simple Targeting Type Question.

[Fiction]

This is just to clarify for a player at my local tournament.

Player A has a Spirit Reaper in defencive mode and one set S/T
Player B activates Snatch Steal, selecting Spirit Reaper as it's target.
Player A chains by Activating Mystical Space Typhoon, destroying Snatch Steal.

The question, does the Spirit Reaper become targeted ad Destroyed?

 

[strikedeck13]

yes spirt reaper will still be destroyed because it was designated at activation of snatch steal.

 

[Dlanaan]

Snatch Steal is a continuous card. It does not successfully resolve if destroyed in chain with its activation. Spirit Reaper remains.

 

[blade146]

Ok had to look this one up.

No, It will not be destroyed. It only gets destroyed upon resolution of the targeting card.

"Negate" vs. "Destroy" and Continuous Cards


Chaining "Mystical Space Typhoon" (or "Dust Tornado") to a card like "Raigeki" (or another Normal Spell or Normal Trap Card, a Quick-Play Spell Card, or a Ritual Spell Card) has no effect, as it does not negate the card's effect. So if "Raigeki" is activated, and the opponent chains "Mystical Space Typhoon" to destroy "Raigeki", "Raigeki"'s effect still resolves as normal.

But, if you chain against a Continuous or Equip Spell Card, or a Continuous Trap Card, with "Mystical Space Typhoon" (or "Dust Tornado"), the Continuous/Equip Card is no longer active because it is destroyed, and the effect does not resolve and disappears.

 

[Fiction]

Ok that is the ruling I told him, he also fought the Reaper Vs Book of Moon ruling. I understand it can be difficult to understand spell speeds but it becomes difficult to Judge in a Tournament when you have someone rule against every one of the rulings. I also had problems with his "Scapegoat" tokens. He made his own on the computer and printed "Effect" next to there type saying that with Ceasefire the opponent would take 500 for each one. But we all know they are simple normal Monsters.