TCG RulingsEdit

• Paying Life Points is a cost to activate “Attack of the Cornered Rat.” It targets the opponent’s monster.^[1]

• You cannot flip “Attack of the Cornered Rat” face-up during the Damage Step unless you would also activate its effect at the same time (by paying Life Points).^[1]

• You can activate “Attack of the Cornered Rat” (and/or its effect) during damage calculation, or at any point in the Damage Step prior to damage calculation.^[1]

• If “Attack of the Cornered Rat” is removed from the field before the End Phase, the ATK reduction remains until the End Phase, as normal.^[1]

• You can only activate the effect of “Attack of the Cornered Rat” once during the same Damage Step.^[1]

• You cannot over-pay for “Attack of the Cornered Rat.” If the opponent’s monster has 2000 ATK, you can pay up to 2000 Life Points, but no more. ^[1]

OCG RulingsEdit

• Paying Life Points in multiples of 100 is a cost to activate this card.^[2]

• The effect targets your opponent's battling monster.^[2]

• The effect of "Attack of the Cornered Rat" can also be activated during Damage Calculation.^[2][3]

• Token Monsters are treated as Normal Monsters, so you can activate "Attack of the Cornered Rat" when a Level 3 or lower Token Monster battles.^[4]

• You can activate the effect of "Attack of the Cornered Rat" only once per Damage Step.^[3]

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Shriektcg: Raging Battle - Rulings 2
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Konami FAQ: Trap Card > Attack of the Cornered Rat
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Konami FAQ: [Damage Step] Please explain at what time you can activate "Attack of the Cornered Rat".
4. ↑ Konami FAQ: Can "Attack of the Cornered Rat" be activated when a Token Monster battles?