TCG Rulings

• This effect activates at the very start of the Damage Step, before face-down monsters are flipped face-up.^[1]

• If Ally of Justice Core Destroyer battles The Six Samurai - Zanji that is equipped with Spirit of the Six Samurai, the Spirit of the Six Samurai will be destroyed instead of Zanji and damage calculation will occur normally.^[1]

• If Ally of Justice Core Destroyer is attacked while face-down or attacks a face-down monster, its effect will not activate.^[1]

OCG Rulings

• If the effect of "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" does not destroy the battling monster - for example, the monster is equipped with "Heavy Mech Support Platform" or "Spirit of the Six Samurai", and the Equip Card is destroyed instead - then afterwards, you still perform damage calculation.^[2]

• The effect of "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" activates at the beginning of the Damage Step, before monsters are flipped face-up.^[3][4]
  • If "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" attacks a face-down monster, then at the beginning of the Damage Step you cannot confirm the face-down monster's Attribute, so the effect of "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" does not activate.^[4]
  • If a face-down "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" is attacked by a LIGHT monster, then "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" is face-down when its effect would activate, so its effect to destroy the opponent's monster cannot be activated.^[4]

• If the opponent's monster is face-down when the effect of "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" would activate, then the opponent's monster cannot be destroyed by the effect of "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer".^[3]

• If "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" attacks a face-up "D.D. Warrior Lady", then "D.D. Warrior Lady" is destroyed by the effect of "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" without performing damage calculation. Thus, the effect of "D.D. Warrior Lady" which activates after damage calculation cannot be activated.^[5]

See Also

• Card Rulings:Ally of Justice Catastor

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Konami Gameplay FAQ: The Shining Darkness Sneak Peek -- Card Rulings (Version 1.0)
2. ↑ Konami FAQ: If the effect of "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" cannot destroy the battling monster, then do you perform damage calculation afterwards?
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Konami FAQ: Effect Monster > Ally of Justice Core Destroyer
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Konami FAQ: Can the effect of "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" destroy a face-down monster?
5. ↑ Konami FAQ: If "Ally of Justice Core Destroyer" and "D.D. Warrior Lady" battle, then can "D.D. Warrior Lady" remove from play?