Jade Knight
Edison Card Text
① While this card is in Attack Position, Machines you control with 1200 or less ATK can't be destroyed by Trap effects.
② If this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the GY, and was face-up at attack declaration:
You can add 1 Level 4 LIGHT Machine from your Deck to your hand.
No targeting
Damage Step • Substep 7
Banlist • Unlimited
Interactions
Does Jade Knight need to be face-up at attack declaration to trigger?✓
Jade Knight is attacked while set.
Yes. It must be face-up at the time of attack declaration to activate.
Does Jade Knight's effect activate if it is attacked while face-down and destroyed by battle?!
Jade Knight is face-down and is destroyed by battle after being attacked.
No. The noted erratum indicates that if Jade Knight is attacked while face-down, its effect does not activate when it is destroyed by battle.
Rulings
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● If this Set card was destroyed by battle, you can't activate the ② effect. It must be face-up when targeted for the attack. This ruling also applies to “Cyber Phoenix”.
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(1) While this card is in Attack Position, face-up Machine-Type monsters you control with 1200 or less ATK cannot be destroyed by the effects of Trap Cards. (2) When this face-up card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can add 1 Level 4 LIGHT Machine-Type monster from your Deck to your hand.
The (1) Continuous Effect only applies while this card is in face-up Attack Position.
This applies to the effects for all classes of Trap Card (Normal, Continuous, Counter).
Machine-Type monsters you control with 1200 or less ATK can still be sent to the Graveyard, returned to the hand / Deck, or banished by Trap Cards.
This does not negate the effect or activation of Trap Cards.
The (2) optional Trigger Effect activates & resolves in the Graveyard.
This effect activates in Substep 7 - End of the Damage Step.
This card must be face-up before being selected as an attack target for this effect to trigger.
This effect cannot activate if this face-down card is attacked and destroyed by battle [REF]].