REDU format ruling
Swap Frog
Nearest-era rulings (Tengu, Sept 2011) — no REDU-specific archive exists.
Card effect (current official text)You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by discarding 1 other WATER monster. When this card is Summoned: You can send 1 Level 2 or lower WATER Aqua monster from your Deck or face-up field to the GY. Once per turn: You can return 1 monster you control to the hand; you can Normal Summon 1 "Frog" monster during your Main Phase this turn, except "Swap Frog", in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.)
Rulings
- Discarding 1 WATER monster for this card’s Ⓢ is a cost. This does not start a chain.
- Returning a monster to the hand with the ② effect is a cost.
- You can only use the ② effect once per turn while Swap is face-up. (If Swap leaves the field, and is then resummoned that turn, it can be activated again).
- You can use the ② multiple times per turn. However, even if it resolves more than once, you can't gain more than 1 Additional Normal Summon this way (but the cost of returning a monster is still paid). You may use the additional "frog" Summon before your normal Normal Summon.
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