REDU format ruling

Spell of Pain

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Spell of Pain
Nearest-era rulings (Tengu, Sept 2011) — no REDU-specific archive exists.
Card effect (current official text)When your opponent activates a card or effect that would inflict effect damage to you: Your opponent takes the effect damage from that card or effect, instead.

Rulings

  • "Spell of Pain" ‘switches’ damage, like "Barrel Behind the Door." It does not actually have an effect itself that ‘inflicts’ damage. "Spell of Pain" is chained to an effect that would inflict damage to you.
  • You cannot activate "Spell of Pain" during the Damage Step.
source: Rulings_Tengu (Format Library) — nearest era to REDU (Sept 2011 vs Sept 2012); verify against period sources
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