Machina Gearframe¶

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

Source: https://edisonformat.net/card?name=Machina%20Gearframe

Edison-Accurate PSCT¶

① When Normal Summoned: You can add 1 “Machina” monster from your Deck to your hand, except “Machina Gearframe”. ② Once per turn: you can activate 1 of these effects; ● Target 1 Machine you control; equip this monster to that target. ● Unequip and Special Summon this card in Attack Position. ③ If a monster equipped by this card’s effect would be destroyed, destroy this card instead. © A monster can never be equipped with more than 1 Union Monster.

Card Rulings¶

These rulings apply to all Union Monsters: https://edisonformat.net/rules/compendium/union-monsters

• If both “Machina Gearframe” and the “Machina” monster it is equipped to would be destroyed by the same effect (e.g. vs “Icarus Attack”/“Black Rose Dragon”), the effect to “destroy this card instead” is not applied.

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

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

Card Text¶

① When this card is Normal Summoned, you can add 1 “Machina” monster, except “Machina Gearframe”, from your Deck to your hand. (2A) Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can equip this card to a Machine-Type monster you control as an Equip Card, OR (2B) unequip it to Special Summon this card in face-up Attack Position. (Ⓒ A monster can only be equipped with 1 Union Monster at a time. ③ If the equipped monster would be destroyed, destroy this card instead.)

Card Rulings¶

• The ① optional Trigger Effect activates in the Summon response timing (like “Trap Hole”).

  • The “When… you can…” effect can miss the timing if “Machina Gearframe” is Normal Summoned as Chain Link 2+ by the effect of “Ultimate Offering”.

• The (2A) Ignition Effect targets a Machine-Type monster you control.

  • If the target is no longer Machine-Type, Gearframe is destroyed by game mechanic.

  • If the target is flipped face-down / leaves the field, Gearframe is destroyed by game mechanic.

  • If the equipped monster is flipped face-down / leaves the field, Gearframe is destroyed by game mechanic immediately.

  • A Union Monster that is attached to a monster is treated as an Equip Spell Card.

  • If “Dimensional Fissure” is active when an equipped Union Monster is sent to the Graveyard, it will not be banished, because it was treated as a Spell and not a monster [REF].

• The (2B) Ignition-like Effect is the effect of a Equip Spell Card.

  • If you have no open Monster Card Zone when this effect resolves, send this card to the Graveyard.

  • If the equipped monster is flipped face-down / leaves the field before this effect resolves, this card is immediately destroyed and sent to the Graveyard and is not Special Summoned.

  • You can activate this effect even if your opponent controls the equipped monster.

• The Ⓒ Condition applies always. A monster can never be equipped with more than 1 Union Monster.

• The ③ Continuous-like Effect is the effect of a Equip Spell Card.

  • Apply this effect if the equipped monster would be destroyed by battle or card effect.

  • If an effect (ex: “Black Rose Dragon”) would simultaneously destroy Gearframe and the equipped Machine-Type monster; destroy both cards, you CANNOT apply this effect [REF].

  • This does not apply if the equipped monster would be removed from play, returned to the hand / Deck, or flipped face-down by a card effect.