OCG Rulings
- Paying 2000 Life Points and revealing your hand to your opponent is a cost to activate "Appointer of the Red Lotus.[1]
- When "Appointer of the Red Lotus" returns the removed from play card to your opponent's hand during the End Phase, it does not start a Chain.[1]
- Both "Pay 2000 Life Points" and "reveal your hand to your opponent" are costs to activate "Appointer of the Red Lotus". If you cannot pay either cost, then you cannot activate "Appointer of the Red Lotus". Thus, you cannot activate "Appointer of the Red Lotus" if you do not have any cards in your hand.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Konami FAQ: Trap Card > Appointer of the Red Lotus
- ↑ Konami FAQ: If you have 0 cards in your hand, then can you pay 2000 Life Points to activate "Appointer of the Red Lotus"?