Apprentice Magician

DARK|

Level 2|[ Spellcaster / Effect ]

ATK 400|

DEF 800

OCG: 2002-09-19TCG: 2003-10-10

Card Text

If this card is Summoned: Target 1 face-up card on the field that you can place a Spell Counter on; place 1 Spell Counter on that target. If this card is destroyed by battle: You can Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower Spellcaster monster from your Deck in face-down Defense Position.

Rulings

Individual Card FAQs

If you Special Summon "Apprentice Magician" face-down (such as with "Apprentice Magician"'s effect) then you do not place a Spell Counter.
You get to Special Summon a new monster when "Apprentice Magician" is destroyed as a result of battle, even if "Banisher of the Light" is in play.
Because "Apprentice Magician"'s effect is not a Graveyard effect, the controller of "Apprentice Magician" at the time it is destroyed as a result of battle gets its effect. So if I take control of my opponent's "Apprentice Magician", and it is destroyed as a result of battle, then I Special Summon, not the original owner.
You must show your opponent the monster you Special Summon.
For effects that place a Spell Counter, you can chain to the activation of those effects. The Spell Counter is actually placed when the effect resolves.
If your "Apprentice Magician" is destroyed by battle while you control four other monsters, its effect will disappear because you do not have an available Monster Zone space. Curtis Schultz, 04/20/2005
An active "Skill Drain" can negate the effects of "D.D. Warrior Lady," "D.D. Assailant," and "Apprentice Magician." But "The End of Anubis" has no effect on them, because they are on the field when their effects activate AND they do not target any card(s) in the Graveyard. Curtis Schultz, 05/01/2005