Question about Continuous Trap Cards

[Maester Bacman]

OK, I want to ask something.

People tend to think that an Equip Magic Card and a Continuous Trap Card that targets a monster are the same. But they aren't. I want to get definitely all the differences between them.

- First, Equip Magic Cards only target face-up monsters. Some Continuous Trap Cards can target face-down monsters, like "Spellbinding Circle".

- Second, if a monster is sent to the Graveyard or flipped face-down, its Equip Magic Cards are destroyed. Some Continuous Trap Cards are destroyed or remain in the field meaninglessly.

- Third, and my question. Equip Magic Cards keep their link to the equipped monster, even if negated. How does the link of Continuous Trap Cards work with their monsters if negated?

If there are more differences that should be worth mentioning, please post them. Thank you.

 

[helpoemer316]

I'll use Call of the Haunted as the example. It's basically the same as in with the equip cards, they keep their link to the targetted monster.

However, in the case of Call of the Haunted, if it's negated and the monster it targetted is destroyed, it stays on the field meaningless, this is because it's effect of whether it or the monster are destroyed it's destroyed.

However... if say.. Premature Burial, which is an equip spell, is negated but equipped to a monster, it will be sent to the graveyard when that monster is destroyed, becuase it was essentially equipped to that monster.

Put it simple, continuous traps and equip spells are mainly two different things. Equipped spells are literally equipped to that monster pretty much, and continous traps only pin point that monster as a target, but aren't literaly attatched to it. It could be confusing... but try not to dwell on it too much , if you do, you'll find that's where your confusion comes from.

Equipped spells are equipped to the monster, continous traps just simply target the monster and since their effects are continous, they continually target that monster.

 

[masterwoo0]

I also believe, correct me if I am wrong, but Nightmare Wheel is an example of a card that stays with its target regardless of its position on the field.

Since its text only states, "Select 1 monster", that would assume that even if its position were changed from face-up to face-down by the effect of a Spell, Trap, or Monster Card, it would still be a legal target of Nightmare Wheel.

 

[densetsu_x]

Your assumption would be correct. "Nightmare Wheel" (and "Spellbinding Circle") merely states that you "select 1 monster". Position and face-up/down does not matter. A card like "Shadow Spell" states "select 1 face-up monster".

- Andrew