Official Rulings & Q&A

Q. I played an ability that states 〈Increase your soul by X (in the rest state)〉 Can I increase the number of my souls beyond 10?

A. No, you cannot. The maximum limit for souls is 10, so you cannot increase them beyond that number.

Q. Can I choose an opponent's Pal with the Main Name 《Digtoise》 using the 【ACT】 ability of BP01-068 《Digtoise's Headband》 to get 2 Materials or 2 Ingredients?

A. Yes, you can get them. However, even if you choose an opponent's Pal, its 【Power】 will still be increased by +200.

Q. Does the ability 〈【AUTO】 When your Pal with 〈Nocturnal〉 is deployed〉 of BP01-073 《Helzephyr – Wings of the Moonless Night》 activate when 《Helzephyr – Wings of the Moonless Night》 itself is deployed?ますか？

A. Yes, it activates. Since 《Helzephyr – Wings of the Moonless Night》 itself possesses 〈Nocturnal〉, its 【AUTO】 ability activates when it is deployed.

Q. I put a Pal into the graveyard using the 【AUTO】 ability of BP01-073 《Helzephyr – Wings of the Moonless Night》. If this card is already in the rest state at the end of the turn, how should the clause 〈If 1 or more cards were put [into the graveyard], rest this card at the end of that turn〉 be resolved?

A. If it is in the rest state at the end of the turn, nothing in particular happens because it is already rested. Since a Pal in the rest state cannot become rested again, the resolution finishes without any change.

Q. I have BP01-073 《Helzephyr – Wings of the Moonless Night》 and BP01-088 《Lamp》 in my base, and the game state is night. If one of my Pals that does not have 〈Nocturnal〉 is deployed, can I put a Pal into the graveyard using the 【AUTO】 ability of 《Helzephyr – Wings of the Moonless Night》?

A. Yes, you can put it into the graveyard. Even if a Pal originally lacks 〈Nocturnal〉, it gains 〈Nocturnal〉 through the ability of 《Lamp》, allowing you to put a Pal into the graveyard with the 【AUTO】 ability of 《Helzephyr – Wings of the Moonless Night》.

Q. What is 〈Butcher〉?

A. It means putting the specified number of Pals in the Base into the graveyard. For 〈Choose 1 of your Pals, and butcher it〉, choose 1 Pal in your Base and put it into the graveyard.

Q. Does the ability 〈【CONT】 If it is night, your Pal's 【AUTO】 abilities activate twice〉 of BP01-074 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 cause this card's own 【AUTO】 ability to activate twice?

A. Yes, it activates.

Q. I have a copy of BP01-074 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 in the rest state and BP01-075 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 in my base, and no effect other than 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 is causing it to be night. If 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 is butchered in this state, how many times does the 【AUTO】 ability of 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 activate?

A. It activates twice.

Q. I have a copy of BP01-074 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 in the rest state and BP01-075 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 in my base, and no effect other than 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 is causing it to be night. In this state, 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 was butchered by its own 【AUTO】 ability at the end of the turn. In this case, how many times does each 【AUTO】 ability activate, and in what order should they be resolved?

A. First, at the end of the turn, the 【AUTO】 ability of 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 activates twice and enters a pending state. By resolving one of the pending 【AUTO】 abilities of 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 and butchering 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》, the 【AUTO】 ability of 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 activates twice (factoring in the 【CONT】 ability of 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》) and enters a pending state. After the resolution of the first 【AUTO】 ability of 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》, you can resolve the remaining one 【AUTO】 ability of 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 and the two 【AUTO】 abilities of 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 in any order.

Q. I have two copies of BP01-074 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 in my Base, and 〈【CONT】 If it is night, your Pal's 【AUTO】 abilities activate twice〉 is active. The 【AUTO】 ability of 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 triggers at the end of the turn; how many times does the 【AUTO】 ability activate?

A. It is twice. The ability 〈【CONT】 If it is night, your Pal's 【AUTO】 abilities activate twice〉 of 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 does not add +1 to the number of activations; rather, it is an ability that causes an 【AUTO】 ability to activate twice whenever it triggers once.

Q. Does the ability 〈【CONT】 If it is night, your Pal's 【AUTO】 abilities activate twice〉 of BP01-074 《Shadowbeak – Seed of Despair》 cause 〈【AUTO】 Breakthrough (When the opposing combat Pal is put into the graveyard during this card's attack, deal damage to the opponent player)〉 to activate twice?

A. Yes, it activates.

Q. I played a card that states 〈Choose up to X (specific) cards from your graveyard and return them to your hand〉 or 〈Choose up to X (specific) cards from your graveyard and deploy them〉. What happens if there are no such specific cards in the graveyard?

A. Choose 0 cards and resolve the rest of the effect.

Q. If BP01-075 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 is butchered, does the 【AUTO】 ability of the butchered 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 itself activate?

A. Yes, it activates. Even if 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 itself is butchered, its own ability activates, allowing you to deploy a Pal with a cost of [its cost - 1] from the graveyard.

Q. While BP01-075 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 was in my base, I butchered a ◇5 Pal. Can I deploy a ◇2 or ◇3 Pal using the 【AUTO】 ability of 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》?

A. No, you cannot. You can deploy a Pal with a cost of [its cost - 1]. In this specific case, you can only deploy a ◇4 Pal.

Q. While BP01-075 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 was in my base, I activated the 【ACT】 ability of BP01-093 《Meat Cleaver》 and butchered one of my 5-cost Pals. The 【AUTO】 ability of 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》 triggers; should I resolve this or the ability of 《Meat Cleaver》 that states 〈Reveal the top 3 cards of your deck, choose 1 card from among them and add it to hand, and put the remaining cards into the graveyard〉 first?

A. Resolve the effect of 《Meat Cleaver》 first. Even if an 【AUTO】 ability activates in the middle of resolving an effect, the pending 【AUTO】 ability will be processed after the resolution of the current effect finishes. In this case, after the effect of 《Meat Cleaver》 finishes resolving, you can choose a Pal with a cost of [butchered card's cost - 1] from the graveyard to deploy with the 【AUTO】 ability of 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》. As a supplementary note, if a Pal with a cost of [butchered card's cost - 1] is among the cards put into the graveyard by the effect of 《Meat Cleaver》, it can be chosen by the 【AUTO】 ability of 《Katress – Abyssal Sorcerer》.

Q. Does BP01-079 《Depresso》 possess two instances of 【CONT】 Nocturnal (If it is night, this card gets [Power]+300)?

A. Yes, that is correct. If it is night, it receives a total of +600 【Power】.

Q. A Pal's 【Power】 became 0 or less due to a card effect. Is that Pal put into the graveyard?

A. No, it is not put there. A Pal is not put into the graveyard simply by its 【Power】 becoming 0 or less. It is put into the graveyard when the damage it has taken becomes greater than its 【Power】.

Q. A Pal's 【Power】 was reduced by a card effect and became equal to or less than the 【Damage】 that Pal had already taken. Is that Pal put into the graveyard?

A. Yes, it is put into the graveyard. If the damage taken becomes greater than its 【Power】, the Pal is put into the graveyard.

Q. On my turn, I played an ability that states 〈It becomes night until the end of the opponent's next turn.〉 If the card that played this ability is put into the graveyard during the opponent's next turn, does it stop being night?

A. No, it does not stop being night. Even if the card that played this ability leaves the base, it is night until the end of the opponent's next turn.

Q. I played a card that states 〈Choose up to 1 (specific) card from your hand and deploy it〉. What happens if there is no such specific card in my hand?

A. Choose 0 cards and resolve the rest of the effect.

Q. Does "[Rest 3 Souls] Draw 1 card" count as playing a card?

A. No, it does not.

Q. I have three Pals in my base with different card names, none of which are 《Lamball – My First Pal》. Using the ability 〈Declare 1 card name. Choose all of your cards, and they get that declared card name in addition until end of turn.〉 of BP01-040 《Antique Dresser》, I added the card name 《Lamball – My First Pal》 to my cards. In this case, is the condition for BP01-100 《Beginning of the Adventure》 which states 〈If you have 3 or more Pals with 《My First》 in their different card names〉 fulfilled?

A. No, it is not fulfilled.