Card Rulings:Vernusylph of the Thawing Mountains

"Vernusylph of the Thawing Mountains":

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OCG Rulings

• [Regarding the effect "You can discard this card and 1 other monster or "Vernusylph" card; draw 1 card, then you can Special Summon 1 EARTH monster from your GY, also you cannot activate monster effects for the rest of this turn, except EARTH monsters'."]
  • It is an Ignition Effect that can be activated in your hand.
  • When resolving this effect, draw 1 card. Then, you can Special Summon 1 EARTH monster from your GY. (These actions do not occur simultaneously.)
  • It can be activated even during a turn you already activated a non-EARTH monster's effect. However, after applying this effect, you cannot activate any monster effects other than EARTH monsters' for the rest of the turn.

• [Regarding the effect "You can target 1 "Vernusylph" monster you control; it can make a second attack during each Battle Phase this turn."]
  • It is an Ignition Effect that can be activated in the Monster Zone.

Q&A Rulings

• Q: Can I activate the first effect of "Gagaga Samurai" if I cannot conduct my Battle Phase that turn (such as the first turn of the Duel, or if the Battle Phase cannot be conducted that turn due to certain effects or conditions, or during my Main Phase 2)?

A: No, you cannot. The same applies to the following effects.
- "Blade Armor Ninja"
- First effect of "Evil HERO Infernal Gainer"
- Second effect of "Parallel Port Armor"
- Second effect of "Shark Fortress"
- Second effect of "Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Rising Carp"
- Second effect of "Vernusylph of the Thawing Mountains"
- Third effect of "Primal Dragon, the Primordial"
- "Toon Rollback"