Question 1

What is a {Hand} effect?

Accepted Answer

A {Hand} effect can be triggered/activated while its card is in your hand.  Such effects can't be triggered or activated in areas other than your hand.

Question 2

Does a digivolution requirement that digivolves from a Tamer mean that the Tamer that will become a digivolution card is treated as a Digimon when it digivolves?

Accepted Answer

No, it digivolves from the Tamer as-is. It isn't treated as a Digimon that digivolves, therefore "when a Digimon would digivolve" effects and "when a Digimon digivolves" effects don't trigger.  In addition, this digivolution requirement can be used to digivolve a Tamer even if a "Digimon can't digivolve" effect activates.

Question 3

Is a digivolution bonus draw performed even when a Tamer digivolves?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you perform a digivolution bonus draw.  A digivolution bonus draw is performed for any kind of digivolution.

Question 4

If this card digivolves from a Tamer that was played this turn, can it attack in the same turn?

Accepted Answer

No, it can't.  Even if a card digivolves from a card that was placed on the field in the same turn, it can't attack during that turn. It can only attack in the turns after it's played.

Question 5

Is a Tamer card placed under a Digimon considered a digivolution card?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is.If the Digimon leaves the field, that Tamer is trashed like normal digivolution cards.

Question 6

Does a Digimon gain the security effects in the lower text of a Tamer card in its digivolution cards?

Accepted Answer

No, it does not.

Question 7

Does a Digimon gain the inherited effects in the lower text of a Tamer card in its digivolution cards?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it does.

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