Card of Safe Return

 The man in the picture is the same man from Return of the Doomed. Also, the yellow energy around him is the energy hitting him in Return of the Doomed.

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This is the only Treasure Card that is Forbidden.

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The artwork of this card shows three cards being drawn, which is the original effect of this card, as shown in the manga and anime. However, when this card was released into the TCG/OCG, its effect was changed to let its controller draw only one card.

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OCG Rulings

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You can chain to this card's effect.: Spell Cards > Card of Safe Return

"Cold Wave" will prevent you from activating the effect of Spell/Trap Cards which are already face-up, such as "Ultimate Offering" or "Card of Safe Return".: When "Cold Wave" is activated, can the effects of "Ultimate Offering" or "Card of Safe Return" be activated?

If a monster is Special Summoned in the middle of resolving a Chain, you cannot activate the effect of "Card of Safe Return". "Card of Safe Return" has an optional effect that you can activate at the time of "when a monster is successfully Special Summoned from your Graveyard".: When a monster is Special Summoned in the middle of resolving a Chain, can you draw by the effect of "Card of Safe Return"?
Example: You activate "Monster Reborn" and then chain "Call of the Haunted". You cannot activate the effect of "Card of Safe Return" when "Call of the Haunted" Special Summons a monster as Chain Link 2. After "Monster Reborn" resolves and Special Summons a monster as Chain Link 1, you can activate the effect of "Card of Safe Return" and draw 1 card.

The effect of "Card of Safe Return" cannot be activated during the Damage Step, such as when "Lord Poison

Previously Official Rulings

If your opponent uses "Monster Reborn" to Special Summon a monster from your Graveyard, you get to draw a card.

If the Special Summon is negated with "Horn of Heaven" or "Solemn Judgment" you do not get to draw a card.

Drawing a card for this card's effect is optional, so if you use "Call of the Haunted" when you have no cards left in your Deck you do not lose the Duel.

Judge List Rulings

Card of Safe Return's" effect is an optional Trigger Effect that starts a Chain link, so if you Special Summon a monster from your Graveyard in the middle of resolving a Chain, you cannot activate "Card of Safe Return's" effect.: Heavy Storm is followed by

Mentions in Other Rulings

Cold Wave: The Trigger Effects of Spell and Trap Cards, like "Begone, Knave!" or "Card of Safe Return", cannot activate while "Cold Wave's" effect is applied.

Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World / Sillva, Warlord of Dark World:" If "Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World" is discarded by your opponent's card effect, when his effect resolves, he is Special Summoned first, and then the second part of his effect resolves. you could not draw a card for the effect of "Card of Safe Return".

Manticore of Darkness:" If "Card of Safe Return" is active, and "Manticore of Darkness" is Special Summoned with its effect, you can draw a card. So with 2 "Manticores of Darkness", 1 of them sent to the Graveyard, and "Card of Safe Return" in play, you can draw as many cards as you want.

Molten Zombie:" When you Special Summon "Molten Zombie" and you have "Card of Safe Return", either effect can be Step 1 of the chain; your choice.

Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys:" If "Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys" is Special Summoned by its effect during the Standby Phase, and "Card of Safe Return" is on the field, "Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys" is Step 1 of the chain and "Card of Safe Return" is Step 2, so "Card of Safe Return" resolves first and you draw a card before "Card of Safe Return" is destroyed.

Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower:" If you have "Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower" and "Card of Safe Return", and a Zombie-Type monster is Special Summoned, "Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower" is Step 1 of the chain and "Card of Safe Return" is Step 2.

Twin-Headed Behemoth:" When "Twin-Headed Behemoth" is Special Summoned by its own effect you can activate "Card of Safe Return" and draw 1 card.

Valkyrion the Magna Warrior:" If you have "Card of Safe Return" active on the field when you Tribute "Valkyrion the Magna Warrior" to Special Summon the Magnet Warriors, you draw only 1 card.