Trap Eater

 This card appears in the artworks of Tuning Barrier and Over Tuning.

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This card is the first Nomi Tuner monster.

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This is also the only card whose cost requires the player to send an opponent's non-Monster Card to the Graveyard.

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This card's name and artwork is similar to that of Damage Eater and Big Eater; both also Special Summon themselves by eating something that usually gives the opponent an advantage. Both of these cards are also used by Yusei Fudo and his rival Jack Atlas in the anime.

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TCG Rulings

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If “Vanity’s Fiend” or “Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo” are on the field, but “Skill Drain” is preventing their effects from blocking Special Summons, you can Summon “Trap Eater” even by sending “Skill Drain” to the Graveyard.: Crimson Crisis -- Card Rulings (version 2.0)

You cannot Summon “Trap Eater” by sending “Macro Cosmos” to the Graveyard, since “Macro Cosmos” will not allow cards to be sent to the Graveyard. If “Macro Cosmos” and “Imperial Iron Wall” are both on the field, you cannot send “Imperial Iron Wall” to the Graveyard to Summon “Trap Eater”, but you can send “Macro Cosmos” to the Graveyard to Summon “Trap Eater”.

If “Rivalry of Warlords” is on the field but is being blocked by “Royal Decree”, and you send “Royal Decree” to the Graveyard to Summon “Trap Eater”, the Summon will be successful. However, if you control another Type of monster besides that of “Trap Eater”, then “Trap Eater” will be sent to the Graveyard.

If you Summon “Trap Eater” by sending “Royal Oppression” to the Graveyard, the effect of “Royal Oppression” cannot be used in response since it is no longer on the field.

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OCG Rulings

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This monster is a Special Summon monster.: Effect Monster > Trap Eater
Sending the opponent's face-up Trap Card to the Graveyard is part of the Special Summon of this card. It does not start a Chain.: Is a Chain Link made when Special Summoning "Trap Eater"?

While "Embodiment of Apophis" or "Zoma the Spirit" are being treated as Monster Cards, they are also treated as Trap Cards, so they can be sent to the Graveyard to Special Summon "Trap Eater".: Can "Trap Eater" be Special Summoned by sending "Zoma the Spirit" etc to the Graveyard?

If a card like "Vanity's Fiend" or "Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo" has its effect negated by "Skill Drain", then you still can send "Skill Drain" to the Graveyard to Special Summon "Trap Eater".: Can "Trap Eater" be Special Summoned by sending "Skill Drain" to the Graveyard while "Vanity's Fiend" is on the field?

If "Imperial Iron Wall" and "Macro Cosmos" are active, you cannot send "Imperial Iron Wall" to the Graveyard to Special Summon "Trap Eater", since it would be removed from play by "Macro Cosmos". However, you can send "Macro Cosmos" to the Graveyard.: While the effect of "Macro Cosmos" is active, can "Trap Eater" be Special Summoned by sending "Imperial Iron Wall" to the Graveyard?

While your opponent controls an active "Rivalry of Warlords" and you control a non-Fiend-Type monster, you cannot send "Rivalry of Warlords" to the Graveyard to Special Summon "Trap Eater".: Can you Special Summon "Trap Eater" by sending a face-up "Rivalry of Warlords" on your opponent's field to the Graveyard?

While your opponent controls "Macro Cosmos", you cannot Special Summon "Trap Eater" by sending "Macro Cosmos" or any other Trap Card to the Graveyard, since you cannot send the card to the Graveyard.: Can "Trap Eater" be Special Summoned by sending "Macro Cosmos" to the Graveyard?

When "Trap Eater" is Special Summoned by sending "Royal Oppression" to the Graveyard, "Royal Oppression" is already sent to the Graveyard, so you cannot activate its effect to negate the Special Summon of "Trap Eater" and destroy it.: Can the effect of "Royal Oppression" be activated when it is sent to the Graveyard to Special Summon "Trap Eater"?