Card Rulings:Esper Girl
OCG Rulings
- The effect that banishes and the effect that adds the banished card to the hand are both Trigger Effects.[1]
- This card's effects activate even in the Damage Step.[1]
- Even if Tributed for a Tribute Summon or being used as a Synchro Material Monster, this card's effect activates.[1]
- If after banishing a card, "Esper Girl" is flipped face-down or banished temporarily, the effect that adds the banished card to the hand will activate when it is sent to the Graveyard.[2]
- The face-down card banished by the effect of "Esper Girl" can be verified by the owner of that card. However, the opponent cannot verify that card.[3]
TCG Rulings
Konami Rulings
 | These TCG rulings were issued by Konami before the introduction of Problem-Solving Card Text. Since the introduction of the new text structure, individual card rulings for the TCG are no longer issued or actively maintained.[5] They have never been formally overturned as a whole and can still be correct, as long as they follow the official gameplay rules and do not contradict card text. |
- Both effects are mandatory, start a Chain, and can activate during the Damage Step.[4]
- Neither player is allowed to look at the card that is removed from play face-down.[4]
- If Esper Girl is flipped face-down or removed from play temporarily and then later sent to the Graveyard, the effect to add the card it removed from play to your hand still activates.[4]
- If the same Esper Girl is removed from play and then Special Summoned multiple times in a single turn, you remove the top card of your Deck from play, face-down, each time it is Special Summoned. When it is sent to the Graveyard, you only add the most recently removed card to your hand.[4]
- If Esper Girl removes the top card of your Deck from play, and is then equipped to Relinquished and sent to the Graveyard, the effect to add the removed card to your hand activates.[4]
References
- ↑ a b c d Konami OCG Card Database: Esper Girl
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: If after banishing a card, "Esper Girl" is flipped face-down or banished temporarily before being send to the Graveyard, can you add the banished card to your hand?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Can you verify a face-down card banished from the Deck by the effect of "Esper Girl"?
- ↑ a b c d e f Konami Gameplay FAQ: Extreme Victory -- Card Rulings (version 1.2)
- ↑ Tewart, Kevin (May 20, 2011). "Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME » Problem-Solving Card Text, Part 1: Reading the Cards of Tomorrow". Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME STRATEGY SITE!. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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