Card Rulings:Formation Union
OCG Rulings
- This card cannot be activated during the Damage Step.[1]
- The effect "● Equip 1 Union Monster on your side of the field to an appropriate monster on your side of the field as an Equip Spell Card." targets. (It targets 1 face-up Union monster in your Monster Zone.)[1]
- If the effect "● Equip 1 Union Monster on your side of the field to an appropriate monster on your side of the field as an Equip Spell Card." is activated, there must be an appropriate equip target for that Union monster face-up in your Monster Zone, other than the targeted Union monster.[1]
- It does not target "an appropriate monster on your side of the field".[1]
- "● Unequip 1 of your equipped Union Monsters and Special Summon it to your side of the field in face-up Attack Position." (This effect targets 1 Union monster in your Spell & Trap Zone that is treated as an Equip Card.)[1]
- A Union monster that is equipped by the effect of "Union Hangar" cannot be Special Summoned that turn, not just by its own effect but also by the effects of other cards. Therefore, a Union monster equipped by the effect of "Union Hangar" cannot be Special Summoned with "Formation Union". (After this turn, you will be able to Special Summon the Union monster with "Formation Union" or its own effect.)[2]
- A Union monster equipped by the effect of "Union Rider" is not treated as having been equipped by the effect of a Union monster, so it cannot be Special Summoned by the second effect of "Formation Union".[3]
- Since Machine-Type monsters are the only appropriate equip targets for "Heavy Mech Support Platform", "Formation Union" cannot be used to equip it to a monster other than a Machine-Type monster.[4]
- If "Raigeki Break" is activated targeting a "Y-Dragon Head" in the Monster Zone, but "Formation Union" is chained, and "Y-Dragon Head" becomes an Equip Card, the effect of "Raigeki Break" does not apply. Furthermore, if "Raigeki Break" is activated targeting an equipped "Y-Dragon Head" in the Spell & Trap Zone, but "Formation Union" is chained, and "Y-Dragon Head" is Special Summoned as a monster, the effect of "Raigeki Break" does not apply.[5]
Previously Official Rulings
These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been declared unofficial by Konami.[6] They were previously considered official and can still be correct, as long as they follow the official gameplay rules, or unless Konami has issued a ruling that says otherwise. References: [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] |
- The monster you equip the Union Monster to must be "appropriate", meaning the monster name written in the text of the Union Monster.
- The Union Monster is considered to be equipped 'by its effect' so any bonuses the Union Monster grants are granted if equipped with "Formation Union".
- A Union Monster that is "detached" during the Battle Phase using "Formation Union" can attack during that Battle Phase.
- If the player who would control the Union Monster already has 5 monsters on the field, you cannot activate "Formation Union" and choose the second effect.
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Combination Attack: You can attack with a Union Monster, use "Formation Union" to equip it to a monster, attack with the equipped monster, activate "Combination Attack" to detach the Union Monster, and attack again with the previously-equipped monster and with the Union Monster.
- Union Monster: ... The Trap Card "Formation Union" is considered to equip the Union Monster 'by its own effect' so the bonuses do activate.
- Union Rider: If you use "Combination Attack" or "Formation Union" on your "Union Rider" equipped with your opponent's Union Monster, the Union Monster is Special Summoned onto your (the controller of "Union Rider"'s) side of the field.
References
- ↑ a b c d e Konami OCG Card Database: Formation Union
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Can a Union monster equipped by the effect of "Union Hangar" be Special Summoned by "Union Formation"?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Can a Union monster equipped by the effect of "Union Rider" be targeted by "Union Formation"?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Can "Heavy Mech Support Platform" be equipped to a non-Machine-Type monster by "Union Formation"?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: If "Union Formation" is activated in chain to "Raigeki Break" targeting a Union monster, how is this resolved?
- ↑ Konami Judge Program Forum: Individual Email Rulings VS Individual Card Rulings
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [A-C]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [D-E]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [F-H]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [I-K]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [L-O]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [P-R]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [S-T]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [U-Z]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: SPECIFIC CARDS RULINGS