Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry
Edison Card Text
Both players Tribute Summon WIND monsters with 1 less Tribute than required. If you Tribute Summon this card by Tributing only WIND monsters, return up to 2 cards your opponent controls to their owner's hand. This card is treated as a Normal Monster while in your hand.
Targets
Note: the second effect
No Damage Step effect
Banlist • Unlimited
Interactions
Does Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry let you Normal Summon Level 5/6 WIND monsters without Tribute, and is it mandatory?!
Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry is face-up while you Normal Summon a Level 5 or 6 WIND monster.
It gives you the option to Normal Summon those monsters without Tributing. You may still Tribute if you choose.
If I draw Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry, does Heart of the Underdog still trigger?!
Heart of the Underdog is face-up when you draw for turn.
Yes, per the individual card rulings for Edison format.
Rulings
edisonformat.net
●Level 5-6 WIND monsters are Normal Summoned without Tributing while Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry is face-up. They are not treated as being Tribute Summoned.
●If you control 2 or more face-up Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry, the number of Tributes required to Tribute Summon WIND monsters is still only reduced by 1.
●You can Tribute 1 face-up Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry to Tribute Summon a Level 7 or higher WIND monster.
●When you draw Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry during your Draw Phase, you can reveal it to activate Heart of the Underdog's effect.
●Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry's effect targets 1 or 2 of your opponent's cards to return to the owner's hand.
edisonformat.com
No edisonformat.com ruling available.