Gaia Plate the Earth Giant
Edison Card Text
You can Special Summon this card by removing from play any 2 Rock-Type monsters in your Graveyard. During your Standby Phase, remove from play 1 Rock -Type monster in your Graveyard, or send this card to the Graveyard. Halve the ATK and DEF of any monster that battles with this card.
Ancient Prophecy • 2009-09-01
No targeting
No Damage Step effect
Banlist • Unlimited
Interactions
How does Gaia Plate's halving effect interact with Honest/Kalut?!
Gaia Plate battles a monster boosted by Honest/Kalut.
Gaia Plate's continuous effect reapplies whenever possible, so the boosted ATK is halved after the boost is applied during damage calculation.
If Skill Drain is up and I have no Rock monsters in the GY, what happens to Gaia Plate in the Standby Phase?!
You control Gaia Plate with Skill Drain active and have no Rock monsters in the Graveyard.
Gaia Plate is destroyed. Skill Drain does not stop its maintenance cost from being applied.
Rulings
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(U) You can Special Summon this card by removing from play any 2 Rock-Type monsters in your Graveyard. (M) During your Standby Phase, remove from play 1 Rock-Type monster in your Graveyard, or send this card to the Graveyard. (1) Halve the ATK and DEF of any monster that battles with this card.
The (U) Unclassified effect is not a Summoning condition. You can Normal Summon this monster.
The (M) Maintenance Cost does not activate, it simply applies during your Standby Phase.
Removing 1 Rock-Type monster from play is a cost. If you choose not to pay the cost, this monster is sent to the Graveyard.
The (1) Continuous Effect does not activate.
This effect only applies during Substep 4 - Damage Calculation of the Damage Step.
VS. "Honest" [REF]]: If Player A's "Elemental Hero Sparkman" battles "Gaia Plate the Earth Giant". At the start of Substep 4 - Damage Calculation, Gaia Plate's effect applies, halving Sparkman's ATK to [800](1600/2). Player A then uses "Honest", bringing Sparkman's ATK to [3600](800+2800). After the chain, Gaia Plate's effect reapplies, reducing Sparkman's ATK to [1800](3600/2). Damage is then calculated.