![]() For example, A-Counters do not Target, but the effect of "A" Cell Breeding Device does. (This is still considered true even when you choose the victim in the event of a tie.) Counters themselves do not Target, but the effects that place them usually do, if you have to select a card to place them on. For a counterexample, Smashing Ground affects one monster, but does not Target because its victim is chosen automatically. This also usually applies to cards that designate "1 monster", but not always. Generally, if a card includes the term "select", "choose", "designate", "pick", or a similar term, it targets. There is often debate on whether a card Targets or not.Ĭards that are commonly debated as to Targeting: Fissure, Smashing Ground Effects that Target Īs a rule, Equip Cards Target, and Costs do not Target. Royal Oppression cannot be used during the Damage Step.įor the sake of avoiding the word target, I shall refer to affected cards as "victims".Īnother source of frequent confusion is Targeting. If a monster is summoned during the Damage Step, such as Gorz the Emissary of Darkness, Tragoedia or monsters summoned by Searchers, then you cannot negate that summon, only the effect that would summon it, and only with a Counter Trap. However, you can negate the effect that would Summon the monster, as well as activate effects that respond to Summons, such as Bottomless Trap Hole. The Summon cannot be negated because the monster is Summoned at the effect’s resolution, and the timing is wrong. This includes any type of Fusion Summon, because the Fusion Monster is Summoned by the effect of Polymerization (or similar). If a monster would be summoned through a resolving card effect such as Monster Reborn, then the Summon cannot be negated by cards like Thunder King Rai-Oh. The two are distinguished within their respective phrases: "Must first be Special Summoned by." for Semi-Nomi and "Must be Special Summoned by." for Nomi. Note: Semi-Nomi monsters, when first successfully summoned, can be resummoned through other effects such as Monster Reborn. It also means that Semi-Nomi monsters can’t be resummoned through other effects. This means that effects such as Stardust Dragon and Jinzo are never applied. A monster that has its summon negated in this way is treated as not having been properly Summoned, and is also considered to have never hit the field. Examples of Inherent Special Summons include Cyber Dragon and Machina Fortress. This includes all Normal and Flip Summons, as well as ' Contact Fusions', Synchro Summons and Inherent Special Summons. This section will explain the differences between the types of summoning and why some summons cannot be negated.Ĭommon cards that negate Summons: Thunder King Rai-Oh, Royal Oppression, Solemn Judgment, Solemn Warning Summons That Can Be Negated Īny Summon of a monster that does not start a Chain can be negated. There is often confusion among newer players about what summons can be negated. Some Monster and Trap cards include the effect of negating Summons. † Does not exist or is not official in the OCG or TCG As before, you can use Ctrl+F to search long rulings pages for your specific problem. If a ruling is uncited, you may start a new thread to confirm it, but please let us know that the ruling has no citation. ![]() Note that all of these rulings ARE official, as they are cited directly from judges or Konami’s website. You can link to the page from the card’s article or go directly to it by searching for “Card Rulings:” followed by the name of the card without a space. Additionally, you can add “Ruling Queries” (quotes included) to limit your search to only Ruling Query forums.īefore you make a new thread, PLEASE check the card’s Ruling Page. Search only for key terms, such as the card(s) in question. Do NOT type in your whole question, as other people will most likely have phrased it differently. Use it to search this page for the answer to your question(s).īefore starting a new thread, use the Forum Search function to make sure your question hasn’t already been asked and answered. ![]() That way, edits can be screened for necessity and accuracy.Ĭtrl+F is your friend. If you think a change should be made, bring it up first in this page's discussion forum. If a point made is unclear, you can ask about it there and I will do my best to clarify it.ĭo NOT edit this page. Please do not edit this page instead, post suggestions/comments/questions in this forum, and don’t forget to sign your posts with four tildes (~). This page contains a list of many FAQ’s for rulings.
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