Rulings

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Card	Type	Ruling	Link
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Individual Card FAQs	If the monster that "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" is equipped to is destroyed as a result of battle, or by a card effect like "Sakuretsu Armor" or "Fissure", then "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" cannot return to your hand because it is no longer equipped to a monster. However, if the monster and the "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" are destroyed simultaneously by a card like "Final Destiny", then you can return it to your hand.
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Individual Card FAQs	While "Imperial Order" is active, if "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, it can return to your hand.
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Individual Card FAQs	When you activate "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" and your opponent chains "Mystical Space Typhoon", it cannot return to your hand.
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Individual Card FAQs	When "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" is "sent to the Graveyard" without being "destroyed", such as with "Woodland Sprite", it cannot return to your hand.
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Individual Card FAQs	If "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" is negated and destroyed by "Ryu Senshi" or "Freed the Matchless General", it cannot return to your hand.
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Individual Card FAQs	While "Morale Boost" is active, if you equip "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" to "Gearfried the Iron Knight", 1) Increase your Life Points for "Morale Boost", 2) destroy "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" with "Gearfried the Iron Knight"'s effect, 3) inflict damage for "Morale Boost" when "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" is sent to the Graveyard, 4) the owner of "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" can return it to his/her hand.
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Individual Card FAQs	If "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" is destroyed during the Damage Step, such as by the effect of "Cliff the Trap Remover", you cannot activate the effect that returns "Butterfly Dagger - Elma" to the hand.
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Netrep Rulings	"Disappear" can be chained to the activation of "Butterfly Dagger – Elma's" return to the player's hand effect. "Disappear" will resolve as Chain Link 2 to the "Butterfly Dagger – Elma's" effect of Chain Link 1. "Disappear" will resolve first, removing "Butterfly Dagger – Elma" from play. "Butterfly Dagger – Elma's" effect will then disappear.
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Netrep Rulings	If "Butterfly Dagger – Elma" is equipped to "Freed the Matchless General," "Freed the Matchless General" will negate and destroy "Butterfly Dagger – Elma." "Butterfly Dagger – Elma" will not return to the player's hand.
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Netrep Rulings	If "Butterfly Dagger – Elma" is equipped to a monster already equipped with "Rod of Silence – Kay'est," "Butterfly Dagger – Elma" will be negated and destroyed by the effect of "Rod of Silence – Kay'est" and "Butterfly Dagger – Elma" will not return to the hand. If "Rod of Silence – Kay'est" is equipped to a monster already equipped with "Butterfly Dagger – Elma," "Butterfly Dagger – Elma" will be negated and destroyed by the effect of "Rod of Silence – Kay'est" and "Butterfly Dagger – Elma" will not be returned to the player's hand.