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Does Skill Drain work on monsters summoned from the hand to the field?
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Yes, Skill Drain works on cards summoned from your hand. Skill Drain is a Continuous Trap card that affects any monster on the field, whether its summon was Normal, Ritual, Special, Fusion, or Synchro.
Skill Drain only cares about two things. Monsters on the field with a continuous effect, or monsters with an activated effect that tries to resolve while the monster card is face-up on the field. It will negate both of those.
Therefore if a monster's effect activates in the hand (Honest, Battle Fader, etc.) or resolves while the monster is no longer face-up on the field (Exiled Force, Sangan, etc.), it is unaffected.
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What happens when you and your opponent both have monsters that negate the effect your opponents monsters?
The priority will always go to the monster that was Summoned first and has remained on the field. Therefore, the monster that was Summoned first will remain unaffected and the monster that was Summoned second will have its effect negated along with the other monsters on that side of the field.This ruling is similar to the Jinzo vs. Skill Drain debate. Whichever card was active first, has priority over the other.For confirmation on this ruling, click on the "Related Link" below and look at "Skill Drain" under the "Mentions in other Rulings" of the "TCG Rulings" section.
Can Skill Drain nullify Jinzo's effect in Yu-Gi-Oh?
Yes and no. If Skill Drain is already active, then if Jinzo is summoned, his continuous effect is never applied. He will be negated. But if Jinzo is already face-up on the field, you can't even activate Skill Drain.Because Jinzo's effect is continuous, you can't wait until a player says they wish to summon Jinzo, and then try to activate Skill Drain. Jinzo will be summoned and be negating traps before your next opportunity to activate Skill Drain.
When Skill Drain is destroyed with a normal summoned beast king barbaros on the field Does BKB still have 3000 attack?
Yes, Beast King Barbaros' stat reduction is applied only once, on successful summon, if something negated that, such as Skill Drain, it is not reapplied when Skill Drain's effect is ended.
When 'Skill Drain' is on the field does it also negate monster effects that say it is affected by nothing?
If a monster says it can't be targeted, then it will have its effects negated because Skill Drain does not target. If a monster says it is not affected by traps, then if it was already on the field before Skill Drain was activated, then it will be unaffected, its other effects will still work. If Skill Drain was already active before the monster is summoned, then the monster's continuous effect that grants it immunity, will itself be negated, as will any other of that monster's effects.
Can Skill Drain negate the effect of a face-down Warm Worm that was destroyed by battle in Yu-Gi-Oh?
No it can't, because Skill Drain only negates the effects of monsters who try to resolve their effects while they are face-up on the field at the moment of resolution. Monsters who trigger when they are destroyed, will trigger after they leave the field. Some monsters specify that they must go to the graveyard, others, like Warm Worm, do not. Warm Worm would trigger even if whatever destroyed it also banished it, and so it never hit the graveyard. Because Warm Worm is not face-up on the field when its trigger tries to resolve, Skill Drain can do nothing to it.
What is the ruling for Skill Drain vs Trap Monster Cards?
If they are Summoned as Normal Monsters, they are unaffected. If they are Summoned as Effect Monsters, they will be moved face-up into the S/T zone and cease to be monsters while Skill Drain is active. Even if Skill Drain is removed from the field, they will not return to the monster zone, they will remain uselessly in the S/T zone.
What happens when you and your opponent both have monsters that negate the effect your opponents monsters?
The priority will always go to the monster that was Summoned first and has remained on the field. Therefore, the monster that was Summoned first will remain unaffected and the monster that was Summoned second will have its effect negated along with the other monsters on that side of the field.This ruling is similar to the Jinzo vs. Skill Drain debate. Whichever card was active first, has priority over the other.For confirmation on this ruling, click on the "Related Link" below and look at "Skill Drain" under the "Mentions in other Rulings" of the "TCG Rulings" section.
If skill drain was on the field and then blue eyes shining dragon was summoned..does skill drain cancell out the effect of blue eyes shining?
Blue-eyes shining dragon is effected even if he is summoned first, because he negates the effect of cards that "target" him, since skill drain doesn't target, but rather effects all cards on the field, blue-eyes shining is effected by it.
Does skill drain stop the effect of cyber dragon?
No. Skill Drain only works for monsters already present on the field. Any effect that activates in the hand or graveyard are not negated by the effect of Skill Drain.
Can Skill Drain prevent Malefic monsters from destroying themselves in Yu-Gi-Oh?
Yes, Skill Drain will negate their continuous effect which destroys them if there is no active Field Spell Card.
Can Skill Drain nullify Jinzo's effect in Yu-Gi-Oh?
Yes and no. If Skill Drain is already active, then if Jinzo is summoned, his continuous effect is never applied. He will be negated. But if Jinzo is already face-up on the field, you can't even activate Skill Drain.Because Jinzo's effect is continuous, you can't wait until a player says they wish to summon Jinzo, and then try to activate Skill Drain. Jinzo will be summoned and be negating traps before your next opportunity to activate Skill Drain.
When Skill Drain is destroyed with a normal summoned beast king barbaros on the field Does BKB still have 3000 attack?
Yes, Beast King Barbaros' stat reduction is applied only once, on successful summon, if something negated that, such as Skill Drain, it is not reapplied when Skill Drain's effect is ended.
How does the Skill Drain work in Yu-Gi-Oh?
Skill Drain will do the following:If a monster activates an effect, and the monster is face-up on the field when that effect resolves, then that effect will be negated.If, when the effect resolves, the monster is not face-up on the field, then the effect will resolve as normal. This happens to monsters who activate and resolve in different zones, monsters tributed for the activation of their own effect, and monsters destroyed, or flipped face-down before their effects can resolve.A monster's continuous effect will be negated until Skill Drain is removed from the field.
When 'Skill Drain' is on the field does it also negate monster effects that say it is affected by nothing?
If a monster says it can't be targeted, then it will have its effects negated because Skill Drain does not target. If a monster says it is not affected by traps, then if it was already on the field before Skill Drain was activated, then it will be unaffected, its other effects will still work. If Skill Drain was already active before the monster is summoned, then the monster's continuous effect that grants it immunity, will itself be negated, as will any other of that monster's effects.
Can 'Skill Drain' affect 'The Winged Dragon of Ra'?
Yes, "Skill Drain" can negate the effects of "The Winged Dragon of Ra" while the monster is on the field. "Skill Drain" does not target any monsters, it simply affects them.If "The Winged Dragon of Ra" gained attack via tributing monsters during its Tribute Summon or paying Life Points, its ATK would be 0. However, if the controller of "Ra" were to use its effect and tribute "Ra" to destroy a card on the field, it would work. This is because as a part of the cost before applying the effect, the player must pay Life Points and sacrifice "Ra". The actual effect then takes place from the Graveyard and "Skill Drain" only affects monsters on the field.
If Skill Drain is active on the field would face up Gemini monsters still be treated as Normal Monsters?
No, they would become effectless Effect Monsters. That's because Gemini Monsters are Effect Monsters who have a continuous effect that makes them be counted as a Normal Monster while on the field. If Skill Drain is active, this effect is negated, and the Gemini Monster reverts to being an effect monster. However it does not gain its effect monster abilities, these are only switched on by a 'second summon' of the Gemini Monster.
Can Skill Drain negate the effect of a face-down Warm Worm that was destroyed by battle in Yu-Gi-Oh?
No it can't, because Skill Drain only negates the effects of monsters who try to resolve their effects while they are face-up on the field at the moment of resolution. Monsters who trigger when they are destroyed, will trigger after they leave the field. Some monsters specify that they must go to the graveyard, others, like Warm Worm, do not. Warm Worm would trigger even if whatever destroyed it also banished it, and so it never hit the graveyard. Because Warm Worm is not face-up on the field when its trigger tries to resolve, Skill Drain can do nothing to it.
