; likewise, if the card was [[Special Summon]]ed correctly the first time, but is then sent from the field or the [[Graveyard]] back to the [[Deck]], the summoning conditions are then reset. These cards are referred to as '''[[Special Summon- | + | This places a restriction on how the card must be '''first''' [[Special Summon]]ed. The card cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed by an external effect until the summoning condition has been properly fulfilled, after which, the monster in question may be summoned with cards such as [[Monster Reborn]]. If the card was sent to the [[Graveyard]] before being summoned correctly, it cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed; likewise, if the card was [[Special Summon]]ed correctly the first time, but is then sent from the field or the [[Graveyard]] back to the [[Deck]], the summoning conditions are then reset. These cards are referred to as '''[[Special Summon-only monsters]]''' or sometimes incorrectly reffered to as '''[[Semi-Nomi]]''' monsters. |
===This card cannot be Special Summoned except by...=== | ===This card cannot be Special Summoned except by...=== | ||
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This card cannot be Special Summoned
This is a blanket Summon Condition, and forbids the card to be Special Summoned by any means, be it from the hand, Deck, Graveyard, or Remove from play pile.
This card cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard.
A less harsh restriction than above, this enables cards to be Special Summoned from the hand, Deck, or Removed from Play pile, but not the Graveyard. That said, you could use Monster Reincarnation to move cards with this limitation to your hand from your Graveyard.
This card can only be Special Summoned by...
This places a restriction on how the card must be first Special Summoned. The card cannot be Special Summoned by an external effect until the summoning condition has been properly fulfilled, after which, the monster in question may be summoned with cards such as Monster Reborn. If the card was sent to the Graveyard before being summoned correctly, it cannot be Special Summoned; likewise, if the card was Special Summoned correctly the first time, but is then sent from the field or the Graveyard back to the Deck, the summoning conditions are then reset. These cards are referred to as Special Summon-only monsters or sometimes incorrectly reffered to as Semi-Nomi monsters.
This card cannot be Special Summoned except by...
This is much like the first example, but this time, it allows the card to be Special Summoned by one effect or conditions only, and cannot be Special Summoned by cards such as Monster Reborn. LV Monsters support cards (e.g. Level Modulation) get around this by including the text "ignoring the Summoning conditions" in their card text. However, even with this restriction lifted, such cards can only Special Summon monsters from the Graveyard that have been properly Summoned first. "Level Up!" is able to bypass this completely, since it Special Summons directly from the Deck. These cards are referred to as Nomi monsters.
