Half Slice of Nickeline

Effect Monster

Card text

If this card is Special Summoned from the Deck: You can add 1 Level 4 or lower Rock monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Half Slice of Nickeline". If this card is sent to the GY as Synchro Material, you can (except during the Damage Step): Immediately after this effect resolves, Normal Summon 1 Rock monster. You can only use each effect of "Half Slice of Nickeline" once per turn.

Attribute: WATER
Type: Rock
Level: 4
ATK: 0
DEF: 0

Explained

What it does

If Special Summoned from the Deck, add 1 Level 4 or lower Rock monster from your Deck except itself. If sent to the GY as Synchro Material, you can immediately Normal Summon 1 Rock monster.

Play it when

In Rock decks that Synchro Summon, as a searcher and extender.

Common mistakes

Expecting the search on a Normal Summon. It only works when Special Summoned from the Deck.

How it works

If Special Summoned from the Deck: Add 1 Level 4 or lower Rock monster from your Deck to your hand, except “Half Slice of Nickeline”.
If sent to the GY as Synchro Material (not in the Damage Step): Immediately after this effect resolves, you can Normal Summon 1 Rock monster.

Each effect is once per turn.

Rulings in plain English

Extra Normal Summon: It happens right after the effect resolves, so you summon then or not at all.