Forum:Nobleman of Extermination and Timing after Damage Step

I have two questions. First off, if someone tried to Nobleman of Extermination my Double-Edged Sword Technique, can I activate it in response? If I do, does it get destroyed and removed or does their card completely lose it's target? As the card it originally targeted is no longer face down, I would assume it cannot affect it any longer.

Secondly, if I attack with The Six Samurai - Zanji, but do not have any other Six Samurai on the field, is there a space in time AFTER the Damage Step, where I can activate Double-Edged Sword Technique in time enough for Zanji's effect, allowing him to automatically destroy the opposing monster to activate? Would it be in time to allow me to destroy another monster instead of him?

Thank you ^_^ Snowpaw (talk • contribs) 12:40, July 26, 2011 (UTC)