Card Rulings:Caius the Shadow Monarch

OCG Rulings

 * The remove from play part of the effect and damage part of the effect resolves simultaneously.


 * The 1000 points of damage will still be applied if a face-down monster that was removed from play was DARK.


 * DARK monsters that are equipped to another monster (for example, by the effect of Relinquished) will not deal 1000 points of damage when removed from play via Caius's effect, as it was treated as a Equip Spell Card prior to removal.