Card Rulings:I:P Masquerena
OCG Rulings
- This card's effect that performs a Link Summon is a Quick Effect. (It does not target.)[1]
- This effect can only be activated if you can correctly Link Summon a Link Monster in your Extra Deck using materials in your Monster Zone, including this card.[1]
- Even if this is the only monster on your field, you can still activate its effect if you have a Link Monster in your Extra Deck that can be Link Summoned using only this card, such as "Secure Gardna".[1]
- This card's effect that prevents the Link Monster that used this card as a material from being destroyed by your opponent's card effects is not classified as an Ignition, Trigger, Quick, or Continuous Effect. (Applying this effect does not start a Chain.)[1]
Q&A Rulings
- Q: During my opponent's Main Phase, I activate the effect of "I:P Masquerena" and Link Summon a "Tri-Gate Wizard" using that "I:P Masquerena" and a "Dotscaper" as the materials. Afterward, if my opponent activates "Mind Control" and takes control of that "Tri-Gate Wizard", how is the second effect of "I:P Masquerena" applied?
- A: The second effect of "I:P Masquerena" prevents a Link Monster that used it as a material for its Link Summon from being destroyed by your opponent's card effects. In this scenario, even if control of "Tri-Gate Wizard" changes, "Tri-Gate Wizard" cannot be destroyed by your opponent's (the player who activated "Mind Control") card effects.[2][3]
- Q: If I activate the effect of "I:P Masquerena" and perform the Link Summon, can I use "I:P Masquerena" and a "Micro Coder" in my hand as materials to Link Summon "Decode Talker"?
- A: In this scenario, when performing a Link Summon using the effect of "I:P Masquerena", you can apply the effect of "Micro Coder" in your hand to Link Summon "Decode Talker".[4][5]
