Card Rulings:Soul Drain
OCG Rulings
- Paying 1000 Life Points is a cost.[1]
- This card cannot be activated during the Damage Step.[1]
- The effect of "Soul Drain" prevents the effects of monsters that are in the Graveyard or that are banished from being activated, so even if "Soul Drain" is active, effects that are activated on the field like "Cardcar D" or "Rescue Rabbit" can be activated.[2]
- If "Soul Drain" is applying its effect that prevents monsters in the Graveyard or that are banished from activating their effects, a "Giant Rat" or "Mystic Tomato" that have been destroyed in battle and sent to the Graveyard cannot activate their effects.[3]
- Special Summoning "Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World" doesn't start a chain. Therefore, even if "Soul Drain" is active, "Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World" can be Special Summoned by returning a "Dark World" monster to the hand.[4]
- The effect of "Honest" activates in the hand and sends "Honest" to the Graveyard as a cost. Therefore, even if the effect of "Soul Drain" is being applied, the effect of "Honest" can be activated.[5]
References
- ↑ a b Konami OCG FAQ: Trap Card > Soul Drain
- ↑ Konami OCG FAQ: If "Soul Drain" is active, can the effect of "Cardcar D" be activated by tributing it, or can the effect of "Rescue Rabbit" be activated by banishing it?
- ↑ Konami OCG FAQ: If "Soul Drain" is applying its effect that prevents monsters in the Graveyard or that are banished from activating their effects, can a "Giant Rat" or "Mystic Tomato" that have been destroyed in battle and sent to the Graveyard activate their effects?
- ↑ Konami OCG FAQ: If "Soul Drain" is applying its effect that prevents monsters in the Graveyard or that are banished from activating their effects, can "Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World" be Special Summoned from the Graveyard by returning a "Dark World" monster to the hand?
- ↑ Konami OCG FAQ: If "Soul Drain" is applying its effect that prevents monsters in the Graveyard or that are banished from activating their effects, can the effect of "Honest" be activated from the hand?
