Updates for Comprehensive Rules Manual
Ver. 2.3 and 2.0 Notes on corresponding
rule changes
The Comprehensive Rules Manual has been updated with changes to the text of some cards and ruling for the changed cards.
The following content will apply starting on 8/31.
Revision to [LM-020 Quantumon]’s card information
[LM-020 Quantumon]’s effect is not affected by the effects of the declared card category. However, the text stated that since it’s not affected by the effects of Digimon, including itself, it wasn’t affected by the "isn't affected by the effects of Digimon cards" effect that [LM-020 Quantumon] itself activates, and the correct processing wasn’t being executed.
To resolve the above issue, part of [LM-020 Quantumon]’s text will be corrected.
Before card information revision
[Start of Opponent's Turn] Declare 1 card category. Then, reveal the top card of your opponent's deck. If it's of that category, this Digimon isn't affected by that category's effects for the turn. Return the revealed cards to the top or bottom of your opponent's deck.
After card information revision
[Start of Opponent's Turn] Declare 1 card category. Then, reveal the top card of your opponent's deck. If it's of that category, this Digimon isn't affected by that category's effects, other than this Digimon's effects, for the turn. Return the revealed cards to the top or bottom of your opponent's deck.
With this change, since [LM-020 Quantumon] will be affected by its own effects, it will be affected by its own "isn't affected by the effects of Digimon cards" effect and the inherited effects of cards placed in its digivolution cards.
Regarding "The XX of this card/Digimon is also treated as [YY]" text
"The XX of this card/Digimon is also treated as [YY]" text on cards such as [BT8-061 Thundermon] will be revised as shown in the new text below.
- ・Old text
The XX of this card/Digimon is also treated as [YY].
- ・New text
(Rule) XX: Also treated as [YY].
Regarding "You can include up to XX in your deck" text
"You can include up to XX in your deck" type text on cards such as [BT6-085 Eosmon] and [RB1-004 Agumon] will be revised as shown in the new text below.
- ・Old text
You can include up to XX copies of cards with this card's card number in your deck.
- ・New text
⟨Rule⟩ You can include up to XX copies of cards with this card's card number in your deck.
Regarding ruling changes due to changes to ⟨Rule⟩
In accordance with the above-mentioned changes to the texts "The XX of this card/Digimon is also treated as [YY]" and "You may include up to XX in your deck," ruling will be changed as follows.
- ●Before card information revision
Since effects can't be activated in the breeding area, names, etc. aren't gained, and digivolution can't be performed under digivolution requirements using that name.
(Example: [BT11-063 Geremon] in the breeding area can't digivolve into [BT15-057 Numemon (X Antibody)].)
- ●After card information revision
A card's ⟨Rule⟩ always applies, regardless of the card's location, so it can digivolve based on that name, etc., even in the breeding area.
(Example: [BT11-063 Geremon] in the breeding area can digivolve into [BT15-057 Numemon (X Antibody)].)
The always-applied effects "The XX of this card/Digimon is also treated as [YY]" and "You may include up to XX in your deck" were effects in the old text, so it was difficult to understand in what state the text could be referenced, causing confusion among users.
With this ruling change, the text will be unified into a rule rather than an effect and will apply in any location and in any state.
The above corrections apply to the cards listed below.
| BT8-061 Thundermon |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [Mamemon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [Mamemon]. |
| BT8-062 SkullKnightmon Cavalier Mode |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [SkullKnightmon] and [DeadlyAxemon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [SkullKnightmon]/[DeadlyAxemon]. |
| BT10-061 SkullKnightmon: Mighty Axe Mode |
| Before |
This card/Digimon is also treated as if its name is [SkullKnightmon] and [DeadlyAxemon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [SkullKnightmon]/[DeadlyAxemon]. |
| BT10-111 Shoutmon (King Version) |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [Shoutmon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [Shoutmon]. |
| BT11-009 Shoutmon + Star Sword |
| Before |
This card/Digimon is also treated as if its name is [Shoutmon] and [Starmons]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [Shoutmon]/[Starmons]. |
| BT11-018 Shoutmon DX |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [OmniShoutmon] and [ZeigGreymon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [OmniShoutmon] and [ZeigGreymon]. |
| BT11-030 MetalGreymon + Cyber Launcher |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [MetalGreymon] and [Cyberdramon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [MetalGreymon] and [Cyberdramon]. |
| BT11-063 Geremon |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [Numemon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [Numemon]. |
| BT11-071 MusouKnightmon |
| Before |
This card/Digimon is also treated as [DarkKnightmon] and [Tuwarmon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [DarkKnightmon]/[Tuwarmon]. |
| EX2-012 Megidramon |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [ChaosGallantmon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [ChaosGallantmon]. |
| EX3-064 Megidramon |
| Before |
This card/Digimon is also treated as [ChaosGallantmon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [ChaosGallantmon]. |
| EX4-026 Youkomon |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [Kyubimon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [Kyubimon]. |
| EX4-028 Doumon |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [Taomon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [Taomon]. |
| EX4-033 Terriermon Assistant |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [Terriermon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [Terriermon]. |
| P-072 MetalGreymon: Alterous Mode |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [MetalGreymon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [MetalGreymon]. |
| P-073 WereGarurumon: Sagittarius Mode |
| Before |
The name of this card/Digimon is also treated as [WereGarurumon]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [WereGarurumon]. |
| EX4-062 Kiriha Aonuma & Nene Amano |
| Before |
The name of this card/Tamer is also treated as [Kiriha Aonuma]/[Nene Amano]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [Kiriha Aonuma]/[Nene Amano]. |
| BT6-084 Sistermon Noir |
| Before |
Treat as a card with“Sistermon Noir” and “Sistermon Ciel” in its name.
Treat as a card with the attributes “Virus” and “Data” . |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [Sistermon Noir], and Trait: Has [Virus] attribute. |
| BT7-083 Sistermon Noir (Awakened) |
| Before |
Treat as a card with“Sistermon Noir” and “Sistermon Ciel” in its name.
Treat as a card with the attributes “Virus” and “Data” . |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Also treated as [Sistermon Ciel (Awakened)], and Trait: Has [Data] attribute. |
| P-101 Raremon |
| Before |
This card/Digimon is also treated as having the [Cyborg] trait. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Trait: Also treated as having the [Cyborg] type. |
| RB1-004 Agumon |
| Before |
※Card Number: Also treated as [P-009]. A deck may not have more than 4 total copies ofthis and [P-009]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Card Number: Also treated as [P-009]. A deck may not have more than 4 total copies ofthis and [P-009]. |
| RB1-006 Gammamon |
| Before |
※Card Number: Also treated as [P-058]. A deck may not have more than 4 total copies ofthis and [P-058]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Card Number: Also treated as [P-058]. A deck may not have more than 4 total copies ofthis and [P-058]. |
| RB1-007 Greymon |
| Before |
※Card Number: Also treated as [P-010]. A deck may not have more than 4 total copies ofthis and [P-010]. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Card Number: Also treated as [P-010]. A deck may not have more than 4 total copies ofthis and [P-010]. |
| BT9-051 Panjyamon (X Antibody) |
| Before |
Treat this card/Digimon as if it also has [Leomon] in its name. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Treated as having [Leomon]. |
| BT9-068 Gaiomon |
| Before |
This card/Digimon is also treated as having [Greymon] in its name. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Treated as having [Greymon]. |
| BT11-054 Panjyamon |
| Before |
This card/Digimon is also treated as having [Leomon] in its name. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Treated as having [Leomon]. |
| EX4-030 Kuzuhamon |
| Before |
This card/Digimon is also treated as having [Sakuyamon] in its name. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Treated as having [Sakuyamon]. |
| EX4-048 Gaiomon |
| Before |
This card/Digimon is also treated as having [Greymon] in its name. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Treated as having [Greymon]. |
| EX4-072 Digital Translator |
| Before |
This card is also treated as having [Plug-In] in its name. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ Name: Treated as having [Plug-In]. |
| BT6-085 Eosmon |
| Before |
You can include up to 50 copies of cards with this card's card number in your deck. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ You can include up to 50 copies of cards with this card's card number in your deck. |
| EX2-046 ADR-02 Searcher |
| Before |
You can include up to 50 copies of cards with this card's card number in your deck. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ You can include up to 50 copies of cards with this card's card number in your deck. |
| BT11-061 Vemmon |
| Before |
You can include up to 50 copies of cards with this card's card number in your deck. |
| After |
⟨Rule⟩ You can include up to 50 copies of cards with this card's card number in your deck. |
Replacement cards won't be made for these text and ruling changes. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope for your understanding.
The Comprehensive Rules Manual has received a major revision in order to make the content easier to understand. In order to make individual rules easier to understand, they have been accordingly changed as follows.
The following content will apply starting on 8/31.
The main area of the game, "the field"
The area containing the breeding area and the battle area will be referred to as "the field." The breeding area and battle area will accordingly be considered parts of the field. When "the field" is specified, it will include both of these areas.
However, other rules regarding the breeding area and the battle area remain unchanged.
＜Overflow＞ rule change
The rule for ＜Overflow＞ has been changed from "as this card would move from the battle area or from under a card to another area, lose X memory" to "as this card would move from the field or from under a card to another area, lose X memory."
In the previous version of the rule, the behavior of a card with ＜Overflow＞ in the breeding area varied depending on whether or not it had cards under it, causing confusion among many players.
This change will modify the behavior of a card with ＜Overflow＞ in the breeding area as follows.
Before rule change:
- ・When a Digimon with ＜Overflow＞ in the breeding area is trashed, it is moved from the breeding area to the trash, therefore ＜Overflow＞ isn't processed.
- ・When a digivolution card Digimon with ＜Overflow＞ in the breeding area is trashed, it is moved from under a card to the trash, therefore ＜Overflow＞ is processed.
After rule change:
- ・When a Digimon with ＜Overflow＞ in the breeding area is trashed, it is moved from the field to the trash, therefore ＜Overflow＞is processed.
- ・When a digivolution card Digimon with ＜Overflow＞ in the breeding area is trashed, it is moved from under a card to the trash, therefore ＜Overflow＞ is processed, as before.
This rule change will also apply to ＜Overflow＞ on cards already owned by players.
Replacement cards won't be made for this rule change. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope for your understanding.
Simultaneous triggering with rule checks
Some of the rules for simultaneous triggering have changed with the addition of the following rule: "When an effect triggers during processing for a single action (such as a triggered effect, digivolution, or card play) then an effect triggers due to a rule check, the effects are considered to trigger simultaneously." In the previous version of the rules, the processing procedure would differ from the normal procedure only when a DP-reducing effect was involved, causing confusion among many players.
The rule changes will modify the procedure as follows.
Example:
Consider a situation where you use [BT8-109 Flame Hellscythe]'s effect to reduce the DP of a Digimon with an [On Deletion] effect by -6000, its DP becomes 0, then an effect plays a Digimon with an [On Play] effect from your trash.
Before rule change:
The [On Play] effect is triggered by [BT8-109 Flame Hellscythe]'s effect. If the rule check immediately afterward deletes the Digimon with the [On Deletion] effect and 0 DP,
the [On Deletion] effect is triggered after the rule check and takes priority in the effects to be resolved.
After rule change:
The [On Play] effect is triggered by [BT8-109 Flame Hellscythe]'s effect. If the rule check immediately afterward deletes the Digimon with the [On Deletion] effect and 0 DP,
the [On Play] effect and the [On Deletion] effect trigger simultaneously.
Replacement cards won't be made for this rule change. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope for your understanding.
Counter Timing
The counter timing rules will be changed as follows: "The counter timing is the timing when a non-turn player's [Counter] effect triggers."
■In the previous version of the rules, the counter timing used the following procedure.
- ① The non-turn player's "when an opponent's Digimon attacks" effects trigger
- ② The non-turn player's [Counter] effects trigger
However, in such situations, only "when an opponent's Digimon attacks" effects would trigger at timings different from the timings shown on cards. This resulted in hindrances in gameplay and required players to know in advance that only "when an opponent's Digimon attacks" effects would trigger at different timings. This has now been changed so that "when an opponent's Digimon attacks" effects will trigger simultaneously with effects such as an attacking Digimon's [When Attacking] effect and "when an opponent's Digimon is suspended" effects. The rules for [Counter] effects will remain unchanged.
Text Rules
"Effects with XX in their text" can now reference text written on cards including names, traits, effects, inherited effects, rules, digivolution requirements, DNA Digivolve, DigiXros requirements, and Burst Digivolve.
In the previous version of the rules, this didn't include traits unless a trait was written in the text of an effect or (Rule), resulting in situations where it would be difficult to determine if a trait could be referenced or not. The rules have now been changed so that it will be easy to understand what text can be referenced.
However, this doesn't include notes on cards.
Tokens
Changes have been made regarding the preparation of tokens.
The rules for preparing token cards are as follows.
- ・Token cards can't be included in a deck or Digi-Egg deck.
- ・Token cards must be cards that can show their display format (unsuspended/suspended).
- ・When using token cards, you don't have to declare the effect to be used with the token in advance.
- ・The card information specified in an effect doesn't have to be written on a token card. Even if card information is written on a token card, it is considered to be a card with card information given to it by an effect.
Token cards can now be prepared even if your deck doesn't have any cards that use tokens.
In addition, the rules for tokens used in the game have been changed as follows.
- ・The number of tokens is always public information.
- ・Tokens can't digivolve.
- ・Cards can't be placed under tokens.
- ・When a token is removed from the field, it is removed from the game instead of being placed in a different area.
The rule stating that tokens can't digivolve and some other rules remain unchanged, but one change will be included: "A token will be removed from the game when it leaves the field."
When an effect such as [BT12-083 Arresterdramon: Superior Mode]'s effect would be used to place a token under another Digimon or Tamer, the token is removed from the game instead.
