Card Rulings:Black Rose Dragon

TCG Rulings

 * Removing 1 Plant-Type monster in your Graveyard from play is a cost.


 * "Black Rose Dragon's" second effect targets 1 monster your opponent controls.


 * If the monster targeted by "Black Rose Dragon's" second effect is not changed to Attack Position by "Black Rose Dragon's" effect, its ATK is not reduced to 0.


 * If you target a face-down Defense Position monster, its Flip Effect will activate after "Black Rose Dragon's" effect resolves.


 * After a monster's ATK is reduced to 0 by "Black Rose Dragon's" second effect, if another effect increases its ATK it will be applied to the 0 ATK.


 * If "Black Rose Dragon" activates its first effect, it is also destroyed.


 * If "Black Rose Dragon" is Synchro Summoned and it is chained with a trap which destroys it, it's first effect is negated.

OCG Rulings

 * When this card is Synchro Summoned, its effect also destroys itself.


 * Removing from play 1 Plant-Type monster is a cost to change a monster to ATK mode and make its ATK 0. This effect targets the opponent's monster.


 * If the monster targeted by "Black Rose Dragon"'s effect is changed to Attack Position by "Final Attack Orders", then you do not reduce the monster's ATK to 0.


 * After the Monster's ATK has been reduced to 0 by "Black Rose Dragon"'s effect, its ATK may be changed normally.
 * Example: If "Rush Recklessly" is later activated, the monster's ATK will be 700.


 * You can target a face-down monster with "Black Rose Dragon"'s effect. If the monster has a Flip Effect, then the effect begins a new chain after "Black Rose Dragon"'s effect resolves.