[When Digivolving] You may play 1 [Ryo Akiyama] from your hand without paying its memory cost.
[Your Turn] While you have no Tamers in play, this Digimon can't attack players.
Inherited Effect
[When Attacking][Once Per Turn] If you have 2 or more black Tamers in play, ＜De-Digivolve 1＞ 1 of your opponent's Digimon. (Trash 1 card from the top of one of your opponent's Digimon. If it has no digivolution cards, or becomes a level 3 Digimon, you can't trash any more cards.)
Rulings Q&A — 1 entries
Q1Q3325
This card has gained <Piercing> from an effect. I have no Tamers in play, and this card attacks and deletes an opponent’s Digimon in battle and survives. Do I perform a security check due to <Piercing>?
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Official Ruling
Yes, even if you don't have any Tamers in play, <Piercing> still activates as normal.
