Forum:Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings + Zombie World and Archfiend Zombie Skull Ruling

I really, really need help figuring out how exactly this would work, so I'm gonna break it down into steps.

1. Zombie World is on the field, bestowing the Zombie attribute to every monster on the field and graveyard.

2. Archfiend Zombie Skull is also present on my side of the field, alongside Gimmick Puppet of Strings and two other monsters. Keep in mind that Archfiend Zombie Skull protects my Zombies from being destroyed by card effects.

3. I detach an overlay unit from Strings, activating it's effect:  Every face up monster receives a string counter and will be destroyed during my opponent's next end phase.

This is what I'm confused about. Since all of my monsters are treated as Zombies and can't be destroyed by card effects, their destruction doesn't resolve due to Archfiend Zombie Skull's effect, but does the same apply for the damage that my opponent receives? If not, then can someone explain to me how Lightray Daedalus' effect still resolves when it targets a field spell with built-in protection, and it's effect still resolves.

TheKaiserFlamberge (talk • contribs) 08:23, February 12, 2014 (UTC)