Card Rulings:Wind-Up Zenmaines

OCG Rulings

 * The effect that Detaches 1 Xyz Material from this Card instead does not start a chain.


 * The effect that Detaches Xyz Materials can be applied even if this card would be destroyed during the Damage Step in battle or by a card effect.


 * The effect that activates during the End Phase targets 1 card on the field.


 * The effect of Wind-Up Zenmaines that Detaches Xyz Materials instead when it would be destroyed can be applied multiple times during a single turn.Also, even if that effect is activated twice during a single turn, the effect that activates during the End Phase only activates once.


 * After Wind-Up Zenmaines applies its effect that Detaches Xyz Materials instead when it would be destroyed, if it's not face-up before the End Phase, the effect that destroys cards on the field does not activate.Also, if at the time of the resolution of the effect that destroys cards on the field Wind-Up Zenmaines has left the field, the targeted card is still destroyed.


 * After Wind-Up Zenmaines applies its effect that Detaches Xyz Materials instead when it would be destroyed, if it's face-down before the End Phase, the effect that destroys cards on the field does not activate.Furthermore, if it's flipped face-up after being flipped face-down, the effect still won't activate.Also, if at the time of the resolution of the effect that destroys cards on the field Wind-Up Zenmaines is face-down, the targeted card is still destroyed.


 * After Wind-Up Zenmaines applied its effect that Detaches Xyz Materials instead when it would be destroyed, if the opponent takes control of Wind-Up Zenmaines with the effect of Enemy Controller, the opponent who has taken control of Wind-Up Zenmaines will activate the effect during the End Phase.Also, the effect of Wind-Up Zenmaines can be activated after Wind-Up Zenmaines returns to the owner's side of the field. In that case, you will activate the effect of Wind-Up Zenmaines once you control it.