Backup Soldier¶

Edisonformat.net (Revised, Post-UTW Rulings)¶

Source: https://edisonformat.net/card?name=Backup%20Soldier

Edison-Accurate PSCT¶

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Card Rulings¶

Activate only if there are 5 or more monsters in your GY. Add up to 3 non-Effect Monsters with 1500 or less ATK from your GY to your hand.

• This effect selects up to 3 targets. You can even target Gemini, Fusion, and Synchro monsters.

• If you have 4 Effect Monsters and 1 Normal Monster with 1500 ATK in your GY, you can activate this card and return the 1 Normal Monster to your hand.

• If you have 5 Normal Monsters in your GY, you can activate Backup Soldier and chain a second Backup Soldier before the first resolves, because the 5 monster requirement only needs to be fulfilled at activation. This would allow you to put all 5 monsters in your hand, 3 with the first Backup Soldier and 2 with the second.

• If your opponent activates Delinquent Duo and you chain Backup Soldier with 2 pieces of Exodia and retrieve the other 3 from your GY you win the Duel before you have to discard for Delinquent Duo. This is because you check for victory conditions in between steps in a chain, (but not in between two separate effects of a single card like Graceful Charity).

Edisonformat.com (Historical, Pre-UTW Rulings)¶

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

Card Text¶

Activate only if there are 5 or more monsters in your Graveyard. Add up to 3 non-Effect Monsters with 1500 or less ATK from your Graveyard to your hand.

Card Rulings¶

• This effect selects up to 3 targets. You can even target Gemini, Fusion, and Synchro monsters.

• If you have 4 Effect Monsters and 1 Normal Monster with 1500 ATK in your Graveyard, you can activate this card and return the 1 Normal Monster to your hand.

• If you have 5 Normal Monsters in your Graveyard, you can activate “Backup Soldier” and chain a second “Backup Soldier” before the first resolves, because the 5 monster requirement only needs to be fulfilled at activation. This would allow you to put all 5 monsters in your hand, 3 with the first “Backup Soldier” and 2 with the second.

• If your opponent activates “Delinquent Duo” and you chain “Backup Soldier” with 2 pieces of Exodia and retrieve the other 3 from your Graveyard you win the Duel before you have to discard for “Delinquent Duo”. This is because you check for victory conditions in between steps in a chain, (but not in between two separate effects of a single card like “Graceful Charity”).