Card Rulings:Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness

OCG Rulings

 * The activation of only the card "Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness" can be performed at any time, except during the Damage Step.


 * The effect "While you have 2 "D/D" cards in your Pendulum Zones, your opponent cannot target monsters on the field with Spell/Trap effects, also they cannot Tribute monsters on the field for a Tribute Summon or use them as Materials for a Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Summon" does not make a Chain Link. (It only applies while there are 2 "D/D" cards in your Pendulum Zones.)


 * The effect "Once per turn, during your Standby Phase: Take 1000 damage" makes a Chain Link. (It does not target. It activates and resolves once during your Standby Phase.)


 * If the card "Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness" is activated during the Standby Phase, the effect "Take 1000 damage" can be activated in the same Chain Link as the activation of the card.


 * The effect "While you have 2 "D/D" cards in your Pendulum Zones, your opponent cannot target monsters on the field with Spell/Trap effects, also they cannot Tribute monsters on the field for a Tribute Summon or use them as Materials for a Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Summon" of "Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness" means all monsters in both players' Monster Zones. For example, if the effect of "Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness" is applying, the opponent cannot Tribute a monster in their Monster Zone for a Tribute Summon, and even if they activated "The Monarchs Stormforth", they cannot Tribute a "D/D/D Flame King Genghis" in the player's Monster Zone for a Tribute Summon.


 * The effect "While you have 2 "D/D" cards in your Pendulum Zones, your opponent cannot target monsters on the field with Spell/Trap effects, also they cannot Tribute monsters on the field for a Tribute Summon or use them as Materials for a Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Summon" of "Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness" is not treated as an effect applied to monsters. Therefore, even if "Ancient Gear Chaos Giant" is on the field, despite that "Ancient Gear Chaos Giant" being unable to be targeted by Spell/Trap effects, it cannot be Tributed for a Tribute Summon nor used as Material for a Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Summon.


 * If the effect "While you have 2 "D/D" cards in your Pendulum Zones, your opponent cannot target monsters on the field with Spell/Trap effects, also they cannot Tribute monsters on the field for a Tribute Summon or use them as Materials for a Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Summon" of "Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness" is applying, the opponent cannot use monsters on the field as Materials for a Fusion Summon. However, Special Summoning via the "Must be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by banishing the above cards you control, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. (You do not use "Polymerization".)" method of "Ritual Beast Ulti-Apelio" is not treated as a Fusion Summon, so even if the effect of "Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness" is applying, the opponent can Special Summon "Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness".


 * The effect "While you have 2 "D/D" cards in your Pendulum Zones, your opponent cannot target monsters on the field with Spell/Trap effects, also they cannot Tribute monsters on the field for a Tribute Summon or use them as Materials for a Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Summon" of "Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness" is not treated as an effect applied to monsters. If the effect of "Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness" is applying, the opponent cannot Tribute face-down Defense Position monsters for a Tribute Summon, nor use face-down Defense Position monsters as Fusion Materials for a Fusion Summon.