Card Rulings:D/D Savant Kepler

OCG Rulings

 * "You cannot Pendulum Summon any monsters, except "DD" monsters (this effect cannot be negated)." effect does not start a Chain Link.


 * "During each of your Standby Phases: Reduce this card's Pendulum Scales by 2 (min. 1), then destroy all monsters you control whose Levels are higher than this card's Pendulum Scales, except "DD" monsters." effect starts a Chain Link.


 * "If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate 1 of these effects." effect is a Trigger Effect. You choose 1 "●" when this effect is activated.


 * You can only use the Monster Effect of "DD Magical Sage Kepler" once per turn by activating 1 of the "●" effects.


 * This Monster Effect can be activated during the Damage Step.


 * "Target 1 other "DD" card you control; return that target to the hand." effect targets.


 * "Add 1 "Covenant" card from your Deck to your hand." effect does not target.


 * Even if the Pendulum Scales of "DD Magical Sage Kepler" are 2, the Pendulum Effect is still activated during the Standby Phase. In that case, its Pendulum Scales become 1, and the "then" effect is applied. Also, even if the Pendulum Scales of "DD Magical Sage Kepler" are 1, the Pendulum Effect is still activated during the Standby Phase. In that case, since you cannot reduce the Pendulum Scales beyond 1, the "then" effect is not applied.


 * If the Pendulum Scales of "DD Magical Sage Galilei" and "DD Magical Sage Kepler" have changed by their own effects and their Pendulum Effects are negated by "Spell Canceller", their Pendulum Scales return to their original values written on the card. After that, if the effect of "Spell Canceller" is no longer applied, their Pendulum Scales will start changing again during your Standby Phase, starting from the values written on the card.


 * Each time the "During each of your Standby Phases: Reduce this card's Pendulum Scales by 2 (min. 1), then destroy all monsters you control whose Levels are higher than this card's Pendulum Scales, except "DD" monsters." effect resolves, this card's Pendulum Scales are reduced by 2.
 * 1st time: Pendulum Scale 10 -> Pendulum Scale 8
 * 2nd time: Pendulum Scale 8 -> Pendulum Scale 6
 * 3rd time: Pendulum Scale 6 -> Pendulum Scale 4
 * 4th time: Pendulum Scale 4 -> Pendulum Scale 2
 * 5th time: Pendulum Scale 2 -> Pendulum Scale 1