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gravekeepers-vassal

Gravekeeper's Vassal

dark-attributeDARK|level-starLevel 3|[ Spellcaster / Effect ]
atk-swordsATK 700|def-shieldDEF 500
OCG: 2002-05-16TCG: 2003-07-18

Card Text

Any battle damage this card inflicts to your opponent is treated as effect damage instead.

Rulings

Individual Card FAQs

  • The damage that is inflicted to your opponent's Life Points as a result of battle with "Gravekeeper's Vassal" attack is treated as effect damage instead, not Battle Damage. So your opponent cannot use "Kuriboh" or "Waboku" to prevent the damage, for example.
  • A monster destroyed by "Gravekeeper's Vassal" in battle is still treated as "destroyed as a result of battle" (for "Mystic Tomato", "Nimble Momonga", etc.).
  • If you equip "Fairy Meteor Crush" to "Gravekeeper's Vassal", and attack a Defense Position monster and inflict Battle Damage to the opponent's Life Points, the damage is treated as effect damage due to "Gravekeeper's Vassal"'s effect.
  • You cannot activate "Barrel Behind the Door" against damage inflicted by "Gravekeeper's Vassal" because its effect is a Continuous Effect and you cannot activate "Barrel Behind the Door" against Continuous Effects.

Netrep Rulings

  • Damage inflicted by "Gravekeeper's Vassal" will trigger the effect of "Dark Room of Nightmare.
  • "Rod of the Mind's Eye" will not alter the Damage done by "Gravekeeper's Vassal."