Dark Magician of Chaos

Edison Card Text
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can select and add 1 Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand. Monsters this card destroys by battle are removed from play instead of going to the Graveyard. If this face-up card is destroyed or removed from the field, it is removed from play.
Gold Series • 2008-04-02
Targets
Note: the first effect
No Damage Step effect
Banlist • Forbidden
Rulings
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●Missing the Timing: If “Dark Magician of Chaos” is Special Summoned in the middle of a chain (if it is not the last effect in the chain to resolve), the timing won't be correct for its Optional Trigger Effect, so you don't return a Spell Card from your GY to your hand.
●Dark Magician of Chaos is NOT removed from play if it is destroyed in your hand/Deck.
●You can Special Summon Dark Magician of Chaos with Monster Reborn, and then return the Monster Reborn to your hand with Dark Magician of Chaos' effect.
●If you Special Summon Dark Magician of Chaos face-down with The Shallow Grave, its effect does not activate.
●When Dark Magician of Chaos is Special Summoned with Reasoning, his effect activates.
●When multiple Dark Magicians of Chaos are Special Summoned simultaneously, all of their effects activate; the controller starts putting their effects on a chain.
●When you Tribute Summon Dark Magician of Chaos with Sangan or Burning Algae, those cards effects are Step 1 of the chain, and Dark Magician of Chaos' effect is Step 2.
●When you Special Summon Dark Magician of Chaos with Last Turn, you can activate Dark Magician of Chaos' effect.
●Dark Magician of Chaos' effect targets 1 Spell Card in the GY, so it will be negated by Necrovalley or The End of Anubis.
●The Spell Card is chosen at activation of Dark Magician of Chaos's effect, so your opponent could chain Disappear or Graverobber to deny you that Spell Card.
●If Dark Magician of Chaos attacks a face-down Fiber Jar or Cyber Jar, the Jar is removed from play but its effect is activated.
●If Dark Magician of Chaos attacks a monster with equal ATK, both monsters are removed from play.
●When Dark Magician of Chaos is sent to your hand by Penguin Soldier, it is removed from play instead.
●When Fiber Jar resolves, a Dark Magician of Chaos on the field is removed from play instead of returning to the Deck.
●When Dark Magician of Chaos is removed from play by Interdimensional Matter Transporter, it is not returned to the field in the End Phase.
●When a face-down Dark Magician of Chaos is destroyed, it is NOT removed from play.
●If Dark Magician of Chaos is equipped to Relinquished, and is destroyed, then Dark Magician of Chaos is removed from play. While Dark Magician of Chaos is equipped to Relinquished, you can't select Dark Magician of Chaos as a card to send to the GY for the effect of Emergency Provisions.
●While Skill Drain is active, the first and second effects of Dark Magician of Chaos are negated, but the 3rd effect is not negated.
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Missing the Timing: If “Dark Magician of Chaos” is Special Summoned in the middle of a chain (if it is not the last effect in the chain to resolve), the timing will not be correct for its Optional Trigger Effect, so you do NOT return a Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand.
"Dark Magician of Chaos" is NOT removed from play if it is destroyed in your hand or Deck.
You can Special Summon "Dark Magician of Chaos" with "Monster Reborn", and then return the "Monster Reborn" to your hand with "Dark Magician of Chaos"' effect.
If you Special Summon "Dark Magician of Chaos" face-down with "The Shallow Grave", its effect does not activate.
When "Dark Magician of Chaos" is Special Summoned with "Reasoning", his effect activates.
When multiple "Dark Magicians of Chaos" are Special Summoned simultaneously, all of their effects activate; the controller starts putting their effects on a chain.
When you Tribute Summon "Dark Magician of Chaos" with "Sangan" or "Burning Algae", those cards effects are Step 1 of the chain, and "Dark Magician of Chaos"' effect is Step 2.
When you Special Summon "Dark Magician of Chaos" with "Last Turn", you can activate "Dark Magician of Chaos"' effect.
"Dark Magician of Chaos"' effect targets 1 Spell Card in the Graveyard, so it will be negated by "Necrovalley" or "The End of Anubis".
The Spell Card is chosen at activation of "Dark Magician of Chaos"'s effect, so your opponent could chain "Disappear" or "Graverobber" to deny you that Spell Card.
If "Dark Magician of Chaos" attacks a face-down "Fiber Jar" or "Cyber Jar", the Jar is removed from play but its effect is activated.
If "Dark Magician of Chaos" attacks a monster with equal ATK, both monsters are removed from play.
When "Dark Magician of Chaos" is sent to your hand by "Penguin Soldier", it is removed from play instead.
When "Fiber Jar" resolves, a "Dark Magician of Chaos" on the field is removed from play instead of returning to the Deck.
When "Dark Magician of Chaos" is removed from play by "Interdimensional Matter Transporter", it is not returned to the field in the End Phase.
When a face-down "Dark Magician of Chaos" is destroyed, it is NOT removed from play.
If "Dark Magician of Chaos" is equipped to "Relinquished", and is destroyed, then "Dark Magician of Chaos" is removed from play. While "Dark Magician of Chaos" is equipped to "Relinquished", you cannot select "Dark Magician of Chaos" as a card to send to the Graveyard for the effect of "Emergency Provisions".
While "Skill Drain" is active, the first and second effects of "Dark Magician of Chaos" are negated, but the 3rd effect is not negated.