User:ATEMVEGETA/OCG Rulings/000XX

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01: Does not exist!

02: [Damage Step If "Elemental HERO Bubbleman" is Special Summoned during the Damage Step, then can you activate its effect to draw cards?]
 * Q: If "Elemental HERO Bubbleman" is Special Summoned during the Damage Step by an effect like that of "Rope of Life", can the "you can draw 2 cards" effect be activated when no other cards exist in the hand or on your side of the field?
 * A: If this happens then it is possible to activate the effect.

03: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Aqua Chorus" in the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Aqua Chorus" in the Damage Step?
 * A: It is possible to activate "Aqua Chorus" in the Damage Step.

04: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Curse of Anubis" in the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Curse of Anubis" in the Damage Step?
 * A: It is not possible to activate.

05: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Reverse Trap" in the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Reverse Trap" in the Damage Step?
 * A: "Reverse Trap" is not 'an effect which increases or decreases ATK or DEF', but 'an effect which affects effects which increase or decrease ATK or DEF', so it is not possible to activate it in the Damage Step.

06: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Windstorm of Etaqua" in the Damage Step?]
 * Q: If a face-down monster is attacked, then during the Damage Step when the monster becomes face-up, is it possible to activate "Windstorm of Etaqua"?
 * A: It cannot be activated in the Damage Step.

07: [Damage Step In chain to the effect of "Injection Fairy Lily" is it possible to activate "Rush Recklessly", ect?]
 * Q: In chain to the effect of "Injection Fairy Lily" is it possible to activate "Rush Recklessly", ect?
 * A: "Rush Recklessly" is an effect that can be activated before damage calculation. Therefore, during damage calculation when the effect of "Injection Fairy Lily" activates, it is not possible to chain "Rush Recklessly".

08: [Damage Step "Grave Protector" vs "Serpentine Princess"]
 * Q: If "Serpentine Princess" is destroyed by battle when "Grave Protector" is face-up on the field, when "Serpentine Princess" returns to the Deck from the field, does its effect activate?
 * A: The effect of "Serpentine Princess" activates.

09: [Damage Step Is the effect of "Kotodama" applied even during the Damage Step? (If it is flipped face-up by an attack)]
 * Q: Suppose that "Kotodama" is face-up on the field, and a face-down monster is attacked and flipped face-up, when another card with the same name as that monster is already face-up on the field. Are those monsters with the same name destroyed by "Kotodama"'s effect?
 * A: The monsters with the same name will be destroyed after damage calculation. If it is a Flip Effect monster the effect will activate after the destruction.

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10: [Damage Step "Sebek's Blessing" vs "Imperial Order", "Magic Jammer", etc]
 * Q: Can "Imperial Order", "Magic Jammer", "Magic Drain", "Solemn Judgment" be chained to the activation of "Sebek's Blessing"?
 * A: "Sebek's Blessing" is activated during the Damage Step of the Battle Phase. "Imperial Order" cannot be activated during the Damage Step. "Magic Jammer", "Magic Drain", "Solemn Judgment" can be activated during the Damage Step, so they can be chained to "Sebek's Blessing".

11: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Trap Dustshoot" during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Trap Dustshoot" during the Damage Step?
 * A: It is not possible to activate "Trap Dustshoot" during the Damage Step?

12: [Damage Step Can the effect of "Gemini Imps" be activated in the Damage Step? ("Don Zaloog", "Spirit Reaper", etc)]
 * Q: If "Don Zaloog", "Spirit Reaper", etc attack is it possible during the Damage Step to activate the effect of "Gemini Imps"? In addition, if it is possible to use "Gemini Imps", and it is chained to "Spirit Reaper"'s effect, since '"Spirit Reaper" became the target of an effect,' will it destroy itself with its effect? In this case, is it possible to draw a card with "Gemini Imps"'s effect?
 * A: It is not possible to activate the effect of "Gemini Imps" in the Damage Step.

13: [Damage Step If when "Des Volstgalph" is battling, "Rush Recklessly" is used in the Damage Step, does it gain an additional 200?]
 * Q: When "Des Volstgalph" is battling, and "Rush Recklessly" is used in the Damage Step, does "Des Volstgalph"'s ATK gain an additional 200 points for the damage calculation?
 * A: Damage calculation is performed while it gained 200 points. When "Rush Recklessly" is used during the Damage Step, then after the effect of "Rush Recklessly" resolves and the increasing by 700 points, the increasing by 200 points is applied by the effect of "Des Volstgalph". As for "Des Volstgalph"'s effect that increases its ATK by 200 points, a chain link in not performed, and it is applied after that 1 Quick-Play Spell Card finish resolving.

14: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Desrook Archfiend"'s effect during the opponent's turn and Damage Step?]
 * Q: Can the effect of "Desrook Archfiend" which Special Summons "Terrorking Archfiend" be activated when "Terrorking Archfiend" is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard during the opponent's turn or during the Damage Step? Is this effect a Quick Effect?
 * A: It is possible to activate during the opponent's turn or the Damage Step. Furthermore, the effect of "Desrook Archfiend" is a Quick Effect.

15: [Damage Step Can the effect od "Ryu Senshi" activate even during the Battle Phase (Damage Step)?]
 * Q: If a Normal Trap Card, like "Reinforcements", ect, is activated during the Damage Step, does the effect of "Ryu Senshi" to negate it?
 * A: During the Damage Step, it is not possible to activate the effect of "Ryu Senshi"

16: [Damage Step Can "The Dragon's Bead" be activated in the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Can you activate "The Dragon's Bead" during the Damage Step, by flipping it from face-down to face-up? Also, if "The Dragon's Bead" is already face-up on the field, and during the Damage Step, "Reinforcements" is activated and targets a face-up Dragon-Type monster on the field, can its effect be activated?
 * A: "The Dragon's Bead" cannot be activated from face-down to face-up, or use its effect, during the Damage Step.

17: [Damage Step Can the effect of "A-Team: Trap Disposal Unit" be activated during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Can the effect of "A-Team: Trap Disposal Unit" be activated during the Damage Step?
 * A: If "A-Team: Trap Disposal Unit" itself is not battling, it is possible to activate during the Damage Step.

18: [Damage Step Does the effect of "Harpies' Hunting Ground" which destroys a Spell or Trap Card activate even during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: If "Harpies' Hunting Ground" is on the field, during the Damage Step of the Battle Phase, when a "Harpie Lady" or "Harpie Lady Sisters" is Special Summoned, does the "destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card on the field" effect of "Harpies' Hunting Ground" activate?
 * A: Because the "destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card on the field" effect is mandatory, it activates.

19: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Pyramid Energy" during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: "Pyramid Energy" is an effect that increases the ATK and DEF, but it is possible to activate "Pyramid Energy" during the Damage Step?
 * A: It is possible to activate "Pyramid Energy" during the Damage Step.

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20: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Riryoku Field" during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Riryoku Field" during the Damage Step?
 * A: "Riryoku Field"'s activation is possible even during the Damage Step.

21: [Damage Step Is the "roll a six-sided die" effect of "Vilepawn Archfiend", etc, applied even during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: If "Vilepawn Archfiend", etc, is targeted by an opponent's card effect even during the Damage Step, then when resolving that effect can the "roll a six-sided die" effect be applied?
 * A: The "roll a six-sided die" effect of "Vilepawn Archfiend",ect, is applied during the Damage Step.

22: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate the effect of "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8" during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate the effect of "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8" that "negates the activation of Spell Cards" during the Damage Step?
 * A: It is possible to activate the effect during the Damage Step.

23: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Magic Drain" during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Magic Drain" during the Damage Step?
 * A: It is possible to activate it during the Damage Step.

24: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Micro Ray" in the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Micro Ray" in the Damage Step?
 * A: It is possible to activate "Micro Ray" in the Damage Step.

25: [Damage Step If multiple "Metalmorph" are equipped to the same monster does their effects overlap?]
 * Q: If multiple "Metalmorph" are equipped to the same monster, does the "That target gains 300 ATK and DEF." and the "If the target attacks, it gains ATK equal to half the ATK of the attack target, during damage calculation only." effects overlap?
 * A: If multiple "Metalmorph" are equipped to the same monster, the "That target gains 300 ATK and DEF." and the "If the target attacks, it gains ATK equal to half the ATK of the attack target, during damage calculation only." effects overlap. Therefore, when 2 "Metalmorph" are equipped to the same monster, the monster gains 600 ATK and DEF, and furthermore when that monster attacks an opponent's monster, it gains ATK equal to 2X half the ATK of that monster.

26: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Call of the Haunted" during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Call of the Haunted" in the Damage Step?
 * A: It cannot be activated during the Damage Step. Also, Ultimate Offering works the same. (It cannot activate the optional effect that increases and decreases the number of the monsters)

27: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Limiter Removal" during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Limiter Removal" in the Damage Step?
 * A: It is possible to activate it during the Damage Step. However, you cannot use it at the time of damage calculation of the Damage Step

28: [Damage Step Can the effect of "Rare Metalmorph" be activated during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Can the effect of "Rare Metalmorph" be activated during the Damage Step?
 * A: It is possible to activate it during the Damage Step.

29: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate the effect of "Peten the Dark Clown" during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: When "Peten the Dark Clown" is sent to the Graveyard by battle, is it possible to activate the effect that Special Summons?
 * A: It is possible.

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30: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate the effect of "Shadow Spell" at the time of an attack declaration, or during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate the effect of "Shadow Spell" at the time of an attack declaration, or during the Damage Step? In addition if it can be activated, does the attack proceed?
 * A: It is possible to activate the effect of "Shadow Spell" at the time of an attack declaration, or during the Damage Step. If you use it at the time of an attack declaration, that monster does not enter into the Damage Step. In addition, when the effect is activated during the Damage Step, the damage calculation is still performed with that monster's ATK decreased by 700 points.

31: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Shadow Spell" during the Damage Step of the opponent's Battle Phase?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Shadow Spell" during the Damage Step of the opponent's Battle Phase?
 * A: It is possible to activate "Shadow Spell" also during the Damage Step of the opponent's Battle Phase, but at that time only the "decrease by 700 points" effect is applied, damage calculation is performed normally. After that, the monster that has been targeted cannot attack.

32: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Bottomless Trap Hole" during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Bottomless Trap Hole" during the Damage Step?
 * A: It is not possible to activate "Bottomless Trap Hole" during the Damage Step.

33: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Tailor of the Fickle" during the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Tailor of the Fickle" during the Damage Step?
 * A: It is not possible to activate "Tailor of the Fickle" during the Damage Step.

34: [Damage Step Is it possible to activate "Covering Fire" at the time of damage calculation of the Damage Step?]
 * Q: Is it possible to activate "Covering Fire" at the time of damage calculation of the Damage Step? (Can it be activated at the same timing with "Injection Fairy Lily"?)
 * A: It is possible.