guardian sphinx:

do i get priority to flip himself face down when he is brought out during my main phase? (i know i can tribute for him face down, but if i want to do i have the priority?)


dark ruler ha des:

i destroy sangan with him. later in the duel, i MST my opponents coth who then tries to chain coth to sangan. since earlier in the duel i destroyed sangan, is his effect still negated even though he hits the field for a second time?



THANKS
regeki404

Bottomless Traphole is probably why the question was asked, and in BTH's ruling, against Book of Moon, BTH would not be able to remove the summoned monster. In the same context, I would think since flipping Guardian Sphinx f/d was a part of its effect, you would get priority on it and flip GS f/d before something like BTH removes it.

The second question can be answered by going to yugioh-card.com. Yes, Sangan would get his effect this time around, since effects are active again after being brought back from the graveyard.

no i'm pretty sure coth doesnt even get a chance to grab sangan.

...Yes you do... The chain goes something like this...

1. Player A activates MST, targeting f/d Call of the Haunted
2. Player B responds by chaining Call of the Haunted, selecting Sangan from the graveyard

Resolving...

1. Call of the Haunted activates, special summoning Sangan to the field.
2. MST destroys Call of the Haunted
3. Sangan is destroyed by the effect of Call of the Haunted
4. Sangan is happy, and he starts a new chain where he gets his search (despite being smited by the Dark Ruler a couple turns back)

In response to the "Guardian Sphinx" question:

Yes, you have priority, to activate its effect. If your opponent played "Bottomless Trap Hole", it would go something like this:

"Guardian Sphinx" -> "Bottomless Trap Hole"

Resolving in reverse order, "Guardian Sphinx" is removed from play before it can flip itself face-down.

1. If you mean when you Tribute Summon it in face-up Attack Position, yes you DO have priority to activate its effect, however, as stated above, the chain resolves backwards so if something like Trap Hole or Bottomless Trap Hole were used, it would still get destroyed by them (and removed in terms of Bottomless) since they would resolve first.

2. No, it is NOT negated since Dark Ruler Ha Des only negates monsters it destroys as a result of battle at that time. It does NOT permanently keep them negated. In this case, Sangan WILL get its effect since it was sent from the field to the Graveyard which is all that was required and since nothing else is negating it or preventing it from happening, it resolves successfully.

thanks guys... the only thing i cant do is when my opponent plays bottomless i cant chain sphinx's effect becuase he is not multi trigger right?

and thats the ruling i thought was right for ha des

Correct...Guardian Sphinx is a Spell Speed 1 Ignition Effect.