Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest Vs. face-downs

Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest Vs. face-downs, DNA Surgery


1) If a Beast-type monster is destroyed while face-down (via TorrentialTribute or ShieldCrash) and i have a Baboon in my hand/gy, can i activate Baboon's effect?

2) Can I activate Baboon if a Machine-type monster is destroyed and sent to gy while DNA Surgery is already face-up on the field and its controller declared Beasts?

3) Can I activate Baboon if a Beast-type monster is destroyed and sent to gy while DNA Surgery is already face up on the field and its controller declared Machines?

Answer:

1) You cannot activate the effect of "Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest" in this case.

2) You can activate the effect of "Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest" in this case. (The machine was being treated as a Beast-Type monster)

3) You cannot activate the effect of "Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest" in this case.


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Curtis Schultz
UDE Netrep
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