The World Tree
Continuous / Spell
Each time a face-up Plant-Type monster(s) on the field is destroyed, place 1 Flower Counter on this card. You can remove any number of Flower Counters from this card to activate these effects.
● 1 Counter: Target 1 Plant-Type monster on the field; that target gains 400 ATK and DEF until the end of this turn. (This ATK gain remains even if this card leaves the field.)
● 2 Counters: Target 1 card on the field; destroy that target.
● 3 Counters: Target 1 Plant-Type monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target.
CARD ID: 05973663
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The World Tree is an important feature in the cosmology of Norse mythology. Known as Yggdrasil, it was a great tree whose branches spanned the whole universe. Midgard (the world of humans, Earth) sat at the center, while Asgard (the realm of the gods) was situated above, Niflheim, or Hell, was below, and Jotunheim, the realm of the giants, surrounded. Several legends involve Yggdrasil, such as the story of how Odin hanged himself from its branches for nine days in order to gain the power of runic magic.
A face is visible among the branches in this card's artwork; the face is missing its left eye, and is presumably intended to resemble the Odin.
In Greek mythology, the World Tree was under the ground and held Earth. Every day, it would be sawed by a type of goblins called Kallikantzaroi. When Christmas came, they would come to the surface to bring trouble to people. However, they forgot that the World Tree would heal itself. The Kallikantzaroi then must start over, sawing again until Christmas day.
This card appears in the artwork of Eternal Spell and the anime artwork of Magic Planter.
A face is visible among the branches in this card's artwork; the face is missing its left eye, and is presumably intended to resemble the Odin.
In Greek mythology, the World Tree was under the ground and held Earth. Every day, it would be sawed by a type of goblins called Kallikantzaroi. When Christmas came, they would come to the surface to bring trouble to people. However, they forgot that the World Tree would heal itself. The Kallikantzaroi then must start over, sawing again until Christmas day.
This card appears in the artwork of Eternal Spell and the anime artwork of Magic Planter.
OCG Rulings
Placing a Flower Counter on this card does not start a chain.: Spell Card > The World Tree
Placing a Flower Counter on this card occurs when resolving the effect that destroys the Plant-Type monster. If destroyed by battle, you place a Flower Counter on this card when sending the destroyed monster to the Graveyard.: With "The World Tree"s effect, when do you put a "Flower Counter" on it?
If "DNA Surgery" turns a non-Plant-Type monster into a Plant-Type monster, then "The World Tree" gains a Flower Counter when the monster is destroyed. If "DNA Surgery" turns a Plant-Type monster into a non-Plant-Type monster, then "The World Tree" does not gain a Flower Counter
Placing Flower Counters onto "The World Tree" does not start a Chain.
Each of "The World Tree's" effects target. Each effect is an Ignition Effect.
If the Monster Type of a monster on the field is changed to Plant-Type with "DNA Surgery", when it is destroyed, place a Flower Counter onto "The World Tree".
If a Plant-Type monster is destroyed by battle, place a Flower Counter onto "The World Tree" when the destroyed monster is sent to the Graveyard. If a Plant-Type monster is destroyed by a card effect, place a Flower Counter onto "The World Tree" after resolving the effect that destroyed the Plant-Type monster.
If "The World Tree" is removed from the field after resolving its "Remove 1:" effect, the ATK and DEF increase still lasts until the End Phase.