Burst/Q&A

No.	Question 	Answer
1 	What is Burst? 	It is a card with printed in text, and can be placed facedown on the Burst Zone. Effects beginning with are considered Burst effects.
2 	How do you set a Burst? 	You place a card with Burst effects facedown on the Burst Zone, without paying any cost. Setting a Burst can only be done once during your Main Step.
3 	How do you use a Burst effect? 	When the condition of the Burst set in the Burst Zone, such as "After your Life decreases", is met, you declare the Burst activation and activate the Burst effect without paying any cost.
4 	Can you put cores on the set Burst? 	No, you cannot.
5 	What if you accidentally set down a card without any Burst effect? 	You lose the game when found out. Even if the game ends without activating the Burst, you have to reveal it to confirm it is valid before you clean up your deck.
6 	Can you return your set Burst to the hand and set down another Burst? 	No, you cannot manually return set Burst to the hand. In order to set a new Burst, you have to discard the current set Burst. If you do not have another Burst to set, you cannot discard the current set Burst.
7 	When the Burst condition is fulfilled, must you activate it? 	No, you do not have to activate the Burst. You can wait until the next condition timing is met.
8 	Can you use the flash effects of Magic cards, which also have Burst effects, from the hand? 	Yes, you can use the flash effects from the hand normally.
9 	If the set Burst has a flash effect, can you pay the cost to use the flash effect during flash timing? 	No, you cannot.
10 	Using the effect "Destroy two opposing 3000 BP or less Spirits. Then by paying the cost, activate this card's flash effect." as an example, when do you pay the cost for the flash effect? 	You can pay the cost after the Spirits are destroyed and before their (When Destroyed) effects activate. The (When Destroyed) effects activate after your flash effect resolves.
11 	Can Burst effects be prevented by Armor/Heavy Armor? 	Yes, they can be. The Burst effects of Spirit cards are treated as Spirit effects, Burst effects of Magic cards are treated as Magic effects, and so on.
12 	Can the Burst effects of Magic cards be nullified by Ice Wall? 	No, they cannot be. "Activating Burst" is different to "using Magic".
13 	Can you set cards with Burst effects from the Removed Zone? 	No, you cannot.
14 	While you have a set Burst with the condition "After your Life decreases", when your Life is reduced, and you have The GiantBeastEmperor Smidlord (BS09-035) to summon from the hand, do you summon it before the Burst? 	Yes, you summon Smidlord first. The Burst only activates after all effects which trigger from the life decrease resolve.
15 	Can you activate your set Burst with the condition "After your Life decreases" when you reduce your own Life with the Lv3 effect of The SacredBeast Barrong (BS13-039)? 	Yes, you can.
16 	Can Ice Wall nullify the main/flash effects activated through the Burst effects of Magic cards? 	No, it cannot. Main/flash effects activated through the Burst effects are not "using Magic".
17 	When do you declare the Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit/Brave's (When Summoned) effect activates"? 	You declare it right after the summon effect resolves. However, the Burst effect only activates after all other non-Burst effects triggered by that summon effect resolve.
18 	When summoning through a Burst effect, do you have to pay the cost? 	Cards since block icon 2 (Burning Legend era) have the clause "without paying the cost" when summoning through Burst effects. Even though The IceHero Mibrock-Baragan (BS14-X04), The IceHero Mibrock-Baragan (BSC33-CP01), The GunAngelia Cannon (BS33-CP02), and cards from block icon 1 (Ultimate era) and before do not have the clause, they are still summoned without paying the cost.
19 	While a "cannot summon with Spirit effects", such as that of The Pirate King's Treasure Island (BS12-072), is active, can you summon Spirit cards through Burst effects? 	Yes, you can. Cards in Burst state are unaffected by effects that do not target "Burst" specifically.
20 	Can you check the contents of your set Burst? 	Yes, you can, but make sure your opponent does not see it.
21 	What if you accidentally activate a Burst at the wrong timing? 	You do not activate the Burst, and it returns to its previous state.
22 	An opposing Spirit's (When Summoned) effect destroys a Spirit, then that destroyed Spirit activates a (When Destroyed) effect. Can your Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit/Brave's (When Summoned) effect" activate after the (When Destroyed) effect? 	Yes, you can. The timing of the activation of the (When Summoned) effect includes other effects which are triggered by it. You can declare your Burst after both players confirm there are no other effects activating. However, if the game has moved past that timing, you cannot declare your Burst activation.
23 	The Burst effect of your Burst Flame (SD06-015) destroys the opposing Sha-Zoo (BS01-036). Then, you can activate the flash effect to destroy an opposing Brave Spirit. The flash effect and the (When Destroyed) effect of Sha-Zoo, which one activate first? 	Burst Flame will destroy an opposing Brave Spirit first, then Sha-Zoo activates its (When Destroyed) effect. The Burst effect uses the "then" clause to activate the flash effect, so no other effects can intersect before that.
24 	When the opponent depletes your Spirits, can you activate Burst with the condition "After your Spirit is destroyed by the opponent"? 	No, you cannot.
25 	When you pay the cost to activate the main/flash effect through the Burst effect, can you increase reduction symbols through effects such as of Pentan (BS02-058)? 	No, you cannot. Cards in Burst state cannot be affected by effects that do not target "Burst" specifically.
26 	You cannot activate your Burst with the condition "After your Spirit is destroyed by the opponent" before the destroyed Spirit is sent to the Trash, right? 	That is incorrect. You can declare your Burst activation beginning from when your Spirit enters the destroyed state due to the opponent and until both players confirm that no other effects of the same timing are activating. However, if after the declaration, your destroyed Spirit remains on the Field, or is placed into other places that are not the Trash, the Burst cannot activate, and is returned to its previous state.
27 	When an opposing Spirit's (When Summoned) effect is written as "Destroy an opposing Spirit...", but there is no target for it to destroy, can you still activate your Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit/Brave's (When Summoned) effect activates"? 	Yes, you can. Effects that are not optional (with the する wording) still activate even if there is not a target.
28 	When an opposing Spirit's (When Summoned) effect with the "You can..." (できる) clause, but the opponent chooses not to activate it, can you still activate your Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit/Brave's (When Summoned) effect activates"? 	No, you cannot. These effects are optional, and are not activated if the player chooses not to.
29 	When an opposing Spirit's (When Summoned) effect with the "By doing A, do B" (することで) clause, but the opponent chooses not to activate it, can you still activate your Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit/Brave's (When Summoned) effect activates"? 	No, you cannot. These effects are optional, and are not activated if the player chooses not to.
30 	When an opposing Spirit's (When Summoned) effect with the "YWhen..." (のとき) clause, but the condition is not fulfilled, can you still activate your Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit/Brave's (When Summoned) effect activates"? 	No, you cannot. These effects do not activate if the condition is not fulfilled.
31 	After you declare the activation of your Burst with the condition "After your Spirit is destroyed by the opponent", when effects stemmed from that destruction are still activating, are effects with the condition "While you have a set Burst" still active? 	Yes, they are. Until the Burst effect actually activates, it is considered set.
32 	When there are two Burst activating, which one activate first? 	In the case where both declarations are at the same time, the defending side is prioritised. When activating, the first declared Burst is resolved first, and the turn player cannot choose the order. When the first Burst effect and all other effects triggered by it are resolved, the second Burst effect activates.
33 	When can you activate the Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit attacks"? 	You can declare the Burst in the duration between the opponent's attack declaration and after all (When Attacks) effects and other effects triggered by those effects are resolved. You have to declare it before the first Flash Timing. The Burst effect will activate after all (When Attacks) effects and other effects triggered by those effects are resolved. Burst of this condition cannot activate if the attacking Spirit leaves the Field before the Burst effect actually activates; in this case, the Burst will return to its previous state.
34 	When do you activate the Burst effect with the condition "After an opposing Spirit attacks"? 	You activate it after all (When Attacks) effects and other effects triggered by those effects are resolved, and before the first Flash Timing.
35 	When can you activate effects with the timing (After Your Burst Activates)? 	You can activate them after your Burst effect and other effects stemmed from the Burst effect resolve.
36 	After you Burst summon The IceHero Mibrock-Baragan, can you activate its effect with the timing (After Your Burst Activates)? 	No, you cannot, as Mibrock-Baragan was not on the Field when the Burst effect resolves.
37 	When your Spirit gains an effect with the timing (After Your Burst Activates) through levelling up while your Burst is resolving, can you activate that effect with the timing (After Your Burst Activates) after your Burst effect resolves? 	You can activate the effect as long there are enough cores to maintain the level when it is time to activate the effect.
38 	Can you activate Burst with the condition "After your Life decreases" when an Ultimate decreases your Life? 	Yes, you can.
39 	Can you activate Burst with the condition "After your Spirit is destroyed by the opponent" when your Ultimate is destroyed? 	No, you cannot.
40 	Can you activate Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit/Brave's (When Summoned) effect activates" when an Ultimate's (When Summoned) effect activates? 	No, you cannot.
41 	Can you activate Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit attacks" when an Ultimate attacks? 	No, you cannot.
42 	You cannot activate your Burst with the condition "After your Spirit is depleted/destroyed by the opponent" before the depleted/destroyed Spirit is sent to the Trash, right? 	That is incorrect. You can declare your Burst activation beginning from when your Spirit enters the depleted/destroyed state due to the opponent and until both players confirm that no other effects of the same timing are activating.
43 	After you declare a Burst with the condition "After your Spirit is depleted/destroyed by the opponent", your depleted/destroyed Spirit remains on the Field, or is placed to other areas that are not the Trash, what will happen to the declared Burst? 	The Burst cannot activate, and returns to its previous state.
44 	After you declare a Burst with the condition "After your Spirit is depleted/destroyed by the opponent", while effects related to the depletion/destruction are activating, are your effects with the clause "While you have a set Burst" active? 	Yes, they are. Until your Burst actually activates its effect, it is considered as set.
45 	Your Brave Spirit is destroyed and the Brave remains, can you activate your Burst with the condition "After your Spirit is destroyed by the opponent"? 	Yes, you can. However, if the Burst effect references the destroyed Spirit, the cost, color, BP+ during brave, and [During Brave] effects of the remained Brave(s) are excluded.
46 	When can you activate the Burst with the condition "After the opposing Hand increases with an opposing effect"? 	You can activate it after the opposing effect which increases the hand and other effects related to that effect are resolved?
47 	Can you activate your Burst with the condition "After the opposing Hand increases with an opposing effect" if the opposing effect is "Draw two cards, then discard two cards from your Hand", which ends up with the same number of cards in hand after the effect? 	Yes, you can.
48 	Can you activate your Burst with the condition "After the opposing Hand increases with an opposing effect" if the opposing effect is "Increase the amount of card you draw by +1", which increases the cards drawn in Draw Step? 	No, you cannot. That effect is increasing the amount of cards drawn from another cause, not directly increasing cards in the hand.
49 	Can you activate your Burst with the condition "After the opposing Hand increases with an opposing effect" if the opponent returns cards from their Trash to the hand? 	Yes, you can activate the Burst as long the opponent is increasing the number by effects, even if the effect is not "draw".
50 	If the Burst effect has the condition "when your Life is three or less", can the effect activate if your Life is four or more? 	No, the effect cannot activate. When that effect does not activate, the "after this effect resolves" part of the effect also does not activate.
51 	When you Burst summon an Ultimate, can you ignore the summon condition? 	No, you cannot.
52 	When you declare your Burst activation, does effects with the clause "while you have a set Burst" become inactive? 	No, they are not. The Burst is flipped up, but it is considered set until the Burst effect actually activates.
53 	When activating a Burst Magic, you pay the cost to also activate the main/flash effect. Are the Burst effect and the main/flash effect considered two separate effects that activate simultaneously? 	No, when activating the Burst, they are considered one effect together.
54 	When you activate your Burst Magic, and destroy a Spirit with the Burst effect, and destroy another Spirit with the paid flash effect, can an effect with the clause "When Spirit(s) are destroyed" activate twice? 	No, it cannot. The Spirits destroyed from the Burst effect and the flash effect are considered being destroyed at the same time, so the effect with the clause "When Spirit(s) are destroyed" can only activate once.
55 	When there is an opposing Spirit's (When Summoned) effect has the clause "if Soul Core is used to pay the cost", but the Soul Core is not used, can you activate your Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit/Brave's (When Summoned) effect activates"? 	No, you cannot. "If Soul Core is used to pay the cost" is a condition for the effect, and if it is not fulfilled, the effect does not activate.
56 	What is the difference between Soul Burst and the usual Burst? 	Besides being able to activate like the usual Burst, Soul Burst can also be activated, ignoring the Burst condition, through the effect of Catalyze.
57 	Are cards with Soul Burst treated as cards with Burst? 	Yes, they are.
58 	Is Soul Burst affected by effects that target "Burst" specifically, such as "Burst can't activate" or Ultimate Hand? 	Yes, it is.
59 	When a Soul Burst activates through normal means, it cannot activate the part of effect with the clause "When this Burst is activated through Catalyze", right? 	That is correct. However, if the next part of the Burst effect is written with "then" or "after this effect resolves", that part can activate.
60 	Through the opposing Spirit's (When Attacks) effect, the opposing Seal activates. When can you activate your Burst with the condition "When you or your opponent uses Seal"? 	You can activate the Burst after the opponent uses Seal and all other (When Attacks) effects resolve, and before the first flash timing.
61 	Through the opposing Spirit's (When Attacks) effect, the opposing Seal activates. When can you activate your Burst effect activated through the condition "When you or your opponent uses Seal"? 	You activate the Burst effect after all (When Attacks) effects are resolved and before the first flash timing.
62 	Can the target of the Burst effect be a target for the main/flash effect activated through a Burst Magic? 	No, it cannot be.
63 	While your Field has no symbols with colors, can the Burst of Spirit or Brave, that is activated from your hand or Trash by Ultimate Hand or other cards' effects, affect opposing Spirits with Heavy Armor: ∞? 	Yes, it can. Even if the Burst has symbols with colors, it is not treated as on the Field while it is activating, so its symbols cannot be referenced.
64 	When you activate a Burst with "Then, you can put this Magic card onto your Field. Or, by paying the cost, activate this card's flash effect.", if you choose to pay the cost to activate the flash effect, does that mean the effects before "then" do not activate? 	No, it does not mean that way. After you activate the effects before "then", you make the choice between the two options of either putting it onto the Field or activating the flash effect.
65 	Are set Burst with the effect "This set Burst is unaffected by opposing effects" affected by "Burst cannot activate" effects? 	No, they are not. So when the Burst condition meets, you can activate it.
66 	What happens when the set Burst with the effect "This set Burst is unaffected by opposing effects" is targeted by effects such as "Discard an opposing Burst" or "Return an opposing Burst to the Hand"? 	You flip the Burst up to confirm with the opponent that it is unaffected, and flip it back down, keeping its state the same as before.
67 	When the effect of Triangle Ban (BS44-RV012) targets Cost 8, can a Cost 8 Burst with the effect "This set Burst is unaffected by opposing effects" activate? 	The Burst can activate, but the Burst effect does not activate. "Burst effects cannot activate" effects target the players, not the cards. After the Burst activates, it is sent to the Trash without activating its effects.
68 	While The AbyssalTwinDragon Hasturk (BS23-X06) is there, can a Burst with the effect "This set Burst is unaffected by opposing effects" activate without paying costs? 	No, it cannot. Hasturk's cost-paying effect targets the player, not the set card.
69 	While an effect with the description "Cards on either Trash are unaffected by all effects other than this one, and cannot activate their effects.", such as that of Pyramid Atop The Sapphire Sea, is active, can effects such as "While you have a "XXX" family Spirit card in your Trash, this set card is unaffected by opposing effects." activate? 	Yes, they can. This kind of effects references cards in the Trash, but they do not target the cards.
70 	While the opponent has a "Burst cannot activate" effect active, and your Trash does not have a "XXX" family Spirit card, but at the same time as when the Burst condition is met, your "XXX" family Spirit is destroyed and fulfills the condition for the effect "While you have a "XXX" family Spirit card in your Trash, this set card is unaffected by opposing effects." Can your Burst activate? 	Yes, it can. When the Burst condition meets, you can declare the Burst activation while the other effects are resolving; and as long a "XXX" family Spirit is in the Trash, its Burst effect can activate.
71 	Starting from block icon 5 (God Advent era), the "Opponent cannot activate Burst" effect is changed to "Opposing Burst cannot activate". Is there any difference? 	No, they are the same effect. The change is to correct that the effect is targeting the set card and Burst activated through effects, not the player.
72 	While an effect with the description "Except for Burst effects, Spirit/Brave cards cannot be summoned without paying the cost." is active, can Burst effects summon other Spirits that are not the Burst cards themselves, without paying the cost (such as The HeavyCruiserMachine Peacocruiser (BS28-034))? 	Yes, they can.
73 	When you set a Burst from the hand with an effect, but there is already a set card with the effect "This set card is unaffected by any effects.", such as that of The ChosenSearcher Alex (BS43-071), can you discard it to set the new Burst? 	Yes, you can.
74 	When the Burst of a Spirit card/Ultimate card activates, if there is a cost-paying effect before the card is summoned through the Burst effect, can the symbols of the Burst card be used for reduction costs? 	No, they cannot.
75 	When the opposing Spirit's (When Summoned) effect including the clause "this effect cannot activate the opposing Burst" destroys your Spirit, you also cannot activate your Burst with the condition "After your Spirit is destroyed by the opponent", right? 	That is correct. Including activating the (When Summoned) effect itself, even when the effect destroys your Spirits or increase the opposing hand, you cannot activate your Burst to those causes even if the condition meets.
76 	When your set Burst is returned to the hand or deck by an effect, do you have to show its content to the opponent? 	Yes, you do. This is also to partly confirm if the Burst is unaffected, and therefore unable to be sent to the hand or deck.
77 	When a Grandwalker Nexus with (When Deployed) effects is deployed, can you activate Burst with the condition "After an opposing Spirit/Nexus's (When Summoned/Deployed) effect activates"? 	Yes, you can.
78 	When the Life is reduced or a Spirit is destroyed while an activating effect is resolving, and during that a new Burst with the conditions "After your Life decreases" or "After your Spirit is destroyed by the opponent" is set, can that Burst activate? 	No, it cannot. A Burst can only activate if its condition is met after it is set.
79 	With cards like Ancient Dragon Febrani (BS52-010) or The Third's Purple Smoke Giant (BS36-018), which have the effect "When XXX, you can activate this set card, ignoring the Burst condition", do you have to declare their Burst activations immediately "when XXX"? 	No, same as usual Burst, you can declare them after the situation which triggers them is completely resolved. However, if after declaration the condition is not fulfilled, the Burst cannot activate and is returned to its previous state.
80 	With cards like Ryuuman-Lightning (BS25-006) or ［Academy Uniform］Berseria Beat (BSC33-019), which are Spirits on the Field, and have the effect "When XXX, you can activate your set card, ignoring the Burst condition", do you have to declare the Burst activation immediately "when XXX"? 	Yes, you do. However, with Ultimate Hand, you can declare the Burst in usual timings.
81 	When declaring the activation of a Burst with the condition "After a Spirit/Brave is summoned via an opposing effect", and the summoned Spirit/Brave leaves the Field before the Burst effect is resolved, can the Burst activate? 	No, it cannot. If the Spirit/Brave summoned by effect is gone when the Burst effect actually resolves, the Burst condition is unfulfilled, and the Burst will return to its previous state.
82 	For the Burst that activates from hand or Trash, where is the Burst effect activating from? 	Even for Burst that is activating outside of the Burst Area, the Burst effect is treated as activating from the Burst Area. However, the actual card is not moved, nor does it discard the set Burst in the Burst Area.
83 	For (When Summoned) or (When Advents) effects with the descriptions like "summon any number of Spirit cards from your hand" or "destroy up to two opposing Spirits", in the case of choosing zero targets, can the opponent activate Burst with the condition "After an opposing (When Summoned/Advents) effect resolves"? 	Yes, they can. In the case where the wording for optional activation (e.g. "can", "by doing A, do B") is not used, the effect is mandatory and resolves as much as possible even with zero targets.
84 	For Burst with the condition "After your Spirit leaves the Field due to the opponent", when your Spirit is sent to the hand/Removed Zone/deck by the opponent, or is banished, can you activate the Burst? 	Yes, you can.
85 	For Burst with the condition "After your Spirit leaves the Field due to the opponent", when your Spirit leaving the Field is banished by the [LV2][LV3] effect of the opposing Kamen Rider Cross-Z Evol (CB24-X06), can you activate the Burst? 	Yes, you can.
86 	For Burst with the condition "After your Spirit leaves the Field due to the opponent", can it not activate until the Spirit has actually left the Field? 	From the moment the Spirit enters standby state due to being depleted/destroyed, or returned to the Hand/Deck by the opponent, up till all derivative effects have completely resolved, is the duration in which you can declare the activation of the Burst. However, even if you have declared the Burst activation beforehand, the Burst effect only resolves after that Spirit has completely left the Field, and after any "when XXX has left the Field" effects have resolved.
87 	Are effects which activate from a set Burst, such as "unaffected by effects" effects, treated as Burst effects? 	No, they are effects which activate while the Burst is set, but they are not treated as Burst effects.
88 	For Burst with the conditions "After an opposing Spirit/Brave's (When Summoned) effect resolves", "After you or the opponent Seals", and "After an opposing Grand Skill resolves", can they activate if the card which activated the effect (that triggered the Burst) has left the Field before the Burst effect resolves? 	Yes, they can. For these Burst conditions, they look at whether the effect has resolved, and do not care about the state of the card which activated the effect.
89 	When the Burst effect summons the Burst Spirit first, while the effects after "then" are resolving, is the Spirit still treated as in Burst state? 	No, it is not. In the case where it is summoned onto the Field while the Burst effect is still resolving, the resolving effects are treated as solely Spirit effects rather than being also Burst effects.
90 	A Burst is set with the condition "After the opposing hand size is increased by an opposing effect", and part of its effect has the clause "for each opposing card increased when this Burst activates", for example, The ScorpioKaiser Scor-Emperor (BS61-X07). Then, the opponent activates an effect stating "reveal two cards from the top of the deck, then add one card among them to hand", and one of those cards also has the effect "add to hand when revealed from the deck", adding a total of two cards to hand. The set Burst activates upon this moment, does its "for each opposing card increased when this Burst activates" effect count two cards?	No, only one. When a Burst activation is declared, in the case where multiple effects have activated, you choose one effect to activate upon. In this case, even though both "increase hand size" effects are simultaneous, they're two effects, each adding one card to hand. You choose one of those effects to activate your Burst upon, and in this case, regardless of which effect you choose, the Burst effect only sees one card increased.