Card Rulings:Monster Gate
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OCG Rulings
- If "Vanity's Fiend" or "Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo" is on the field, then "Reasoning" and "Monster Gate" cannot be activated.[1]
- If "Metaion, the Timelord" is revealed with "Monster Gate", it is not Special Summoned. Also, if "Metaion, the Timelord" is revealed, the effect of "Monster Gate" stops resolving, and all revealed cards are sent to the Graveyard, including "Metaion, the Timelord".[2]
Previously Official Rulings
 | These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been deemed unofficial by Konami.[4] They were previously considered official and can still be correct, as long as they follow the official gameplay rules, or unless Konami has issued a ruling that says otherwise. References: [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] |
- If you pick up a Spirit Monster, you cannot Special Summon it and it is sent to the Graveyard.[3]
- If you pick up a Guardian and don't have the corresponding Equip Spell Card on the field, you cannot Special Summon the Guardian and it is sent to the Graveyard. If you have the corresponding Equip Spell Card, the Guardian is Special Summoned.[3]
- If you go through your whole Deck without finding a card to pick up, "Monster Gate's" effect is negated and the cards you picked up are shuffled back into the Deck.[3]
- Your opponent can chain "Royal Oppression's" effect to negate "Monster Gate's" effect.[3]
- Cards picked up that cannot be Normal Summoned are considered "sent to the Graveyard", not "discarded".[3]
- If you Special Summon "Dark Magician of Chaos" with "Monster Gate", the effect of "Dark Magician of Chaos" activates, but it activates after "Monster Gate" has fully resolved and sent other picked up cards to the Graveyard, so you can use "Dark Magician of Chaos'" effect to retrieve a Spell Card that was picked up and sent to the Graveyard by "Monster Gate" in the process of searching for the "Dark Magician of Chaos".[3]
Mentions in other Rulings
- Dimension Fortress Weapon: “Reasoning” and “Monster Gate” cannot be activated while “Dimension Fortress Weapon” is on the field. If their effects were activated and “Dimension Fortress Weapon” was Summoned in a chain, their effects are not applied.
- Infernal Incinerator: This card can be Special Summoned (even from your Deck, with a card like "Monster Gate"). You do not have to discard your hand when you Special Summon this card.
- Royal Oppression: You can activate the effect of "Royal Oppression" as a chain to "Monster Gate". No cards will be picked up, and no monster will be Special Summoned (The opponent still must have Tributed a monster as a cost).
- Serial Spell: If you chain "Serial Spell" to "Monster Gate" resolve the effect of "Monster Gate" twice (once for "Serial Spell" and once for "Monster Gate") even though you only pay the cost once (for "Monster Gate").
- Soul Exchange: You can Tribute the targeted monster for any card that requires a Tribute, or for a Tribute Summon. So you could Tribute it for...the cost of "Monster Gate".
References
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Can "Reasoning" be activated when the effect of "Vanity's Fiend" is being applied?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: If a monster that cannot be Special Summoned from the Deck like "Metaion, the Timelord" is revealed with the effect of "Monster Gate" that reveal cards until you pick a monster that can be Normal Summoned, is "Metaion, the Timelord" Special Summoned to the field? Also, if it cannot be Special Summoned, how does "Monster Gate" effect resolve?
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Netrep: Individual Card Rulings on Netrep
- ↑ Konami Judge Program Forum: Individual Email Rulings VS Individual Card Rulings
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [A-C]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [D-E]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [F-H]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [I-K]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [L-O]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [P-R]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [S-T]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: Individual Card Rulings [U-Z]
