"Negate" vs. "Destroy" and Continuous Cards

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Chaining "Mystical Space Typhoon" or "Dust Tornado" to a Normal Spell, Normal Trap Card, Quick-Play Spell Card or Ritual Spell Card has no effect on gameplay, as it does not negate the card's effect. If such a card is activated and is destroyed by a card, its effect still resolves and the card used to destroy it is essentially wasted.

However, if you chain to a Continuous, Field or Equip Spell Card, or a Continuous Trap Card with "Mystical Space Typhoon" or "Dust Tornado", the card is no longer active because it is destroyed, and the effect does not resolve and disappears.

A Continuous Spell Card or Continuous Trap Card must remain on the field for it's effect to resolve; If you activate "Macro Cosmos", and your opponent chains "Mystical Space Typhoon" to its activation, then "Macro Cosmos" is destroyed, and its effect does not resolve; you do not get to Special Summon a "Helios - The Primordial Sun".

ExampleEdit

Step 1: Player A activates "Raigeki."
Step 2: Player B chains "Imperial Order" to negate the effect of "Raigeki".
Step 3: Player A chains "Mystical Space Typhoon" (or "Dust Tornado") to destroy "Imperial Order."

The chain resolves in reverse.

Step 3 resolves first. "Mystical Space Typhoon" destroys "Imperial Order" .
Step 2 would resolve next. "Imperial Order" has been destroyed though and its effect disappears.
Step 1 resolves last. "Raigeki's" effect activates as normal.

For exactly the same reason, if you chain "Mystical Space Typhoon" to "The Eye of Truth", "Future Fusion", "Premature Burial", or "Call of the Haunted", the effects from those cards do not resolve.

Gameplay and terminology

Basic

Card types

Monster	Normal Effect Fusion Ritual Synchro Dark Synchro^† Xyz

Spell	Normal Continuous Field Equip Quick-Play Ritual Speed Spell

Trap	Normal Continuous Counter

Other	Equip Trap Field Trap Trap-Spell Normal Continuous Trap Field Monster Virus Field

Turn phases

Intermediate

Game
mechanics

Card layout	ATK DEF Level/Rank Attribute Type Set Number Card Number Effect or flavor text Eye of Anubis Hologram Limitation Text QR code

Decks	Main Deck Side Deck Extra Deck Fusion Deck

Areas	Hand Graveyard Playing Field Banished Limbo Attached

Other	Duel Match Life Points Damage Battle damage Effect damage 3 Card Rule Spell Speed Face-up Face-down Battle position Attack Position Defense Position Hand size limit Activate Chain Cost Counter Target Resolve

Zones

Summoning
mechanics

Advanced

General	Summon Negate Battle position changes Flip Send Destroy Detach Discard Tribute Return Banish Attach Equip Unequip Add a card Draw a card Look Pick up a card Reveal Shuffle Suicide

Monster effect types	Condition Continuous Flip Ignition Quick Summon Trigger Compulsory Optional Lingering

Spell Speeds	Spell Speed 1 Spell Speed 2 Spell Speed 3

Expert

General/ Tournament guidelines	Activation & Targeting Eligibility Simultaneous Effects Go On Chain Returning Activated Cards Maintenance cost Quick-like Effect Trigger-like Effect Ignition-like Effect Fast Effect Timing Priority Summon negation window Summon response window Post-Resolution Window Breakdown of the Battle Phase Piercing Engine Field advantage Hand advantage Victory condition FTK OTK Lockdown Infinite Loop Missing the timing Replay Problem-Solving Card Text Simplified Effect Text Status Possess Spell Monster Trap Monster Double Tributer Fusion Material Monster Fusion Substitute Monster Synchro Material Monster Synchro Substitute Monster Xyz Material

Attributes	DARK DIVINE EARTH FIRE LAUGH LIGHT WATER WIND

Types	Aqua Beast Beast-Warrior Charisma Creator God Dinosaur Divine-Beast Dragon Fairy Fiend Fish Insect Machine Plant Psychic Pyro Reptile Rock Sea Serpent Spellcaster Thunder Warrior Winged Beast Zombie Archetype Human^† Immortal^† ? ?? ??? Black Magic^† White Magic^† Illusion Magic^† Series

Secondary types	Toon Spirit Union Gemini Tuner Dark Tuner^† Armor^† Plus^† Minus^† Plus Minus^†