Card Rulings:Royal Decree

Mentions in Other Rulings

 * Amplifier: You cannot activate a card that would cause an infinite loop because its effect cannot resolve completely... Example #2: you control "Jinzo" equipped with "Amplifier" and "Skill Drain". Your opponent cannot activate "Royal Decree".


 * Destiny Board: If..."Royal Decree" is on the field, "Destiny Board's effect will be negated and you cannot place a Spirit Message on the field. Also if one of the Spirit Messages or "Destiny Board" is destroyed while..."Royal Decree" is on the field, the others will NOT be destroyed. If "Jinzo" is destroyed in the End Phase you may activate "Destiny Board"'s effect afterwards.


 * Double Snare: You can destroy ..."Royal Decree"...with this card's effect.


 * Embodiment of Apophis: vs. "Jinzo": If "Emodiment of Apophis" is a monster, and "Jinzo" or "Royal Decree" is played, "Embodiment of Apophis" cannot remain as a monster and is placed face-up in the Spell & Trap Card Zone, where it remains on the field meaninglessly (even if "Jinzo" leaves play later). If "Royal Decree" is chained to the activation of "Embodiment of Apophis", the effect of "Embodiment of Apophis is negated and it remains on the field in the Spell & Trap Card Zone meaninglessly.


 * Nightmare Wheel: The effect of "Nightmare Wheel" will be negated by "Royal Decree", so you can attack or change the battle position of the monster. Also, if "Royal Decree" is active, and the monster is removed from the field, "Nightmare Wheel" remains on the field meaninglessly because its text that would destroy it is negated. If "Royal Decree" is later destroyed, the effects of "Nightmare Wheel" are not applied (such as the 500 damage) if there is no monster being targeted by "Nightmare Wheel".


 * Ninjitsu Art of Decoy: If "Ninjitsu Art of Decoy" is active, then "Royal Decree" is activated and negates "Ninjitsu Art of Decoy"'s effect, then "Royal Decree" is later destroyed, "Ninjitsu Art of Decoy"'s effect is not re-applied.


 * Pitch-Black Power Stone: You place the 3 Spell Counters on "Pitch-Black Power Stone" even if "Royal Decree" is active, so if your opponent chains "Royal Decree" to your "Pitch-Black Power Stone", or chains "Call of the Haunted" to Special Summon "Jinzo", you still get 3 Spell Counters on it.


 * Scapegoat: If you activate "Monster Reborn" and your opponent chains "Imperial Order" you can chain "Scapegoat" and "Royal Decree" but only "Scapegoat" will resolve since "Scapegoat" will prevent any Special Summons, and therefore "Monster Reborn" cannot resolve.


 * Spacegate: If "Royal Decree" is chained to the second effect of "Spacegate", "Spacegate's" effect is negated because the effect activated on the field.


 * Spirit of the Pharaoh: If your opponent chains "Royal Decree" to the effect of "The First Sarcophagus", the effect of Special Summoning is negated and "The First Sarcophagus" is sent to the Graveyard because that is the cost.


 * Talisman of Spell Sealing: While "Royal Decree" and "Talisman of Spell Sealing" are both active, and "Sealmaster Meisei" is removed from the field, "Talisman of Spell Sealing" stays on the field, but if "Royal Decree"'s effect is no longer being applied, "Talisman of Spell Sealing" is destroyed.


 * Trap Eater: If "Rivalry of Warlords" is on the field blocked by "Royal Decree", and you send "Royal Decree" to the Graveyard to Summon "Trap Eater", the Summon will be successful. However, if you control another Type of monster besides that of "Trap Eater", then "Trap Eater" will be send to the Graveyard.


 * Wall of Revealing Light: If "Wall of Revealing Light"'s effect is negated by "Royal Decree"...and then that card is destroyed, the effect of "Wall of Revealing Light" is re-applied.

OCG Rulings

 * The effect of "Limiter Overload" activates in the Graveyard, so "Jinzo" cannot prevent it from being activated. Neither "Jinzo" nor "Royal Decree" can negate the effect and prevent "Speed Warrior" from being Summoned.


 * "Anti Raigeki" must be chained directly to "Raigeki". There can be no chain link inbetween the two.
 * Example: Your opponent activates "Raigeki". You chain "Anti Raigeki".  Your opponent chains "Royal Decree".  You cannot chain a second "Anti Raigeki", since you would be chaining it to "Royal Decree".


 * You cannot voluntarily send "Royal Decree" to the Graveyard for no reason. A card effect has to remove it from the field.


 * The three Spell Counters are placed on "Pitch-Black Power Stone" at activation, before your opponent can respond. If "Royal Decree" is active, the three Spell Counters are still placed on "Pitch-Black Power Stone" at activation.  However, the effect of "Pitch-Black Power Stone" will be negated at resolution and the three Spell Counters will be removed.  Because of this, you cannot use the effect of "Pitch-Black Power Stone" to move the Spell Counter to another card.


 * If "Pitch-Black Power Stone" is negated by "Royal Decree", then "Pitch-Black Power Stone" will remain on the field meaninglessly. When "Royal Decree" is removed from the field, the effect of "Pitch-Black Power Stone" is reapplied, so you can put Spell Counters on "Pitch-Black Power Stone" by "Apprentice Magician" etc.


 * The text "Destroy this face-up card during your 2nd End Phase after its activation." of "Overdeath Reign" is not treated as an effect, so it cannot be negated by "Royal Decree" etc.


 * If "Royal Decree" is activated after "Dark Tuning" successfully Special Summons a monster, then the effect of "Dark Tuning" is negated, so the Special Summoned monster can attack and its effects will not be negated.