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Yes. An effect that will only affect face-up monsters will specify so in the text.
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Are face-down monsters considered monsters?
Face-down monsters are indeed monsters for the purposes of cards which count monsters on the field or affect all monsters.However, if a card effect specifies a monster with a specific type, attribute, ATK, etc., it will ignore face-down monsters because those values are unknown in game terms.Note: monsters used as Equip cards are not considered monsters.
When you play Raigeki to destroy your opponent's face-down Man-Eater Bug is its Flip Effect activated?
No. Monsters are only ever flipped if they are Flip Summoned, attacked while face-down, or when a card effect specifically says they are flipped. Monsters are never considered flipped if destroyed, or tributed while face-down.
How does the Skill Drain work in Yu-Gi-Oh?
Skill Drain will do the following:If a monster activates an effect, and the monster is face-up on the field when that effect resolves, then that effect will be negated.If, when the effect resolves, the monster is not face-up on the field, then the effect will resolve as normal. This happens to monsters who activate and resolve in different zones, monsters tributed for the activation of their own effect, and monsters destroyed, or flipped face-down before their effects can resolve.A monster's continuous effect will be negated until Skill Drain is removed from the field.
Can a non flip effect monster activate its effect if it is face down?
No monster can activiate its effect while face down unless it specifically says so; only face up.If you are referring to monsters who say their effects activate when Flip Summoned, that means you must flip the monster up manually during your Main Phase after it is set face down. A monster fliped face up from an attack does not count as a Flip Summon.
Can you flip medusa worm face down after it attacks?
Monsters cannot manually change their battle position after attacking, but Medusa Worm has an Ignition Effect which flips it face down. You can flip summon Medusa Worm in main phase 1 to get the effect, then attack in the battle phase, then activate the Ignition Effect in main phase 2 to flip it down again.
What happens when an opponent uses something like Maneater Bug's flip effect flip and destroy on a face down Maneater Bug in Yu-Gi-Oh?
It is instantly destroyed and its flip effect is not activated.
Are face-down monsters considered monsters?
Face-down monsters are indeed monsters for the purposes of cards which count monsters on the field or affect all monsters.However, if a card effect specifies a monster with a specific type, attribute, ATK, etc., it will ignore face-down monsters because those values are unknown in game terms.Note: monsters used as Equip cards are not considered monsters.
Can 'Man-Eater Bug' use his effect to target a face down monster?
Yes. His effect does not say it it limited only to face-up monsters.
When you play Raigeki to destroy your opponent's face-down Man-Eater Bug is its Flip Effect activated?
No. Monsters are only ever flipped if they are Flip Summoned, attacked while face-down, or when a card effect specifically says they are flipped. Monsters are never considered flipped if destroyed, or tributed while face-down.
Is a face-down monster flipped face-up if it is targeted by a card effect?
No. Face-down monsters only flip under the following circumstances. - A monster declares an attack against it, the attack is not stopped, and the damage step is entered. The face-down monster will be flipped face-up. - The player that controls it Flip Summons it in his own main phase. - A card effect specifically says to flip the monster, such as Swords of Revealing Light. Monsters do not flip if targeted by a spell, and they do not flip if they are destroyed by an effect while face down.
Can a monsters effect that works on defense position monsters work on face down position monsters?
The field spell wont work on the card as long as it remains face down but as soon as it is flipped up either by your own work or a monster attacking then the field spell effect comes into play and gives your card and extra boost in attack and defense points
When Obelisk is summoned and he attacks a face-down card does the face-down monsters flip effect activate?
Yes. No part of Obelisk's effect stops flip effects from monsters he attacks from activating, though his targeting immunity may stop certain targeted effects activating if there are no valid targets.
When Swords Of concealing Light is activated does its effect only affect the monsters on the field the turn it was activated or is every monster affected until the end of the third turn?
The first effect only applies to face-down monsters on your opponents side of the field the turn it is activated. Your opponent may Set more monsters the next turn which are unaffected by "Swords of Revealing Light's" first effect and so remain face-down. Its secondary effect affects all of your opponents monsters while it is face-up on the field. Therefore, for three whole turns, your opponent may not attack.
Can a morphtronic monster's face-down effect still activate while face-down Eg with Morphtronic Datatron does it's defense position effect still inflict 300 damage per turn if it is face-down?
No, a monster's effect is not active while face-down. The only possible exceptions are extremely rare monsters who can activate while face down, and that is Big Shield Gardna and Mid Shield Gardna only.
How does the Skill Drain work in Yu-Gi-Oh?
Skill Drain will do the following:If a monster activates an effect, and the monster is face-up on the field when that effect resolves, then that effect will be negated.If, when the effect resolves, the monster is not face-up on the field, then the effect will resolve as normal. This happens to monsters who activate and resolve in different zones, monsters tributed for the activation of their own effect, and monsters destroyed, or flipped face-down before their effects can resolve.A monster's continuous effect will be negated until Skill Drain is removed from the field.
Can you tribute face down monsters?
Yes, you can.
Can a non flip effect monster activate its effect if it is face down?
No monster can activiate its effect while face down unless it specifically says so; only face up.If you are referring to monsters who say their effects activate when Flip Summoned, that means you must flip the monster up manually during your Main Phase after it is set face down. A monster fliped face up from an attack does not count as a Flip Summon.
