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BT20-020 Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode
BT20-020 Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode
Card Details
Digimon Red Purple Lv.6 DP 13,000 Play Cost 13 Mega Virus
Ancient Dragonkin

Digivolve Requirements

  • Lv.5 (Purple) Cost 5
  • Lv.5 (Red) Cost 5

Effect

[Digivolve] [Imperialdramon: Dragon Mode]: Cost 2
<Raid> <Piercing>
[When Digivolving] Your opponent can't play Digimon or Tamers by effects until the end of their turn. Then, if [Imperialdramon: Dragon Mode] is in this Digimon's digivolution cards, trash your opponent's top security card.
[All Turns] [Once Per Turn] When your opponent's security stack is removed from, delete 1 of their Digimon with as much or less DP as this Digimon.

Rulings Q&A — 6 entries

Q1 Q4309
What order do a [Security] effect, "when [...] performs a security check" effect, and "when a card is removed from [...] security stack" effect activate when they trigger simultaneously upon a security check?
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Official Ruling
[Security] effects take precedence for activation. Upon a security check, a [Security] effect will immediately activate without pending activation. For other triggered effects, the turn player activates their effects first.
Source: BT20-020 Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode
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Q2 Q4665
What does a "your opponent can't play XX by effects" effect do, exactly?
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Official Ruling
Such effects prevent your opponent from playing XX by effects. With this card's effect, your opponent can no longer play Digimon or Tamers by effects such as BT10-018 [Gaossmon]'s [On Deletion] effect or BT9-099 [Sunrise Buster]'s [Main] effect. This effect affects the opponent player.
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Q3 Q4666
I activate a "your opponent can't play XX by effects" effect, and in the same turn, my opponent activates an effect that reveals cards and plays a specified card from their deck. Is the card revealed from the deck but not played?
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Official Ruling
Yes. Your opponent reveals cards, but then doesn't play the specified card.
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Q4 Q4667
Can an opponent's Digimon be played if I activate a "your opponent can't play Digimon by effects" effect, and in the same turn, I activate an effect such as EX5-060 [Dragomon]'s [On Play] [When Digivolving] effect that plays an opponent's Digimon card?
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Official Ruling
Yes, it can be played. "Your opponent can't play Digimon by effects" is an effect that prevents your opponent from playing Digimon by effects. Your effects can still play an opponent's Digimon.
Source: BT20-020 Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode
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Q5 Q4668
Can my Digimon be played if I activate a "your opponent can't play Digimon by effects" effect, and in the same turn, my opponent activates an effect such as EX5-060 [Dragomon]'s [On Play] [When Digivolving] effect that plays an opponent's Digimon card?
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Official Ruling
No, it can't be played. "Your opponent can't play Digimon by effects" is an effect that prevents your opponent from playing Digimon by effects. Your Digimon can't be played by an opponent's effect.
Source: BT20-020 Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode
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