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Thorn of Malice

Thorn of Malice card art

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Equip only to "Black Rose Dragon" or a Plant-Type monster. It gains 600 ATK. When it attacks a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this monster, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent. If it attacks a monster, that monster loses 600 ATK and DEF after damage calculation. An opponent's monster that battles with the equipped monster cannot be destroyed by that battle.
Raging Battle • 2009-05-12
No targeting
No Damage Step effect
Banlist • Unlimited

Rulings

edisonformat.net ●“Thorn of Malice’s” effect that reduces a monster’s ATK & DEF starts a Chain. The ATK & DEF reduction from “Thorn of Malice” lasts as long as the reduced monster is face-up on the field. ●Effects like “Imperial Order” or “Spell Canceller” won't remove the ATK & DEF reduction. ●If your monster equipped with “Thorn of Malice” battles a monster with equal ATK while both monsters are in Attack Position, your monster is destroyed but the opponent’s is not, because the effect of “Thorn of Malice” prevents it from being destroyed. ●If your “Thorn of Malice” is equipped to your opponent’s monster, it won't prevent your monsters from being destroyed in battle with the equipped monster. ●Your “Thorn of Malice” only prevents the opponent’s monsters from being destroyed by your equipped monster. edisonformat.com No edisonformat.com ruling available.