Magician's Rod
Effect Monster
Card text
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand, that mentions "Dark Magician". During your opponent's turn, if you activate a Spell/Trap Card or effect while this card is in your GY (except during the Damage Step): You can Tribute 1 Spellcaster monster; add this card to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Magician's Rod" once per turn.
- Attribute
- DARK
- Type
- Spellcaster
- Level
- 3
- ATK
- 1600
- DEF
- 100
Explained
When Normal Summoned, add a Spell/Trap that mentions "Dark Magician" from your Deck. During your opponent's turn, after you activate a Spell/Trap, Tribute a Spellcaster to return it from the GY to your hand.
In Dark Magician decks as a Normal Summon that searches support.
- Missing the timing on the search if something happened after the Normal Summon.
How it works
- When Normal Summoned: Add 1 Spell/Trap from your Deck that mentions “Dark Magician” to your hand.
- From the GY: During your opponent’s turn, if you activate a Spell/Trap Card or effect while this card is in your GY (except during the Damage Step), Tribute 1 Spellcaster monster to add this card to your hand.
Each effect is once per turn.
Rulings in plain English
Search: Only immediately after its Normal Summon.
GY effect: Activates after the chain with your Spell/Trap resolves. Tributing is the cost (face-down Spellcasters and Spellcaster Tokens count). Not if the Spell/Trap effect activated as part of another effect’s resolution.
