Card Rulings:Guardian Sphinx
OCG Rulings
- While the effect of "Dark Simorgh" is active, your opponent cannot activate the effect of a card like "Guardian Sphinx" or "Stealth Bird" which switches the monster to face-down Defense Position. Also, if the effect of "Guardian Sphinx" is activated and an effect like "Call of the Haunted" is chained so that "Dark Simorgh" is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, then your opponent can no longer Set, so the effect of "Guardian Sphinx" is not applied and the monster is not switched to Defense Position.[1]
- The effect "Once per turn, you can change this card to face-down Defense Position." of cards like "Guardian Sphinx" or "Stealth Bird" can only be activated during your turn's Main Phase.[2]
- You can activate the "Once per turn, you can change this card to face-down Defense Position." effect of cards like "Guardian Sphinx" or "Stealth Bird" even if you cannot change the monster's Battle Position, such as if the monster attacked or if the monster already changed its Battle Position.[3]
Previously Official Rulings
 | These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been declared unofficial by Konami.[4] 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: [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] |
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Ancient Gear Castle: For “Ancient Gear Castle”, “Set” means to Set from the hand. It does not include using […] “Guardian Sphinx” to flip a monster face-down […]
- Arsenal Summoner: You can add a card to your hand with "Guardian" in its name as long as it's not listed on "Arsenal Summoner", such as... "Guardian Sphinx".
- Criosphinx: If multiple monsters are sent to the hand simultaneously (such as with “Guardian Sphinx”), the effect of “Criosphinx” only activates once, so only 1 card is sent to the Graveyard.
- Dramatic Rescue: You can activate "Dramatic Rescue" when an Amazoness on your side of the field is targeted […] But not when cards like […] "Guardian Sphinx" […] are used.
- Final Attack Orders: While "Final Attack Orders" is active, you can change monsters like "Guardian Sphinx" to face-down Defense Position, and while they are face-down, "Final Attack Orders" has no effect on them.
- Guard Penalty: You draw 1 card even if the selected monster is changed from face-up Attack Position to face-down Defense Position. If you select "Guardian Sphinx" you could use its effect to flip itself face-down and draw 1 card.
- Return from the Different Dimension: If a monster Special Summoned by this card is flipped face-down before the End Phase, it will not be removed from play during the End Phase. This includes using a monster's effect to flip itself face-down, such as "Guardian Sphinx".
- Shadow of Eyes: "Shadow of Eyes" can be activated when "Guardian Sphinx" is flipped face-down by its effect.
References
- ↑ Konami FAQ: While "Dark Simorgh" is on the field, how do you resolve the effect of "Guardian Sphinx" which makes it face-down?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: At what time can you activate the effect of cards like "Guardian Sphinx" which makes it face-down?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Can you activate the effect of a monster like "Guardian Sphinx" to change it to face-down Defense Position if you already changed its Battle Position once during this turn?
- ↑ 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
