White Elephant's Gift
Normal / Spell
Send 1 face-up non-Effect Monster you control to the GY; draw 2 cards.
CARD ID: 18756904
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| TCG Set | Symbol | Rarity | Low | Avg | Trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Structure Deck | SDBE-EN026 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Speed Duel: Arena of Lost Souls | SBLS-EN040 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Speed Duel Starter Decks: Match of the Millennium | SS04-ENA25 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Speed Duel Starter Decks: Ultimate Predators | SS03-ENA22 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Speed Duel Starter Decks: Ultimate Predators | SS03-ENB24 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Starstrike Blast | STBL-EN062 | Short Print | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ |
This card has Japanese Hiragana characters in the middle which make the Henohenomoheji face with the ji being the bone it is written on.
This card's Japanese name contains Uma no Hone (馬の骨), literally meaning horse bone. In the Japanese manga and anime, this term is commonly used by Seto Kaiba to insult Katsuya Jonouchi.
This is referenced by its presence in Joey Wheeler's Side Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Arena.
A White Elephant is a colloquial term that refers to a gift that burdens the possessor in a manner that outweighs the value of the gift. The term originated from the story that the Kings of Siam (Thailand) would gift these elephants to troublesome or obnoxious courtiers as to run them off with the elephants' high maintenance. The nature of this card's effect could be interpreted as ridding oneself of such a gift, and thus gaining peace of mind or in the game's case, 2 more cards.
This card's Japanese name contains Uma no Hone (馬の骨), literally meaning horse bone. In the Japanese manga and anime, this term is commonly used by Seto Kaiba to insult Katsuya Jonouchi.
This is referenced by its presence in Joey Wheeler's Side Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Arena.
A White Elephant is a colloquial term that refers to a gift that burdens the possessor in a manner that outweighs the value of the gift. The term originated from the story that the Kings of Siam (Thailand) would gift these elephants to troublesome or obnoxious courtiers as to run them off with the elephants' high maintenance. The nature of this card's effect could be interpreted as ridding oneself of such a gift, and thus gaining peace of mind or in the game's case, 2 more cards.
TCG Rulings
You can send a Gemini Monster treated as a Normal Monster to activate this card.: Starstrike Blast Sneak Peek -- Card Rulings (Version 1.0)
OCG Rulings
You can send to the Graveyard a Gemini Monster treated as a Normal Monster as a cost to activate this card.: Can you activate "White Elephant's Gift" by sending a Gemini Monster to the Graveyard?