Card Rulings:Molting Escape

This card's OCG and TCG rulings contradict each other. Differences In the OCG, the ATK increase remains even if "Molting Escape" is destroyed. In the TCG, the ATK increase is a Continuous-like Effect of "Molting Escape", so it no longer applies if the card is destroyed.

TCG Rulings[]

• A monster equipped with 2 "Molting Escapes" will only avoid destruction by battle 1 time each turn. Both effects to gain 300 ATK will be applied individually.^[1]

• The equipped monster will not gain 300 ATK if it battles while it cannot be destroyed by battle due to a different effect.^[1]

• The ATK increases from "Molting Escape" are applied continuously and will disappear if "Molting Escape" is unequipped.^[1]

• The effect to gain 300 ATK starts a Chain.^[1]

OCG Rulings[]

• The effect "Once per turn, if the equipped monster would be destroyed by battle, it is not destroyed" does not make a Chain Link.^[2]

• The effect "The equipped monster gains 300 ATK at the end of the Damage Step each time this effect is applied" makes a Chain Link.^[2]

• The ATK increase due to the effect "The equipped monster gains 300 ATK" applies as long as that monster is face-up on the field.^[2]

• The ATK increase due to the effect "The equipped monster gains 300 ATK" is still applied even after that "Molting Escape" is destroyed.^[2]

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