Card Rulings:D/D Savant Galilei

OCG Rulings

 * "You cannot Pendulum Summon any monsters, except "DD" monsters (this effect cannot be negated)." effect does not start a Chain Link.


 * "During each of your Standby Phases: Increase this card's Pendulum Scales by 2 (max. 10), then destroy all monsters you control whose Levels are lower than this card's Pendulum Scales, except "DD" monsters." effect starts a Chain Link.


 * "During either player's turn: You can discard this card, then target 1 "DD" card or 1 "Covenant" card you control; return that target to the hand." effect is a Quick Effect. (Discarding this card from your hand is a cost. This effect targets 1 "DD" card or 1 "Covenant" card you control.)


 * This Monster Effect cannot be activated during the Damage Step.


 * Even if the Pendulum Scales of "DD Magical Sage Galilei" are 9, the Pendulum Effect is still activated during the Standby Phase. In that case, its Pendulum Scales become 10, and the "then" effect is applied. Also, even if the Pendulum Scales of "DD Magical Sage Galilei" are 10, the Pendulum Effect is still activated during the Standby Phase. In that case, since you cannot increase the Pendulum Scales beyond 10, the "then" effect is not applied.


 * If the Pendulum Scales of "DD Magical Sage Galilei" and "DD Magical Sage Kepler" have changed by their own effects and their Pendulum Effects are negated by "Spell Canceller", their Pendulum Scales return to their original values written on the card. After that, if the effect of "Spell Canceller" is no longer applied, their Pendulum Scales will start changing again during your Standby Phase, starting from the values written on the card.


 * Each time the "During each of your Standby Phases: Increase this card's Pendulum Scales by 2 (max. 10), then destroy all monsters you control whose Levels are lower than this card's Pendulum Scales, except "DD" monsters." effect resolves, this card's Pendulum Scales are increased by 2.
 * 1st time: Pendulum Scale 1 -> Pendulum Scale 3
 * 2nd time: Pendulum Scale 3 -> Pendulum Scale 5
 * 3rd time: Pendulum Scale 5 -> Pendulum Scale 7
 * 4th time: Pendulum Scale 7 -> Pendulum Scale 9
 * 5th time: Pendulum Scale 9 -> Pendulum Scale 10