OCG Rulings[]
- "Mosaic Manticore" will only negate effects which activate on the field. It will not negate the Graveyard effects of "Sangan", "Mystic Tomato", "Giant Rat", etc.[1]
- When "Debris Dragon"/"Black Salvo"/"Doomkaiser Dragon/Assault Mode"/etc Special Summon a monster with an effect that activates in the Graveyard like "Sangan"/"Giant Rat"/"Mystic Tomato"/etc, then that effect is not negated. This is because "Debris Dragon etc only negate effects which activate or are applied on the field.[2]
- When "Jurrac Monoloph" destroys a monster like "Giant Rat" or "Mystic Tomato" by battle, if "Giant Rat" etc Special Summons a new monster, then "Jurrac Monoloph" can attack the new monster.[3]
- While the effect of "Koa'ki Meiru Drago" is active, only LIGHT and DARK Attribute monsters cannot be Special Summoned. The effect of "Giant Rat" can be activated because it Special Summons an EARTH Attribute monster. The effect of "Mystic Tomato" cannot be activated because it Special Summons a DARK Attribute monster.[4]
- If "Armed Sea Hunter" destroys a monster like "Mystic Tomato" or "Sangan" by battle, then the monster's effect will be negated even though it activates in the Graveyard.[5]
Previously Official Rulings[]
These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been deemed unofficial by Konami.[6] 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: [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] |
- If you attack with your "Mystic Tomato" and it is destroyed as a result of battle, you may attack with the monster Special Summoned by "Mystic Tomato" before entering Main Phase 2.
- If your opponent controls your "Mystic Tomato" and it is destroyed as a result of battle, you get the effect of "Mystic Tomato" NOT your opponent.
- Since the Special Summoning occurs during the Damage Step, "Torrential Tribute", etc. cannot be used.
Mentions in Other Rulings
- Alien Mars: “Alien Mars” will not negate the effect of “Mystic Tomato” that was destroyed by battle but had an A-Counter, since “Mystic Tomato” does not have an A-Counter in the Graveyard, where its effect activates.
- Armed Changer: If the monster equipped with this card destroys a monster like..."Mystic Tomato", its effect will form a chain with them according to the rules of simultaneous effects (see Advanced Gameplay FAQ).
- Banisher of the Light: Effects that trigger when cards are sent to the Graveyard, such as..."Mystic Tomato"...will not activate.
- Barrier Statue: Effects like ... “Mystic Tomato” cannot be used while a Barrier Statue is in play if they would Special Summon a monster with a barred Attribute.
- Castle Gate: If you use "Shield & Sword" to switch the original ATK and DEF of a monster and then Tribute it with "Castle Gate", the damage inflicted will be equal to the monster's unaltered original ATK. For example, if you use "Shield & Sword" to switch the original ATK and DEF of "Mystic Tomato" and then Tribute it with "Castle Gate", you will inflict 1400 damage to your opponent's Life Points.
- Dark Ruler Ha Des: Flip Effects and effects that activate in the Graveyard WILL be negated. This includes ..."Mystic Tomato"...
- Divine Wrath: You can activate "Divine Wrath" to negate an effect that activates in the Graveyard, such as ..."Mystic Tomato"...
- Grave Protector: Effects like "Mystic Tomato", etc., are not activated while "Grave Protector" is face-up on the field.
- Gravekeeper's Vassal: A monster destroyed by "Gravekeeper's Vassal" in battle is still treated as "destroyed as a result of battle" (for "Mystic Tomato"...)
- Horn of Heaven: "Horn of Heaven" cannot be used to negate a Special Summon that results from a Spell, Trap, or effect of an Effect Monster Card. You cannot use "Horn of Heaven" to negate a Special Summon from ... "Mystic Tomato", ....
- King of the Skull Servants: Since the ATK of this card is ?, it cannot be Special Summoned by the effect of "Mystic Tomato".
- Last Turn: If the turn player Special Summons "Mystic Tomato" for "Last Turn", and attacks, and "Mystic Tomato" is destroyed, its effect activates and a monster is Special Summoned, but that new monster cannot attack during the special Battle Phase. (But it can attack during the standard Battle Phase.)
- Lesser Fiend: Monsters destroyed by this card as a result of battle are not sent to the Graveyard, so..."Mystic Tomato" would not have their effects activated ....
- Maju Garzett: You can't search for "Maju Garzett" with ... "Mystic Tomato".
- Mystical Knight of Jackal: When "Mystical Knight of Jackal" attacks "Mystic Tomato", during the End Step both effects activate simultaneously once "Mystic Tomato" is sent to the Graveyard, so they form a chain. The turn player's effect is Step 1 of a chain, and the opponent's is Step 2; so "Mystic Tomato" resolves first, and a monster is Special Summoned and the Deck shuffled. Then the turn player chooses whether to place "Mystic Tomato" on top of the owner's Deck with the effect of "Mystical Knight of Jackal".
- Necrovalley: "Necrovalley" will NOT negate effects that are activated when a card is sent TO the Graveyard or that activate IN the Graveyard or that count cards in the Graveyard. So it will NOT negate the effects of ..."Mystic Tomato"....
- Prohibition: If "Mystic Tomato" is declared with "Prohibition" while a "Mystic Tomato" is on the field, when the "Mystic Tomato" is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard its effect activates. If it Special Summons another "Mystic Tomato", the Special Summoned "Mystic Tomato" "cannot be used", so its effects will not be applied and its battle position cannot be chained.
- Relinquished: The selected monster is treated as a Monster Card when it is sent to the Graveyard, ...the effect of "Mystic Tomato" would not [activate], since it was not destroyed as a result of battle.
- Royal Oppression: The effects of face-up Trap Cards cannot be activated during the Damage Step, so this card's effect cannot negate the Special Summoning of a monster by the effect of "Mystic Tomato"...flipped face-up by an attack.
- Sasuke Samurai: If "Sasuke Samurai" destroys a face-down monster using its effect, the face-down monster is NOT "destroyed as a result of battle", it is destroyed by "Sasuke Samurai"'s effect. So "Mystic Tomato"...will not activate [its effect]...
- Skill Drain: "Skill Drain" negates the effects of face-up Effect Monsters on the field, but does not negate effects that activate in the Graveyard, such as..."Mystic Tomato"...
- Solemn Judgment: "Solemn Judgment" cannot negate a Special Summon if it results from the activated effect of a monster card, like "Mystic Tomato" ....
- The End of Anubis: "The End of Anubis" WILL negate the effects of ..."Mystic Tomato"...
- Torrential Tribute: "Torrential Tribute" cannot be activated during the Damage Step. This prohibits "Torrential Tribute" from being used against monsters Special Summoned by "Mystic Tomato"...
- Ultimate Tyranno: If "Ultimate Tyranno" attacks and destroys an opponent's "Mystic Tomato" and they use its effect to Special Summon another monster, then "Ultimate Tyranno" must also attack the newly Summoned monster.
References[]
- ↑ Konami FAQ: When "Sangan" is Special Summoned by "Mosaic Manticore", is its effect which activates in the Graveyard negated?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: When "Sangan" etc is Special Summoned by the effect of "Debris Dragon" etc, is its effect which activates in the Graveyard negated?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: After "Jurak Monolov" destroys "Giant Rat" by battle, can it continue to attack the new monster?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Can the effects of "Giant Rat" or "Mystic Tomato" be activated while "Koa'ki Meiru Drago" is on the field?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Will the effect of a monster which activates in the Graveyard or in the place to where the monster is removed from play be negated by "Armed Sea Hunter"?
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ UDE FAQ: SPECIFIC CARDS RULINGS