Card Rulings:Great Long Nose

Spirit Monster rulings

 * The following rules apply to all Spirit Monsters:
 * Spirit is not a Type; you cannot declare "Spirit" for the effect of DNA Surgery.
 * Spirit Monsters are still Effect Monsters.
 * A Spirit Monster must be face-up on the field during the End Phase for it to return to the owner's hand. If it was destroyed or removed from play, it will not return to the owner's hand.
 * A Spirit Monster will return to the owner's hand during the End Phase, even if the opponent played it from their hand (such as through the effect of Exchange).

Mentions in Other Rulings

 * [Re: Burst Stream of Destruction] You can activate "Burst Stream of Destruction" when you cannot have a Battle Phase because of "Frozen Soul", "D.D. Border Line", "Soul Exchange", or "Great Long Nose".


 * [Re: Timeater] If your Main Phase 1 is skipped because of "Timeater", you can enter your Battle Phase (even if you have no monsters on the field) and proceed from there to Main Phase 2. If you cannot enter your Battle Phase (due to another card effect such as "Great Long Nose" or "Frozen Soul"), then you must go immediately from Standby Phase to End Phase.