Sunday, December 16, 2012

Change of Card Quality in OCG!

Hey, guys! SD24 has arrived at OCG and many OCG players found out that its card quality dropping. The most important point is it is MADE IN USA. Konami has switched its card factory from China to USA due to money issue.

I'm not sure what have happen to KDE(Konami Digital Entertainment) and seems like they are owing the China factory for several months of payment(received the unofficial news from China website). This has caused the factory to unemployed some of the foreign workers. Due to factory lack of money to operate, as a result, they also stop producing cards for Konami.

Therefore Konami find other vendors to solve this issue. Hopefully Konami will solve this issue soon and restore our OCG card quality again because I so like with the old card quality. Apart from that, I also a bit late to update a few new rulings regarding Swap Frog.

Swap Frog
Q1: When I have activate its 3rd effect to return itself to the hand as a cost of activation, then I SS it from hand again. Can I activate its 3rd effect to return itself to the hand again?
A1: Its effect can only be activate once per turn. If the situation is as stated above, then you are not allowed to activate its 3rd effect again.

Q2: If my field have 2 Swap Frog, can I activate Swap Frog's 3rd effect?
A2: NO, CANNOT activate its effect UNLESS ONLY 1 Swap Frog on the field.

Q3: After Evilswarm Castor was successfully summoned, if I have activate Swap Frog's 3rd effect, can I normal summon any Ilswarm or Frog monster?
A3: In such case, NEITHER Ilswarm or Frog monster can be normal summon.

Q4: After Karakuri Komachi mdl 224 "Ninishi" was successfully summoned, if I have activate Swap Frog's 3rd effect, can I normal summon any Karakuri or Frog monster?
A4: In such case, NEITHER Karakuri or Frog monster can be normal summon.
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Besides that, I also share the latest ruling for cards reprint in SD24: Assault of the Flame King so that you guys can play the deck more confidently. If you have any doubt of the answer, kindly leave your message and I will reply it as soon as possible.

Fire King High Avatar Garunix
Q1: What is the category of its effect?
A1: All 3 effect is trigger effect. Its 1st effect which activate when it was destroyed WILL OPEN a chain link while its effect that activate during Standby Phase will NOT OPEN a chain link.

Q2: When its SS effect that activate in the graveyard was negated by LADD or etc, can I activate its SS effect again within the same turn's Standby Phase?
A2: No, you CANNOT activate it.

Q3: If it was destroyed while it was treated as EQUIP CARD, can I activate its SS effect?
A3: Yes, you CAN do so.

Q4: During Standby Phase, effect of Fire King High Avatar Garunix and Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys activate at the same time, how do I resolve it?
A4: 1st, Fire King High Avatar Garunix will SS itself from your graveyard via its effect, then all monster on the field except itself will be destroy. After that, Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys will SS itself from your graveyard via its effect, all spell/trap will be destroy. If their effect are activate simultaneously, you can arrange them to resolve according to your choice.

Q5: If it was destroyed during this turn's Draw Phase, does its SS effect activate within this turn's Standby Phase? If it was destroyed during this turn's Standby Phase, does its SS effect activate during next Standby Phase?
A5: Yes, you are CORRECT.
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Fire King Avatar Barong
Q1: What is the category of its effect?
A1: Both effect also trigger effect. Besides that, its 1st effect can be activate if Fire King monster was destroyed by card's effect in chain link 2.

Q2: If it is destroyed by card effect and sent to graveyard, during next standby phase, it is no longer in the graveyard, can I activate its effect?
A2: No, you CANNOT activate its effect.
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Fire King Avatar Qilin
Q1: What is the category of its effect?
A1: Both effect also trigger effect. Besides that, its 1st effect can be activate if Fire King monster was destroyed by card's effect in chain link 2.

Q2: Can I activate its SS effect and send a Fire attribute monster from deck during Damage Step?
A2: You CANNOT activate its SS effect but you CAN activate its send a Fire attribute monster from deck during Damage Step.
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Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys
Q: If it was destroyed while it was treated as EQUIP CARD, can I activate its SS effect?
A: Yes, you can do so.
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Assault of the Fire King
Q1: Does the destruction effect during End Phase would trigger a chain link?
A1: No, it DOES NOT trigger a chain link.

Q2: Does monster effect that activate in the graveyard would be negated?
A2: Monster effect that activate in the graveyard will NOT be negate.

Q3: Does its destruction effect treated as "card's effect destruction"?
A3: Yes, it IS a card's effect destruction.

Q4: Can Forbidden Lance avoid the applied of its destruction effect?
A4: During the timing where the monster is SS via this card effect, Forbidden Lance effect is not applied yet(due to the monster haven't SS from the deck and no target to activate it), therefore, even Forbidden Lance's effect has applied afterward, the destruction effect(Assault of the Fire King) still cannot be avoided.

Q5: If the monster SS via this card effect is equipped with Buster Blaster and Bluster Blaster substituted it from destroyed during this turn's End Phase, during the next End Phase would the monster SS via this card effect destroy(due to this card effect)?
A5: Yes, the monster WILL BE destroy.

Q6: If Assault of the Fire King was negated by Solemn Judgment, can I activate 2nd copies of Assault of the Fire King within this turn?
A6: Yes, you CAN do so.

Q7: There is monster on your field when this card effect is resolving, does the SS effect still resolve?
A7: Yes, it WILL resolve normally. If the monster zone is fully occupied when this card effect is resolving, then its result still under regulation/unconfirmed.
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Fire King Fire Cycle
Q1: Can I select face-down Fire attribute monster?
A1: No, you can't.

Q2: Does the destruction and SS resolve simultaneously?
A2: Yes, they resolve simultaneously.

Q3: If the selected monster in my graveyard no longer at there(graveyard) when this card effect is resolving, does the selected monster on my field would be destroy?
A3: Yes, the selected monster WILL still be destroy.

Q4: If the selected monster on my field no longer there(field) when this card effect is resolving, does the selected monster in my graveyard would be SS?
A4: No, the selected monster WILL NOT be SS.

Q5:  If the selected monster on my field was face-down when this card effect is resolving, does the destruction and SS still resolve normally?
A5: Under regulation/Unconfirmed.

Q6:  If the selected monster on my field was change control to opponent when this card effect is resolving, does the destruction and SS still resolve normally?
A6: No, NEITHER destroy NOR SS will be resolve.

Q7: If Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 or Metaion, the Timelord on my field was selected, does the SS effect still resolve normally?
A7: You may choose Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6, however, NO destruction of the selected monster thus NO SS effect will be resolve.

Q8: If this card was negated by Magic Jammer, can I activate 2nd copies of Fire King Fire Circle?
A8: Yes, you CAN do so.

Q9: Can I select the non-Fire attribute monster that is changed to Fire attribute due to DNA Transplant as destruction target?
A9: Yes, you CAN do so.

Q10: If the selected monster on my field is change to non-Fire attribute when this card effect is resolving, does the destruction and SS still resolve normally?
A10: Under regulation/Unconfirmed.

Seems like Konami will reprint a lot of goodies in OCG Gold Series 2013. If the news came true then this gold series will be the 1st ever gold series that reprint a lot of good and worthy stuff. Other than this, the upcoming booster Lord of the Tachyongalaxy might be another hot booster. Hopefully Konami will not let us down for this booster.

Okay, that's all I wanna share with you guys. Thanks for your visit and wish you guys have a nice day. Please stay tuned for my next post.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where did you get the new rulings for swap frog?

scyu.lee said...

You can found it at Yugioh Wiki(kindly refer to my blog right hand side if you want its link), however, you may required Google Translate to help you understand it(Coz all in Japanese).