Tengu format ruling
Dark Scorpion Combination
Card effect (current official text)You can only activate this card when there are "Don Zaloog", "Cliff the Trap Remover", "Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow", "Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong", and "Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn" face-up on your side of the field. During this turn, any of these 5 cards can attack your opponent's Life Points directly. In that case, the Battle Damage inflicted to your opponent by each of those cards becomes 400 points.
Rulings
- When you use Dark Scorpion Combination, each Dark Scorpion's card effects are also activated when they attack your opponent directly.
- When you attack with Dark Scorpion Combination, the Battle Damage is 400 points for each Dark Scorpion, even if their ATK's are changed by some Equip Spell Card, Field Spell Card, Rush Recklessly, etc. (exception: Rod of the Mind's Eye will adjust the damage to become 1000 points).
- Dark Scorpions that are Summoned after Dark Scorpion Combination resolves cannot attack directly using its effect.
- When you activate Dark Scorpion Combination, all the Dark Scorpion cards listed on the text must be face-up on the field.
- If your opponent has a monster equipped with Ring of Magnetism, you must attack that monster if you attack, even if using Dark Scorpion Combination.
- Waboku will prevent your Dark Scorpions from inflicting Battle Damage, even if you use Dark Scorpion Combination.
Rulings data courtesy of Format Library — formatlibrary.com. Spotted an inaccuracy? Flag it in the Tengu forum — sourced change requests get reviewed.