Edison format ruling
Forced Back
Card effect (current official text)Negate the Normal Summon or Flip Summon of a monster and return it to its owner's hand.
Rulings
- You cannot activate this card when a monster is Set.
- If a monster with a Flip Effect is Flip Summoned and you activate "Forced Back", then the Flip Effect never activates.
- You can activate "Forced Back" when you Normal or Flip Summon your own monster. You should announce this immediately after your Summon. Once you allow your opponent to activate "Torrential Tribute" you are acknowledging that the Summon was successful and you cannot activate "Forced Back".
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