Elemental Hero Wildheart and Deck Devastation Virus

[kansashoops]

Obviously Elemental Hero Wildheart is unaffected if Deck Devastation Virus goes off while it is on the field, but what if it is in the hand at the time, or if it is drawn on the following turn? Does its effect protect it in those cases?

 

[Dillie-O]

Wildheart only gets its effect while it is face up on the field. If Wildheart is drawn while Deck Devastation Virus is active, it will be destroyed.

 

[kansashoops]

Thanks. That's what I thought, but I couldn't find anything to confirm it.

 

[Digital Jedi]

Generally speaking cards have no effect in the hand or deck, unless the card specifies otherwise or if there is a specific ruling behind it.

 

[kansashoops]

I know, but there is always the WDMBK factor to consider. (WDMBK = Wacky Decisions Made By Konami.)

 

[dark_ruler_hades]

Don't you just hate those decisions

 

[BenjaminMS]

Wrong name
It is called BKSS here :bkss_jedi

 

[Jackalghost]

I know that this is an old thread, but I didn't want to make a new one to ask a similar question. If Wildheart is facedown on the field when DDV goes of, he would be destroyed by DDV, correct?

 

[Jason_C]

I know that this is an old thread, but I didn't want to make a new one to ask a similar question. If Wildheart is facedown on the field when DDV goes of, he would be destroyed by DDV, correct?

Monsters with "?" for ATK are treated as having an ATK of zero for this effect, while they are in the hand or face-down.

This would show FD monsters do not have effects when they are checked by DDV, so you are correct.

 

[Maruno]

Face-down monsters don't have effects anyway, though. A face-down Elemental Hero Wildheart would be affected (and destroyed) by Deck Devastation Virus.

 

[Jason_C]

Face-down monsters don't have effects anyway, though. A face-down Elemental Hero Wildheart would be affected (and destroyed) by Deck Devastation Virus.

Right, what I meant was that ruling proves when you "check" for DDV you DON'T flip the monsters and their effects aren't activated.

 

[skey23]

Face-down monsters don't have effects anyway, though.

**cough**"Big Shield Gardna"/"Mid Shield Gardna"**cough**

 

[Maruno]

**cough**"Big Shield Gardna"/"Mid Shield Gardna"**cough**

**cough**Irrelevant**cough**Exceptions**cough*etc.**cough**

*Takes throat medicine*

 

[skey23]

It's not irrelevant. You made a factual statement. I 'corrected' that statement.

 

[Jason_C]

Ironically, Maruno's still correct.

Face-down monsters are considered unknowns. They have no type, effect, attribute, or ATK and DEF. This is a basic mechanic of the game. The fact that Konami decided to make a few cards that can ignore that mechanic doesn't make it less of a mechanic itself.

 

[skey23]

Ok, lets take it down this neverending who's right who's wrong road again Jason, since this seems to be what you enjoy doing the most these days........


By making a blanket statement that face-down monsters don't have any effects is NOT a true statement BECAUSE of the fact that both "Big Shield Gardna" and "Mid Shield Gardna" actually DO have an effect while face-down. The fact they are exceptions is what is irrelevant to that blanket statement.

Simply adding an 'almost' or an 'except' statement would make it more true. He did neither, nor initially said neither, so I took it upon myself to 'correct' his incorrect blanket statement, and in a joking manner at that.

 

[Jason_C]

Ok, lets take it down this neverending who's right who's wrong road again Jason, since this seems to be what you enjoy doing the most these days........

Actually, I was just spamming a thread with some needless troll about how inconsistant Konami is. >_>