AboutMichael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru) Expertise On vacation until August 16th. Will fix decks at that time, and discuss options regarding the Forbidden/Limited lists when they are officially posted.
I can answer any question based on the English Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game.
Rulings questions are my specialty. Ask me about ANY ruling for ANY card or combination of cards. If there's a valid ruling or a way to deduce a valid ruling, I'll be able to help you.
I'll also be willing to do deck fixes, but ONLY on decks that actually show some promise of possibly becoming good. Decks that are just random cards that aren't very good will be rejected, and I'll link you to a page where you can look at some better decks for ideas. Decks that are not in Advanced Format, or not competitive, will be sent to the Question Pool.
IF YOUR DECK INCLUDES DARK MAGICIAN, BLUE-EYES WHITE DRAGON OR RED-EYES BLACK DRAGON, I WILL IMMEDIATELY REJECT IT. These are CASUAL decks, not tournament-competitive ones. Please take decks including those cards to our casual deck experts. Also, I may or may not do fixes on other themes that would be consider non-tournament worthy. (Basically, if your deck is not a Blackwing, Gladiator Beast, Vayu Turbo, Dark Synchro, or Lightsworn deck, AND I don't think it has the promise of being able to compete with any of the above five decks, I'll be hesitant to offer a fix.)
I should also be able to give you general values of cards if you`re looking to buy or sell, or answer whether a certain trade was fair or not. Please limit value questions to 15 cards or less. I'm not going to appraise your entire collection. Additionally, please only list Super/Ultra/Secret/Ultimate rares, and make sure they do not come from structure/starter decks.
Experience Player/trader/collector for 7.5 years
Publications Writer for Beckett Yu-Gi-Oh Collector, Beckett Anime Collector, Beckett Pokemon Collector, and various books produced by Pojo.com
Education/Credentials Player of the American TCG since January 2002, tournament player since March 2002
Awards and Honors Duelist King Tournament Season 3 Champion -- Jahinie Productions, West Mifflin, PA...which has since, sadly, closed its doors.
148th/482 players at 2005 Yu-Gi-Oh Nationals
Top 4 at April 2005 Butler Regionals (Chaos/Trinity format)
Top 4 at August 2005 Butler Regionals (Chaos/Trinity format)
Top 8 at July 2008 Monroeville Regionals (Oppression Monarch)
Top 4 at October 2008 at Coraopolis Regionals (Tele-DAD)
Top 4 at June 14, 2009 Coraopolis, PA Regionals (Blackwings)
Qualified for 2005, 2006, 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh Nationals
Non-gameplay Yu-Gi-Oh Credentials:
Have made over $120,000 in the past 6 years from dealing in bulk quantities of Yu-Gi-Oh collectibles
Created "the point system", a method for fairly trading large quantities of low-valued cards in exchange for high-valued items, commonly accepted throughout the Yu-Gi-Oh community
Question Hey man,I was thinking that pulling the rug only negated effects that activated because a monster was normal summoned and not something like a continuous effect which takes effect after it was normal summoned though not because of. Am I right? As others at a local tournament seem to disagree and how can I back it up if I am right. I am specifically talking about Horus lv6 though this is only because it was the monster.
Thanks
Answer You're right.
Let me give you examples of some that work and some that don't, and why:
*Monarchs -- they say "When this monster is Tribute Summoned Successfully". Tribute summon = Normal Summon as far as the game's concerned. It negates those.
*Gadgets -- They say "When you Normal Summon or Special Summon this card"...so if they trigger on a Normal, you get your search.
*Elemental Hero Stratos -- same thing, when he's Normal Summoned.
*Sonic Bird, Senju of the Thousand Hands and Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands -- all of those go upon Normal Summon.
What DOESN'T work:
*Continuous effects -- Jinzo, Spell Canceller, Horus Lv. 6, Horus Lv. 8, Witch's Apprentice, etc. -- if the effect starts by "As long as this monster's face-up on the field", or if it's an effect that automatically comes on and you can't do anything about it, then you can't negate it.
*Effects you can use Ignition to use at summon, but aren't specific to summoning -- like tributing Exiled Force as soon as you summon it, using Blowback Dragon's effect as soon as it comes into play, paying for Demise as soon as it comes into play. Those aren't considered "activated because it was Normal Summoned."
*Flip effects. Flip Summon does not = Normal Summon.
That should clear up most questions -- follow up if something still isn't clear.
