Archlord Zerato

Edisonformat.net (Revised, Post-UTW Rulings)

Source: https://edisonformat.net/card?name=Archlord%20Zerato

Edison-Accurate PSCT

© Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. © Must be Special Summoned by Tributing 1 face-up “Warrior of Zera” you control, while “The Sanctuary in the Sky” is face-up on the field. ① You can discard 1 LIGHT to the GY; destroy all monsters your opponent controls (Activate and resolve only if you control “The Sanctuary in the Sky”).

Card Rulings

  • The only way you can Special Summon this card is via its own procedure. Even if it was initially summoned that way, you still can’t summon it with card effects.

Edisonformat.com (Historical, Pre-UTW Rulings)

Source: https://www.edisonformat.com/rulings

Card Text

Ⓒ This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. Ⓤ This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Tributing 1 face-up “Warrior of Zera” on your side of the field while “The Sanctuary in the Sky” is on the field. ① If “The Sanctuary in the Sky” is on your side of the field, by discarding 1 LIGHT Monster Card from your hand to the Graveyard, destroy all monsters on your opponent’s side of the field. If “The Sanctuary in the Sky” is not on your side of the field, this effect is not applied.

Card Rulings

  • The Ⓒ Condition cannot be negated.

  • The Ⓤ Unclassified Effect applies in the hand (this Special Summon does not start a Chain).

    • Tributing 1 face-up “Warrior of Zera” you control is a cost.

    • You can’t Special Summon this card from the Graveyard / banished, even if properly Summoned.

    • You can’t Special Summon this card from the hand / Deck by another effect.

  • The ① Ignition Effect activates & resolves on the field.

    • Discarding 1 LIGHT Monster to the Graveyard is a cost. This effect can’t be activated while “Macro Cosmos” is active, since you can’t pay the cost.

    • You can activate “Archlord Zerato’s” effect even if “The Sanctuary in the Sky” is not on the field (and pay cost), but the effect will not resolve.

    • “The Sanctuary in the Sky” MUST be on the field to resolve this effect.

    • You can activate this effect more than once per turn.