Forum:Blue-Eyed Maiden Question

Regarding her effect, let's say I have my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons banished, or there is a card that prevents me from special summon, like Verz Ophion, if my opponent attacks my Blue-Eyed Maiden can I still negate the attack and change her battle position? Or do I need to resolve the effect by special summoning a Blue-Eyes White Dragon?

Also, what happens if my opponent attacks a set Blue-Eyed Maiden, do I still get her effect and the summon?

Thanks a lot in advance! Kentaru Z (talk • contribs) 21:40, May 10, 2013 (UTC)

Let's break down her effect.

• "When this card is targeted for an attack: You can negate the attack, and if you do, change this card's battle position, then you can Special Summon 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard."

The condition "When this card is targeted for an attack" triggers during the Battle Step. Face-down monsters only flip up during the Damage Step, so BEWM cannot use her effect when face-down.

The part of the effect "you can negate the attack... then you can Special Summon 1 BEWD" means that the Special Summon takes place after the attack gets successfully negated. "Then" phrases still make it possible to do the preceding action even if you can't do the succeeding action. So if you're prohibited from Special Summoning, you can still negate attacks with Maiden. --Gadjiltron (talk • contribs) 00:59, May 11, 2013 (UTC)

This card has same ruling as "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole". --iFredCat 01:17, May 11, 2013 (UTC)

Not exactly. The similarity relies completely on the fact that the effect's timing window sits before the "flipping face-up for damage calculation" part of the Damage Step. There are slight differences between the exact timings of "when targeted for an attack" and "start of the Damage Step". --Gadjiltron (talk • contribs) 02:24, May 11, 2013 (UTC)

Well, they both have same rulings for "Missing the Timing" - which they must be "activate" in the pattern of "During the Battle Step". I am aware that they have different effects when resolved. --iFredCat 02:36, May 11, 2013 (UTC)