Forum:Multiple face-up Earthbound Immortals/Malefics due to Scanner's effect

In a duel with a friend of mine, we had the following problem:

- I had Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu face-up on my side of the field and a banished Earthbound Immortal Uru.

- My friend summoned a Scanner and used its effect: "Once per turn, you can select 1 of your opponent's monsters that is removed from play. Until the End Phase, this card's name is treated as the selected monster's name, and this card has the same Attribute, Level, ATK, and DEF as the selected monster."

- The target was my banished Earthbound Immortal Uru.

However, my face-up Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu says: "There can only be 1 face-up 'Earthbound Immortal' monster on the field."

Since Scanner copies the name of the selected monster, we had 2 "Earthbound Immortal" monsters face-up on the field at that moment. If I'm correct, Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu's effect would only prevent the summoning of a second "Earthbound Immortal", but not the change in the name of a monster that is already on the field.

So I presume either my Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu or Scanner (now named "Earthbound Immortal Uru") should be sent to the Graveyard. If they were both under my control, I know I would be able to choose. But that's not the case, so which one should be sent to the Graveyard?

PS.: This situation can also occur with Malefic monsters.

Alphonse Asker (talk • contribs) 03:26, July 13, 2014 (UTC)