Tengu format ruling
Machine Assembly Line
Card effect (current official text)All Machine-Type monsters on the field gain 200 ATK. Each time a face-up Machine-Type monster(s) on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect, place 2 Junk Counters on this card. You can send this card to the Graveyard, then target 1 Machine-Type monster in your Graveyard whose Level is less than or equal to the number of Junk Counters that were on this card; Special Summon that target.
Rulings
(1) All face-up Machine-Type monsters on the field gain 200 ATK. (2) Each time a Machine-Type monster(s) on the field is destroyed, place 2 Junk Counters on this card. (3) You can send this card to the GY to select and Special Summon 1 Machine-Type monster from your GY, whose Level is less than or equal to the number of Junk Counters on this card.
- The (1) Continuous-like Effect applies to face-up Machine-Type monsters on BOTH sides of the field.
- The (2) Continuous-like Effect does not start a Chain.
- Junk Counters are placed when an effect resolves destroying a Machine-Type monster(s), or during the Damage Step when a Machine-Type monster is destroyed by battle.
- If multiple Machine-Type monsters are destroyed at the same time, you only place 2 Junk Counters.
- A Machine-Type monster treated as an Equip Card is destroyed, do not place any Junk Counters.
- If a face-down Machine-Type monster is destroyed you do not place any Junk Counters.
- The (3) Ignition-like Effect activates & resolves on the field.
- Sending this card to the GY is a cost to activate the effect to Special Summon.
- This effect targets a Machine-Type monster at activation.
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