Goat format ruling
Dark Scorpion Combination
Card effect (current official text)You can only activate this card when there are "Don Zaloog", "Cliff the Trap Remover", "Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow", "Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong", and "Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn" face-up on your side of the field. During this turn, any of these 5 cards can attack your opponent's Life Points directly. In that case, the Battle Damage inflicted to your opponent by each of those cards becomes 400 points.
Rulings
- When you use Dark Scorpion Combination, each Dark Scorpion's card effects are also activated when they attack your opponent directly.
- When you attack with Dark Scorpion Combination, the Battle Damage is 400 points for each Dark Scorpion, even if their ATK's are changed by some Equip Spell Card, Field Spell Card, Rush Recklessly, etc. (exception: Rod of the Mind's Eye will adjust the damage to become 1000 points).
- Dark Scorpions that are Summoned after Dark Scorpion Combination resolves cannot attack directly using its effect.
- When you activate Dark Scorpion Combination, all the Dark Scorpion cards listed on the text must be face-up on the field.
- If your opponent has a monster equipped with Ring of Magnetism, you must attack that monster if you attack, even if using Dark Scorpion Combination.
- Waboku will prevent your Dark Scorpions from inflicting Battle Damage, even if you use Dark Scorpion Combination.
- Q: If I activate "Dark Scorpion Combination" and destroy the only monster my opponent has on the field, will my other ‘Dark Scorpion’ monsters attack only do 400 points of damage or damage equal to their ATK? A: If you choose to allow the Dark Scorpion team member (whomever it might be) to attack directly, either past your opponent's monster or because your opponent had an open field, the Battle Damage done will be 400.
- Q: Can I activate "Dark Scorpion Combination" on my opponent’s turn and get the effect of the card (attacking LP directly on opponents turn)? A: Dark Scorpion Combination only allows you to attack your opponent's LP directly whenever you would normally be allowed to declare an attack. In other words, since you CANNOT attack during the opponent's turn, you CANNOT use the effect of attacking directly. However, note that Dark Scorpion Combination CAN be activated during the opponent's turn. Of course, it'd be a waste, since your monsters cannot declare an attack unless you are in your own Battle Phase. Steve Okegawa, 01/31/04
- Q: If one of the ‘Dark Scorpion’ cards is equipped with "Rod of the Mind’s Eye" and "Dark Scorpion Combination" is activated, how much damage will the equipped monster do? A: The Dark Scorpion member equipped with "Rod of the Mind's Eye" would do 1000 points of Battle Damage instead.
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