Card Rulings:Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater
OCG Rulings
Q&A Rulings
- Q: "Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater" is face-up in my Field Zone, and "Abyss Actor - Mellow Madonna" is face-up in my Monster Zone. In this situation, if I have no Set Spell/Trap Cards on my field, what will my opponent's activated monster effect be?
- A: Even if you have no Set Spell/Trap Cards on your field, as long as you control a Pendulum Summoned "Abyss Actor" Pendulum Monster, the effect of "Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater" will be applied when your opponent's activated monster effect resolves. In that case, since there are no cards to be destroyed, the monster effect finishes resolving without applying any effect.[1]
- Q: "Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater" is face-up in my Field Zone, and a Pendulum Summoned "Abyss Actor - Mellow Madonna" is face-up in my Monster Zone. In this situation, if my opponent Normal Summons "Scrap Kong" while "Skill Drain" is face-up in their Spell & Trap Zone, what happens to the effect of "Scrap Kong"?
- A: In this scenario, even if the effect of "Skill Drain" is applying, the effect of "Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater" will apply and change your opponent’s monster effect to “Destroy 1 Set Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls.” In this case, the effect of "Scrap Kong" is changed, but it is negated by the effect of "Skill Drain" and does not apply.[2]
- Q: "Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater" is face-up in my Field Zone, and Pendulum Summoned "Abyss Actor - Mellow Madonna" is face-up in my Monster Zone. In this situation, can I choose which monster effect is changed to "Destroy 1 Set Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls."?
- A: The effect of "Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater" is applied the first time each turn that an opponent’s monster effect resolves while you have a Pendulum Summoned "Abyss Actor" on your field. You cannot choose which monster effect it will apply to.[3]
- Q: "Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater" is face-up in my Field Zone, and Pendulum Summoned "Abyss Actor - Mellow Madonna" is face-up in my Monster Zone. In this situation, if my opponent activates the effect of "Witch of the Black Forest" as Chain Link 1, and "Sangan" as Chain Link 2, which will the effect of "Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater" apply to?
- A: The effect of "Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater" is applied the first time each turn that an opponent’s monster effect resolves while you have a Pendulum Summoned "Abyss Actor" on your field. In this scenario, the effect is applied when the effect of "Sangan" resolves at Chain Link 2, so the effect of "Sangan" becomes "Destroy 1 Set Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls."[4]