Rulings

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Card	Type	Ruling	Link
Vampire Lord	Individual Card FAQs	If "Vampire Lord" is destroyed while equipped to "Relinquished", he won't be Special Summoned, no matter who controls him or who destroyed him.
Vampire Lord	Individual Card FAQs	Your "Vampire Lord" will only be Special Summoned by his own effect when destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by a card effect that your opponent controls, not by your own card effects or as a result of battle.
Vampire Lord	Individual Card FAQs	"Vampire Lord" will only return to play with his effect when the owner controls it, because "Vampire Lord" must be "destroyed and sent to YOUR Graveyard". When your opponent takes control of your "Vampire Lord", and it inflicts Battle Damage to your Life Points, then the first effect of "Vampire Lord" is activated. But the second effect will not be activated if "Vampire Lord" is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard while your opponent controls him.
Vampire Lord	Individual Card FAQs	If you Summon "Vampire Lord" and he is destroyed by your opponent's "Horn of Heaven" or "Solemn Judgment", "Vampire Lord" will be Special Summoned in your next Standby Phase.
Vampire Lord	Individual Card FAQs	When "Vampire Lord" is destroyed (by a card effect such as "Chain Destruction") while in your hand, in your Deck, or on the field, he will be Special Summoned in your next Standby Phase. If "Vampire Lord" is discarded from your hand it will NOT be Special Summoned.
Vampire Lord	Individual Card FAQs	When "Vampire Lord" is Tributed (including by your opponent with "Soul Exchange"), or when he is "sent to the Graveyard", he will not be Special Summoned by his own effect because he was not "destroyed".
Vampire Lord	Individual Card FAQs	If "Vampire Lord" is supposed to be Special Summoned, but your Standby Phase is skipped with "Solomon's Lawbook" or "Gamble", "Vampire Lord" won't be Special Summoned, not even on the following Standby Phase.
Vampire Lord	Individual Card FAQs	If "Vampire Lord" is supposed to be Special Summoned, but gets returned to your hand or Deck instead, he won't be Special Summoned.
Vampire Lord	Individual Card FAQs	If "Vampire Lord" is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by your opponent's card effect, but returns to the field that same turn and is then destroyed in a manner that would not allow him to be Special Summoned, then he is not Special Summoned.
Vampire Lord	Individual Card FAQs	You can keep Special Summoning "Vampire Lord" as long as each time he is destroyed by your opponent's card effect.