Talk:Demon Lord, Asmodai/@comment-26523472-20160129030148/@comment-27697921-20160129072743

I think I know what he is talking about when he says "Rulings". And he did it in the incoorect way if it's what I think he did.

Step 1. >Turn Player: Calls Demon Lord, Asmodai to the field Auto Ability Activates, then Targets your Monster for Backdrop and tosses his card.

Step 2. <You: Cast Dragobond on the Targeted Monster to prevent it from leaving the field and it activates as a floating Continuous Ability waiting for the Situation to happen that it resolves in.

Step 3. <Turn Player: Realizes you just stopped them from destroying your monster and takes back the card he tossed in.

This is pretty much a mix up, in my opinion, because of the writing on the card not matching when the user of backdrop is supposed to toss the card "When this card enters the field, you may discard a card from your hand. If you do, destroy a monster on the field!"

Okay, looks pretty straight forward. Only it is an Auto Ability, and just the same as Champion Wrestler's multiple backdrop, you do not "Toss the card" to destroy until the resolution of the Ability, which, because of your Countering with Dragobond, they never did, and it looked like they chose not to destroy one of their own either.

Technically, they are allowed to NEVER toss it if they want.  But, they must '''still target. ''' Sounds like they tossed it at the wrong time but then chose not to use it, since you used Dragobond. It doesn't say you can take it back. It says you aren't supposed to '''toss it at all. '''Then it would be up to you two to decide how to proceed unless it was a regular tourney. He obviously broke procedure, so you go to floor rules, get a judge....blah blah blah not fun ;)

What I find fun is that since he did not resolve his ability, Dragobond is still in effect for the turn until he is "Destroyed." Then you'd get your life gain and he stays on the field pretty much twice that turn because he didn't resolve Dangerous Backdrop.

Unless, of course, he chose to not destroy that monster later, which then Dragobond would have never kicked in as you know.

But I am thinking this is what they are calling  a "Ruling". Just my guess.