Xyz Summon

Number 20: Gig-Anto Brilli-Ant

Hey, guys! Today I would like to update some of the details regarding Xyz summon. Xyz monster has been released to TCG not long ago and their rule books regarding Xyz summon haven't updated yet. As a result, I share the Yugioh Wiki rulings regarding Xyz monster to you guys so that you guys can understand it more well.
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FAQ regarding Xyz monster:
Q: If Xyz monster have gone through the proper procedure of summon and it is send to the graveyard, can I special summon it? If it is possible, would the Xyz material still overlay under it?
A: Special summon is allowed, however Xyz material is not overlay on it.

Q: If Xyz monster is in defense position, would its Xyz material also become horizontal position?
A: No, it is remains as vertical position.

Q: If Xyz monster is return to hand and deck, where should it go?
A: Return to Extra deck.

Q: Can I use Xyz monster with the Xyz materials as tribute for Ritual Summon?
A: No, cannot.

Q: Can I use Gale Dogra's effect to send Xyz monster to the graveyard? If possible, can I special summon it?
A: Yes, possible. Because of the Xyz monster have not gone through proper procedure of summon, you cannot special summon it.

Q: Can I use the monster name that targeted by Prohibition as Xyz materials?
A: No, cannot.

Q: Can I use the Xyz monster name that targeted by Prohibition to perform Xyz summon?
A: No, cannot.

Q: The monster name that targeted by Prohibition already become Xyz material, can I activate the Xyz monster's effect and detach it as the cost for activating the Xyz monster effect?
A: When the monster targeted by Prohibition is Xyz material of the Xyz monster, the monster can be used as the cost for activating Xyz monster's effect and detach from the Xyz monster.

Q: When Xyz monster is targeted by Temple of the Kings, can it be special summon?
A: Under regulation/To be confirmed.

Q: Xyz monster is chosen by the effect of Magical Hats. All those cards chosen by the effect of Magical Hats will be shuffle and place in face-down defense position randomly, would its Xyz materials not longer exist, how should we solve it?
A: After the face-down defense position cards have been shuffle randomly, stacked the Xyz material underneath the Xyz monster. Your opponent can recognized which card is Xyz monster through the existence of Xyz material.

Q: When Xyz monster effect is activate while Cross Porter is one of the Xyz materials and it is send to the graveyard, can I activate the effect of Cross Porter?
A: This card effect have varies of answers. For further understand of it, please contact Yugioh OCG Executive Office. (In my understanding, this is due to its effect is not compulsory effect, unlike Dandylion)

Q: If Cross Porter is used as the cost for the effect of Gachi Gachi Gantetsu, can I activate Cross Porter's effect?
A: Can.

Q: If Cross Porter is used as the cost for the effect of Grenosaurus, can I activate Cross Porter's effect?
A: Cannot.

Q: If Cross Porter is used as the cost for the effect of Number 39: Utopia, can I activate Cross Porter's effect?
A: Cannot.

Q: If Cross Porter is used as Xyz material while overlay under Xyz monster and the Xyz monster is battle destroyed, can I activate Cross Porter's effect?
A: Can.

Q: If Cross Porter is used as Xyz material while overlay under Xyz monster and Xyz monster is destroyed by the effect of Soul Taker, can I activate Cross Porter's effect?
A: No, after the Xyz materials that is Cross Porter is send to the graveyard you need to resolve the effect of increase 1000 LP thus you will miss the timing to activate the effect of Cross Porter.

Q: When Xyz monster is battle destroyed, can I activate the effect of Infernity Avenger to special summon itself?
A: Cannot.

Q: Can I activate spell, trap or effect of the effect monster card that can change the level of the monster such as Level Returner, Delta Flyer or etc and targeted to Xyz monster?
A: No, cannot.

Q: Can I activate spell, trap or effect of the effect monster that consists of the effect of changing the level of the monster such as Synchro Boost, Give and Take, Scanner or etc and targeted to Xyz monster?
A: No, cannot.

Q: Can I activate spell, trap or effect of the effect monster that referred to the level of the monster such as Double Attack, Dora of Fate, Healing Wave Generator or etc and targeted to Xyz monster?
A: No, cannot.

Q: When Xyz monster is battle destroyed by cards such as Greed Quasar, Stygian Street Patrol, KA-2 Des Scissors or etc, the effect of referring to the level of the monster would it be triggered? If it is activate, how should we solve it?
A: The effect will not activate, because Xyz monster did not have level but they have rank, thus the effect will not applied.

Q: Can I activate spell, trap or effect of the effect monster that have the effect of referring to the level of the monster such as Insect Imitation, Crop Circles, Dark Strike Fighter or etc and use Xyz monster as the cost?
A: No, you cannot use Xyz monster as cost.

Q: When you have Naturia Strawberry while your opponent Xyz summon, would Naturia Strawberry effect activate? Besides, if there is other monster being summon would Naturia Strawberry effect activate?
A: Yes, the effect of increasing its attack is not applied. Then even the same turn other monster is summon, its effect will not activate anymore.

Q: Opponent activate Harmonic Waves and targeted my monster. Then I chain it by activating Shift, can I change the target to Xyz monster?
A: Cannot.

Q: When there is only Xyz monster on my field and opponent synchro summon Locomotion R-Genex, how should we solve it?
A: Since there is no any level monster, thus your opponent cannot take control of your monster.

Q: When Morphing Jar #2 effect activates and returned the Xyz monster from the field to the Extra deck, would its Xyz materials return to the deck? If does so, do we count them in the number of monster returned to the deck?
A: No return to deck, all Xyz materials send to the graveyard.

Q: When Interdimensional Matter Transporter is activate and target Xyz monster on the field, should I banish the Xyz materials too?
A: No, the Xyz materials will not stay on the field and they are send to the graveyard.

Q: When Compulsory Evacuation Device is activate and target Xyz monster on the field, should I return the Xyz materials to hand too?
A: No, the Xyz materials will not return to hand and they are send to the graveyard.

Q: When Relinquished's effect activate and "absorb" the Xyz monster to become Equip card, what should we do to the Xyz materials?
A: Since Xyz monster is no longer treated as Xyz monster card and it is an Equip card, the Xyz materials will be send to the graveyard.

Q: When Book of Moon is activate and target face-up Xyz monster on the field, would its Xyz materials also change to face-down position?
A: In this case, Xyz materials will be stay on the field and its Xyz materials no need to change to face-down position.

Q: When Mind Control is activate and target Xyz monster on the field, would its Xyz materials also change control?
A: Yes, Xyz monster and its Xyz materials will be switch to the opponent's field.

Q: When Skill Drain is applying while Xyz monster is on the field, what would happen to its Xyz materials?
A: Its Xyz materials remain stacked with Xyz monster.

Q: If I special summon Plaguespreader Zombie from the graveyard through its own effect, can I use it as Xyz materials for Xyz summon? If it can be used, would it stay on the field? Or it is banish?
A: You can use Plaguespreader Zombie as Xyz materials although you have used its special summon effect. Besides, when Plaguespreader Zombie is used as Xyz materials, it is not longer treated as monster card, it will only treated as Xyz material thus it will not be banish and stay on the field. Furthermore, when Xyz monster is leaving the field, Plaguespreader Zombie that used as Xyz material will be sent to the graveyard.

Q: When Xyz monster battle with Satellite Cannon or Reese the Ice Mistress, are them(Satellite Cannon / Reese the Ice Mistress) cannot be battle destroyed?
A: Either Satellite Cannon or Reese the Ice Mistress, if they are able to be destroy by Xyz monster, their effect of cannot be destroyed by battle will not be applied.

Q: Would Xyz monster affected by the effect of Level Limit - Area A and Level Limit - Area B?
A: Their star is rank and not level, thus the effect will not applied on Xyz monster.
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Quite a long post for Xyz monster FAQ and I have took several hours just to translate it. Anyways, hope it is useful to you guys! Apart from that, a lot of bloggers started predicting the September 2011 ban list and I can see that some of the ban list prediction is not the style that Konami would did. Some of the players forecast that Formula Synchron will be limit but from my point of view, the biggest effort Konami would do is only semi-limit it. I have use Junk Doppel deck without the existence of T.G. Hyper Librarian. Without it running in the deck, the deck is far more slow. Yet Formula Synchron is just letting me gain back same amount of hand card that I have used for synchro thus I did not see any point of limiting Formula Synchron for this moment.

Apart from that, I can see that Xyz monster will have far more support cards than synchro in the upcoming booster pack and even duelist packs. The introducing of Dark Deep Trap Hole is to let us against Dark World, Synchro theme, Agent Fairy and etc deck. Konami want us to use it to against these popular decks thus it will be the one of the good side cards to be used. Furthermore, I can see that Xyz monster is gonna have new Xyz summon engine soon and I think that we may see Light Beat more frequently after the applied of September ban list.

One more news to tell you guys, the real September 2011 ban list would only released between 17 to 20 August 2011. Thus please do not trust those fake ban list that post before this period and I will post the real ban list in this blog as soon as possible once I have confirmed its source. Okay, that's all for today. Thanks for your precious time and wish you guys have nice day.