Tengu format ruling
Sauropod Brachion
Card effect (current official text)Cannot be Special Summoned from the Deck. You can Tribute Summon this card face-up by Tributing 1 Dinosaur-Type monster. Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position. If this card is Flip Summoned: Change all other monsters on the field to face-down Defense Position. If this card is attacked, any battle damage your opponent takes from that battle is doubled.
Rulings
- "You cannot Special Summon this card" and "You can Tribute Summon this card by Tributing 1 Dinosaur-Type monster" are not effects. You can Tribute a face-down Dinosaur-Type monster to Tribute Summon this card.
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