Card Rulings:Totem Pole

"Totem Pole":

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• • You can activate just the card itself, or activate its second effect as the same Chain Link as the card's activation.
  • When activating just the card itself, there are no activation requirements. However, it cannot be activated during the Damage Step.
  • When an opponent's monster declares an attack, the second effect can be activated as the same Chain Link as the card's activation.

• [Regarding the effect "Your opponent cannot target Rock monsters you control with 0 original ATK with card effects."]
  • It does not start a Chain and applies in the Spell & Trap Zone.

• [Regarding the effect "Once per attack, when an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can negate that attack, and if you do, place 1 counter on this card."]
  • It starts a Chain and can be activated in the Spell & Trap Zone.
  • When resolving this effect, negate the attack, and if the attack was successfully negated, place 1 counter on this card.
  • Negating the attack and placing a counter on this card occur simultaneously.

• [Regarding the effect "If this card has 3 counters, send it to the GY."]
  • It does not start a Chain and applies in the Spell & Trap Zone.
  • If 3 counters are placed on this card by its own effect, it is sent to the GY immediately after resolving that Chain Link.

• [Regarding the effect "If you have 3 or more Rock monsters with 0 ATK and different names in your GY: You can banish this card from your GY; any effect damage your opponent takes this turn is doubled."]
  • It starts a Chain and can be activated in the GY.
  • It can only be activated if there are 3 or more Rock monsters with 0 ATK and different names in your GY.
  • Even if an effect that doubles damage is applied multiple times, only the original damage value is doubled. (Effects that double damage are not applied all at once.)