Card Rulings:Nibiru, the Primal Being
OCG Rulings
- This card's effect is a Quick Effect that activates in the hand.[1]
- This effect does not target.[1]
- Tributing all face-up monsters on the field and Special Summoning this card from your hand is not simultaneous with Special Summoning the "Primal Being Token".[1]
- This card's effect finishes resolving by Special Summoning the "Primal Being Token". (The part of the effect that changes the ATK and DEF of the "Primal Being Token" is applied immediately at this time.)[1]
Q&A Rulings
- Q: "Summoner Monk" is face-up in the Monster Zone. In this situation, if my opponent has Normal or Special Summoned 5 or more monsters this turn, can I activate the effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being"?
- A: Even in this scenario, you can still activate the effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being" in your hand. When the effect resolves, all other face-up monsters on the field are Tributed, but "Summoner Monk" cannot be Tributed. At this time, if no other monsters were Tributed, "Nibiru, the Primal Being" remains in your hand without being Special Summoned, and the "Primal Being Token" is not Special Summoned. If at least 1 other monster was Tributed, "Nibiru, the Primal Being" and the "Primal Being Token" are Special Summoned normally.[2]
- Q: "El Shaddoll Winda" is face-up in the Monster Zone. In this situation, if my opponent has Normal or Special Summoned 5 or more monsters this turn, can I activate the effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being"?
- A: The effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being" Special Summons itself from your hand, then Special Summons a "Primal Being Token", for a total of 2 Special Summons. Therefore, in this scenario, you cannot activate the effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being".[3]
- Q: "Rivalry of Warlords" is face-up in the Spell & Trap Zone. In this situation, if my opponent has Normal or Special Summoned 5 or more monsters this turn, can I activate the effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being"?
- A: The effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being" Special Summons itself, a Rock monster, from your hand to your field, then Special Summons a Rock "Primal Being Token" to your opponent's field. Therefore, in this scenario, if there are any face-up non-Rock monsters on the field and the effect of Rivalry of Warlords is applying, you cannot activate the effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being".[4]
- Q: "There Can Be Only One" is face-up in the Spell & Trap Zone, and there is a face-up Rock monster in the Monster Zone. In this situation, if my opponent has Normal or Special Summoned 5 or more monsters this turn, can I activate the effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being"?
- A: The effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being" Special Summons itself, a Rock monster, from your hand to your field, then Special Summons a Rock "Primal Being Token" to your opponent's field. Therefore, in this scenario, if there are any face-up Rock monsters on the field and the effect of "There Can Be Only One" is applying, you cannot activate the effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being".[5][6]
