Card Rulings:Virus Cannon
OCG Rulings
- Your opponent chooses Spell Cards from their Deck and sends them to the Graveyard. The player who activated this card does not choose Spell Cards from the opponent's Deck.[1]
- This card cannot be activated during the Damage Step.[2]
Previously Official Rulings
 | These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been declared unofficial by Konami.[3] 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: [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] |
- Tributing monster(s) is a cost.
- If you target your opponent's monster with "Soul Exchange", it can be Tribute to activate "Virus Cannon".
- If the number of Spell Cards remaining in your opponent's Deck is less than the number of monsters you Tributed to activate "Virus Cannon", every Spell Card remaining in your opponent's Deck is sent to the Graveyard and your opponent must show you their Deck to verify.
- You cannot Tribute a face-up "Jinzo" to activate "Virus Cannon" because "Jinzo's" effect prevents Trap Cards from being activated.
- Non-Monster Cards Special Summoned by the effect of "Magical Hats" can be Tributed to activate "Virus Cannon".
References
- ↑ a b c Konami OCG Card Database: Virus Cannon
- ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: [Damage Step] Can "Virus Cannon" be activated during the Damage Step?
- ↑ 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
