Kuriboh Vs. Black Luster Soldier

[cubexican2001]

Question:
Player A Attacks player B's face-up attack position Sinister Serpent with black Luster Soldier. And player B discards Kuriboh. Than Black luster attacks a second time directly, will battle damage be inflicted to player B? Or will Kuriboh stop all damage done by Luster's second attack? Thank you

 

[lzy3]

Kuriboh
Discard this card from your hand to make the Battle Damage inflicted to your life points by 1 of your opponent's monsters to 0. This effect can only be activated during your opponent's Battle Phase.

I'd say it will stop all damage from the text on the card.

 

[Blue-Eyes Black]

Kuriboh
Discard this card from your hand to make the Battle Damage inflicted to your life points by 1 of your opponent's monsters to 0. This effect can only be activated during your opponent's Battle Phase.

I'd say it will stop all damage from the text on the card.

by 1 of your opponent's monsters to 0.

It only stops Battle Damage done to the controller by 1 monster, not all.


EDIT: Not so sure now. I'm thinking it only stops 1 ATTACK, but the way it's worded it might go either way if there's no ruling on it yet.

 

[Spike Kaiba]

The second attack would go through from what I've read up...Kuribohs effect takes place during the first attacks damage step, which is also when Chaos Soldiers 2nd attack effect begins

 

[lzy3]

Could we get some 'official' ruling on this? Cos the way i see the text, it should stop ALL damage from the same monster - be it BLS/Mataza etc

 

[Blue-Eyes Black]

I'm going to stand by my first answer. Why?

Ruling from the official website:

"Kuriboh" does not target the attacking monster.

If it targeted, I'd see it being able to save you from another Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning attack, but since it doesn't target it seems to me it would be a "1 time only" protection.


I'm thinking his effect was written for the normal monsters (the ones that can attack only once in a Battle Phase). It should say, "...from 1 attack..." but someone would probably argue that the whole Battle Phase is one attack carried out by multiple monsters so that could be why it's, "...from 1 opponent's monster..." instead.

 

[Roan Studio]

Color me newbie, but isn't each attack put through right to the final step before another attack can take place?

If so, Kuriboh doesn't target and is in the graveyard before BLS can do its second attack. It's not in your hand to discard. It's already gone.

No?

Roan

 

[DarkPaladin2k1]

Kuriboh's effect is valid for One Monster, regardless the monster's ability to attack multiple times( either spell or monster effect)

 

[Spike Kaiba]

Correct me if I'm wrong but BLS' second attack is part of an effect...so I would've thought the second attack could go through because Kuriboh stops damage...doesn't negate any effects or anything

stupid theory I know but meh...I don't think simplicity

 

[DaGuyWitBluGlasses]

Kuriboh's effect is valid for One Monster, regardless the monster's ability to attack multiple times( either spell or monster effect)

The official ruling has ALWAYS been that it stops the (life-point)damage from one battle. Kuriboh is discarded in the damage step to stop THAT damage, it has no lingering effect.

 

[kingpinopie]

so if you discard Kuriboh during the attack on the Sinister Serpent... he doesnt get a second attack right

 

[DaGuyWitBluGlasses]

so if you discard Kuriboh during the attack on the Sinister Serpent... he doesnt get a second attack right

No. Kuriboh has no power to stop Black Luster Soldier from attacking again as it only stops life point damage, not the Sinister Serpent from being destroyed.

 

[kingpinopie]

aahh.. so all this time i have played it wrong.. I thought it was like a one timeonly Waboku to save you from one attack... .. so the monster still dies, you just dont get the damage.. ...

 

[novastar]

aahh.. so all this time i have played it wrong.. I thought it was like a one timeonly Waboku to save you from one attack... .. so the monster still dies, you just dont get the damage.. ...

Correct, its negates Battle Damage only. It does not stop damage to your defending monster, so it will still be destroyed.

Battle Damage is the LP damage done based on the difference in the ATK numbers, or the full ATK number in the case of a Direct Attack.