Talk:Penetrate/@comment-26916515-20150909224621/@comment-24965906-20150910105823

That is also right (which is what I said. -_- ). BlackDS can stop SStrike, but not Penetrate. "And   I think you need to..." cut out the attitude, David. :/

When is Spectral Strike activated? When a monster is destroyed, at the same Counter Check point that you can use Demon Way, Geppakugiri, in response to a monster's destruction. In that moment, the centre is clear.

Penetrate, on the other hand, activates at a completely different play-timing, right after the attack hits, where no Counter can be used and the monster is still considered in the centre, but before it is removed from the centre area.

Penetrate: Before monster is destroyed and removed. Spectral Strike: After monster is destroyed and removed.

Source: Detailed Rules (Sept. 2015 Edition) Section 3.2 - 3.4