Tengu format ruling
Emissary from Pandemonium
Card effect (current official text)This card cannot be Special Summoned. You can Normal Summon this card with 1 Tribute. If you do, it becomes Level 5 and its original ATK and DEF are halved.
Rulings
- You cannot Set "Emissary from Pandemonium" by Tributing just 1 monster. The restriction against Special Summoning "Emissary from Pandemonium" is not an ‘effect’. The ability to Normal Summon "Emissary from Pandemonium" with 1 Tribute is not an effect. If Normal Summoned with 1 Tribute, the halved ATK/DEF are treated as the original ATK/DEF.
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