Card Rulings:Dark Armed Dragon

TCG Rulings

 * "Dark Armed Dragon" can still be Special Summoned while there are non-DARK monsters in your Graveyard.


 * "Dark Armed Dragon's" effect that destroys 1 card is an Ignition Effect. Removing 1 DARK monster from play is a cost.


 * "Dark Armed Dragon" cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard, even if it was properly Summoned beforehand.

Mentions in other Rulings

 * Horn of Heaven: "Horn of Heaven" can be used to negate the Special Summon of a monster with an inherent Special Summon effect that does not start a Chain, like "Dark Armed Dragon", ....


 * Prime Material Dragon: "Prime Material Dragon's" second effect works like "My Body as a Shield". "Prime Material Dragon" can negate cards such as... "Dark Armed Dragon"...


 * Prime Material Dragon: "Prime Material Dragon" can only be used against effects that will destroy monsters at that time. For example, you cannot use "Prime Material Dragon's" effect when "Dark Armed Dragon" is Special Summoned; you can only use it in response to the activation of "Dark Armed Dragon's" effect when it targets a monster...


 * Solemn Judgment: "Solemn Judgment" can negate the Special Summon of a monster that is Special Summoned through its own inherent Special Summon effect that does not start a Chain, like ... "Dark Armed Dragon" ....

OCG Rulings

 * This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set.


 * This card cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard.


 * Removing from play 1 DARK monster is a cost to activate the effect which destroys a card on the field.


 * The effect targets 1 card on the field.


 * You can activate the effect which destroys a card on the field multiple times during the same turn.


 * "Dark Armed Dragon" can still be Special Summoned when there are Spells/Traps/non-DARK monsters in your Graveyard, as long as there are exactly 3 DARK monsters.