ForbiddenProtectcode Talker
Link Effect Monster
Card text
2+ Effect Monsters Your opponent cannot target Link-4 or higher monsters you control with card effects, also they cannot be destroyed by battle. If you control a "Firewall" Link Monster (Quick Effect): You can banish Link Monsters from your GY whose combined Link Ratings equal exactly 3; Special Summon this card from your GY, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use this effect of "Protectcode Talker" once per turn.
- Attribute
- DARK
- Type
- Cyberse
- Link
- 3
- ATK
- 2300
Explained
A Link-3 of 2+ Effect Monsters. Your opponent can't target your Link-4 or higher monsters with card effects, and they can't be destroyed by battle. With a "Firewall" Link Monster, banish Link Monsters with Link Ratings totaling 3 to revive it. Forbidden in the TCG.
It's Forbidden in the TCG, so it can't be used in Advanced Format.
- Thinking it protects itself. It's only Link-3.
How it works
Materials: 2 or more Effect Monsters.
- Continuous: Your opponent can’t target Link-4 or higher monsters you control with card effects, also they can’t be destroyed by battle.
- Quick Effect (in the GY, once per turn): If you control a “Firewall” Link Monster, banish Link Monsters from your GY whose combined Link Ratings equal exactly 3; Special Summon this card. Banish it when it leaves the field.
Status: Forbidden in the TCG (Sept 21, 2026 list), so it can’t be used in Advanced Format. It’s new to the list.
Rulings in plain English
Targeting protection: Applies to your opponent as a player, not to the monsters.
Battle protection: Applies to your Link-4+ monsters.
Revive: Not in the Damage Step. It’s banished when it leaves the field as long as it stays in the Monster Zone after this summon.
