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EheroDC · Deck: Legendary Lightsworn Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1341

This is taken Directly from Curtis mail bag page on Metagame:

Two Gladiators Face the Dragon

"I returned Gladiator Beast Gyzarus to my extra deck to special summon Gladiator Beast Murmillo and Gladiator Beast Retiari when my opponent controlled Stardust Dragon. The two monsters are special summoned at the same time, so I choose which order their effects resolve in. If I put Murmillo at Chain Link 2, my opponent can activate Stardust Dragon’s effect. Can I remove the Stardust Dragon from play with Gladiator Beast Retiari’s effect?"
The effects of Gladiator Beast Murmillo and Gladiator Beast Retiari are trigger effects that activate when they are special summoned by the effect of a Gladiator Beast monster. Both effects activate at the same time because both monsters were special summoned at the same time. Our submitter was free to choose the order in which the effects would be added to the chain. He could put Retiari as chain link 1 and Murmillo as chain link 2, or vice-versa.

By putting Murmillo at chain link 2, he allows his opponent the opportunity to activate Stardust Dragon’s effect. When you want to use that ability, it must be directly chained to the effect it will negate. If Retiari’s effect were placed at chain link 2, it wouldn’t be possible for the Stardust Dragon to negate Murmillo’s effect. Our submitter intentionally placed Murmillo’s effect at chain link 2 so his opponent would activate the Dragon’s effect, or at least be more likely to.

What he can’t do is target the Stardust Dragon with Gladiator Beast Retiari’s effect. When Retiari’s effect activates, it must select a card in your opponent’s graveyard to be its target (not when it resolves). When Retiari’s effect is activated in the provided scenario, Stardust Dragon is still on the field. The targets for Retiari’s and Murmillo’s effects must be selected before the opponent decides if he or she wants to activate Stardust Dragon’s effect. If that effect is activated, it will be placed into the graveyard, but Retiari won’t remove it from play because it chose its target earlier.

Becuase of this, Gladiators have a new way of bringing down Stardust Dragon! GB's may still shine yet!

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theboywithtits · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject:

Or just side 3 x D-Prisons or 3 x Prohibitons and declare 'Stardust Dragon' but yes for glads this is a good tactic but for the people who rune 3 Shrinks in Glads just side in the 3 D-Prisons instead,