Rulings

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Card	Type	Ruling	Link
Ordeal of a Traveler	Individual Card FAQs	You cannot activate "Ordeal of a Traveler"'s effect if you have no cards in your hand.
Ordeal of a Traveler	Individual Card FAQs	When "Ordeal of a Traveler" & "Fairy Box" are both active, "Fairy Box" (mandatory) is step 1 of the chain, and "Ordeal of a Traveler" (optional) is step 2.
Ordeal of a Traveler	Individual Card FAQs	When you activate "Ordeal of a Traveler"'s effect as a chain to "Magic Cylinder", since "Ordeal of a Traveler" resolves first, if your opponent guesses incorrectly then the attack does not resolve and the effect of "Magic Cylinder" disappears. If multiple copies of "Ordeal of a Traveler" are active, their effects are cumulative.
Order to Smash	Individual Card FAQs	You Tribute when you resolve "Order to Smash"'s effect.
Order to Smash	Individual Card FAQs	You select the Spell/Trap Card when you resolve "Order to Smash"'s effect.
Outstanding Dog Marron	Individual Card FAQs	When "Outstanding Dog Marron" is sent to the Graveyard during a chain, its effect is activated after the current chain resolves (just like "Witch of the Black Forest").
Outstanding Dog Marron	Individual Card FAQs	When "Mystical Knight of Jackal" attacks "Outstanding Dog Marron" and destroys it, the effects are simultaneous. So "Mystical Knight of Jackal"'s effect is Step 1 of a chain and "Outstanding Dog Marron" is Step 2. "Outstanding Dog Marron" is returned to the Deck and "Mystical Knight of Jackal"'s effect disappears.
Painful Choice	Netrep Q&As	Q: Can I activate "Painful Choice" and "Necrovalley" and still get all 5 pieces of Exodia? A: "Painful Choice" does not target a card or cards IN the Graveyard, so it is legal to activate while "Necrovalley" in on the field. "Necrovalley" does not negate the requirements for discarding to the Graveyard by cards like "Painful Choice". bishop, 01/15/2004
Painful Choice	Netrep Rulings	The player must shuffle after searching for the 5 cards to satisfy the effect of "Painful Choice."
Painful Choice	Netrep Rulings	Searching for 5 cards is not a cost of activating "Painful Choice."