Card Rulings:Dark Spirit of Malice
OCG Rulings
- This card's effect that Special Summons a Level 8 Fiend monster from your Graveyard is a Quick Effect that activates in the hand or field. (It targets 1 Level 8 Fiend monster in your Graveyard.)[1]
- Sending this card from your hand or face-up from your Monster Zone to the Graveyard is the cost to activate this effect.[1]
- This effect is activated by chaining directly to your opponent's Spell/Trap Card, Spell/Trap effect, or monster effect. (It cannot be activated during the Damage Step.)[1]
- This card's effect that adds it from your Graveyard to your hand is a Trigger Effect that activates in the Graveyard. (It does not target, and cannot be activated during the Damage Step.)[1]
Q&A Rulings
- Q: My opponent activates "Dark Hole", and my "Curse Necrofear" and "Dark Spirit of Malice" are destroyed and sent to the Graveyard at the same time. In this situation, can I activate the effect of "Dark Spirit of Malice" that add it to my hand?
- A: As in this scenario, if "Dark Spirit of Malice" and a Level 8 Fiend monster are sent to the Graveyard at the same time, you cannot activate the effect of "Dark Spirit of Malice".[2][3]
