Yu-Gi-Oh Official Card Game Boosters Card UNOFFICIAL Ruling File - Cyberdark Impact (CDIP-JP) Created by Baron, last updated 8/14/2006 File version 1.5 (c)2006 Spikes & Baron Duel Monster Comet, all rights reserved. http://www.dmcomet.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW TO USE THIS FILE? I divided this file into sections of each card, use Ctrl + F to find if the card you want ruling/have question on is on here. If not, you may ALWAYS ask me by e-mail me at redbaronii@hotmail.com or ask it on DMComet forum. Also, this rulings in this file are UNOFFICIAL, so...please don't use this file and argue with a Level 1 UDE judge...they won't listen... **(?) means rulings that are still unknown ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE HISTORY: v1.5 - Add/Change the following: 1)Add more rulings to [Cyber Dark Horn], [CD Edge], [CD Keel], [Beastman - Ares], [Level Down!?] 2)Add rulings to [Cyber Ogre], [Cyber Dark Dragon], [Countercleaner], 3)Update [Earth Mother - Iris], [Lightning Punisher], [Chain Strike] rulings (Accumlated chain # counts Chain 1 also) ============================================================================= ** If you want translations of effect text of the cards, please check http://www.dmcomet.net/cdip.txt ============================================================================= CDIP-JP001 Cyber Dark Horn - This card's triggered effect (equip the Dragon) can only activate when Normal Summon - The "destroy substitution" effect would only apply to the monsters equipped by this card's effect - Even if your Magic/Trap card zone is full, the "choose a Level 3 or less Dragon monster" effect would still activates. However, since there's no space, the equip card would not equip afterward. [Cyber Dark Horn] v. [Dol Dora] If "Dol Dora" is equipped onto this card and is destroy as the substitution monster, the effect of "Dol Dora" would be activates if the effect was never used during that duel -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP002 Cyber Dark Edge - This card's triggered effect (equip the Dragon) can only activate when Normal Summon - The "destroy substitution" effect would only apply to the monsters equipped by this card's effect - Even if your Magic/Trap card zone is full, the "choose a Level 3 or less Dragon monster" effect would still activates. However, since there's no space, the equip card would not equip afterward. - The "Half attack" effect is just the "attack strength" of this card. So any equipments and like would count before the attack is halved [Cyber Dark Edge] v. [Dol Dora] If "Dol Dora" is equipped onto this card and is destroy as the substitution monster, the effect of "Dol Dora" would be activates if the effect was never used during that duel -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP003 Cyber Dark Keel - This card's triggered effect (equip the Dragon) can only activate when Normal Summon - The "destroy substitution" effect would only apply to the monsters equipped by this card's effect - Even if your Magic/Trap card zone is full, the "choose a Level 3 or less Dragon monster" effect would still activates. However, since there's no space, the equip card would not equip afterward. [Cyber Dark Keel] v. [Dol Dora] If "Dol Dora" is equipped onto this card and is destroy as the substitution monster, the effect of "Dol Dora" would be activates if the effect was never used during that duel -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP004 Cyber Ogre - This card's effect cannot be activate during Damage Step - If the effect is activate when before this card is attack, the right next attack (attack by) on this card is negate - This card's effect can only be activate if there's a [Cyber Ogre] on the field - An example of this card's effect a)Opponent declare attack to your [Cyber Ogre], you discard a [Cyber Ogre] from hand, and the battle is negated (replay is not done), and increase this card's attack by 2000 b)Opponent declare attack to your [Cyber Ogre] with another monster, after that Battle (end of Damage Step), the 2000 increase is gone - If you activate this card's effect during your own turn, if you declare attack with [Cyber Ogre], the first attack is negate, then the attack strength would be increase by 2000. ? Discard 2 [Cyber Ogre] --> Negate 1 battle, increase 2000 attack 2 times? ? Cyber Ogre v. Cylinder? -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP005 Cyber Esper Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP006 Allure Queen LV3 - This card cannot choose a face-down monster card as equip card - The "destroy substitution" effect would only apply to the monsters equipped by this card's effect - When you "level up" the monster, this card and the equip card would send to Graveyard at the same time - You can equip tokens with this card's effect. However, you cannot "level up" the monster since tokens cannot be send to Graveyard (they would just "leave play") [Allure Queen LV3/5/7] v. [Dol Dora] If "Dol Dora" is equipped onto this card and is destroy as the substitution monster, the effect of "Dol Dora" would be activates if the effect was never used during that duel -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP007 Allure Queen LV5 - This card cannot choose a face-down monster card as equip card - If this card is turn face-down/leaves field, the effect is "gone" and you cannot activate it again even if it comes back to field face-up since it's no more "special summon by effect of [Allure Queen LV3]" - The "destroy substitution" effect would only apply to the monsters equipped by this card's effect - When you "level up" the monster, this card and the equip card would send to Graveyard at the same time - You can equip tokens with this card's effect. However, you cannot "level up" the monster since tokens cannot be send to Graveyard (they would just "leave play") -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP008 Allure Queen LV7 - The "destroy substitution" effect would only apply to the monsters equipped by this card's effect - If this card is turn face-down/leaves field, the effect is "gone" and you cannot activate it again even if it comes back to field face-up since it's no more "special summon by effect of [Allure Queen LV5]" -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP009 Dark Lucius LV4 Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP010 Dark Lucius LV6 - If this card is turn face-down/leaves field, the effect is "gone" and you cannot activate it again even if it comes back to field face-up since it's no more "special summon by effect of [Dark Lucius LV4]" -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP011 Dark Lucius LV8 - If this card is turn face-down/leaves field, the effect is "gone" and you cannot activate it again even if it comes back to field face-up since it's no more "special summon by effect of [Dark Lucius LV6]" -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP012 Stray Devil Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP013 Violent Ogre Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP014 Flame Ogre Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP015 Snipestalker Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP016 Blast Devil - "Have Magic/Trap" chains means if there's Magic/Trap card activates after Chain 2 - Even if more than once a Magic/Trap card chains, this card's effect only activate once ? When special summon by effect of [Living Dead] in Chain 2 or later? ? The chain have other card's effects (i.e. Monster effect --> Chain [Cyclone]) ? If [Blast Devil] is not on field, would effect activates? -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP017 Vanity Devil Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP018 to 23 Barrier Statue of Abyss/Downpour/Conflagration/Gale/Drought/Radiances Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP024 Vanity Ruler Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP025, 026 Earth Mother Iris/Lightning Punisher - "A Chain 3 accumulated" means when a Chain goes to Chain 3 or more i.e.: Chain 1 - Early Burial <-- 1 Chain is accumulated Chain 2 - Cyclone <-- 2 Chains is accumulated Chain 3 - Magic Jammer <-- 3 Chains is accumulated (The effect of the cards would be activate) It resolved by... Chain 3 (Magic Jammer Jam Cyclone) --> Chain 2 (Cyclone countered) --> Chain 1 (Burial: choose a monster to special summon) *New Chain Chain 1 (Effect of Iris and/or Lightning Punisher) - "When the effect of a same name card is activate more than once on the same chain" means... Chain 1: Vase of Greed Chain 2: Vase of Greed * You cannot chain any cards with the statement above in card text since there's effect that activates "multiple times" ?If special summon on Chain 3 or later with [Living Dead]? -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP027 Bodyguards of Queen Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP028/29/30 Combofighter, Combomaster, Beastman Ares - "When a Chain happens" means a chain goes to Chain 2 or more i.e. Chain 1 - Early Burial Chain 2 - Cyclone <--"A Chain happens" (Ares)This card's attack strength would only increase by 500 even no matter how long the chain is (Ares)The attack strength only applies as long as it's face-up or the effect is not negated -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP031 Charging Rhinos - You can move both left and right to the adjacent unused monster zone (as long as there's one) - If one adjacent monster zone is used, you cannot "skip" over that used monster zone i.e. AB[C][D]E You have this card in space "C", you cannot move it to "E" (D is used), but can do so to "B" - "Attack the monster in front" means E[D]CBA ======= A[B]CDE * Just say this card is in space "B", if you choose to attacks the opponent's monster in space "D", the effect would happens -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP032 Storm Shooter - You can move both left and right to the adjacent unused monster zone (as long as there's one) - If one adjacent monster zone is used, you cannot "skip" over that used monster zone i.e. AB[C][D]E You have this card in space "C", you cannot move it to "E" (D is used), but can do so to "B" - If opponent have a monster and a Magic/Trap card in front of this card, you can choose to return either, but only one of them i.e. 5[4] 3 21 E[D][C]BA ========== A[B] C DE 1[2][3]45 * If your [Storm Shooter] is in space "B", you can choose to return either [D] or [4]. -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP033 Alien Vader - You can move both left and right to the adjacent unused monster zone (as long as there's one) - If one adjacent monster zone is used, you cannot "skip" over that used monster zone i.e. AB[C][D]E You have this card in space "C", you cannot move it to "E" (D is used), but can do so to "B" -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP034 Alien Mars Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP035 Armed Black Dragon - Cyber Dark Dragon - This card's triggered effect (equip the Dragon) can only activate when successfully special summon - The "destroy substitution" effect would only apply to the monsters equipped by this card's effect - Even if your Magic/Trap card zone is full, the triggered effect would still activates. However, since there's no space, the equip card would not equip afterward. [Cyber Dark Dragon] v. [Dol Dora] If "Dol Dora" is equipped onto this card and is destroy as the substitution monster, the effect of "Dol Dora" would be activates if the effect was never used during that duel -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP036 Cyber Ogre 2 - The attack increase begins at attack declaration and ends at the end of Damage Step - The amount of increase attack would reset if there's a replay -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP037 Infecting Cell "A" Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP038 A Flash of Sealed Magic - This card can only be activate when opponent's field have the following : [E][D][C][B][A] <--Opponent's monster zone =============== A [B] C D E <--Your monster zone *Even if opponent would have his/her monster leaves the field after this card is activate, the requirement is only check when this card is activates -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP039 Limit Lift - This special summon is not treated as Ritual Summon, so because so, you cannot special summon if from Graveyard/RFG zone by other means since it's not properly Ritual Summon ? If the monster becomes face-down before the end of turn, can it attack/not destroy? ? If the monster is RFG and comes back before the end of turn, can it attack/not destroy? -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP040 Instant Fusion - You can special summon the Fusion monsters that state "If Fusion summon, only can done by fusing the above cards" - You can special summon if from Graveyard/RFG zone by other means since it's properly "Fusion Summon" ? If the monster becomes face-down before the end of turn, can it attack/not destroy? ? If the monster is RFG and comes back before the end of turn, can it attack/not destroy? -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP041 Countercleaner - This card's effect affect all types of Counters (i.e. "Magic Counters", "A Counters", etc.) -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP042 Linear Cannon - You cannot activates this card if you activates Magic card before this card's activation during that turn. - You cannot activates Magic cards after this card activates * The two above only applies if this card/the other Magic cards are not countered - All the ? attack monsters, when sacrifice by this card, would have the original attack treated as "0" -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP043 Chain Strike - "Chain Number accumulated when this card activates" works like: i.e. Just says the Chain is... Chain 1: Early Burial Chain 2: Chain Strike <--2 Chain is accumulated, do 2*400 = 800 damages Chain 3: Cyclone <--Does not count, since it's after [Chain Strike]'s activation Chain 1: Early Burial<--1 Chain is accumulated Chain 2: Cyclone <--2 Chains is accumulated Chain 3: Chain Strike <--3 Chains is accumulated, do 3*400 = 1200 damages - "When the effect of a same name card is activate more than once on the same chain" means... Chain 1: Vase of Greed Chain 2: Vase of Greed * You cannot chain any cards with the statement above in card text since there's effect that activates "multiple times" However... Chain 1: Vase of Greed Chain 2: Chain Strike <--Would do 800 damages Chain 3: Chain Strike <--Would do 1200 damages * You can do this because when the second [Chain Strike] is activates, there's only ONE Chain Strike activates before it, and it's not "more than once" -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP044 Miracle Reborn - See [Chain Strike] for the basic Chain rules - "After or on Chain 4" means: Chain 1: Early Burial Chain 2: Cyclone Chain 3: Vase of Greed Chain 4: Miracle Reborn <--This is "After or on Chain 4" -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP045 Gust of Wind - See [Chain Strike] for the basic Chain rules - "After or on Chain 3" means: Chain 1: Early Burial Chain 2: Cyclone Chain 3: Gust of Wind <--This is "After or on Chain 3" -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP046 Level Down!? - If more than one of the same monster is in Graveyard, only 1 is chosen (when the monster is special summon) ? Level Down!? and Horus LV6? -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP047 Receding Circuit - The controller MUST pay 500 lifepoints during each of its Standby Phase. Also, since this effect is an "upkeep", it cannot be negate by effect of cards like [Magic Cancellar] - If the player's lifepoints is less than 500, this card is destroy (since the cost cannot be paid) - The monsters return to hand would never be return to hand but "straightly" goes to RFG. However, the monster would stills treated as it's "leave the field" [Receding Circuit] v. [Kickback] This card's effect would not activate when [Kickback] returns the monster(s) since that monster is never on the field. -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP048 Position Change - See [Charging Rhinos] for the basic "Position Change" rule -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP049 Tripwire - This card can activates when...just say this card is set in space "2". 5[4] 3 21 E[D][C]BA ========== A[B] C DE 1[2][3]45 Since the whole column have cards, you can activate this card. -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP050 Straight Flush - "Magic/Trap Zone" does not count Field Magic -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP051 Justibreak - This cards destroy "all monsters", including those on your field - "Non-Normal monster" include Fusion and Ritual monsters even if they don't have effect -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP052 Reverse Dimension - This card cannot be activate during Damage Step (i.e. effects of [DDWL]) - "Remove from game by opponent's effect" include continuous effects like [Macrocosmos] or [Banisher] - You can only special summon one monster if multiple of them is RFG at the same time -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP053 Chain Healing Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP054 Chain Blast Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP055 Byroad Sacrifice Currently no Ruling -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP056 Troy Bomb - This card cannot be activate during Damage Calculation - If multiple monsters is change control to opponent by opponent's effects at the same time, you can only choose to destroy one of them -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP057 Accumulated Happiness - See [Miracle Reborn] -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP058 Cyber Shadow Gardna - This card would only return set if it's not destroy in battle and/or by effect of other cards - This card's effect only happens until end of Damage Step of that battle (it would turn back to ?/?) ? ?/? means nothing. If cards would count the "lower/highest attack strength" not during times when this card would have some stats, this card would not be count ? If [Royal Decree] negate this card then it leaves field? -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP059 Vanity Call ? Vanity Call v. Vandalgion -------------------------------------- CDIP-JP060 Ascending Black Horn - You cannot activates this card on the monsters special summon by effects that special summon monsters (i.e. [Early Burial], [Killer Tomato])