Piercing

Category:Piercing
Category:Keywords
 is a triggered effect keyword introduced in BT-01: Booster New Evolution and BT01-03: Release Special Booster Ver.1.0. It is indicated by "Piercing" on an orange background.
== How it Works ==
An attacking Digimon with performs a security check on the opponent's security after defeating an opponent's Digimon and all other effects have resolved. It must be on the field to perform the security checks. The Digimon must be the Digimon currently performing an attack in order to use .
=== When Does Piercing trigger and activate? ===
 triggers when "it (the Digimon with ) deletes an opponent's Digimon in battle and survives" which is when other "deleted by/in battle" would normally trigger. You then activate the as normal. However, activating does not perform the security checks. The Security Checks are instead performed after all other effects have resolved. Since Digimon have to be in the battle area to perform security checks if the Digimon leaves the battle area between the time it activates and the time the Security Checks would happen, the security checks can no longer happen.
==== Example 1 ====
# attacks while it has from , is deleted in battle.
# Both and 's effect trigger. Resolve both effects before performing security checks.
## Turn Player activates first, it successfully resolves for it to allow Security Checks after all other effects have resolved.
##'s effect activates to try and delete Omnimon. Omnimon prevents its deletion by trashing .
# Omnimon can now perform Security Checks because successfully activated, and is still on the field even if it lost the effect.
==== Example 2 ====
# attacks while it has in its digivolution cards. is deleted in battle.
# , 's , and 's trigger at the same time. Resolve all effects.
## Turn Player can choose to activate or 's first. Turn Player chooses , Security Checks wait until all effects have resolved.
## Turn player activates 's and trashes the top card of the opponent's security.
## 's deletes .
# Security Checks that were allowed by would happen at this time. However, since is no longer in the battle area the security checks can no longer be performed.
== Rulings ==
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==Sources==
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