New Rulings toward Effect that Helps in Synchro Summon or Normal Summon

Hey, guys! Today I will share some of the new cards that released in the latest booster pack, Photon Shockwave (PHSW). Overall, this booster pack boost some of the current existing theme such as Wind-up, Naturia, Watt, Ice Barrier and also introduce the new theme monster, Evoldo and Evoldar. This booster also try to promote the usage of normal monster by introducing Rescue Rabbit, Death Bunny, Thunder-End Dragon, Triwight Zone, Ruler's Penetrating Gaze, Tyrant's Desperation and more.

Extra Gate is a card that can use to stop the synchro/fusion summon of opponent and remove from play the opponent's synchro/fusion monster. Monster's Slot is another draw engine with the ability to special summon the card if the card is a monster card same level as the selected monster. Shattered Pot of Greed is archtype of pot of greed but it requires 2 or above Greed counter and send it to the graveyard so that you can draw 2 cards.

Momentary Truce is a new card that almost have the same effect as Upstart Goblin and I can see that Konami want the Six Samurai players use it to gain their Gateway of the Six more faster. This card can be used to increase the speed of adding key card to hand and it is almost costless. This card also suit to use in Exodia, FTW or Final Count Down deck. Apart from that, Dark Flash is a card used to against special summon theme deck such as Dark World, Junk Doppel, Blackwing, Karakuri Machina Plant, Six Samurai and others. Deep Dark Trap Hole is an archtype of trap hole that can against Dark World and special summon theme decks. For more details of PHSW, please visit here.

Once again I will re-discuss the new rulings of effect that aids in normal summon or synchro summon due to some of my friends did not understand what I had mentioned in the previous post. To make you fully understand of it, I try to explain it in much simpler way. Cards effect that enable you to normal summon are Ultimate Offering, Mausoleum of the Emperor and Cry Havoc!. Cards effect that enable you to synchro summon others than turn player's turn are Formula Synchron, T.G. Hyper Librarian and Urgent Tuning.

Before this, if a player use Ultimate Offering, Mausoleum of the Emperor and Cry Havoc! to normal summon their monster and no other cards chain to its activation thus it is resolve as chain 1, we can negate it through Solemn Judgment, Solemn Warning, Horn of Heaven or etc. However, this rule is undergoing regulation from now on and this means you are prohibited to do the negation until the result of new regulation is published. Apart from that, as we know, the activation of effect for synchro summon such as Formula Synchron, T.G. Hyper Librarian and Urgent Tuning is not a cost and it is similar to Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor. So your opponent can only negate it before its effect resolve and not after the whole chain is resolve.

However, there are some change in this rulings nowadays. Now we can negate the chain 1 synchro summon effect through 2 ways and this can be applied according to several situations. Before I explain the techniques in detail, let me explain the whole procedures/flows of the cards effect that helps in normal summon or synchro summon to you guys so that you guys understand how these cards works and resolve it.

 

FAQ of Effect that Helps in Synchro Summon or Normal Summon
Q1: Formula Synchron or Urgent Tuning that activate as chain 1, can I activate Solemn Judgment or Horn of Heaven to negate "the action of synchro summon"?

A1: Yes, you can. The actual activation timing for negate is before the effect of Formula Synchron/Urgent Tuning resolve to perform the synchro summon (*1). If you use Solemn Warning/Royal Oppression to negate their effect, you can performing your action in the two timing belows:
1. Chain to the activation of effect that have special summon ability, for example, chain 1 Urgent Tuning chain 2 Solemn Warning
2. During the resolve of action that performing special summon (*2), for example, chain 1 during the effect of Urgent Tuning resolving chain 1 Solemn Warning [This resolve is a special case]

Q2: Fusion Gate or Infernity Launcher that activate as chain 1, can I activate Solemn Judgment or Horn of Heaven to negate "the action of special summon"?
A2: No, you cannot.

Hereby, I would like to apologize for giving a wrong information regarding the Fusion Gate or Infernity Launcher in the previous post. Fusion Gate, Infernity Launcher or Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen that activate from hand or flip to face-up from the field can be negate with Solemn Warning but not face-up Fusion Gate, Infernity Launcher or Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen that activate its effect. However, Royal Oppression can negate the activation of effect of face-up Fusion Gate, Infernity Launcher and Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen.

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