Tengu format ruling
Hand of Nephthys
Card effect (current official text)You can Tribute this card and 1 other monster; Special Summon 1 "Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys" from your hand or Deck.
Rulings
- Tribute 2 monsters on your side of the field, including this card means that you Tribute Hand of Nephthys plus 1 additional monster.
- Ignition Effects on monsters cannot be activated while the Effect Monster is face-down. So this face-down monster cannot be Tributed for its own effect.
- You can chain to the activation of this monster’s effect.
- Tributing monsters is a cost of this card’s effect.
- You can Tribute a Monster Token as part of this card’s cost.
- You can chain to the activation of Hand of Nephthys’ effect with the effect of Royal Oppression to negate the Special Summon of Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys.
Rulings data courtesy of Format Library — formatlibrary.com. Spotted an inaccuracy? Flag it in the Tengu forum — sourced change requests get reviewed.