Voltanis the Adjudicator

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Card Rulings

  • Voltanis the Adjudicator’s Special Summon effect starts a Chain. After Voltanis the Adjudicator is Special Summoned, its effect starts another new Chain if activated.

  • Tributing all your monsters to Special Summon “Voltanis the Adjudicator” is a cost. If you don’t have at least 1 monster to Tribute, you can’t activate this effect.

  • If the negated effect was Chain Link 2 or higher, you can still activate Voltanis the Adjudicator’s effect when the Chain resolves.

  • “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect does not target the cards you want to destroy.

  • “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect can’t be activated during the Damage Step.

  • If “DNA Surgery” is on the field making all face-up monsters Fairy-Type, then all the face-up monsters you Tributed will count towards “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect for determining how many cards are destroyed by “Voltanis the Adjudicator”.

  • You can’t Special Summon “Voltanis the Adjudicator” if “Mask of Restrict” is active on the field.

  • If you have 2 or more “Voltanis the Adjudicator” in your hand when your Counter Trap Card negates your opponent’s effect, you can only activate the effect of 1 “Voltanis the Adjudicator”, even if you negate multiple card effects.

  • If you have Voltanis the Adjunticator and Van’dalgyon the Dark Dragon Lord in your hand and your Counter Trap Card negates your opponent’s card effect, you can Special Summon only 1 of the 2 monsters. You can’t Special Summon both monsters.

  • If you draw Voltanis the Adjudicator during the Chain your Counter Trap Card negates the effect of your opponent’s card●If you activate Magic Drain and your opponent discards 1 Spell Card, you can’t activate Voltanis the Adjudicator’s effect.

  • Voltanis the Adjudicator’s effect can be activated when you activate Goblin Out of the Frying Pan or Malfunction to negate your opponent’s Spell or Trap Card.

  • Royal Oppression can be used to negate “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect to Special Summon itself.

  • If you activate Magic Jammer, etc. and discard Night Assailant for its activation cost, the effects of Night Assailant and “Voltanis the Adjudicator” will start a new Chain after the Chain that included your Magic Jammer resolves. Night Assailant’s effect will be Chain Link 1 and “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” will be Chain Link 2.

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Card Rulings

  • “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” Special Summon effect starts a Chain. After “Voltanis the Adjudicator” is Special Summoned, its effect starts another new Chain if activated.

  • Tributing all your monsters to Special Summon “Voltanis the Adjudicator” is a cost. If you do not have at least 1 monster to Tribute, you cannot activate this effect.

  • If the negated effect was Chain Link 2 or higher, you can still activate “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect when the Chain resolves.

  • “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect does not target the cards you want to destroy.

  • “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect cannot be activated during the Damage Step.

  • If “DNA Surgery” is on the field making all face-up monsters Fairy-Type, then all the face-up monsters you Tributed will count towards “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect for determining how many cards are destroyed by “Voltanis the Adjudicator”.

  • You cannot Special Summon “Voltanis the Adjudicator” if “Mask of Restrict” is active on the field.

  • If you have 2 or more “Voltanis the Adjudicator” in your hand when your Counter Trap Card negates your opponent’s effect, you can only activate the effect of 1 “Voltanis the Adjudicator”, even if you negate multiple card effects.

  • If you have “Voltanis the Adjunticator” and “Van’dalgyon the Dark Dragon Lord” in your hand and your Counter Trap Card negates your opponent’s card effect, you can Special Summon only 1 of the 2 monsters. You cannot Special Summon both monsters.

  • If you draw “Voltanis the Adjudicator” during the Chain your Counter Trap Card negates the effect of your opponent’s card(s), you can activate its effect after the Chain resolves.

  • If you activate “Magic Drain” and your opponent discards 1 Spell Card, you cannot activate “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect.

  • “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect can be activated when you activate “Goblin Out of the Frying Pan” or “Malfunction” to negate your opponent’s Spell or Trap Card.

  • “Royal Oppression” can be used to negate “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” effect to Special Summon itself.

  • If you activate “Magic Jammer,” etc. and discard “Night Assailant” for its activation cost, the effects of “Night Assailant” and “Voltanis the Adjudicator” will start a new Chain after the Chain that included your “Magic Jammer” resolves. “Night Assailant’s” effect will be Chain Link 1 and “Voltanis the Adjudicator’s” will be Chain Link 2.