● The Monarchs Stormforth can be used to Tribute Set a monster.

● A monster unaffected by Spell effects cannot be Tributed for a Tribute Summon/Set using The Monarchs Stormforth.

● Yang Zing Creation can be activated (flipped face-up) during the Damage Step, but ONLY if you are using its effect at that time. You may activate the card simply to have it be face-up on the field without activating its effect, but not during the Damage Step.

● As stated above, a player may Special Summon a monster when Yang Zing Creation (the card itself) resolves, provided the timing is correct (a monster has just been destroyed by battle or card effect). Solemn Warning can negate the activation at this time, but it cannot be used if Yang Zing Creation is being activated just to be face-up, or if the effect of an already face-up Yang Zing Creation is being activated.

● If a Synchro Monster that was Synchro Summoned using Yang Zing monsters is flipped face-down, the gained bonuses are lost.

● It is possible to activate Chain Disappearance when Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss is Special Summoned. That Dante will be banished, but additional copies in the Extra Deck will not be banished.

● Malebranche monsters will destroy themselves if the player also controls a face-down monster.

● A monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck and then flipped face-down is still considered a Special Summoned monster, but not a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck. Important for Shaddoll Fusion.

● If El Shaddoll Construct attacks a Set Shaddoll monster that was previously Special Summoned by Shaddoll Falco, the effect of El Shaddoll Construct will destroy that monster before it would flip face-up from the attack.

● Although not explicitely stated, El Shaddoll Shekhinaga can only chain its effect to a monster effect that activates on the field. If it were to destroy Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss by battle, it could not negate the activation of Dante's Graveyard effect, for example. (Monsters not on the field are not Special Summoned monsters.)

● El Shaddoll Shekhinaga vs. Madolche Anjelly (or similar monsters): Shekhinaga CAN negate the activation of a monster effect that activates on the field but removes the monster from the field as part of its cost, such as Madolche Anjelly or Stardust Dragon. However, as Shekhinaga is unable to destroy the monster, the player using that effect does NOT send a Shaddoll card from their hand to the Graveyard. (IMPORTANT: They still need to have a Shaddoll card in their hand to activate the effect. If their opponent believes they do not have one and calls you over, you may verbally confirm that the activation of Shekhinaga's effect was legal by checking for a Shaddoll card in the player's hand, however they should not be forced to reveal it (but they may choose to for simplicity). Simply state to both players “The activation of Shekhinaga's effect is legal.” after checking the Shaddoll player's hand.

● If Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning attacks El Shaddoll Shekhinaga and destroys it by battle, the effect of El Shaddoll Shekhinaga cannot negate the activation of Black Luster Soldier's effect to attack a second time, even though this effect activates before El Shaddoll Shekhinaga has been sent to the Graveyard.

● El Shaddoll Winda will count negated Special Summons towards the 1 Special Summon allowed by each player per turn. She will also count effects that must Special Summon that are either negated or resolve without effect for any reason, but she will NOT count effects whose activation was negated. Examples:

- Player A has Winda and Grysta on the field. Player B attempts to Special Summoned Dark Armed Dragon, but the Summon is negated by the effect of Grysta. Player B cannot Special Summon anymore that turn.

- Player A has Winda on the field. Player B activates Call of the Haunted, but Player A chains D.D. Crow and banishes the monster targeted by Call of the Haunted. Player B cannot Special Summon anymore that turn.

- Player A has Winda on the field. Player B activates the effect of Satellarknight Altair, but Player A chains Effect Veiler and negates the effect of Satellarknight Altair. Player B cannot Special Summon anymore that turn.

- Player A has Winda on the field. Player B activates Soul Charge, but Player A chains Solemn Warning. Player B can still Special Summon once this turn.

● The last effect of Apoqliphort Towers which makes the opponent send a monster from their side of the field or hand to the Graveyard is not treated as affecting the monster that is sent. In other words, the opponent may choose a monster such as Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand which has been made unaffected by other card effects and send it to the Graveyard. Furthermore, if the opponent chooses to send Shaddoll Squamata to the Graveyard this way, its effect cannot be activated afterward. Keep in mind that Burning Abyss monsters and Shaddoll Fusion Monsters will still be able to activate their effects.

● Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell vs. Qliphort Scout: Cursed Seal can only be chained to the initial activation of Qliphort Scout (placing it face-up in the Pendulum Zone). It cannot be chained to the effect of Qliphort Scout which adds a Qliphort card from the Deck to the hand. Also, if Cursed Seal has previously negated the activation of a Qliphort Scout, a copy that is still on the field can still activate its effect to search a card.

● Only these types of cards/effects can be activated during the Damage Step:

- Counter Trap Cards.

- Mandatory effects.

- Monster Quick Effects that negate activations (NOT effects).

- Trigger Effects (including Flip monster effects, also including Trigger Effects of Spell/Trap Cards, such as the second effect of Artifact Sanctum), unless specifically stated.

- Spell Speed 2 or higher effects which directly modify the ATK/DEF of a monster on the field (such as Forbidden Lance or Temtempo the Percussion Djinn).

- Any effect that does not fit these categories, but is specifically stated or implied to be able to activate during the Damage Step.

● If Pendulum Summon is attempted and a Level 5 or higher monster(s) and a Level 4 or lower monster(s) would be Summoned at the same time, a player can use the effect of Steelswarm Roach, but only the Level 5 or higher monster(s) will have their Summons negated. Similarly, Chaos Trap Hole, The Selection, etc. will only negate monsters that are described by their text.

● If a Pendulum Monster is activated as a Spell Card, and its activation is negated, it is sent to the Graveyard. If a Pendulum Monster becomes an Xyz Material, it is sent to the Graveyard once detached or if the Xyz Monster leaves the field. If a Pendulum Monster's Summon is negated, is is sent to the Graveyard.