Goat format ruling
Book of Life
Card effect (current official text)Target 1 Zombie monster in your GY and 1 monster in your opponent's GY; Special Summon the first target, also banish the second target.
Rulings
- You cannot activate Book of Life if there is no monster in the GY to remove from play.
- You cannot activate Book of Life if your opponent controls Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer.
- If you activate Book of Life and your opponent chains Call of the Haunted to Special Summon Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer, you still get to Special Summon 1 Zombie with Book of Life's effect (but do not remove 1 monster from your opponent’s GY).
- Q: Is "Book of Life" eligibility determined at activation, resolution or both? A: At the moment, we are ruling that "Book of Life" only needs legal targets (1 Zombie in your GY and 1 monster in your opponent's GY) during activation. If something happens to remove one of the monsters before then, "Book of Life" will do whatever it still can. Example: "Book of Life" is activated, and you choose to Special Summon "Spirit Reaper," and remove the opponent's "Jinzo" in the GY from play. In response, the opponent activates their "Call of the Haunted" to Special Summon their "Jinzo." Now, by the time "Book of Life" resolves, the "Jinzo" can no longer be removed from play. No problem, you just don't do that part of the effect (since you cannot choose a new monster), and your "Spirit Reaper" is still Special Summoned. Steve Okegawa, 01/07/2004
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