grandmaster

[chocoman]

does his effect allow him to return himself to your hand when he's destroyed? are there exeptions to this rule? What happens if he's discarded by an effect like don zaloog's and what happens if he's snatched and tributed?
we didn't recieve the promo here in europe so not to many players have experience with this card and it's rulings.

thnx in adv

 

[Maruno]

does his effect allow him to return himself to your hand when he's destroyed?

Yes. He has "Six Samurai" in his card name. But it only works if he's destroyed by an opponent's card effect.

are there exeptions to this rule? What happens if he's discarded by an effect like don zaloog's and what happens if he's snatched and tributed?

In those cases he's not destroyed by an opponent's card effect. So no, in that case he won't get his effect.

 

[greeneyescat]

What happens if necrovalley is in play, does grandmaster still gets its effect?

 

[densetsu_x]

Somewhere (can't find it now of course... seems to be a lot of that going on lately) there was a post that said you do not pick the Six Samurai monster until the resolution of Grandmaster's effect. Since that would make it a Non-Targeting effect, Necrovalley cannot negate it.

 

[DarkLogicianOfCaos]

Usually, when the text reads "1" it targets. When it reads "a" it doesn't....usually. I do believe, though, that it targets...even itself. Prooftexting forthcoming.

Okay, both of these say "target" even though they aren't specifically answering a "targeting" question, per se:

http://lists.upperdeck.com/read/messages?id=12467#12467

http://lists.upperdeck.com/read/messages?id=12464#12464

 

[Maruno]

Answer:

Since "Grandmaster of the Six Samurai" does not have the restriction "and sent to the Graveyard", its effect will still activate.

Its effect will be used to target a "Six Samurai" that is in the Graveyard at the time its effect is activated.

Necrovalley will negate the effect of Grandmaster of the Six Samurai.