Goat format ruling
Scapegoat
Card effect (current official text)Special Summon 4 "Sheep Tokens" (Beast/EARTH/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0) in Defense Position. They cannot be Tributed for a Tribute Summon. You cannot Summon other monsters the turn you activate this card (but you can Normal Set).
Rulings
- You can only activate Scapegoat if you have 4 or more vacant Monster Zones.
- If the effect of Cyber Jar is activated during the turn you already activated Scapegoat all monsters that could be Special Summoned will be sent to the GY.
- If your opponent chains Magic Jammer to your Scapegoat you may still perform Summons that turn, but if they chain Imperial Order you may not perform Summons.
- If you have already Summoned a monster, including a Special Summon caused by the effect of your opponent’s Cyber Jar you cannot activate Scapegoat.
- You can Set a monster in the same turn you activate Scapegoat.
- If you control 2 monsters and your opponent activates Change of Heart to gain control of one and you later activate Scapegoat your monster will be destroyed during the End Phase if all 5 of your Monster Zones are still occupied.
- If you activate Monster Reborn and your opponent chains Imperial Order you can chain Scapegoat and Royal Decree but only Scapegoat will resolve since Scapegoat will prevent any Special Summons, and therefore Monster Reborn cannot resolve. Monsters may not be Summoned by the player before or after "Scapegoat’s" resolution.
- If the activation of "Scapegoat" is negated, the player may Summon a monster.
- Monsters may be Set before or after the resolution of "Scapegoat."
- If a monster would be forced to be summoned after the resolution of "Scapegoat," that monster will be sent to the GY instead.
Rulings data courtesy of Format Library — formatlibrary.com. Spotted an inaccuracy? Flag it in the Goat forum — sourced change requests get reviewed.