Dark Scorpion Combination

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OCG: 2003-02-20TCG: 2003-12-01

Card Text

You can only activate this card when there are "Don Zaloog", "Cliff the Trap Remover", "Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow", "Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong", and "Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn" face-up on your side of the field. During this turn, any of these 5 cards can attack your opponent's Life Points directly. In that case, the Battle Damage inflicted to your opponent by each of those cards becomes 400 points.

Rulings

Individual Card FAQs

When you use "Dark Scorpion Combination", each Dark Scorpion's card effects are also activated when they attack your opponent directly.
When you attack with "Dark Scorpion Combination", the Battle Damage is 400 points for each Dark Scorpion, even if their ATK's are changed by some Equip Spell Card, Field Spell Card, "Rush Recklessly", etc. (exception: "Rod of the Mind's Eye" will adjust the damage to become 1000 points).
Dark Scorpions that are Summoned after "Dark Scorpion Combination" resolves cannot attack directly using its effect.
When you activate "Dark Scorpion Combination", all the Dark Scorpion cards listed on the text must be face-up on the field.
If your opponent has a monster equipped with "Ring of Magnetism", you must attack that monster if you attack, even if using "Dark Scorpion Combination".
"Waboku" will prevent your Dark Scorpions from inflicting Battle Damage, even if you use "Dark Scorpion Combination".

Netrep Rulings

If "Dark Scorpion Combination" has been activated, the affected 'Dark Scorpion' monsters will all inflict 400 points of Damage through a Direct Attack, even if all opponent's monsters have been destroyed.
Activating "Dark Scorpion Combination" on the opponent's turn does not allow the player to attack.
Dark Scorpion' monsters summoned after the resolution of "Dark Scorpion Combination" are not subject to the effect of "Dark Scorpion Combination."
If "Rod of the Mind's Eye" is equipped to a monster affected by "Dark Scorpion Combination," that monster will inflict 1000 points of Damage as per its effect.