Edison format ruling
Gladiator Beast's Battle Archfiend Shield
Card effect (current official text)Equip only to a "Gladiator Beast" monster. If the equipped monster would be destroyed, destroy this card instead. When this card is sent to your Graveyard because the equipped monster you controlled was shuffled into your Deck: Return this card to your hand.
Rulings
- Gladiator Beast's Battle Archfiend Shield's effect to destroy itself instead of the equipped monster does not start a Chain.
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