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| The effect of Solar Flare Dragon says, “This card cannot be attacked if there is another Pyro-Type monster on your side of the field. This card inflicts 500 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points during the End Phase of your turn.” Since Solar Flare Dragon is a Pyro-Type monster then it would seem that having two of them on the field would mean that your opponent could not attack either of them because their effects protect each other. This means that a player who only has two Solar Flare Dragon’s on the field cannot be attacked, not even directly. The reason a lot of folks think you can attack Life Points directly when there are two Solar Flare Dragons protecting each other is that Life Points can be attacked directly when The Legendary Fisherman is on the field as a sole monster. The effect of The Legendary Fisherman is, “As long as "Umi" is face-up on the field, this card is unaffected by any Spell Cards. Monsters on your opponent's side of the field cannot select this card as an attack target”. Go back and pick up the Rulebook again, attacking happens after targeting, they are different steps. In the case of Solar Flare Dragon, the dragons are valid targets so when you initiate the Battle Step attacking directly is not an option, whereas in the case of The Legendary Fisherman the fisherman is not a valid target as it says on the card. Therefore in the absence of a valid target, when you move on from the Battle Step to the Damage Step, direct damage is inflicted despite The Legendary Fisherman’s presence on the field. No valid target is the equivalent of no monster in this instance. |
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| If you have 2 "Maurading Captains" on your side of the field, the opponent cannot attack any face-up Warrior-Type monsters you control. They can attack your Life Points directly if they control a monster with an effect that allows it (Such as "Rainbow Flower", "Inaba White Rabbit", or a Toon Monster). They could also attack a non-Warrior Type monster you control. |