REDU format ruling
Mermaid Knight

Nearest-era rulings (Tengu, Sept 2011) — no REDU-specific archive exists.
Card effect (current official text)While "Umi" is face-up on the field, this card can attack twice during the same Battle Phase.
Rulings
- Mermaid Knight can attack twice if Maiden of the Aqua is making the field treated as Umi.
- If you declare your second attack with Mermaid Knight, and Umi is destroyed during the Battle Step, a replay occurs and you cannot attack a second time with Mermaid Knight.
- If there is no Umi on the field and Mermaid Knight attacks, then you Special Summon Maiden of the Aqua to treat the field as Umi, you can attack a second time.
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