Forum:Obsidian Dragon

I read the rulings under Obsidian Dragon and I am confused. I understand that cards have to be activated first before an effect can activate (like Royal Decree). You can activate traps but their effects are negated. Obsidian Dragon negates the effects (not the activation) and am aware of that.

The ruling states that, "Obsidian Dragon's effect only resolves after a Spell / Trap card targeting a DARK monster resolves successfully; therefore, if Obsidian Dragon itself is destroyed by a Spell / Trap card, its effect cannot resolve."

Here is the part where I am confused. How can a 1-target trap (say Compulsory Evacuation Device or Sakuretsu Armor) or 1-target spell (Fissure) resolve successfully to return or destroy Obsidian Dragon if it negates their effect? Based on the ruling, an attacking (just an example folks) Obsidian Dragon has to be killed first before its effect can apply but by then its too late. Kinda defeats the purpose what the monster is supposed to do.

Is the ruling not written correctly? If it is written correctly, then it is very twilight zone-ish and a new ruling needs to be made. Please give some examples to clarify this. 24.106.177.50 13:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC)