OCG Rulings
- "Soul Demolition" can be activated at any time, except during the Damage Step.[1]
- The effect of "Soul Demolition" can be activated at any time, except during the Damage Step. (It can be activated in the same Chain Link as the activation of the card.)[1]
- Paying 500 Life Points is a cost to activate the effect of "Soul Demolition".[1]
- The effect of "Soul Demolition" targets 1 monster in both Graveyards. (It targets 2 monsters in total. The player who activated the effect of "Soul Demolition" targets 1 monster first, then the opponent targets the other monster.)[1]
- The effect of "Soul Demolition" cannot be activated unless both players have a monster in their Graveyard.[1]
Previously Official Rulings
 | These TCG rulings were issued by Upper Deck Entertainment and have since been deemed unofficial by Konami.[2] 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: [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] |
- If either player has no monsters in their Graveyard, the effect of this card cannot be activated.
- If "Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer" is on the field, the effect of this card cannot be activated.
- You must select the monster in the Graveyard you wish to target when you activate this card's effect. You select before the opponent does. After you select the opponent may chain, with a card like "Dust Tornado", to destroy "Soul Demolition". In this case its effect will not resolve and no monsters will be removed. This is because it is a Continuous Trap Card and it must remain on the field for its effect to resolve. If the effect is negated you do not get a refund of the 500 Life Point cost.
- If the opponent chains to the effect of "Soul Demolition" with an effect that destroys all the Fiend-Type monsters on your side of the field, the effect of "Soul Demolition" resolves because the activation conditions were correct at the time.
- If you chain the effect of "Soul Demolition" to "Monster Reborn" and remove the monster targeted by "Monster Reborn" from play, the effect of "Monster Reborn" disappears.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Konami OCG Card Database: Soul Demolition
- ↑ 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