Card Rulings:Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier

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The OCG rulings on this card's rulings page contradict its TCG rulings. Differences The OCG text specifies that the cards must be discarded to the Graveyard. In the OCG, if "Macro Cosmos" is active, then you cannot activate this card's effect.

Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier

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OCG Rulings

• Discarding cards is a cost to activate the effect, which targets an equal number of cards on the field.^[1]

• If "Sangan"/"Goblin Zombie"/etc are used for a Synchro Summon, then their effects are mandatory, and must activate as soon as the Synchro Summon is successful.^[2]
  • If "Goblin Zombie"/etc is used for the Synchro Summon" of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier", then you cannot activate the Ignition Effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" before the effect of "Goblin Zombie"/etc activates. Moreover, you cannot activate the Ignition Effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" in chain to the effect of "Goblin Zombie"/etc.^[2]

• When "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" activates its effect and targets multiple Spell/Trap Cards, if an effect is chained that removes one of the card targeted cards, then the remaining cards on the field are returned to the hand.^[3]

• If a Gemini Monster which is equipped with "Supervise" is used as a Synchro Material Monster for a Synchro Summon, then the mandatory effect of "Supervise" activates as soon as the Synchro Summon is successful.^[4]
  • If "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" is Synchro Summoned, then you cannot activate the Ignition Effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" before the effect of "Supervise" activates. Also, you cannot activate the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" in chain to the effect of "Supervise".^[4]

• You can activate the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" by discarding Spell and Trap Cards even if the effect of "Dimensional Fissure" is active and removing from play all monsters to be sent to the Graveyard. However, if the effect of "Dimensional Fissure" is active, then you cannot discard monsters to the Graveyard since they would be removed from play instead of being sent to the Graveyard, so you cannot activate the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" by discarding Monster Cards.^[5]

References

1. ↑ Konami FAQ: Synchro Monster > Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Konami FAQ: When "Goblin Zombie" is used as a Synchro Material for "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier", can its Ignition Effect be activated at the time of its successful Synchro Summon?
3. ↑ Konami FAQ: Does the effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" resolve when one of the targeted cards is not on the field?
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Konami FAQ: Can the Ignition Effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" be activated when one of the Synchro Material Monsters for the Synchro Summon is equipped with "Supervise"?
5. ↑ Konami FAQ: If "Dimensional Fissure" is active, then can you discard a Spell or Trap Card as an activation cost for "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier"?