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OCG Rulings[]
- While the effect of "Dark Simorgh" is active, your opponent cannot activate the effect of a card like "Guardian Sphinx" or "Stealth Bird" which switches the monster to face-down Defense Position. Also, if the effect of "Guardian Sphinx" is activated and an effect like "Call of the Haunted" is chained so that "Dark Simorgh" is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, then your opponent can no longer Set, so the effect of "Guardian Sphinx" is not applied and the monster is not switched to Defense Position.[1]
- The effect "Once per turn, you can change this card to face-down Defense Position." of cards like "Guardian Sphinx" or "Stealth Bird" can only be activated during your turn's Main Phase.[2]
- You can activate the "Once per turn, you can change this card to face-down Defense Position." effect of cards like "Guardian Sphinx" or "Stealth Bird" even if you cannot change the monster's Battle Position, such as if the monster attacked or if the monster already changed its Battle Position.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Konami FAQ: While "Dark Simorgh" is on the field, how do you resolve the effect of "Guardian Sphinx" which makes it face-down?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: At what time can you activate the effect of cards like "Guardian Sphinx" which makes it face-down?
- ↑ Konami FAQ: Can you activate the effect of a monster like "Guardian Sphinx" to change it to face-down Defense Position if you already changed its Battle Position once during this turn?