Hardened Armed Dragon
Edison Card Text
You can send 1 Level 8 or higher monster from your hand to the Graveyard and Special Summon this card. If you Tribute this card for the Tribute Summon of a Level 7 or higher monster, that monster cannot be destroyed by card effects.
Raging Battle • 2009-05-12
No targeting
No Damage Step effect
Banlist • Unlimited
Interactions
Should Hardened Armed Dragon be ruled the same as Quickdraw Synchron?✓
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No. The Quickdraw ruling is specific to Quickdraw at SJC Edison; without evidence, Hardened Armed Dragon is not assumed to work the same way.
What does Hardened Armed Dragon do?!
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It can Special Summon itself by sending a Level 8+ monster from hand to the GY, and if Tributed for a Level 7+ monster, that monster cannot be destroyed by card effects.
Rulings
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●The (U1) Unclassified effect is a built-in Special Summon. This does not start a Chain.
●This can only be used to Summon this card from the hand.
●Sending 1 Level 8+ monster from your hand to the GY is a cost.
●The (U2) Unclassified effect does not activate. It applies to the Tribute Summoned Level 7+ monster.
●This effect applies even if Skill Drain negates the effects of the Tribute Summoned monster.
●If this card is Tributed to Summon Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu while there is not face-up Field Spell Card on the field, Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu won't be destroyed by its own effect.
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(U1) You can send 1 Level 8 or higher monster from your hand to the Graveyard and Special Summon this card. (U2) If you Tribute this card for the Tribute Summon of a Level 7 or higher monster, that monster cannot be destroyed by card effects.
The (U1) Unclassified effect is a built-in Special Summon. This does not start a Chain.
This can only be used to Summon this card from the hand.
Sending 1 Level 8+ monster from your hand to the Graveyard is a cost.
The (U2) Unclassified effect does not activate. It applies to the Tribute Summoned Level 7+ monster.
This effect applies even if "Skill Drain" negates the effects of the Tribute Summoned monster.
If this card is Tributed to Summon "
Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu
" while there is not face-up Field Spell Card on the field, "
Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu
" will not be destroyed by its own effect.