Magic Cylinder
Normal Trap
Card text
When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Target the attacking monster; negate the attack, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its ATK.
- Property
- Normal
Explained
When an opponent's monster declares an attack, target it; negate the attack and inflict damage to your opponent equal to its ATK.
Against big attackers, to stop the hit and turn its ATK into damage.
How it works
Magic Cylinder is a Normal Trap. When an opponent’s monster declares an attack, target the attacking monster; negate the attack, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its ATK.
Rulings in plain English
Target: The attacking monster in your opponent’s Monster Zone.
0 ATK: You can activate it against a 0 ATK attacker; the attack is still negated.
Order: Damage only happens if the attack was negated, but the two are treated as happening at the same time.