Advent/Q&A

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No.	Question 	Answer
1 	What is Advent? 	It is an effect that, under that card's timing, by sending Soul Core to the designated area, allows the card to stack onto the Spirit/Ultimate on the Field that fulfils the condition in the same state.
2 	When adventing, do you have to pay the card cost? 	No, you do not have to pay the card cost.
3 	When sending Soul Core to the designated area through Advent, where can I move the Soul Core from? 	If there is no area specified, the Soul Core can be moved from your own Field, Reserve, or Life.
4 	When adventing, can you move additional cores to the new card? 	No, you cannot. You can only move the cores from the pre-advent card to the adventing Spirit/Ultimate.
5 	When adventing onto an attacking Spirit, does the adventing Spirit continue the battle? 	Yes, it does.
6 	When adventing onto a Brave Spirit, what happens to the Brave? 	The adventing Spirit continues to brave to the Brave. If the Brave condition is unfulfilled, immediately separate the Brave.
7 	When adventing onto a Spirit braved to an Imagine Brave, what happens to the Spirit that is braved on the other side of the Brave? 	The Spirit of the other side continues braving to the Imagine Brave. On the other hand, if the adventing Spirit does not meet the Brave condition, it separates from the Brave.
8 	While a "cannot summon without cost" effect is active, can you Advent? 	Yes, you can, as Advent is not summon. Following to the answer, any effects that trigger upon summon do not activate either.
9 	With the Advent condition "Ten Crown & Cost 5 or more", can you advent onto a Cost 3 "Ten Crown" family Spirit braved to a Cost 3 Brave? 	Yes, you can.
10 	A Spirit has activated its own effect "During this turn, this Spirit gets +5000 BP", then you Advent onto it. Does the Advent Spirit carry the effect? 	Yes, it will receive effects that have already resolved, such as with the timing "during this turn". However, all permanent effects or effects that have not activated will be lost.
11 	A Spirit is under the effect "During this turn, this Spirit gets -5000 BP" from other cards, such as from a Magic card or the Brave card braving to it, then you Advent onto that Spirit. Does the Advent Spirit carry the effect? 	Yes, any effects that are affecting pre-advent card will affect the Advent Spirit.
12 	When the Advent Spirit is destroyed, depleted, or return to the hand or deck, what happens to the pre-advent cards under it? 	They follow where the Advent Spirit goes. In the case of returning to the deck, the player that activates the effect chooses the returning order.
13 	When a Spirit with Advent loses all its pre-advent cards, does that mean it is no longer [During Advent]? 	Yes, that is correct.
14 	When the Advent Spirit is stacked with face-down cards, such as through the effect of Poison Blade, are those face-down cards pre-advent cards? 	No, face-down cards cannot be pre-advent cards.
15 	Can a Spirit card advent from the Removed Zone? 	No, it cannot.
16 	When the opponent is under the effect "The opponent cannot use any cards from the Hand", can they advent? 	No, they cannot.
17 	When adventing onto The ShineCentaurusDeity Sagitto-Apollodragon (BS38-RVX01), which is braved to two Imagine Braves, what happens to the Imagine Braves? 	The owner of the adventing Spirit has to separate the Braves until one remains braved. Only after that can "when advent" effects activate.
18 	Can you advent onto Spirits that are unaffected by any effects, such as The Wanderer Lolo (X015)? 	No, you cannot.
19 	Can you advent onto Bunshin Spirits or Nexuses treated as Spirits? 	No, you cannot.
20 	When you send your Soul Core from your Life to the Trash due to Advent, can you activate the Burst with the condition "When your Life decreases"? 	Yes, you can.
21 	Can you advent onto an Advent Spirit if the condition is fulfilled? 	Yes, you can. In this case, the previous Advent Spirit also becomes a pre-advent card.
22 	Can [During Advent] Spirits be affected by effects such as of Ultimate-Lancelot (BS28-056), which targets Spirits with cards under them? 	No, they cannot be affected. "Spirits with cards under them" refers to those with face-down cards. Pre-advent cards are not included in this case.
23 	After a Brave activates an effect with the "once per turn" wording, such as that of The GroundDeityBlade Ootenta (BSC21-X04), then a Spirit advents onto that Brave Spirit. Can the Advent Spirit use the "once per turn" effect again? 	No, it cannot.
24 	When you advent an Ultimate, do you not have to fulfil the summon condition? 	No, you do not have to, as Advent is not summon.
25 	During your Main Step, can you separate an Advent Spirit with its pre-advent cards like how you separate a Brave Spirit? 	No, you cannot.
26 	Can you advent an Ultimate onto a Spirit that can ignore the Advent condition? 	If the Advent effect is written with the text "stack this from your Hand onto your target Ultimate", you cannot stack it onto a Spirit.
27 	You performed an Advent effect, then you realise you cannot do so, what happens next? 	You return the card with Advent to the Hand, and return the board state to before it advented.
28 	When a [During Advent] Spirit is affected by a "loses all effects" effect, can pre-advent cards under it, such as The GunEmperorMachine Siegmund (BS40-040), activate their effects? 	Yes, they can. Effects of the pre-advent cards are not lost.
29 	Ultraman Orb Orb Trinity (CB01-X06) has the Advent condition "Cost 6 or more & 'Ultraman'", what Spirits can it advent onto? 	It can advent onto Cost 6 or more "Ultraman"-named Spirits.
30 	Do "when you Advent" effects or other effects that trigger upon Advent activate before you stack the card? 	No, they activate at the same time as (When Advent) effects.
31 	A Spirit is not in the [During Advent] state, then you add pre-advent cards under it through effects, does it become [During Advent]? 	Yes, it becomes a [During Advent] Spirit.
32 	A Spirit on your Field is added to another Spirit as a pre-advent card through an effect, what happens to the cores on it? 	They go to the Reserve.
33 	A Brave Spirit on your Field is added to another Spirit as a pre-advent card through an effect, what happens to the Brave? 	The Brave can be chosen to either stay on the Field, or also become a pre-advent card. However, if the Brave is also braved to another Spirit at that moment, then it must stay braved.
34 	When a [During Advent] Spirit changes its color due to effects, do the pre-advent cards change their colors? 	No, they do not.
35 	When your Spirit on the Field with both pre-advent cards and cards added by Poison Blade under it is added to another Spirit as a pre-advent card, what happens to the cards under it? 	The cards added by Poison Blade will be discarded, while its pre-advent cards are also added to the other Spirit.
36 	You declared Advent at the wrong timing with the wrong condition, and without moving anything, what should you do? 	In the situation where you cannot advent, simply return to the state before your declaration.
37 	When you activate an effect that allows you to advent in a different timing, can you advent in (Opposing Attack Step) during (Your Main Step) or (Your Attack Step)? 	Yes, you can.
38 	When you advent through (When Attacks) effects, such as that of The VanityDeityGeneral Dogma-Graad (BS41-021), can the (When Attacks) effects of the Advent Spirit activate? 	Instantaneous effects such as destruction or draw on attack cannot activate. However, effects that activate at other timings, such as during Flash-Timing, when comparing BP, or when destroys; or during battle effects without the "during this turn" and "during this battle" wordings, such as "this Spirit gains +5000 BP" or "the opponent cannot activate their Burst", can activate.
39 	When adventing with level as a condition, such as that of The Deity Catastrophedragon (BS41-RV002), then the target's level is decreased due to the Soul Core on it being moved away, can you still Advent? 	Yes, you can. You only move the Soul Core after you confirm that the Advent condition is fulfilled.
40 	Can pre-advent cards under Spirits and Ultimates checked by both players? 	Yes, they can be checked.
41 	While Soul Core is in the Trash or the Count Area, can you advent with the effect "without sending Soul Core to the Trash"? 	No, you cannot.
42 	While Soul Core is in the Trash or the Count Area, can you advent with the effect "treating Soul Core as sent to the Trash"? 	Yes, you can.
43 	A [During Advent] Spirit activates an effect with the wordings "during this battle" or "during this turn", then its pre-advent cards are all gone, or its level decreases to the point of missing the level requirement of the effect. Is the effect still active? 	Yes, it is.
44 	When the top pre-advent card meets the condition of the "when adventing onto an XXX Spirit" effects, can those effects activate? 	No, they cannot. They activate when the actual target for the Advent effect meets the condition.
45 	When your [During Advent] Spirit is destroyed, then you activate a "return a Spirit card from your Trash that caused the activation of this Burst to your Hand" effect, can you also return the pre-advent cards of the destroyed Spirit to the Hand? 	No, you cannot. The pre-advent cards are not the destroyed Spirit.
46 	When you add pre-advent cards to a Spirit that already has pre-advent cards, can you decide the order of pre-advent cards stacking? 	Yes, you can. However, after you added them, you cannot change the order.
47 	Is Grand Advent treated as Advent? 	Yes, it is. Grand Advent is Advent with the extra option of moving cores from your Grandwalker Nexuses when adventing.
48 	Are cards with Grand Advent treated as cards with Advent? 	Yes, they are.
49 	Is Grand Advent affected by effects that target Advent, such as "can't Advent" or "when advents" effects? 	Yes, it is.
50 	Are pre-advent cards affected by effects that target Spirits? 	No, they are not. Pre-advent cards are only affected by effects that target pre-advent cards, and can only activate effects that activate when they are pre-advent cards. However, if they have effects with the wordings "this card" or "this Spirit card" without specifying where to activate the effects, they can also activate those effects.
51 	Can you add pre-advent cards under Spirits/Ultimates without Advent or Grand Advent? 	No, you cannot. Spirits/Ultimates without Advent or Grand Advent cannot be targets for adding pre-advent cards.
52 	When an Advent Spirit is affected by a "cannot activate effects" effect, what happens to its pre-advent cards? 	They stay as they are. While it cannot activate effects, its identity as an Advent Spirit doesn't change.
53 	Your The SuperCentaurusDeity Grand-Sagitto-Nova (BS51-10thX04) has activated its (When Reborn/Attacks) effect, which has the "once per turn" wording. Then in the same turn you advent another copy of the same Spirit onto it. Since it is another card, can it activate its (When Reborn/Attacks) effect? 	No, it cannot. While physically it is another copy, they are treated as the same Spirit, so it cannot activate effects with the "once per turn" wording again.
54 	While you have the "advent without sending Soul Core to the Trash" or "advent treating as Soul Core sent to Trash" effects, can you Grand Advent or Ultra Advent? 	You can Grand Advent, but you cannot Ultra Advent as Ultra Advent does not send Soul Core to Trash. When you Grand Advent in this case, you cannot move a core from your Grandwalker Nexus.
55 	Is Contract Advent treated as Advent? 	Yes, it is. Besides adventing onto Spirits/Ultimates which fulfill the Advent condition, cards with Contract Advent can also advent onto Contract Spirits/Contract Ultimates that are in Soul State, which usually have the effect to allow stacking cards onto them via Contract Advent.
56 	Are cards with Contract Advent treated as cards with Advent? 	Yes, they are.
57 	Is Contract Advent affected by effects that target Advent, such as "can't Advent" or "when advents" effects? 	Yes, it is.
58 	How does the procedure work for contract-adventing onto a card in "soul state"? 	1) Declare your card with Contract Advent.
2) Target your card in "soul state" as Advent target.
3) Resolve all "when adventing" effects, and send the Soul Core to the designated area.
4) Stack the declared card onto the Contract card. When you do, move any number of cores from your Field/Reserve onto it.
5) Contract Advent is complete, now you can activate (When Advents) effects and other related effects.
59 	What kind of effects are those effects with the timing [Contract Pre-Advent] on Contract cards? 	These effects exist when the Contract card becomes a pre-Advent card for a Spirit with Contract Advent. These effects are treated as possessed by the Spirit with Contract Advent, and can be activated by it.
60 	When activating from a pre-Advent card, can [Contract Pre-Advent] effects be activated by Spirits with Advent keywords that are not Contract Advent? 	No, they cannot be.
61 	Are [Contract Pre-Advent] effects treated as activated by the Contract Advent Spirit or from the pre-Advent cards? 	They are treated as activated by the Contract Advent Spirit. For example, an opposing Green Spirit has a Red pre-Advent card with a [Contract Pre-Advent] effect. When that Spirit activates the [Contract Pre-Advent] effect, you can defend against it with Heavy Armor: Green, but not Heavy Armor: Red. In the case where an Advent Spirit cannot activate its effects, it cannot activate [Contract Pre-Advent] effects either.
62 	After a Spirit activates a [Contract Pre-Advent]/[Spirit][LV1][LV2] effect with "once per turn"/"once per game" limitation, that Spirit is being contract-advented onto by a Spirit card with a different name. In the same turn/game, can the same [Contract Pre-Advent] effect be activated again? 	No, it cannot be. The Advent Spirit is treated as the same Spirit, so any previous effects and states are passed down onto it. Even if the card names are different, the same effect with "once per turn"/"once per game" limitation cannot be activated in the same turn/game. The same rule applies when turning from "soul state" to "Contract Pre-Advent".
63 	If a Contract Advent Spirit has two Contract cards as pre-Advent cards, and both of them have a [Contract Pre-Advent] effect, can you activate the effect twice? 	Yes, you can, unless the effect has limitations, such as "once per turn", "(Once per turn: same name)", "(Can't stack)".
64 	Do "you can Advent onto your Spirit" effects allow you to Contract Advent onto a Contract Spirit card in soul state? 	No, they do not. As long the effect does not specify "soul state", you cannot Contract Advent onto your Spirit cards in soul state.
65 	Is Ultra Contract Advent treated as Advent and Contract Advent? 	Yes, it is. Ultra Contract Advent is an effect which allows you to stack onto a valid target, which is either a Spirit or a Contract card in Soul State, that has fulfilled the Advent condition, by sending your Soul Core from your Life/Field/Reserve/Trash to the target. Cards with Ultra Contract Advent are also treated as cards with Advent and cards with Contract Advent.
66 	When you Ultra Contract Advent, can you send the Soul Core from the Count Area to the target? 	No, you cannot.
67 	While the target Spirit of Ultra Contract Advent has the Soul Core on it, can you Ultra Contract Advent? 	No, you cannot.
68 	For "Advent without sending the Soul Core to the Trash" effects and "Advent treating as the Soul Core being sent to the Trash" effects, do they apply to Contract Advent, Ultra Contract Advent, Reverse Contract Advent, and Final Contract Advent? 	These effects can apply to Contract Advent and Reverse Contract Advent, but they don't apply to Ultra Contract Advent and Final Contract Advent, which never send the Soul Core to the Trash.
69 	A Spirit during Contract Advent has activated an effect with the "once per turn" clause, then that Spirit is destroyed and leaves the Field, leaving the Contract card from the pre-advent cards in Soul State. In the same turn, a Spirit card with the same name Contract Advents onto the Spirit in Soul State. Can that Spirit that is during Contract Advent activate the same effect with the "once per turn" clause again? 	Yes, it can. While both Spirits have advented onto the same Contract card, the Spirit that was destroyed and left the field, and the Spirit that Contract Advents after it, are treated as two different Spirits, even if they have the same card name, so the latter Spirit can activate the effect with the "once per turn" clause again.
70 	A Spirit during Contract Advent has activated a [Pre-Advent] effect with the "once per turn" clause, in which the effect originates from a Contract card within the pre-advent cards, such as the (Your Turn) effect of The PartnerBird Feaniel. That Spirit is then destroyed and leaves the Field, leaving the Contract card from the pre-advent cards in Soul State. In the same turn, a Spirit card with the same name Contract Advents onto the Spirit in Soul State. Can that Spirit that is during Contract Advent activate the same effect with the "once per turn" clause, which originates from the Contract card in the pre-advent cards, again?	No, it cannot. While the new Spirit that has Contract Advented and the destroyed Spirit are treated as two different Spirits, the effect with the "once per turn" clause comes from the Contract card, which hasn't moved outside of the Field, nor is it re-summoned, so it carries the "once per turn" limitation with it.
71 	After The DarkPurpleKnight Cheval-Bat activates its effect with the "once per turn" clause, The HolyEvilDivineEmperor Paladi-Bat advents onto the same Cheval-Bat. Gaining the effect with the "once per turn" clause from Cheval-Bat via Paladi-Bat's [During OC & During Advent] effect, can Paladi-Bat activate the same effect again? 	No, it cannot. While the card names are different, the newly advented Spirit is treated as the same Spirit, and while it gains the effect of Cheval-Bat, it cannot activate it again.
72 	Is Reverse Contract Advent treated as Advent and Contract Advent? 	Yes, it is. Reverse Contract Advent is an effect which allows you to stack onto a valid target, which is either a Spirit or a Contract card in Soul State, that has fulfilled the Advent condition, by either sending your Soul Core from your Life/Field/Reserve to the Trash, or sending the opposing Soul Core to the designated area, or by reducing the opposing counters by one. Cards with Reverse Contract Advent are also treated as cards with Advent and cards with Contract Advent.
73 	While the opposing Soul Core is on a Spirit/Ultimate/Nexus that is unaffected by the effect of Reverse Contract Advent, can you send that Soul Core to the Trash to perform Reverse Contract Advent? 	No, you cannot.
74 	Is Final Contract Advent treated as Advent and Contract Advent? 	Yes, it is. Final Contract Advent is an effect which allows you to stack onto a valid target, which is either a Ultimate or a Contract card in Soul State, that has fulfilled the Advent condition, by banishing your Soul Core from the game from your Field/Reserve. Cards with Final Contract Advent are also treated as cards with Advent and cards with Contract Advent.
75 	Can a Spirit at LV3 or an Ultimate activate an effect from a pre-advent card with the condition [Contract Pre-Advent]/[Spirit][LV1][LV2]? 	Yes, effects with the [Contract Pre-Advent] can be activated, ignoring the card types or levels. However, if the timing of that effect is in, for example, (When this Spirit Attacks), then the Ultimate cannot activate it.
76 	Can Contract Advent with the text "stack from your Hand onto your target Spirit" stack onto an Ultimate which is in Soul State and which fulfills the Advent condition? 	No, it cannot.
77 	When multiple Spirits are being summoned and Adventing at the same time, can you Advent onto the summoned Spirit? 	No, you cannot. Spirit summoned at the same time cannot be Advented onto via the same effect.
78 	While an "Advent in exhausted state" effect is active, when I Advent onto a heavily exhausted Spirit, does it remain in heavily exhausted state? 	No, it does not, as the process of Adventing has to be completed in exhausted state specifically, meaning that its state would change from heavily exhausted state to normal exhausted state. In this case, effects with "when a Spirit is refreshed" trigger do not activate.