Verdant Sanctuary¶

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

Source: https://edisonformat.net/card?name=Verdant%20Sanctuary

Edison-Accurate PSCT¶

① When a face-up Insect is destroyed by battle or effect and sent to the GY: Its controller can add 1 Insect monster with the same Level from their Deck to their hand.

Card Rulings¶

• If a Set insect is attacked, this effect won’t activate. (It needs to be face-up when targeted for the attack).

• If 2 insects are destroyed at the same time, this effect triggers twice.

• You search equal to the original Level of the Insect in the GY, not its level on the field.

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

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

Card Text¶

① When a face-up Insect-Type monster is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, its controller can add 1 Insect-Type monster with the same Level as the destroyed monster from their Deck to their hand.

Card Rulings¶

• The ① optional Trigger-like Effect can be activated during the Damage Step.

  • This effect does not target the monster in the Graveyard.

  • Refer to the original (printed) Level of the destroyed Insect-Type monster in the Graveyard.

  • The player who controls the “Verdant Sanctuary” activates this effect. If the opponent’s Insect-Type monster is destroyed, the controller of “Verdant Sanctuary” MUST ask their opponent whether they wish to activate the effect of “Verdant Sanctuary”.

• The ① effect will NOT ACTIVATE IF:

  • a face-down Insect-Type monster is attacked and destroyed by battle.

  • an Insect-Type monster is destroyed while equipped to “Relinquished”.

  • a non-Insect-Type monster is destroyed while treated as an Insect-Type by “DNA Surgery”.