Question 1

My opponent has 7 cards in their trash. Can I use this card's [When Digivolving] [On Deletion] effect to trash the top 3 cards of their deck, then process the part of the effect after "then"?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can process it.

Question 2

My opponent has 11 cards in their trash. I didn't trash the top 3 cards of my opponent's deck for this card's [When Digivolving] [On Deletion] effect. Can I process the part of the effect after "then"?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can process it.

Question 3

What does an "instead" effect mean, exactly?

Accepted Answer

The processing shown after "instead" in the effect replaces the standard processing. For example, if an effect reads "Delete your opponent's Digimon with 6000 DP or less. If you have a Digimon with [Greymon] in its name, instead delete 1 of your opponent's Digimon with the lowest DP," and you have a Digimon with [Greymon] in its name, you delete 1 of your opponent's Digimon with the lowest DP instead of deleting 1 of their Digimon with 6000 DP or less.

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