Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow

 This card's name derived from Qal'at, Persian word for fortress. The peculiar form used here is likely a corruption of a Japanese transcription of the word, something like karuato.

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This card appears in the artwork of Against the Wind.

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This is the second Blackwing monster to be Limited, and the first one to be Semi-Limited.

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TCG Rulings

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Sending “Blackwing – Kalut the Moon Shadow” to the graveyard is a cost to activate its effect.: Raging Battle -- Card Rulings (version 1.2)

The effect of “Blackwing – Kalut the Moon Shadow” does not target.

You can send “Blackwing – Kalut the Moon Shadow” to the Graveyard during either player’s turn, as it is a Quick Effect.

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OCG Rulings

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This effect does not target.: Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow

Sending this card from your hand to the Graveyard is a cost to activate its effect.: Please explain the details of "Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow" effect.

During the Damage Step in which a "Blackwing" monster you control battles, you can activate this effect from the start of the Damage Step until before damage calculation.

You can activate the effect of a card like "Gem-Merchant", "Honest", or "Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow" during the Damage Step only while the monster is face-up.
Example: If a face-down "Gem-Knight Garnet" is attacked, then you can activate the effect of "Gem-Merchant" after the face-down "Gem-Knight Garnet" is flipped face-up.: For cards like "Gem-Merchant", can you activate the effect only if the monster is face-up?