Tengu format ruling
Weapon Change
Card effect (current official text)Once during each of your Standby Phases: You can pay 700 Life Points, then target 1 Warrior or Machine-Type monster you control; switch the current ATK and DEF of that target until the end of your opponent's next turn.
Rulings
- Weapon Change applies to the current ATK & DEF.
- Weapon Change's effect targets 1 monster. You select the monster when you activate Weapon Change's effect.
- If you use Weapon Change's effect on Freed the Matchless General, Weapon Change is destroyed.
- Even if the selected monster's Type is changed by DNA Surgery, the monster receives the effect of Weapon Change.
- If Weapon Change is removed from the field by Giant Trunade or Emergency Provisions, Weapon Change's effect is not applied.
- If Imperial Order is activated after Weapon Change, Weapon Change's effect is negated, but if Imperial Order is destroyed, then Weapon Change's effect is re-applied.
- If you switch a monster's ATK/DEF with Weapon Change, and then apply a new modifier, apply it to the switched ATK/DEF. Then, after Weapon Change's effect ceases, re-apply the modifier to the reverted ATK/DEF once again.
- If you use Weapon Change to make Gear Golem into a 2200/800 monster, then use Limiter Removal to make it 4400/800, then destroy Weapon Change, Gear Golem is 800/4400.
Rulings data courtesy of Format Library — formatlibrary.com. Spotted an inaccuracy? Flag it in the Tengu forum — sourced change requests get reviewed.