Crush Card Virus
Normal / Trap
Tribute 1 DARK monster with 1000 or less ATK; your opponent takes no damage until the end of the next turn after this card resolves, also, you look at your opponent's hand and all monsters they control, and if you do, destroy the monsters among them with 1500 or more ATK, then your opponent can destroy up to 3 monsters with 1500 or more ATK in their Deck.
CARD ID: 57728570
STATUS TCG: Unlimited
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| TCG Set | Symbol | Rarity | Low | Avg | Trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duelist Pack: Battle City | DPBC-EN020 | Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Duelist Pack: Kaiba | DPKB-EN039 | Ultimate Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Gold Series | GLD1-EN038 | Gold Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Legendary Collection Kaiba Mega Pack | LCKC-EN046 | Ultra Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Legendary Dragon Decks | LEDD-ENA31 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Millennium Pack | MIL1-EN047 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Premium Gold: Return of the Bling | PGL2-EN070 | Gold Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Shonen Jump Championship 2007 Prize Card A | SJCS-EN004 | Ultra Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Structure Deck: Lair of Darkness | SR06-EN031 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba | SDKS-EN031 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Turbo Pack: Booster One | TU01-EN006 | Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ |
This card has 4 counterparts: Deck Devastation Virus, Eradicator Epidemic Virus, Full Force Virus, and Grinning Grave Virus.
Of the 5 Viruses, Crush Card starts as the first of the 5 viruses Alphabetical Alteration patterns c.
In a few rare cases, this card was released by mistake in several Power of the Duelist Sneak Preview Events, in place of Hidden Soldiers, but was not tournament-legal until released as one of the Shonen Jump Championship Series Prize Cards.
The kanji 死 on the viruses in this card's artwork means death.
In some video games, this card is a Spell Card.
In the game Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour, this card's name and lore are the ones from the Deck Destruction Virus card used by Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light, but it is a Normal Trap Card and has this card's TCG/OCG effect.
The Japanese name of Lich Lord, King of the Underworld refers to this card.
This is one of two Shonen Jump Championship Series Prize Cards to be banned, the other being Cyber-Stein.
It is also currently the only Prize Card to be reprinted as an Ultimate Rare.
Both were also printed in limited quantities, this card having only 6 copies in existence while the latter only had 18.
After this card's erratum to weaken its effect, its original effect was given to the OCG/TCG release of Doom Virus Dragon.
In the Spanish dub of the show it is named Carta Mortal (Deathly Card), according to Cholo Moratalla, the director of the Spanish dubbing, it was due to Virus Aplastacartas was too long for the time Kaiba was speaking on screen so they had to rename ithttps://twitter.com/CholoMoratalla/status/809127442766004225, when the cards arrived to Spain, nobody asked the translators of the showhttps://twitter.com/CholoMoratalla/status/809076735480397824.
==References==
Of the 5 Viruses, Crush Card starts as the first of the 5 viruses Alphabetical Alteration patterns c.
In a few rare cases, this card was released by mistake in several Power of the Duelist Sneak Preview Events, in place of Hidden Soldiers, but was not tournament-legal until released as one of the Shonen Jump Championship Series Prize Cards.
The kanji 死 on the viruses in this card's artwork means death.
In some video games, this card is a Spell Card.
In the game Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour, this card's name and lore are the ones from the Deck Destruction Virus card used by Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light, but it is a Normal Trap Card and has this card's TCG/OCG effect.
The Japanese name of Lich Lord, King of the Underworld refers to this card.
This is one of two Shonen Jump Championship Series Prize Cards to be banned, the other being Cyber-Stein.
It is also currently the only Prize Card to be reprinted as an Ultimate Rare.
Both were also printed in limited quantities, this card having only 6 copies in existence while the latter only had 18.
After this card's erratum to weaken its effect, its original effect was given to the OCG/TCG release of Doom Virus Dragon.
In the Spanish dub of the show it is named Carta Mortal (Deathly Card), according to Cholo Moratalla, the director of the Spanish dubbing, it was due to Virus Aplastacartas was too long for the time Kaiba was speaking on screen so they had to rename ithttps://twitter.com/CholoMoratalla/status/809127442766004225, when the cards arrived to Spain, nobody asked the translators of the showhttps://twitter.com/CholoMoratalla/status/809076735480397824.
==References==
TCG Rulings
Starlight Road: You cannot activate “Starlight Road” if your opponent activates “Crush Card Virus” while your only monsters are two face-down monsters with 1500 or more ATK.
OCG Rulings
This card cannot be activated during the Damage Step.: Crush Card Virus
Tributing 1 DARK monster you control with 1000 or less ATK is a cost to activate "Crush Card Virus". (A face-down monster or a Token Monster can also be Tributed.)
This card does not target.
"you look at your opponent's hand and all monsters they control, and if you do, destroy the monsters among them with 1500 or more ATK" and "your opponent can destroy up to 3 monsters with 1500 or more ATK in their Deck." are not considered to happen simultaneously.
Your opponent choose whether to apply the "your opponent can destroy up to 3 monsters with 1500 or more ATK in their Deck." effect or not. If this effect is applied, your opponent destroys up to 3 monsters. (If this effect is not applied, "you look at your opponent's hand and all monsters they control, and if you do, destroy the monsters among them with 1500 or more ATK" is considered to be the last thing to happen when this card resolves.)
If the activation of "Crush Card Virus" is negated by "Seven Tools of the Bandit", or if its effect is negated by "Royal Decree", "your opponent takes no damage until the end of the next turn" is not applied.: If the activation or the effect of "Crush Card Virus" is negated, is the "your opponent takes no damage" still applied?
When resolving "Crush Card Virus", if no monsters are destroyed because there are no monsters with 1500 or more ATK on your opponent’s side of the field or hand, the "your opponent can destroy up to 3 monsters with 1500 or more ATK in their Deck." effect is not applied. However, ""your opponent takes no damage until the end of the next turn"" is still applied.: Can "Crush Card Virus" be activated at any time?
When your opponent activates "Crush Card Virus", if you control a face-up "Tragoedia" with 1500 or more ATK, "Tragoedia" is destroyed. If "Tragoedia" is in face-down Defense Position, or in your hand, since ? ATK is not treated as 1500 or more ATK, "Tragoedia" is not destroyed. Also, when applying the "your opponent can destroy up to 3 monsters with 1500 or more ATK in their Deck." effect, you cannot destroy a "Tragoedia" in the Deck with ? ATK.: Can a "Tragoedia" on the field, hand or Deck be destroyed by the effect of "Crush Card Virus"?
When your opponent activates "Crush Card Virus", if you control 1 or more face-up monsters with 1500 or more ATK, you can chain "My Body as a Shield". (If you control 2 or more face-up monsters with 1500 or more ATK, you can chain "Starlight Road") If you only control face-down monsters, you cannot chain "My Body as a Shield" or "Starlight Road".: Can "My Body as a Shield" or "Starlight Road" be chained to "Crush Card Virus"?
To activate "Crush Card Virus", you must be able to apply the "you look at your opponent's hand and all monsters they control, and if you do, destroy the monsters among them with 1500 or more ATK" effect. Therefore, you cannot activate "Crush Card Virus" if your opponent has no cards in their hand and the only monsters they control are face-up monsters with less than 1500 ATK. (If your opponent has 0 cards in their hand, but they control a monster with 1500 or more ATK, you can activate "Crush Card Virus".) Also, if your opponent controls no monsters, their hand is revealed by "The Eye of Truth" and all the cards in their hand are Spell/Trap Cards, you cannot activate "Crush Card Virus
Light and Darkness Dragon: “Light and Darkness Dragon’s” third effect will activate when it is destroyed while in the hand or the Deck and sent to the Graveyard. Example: “Light and Darkness Dragon” is destroyed by “Crush Card Virus” while in the player’s hand.
Prime Material Dragon: When "Crush Card Virus" is activated, if there is a face-up monster that would be destroyed you can chain "Prime Material Dragon's" effect.
Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys: “Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys'” effect will activate when it is destroyed while in the hand or the Deck and sent to the Graveyard. Example: “Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys” is destroyed by “Crush Card Virus” while in the player’s hand.
Stardust Dragon: If "Crush Card Virus" is activated and there is a face-up monster on the field that will be destroyed, "Stardust Dragon's" effect can be chained.