Edison format ruling
Volcanic Counter
Card effect (current official text)When you take battle damage while this card is in your Graveyard: Banish it from your Graveyard, then if there is a FIRE monster other than "Volcanic Counter" in your Graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the amount of battle damage you took.
Rulings
(1) When you take Battle Damage while this card is in your GY, remove it from play. Then, if there is a FIRE monster other than Volcanic Counter in your GY, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the amount of Battle Damage you took.
- The (1) mandatory Trigger Effect activates & resolves in the GY.
- This effect activates in Substep 5 - After Damage Calculation.
- This effect activates even if you do not have another FIRE monster in your GY.
- There is no cost. Volcanic Counter is banished when this effect inflicts Effect Damage.
- The (1) effect does not activate if your Life Points were reduced to 0 in Substep 4 - Damage Calculation.
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