Card Rulings:Arcanite Magician
TCG Rulings
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Inverse Universe: After "Inverse Universe" resolves, monsters whose ATK and DEF are calculated or modified because of their own individual effects have their ATK and DEF "frozen" at the switched values.[1]
- Examples:
- ...The ATK of "Arcanite Magician" will not change, even if the number of Spell Counters does.
OCG Rulings
- Removing one Spell Counter from this card is a Cost to destroy one card on your opponent's field.[2]
- The effect which places a Spell Counter on "Arcanite Magician"/"Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode" does not target the monster.[3]
- When the effect of "Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind" targets "Arcanite Magician", the ATK of "Arcanite Magician" will remain at the halved value, even if the number of Spell Counters changes.[4]
- You cannot use "Eccentric Boy" and a monster from the hand as Synchro Material Monsters to Synchro Summon a monster like "Dark End Dragon" or "Arcanite Magician" if the Synchro Material Monsters are not the ones specified in the text of the Synchro Monster. To Synchro Summon "Dark End Dragon", you must send a DARK monster from your hand to the Graveyard as a Synchro Material Monster. To Synchro Summon "Arcanite Magician", you must send a Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand to the Graveyard as a Synchro Material Monster. To Synchro Summon "Mist Valley Thunder Lord", you must send a "Mist Valley" monster from your hand to the Graveyard as a Synchro Material Monster. To Synchro Summon "Black Brutdrago", you must send a Gemini monster from your hand to the Graveyard as a Synchro Material Monster. And so on.[5]
- If the ATK & DEF of "Arcanite Magician" are halved by the effect of "Elemental HERO Great Tornado", then its ATK & DEF will remain at the halved value, even if the number of Spell Counters on "Arcanite Magician" changes afterwards.[6]
References
- ↑ Konami Gameplay FAQ: Absolute Powerforce - Card Rulings (Version 1.0)
- ↑ a b Konami FAQ: Synchro Monster > Arcanite Magician
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Does the effect of "Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode" which places Spell Counters on it target?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: When the effect of "Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind" activates and targets a monster whose ATK changes by its own effect, what does the ATK become?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: If "Eccentric Boy" is used as a Synchro Material Monster to Synchro Summon "Dark End Dragon", then can you use a non-DARK Synchro Material Monster from your hand?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: If a monster whose ATK changes by its effect is affected by the effect of "Elemental HERO Great Tornado", then what is its ATK?
