Decoy Dragon and Magician's Circle
from UDE's Judge Certification Program (YGO)
from UDE's Judge Certification Program (YGO)
1. Decoy Dragon - This isn't so much a question about Decoy Dragon itself, but more of a question of exactly *when* the effect activates. In the rulebook 6.0 the exact wording about declaring an attack in the Battle Step reads.. "Select 1 monster on your side of the field to attack with, and 1 of your opponent's monsters as your attack target, and then declare an attack." The use of the "and then" leads me to believe that selecting an attack target and declaring an attack are two seperate game actions. Which of these scenarios would be correct involving Decoy Dragon?
a. My opponent selects his Skilled Dark Magician as the attacking monster and my Decoy Dragon as the attack target. Decoy Dragon activates and special summons a Blue Eyes White Dragon to the field. Now my opponent declares their attack (which is now against the Blue Eyes White Dragon) and activates Magician's Circle to summon a Spellcaster with 2000 or less ATK.
b. My opponent selects his Skilled Dark Magician as the attacking monster and my Decoy Dragon as the attack target, declaring his attack. Decoy Dragon's effect activates to special summon a dragon, and since an attack was declared my opponent chains Magician's Circle. Magician's Circle, being chain link 2, resolves and my opponent special summons Jowgen the Spiritualist. His continuous effect activates and prevents my Decoy Dragon from special summoning a dragon from my graveyard.
Click here for the official response or additional information...a. My opponent selects his Skilled Dark Magician as the attacking monster and my Decoy Dragon as the attack target. Decoy Dragon activates and special summons a Blue Eyes White Dragon to the field. Now my opponent declares their attack (which is now against the Blue Eyes White Dragon) and activates Magician's Circle to summon a Spellcaster with 2000 or less ATK.
b. My opponent selects his Skilled Dark Magician as the attacking monster and my Decoy Dragon as the attack target, declaring his attack. Decoy Dragon's effect activates to special summon a dragon, and since an attack was declared my opponent chains Magician's Circle. Magician's Circle, being chain link 2, resolves and my opponent special summons Jowgen the Spiritualist. His continuous effect activates and prevents my Decoy Dragon from special summoning a dragon from my graveyard.