Card Rulings:Evil HERO Inferno Wing

TCG Rulings

Related Rulings

• Blackwing - Shura the Blue Flame

CLARIFICATION:

• The effect of “Blackwing – Shura the Blue Flame” activates when monsters are destroyed and sent to the Graveyard at the end of the Damage Step. This is the same timing as the effects of cards like “Hydrogeddon,” “Blue Thunder T-45,” “Goyo Guardian,” and “Elemental Hero Flame Wingman” ^[sic].
• In order for its effect to activate, “Blackwing – Shura the Blue Flame” must be face-up on the field when the monster it destroyed by battle is sent to the Graveyard. This means:
  • If Shura and the other monster destroy each other by battle (equal ATK), Shura’s effect does not activate.
  • If Shura is destroyed by a Flip Effect like “Man-Eater Bug,” Shura’s effect does not activate.
  • If Shura is flipped face-down after damage calculation by a card effect, such as “Desertapir,” Shura’s effect does not activate.
  • If Shura is removed from play ^[sic] by battling “D.D. Warrior,” Shura’s effect does not activate.
  • If Shura is destroyed by an effect after the monster it destroyed by battle was sent to the Graveyard, such as “Michizure,” Shura’s effect DOES activate, and you can Special Summon a monster.
• NOTE: These rules also apply to any other monster with the text “When this card destroys an opponent’s monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard….” (Examples: “Hydrogeddon,” “Goyo Guardian,” or “Elemental Hero Flame Wingman” ^[sic].)
• These rules do NOT apply to monsters with the text “When this card destroys an opponent’s monster by battle….” (but does not specify “and sends it to the Graveyard”). (Example: “Blue Thunder T-45”.) Monsters with that text will activate their effects in ALL of the above scenarios.

OCG Rulings

• "Must be Special Summoned with "Dark Fusion" and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways." is not treated as an effect.

• The "If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing Battle Damage to your opponent." effect is a Continuous Effect.

• The "When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to either the ATK or DEF (whichever is higher) of the destroyed monster in the Graveyard." effect is a Trigger Effect. (It does not target. It is a mandatory effect that is activated at the end of the Damage Step.)

• This card can only be Special Summoned by "Dark Fusion" or "Dark Calling". After this card is Special Summoned, if it is sent to the Graveyard, it cannot be Special Summoned with "Monster Reborn".

Previously Official Rulings

• The damage inflicted by “Evil Hero Inferno Wing” is determined when the destroyed monster is sent to the Graveyard, and due to this the damage inflicted will be based on the destroyed monsters original ATK or DEF.

• If the destroyed monster’s ATK and DEF are equal, the effect of “Evil Hero Inferno Wing” will still activate and it will inflict damage equal to either the ATK or DEF. (since both are equal, it does not matter which is selected).