Delg the Dark Monarch

 This card and Kuraz the Light Monarch are the only Monarchs to not have an effect that activates only when they are Tribute Summoned. They are also the only Monarchs that have attack-restriction effects.

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This card's name may be based on the word dirge, which means a mournful song.

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This card can be considered a Dark counterpart to Kuraz the Light Monarch, due to their opposite names and effects, as well as their late releases compared to the original 6 Monarch monsters.

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This monster appears in the artwork of High Half and Tribute Carnival.

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TCG Rulings

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This effect targets the cards in your opponent’s Graveyard.: Starstrike Blast Sneak Peek -- Card Rulings (Version 1.0)

You remove cards and then send cards from the Deck to the Graveyard. They do not happen at the same time.

You can activate Delg’s effect if your opponent has only 1 card in the Graveyard, but not if they have no cards in their Graveyard.

You can activate Delg’s effect even if your opponent has less than 2 cards in their Deck. If you remove more cards than they have remaining, you send as many cards as possible.

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OCG Rulings

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You banish cards from your opponent's Graveyard, and then you send cards from the Deck to the Graveyard

Previously Official Rulings

Judge List Rulings

Monarch's" effects activate at the time they are successfully Tribute Summoned. Their effects are Spell Speed 1. If the opponent wants to activate a card like "Bottomless Trap Hole", it will be placed onto the Chain with the "Monarch's" effect. But "Monarchs" don't need to remain on the field to resolve their effects, so destroying them with "Bottomless Trap Hole" will not negate their effect.: Bottomless Trap Hole Vs. Monarchs