Q: It is my opponent's turn, and I have Albion the Branded Dragon in my GY, which was sent there this turn. If I let my opponent move to the End Phase, can I use Albion's effect before my opponent can use D.D. Crow? A: No, you cannot. You can only control 1 face-up "Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon", and cannot attempt to Summon another copy if you already do. A: The activation of Branded Fusion was negated, so it does not prevent you from Special Summoning Verte Anaconda. (Just make sure you didn't resolve Branded Opening, or Lubellion's effect, this turn.) A: Yes. You only choose the monster you want to Fusion Summon, and the materials you want to use, when Lubellion's effect resolves. In this case, you can choose to Fusion Summon Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon using Lubellion and Fallen of Albaz, both of which are in your GY.

The Konami employee who enjoys extenders got a raise, most likely. This is another proof it happened. The new boss of the Albaz Fusions has a whole bunch of interesting effects. We'll go through them one by one. A: As there is no longer a Predator Counter on Dinowrestler Pankratops by the time its effect resolves, that effect will not be negated by Predaplant Dragostapelia's effect.

A: No. While you are substituting The Light - Hex-Sealed Fusion for "Dark Magician" for purposes of the Fusion Summon, it is still not a Normal Monster. If you summoned either Lubellion or Albion, you can then use their effects to summon Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon. A: Yes, you can activate Mirrorjade's Trigger Effect even if your opponent does not currently control any monsters. It will resolve normally, and will still destroy all monsters your opponent controls during the End Phase. Despia take centerstage this week as we start with one of the main pieces to the archetype: Aluber the Jester of Despia.

Q: If my opponent attempts to Link Summon Predaplant Verte Anaconda, can I negate the Link Summon using Branded Retribution? A: No. Drawing cards is a mandatory part of Guardian Chimera's effect. You cannot activate Guardian Chimera's effect unless you can currently attempt to do so.

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Q: I Normal Summon Fallen of Albaz while the only other monster on the field is a Dark Magician I control. Can I activate the effect of Fallen of Albaz?