Zero damage?

[furryjenny]

If two cards are in ATK mode with 0 ATK each (let's say Scapegoats) and they battle, do they destroy each other? And how is this different if someone activates Waboku during the Battle Step (reducing 0 damage to 0)?

 

[DaGuyWitBluGlasses]

Just a translation phenomena.. No damage and Zero damage look similar and in most cases would mean the same, however this is a case where it makes a difference.

The Card has been errata'd:

Waboku
(Starter Decks: Yugi, Joey, Pegasus, Yugi Evolution)
Make all Battle Damage inflicted by monsters on your
opponent's side of the field 0 during this turn.

Yet still puts the number Zero in. Zeros are confusing and they remain beyond the understanding of folks at UDE. Think of Zero as a word--not a number-- a synonym for None.

 

[Ultralord]

Both scapegoats would be destroyed unless someone activated Waboku. In that case, the person who did not activate Waboku would lose their scapegoat while the other scapegoat would remain unharmed.

 

[Koori]

even if both monsters attack were zero, treat them like they have an ATK the same as each other. Since the rule book says:

Player's ATK = Opponent's ATK
both the player's monster and teh opponent's monster are destroyed.

 

[OKShadow]

In other words treat Scapegoats as if they had .000000001 ATK. That way waboku there makes sense.