Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
Edison Card Text
① At the start of the Damage Step, if this card battles an opponent's monster: You can return both battling monsters to the hand.
No targeting
Damage Step • Substep 1
Banlist • Limited
Interactions
What happens when Catastor battles Grand Mole?!
Catastor attacks Grand Mole or vice-versa.
Grand Mole returns both monsters to the hand; its optional effect is placed later on the chain and overrides Catastor.
When Catastor attacks Grand Mole, which effect resolves first?!
Catastor and Grand Mole battle and both effects could apply in the Damage Step.
Grand Mole's optional return-to-hand effect is placed later on the chain, so it resolves and returns both monsters to the hand. Catastor does not destroy by its effect in this exchange.
Rulings
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● The start of the Damage Step is before monsters are flipped face-up.
● If this Set card is attacked, its effect can't be activated.
● If one of those monsters does not return to the hand, the other also does not return.
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(1) If this card battles with your opponent's monster, you can return both monsters to their owners
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hands at the start of the Damage Step (without damage calculation).
The (1) Trigger Effect is OPTIONAL.
This effect activates in Substep 1 - Start of the Damage Step (before face-down monsters are flipped face-up). A face-down Flip Monster that is attacked is returned without activating its effect.
This effect does not target the opponent's monster.