Hi, I'm new here and all and I really dont know if this is the right place to put this, but I'll ask anyway.

What does waboku actually do and if my opponent equips a card like Big Bang Shot and i return the creature to his hand, does it get removed from play?

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1) You can go to the "Rules of Dueling" section and ask there..

2) Waboku stops any battle damage from happening i.e. you have a face down monster and your opponent attacks, you activate waboku w/o any chains, your monster is flipped face up, but is not destroyed...if you are attacked directly, assuming you activate it, you will not take any life point damage..hope I was clear..you can also go to the official website for extra rulings..

3)Not exacly sure, but I believe that big bang shot would just go to the graveyard, monster returning to your hand

4) Always remember to use the Search engine! It is a vital tool for all your Yugioh questions

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[edit] I went over to the rulings at yugiohcard and found this...


'"Waboku" makes Battle Damage dealt by your opponent's monsters to your monsters and to your Life Points become zero.

"Waboku" applies to ALL of the monsters on that player's side of the field for the entire turn.

To illustrate how "Waboku" works, here are some scenarios and their results:

SCENARIO 1: Player A's "Mega Thunderball" attacks Player B's "Mega Thunderball", and Player B activates "Waboku". RESULT: Player A's (attacking) "Mega Thunderball" is destroyed. Player B's "Mega Thunderball" (with equal ATK) is NOT destroyed.

SCENARIO 2: Player A activates "Waboku". Player A's "Mega Thunderball" then attacks Player B's "Mega Thunderball". RESULT: Player B's "Mega Thunderball" is destroyed. Player A's (attacking) "Mega Thunderball" is NOT destroyed. So you can use "Waboku" "offensively" when attacking an equal ATK monster.

SCENARIO 3: Player A activates "Waboku". Player A's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" then attacks Player B's "Sanga of the Thunder". Player B uses "Sanga of the Thunder"'s effect (during the Damage Step). RESULT: Player A's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" (ATK 0) is not destroyed, nor does Player A lose any Life Points, because of Player A's "Waboku".

SCENARIO 4: Player A's "Mega Thunderball" attacks Player B's "Mega Thunderball". Player B activates "Fairy Box" or "Mirror Wall". Player A activates "Waboku". RESULT: Player A's "Mega Thunderball" (with reduced ATK) is not destroyed, nor does Player A lose any life points, because of Player A's "Waboku". But because Player A's "Mega Thunderball" had reduced ATK, Player B's "Mega Thunderball" is not destroyed either."

Ok, I read your situations and im totally confused. How could waboku be used offensively if it makes all combat damage reduced to 0? Please clarify. I'm new to this game.

Waboku is used offensively if you think you are about to run into a big monster and don't want to take damage..

say...

Your opponent tribute sets a monster, naturally, you'll think it has to be somthing big b/c it required a tribute, so you activate waboku if you choose to attack, preventing any damage to happen to you..

hope I helped

Ok. Why would i activate waboku if im going to attack a monster stronger than mine? Wouldn't it be better just not to attack at all?

I think it would be better to re-word Waboku with the following effect:

"Until the end of the turn, monsters on your side of the field are not destroyed as a result of battle and all Battle Damage to your Life Points is reduced to 0."

Waboku can be used offensively, though it seldom is. There are two examples I could think of:

1) You have Gemini Elf on the field in Attack Position (1900 ATK) and a Waboku face-down. Your opponent has Insect Knight on the field, also in Attack Position (1900 ATK). Since both monsters have the same ATK value, if you attacked Insect Knight with your Gemini Elf, they would both be destroyed as a result of battle, right? So, if you activate Waboku, and then attack, Waboku will prevent your Gemini Elf from being destroyed in battle, while Insect Knight will be destroyed.

2) You have Wall of Illusion on the field (1000 ATK) and Waboku face-down. Your opponent has Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 on the field in Attack Position (3000 ATK). Wall of Illusion's effect states that, whenever it and another monster do battle, the other monster will be returned to the owner's hand if the battle doesn't destroy it first. So, if you were to activate Waboku and then attack Horus with Wall of Illusion, your Wall would not be destroyed in battle, your Life Points would remain intact, and Horus would return to its owner's hand (since it did survive the battle). In other words, there are some effects that activate by attacking, so using Waboku in conjunction with those attacks is a smart idea.

1. Basically, when used, ALL Battle Damage to your monsters AND your Life Points is reduced to 0 meaning your monsters will not be destroyed in battle and you will not lose any Life Points from that battle.

2. No, Big Bang Shot itself has to be removed from the field somehow by a card effect. If the monster is no longer on the field, it is no longer connected to Big Bang Shot when it goes to the Graveyard. It is merely sent to the Graveyard by game mechanics.

starjake, your second example doesn't work.

wall of illusions only returns monsters that attack it, not monsters that it attacks.

the ruling about it being used offensively is mainly meant in the scenario of attacking an equal strength monster and keeping your monster alive.

basically with waboku, your lifepoints are not affected by battle damage, and your monsters are not destroyed as a result of battle.

*looks in binder at old cards* How right you are, phiefer3. Looks like I'm going to have to refine my statement by replacing Wall of Illusion with Hyper Hammerhead.

If you're being swarmed, it can be fun to use Twin Swords of Flashing Light - Tryce with Hammerhead, add in Waboku and bounce 2 monsters back

omg. Ive been pondering on why Waboku would destroy my opponent's same ATK monster as mine while attacking. Finally! A topic like this that discusses this so clearly. I now find Waboku not so confusing anymore! Thank you, Adam. Thank you so much for making this topic.

No problem pal and thanks for clearing that up for me everyone.

also, waboku has been reprinted again and this time they errata'd its text so that it shouldn't cause anymore confusion. finally text that is dummied down enough so that it describes exactly what it does.

Yes. Now that makes perfect sense for my itty bitty dueling mind. I think that ill be useing it more often again.

yes waboku is a great card. i used to consider it the 2nd best trap right after ring of destruction. especially since your monsters will still be flipped by the attack, which means that you can your flip effect monsters after being attacked. set waboku and slate warrior, it survives the attack and becomes a 2400 monster. or let your magician of faith etc. survive so you can use it for a tribute on your turn. or just use it to keep field control.