Card Rulings:Rope of Life
OCG Rulings
- This card can be activated at the end of the Damage Step in which a monster was destroyed by battle and sent to your Graveyard.[1]
- Discarding all cards in your hand is an activation cost. (You cannot activate "Rope of Life" if you have no cards in your hand.)[1]
- Even if a monster that you own is destroyed by battle in your opponent's Monster Zone and sent to your Graveyard, you can activate "Rope of Life" by targeting that monster.[1]
Previously Official Rulings
 | These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been declared unofficial by Konami.[2] 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: [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] |
- Discarding your hand is a cost and the cost must be at least 1 card. So if you have zero cards in your hand, you cannot activate "Rope of Life".
- If your monster is controlled by your opponent and sent to your Graveyard, you can activate "Rope of Life". You cannot activate "Rope of Life" when your opponent's monster you control is sent to his/her Graveyard.
- The increase in ATK is permanent as long as the monster remains face-up on the field.
- You can use "Rope of Life" to Special Summon "Jinzo" and "Jinzo"'s ATK will increase by 800 points.
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Elemental HERO Bubbleman: If "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" [sic] is destroyed and then Special Summoned by "Rope of Life" in the Damage Step, if there are no other cards on your side of the field, you can draw 2 cards for the effect of "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" [sic].
References
- ↑ a b c d Konami OCG Card Database: Rope of Life
- ↑ 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
