Card Rulings:Athena

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Athena

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TCG Rulings

• Tributing 1 Fairy-Type monster, except "Athena", is a cost to activate "Athena's" Ignition Effect.^[1]

• "Athena's" second effect targets 1 Fairy-Type monster in your Graveyard.^[1]

• "Athena's" first effect does not inflict damage when it is Summoned.^[1]

• If multiple Fairy-Type monsters are Special Summoned by the same effect, "Athena" inflicts 600 damage to the opponent's Life Points. If 2 or more effects on the Chain Special Summon a Fairy-Type monster, "Athena's" effect will inflict 600 damage for each effect.^[1]

OCG Rulings

• Sending 1 Fairy-Type monster to the Graveyard is a cost to activate the effect.^[2]

• The effect targets 1 Fairy-Type monster in your Graveyard.^[2]

• You can Special Summon the same monster sent to the Graveyard to activate the effect.^[3]

• You cannot activate activate the effect if there is no Fairy-Type monster in the Graveyard that you can Special Summon, even if you intend on Special Summoning the monster sent to the Graveyard to activate the effect.^[3]

• When "Athena" is Normal/Flip/Special Summoned, her effect to inflict damage does not activate.^[4]

• When multiple Fairy-Type monster are Summoned simultaneously, the effect activates once and you inflict only 600 damage.^[5]

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings for "Athena"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Konami FAQ: Effect Monster > Athena
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Konami FAQ: Can you Special Summon the same Fairy-Type monster sent to the Graveyard to activate the effect of "Athena"?
4. ↑ Konami FAQ: When "Athena" is Normal/Flip/Special Summoned, does the effect which inflicts damage to the opponent activate?
5. ↑ Konami FAQ: When multiple Fairy-Type monster are Special Summoned simultaneously, how much damage does "Athena" inflict?