REDU format ruling
Evil HERO Infernal Gainer
Nearest-era rulings (Tengu, Sept 2011) — no REDU-specific archive exists.
Card effect (current official text)During your Main Phase 1: You can banish this card from the field, then target 1 Fiend monster you control; that target can make a second attack during each Battle Phase while you control it face-up. Once per turn, during your second Standby Phase after this card was banished to activate this effect: Special Summon this card in Attack Position.
Rulings
- The Fiend-Type monster selected for "Evil Hero Infernal Gainer’s" effect can attack twice during the Battle Phase as long as it remains face-up on the field.
- During your second Standby Phase after activating "Evil Hero Infernal Gainer’s" effect, if you have no available Monster Zone spaces when "Evil Hero Infernal Gainer’s" effect tries to Special Summon it onto your side of the field, the "Evil Hero Infernal Gainer" will be sent to the GY.
- After being removed from play by its own effect, if "Evil Hero Infernal Gainer" is removed from the Removed Zone (returned to the GY, added to the Deck, etc.) its will not be Special Summoned during the second Standby Phase. Even if the "Evil Hero Infernal Gainer" is returned to the Removed Zone, it will still not be Special Summoned.
- If, during your second Standby Phase after activating "Evil Hero Infernal Gainer’s" effect, your opponent negates the effect that Special Summons "Evil Hero Infernal Gainer", it will not be Special Summoned during a later Standby Phase.
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