Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
Effect Monster
Card text
When you take damage from a card in your opponent's possession: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. You must control no cards to activate and to resolve this effect. When this card is Special Summoned by its effect: Activate the appropriate effect, based on the type of damage; ●Battle damage: Special Summon 1 "Emissary of Darkness Token" (Fairy/LIGHT/Level 7/ATK ?/DEF ?). Its ATK/DEF are each equal to the amount of battle damage you took. ●Effect damage: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the damage you took.
- Attribute
- DARK
- Type
- Fiend
- Level
- 7
- ATK
- 2700
- DEF
- 2500
Explained
When you take damage from your opponent's card while you control no cards, Special Summon it from your hand. If it was battle damage, summon a Token with ATK/DEF equal to it; if effect damage, deal the same amount to your opponent.
As a hand trap against a big attack on an empty field.
- Activating two copies in the same chain. You can't.
- Expecting it to work on damage from Chain Link 2 or later. It doesn't.
How it works
- From the hand: When you take damage from a card your opponent controls, Special Summon this card. You must control no cards both when activating and when it resolves. Usable in the Damage Step.
- When summoned this way (mandatory):
- Battle damage: Special Summon 1 “Emissary of Darkness Token” (Fairy/LIGHT/Level 7) with ATK and DEF equal to the battle damage you took.
- Effect damage: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the damage you took.
Rulings in plain English
Chains: You can’t activate it for damage from an effect activated at Chain Link 2 or later.
Second effect: Mandatory, and also activates in the Damage Step.