Card Rulings:Shield & Sword
Previously Official Rulings
 | These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been declared unofficial by Konami.[1] 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: [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] |
- You can use this card with "Catapult Turtle". In this case, inflict Direct Damage equal to half of the Tributed monster's original DEF to your opponent's Life Points.
- This card switches the original ATK/DEF only. After this, apply all modifiers to the new ATK/DEF.
- The effect of this card lasts for your turn only.
- This card has no effect on "Relinquished" because "Relinquished's" original ATK/DEF are both zero.
- If "Shrink" affects a monster affect by "Shield & Sword" after "Shield & Sword's" effect is applied, its ATK will be half of the switched ATK (ie., half of its original DEF). If "Shield & Sword's" effect is applied after "Shrink's", that monster's ATK will become equal to its original DEF, and its original DEF will be equal to its original ATK (The effect of "Shrink" effectively disappears).
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Amazoness Spellcaster: ... With "Shield & Sword", since these are both Normal Spell Cards, you resolve them in the order of their activation, and recalculate their ATKs in that order.
- Castle Gate: If you use "Shield & Sword" to switch the original ATK and DEF of a monster and then Tribute it with "Castle Gate", the damage inflicted will be equal to the monster's unaltered original ATK. For example, if you use "Shield & Sword" to switch the original ATK and DEF of "Mystic Tomato" and then Tribute it with "Castle Gate", you will inflict 1400 damage to your opponent's Life Points.
- Chaos Necromancer: If "Shield & Sword" is activated, it reverses the original ATK and DEF of "Chaos Necromancer", which are both zero, then "Chaos Necromancer's" effect is applied and his ATK will be 300 x the number of monsters in your Graveyard, and DEF 0.
- Sand Moth: After "Sand Moth" is Special Summoned by its own effect, if you activate "Shield & Sword" it will have 1000 ATK / 2000 DEF for that turn.
References
- ↑ 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
