The resemble is uncanny, eh? I thought so anyway.
Now I'm not a huge fan of Gladiator Beasts, but even I have to admit that they can be brutal. Back when the archetype dominated the meta, summoning a Gladiator Beast Darius and using it to revive a Bestiari only to Contact Fuse them into Gyzarus was brutal.
Their power waned a bit once Synchros came into the mix and Bestiari became restricted to one, but Gladiator Beasts started seeing more play at the last Shonen Jump Championship. Using Elemental Hero Prisma to send a Bestiari to the Graveyard and then tagging the Prisma (now Bestiari) out with a Test Tiger allowed for easy Gyzarus plays. Using a Cold Wave or Gladiator Beast War Chariot would usually guarantee the combo would go through unhitched.
Speaking of which, I've recently received an update regarding Gladiator Beast Darius's effect. Check it:
From: Pepe
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 9:14 AM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Regarding GB Darius
Hi,
I have some questions regarding Darius and his negation effect.
1.- Will flipping the negated monster face-down and then face-up sever the connection between them and stop the negation?
2.- If Darius is flipped face-down and then face-up, will the negation start again?
3.- If I chain Bottomless Trap Hole or Compulsory Evacuation Device to Darius's effect, is the summoned monster's effect still negated?
4.- If I chain Book of Moon to Darius's effect, is the summoned monster's effect still negated?
Thanks.
The response:
From: US YGO Rules [us-ygorules@konami.com]
Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: Regarding GB Darius
To: Pepe
1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. No
Now the answers to the first two questions is the same as its always been. However, in the case of the bolded areas the ruling's been reversed. What's this mean? Well if Darius is not on the field at the time when the Gladiator Beast it revives is summoned, then that monster will not have its effect negated. Let's break it down.
- I Normal Summon Elemental Hero Prisma and use its effect to send Gladiator Beast Bestiari to the Graveyard.
- Since Elemental Hero Prisma would now be a Gladiator Beast, I can Special Summon Test Tiger from my hand.
- I tribute Test Tiger with its effect and return the Elemental Hero Prisma to my Deck to Special Summon Gladiator Beast Darius.
- When Gladiator Beast Darius is successful summoned I use its effect declaring my intention to revive my Gladiator Beast Bestiari.
- At this point, my opponent chains Bottomless Trap Hole on Gladiator Beast Darius. Since the chain would resolve in reverse, Gladiator Beast Darius would be removed from play first and then Gladiator Beast Bestiari would be Special Summoned.
- Since Gladiator Beast Darius and the monster it revived were never on the Field simultaneously, the Gladiator Beast Bestiari would not get its effect negated.
Simple enough.
Remember players, the game ends with you.
I'm sure many players are familiar with Elemental Hero Prisma. The card achieved much notoriety once players discovered the potential it brought in creating a one-turn Gladiator Beast fusions (mainly Gyzarus and Heraklinos). The card is a godsend for Fusion based builds mainly for its searchability, thinning the deck, and loading the Graveyard with Fusion Materials. Its usage has extended even into the current meta with the so-called "Prismadiator/Prismaglad" builds which made their debut during the 75th Shonen Jump Championship at Edison, New Jersey.
Though Prisma has long been a fairly expensive card (formerly costing a minimum of $20 for a single copy), its recent reprinting in Gold Series 3 has fortunately allowed for the price to drop. This latest re-release of the card has also sparked a ruling reversal regarding Prisma's effect. Let's look at both texts:
Original Effect: Once per turn, you can reveal 1 Fusion Monster from your Fusion Deck and send 1 of the Fusion Material Monsters listed on that card from your Deck to the Graveyard. Until the End Phase, this card's name is treated as the send monster's name.
Errata'd Effect: Once per turn, you can activate this card's effect by revealing 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck and sending 1 of the Fusion Material Monsters listed on that card from your Main Deck to the Graveyard. Until the End Phase, this card's name becomes the name of the monster you sent to the Graveyard.
Formerly, under UDE Elemental Hero Prisma's effect was considered costless and the Fusion Material Monster selected was sent to the Graveyard at the resolution of its effect.
The Fusion Material Monster is sent from your Deck to the Graveyard when "Elemental Hero Prisma's" effect resolves.
However, as the revised text indicates Elemental Hero Prisma's action of sending a specifically named Fusion Material Monster to the Graveyard is now the effect's cost. This is likely to match the OCG ruling, which has always been this way.
Showing 1 Fusion Monster to your opponent and sending 1 Fusion Material Monster to your Graveyard is a cost to activate the effect.
Source? This information was obtained from an e-mail sent to KDE:
From:************** [mailto:*************@*******.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 8:33 PM
To: us-ygorules@konami.com
Subject: Elemental Hero Prisma and Prime Material Dragon/Bad Reaction to Simochi
Hello, I have 2 questions.
1. Is Elemental Hero Prisma a cost when sending a monster to the graveyard?
2. If Prime Material Dragon and Bad Reaction to Simochi are both on the field and Gift Card is played, what will happen? Do the players gain or lose life points? What if Ceasefire is played while Prime Material Dragon and Bad Reaction to Simochi are both on the field?
Their response:
US YGO Rules [us-ygorules@konami.com]
Date Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Subject RE: Elemental Hero Prisma and Prime Material Dragon/Bad Reaction to Simochi
1. Prisma is activated by revealing a Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck and sending one of the named Fusion Material Monsters on that card from your Main Deck to the Graveyard, as clarified on the GLD3 text.
2. If Gift Card is played, the opponent will gain 3000 Life Points. If Ceasefire is played, the opponent will be damaged.
What are the implications of all this? Well, formerly since sending a Fusion Material Monster to the Graveyard was part of Prisma's effect, this meant that the effect could still be used even if cards like Macro Cosmos or Dimensional Fissure were active, since the Prisma didn't require the monster to actually reach the Graveyard. However, with the new ruling the cost would not be payable in such a situation. On the bright side this means that if a Book of Moon or Bottomless Trap Hole chained to Prisma's effect won't stop the monster from being sent as the cost would be paid prior to the resolution of the chain.
I hope that cleared things up for today.
Remember players, the game ends with you.
