Goat format ruling
Balloon Lizard
Card effect (current official text)Put 1 counter on this card during each of your Standby Phases. When this card is destroyed, inflict damage to the controller of the card that destroyed it equal to the number of counters X 400 points.
Rulings
- While Skill Drain is applying, you can't put new counters on Balloon Lizard.
- The counters on Balloon Lizard are different from Spell Counters.
- Remove all counters on Balloon Lizard if it is Set or removed from the field.
- You can use Barrel Behind the Door against Balloon Lizard's effect.
- Balloon Lizard's effect activates when it is sent to the GY after being destroyed.
- If "Skill Drain" is applying, "Balloon Lizard" will not receive any counters for as long as "Skill Drain" is applying. "Balloon Lizard" will lose any counters it had when "Skill Drain" is activated.
Rulings data courtesy of Format Library — formatlibrary.com. Spotted an inaccuracy? Flag it in the Goat forum — sourced change requests get reviewed.