Card Rulings:Number 16: Shock Master

OCG Rulings

• Detaching an Xyz Material is an activation cost.

• You declare the type of card (Monster/Spell/Trap) when activating the effect.

• If you declare "Monster Card", then you cannot activate the Ignition/Trigger/Quick/Flip Effects of monsters. You can still Normal Summon or Set monsters, and you can still perform Special Summons that do not use a Chain Link, like that of "Cyber Dragon" or "Dark Armed Dragon". Continuous Effects (which do not use Chain Links) are applied normally.

• The effect of "Number 16: Shock Master" also prevents players from activating effects outside of the field.
  • Example: You cannot activate monster effects that activate in the hand like "Kuriboh".
  • Example: You cannot activate monster effects that activate in the Graveyard like "Plaguespreader Zombie".
  • Example: You can activate the effect of Spell Cards in the Graveyard like "Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade".
  • Example: You can activate the effect of Trap Cards in the Graveyard like "Damage Diet".

• If you declare "Spell Card" or "Trap Card", then players can still activate the effect of Continuous Spell/Trap Cards that are already face-up on the field.

• If a card like "Book of Moon" or "Compulsory Evacuation Device" is Chained to the effect of "Number 16: Shock Master" so that it is not on the field when its effect resolves, then you still apply its effect. If, instead, you apply the effect of "Number 16: Shock Master" and afterwards it leaves the field or flipped face-down, then you keep applying its effect.