Fake Trap
Edison Card Text
When your opponent uses a Magic, Trap, or Effect Monster Card to destroy your Trap Card(s), this card can be destroyed as a substitute for your Trap Card(s).
Metal Raiders • 2004-12-01
No targeting
No Damage Step effect
Banlist • Unlimited
Interactions
Which protection works vs Heavy Storm on a Trap Monster?
Heavy Storm would destroy a Trap Monster.
Fake Trap can prevent its destruction, but My Body as a Shield cannot.
Which protection works vs Lightning Vortex on a Trap Monster?
View 1 moreLightning Vortex would destroy a Trap Monster.
My Body as a Shield can prevent its destruction, but Fake Trap cannot.
Rulings
edisonformat.net
●The face-down Trap Cards protected by Fake Trap must be revealed when resolving the effect that would destroy them, to confirm that they are Trap Cards.
●If your opponent activates Heavy Storm and your chain Fake Trap, your Trap Cards are protected but your Spell Cards are still destroyed.
edisonformat.com
"The face-down Trap Cards protected by ""Fake Trap"" must be revealed when resolving the effect that would destroy them, to confirm that they are Trap Cards.
If your opponent activates ""Heavy Storm"" and your chain ""Fake Trap"", your Trap Cards are protected but your Spell Cards are still destroyed."
FALCHIONβ
The effect to Special Summon from the Graveyard targets.
If “Falchionβ” battles a monster with the same ATK and both are destroyed, it can select and Special Summon itself from the Graveyard.
The effect of “Falchionβ” is mandatory.
If you have no appropriate targets in your Graveyard or appropriate monsters in your Deck, your opponent can check your Deck to verify.