[Ruling] Yu-Gi-Oh! - Quickdraw Synchron Rulings

[Koby]

This ruling may surprise some people like Iki who has been misusing it. =P I thought it was right as well but turns out it isn't.

1. "You can substitute this card for any 1 "Synchron" Tuner for a Synchro Summon" is not an effect. It will not be negated by "Skill Drain".

2. "This card cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster except for the Synchro Summon of a monster that lists a Synchron monster as a Tuner" is not an effect. It will not be negated by "Skill Drain".

3. The texts "

If this card is used as a Synchro Material Monster, then you can substitute this card for any "Synchron

" Tuner monster." and "

This card can only be used for the Synchro Summon of a Synchro Monster that uses a "Synchron

" Tuner monster." of "Quickdraw Synchron" are

not treated as effects

, so they will

not negated by the effect of "Synchron Explorer"

.

4. The only effect of "Quickdraw Synchron" is its effect which Special Summons it. If "Skill Drain" is active or if "Forbidden Chalice" affects "Quickdraw Synchron", then the rest of the text of "Quickdraw Synchron" is still applied and is not negated.

The last one was the one I thought needed pointing out as Synchron Explorer has often been used to bring back Quickdraw and then Synchro Stardust, but it turns out that his text is not an effect and thus it's not negated and therefore he cannot be used to Synchro Stardust. This ruling actually rather breaks most of the decks combo in which people use Quickdraw in sadly.