Forum:Cards in Damage Step + Scrap Dragon Q

1. Ok so I know of the list of cards that can be activated during the damage step, where it includes mandatory trigger effects, but what about optional trigger effects? Mother Grizzley and the like obviously would activate because they specify by battle, but what about stuff like Black Brutdrago and Crystal Release (when the equipped monster is destroyed by battle). Some other cards (Evo-Price) stipulate "except during the damage step", but Athena has pretty much the same wording but without that stipulation. Why? Perhaps I'm just thinking too hard about these things?

2. Say I summon a Scrap Dragon, and my opponent takes him with his Relinquished. I then use MST to destroy said Scrap Dragon, does that count as being destroyed by an opponent's card effect, so I would summon a Scrap monster from my graveyard?

3. Is there room for chains between battles in the battle phase? Say I have 3 Gem-Knight Citrines, and my opponent has 2 Six Samurais with a face-down Dual Wield. I attack and kill one of the Six Sams, say after that first one dies, is there room for him to activate Dual Wield to send the other two back, or do things move right onto the next attack declaration? Eskimoprime3 (talk • contribs) 23:12, January 15, 2013 (UTC)