Goat format ruling
Patrician of Darkness
Card effect (current official text)You choose the attack targets for your opponent's attacks.
Rulings
- For this card’s effect, the chosen attack target must still be legal. You cannot force a monster to attack directly if it normally cannot, or force a monster to attack a monster on its own side of the field.
- The effect of Patrician of Darkness does not override the effects of Marauding Captain, The Legendary Fisherman, Solar Flare Dragon, etc. You cannot choose an attack target prevented by the effects of these cards. Examples: You cannot choose The Legendary Fisherman as an attack target if Umi is on the field. You cannot choose another Warrior monster as an attack target when you control Marauding Captain.
- Inaba White Rabbit must still attack your LP directly since it is not able to attack other monsters. You cannot force it to with this card’s effect.
- If a monster has the optional effect of attacking directly, such as Rainbow Flower, you may choose a monster as an attack, or a direct attack.
- When you control Patrician of Darkness and a monster equipped with Ring of Magnetism you must chose the equipped monster as the attack target.
- Replays may occur as normal when this card is on the field. If, after the replay, Patrician of Darkness is still on the field and they choose to restart the attack, you will still choose the attack target with the effect of Patrician of Darkness.
- If you control Patrician of Darkness and Lord of D. you may still choose Dragon monsters on your side of the field as attack targets.bishop 02/23/04
- Q: Can "Patrician of Darkness" redirect an attack to an opponent's monster? A: The player controlling the Patrician of Darkness cannot select a monster their opponent controls. The Patrician of Darkness’ controller must choose to direct the opponent's monster's attack to a monster under their own control.
- Q: If there is more than one "Patrician of Darkness" on the field, does this create a non-attacking situation? A: No. Even if you have multiple Patrician of Darkness on your side of the field, the effect is not repeated. You will select a monster on your side of the field to be the monster your opponent will attack.
- Q: Can "Patrician of Darkness" redirect a direct attack? A: In the case of Toons and "Jinzo#7" (and their kind), you can choose another monster or your LP. With Inaba White Rabbit, however, you cannot redirect it because of its effect.
- bishop 02/23/04
- Q: Is the effect of "Patrician of Darkness" considered a targeting effect and would "Spirit Reaper" be destroyed if it is the monster selected for this effect? A: "Patrician of Darkness'" effect is not a targeting effect. "Spirit Reaper" will not be destroyed.
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