Grandmaster of the Six Samurai¶

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

Source: https://edisonformat.net/card?name=Grandmaster%20of%20the%20Six%20Samurai

Edison-Accurate PSCT¶

Ⓤ You can only control 1 face-up “Grandmaster of the Six Samurai”. Ⓢ If you control a face-up “Six Samurai” monster, you can Special Summon this card from your hand. ① If this card is destroyed by the effect of a card in your opponent’s possession: Target 1 “Six Samurai” monster in your GY; add that target to your hand.

Card Rulings¶

About the Ⓤ effect:

• It an unclassified effect. It applies to all copies of “Grandmaster of the Six Samurai” in your deck/hand/GY and on your field. If two or more copies of this card are on your field at the same time, they are destroyed by game mechanics so that you only control one.

• You can control more than one copy of this card while their effects remain negated (e.g. vs “Skill Drain” if both were summoned simultaneously by “Double-Edged Sword Technique” or if one copy was Flip Summoned while you control another). You cannot Special Summon a second copy from your hand.

About the Ⓢ effect:

• It does not start a chain. The summon can be negated by “Thunder King Rai-Oh”, “Solemn Judgment” etc.

About the ① effect:

• If this card is in the GY when this effect activates, it can target itself.

• It will activate if this card is destroyed while in your hand or deck.

• It will activate if the summon of this card is negated and it is destroyed by your opponent’s “Royal Oppression” or “Solemn Judgment” etc.

• It will not activate if the summon of this card is negated and it is destroyed by your “Royal Oppression”.

• It will not activate if this card is “destroyed instead” by the effect of your “Six Samurai” monsters.

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

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

Card Text¶

Ⓤ You can only control 1 “Grandmaster of the Six Samurai” monster. Ⓢ While you control a face-up “Six Samurai” monster, you can Special Summon this card from your hand. ① When this card is destroyed by your opponent’s card effect, add 1 “Six Samurai” monster from your Graveyard to your hand.

Card Rulings¶

• Ⓤ is an Unclassified Effect.

  • You CANNOT summon a “Grandmaster of the Six Samurai” while one is already face-up under your control, however you can Tribute Set further copies.

  • If you control two or more monsters named “Grandmaster of the Six Samurai”, the most recently Summoned of the monsters will be destroyed by game mechanic (your choice in the case of a tie).

  • This Unclassified Effect CAN be negated by “Skill Drain”, however you still CANNOT Summon further copies of “Grandmaster of the Six Samurai” because the Unclassified Effect is still active while it is in the hand or Graveyard.

• The Ⓢ Unclassified Effect functions as a built-in Summon. This Special Summon does start a Chain.

• The ① mandatory Trigger Effect cannot miss timing.

  • This effect targets 1 “Six Samurai” monster in your Graveyard, and can target itself.

  • This effect activates & resolves in the Graveyard / removed from play area.

  • This effect activates if your opponent’s card effect destroys this card in your hand / field / Deck.

• The ① Trigger Effect will NOT ACTIVATE if:

  • your opponent uses your “Royal Oppression” to negate this card’s built-in Special Summon.

  • the Continuous Effect of your other “Six Samurai” destroyed Grandmaster as a substitute.