Falling Down

Spell|

Equip

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

Card Text

Activate this card by targeting an opponent's monster; equip this card to it. Take control of it. Destroy this card unless you control an "Archfiend" card. During each of your opponent's Standby Phases: You take 800 damage.

Rulings

Individual Card FAQs

If there are no Archfiends on your side of the field, "Falling Down" is destroyed immediately, even in the middle of a chain.
The Archfiend you need for "Falling Down" doesn't have to be a monster. Cards like "Axe of Despair", or an Archfiend monster equipped to your "Relinquished", will prevent "Falling Down" from being destroyed.
You can activate "Falling Down" when there are no Archfiends on your side of the field, but it is destroyed immediately before it is equipped to a monster.
You cannot use "Barrel Behind the Door" against the damage from "Falling Down" because you cannot use "Barrel Behind the Door" against a Continuous or Equip Spell Card.

Netrep Rulings

If "Falling Down" takes control of an Archfi end monster, and the controlling player's only other Archfiend card is removed from the field, "Falling Down" is not destroyed by its effect.
"Falling Down" may be activated as long as there is an Archfi end on the controller's field. This includes non-monster Archfiends.