OCG Rulings
- The "You can Special Summon this card from your hand." effect is a Trigger Effect. (It does not target)[1]
- The "You can Special Summon this card from your hand." effect cannot be activated during the Damage Step.[1]
- The "You can Special Summon this card from your hand." effect can be activated even when a "Sylvan" monster is sent from the hand or Deck to the Graveyard or when a face-down "Sylvan" monster is sent to the Graveyard.[1]
- Even if you have multiple copies of this card in your hand, you can only Special Summon 1 copy when a "Sylvan" monster is sent to the Graveyard.[1]
- The "You can excavate the top card of your Deck" effect is an Ignition Effect. (It does not target)[1]
- The "If this card is excavated from the Deck and sent to the Graveyard by a card effect:" effect is a Trigger Effect that is activated from the Graveyard. (It targets. It can be activated during the Damage Step.)[1]