Card Rulings:Exodia, the Legendary Defender

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"Exodia, the Legendary Defender":

OCG Rulings

  • The text that prevents this card from being Special Summoned is not an effect.[1]
  • Winning the Duel when this card that was Normal Summoned by its own effect destroys a DARK Fiend monster your opponent owns by battle is not an effect. It is a victory condition defined by this card's text.[1]
  • This card's effect that allows you to Normal Summon it by Tributing 5 monsters is not classified as an Ignition, Trigger, Quick, or Continuous Effect. (When Normal Summoning this card with this effect, it must be face-up. You cannot use this effect to Set this card in face-down Defense Position.)[1]
  • This card's effect that changes its ATK/DEF is a Continuous Effect.[1]

Q&A Rulings

A: When Normal Summoning "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" using its own effect, you can also apply the effect of "Double Coston" that treats it as 2 Tributes for the Tribute Summon of a DARK monster. In this scenario, it is possible to Normal Summon "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" using its own effect and Tribute only those 3 monsters on your field by applying the effect of each "Double Coston". In that case, the ATK/DEF of "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" become 5200/3300.[2][3]
A: The victory condition described in the text of "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" stipulates that it, while having been Normal Summoned by its own effect, destroys a DARK Fiend monster your opponent owns by battle. In this scenario, since you were the player who activated "Nightmare Archfiends", you are the owner of the "Nightmare Archfiend Tokens", so the victory condition is not fulfilled.[4][3]
A: The victory condition described in the text of "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" stipulates that it, while having been Normal Summoned by its own effect, destroys a DARK Fiend monster your opponent owns by battle. In this scenario, "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" battled a DARK Fiend monster owned by your opponent, but since it was destroyed and sent to the GY by the effect of "Night Assailant" after damage calculation, the victory condition is not fulfilled.[5][3]
A: The victory condition described in the text of "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" stipulates that it, while having been Normal Summoned by its own effect, destroys a DARK Fiend monster your opponent owns by battle. If the monster destroyed by battle is owned by your opponent, but treated as a DARK Fiend monster by the effects of "DNA Surgery" and "DNA Transplant", you will win the Duel with "Exodia, the Legendary Defender".[6][3]
A: The victory condition described in the text of "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" stipulates that it, while having been Normal Summoned by its own effect, destroys a DARK Fiend monster your opponent owns by battle. In this scenario, since your opponent activated "Fires of Doomsday", they are the owner of the "Doomsday Tokens", so the victory condition is fulfilled.[7][8]
  • Q: My "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" that was Normal Summoned by Tributing 5 monsters attacks my opponent's face-up Attack Position "Beast of Talwar". When the attack is declared, if my opponent activates "Mirror Mail" so that the ATK of the 2 battling monsters is the same and both are destroyed, do I still win the Duel?
A: In this scenario, although your "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" battled a DARK Fiend monster owned by your opponent, since "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" itself was also destroyed and sent to the GY, the victory condition is not fulfilled.[9][10]
A: After "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" returns to the Monster Zone, its ATK and DEF will be 0. Also, if that "Exodia, the Legendary Defender" destroys a DARK Fiend monster owned by your opponent, you win the Duel.[11]

References

  1. ↑ a b c d Exodia, the Legendary Defender
  2. ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Ruling #22458
  3. ↑ a b c d YGOrganization
  4. ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Ruling #22457
  5. ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Ruling #22456
  6. ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Ruling #22463
  7. ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Ruling #14525
  8. ↑ YGOrganization
  9. ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Ruling #22506
  10. ↑ YGOrganization
  11. ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: Ruling #10736 2024-01-25
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