Ancient Gear Castle

Edisonformat.net (Revised, Post-UTW Rulings)

Source: https://edisonformat.net/card?name=Ancient%20Gear%20Castle

Edison-Accurate PSCT

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Card Rulings

  • The Continuous Effect applies to Ancient Gear monsters on BOTH sides of the field.

  • The Continuous Effect does not start a Chain.

  • “Set” means to Set from the hand.

  • This card gains counters when a monster is Normal Summoned or Set (from the hand), even if a card effect performs the action (such as Ultimate Offering).

  • This card does not gain counters when a monster is Set by a card effect (by “Book of Moon”).

  • This card does not gain counters when a monster is Special Summoned face-down (by “The Shallow Grave”).

  • The Continuous Effect does not start a Chain.

  • While Geartown is active, you can Tribute Ancient Gear Castle with 1 Counter to Tribute Summon Ancient Gear Golem.

  • This is not an extra Normal Summon, it only substitutes the monster(s) to be Tributed.

  • This effect does not apply for a Tribute Set.

Edisonformat.com (Historical, Pre-UTW Rulings)

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Card Text

① Face-up “Ancient Gear” monsters gain 300 ATK. ② Each time a monster(s) is Normal Summoned or Set, put 1 counter on this card. ③ If you Tribute Summon an “Ancient Gear” monster, you can substitute this card for a Tribute(s), if the number of counters is equal to or greater than the number of required Tribute(s).

Card Rulings

  • The ① Continuous-like Effect applies to “Ancient Gear” monsters on BOTH sides of the field.

  • The ② Continuous-like Effect does not start a Chain.

    • “Set” means to Set from the hand.

    • This card gains counters when a monster is Normal Summoned or Set (from the hand), even if a card effect performs the action (such as “Ultimate Offering”).

    • This card does not gain counters when a monster is Set by a card effect (by “Book of Moon”).

    • This card does not gain counters when a monster is Special Summoned face-down (by “The Shallow Grave”).

  • The ③ Continuous-like Effect does not start a Chain.

    • While “Geartown” is active, you can Tribute “Ancient Gear Castle” with 1 Counter to Tribute Summon “Ancient Gear Golem”.

    • This is not an extra Normal Summon, it only substitutes the monster(s) to be Tributed.

    • This effect does not apply for a Tribute Set.