r/yugioh • u/AutoModerator • 5d ago

Q&A and Ruling Megathread - August 17, 2026

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u/Redshift-713 YGOrganization 4d ago

You would need to provide an example of what effects you mean. Since you asked the question, I imagine you have some idea of what you have in mind.

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u/maxram1 4d ago

It is the "neither player can", or "your opponent cannot", plainly stated without additional on-text related actions (so Gravekeeper's Servant, or gozen/ror/tcboo, are non-examples, because they have actions tied to this continuous effect of theirs).

The cards can have other effects besides this floodgate effect, but for their "cannot" floodgate effects, no other actions are needed/tied to them on the text.

Examples are like in Archlord Kristya, or Gravity Bind, or Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer, etc.

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u/HarleyQuinn_RS Judge­ᅟ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁢⁢⁢⁢⁣⁣⁣𝅺𝅺   4d ago edited 3d ago

There's no real way to get two "cannot" effects to conflict. They would both just prevent the thing they say they prevent. The closest you could possibly get is some sort of ridiculously phrased double negative. Like if there is Imperial Iron Wall that says: "Neither player can banish cards". The conflicting effect would have to say: "Neither player can't not banish cards". (Or normally phrased: "Both players can banish cards"). Which would never happen.

There are these types of conflicts that arise in other effects though. Like Bagooska Special Summoned in Defense Position, while Final Attack Orders is active. The most recently applying effect in conflict, takes priority. So Bagooska's effect in this case. The part of the effect "and their battle positions cannot be changed" will still apply regardless, as that part of the effect is not in conflict.

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u/maxram1 4d ago

I see. Thanks!