Magical Arm Shield

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I notice Netrep.net has the TP8 info on the site now. However, I am confused. Which text for Magical Arm Shield is right?
Metagame.com article [With Picture] http://metagame.com/yugioh.aspx?tabid=33&ArticleId=5398
You can only activate this card when your opponent declares an attack while there is a monster on your side of the field. Take control of 1 of your opponent's face-up monsters, except the attacking monster, and this monster is attacked instead. At the end of the Battle Phase, return control of this monster to your opponent.

Netrept.net text

You can only activate this card when your opponent declares an attack. Take control of 1 of your opponent's face-up monsters, except the attacking monster, and this monster is attacked instead. At the end of the Battle Phase, return control of this monster to your opponent.
So which is correct? I know that in YGO O it works the way that Netrept has it, but did UDE make a mistake already and had to quickly errata it?
 
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I should think the Metagame text is correct, because that's the way the card seems to work in both the games and the series (not that they're good indicators, I know).

It would make sense that, since it's a shield, it's given to one of your monsters to protect it from an attack (by snatching an opponent's monster instead).

Basically, I don't know.
 
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Well, the card itself definitely says you need a monster on your side to activate it. That would be strange to suddenly change it to being able to activate against a direct attack also (or instead of).
 
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Go with the card itself for now. Until an official errata is announced (if it ever is) the card is what you should look at for the card text.
 
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Netrep's card text is wrong. Just look at the picture of Magical Arm Shield. That explains everything to you. This isn't a difficult thing to figure out. =/
 
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Actually, the way netrep has it is how it works in Yu-Gi-Oh! Online. Which is confusing because this card has never had a stable effect in any format whatsoever.
 
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Online isn't a very great source to get game rule information from. However, lets not start that up again please.

Metagame get their information directly from UDE if I'm not mistaken. How else would they get their information?

The wording Metagame has it requires you have a monster. The way Netrep has it requires that you don't.

What's the original OCG wording of the card?
 
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That is the problem Twig. No one really knows. This is a card that has had so many darn different effects it ain't funny. Every video game it has been in it, translations, etc have it differently. One time it only worked against face-up Defense Position monsters on your opponent's side of the field.
 
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Tkwiget said:
What's the original OCG wording of the card?
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it says that you do require a monster on your side of the field, so Metagame's text is the correct one.
(just hope this doesn't become another 'Blockman' situation).
 
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Cropz said:
(just hope this doesn't become another 'Blockman' situation).
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Well it doesn't look that way, since all the official sources, like the actual card text printed on the card state that. So in the end, while a great resource, the Netrepâ„¢ text is irrelevent when compared to actual card text. ;)

Blockman has actual incorrect printed text, which is more like Skull Lair/Kycoo/Bazoo... ugh, took us a couple years to fix that crap.
 
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Geez guys, we'll fix it once we make certain it's wrong. One picture as compared to where the data came from just isn't enough. Once I see 2 or 3 more pictures, I'll change it. (The one on eBay doesn't count, since it's the same picture)

I totally agree, though ... the picture on metagame is more likely to be correct than what we have out there right now.
 
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well doing research i found these......

Trap

magic_arm_shield.jpg
:: Magic Arm Shield ::​
Japanese Name Magic Arm Shield Type Trap Effect Activate when your opponent attacks 1 of your Monsters. Gain control of another of your opponent's face-up Monsters, and that Monster becomes the target of the attack instead. At the end of the Battle Phase, control of the Monster returns to your opponent. Konami Card English: N/A
Japanese : [G4-15], [JY-36]

G4-15
Magic Arm Shield
Trap - Normal
If you have monster on your field, this card can be activate when your opponent declare attack. You
gain control of a face-up opponent's monster other than the attacking monster, and it would be
substitute as the target of attack. At the end of Battle Phase, return that monster to opponent's

Since i cant read japanese thats all I can do. Seems pretty consistent with metagames anyway
field.
 
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Could Magical Arm Shield be activated in response to a direcct attack if you have a monster out? Say, Raging Flame Sprite or Servant of Catabolism attacks?
 
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Maruno said:
Could Magical Arm Shield be activated in response to a direcct attack if you have a monster out? Say, Raging Flame Sprite or Servant of Catabolism attacks?
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Now you are asking for rulings when we still need to get the main Card Text correct!!! lol

By the text of the card, a attack on a monster has to be declared, not a Direct Attack. Just having a monster on your side of the field is not the only requirement.
 
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