Forum:'Negate the activation and destroy it' vs. 'sent to the graveyard'

Alright, my question is whether cards like Divine Wrath, Gladiator Beast War Chariot, and Evolzar Dolkka can negate the effects of cards such as Sangan, Nimble Momonga, and Giant Germ.

My argument is that none of these three cards can negate effects from the graveyard because to negate an effect it must also destroy the card that activates the effect. Since all three of the latter cards are in the graveyard by the time their effects activate, none of the former cards' effects can resolve because they cannot destroy a card already resolved in the graveyard. That would be like if I shuffled five cards into my deck with Pot of Avarice and refused to draw two cards (a terrible example but it's the best I can come up with). You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Also, I would like to assert that many of the people whom my friend or I have spoken to that say these cards can negate card effects in the graveyard are biased in that they play Gladiator Beasts; if you play Gladiator Beasts or use the former mentioned cards, I would ask that you take a fresh look at this proposition.

–PatPeter 08:02, January 1, 2012 (UTC)