Forum:Negating Destruction effects

Hello there,

I was wondering about following ruling of My Body as a Shield and Destruction Jammer etc.

Quotation from the My Body as a Shield ruling Section:

"You cannot use "My Body as a Shield" against cards whose effects might or might not destroy a monster right away, such as "Earthshaker", "Barrel Dragon", "Acid Trap Hole", or "Time Wizard"."

I had a recently a discussion if Hero Blast also falls under these type of cards. I think it does but I would be glad if someone could confirm this. (Hero Blast is not listed as an example in the ruling section of My Body as a Shield or Destruction Jammer)

The reason why I think Hero Blast is not affected by those cards is because even tough the effect seems to be mandatory according to the wording of Hero Blast, the destruction effect is not a requirement to activate the card in the first place because it is a follow-up effect. (I select my possible destruction target when Hero Blast resolves not when it activates.) The only requirement is to have a normal E-Hero monster card in my graveyard. Therefore my opponent should not be able to chain My Body as a Shield or Destruction Jammer to negate the activation of Hero Blast no matter if I'll be able to destroy a monster card or not.

Thank you very much for your advises!

--KingArokh (talk • contribs) 11:04, January 15, 2019 (UTC)