Card Rulings:Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
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TCG Rulings
- Discarding cards to the Graveyard is a cost.[1]
- The effect of “Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier” targets a number of cards equal to the number of cards that you discarded to the Graveyard.[1]
- If you Synchro Summon “Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier” using a monster with a mandatory effect like “Goblin Zombie” as one of the Synchro Material Monsters, when the Synchro Summon is successful the effect of that monster will activate automatically. You will not be able to activate the Ignition effect of Brionac before the mandatory effect of “Goblin Zombie.”[1]
- If 1 or more of the targeted cards are removed from the field before the effect resolves, the rest will still be returned to the owner’s hand.[1]
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Machina Fortress: When this card is targeted by an opponent’s Effect Monster’s effect, you look at the opponent’s hand and discard 1 card from it immediately before resolving the effect of the Effect Monster. For example, if “Machina Fortress” is targeted by your opponent’s “Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier” you first decide whether or not you want to Chain any effects. Then, when you go to resolve the effect of Brionac, first look at your opponent’s hand and discard 1 card from it. Finally, resolve Brionac’s effect and return “Machina Fortress” to your hand.
- Supervise: If you send a monster equipped with “Supervise” to the Graveyard as a Synchro Material Monster for “Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier,” the effect to Special Summon 1 Normal Monster will activate immediately after Brionac is Summoned. You will not be able to activate Brionac’s effect until the Chain resolves.
Judge Program Forum Rulings
 | These Ruling(s) have not been confirmed as applicable to the TCG.[Notes 1] |
Out of Date
- Stumbling: The effect of "Stumbling" will not keep you or your opponent from being able to activate Trigger Effects. It will keep you and your opponent from being able to activate Ignition Effects.
- "XX-Saber Boggart Knight", "Marauding Captain", and "Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" have Trigger Effects. The effect of "Stumbling" will not keep the controller of the card from activating their effects.
- "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" and "Lonefire Blossom" have Ignition Effects. The effect of "Stumbling" will prevent the controller from activating the effect during the initial chain responding to the successfull Summon.[2][Out of Date 1]
OCG Rulings
- The effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" is an Ignition Effect.[3]
- This effect targets cards your opponent controls equal the number of cards you discarded as a cost.[3]
- It can target monsters, Spell Cards, and Trap Cards your opponent controls.[3]
- Even if 1 of the cards targeted by the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" is no longer on the field when the effect resolves, the remaining cards are still returned to the hand.[4]
- While the effect of "Dimensional Fissure" is applying, Monster Cards are banished instead of being sent to the Graveyard, but Spell/Trap Cards are sent to the Graveyard normally. In this case, if the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" is activated, you must discard Spell/Trap Cards to the Graveyard as a cost. (You cannot discard Monster Cards to the Graveyard as a cost.)[5]
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Machina Fortress: If "Machina Fortress" is targeted by an opponent's Effect Monster's effect, then you check your opponent's hand and discard one card when the opponent's Effect Monster's effect resolves, before doing anything else.[6]
- Example: Your "Machina Fortress" is targeted by the effect of your opponent's "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier". When resolving the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier", first, apply the effect of "Machina Fortress" and discard one card from your opponent's hand. After that, "Machina Fortress" is returned to your hand by the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier".[6]
- Machina Fortress: If multiple copies of "Machina Fortress" which are face-up on your field are targeted by a single effect, then you apply each copy's effect which discards one card from your opponent's hand. Thus, if you control multiple copies of "Machina Fortress" and they are all targeted by the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier", then when the effect resolves your opponent discards one card for each "Machina Fortress" which was targeted.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Konami Judge Program Rulings are considered unverified, as their source(s) are not publicly viewable. They are not confirmed as applicable to the TCG until they have been officially published by Konami.
Out of Date
- ↑ This is no longer correct due to the removal of Ignition Effect priority. Ignition Effects cannot be activated in the Summon response window.
References
- ↑ a b c d Konami Gameplay FAQ: Hidden Arsenal – Card Rulings (Version 1.0)
- ↑ Konami Judge Program Forum: Stumbling
- ↑ a b c d Konami OCG Card Database: Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: When multiple cards are targeted by the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier", if 1 of the targeted cards is no longer on the field when the effect resolves, what happens?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: While the effect of "Dimensional Fissure" is applying, can the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" be activated?
- ↑ a b Konami OCG Card Database: Your opponent discards from his hand by the effect of "Machina Fortress" at what time?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: If multiple copies of "Machina Fortress" are targeted, then how many cards are discarded from your opponent's hand?
