Talk:Ninja Arts, Mat Flipping Technique/@comment-25709953-20150629085132/@comment-27697921-20150629115612

Indeed. It goes against its own rules. However, as the Q&A was before any rule changes and the latest Rules were written in April, I would simply go with the rule book unless/until they clarify in an update.

For Underworld, it would be a Play Timing during the Main Phase of the Turn Player, in which case, Non Turn player then has a Counter (begone or this) and it resolves before the "Ability" of Underworld does.

And if someone uses a counter summon during the Main Phase, Attack Phase, etc...the player who has not used an ability yet, gets to use a counter and that resolves first as well and nullifies the call and therefore nullifies its ability.

If you read their Flow of Call, their Flow of Play Timing (if they use an ability of a card that "Calls", and their Flow of an Attack Phase, they all would have Begone and this card negating a Call.

Even when looking at their Abillities section which wasn't added to the rules until last Fall or so, it would fall under an AUTO Ability. In that case, even if a Battle is interrupted by an ability, it still states that whichever Player uses their Ability first, Turn or Non-Turn, the other Player then has the chance to play their Ability which resolved before the first ability.

They are very consistent with WHEN Abilities and Counters resolve. Since I've seen them change their Q&A before to fix things, I think that this is an example of that. Someone hasn't deleted it yet.

And because their own website says to look to the rules as the final word and not the Q&A, I'll play by the logic of their official rules.

The Q&A should serve to add clarification to new cards, abilities or rules and situations, but not define them.

My 2 cents though and how our local matches are judged.