Card Rulings:Evil Thorn

"Evil Thorn":

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TCG Rulings

• Tributing “Evil Thorn” is a cost to activate its effect.

• If you activate the effect of “Evil Thorn,” inflicting damage is mandatory but Special Summoning is optional.

• If you can’t Special Summon, due to a card effect, you can still Tribute “Evil Thorn” to inflict damage.

• The timing on the 2 effects of “Evil Thorn” (inflicting damage and Special Summoning) are simultaneous. The effect ends after you have done both.

• If you have no “Evil Thorns” in your Deck, you can still Tribute “Evil Thorn” to inflict 300 damage.

• The effects of the Special Summoned “Evil Thorns” are negated as long as they remain face-up on the field.

OCG Rulings

• Tributing this card is a cost to activate its effect.

• If you have no copies of "Evil Thorn" in your Deck, then you can still activate the effect of "Evil Thorn" to inflict 300 damage to your opponent.

• When resolving the effect of "Evil Thorn", Special Summoning two copies of "Evil Thorn" is optional. You can choose to only inflict 300 damage to your opponent.

• For the effect of "Evil Thorn", both "inflict 300 damage" and "Special Summon two "Evil Thorn" in face-up Attack Position" are considered to resolve simultaneously. After the effect resolves, your opponent can Special Summon "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness".

• After the effect of "Calming Magic" has resolved, you can activate the effect of "Evil Thorn" which inflicts damage to the opponent. However, you cannot Special Summon additional copies of "Evil Thorn" from your Deck.