Yu-Gi-Oh: Drillroid and Monster Effects?

Question

This question popped up during a duel yesterday and I wanted to know about it....hmm this shall be the last question I ask before I go to bed tonight!

If Drillroid attacks a Face Down Defense Position Monster, his effect prevents the damage calculation step from ever happening, so does that mean that if the card is a Flip Effect Monster it's effect doesn't activate?

[Drillroid]

"If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, destroy the monster with this card's effect without applying damage calculation."

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Answer 1

Drillroids effect is only to destroy the monster with this card's effect without applying damage. So lets say he attacks a man eater face down.. soo the man-eaters effect still work. Drillroids effect is only to destroy the monster not negate the flip effects

Answer 2

I think that it's effect would still activate because it says""destroy the monster with this card's effect without applying damage calculations."

It doesn't say "destroy the card without activating its effect" or whatever like other cards like that one sasuke samurai card with 500 ATK.



BTW, wanna duel me sometime?

Answer 3

Drillroid states that if it attacks a defense position monster it destroys it with its effect.  That basically means that the monster, if face-down, never gets attacked because it is being destroyed with the effect of Drillroid.  Which means that the opponent doesn't get any flip effects.  Cards like Sangan will still get the effect as their effect will still activate in the graveyard.  However, if the card attacked was a defense position Mystic Tomato or Giant Rat, then the effect will never activate as it is not being destroyed in battle.  It is being destroyed by the effect of Drillroid.  Hope that clears it up.  Yet again another great question.

Answer 4

Dude, Yu-gi-whatever is for thrid graders.

How old are you?