Solemn Judgment¶

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

Source: https://edisonformat.net/card?name=Solemn%20Judgment

Edison-Accurate PSCT¶

① If a monster(s) would be Summoned, OR if a Spell/Trap Card is activated: Pay half your LP; negate the Summon/Activation, and if you do, destroy it.

Card Rulings¶

This effect can’t negate monster effects that start a chain, even if that effect would special summon a monster. For example, it can’t negate Gorz, The Emissary of Darkness’ effect.

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

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

Card Text¶

Pay half of your Life Points. ① Negate an activation of a Spell / Trap Card / Normal Summon / Flip Summon / Special Summon and destroy the Spell Card, Trap Card, or Summoned monster.

Card Rulings¶

• Paying half your Life Points is a cost. If this results in a fraction, your Life Points are rounded up.

• “Solemn Judgment” does not target the card it will destroy.

• NEGATE the activation (playing face-up on the field) of a Spell / Trap Card.

  • DO NOT negate activated effects of Spell / Trap Cards (ex: “Royal Oppression”, “Geartown”).

• NEGATE the Normal / Flip / Tribute / Special Summon of a monster (ex:  “Chaos Sorcerer, “Gladiator Beast Gyzarus”, a Synchro Summon) that did not start a Chain.

  • This occurs in the Summon negation timing (before the monster is successfully Summoned).

  • Negate the Normal Summon from “Ultimate Offering’s” effect that resolved as Chain Link 1.

  • DO NOT negate Monster Effects (ex: “Debris Dragon”, “Dark Simorgh”).

  • DO NOT negate the Normal Summon from “Ultimate Offering” / “Mausoleum of the Emperor”.

  • DO NOT negate the Fusion Summon after “Polymerization” resolved.

  • DO NOT negate the Synchro Summon after “Urgent Tuning” resolved.