Card Rulings:Thestalos the Shadowfire Monarch
OCG Rulings
- [Regarding the text "You can Tribute Summon this card by Tributing 1 monster your opponent controls and 1 Tribute Summoned monster you control."][1]
- It is not treated as a card effect. It is a procedure you can use to Tribute Summon this card.
- You can also Tribute a face-down Defense Position monster that was Tribute Summoned/Set as your 1 "Tribute Summoned monster".
- You can also Tribute Summon this card without using this method.
- [Regarding the effect "If this card is Tribute Summoned: You can banish 1 random card from your opponent's hand, and if you do, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent, then, if this card was Tribute Summoned by Tributing a Level 8 or higher Tribute Summoned monster, you can apply this effect. ● Banish 1 card on the field, and if it is a FIRE or DARK Monster Card, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its original Level x 200."][1]
- It is a Trigger Effect that can be activated in the Monster Zone.
- When resolving this effect, banish 1 random card from your opponent's hand, and if a card is successfully banished, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent.
- Banishing a random card from your opponent's hand and inflicting damage to them occur simultaneously.
- If this card was Tribute Summoned by Tributing a Level 8 or higher Tribute Summoned monster, you can apply the listed "●" effect after applying the above effects.
- Banishing a card from your opponent's hand and inflicting damage does not occur simultaneously with the listed "●" effect.
- When resolving the "●" effect, banish 1 card on the field, and if a Monster Card with an original Attribute of FIRE or DARK and a Level was banished by this effect, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its Level × 200.
- Within the listed "●" effect, banishing a card on the field and inflicting damage occur simultaneously.
References
- ↑ a b "Thestalos the Shadowfire Monarch". Konami OCG Card Database. 2023-05-20.
