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Expert: Patrick - 9/21/2009


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QUESTION: Player A has a face up Dark Necrofear and a face down monster. Player B has a face up Blue Eyes White Dragon on the field. On players B turn player B spacial summons Lava Golem onto players A side of the field by tributing players A Dark Necrofear and the face down monster. Does Dark Necrofear effect activates and takes control of Players B Blue Eyes White Dragon during the end phase.

ANSWER: Tributing is not the same as destroying, so Dark Necrofear will not activate.

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QUESTION: But what about this, Payer A has a plant type monster and a Giant Cephalotus. Player A tributes the plant type monster and Giant Cephalotus effect activates increasing the attack. If the plant type monster was tributed and the effect of Giant Cephalotus says "when a plant type monster is destroyed" why does it still goes works and not for Lava Golem v. Dark Necrofear.

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Keep in mind that Gigantic Cephalotus says "sent from the field to the graveyard". This includes tributing, destroying, sending, etc...

Dark Necrofear has restrictions by saying "If this card is destroyed by battle, or by your opponent's card effect while it is a Monster Card". Note that it doesn't say tribute.

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