REDU format ruling
Deepsea Warrior
Nearest-era rulings (Tengu, Sept 2011) — no REDU-specific archive exists.
Card effect (current official text)As long as "Umi" is face-up on the field, this card is unaffected by any Spell Cards.
Rulings
- If you take control of your opponent's face-down Deepsea Warrior with Change of Heart while Umi is face-up on the field, when it is flipped face-up it is immediately returned to your opponent.
- If you Special Summon Deepsea Warrior with Premature Burial, when Premature Burial is destroyed while Umi is face-up on the field Deepsea Warrior is not destroyed.
- If a Spell Card is activated that would destroy a face-up Umi and a face-up Deepsea Warrior simultaneously, Umi is destroyed but Deepsea Warrior is not.
- If your opponent has Messenger of Peace or Swords of Revealing Light face-up on their side of the field, Deepsea Warrior can attack if Umi is face-up on the field. If your opponent has Toll, you do not pay. If your opponent has Gravekeeper's Servant, you do not send a card from the top of your Deck to your GY.
- If Deepsea Warrior is equipped with Ring of Magnetism while Umi is face-up on the field, the effect of Ring of Magnetism is not applied.
- If your opponent controls a monster equipped with Ring of Magnetism and another monster, you can attack the other monster with Deepsea Warrior if Umi is face-up on the field.
- If your opponent has The Dark Door face-up on their side of the field, you can attack with one of your monsters and then attack with Deepsea Warrior if Umi is face-up on the field.
- If you control your opponent's Deepsea Warrior with Snatch Steal and Umi is activated, Deepsea Warrior returns to your opponent. During your opponent's Standby Phases they will still gain 1000 Life Points.
Rulings data courtesy of Format Library — formatlibrary.com. Spotted an inaccuracy? Flag it in the REDU forum — sourced change requests get reviewed.