User talk:Daredevil^^

RE:Need help ("Gladiator Beasts"/"Skill Drain")
I'm sorry, could you be more specific?

"Skill Drain" only negates an effect if the monster generating the effect is face-up on the field when the effect resolves.


 * Example: "Skill Drain" is active. "Dark Armed Dragon" activates its effect, and nothing else is Chained.  When resolving the effect of "Dark Armed Dragon", "Dark Armed Dragon" is still face-up on the field, so its effect is negated.
 * Example: "Skill Drain" is active. "Exiled Force" activates its effect, and nothing else is Chained.  When resolving the effect of "Exiled Force", "Exiled Force" is not face-up on the field (it's in the Graveyard or "Removed Zone"), so "Skill Drain" will not negate its effect.
 * Example: "Skill Drain" is active. "Dark Armed Dragon" activates its effect, and "Book of Moon" is Chained to flip "Dark Armed Dragon" face-down.  "Book of Moon" resolves first and flips "Dark Armed Dragon" face-down.  Then, the effect of "Dark Armed Dragon" resolves.  At this time, "Dark Armed Dragon" is not face-up on the field, so "Skill Drain" cannot negate its effect.  "Dark Armed Dragon" destroys the card.

For the "tag-in/tag-out" effect of "Gladiator Beast" monsters, they are returned to the Deck as a cost, so they are not face-up on the field when their effects resolve. It is the same as the example with "Exiled Force" above.

--Deus Ex Machina (Talk) 02:20, November 4, 2009 (UTC)