Matt Ishida rulings (BT6-088)

3 official rulings from Bandai, last ruled Mar 28, 2024. Straight answers to how this card actually resolves.

Effect: [Your Turn] When one of your Digimon with [Gabumon] or [Garurumon] in its name (other than [KendoGarurumon]) moves from the breeding area to the battle area, gain 1 memory and Draw 1 [Main] [Once Per Turn] You can digivolve your [Gabumon] into 1 [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] in your hand for its digivolution cost, ignoring its level. If you do, trash the top 2 cards of your security stack. Then, if you have 1 or more security cards, delete that Digimon at the end of the turn.
Security effect: [Security] Play this card without paying the cost.

Official Q&A

I only have 1 or fewer cards left in my security stack. Can I activate this card’s ＜Main Timing＞ effect?
Yes, you can. If you do, trash as many cards from your security stack as you can.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024
I activated this card’s ＜Main Timing＞ effect to digivolve into [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship]. I had 1 or more cards in my security stack at the time of activation, but another effect causes my security stack to become empty later that same turn. Do I get to keep [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] in play at the end of the turn?
No. If you had 1 or more cards in your security stack at the time the effect finished activating, [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] will be deleted at the end of the turn, regardless of how many cards are in your security stack at that time.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024
"I have 2 copies of this card in play. I use the first copy’s ＜Main Timing＞ effect to digivolve a Digimon into a [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] while there are 1 or more cards in my security stack. I use the second copy’s ＜Main Timing＞ effect to digivolve a different Digimon into [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] while my security stack is empty. What happens to each [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] at the end of the turn?"
The first copy’s effect was used to digivolve into [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] while your security stack had 1 or more cards in it, so [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] will be deleted at the end of the turn. The second copy’s effect was used to digivolve into [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] while your security stack was empty, so [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] stays in play at the end of the turn.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024

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Official Q&A

I only have 1 or fewer cards left in my security stack. Can I activate this card’s ＜Main Timing＞ effect?

Yes, you can. If you do, trash as many cards from your security stack as you can.

Ruled Mar 28, 2024

I activated this card’s ＜Main Timing＞ effect to digivolve into [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship]. I had 1 or more cards in my security stack at the time of activation, but another effect causes my security stack to become empty later that same turn. Do I get to keep [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] in play at the end of the turn?

No. If you had 1 or more cards in your security stack at the time the effect finished activating, [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] will be deleted at the end of the turn, regardless of how many cards are in your security stack at that time.

Ruled Mar 28, 2024

"I have 2 copies of this card in play. I use the first copy’s ＜Main Timing＞ effect to digivolve a Digimon into a [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] while there are 1 or more cards in my security stack. I use the second copy’s ＜Main Timing＞ effect to digivolve a different Digimon into [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] while my security stack is empty. What happens to each [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] at the end of the turn?"

The first copy’s effect was used to digivolve into [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] while your security stack had 1 or more cards in it, so [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] will be deleted at the end of the turn. The second copy’s effect was used to digivolve into [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] while your security stack was empty, so [Gabumon - Bond of Friendship] stays in play at the end of the turn.

Ruled Mar 28, 2024