Psychic Commander

Psychic / Tuner  EARTH / 3
When a Psychic-Type monster you control battles, during the Damage Step you can pay Life Points in multiples of 100 (max. 500) to have the monster it's battling lose that much ATK and DEF, until the End Phase.
1400/800 
CARD ID: 21454943
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YuGiOh! TCG karta: Psychic Commander

TCG SETS

TCG SetSymbolRarityLowAvgTrend
The Duelist Genesis TDGS-EN020 Common-,--€-,--€-,--€
Turbo Pack: Booster Four TU04-EN008 Rare-,--€-,--€-,--€

Card Trivia

 This monster appears in the artworks of Psi-Impulse and Overdrive Teleporter.
This card's artwork bears a resemblance to that of Psychic Ace, as both monsters have 4 eyes and are sitting in a vehicle that their bodies don't completely fit into.

Rulings

TCG Rulings

Mentions in Other Rulings

Brain Research Lab: You cannot place a Psychic Counter on this card to activate the effect of a card like “Psychic Commander.”

OCG Rulings


Paying Life Points is a cost to activate the effect. This effect targets your opponent's monster.: Effect Monster > Psychic Commander

You cannot activate this effect multiple times during the same Damage Step (i.e., you cannot pay 500 LP twice during a single Damage Step for a total of -1000 ATK). However, you can activate it multiple times if there are multiple battles involving Psychic-Type monsters.: Can the effect of "Psychic Commander" be activated multiple times in the same Damage Step?

You cannot activate the effect of "Psychic Commander" or the ATK-increasing effect of a "The Winged Dragon of Ra" affected by "DNA Surgery" by instead placing a Psychic Counter on "Brain Research Lab" instead of paying Life Points. However, you can activate the effect of "The Winged Dragon of Ra" which destroys a monster by placing a Psychic Counter on "Brain Research Lab

Previously Official Rulings


"Psychic Commander's" effect targets the opponent's monster that is battling your Psychic-Type monster.

"Psychic Commander's" effect can only be activated once during the Damage Step.