Card Rulings:Kuraz the Light Monarch

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Kuraz the Light Monarch

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Contents 1 TCG Rulings 1.1 Mentions in Other Rulings 1.2 Semi-Official 2 OCG Rulings 3 References

TCG Rulings

Mentions in Other Rulings

• Oyster Meister: If "Oyster Meister" is Tributed to Summon "Kuraz the Light Monarch" and Kuraz' effect is activated, "Oyster Meister's" effect is Chain Link 1 and "Kuraz the Light Monarch's" effect is Chain Link 2.

Semi-Official

• The card text says "draws 1 card" and not "can draw 1 card". Thus, the drawing is mandatory.

OCG Rulings

• This effect targets 1 or 2 cards.^[1]

• You destroy card(s) and draw card(s) simultaneously. The "drawing" effect does not use another chain link^[1].

• If "Kuraz the Light Monarch" targets 1 Spell/Trap Card and 1 Monster Card, you can use "Carrierroid's" effect to negate it.^[2]

• If your opponent controls "Protector of the Sanctuary", "Kuraz the Light Monarch"'s effect will activate and destroy cards, but you will not draw card(s). If you control "Protector of the Sanctuary", then only your opponent will not draw card(s).^[3]

• The player who controlled the destroyed card draws a card, not the controller of "Kuraz the Light Monarch". If your opponent controls a card destroyed by the effect, he draws a card.^[4]

• The player who controls the card at the time it is destroyed draws 1 card. So if you target your own monster and your opponent takes control of it with "Enemy Controller", your opponent will draw 1 card.^[4]

• After resolving the effect of "Kuraz the Light Monarch", it is treated as being both "When a monster is destroyed" and "When a card is drawn". The "destroy" and "draw" parts are considered to resolve simultaneously.^[5]
  • Example: If "Kuraz the Light Monarch" destroys "Yubel", then even if you draw a card the effect of "Yubel" does not miss the timing and can be activated, so that "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" is Special Summoned.^[5]

• Drawing from this effect is optional, so a player can choose not to draw.^[6]

• If a player has 2 cards destroy by this effect, they cannot choose to only draw 1 card. The player must choose to either draw 2 or 0 cards.^[6]

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Konami FAQ: Effect Monster > Kuraz the Light Monarch
2. ↑ Konami FAQ: When a card targets and destroys 1 Spell/Trap Card and 1 Monster, can "Carrierroid"'s effect be activated?
3. ↑ Konami FAQ: When "Protector of the Sanctuary" is on the field, can "Kuraz the Light Monarch"'s effect be activated?
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Konami FAQ: When your own card is targeted by "Kuraz the Light Monarch", and your opponent gains control of it before the effect resolves, who draws the card?
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Konami FAQ: Are the "destroy" and the "draw'" parts of the effect of "Kuraz the Light Monarch" considered to occur simultaneously?
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Konami FAQ: When a card is destroyed by "Kuraz the Light Monarch", can you choose not to draw?