Edison format ruling

Electric Virus

This card by format:GoatEdisonTenguREDUAdvanced
Electric Virus
Card effect (current official text)You can discard this card to the Graveyard, then target 1 Machine or Dragon-Type monster your opponent controls; take control of that target until the End Phase.

Rulings

(1) By discarding this card from your hand to the GY, take control of 1 face-up Machine or Dragon-Type monster your opponent controls until the end of this turn.

  • The (1) Ignition Effect activates and resolves from your hand.
  • Discarding this card is a cost.
  • This effect targets.
  • If the target is flipped face-down, control of the target will not switch.
  • If the target is not a Machine or Dragon-Type (by "DNA Surgery"), the target does not switch control.
  • If "DNA Surgery" is activated later after this effect has resolved, it has no effect.
  • (Control does not instantly change back. Control changes back as normal at the end of the turn.)
source: Rulings_Edison (Format Library)
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