Card Rulings:Mosaic Manticore

==TCG Rulingsundefined==
 * "Mosaic Manticore's" effects a Trigger Effect that activates during the Standby Phase of your next turn.


 * "Mosaic Manticore's" effect does not target.


 * The effects of the monsters Special Summoned by "Mosaic Manticore" are only negated if they activate on the field or are applied while the monster is on the field. If a monster Special Summoned by "Mosaic Manticore" has an effect that activates while it is in the Graveyard or when it is sent to the Graveyard, the effect will not be negated.


 * If "Mosaic Manticore" is removed from the field before your next Standby Phase after Tribute Summoning it, the monsters you Tributed are not Special Summoned.


 * If you Tribute 2 monsters to Tribute Summon "Mosaic Manticore" and 1 of the monsters is removed from the Graveyard, during your next Standby Phase you will Special Summon the monster that is still in your Graveyard.


 * If you only have 1 open Monster Card Zone during your next Standby Phase after Tribute Summoning "Mosaic Manticore", when "Mosaic Manticore's" effect resolves, choose 1 of the 2 Tributed monsters and Special Summon it.


 * If 1 of the 2 monsters Tributed to Tribute Summon "Mosaic Manticore" cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard, when "Mosaic Manticore's" effect resolves in your next Standby Phase, Special Summon the monster that can be Special Summoned.


 * If you Tribute monsters to Set "Mosaic Manticore", "Mosaic Manticore's" effect can be activated if it is flipped face-up before your next Standby Phase.


 * If your "Mosaic Manticore" is flipped face-down after being Tribute Summoned and is flipped face-up before your next Standby Phase, its effect can be activated during your next Standby Phase.


 * If your opponent takes control of your "Mosaic Manticore" after you Tribute Summon it and retains control of it during your next Standby Phase, "Mosaic Manticore's" effect does not activate. If control of "Mosaic Manticore" is returned to your before your next Standby Phase, its effect activates during your next Standby Phase.


 * If you Tribute your opponent's monster, it will be Special Summoned onto your side of the field when "Mosaic Manticore's" effect resolves.


 * If a monster Tributed to Tribute Summon "Mosaic Manticore" is removed from the Graveyard and is later returned to your Graveyard, the monster is not Special Summoned by "Mosaic Manticore's" effect.


 * Even if "Mosaic Manticore" is removed from the field, the monsters Special Summoned by its effect still cannot attack and their effects are still negated.


 * If a monster Special Summoned by the effect of "Mosaic Manticore" is flipped face-down, after it is flipped face-up it can attack and its effects are not negated.


 * If "Skill Drain" is activated after the monsters Tributed to Tribute Summon "Mosaic Manticore" are Special Summoned by its effect, the monsters still cannot attack and their effects are negated.


 * If you Special Summon "Exiled Force" with "Mosaic Manticore's" effect, you can activate the effect of "Exiled Force", but its effect is negated.

OCG Rulings

 * This effect does not target.


 * The effect is a Trigger Effect which activates during your next Standby Phase after it is Tribute Summoned.


 * "Mosaic Manticore" will only negate effects which activate on the field. It will not negate the Graveyard effects of "Sangan", "Mystic Tomato", "Giant Rat", etc.


 * If "Mosaic Manticore" is flipped face-down by "Book of Moon" and then flipped face-up before the next Standby Phase after it was Tribute Summoned, then its effect will activate as long as it is still face-up during the Standby Phase.