Axe of Despair
Edison Card Text
Increase the ATK of a monster equipped with this card by 1000 points. When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, if you Tribute 1 monster on your side of the field, this card returns to the top of your Deck.
Dark Beginning 1 • 2004-10-12
No targeting
No Damage Step effect
Banlist • Unlimited
Interactions
Can I target Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Ring of Destruction if it would create a loop?
You control Gemini Elf and Opticlops which is equipped with Axe of Despair, Pole Position is face-up, and Blue-Eyes White Dragon is on the field.
Destroying Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Ring of Destruction would create a voluntary infinite loop involving Opticlops, Axe of Despair, and Pole Position. Voluntary loops are illegal, so you cannot target Blue-Eyes with Ring of Destruction.
Can I chain Pole Position to Axe of Despair in this setup?
View 1 moreOpticlops and Gemini Elf are face-up. Axe of Despair targets Opticlops, and the opponent wants to chain Pole Position.
Chaining or activating Pole Position here would create a voluntary infinite loop with Axe of Despair, so it cannot be chained or activated in this situation.
Rulings
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●(This card is always treated as an Archfiend card.)
●The ●The Trigger Effect is optional, it activates & resolves in the GY.
●Tributing 1 monster is a cost.
●This effect is not negated by Necrovalley.
●If all your monsters are sent to the GY simultaneously by the effect of Cyber Jar, Raigeki, etc. and Axe of Despair is equipped to one of them, you can't Tribute one of those monsters to return Axe of Despair to the top of your Deck. You also can't Tribute one of the monsters Special Summoned by the effect of Cyber Jar since the timing has passed.
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(1) The equipped monster gains 1000 ATK. (2) When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, you can Tribute 1 monster to return this card to the top of the Deck.
(This card is always treated as an "Archfiend" card.)
The (1) Continuous-like Effect applies while this card is on the field.
The (2) Trigger Effect is optional, it activates & resolves in the Graveyard.
Tributing 1 monster is a cost.
This effect is not negated by "Necrovalley".
If all your monsters are sent to the Graveyard simultaneously by the effect of "Cyber Jar", "Raigeki", etc. and "Axe of Despair" is equipped to one of them, you cannot Tribute one of those monsters to return "Axe of Despair" to the top of your Deck. You also cannot Tribute one of the monsters Special Summoned by the effect of "Cyber Jar" since the timing has passed.