Goat format ruling
Monster Gate
Card effect (current official text)Tribute 1 monster; excavate cards from the top of your Deck until you excavate a monster that can be Normal Summoned/Set. Special Summon it, also send the other excavated cards to the GY.
Rulings
- If you pick up a Spirit Monster, you cannot Special Summon it and it is sent to the GY.
- If you pick up a Guardian and don't have the corresponding Equip Spell Card on the field, you cannot Special Summon the Guardian and it is sent to the GY. If you have the corresponding Equip Spell Card, the Guardian is Special Summoned.
- If you go through your whole Deck without finding a card to pick up, Monster Gate's effect is negated and the cards you picked up are shuffled back into the Deck.
- Your opponent can chain Royal Oppression's effect to negate Monster Gate's effect.
- Cards picked up that cannot be Normal Summoned are considered sent to the GY, not discarded.
Rulings data courtesy of Format Library — formatlibrary.com. Spotted an inaccuracy? Flag it in the Goat forum — sourced change requests get reviewed.