Mystic Box and the Six Samurai

[LordLight2]

I foresee this question coming up so I would to get the answer ahead of time. If opponent A's Mystic Box targets opponent B's, the Six Samurai -Zanji, while Irou and Kamon are on the field, opponent B can chose which gets destroyed, correct? So if opponent B chooses to destroy Irou instead of Zanji, what happens to the rest of Mystic Boxes effect? Does it disappear? Ideas? Thoughts?



And in case you don't remember, here is Mystic Boxes effect:



Select 1 monster on each side of the field. Destroy the selected opponent's monster and shift control of your selected monster to your opponent.



Thanks!

 

[skey23]

If I'm not mistaken, if the targeted monster is not destroyed, then the other monster will not switch sides. There used to be a ruling about this with "Horus LV6", but I can't seem to locate that ruling anymore...

 

[HorusMaster]

If I'm not mistaken, if the targeted monster is not destroyed, then the other monster will not switch sides. There used to be a ruling about this with "Horus LV6", but I can't seem to locate that ruling anymore...

Tried finding the ruling myself but memory serves correctly, Horus would could not be destroyed by the effect and it would not switch sides either. Since the card you target to switch is not a legal target, then the effect cannot be activated. If the card targeted is not destroyed, then the effect fizzles and the monster will not switch sides.

 

[Martok]

Hmm, based on the available ruling for cards with similar effects (destroy a monster, then do something else, connected by an "and"), it seems that the monster would not switch sides.

Assault on GHQ ruling:

If you cannot destroy a monster with this effect, you cannot send cards from your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard.


Stamping Destruction ruling:

When you activate this card, if the opponent activates an effect in a chain that destroys the targeted Spell or Trap Card, the opponent will not take the 500 points of damage.


Blast Held by a Tribute ruling:

In order to inflict 1000 points of damage to your opponent, you must destroy all monsters on your opponent's side of the field first.