Forum:Special summoning Dark Necrofear/ Darkness Neosphere from the graveyard.

I've started surfing this wiki pretty heavily, but there is a ruling I've found in regards to Dark Necrofear that has left me somewhat confused. Here's the ruling (note that Dark Necrofear can only be special summoned by removing from play 3 fiends from the graveyard):

"You only remove the 3 Fiend-Type monsters in your Graveyard from play when you Special Summon "Dark Necrofear" from your hand. If you successfully Special Summon it using this method, and then wish to use "Monster Reborn" to Special Summon it from the Graveyard, you do not have to remove 3 more Fiend-Type monsters from the Graveyard." []

Now, the actual Dark Necrofear card says "This card can only be special summoned by removing..." etc. Cards like Monster Reborn and Call of the Haunted are special summons, aren't they? Therefore, Dark Necrofear shouldn't be able to come back to the field in that fashion. But if the above ruling is correct and you can in fact Monster Reborn a Dark Necrofear, then I wish to ask: After correctly special summoning a monster that has such an initial requirement, are subsequent special summonings of that monster from the graveyard okay? Or are special summonings from the graveyard considered a different breed of sorts?

This has also led me to wonder about Darkness Neosphere's special summoning requirement (same basic wording as Dark Necrofear, but the requirement is an on-field fiend tribute, an in-hand fiend tribute, and your opponent must be attacking). Now, if Dark Necrofear can be brought back with Monster Reborn (after it's been successfully special summoned once), shouldn't Neosphere be capable of the same? Problem is, I found the below ruling as well:

""Darkness Neosphere" can only be Special Summoned by the method written on the card. It cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard by an effect like "Monster Reborn"." []

Can you understand my confusion? Although Necrofear and Neosphere have the same restriction (albeit, slightly different wordings), one seems capable of a different special summon. If such a thing were allowed, then I would be content, as I have multiple cards that deal with such situations. However, for the sake of sense, I'm thinking and, somehow, hoping it isn't allowed.

What do you all think? Does it work for one, not the other? Both work, neither does? Or is this an example of two different rulings from different groups that happen to contradict each other, and I should just shut up and be logical?

Mike Bjork (talk • contribs) 05:58, June 5, 2011 (UTC)