Card Rulings:Galatea, the Orcust Automaton
OCG Rulings
- The effect of this card that prevents it from being destroyed by battle while linked is a Continuous Effect.[1]
- The effect of this card that returns a banished Machine-Type monster to your Deck and then Sets an "Orcust" Spell/Trap Card from your Deck is an Ignition Effect. (This effect targets 1 of your banished Machine-Type monsters.)[1]
- Returning the targeted monster to the Deck and Setting an "Orcust Spell/Trap Card from your Deck do not happen simultaneously.[1]
- The effect must return the targeted monster to the Deck, but you can choose not to Set an "Orcust" Spell/Trap Card from your Deck.[1]
Q&A Rulings
- Q: When activating the effect of "Galatea, the Orcust Automaton", can I target one of my banished Machine-Type Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Monsters?
- A: When activating the effect of "Galatea, the Orcust Automaton", you can target one of your banished Machine-Type Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Monsters. In that case, the targeted monster returns to your Extra Deck, but you can still Set an "Orcust" Spell/Trap Card from your Deck normally.[2]