Card Rulings:Reasoning
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TCG Rulings
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Dimension Fortress Weapon: “Reasoning” and “Monster Gate” cannot be activated while “Dimension Fortress Weapon” is on the field. If their effects were activated and “Dimension Fortress Weapon” was Summoned in a chain, their effects are not applied.
OCG Rulings
- If you have no monsters that can be Normal Summoned/Set in your Deck, "Reasoning" cannot be activated.[1]
- When resolving this card, your opponent declares a monster Level and you start excavating cards from the top of your Deck.[1]
- Special Summoning and sending the excavated cards to the Graveyard are considered to happen simultaneously.[1]
- If the excavated card is a monster that can be Normal Summoned/Set, but it cannot be Special Summoned like "Tsukuyomi", it is not Special Summoned, and it is sent to the Graveyard with the other excavated cards.[1]
- When the opponent activates "Reasoning", the monster effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" in the hand can be activated. In that case, since the effect of the opponent's activated "Reasoning" is negated, no cards are excavated from the Deck.[2]
- Because "Darklord Ixchel" is a monster that can be Normal Summoned/Set, if it is excavated by the effect of "Reasoning" and its Level differs from the declared Level, it can be Special Summoned. Likewise, if "Darklord Ixchel" is excavated by the effect of "Monster Gate", it can be Special Summoned. However, if a "Darklord Ixchel" has already been Special Summoned by the effect of "Darklord Contact" that turn, if "Darklord Ixchel" is excavated by "Reasoning" or "Monster Gate", it is sent to the Graveyard without being Special Summoned, and the effect finishes resolving. (No further cards are excavated from the Deck.)[3]
- "Wulf, Lightsworn Beast" is a Special Summon Monster. It cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Therefore, even if "Wulf, Lightsworn Beast" is excavated by "Reasoning" or "Monster Gate", it is not Special Summoned and you will continue excavating cards. After that, it will be sent to the Graveyard with the other excavated cards.[4]
- "Mare Mare" is a monster that can be Normal Summoned/Set, but it is a monster that "Cannot be Special Summoned, except by the effect of a Wyrm-Type monster". Therefore, if "Mare Mare" is excavated by the effect of "Reasoning" or "Monster Gate", without excavating any more cards, all of the excavated cards are sent to the Graveyard including "Mare Mare", and the effect finishes resolving.[5]
- The effect of "Retaliating "C"" in the hand can be activated in chain to the activation of a Spell Card that includes an effect to Special Summon a monster is activated, such as "Monster Reborn", "Reasoning", "Monster Slots", etc.. The effect of "Retaliating "C"" in the hand cannot be activated in chain to the activation of an effect of a Spell Card to Special Summon a monster, such as "Miracle Fertilizer" or "Empowerment" etc. Also, because the activations of the Spell Cards "Miracle Fertilizer", "Empowerment", etc. do not include an effect to Special Summon a monster, the effect of "Retaliating "C"" in the hand cannot be activated in chain.[6]
- When resolving "Monster Gate", if the effect of "Vanity's Emptiness" is being applied, since you cannot Special Summon any monster, no card is excavated from the Deck. (Cards are not sent to the Graveyard and no monster is Special Summoned.) When resolving "Reasoning", if the effect of "Vanity's Emptiness" is being applied, since you cannot Special Summon any monster, no card is excavated from the Deck. (Cards are not sent to the Graveyard and no monster is Special Summoned.)[7]
- While the effect of "Vanity's Fiend" or "Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo" is being applied, "Reasoning" and "Monster Gate" cannot be activated.[8]
- While the effect of "Evilswarm Ophion" is being applied, if you have a monster that can be Normal Summoned/Set in your Deck, "Reasoning" and "Monster Gate" can be activated. When resolving "Monster Gate", if a Level 4 or lower monster is excavated, it is Special Summoned normally, but if a Level 5 or higher monster is excavated, it is sent to the Graveyard with the other excavated cards. When resolving "Reasoning", "If that monster is the same Level as the one declared by your opponent, send all excavated cards to the Graveyard." is applied normally, but when resolving "If not, Special Summon the excavated monster, also send the remaining cards to the Graveyard.", if a Level 4 or lower monster is excavated, it is Special Summoned normally, but if a Level 5 or higher monster is excavated, it is sent to the Graveyard with the other excavated cards.[9]12432
- While the effect of "Stellarknight Constellar Diamond" or "Dimension Fortress Weapon" is being applied, "Reasoning" and "Monster Gate" cannot be activated. When resolving "Reasoning" or "Monster Gate", if the effect of "Stellarknight Constellar Diamond" or "Dimension Fortress Weapon" is being applied, the effect of "Reasoning" or "Monster Gate" is not applied.[10]
- The cards excavated by the effect of "Reasoning" are not treated as being added to the hand. Therefore, the effect of "A Legendary Ocean" is not applied to cards excavated by the effect of "Reasoning".[11]
Previously Official Rulings
These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been declared unofficial by Konami.[13] 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: [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] |
- You can Special Summon a high-level monster like "Dark Magician" with "Reasoning", but not Special Summon-only monsters like "Gate Guardian", Ritual Monsters, etc.
- If you pick up a Spirit Monster, then all picked up cards are sent to the Graveyard.
- If no monster is picked up, shuffle your Deck and put it back in the Deck Zone; the effect of "Reasoning" disappears.
- If "Banisher of the Light" is Special Summoned with "Reasoning", the other cards picked up for "Reasoning" are sent to the Graveyard. The effect of "Banisher of the Light" is not applied until after "Reasoning" resolves.
Mentions in other Rulings
- Barrier Statue: You can activate “Reasoning” while a Barrier Statue is in play. But you cannot Special Summon the barred monster Attribute. If you pick up a monster with that Attribute, it cannot be Special Summoned and is sent to the Graveyard. (And the effect of “Reasoning” ends.)
- Dark Magician of Chaos: When "Dark Magician of Chaos" is Special Summoned with "Reasoning", its effect activates.[Notes 1]
Judge List Rulings
- You cannot activate this card if you already control five monsters. If you control five monsters when the effect resolves (i.e. your opponent chains "Ojama Trio"), you still apply the effect and when you pick-up a monster that can be Normal Summoned it is sent to the Graveyard along with the other picked-up cards.[12]
Out of Date
- Pick up cards until you pick up a monster that can be Normal Summoned.[Notes 2]
Notes
- ↑ The latest print of "Dark Magician of Chaos" uses Problem-Solving Card Text, which makes it clear that its effect activates during the End Phase of the turn it was Normal or Special Summoned, not when it is Summoned. This difference is due to a major change in the functionality of "Dark Magician of Chaos".
- ↑ The latest print of "Reasoning" uses Problem-Solving Card Text, which states that the player also stops excavating cards if they excavate a monster that can be Normal Set.
References
- ↑ a b c d e Konami OCG Card Database: Reasoning
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: When the opponent activates "Reasoning", can the monster effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" in the hand be activated?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: During a turn in which "Darklord Ixchel" has already been Special Summoned, if "Darklord Ixchel" is excavated by the effect of "Reasoning" or "Monster Gate", what happens?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: If "Wulf, Lightsworn Beast" is excavated by "Reasoning" or "Monster Gate", can it be Special Summoned?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: If "Mare Mare" is excavated by the effect of "Reasoning" or "Monster Gate", what happens?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: When can the effect of "Retaliating "C"" in the hand be activated?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: If "Vanity's Emptiness" is activated in a chain to "Reasoning" or "Monster Gate", what happens?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: While the effect of "Vanity's Fiend" is being applied, can "Reasoning" be activated?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: While the effect of "Evilswarm Ophion" is being applied, can "Monster Gate" or "Reasoning" be activated?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: While the effect of "Stellarknight Constellar Diamond" or "Dimension Fortress Weapon" is being applied, can "Reasoning" or "Monster Gate" be activated?
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Are the cards excavated by the effect of "Reasoning" etc. treated as being added to the hand?
- ↑ UDE Judge List: Reasoning
- ↑ 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