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Battle-Scarred

Battle-Scarred card art

Edison Card Text

Select 1 Archfiend monster on your side of the field when you activate this card. When the monster's controller pays Life Points during the Standby Phase for the selected monster, that player's opponent also must pay equal Life Points. If this card is destroyed or removed from the field, destroy the selected monster. When the selected monster is destroyed or removed from the field, this card is also destroyed.
Dark Crisis • 2007-12-12
Targets
No Damage Step effect
Banlist • Unlimited

Rulings

edisonformat.net ●If the Archfiend targeted by Battle-Scarred is flipped face-down, then the effect of Battle-Scarred disappears and Battle-Scarred remains on the field meaninglessly. ●You can select an Archfiend that doesn't require you to pay Life Points as a target for Battle-Scarred (such as Summoned Skull, Archfiend Soldier, or Fiend Skull Dragon). ●When your opponent takes control of your Archfiend targeted by Battle-Scarred, then your opponent must pay the cost for the Archfiend, and then pay the cost again because of Battle-Scarred. ●When an Archfiend is equipped with Heart of Clear Water, it is not destroyed if it was targeted by Battle-Scarred and Battle-Scarred is removed from the field. ●If your opponent doesn't have enough Life Points to pay for Battle-Scarred, nothing happens to your opponent, you must still pay for the cost of your Archfiend, and Battle-Scarred remains on the field. ●If Battle-Scarred and Pandemonium are both active, neither player has to pay for Archfiend costs or for Battle-Scarred. edisonformat.com If the Archfiend targeted by "Battle-Scarred" is flipped face-down, then the effect of "Battle-Scarred" disappears and "Battle-Scarred" remains on the field meaninglessly. You can select an Archfiend that doesn't require you to pay Life Points as a target for "Battle-Scarred" (such as "Summoned Skull", "Archfiend Soldier", or "Fiend Skull Dragon"). When your opponent takes control of your Archfiend targeted by "Battle-Scarred", then your opponent must pay the cost for the Archfiend, and then pay the cost again because of "Battle-Scarred". When an Archfiend is equipped with "Heart of Clear Water", it is not destroyed if it was targeted by "Battle-Scarred" and "Battle-Scarred" is removed from the field. If your opponent doesn't have enough Life Points to pay for "Battle-Scarred", nothing happens to your opponent, you must still pay for the cost of your Archfiend, and "Battle-Scarred" remains on the field. If "Battle-Scarred" and "Pandemonium" are both active, neither player has to pay for Archfiend costs or for "Battle-Scarred".