Gravekeeper's Watcher


Spellcaster / Effect  DARK / 4
During either player's turn, when your opponent activates a Spell/Trap Card or monster effect that could make them discard when it resolves: You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it.
1000/1000 
CARD ID: 26084285
STATUS TCG: Unlimited
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YuGiOh! TCG karta: Gravekeepers Watcher

TCG SETS

TCG SetSymbolRarityLowAvgTrend
Dark Revelation Volume 1 DR1-EN012 Common---
Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack LCYW-EN186 Common---
Pharaonic Guardian PGD-064 Rare---

Card Trivia

 This card's effect is very similar to that of Gemini Imps.
Additionally, both of them share the same Level, Attribute, ATK and DEF.
This monster has the same ATK, DEF and tablet as Gravekeeper's Nobleman.
Alongside “Kuriboh”, this card is one of the earliest examples in the game of a Hand trap, where a monster discards or special summons itself to activate an effect, before it became a common occurrence.

Rulings




OCG Rulings



Sending this card from your hand to the Graveyard is a cost to activate this effect.: Gravekeeper's Watcher

You can Chain this card when your opponent activates an effect that would make them discard cards.

This effect can be activated during the Damage Step.

You cannot activate the effect of "Gravekeeper's Watcher" when "The Gates of Dark World" is first activated. You also cannot activate the effect of "Gravekeeper's Watcher" when the effect of "The Gates of Dark World" is activated.: Can you activate the effect of "Gravekeeper's Watcher" when "The Gates of Dark World" is activated?

The effect of "Gravekeeper's Watcher" can be chained to the activation of "Mind Crush

Previously Official Rulings


You can activate the effect of "
Gravekeeper's Watcher" to negate "Graceful Charity".

You cannot activate "Gravekeeper's Watcher" when a card is discarded as a cost, such as "Magic Jammer", "Kuriboh", "Tribute to The Doomed", "Thunder Dragon", or "Type Zero Magic Crusher".

You cannot activate "Gravekeeper's Watcher" against the activation of your opponent's "Mirage of Nightmare" because it is possible that your opponent will not have to discard (for example, by having more than 4 cards in his hand).

When "Morphing Jar" is Flip Summoned, you may chain the effect of "Gravekeeper's Watcher", negating the Flip Effect of "Morphing Jar" and destroying it.

You cannot activate "Gravekeeper's Watcher" against your opponent's "Delinquent Duo" because it makes YOU discard, not your opponent.

Mentions in Other Rulings

Magical Thorn: The effect of "Magical Thorn" is NOT applied when you send cards from your hand to the Graveyard for things such as a Tribute for a Ritual Spell Card, a Fusion Material Monster, or the effects of cards like "Chosen One" or "Gravekeeper's Watcher".

Out of Date

You cannot activate "Gravekeeper's Watcher" during the Damage Step (such as against a "Morphing Jar" that is flipped by an attack).The latest print of "Gravekeeper's Watcher" has Problem-Solving Card Text, which does not specify that it cannot be activated during the Damage Step. Since this card negates activations (which allows cards to be activated during the Damage Step), it can be activated during the Damage Step.