REDU format ruling
Witch of the Black Rose
Nearest-era rulings (Tengu, Sept 2011) — no REDU-specific archive exists.
Card effect (current official text)Cannot be Special Summoned. If this card is Normal Summoned, and you control no other cards: Draw 1 card and show it, then, if it is not a monster, send it to the GY, also destroy this card.
Rulings
- "This card cannot be Special Summoned" is not treated as an effect.
- If you have no cards in your Deck when you activate the effect of "Witch of the Black Rose," you will lose the Duel.
- If you activate the effect of "Witch of the Black Rose" while you have no cards in your hand and you draw "Infernity Archfiend," you can activate the effect of "Infernity Archfiend." You resolve the effect of "Witch of the Black Rose" like this: -Draw 1 card. If it is a monster, the effect is over. -If not, destroy "Witch of the Black Rose" and send the card drawn to the GY. (Destroying and sending the card occur at the same time.)
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