Triggered Effects

This is an unofficial term, used to refer to effects that follow the typical Effect Resolution Process outlined below. It refers to effects that have a trigger condition.
Triggered effects are denoted by a trigger condition. Explained in Reading Conditions and Trigger. This page details the process as to which these effects are resolved. These effects are resolved by first putting triggering them into a pending state ("pending activation"), and then activating them.
When effects are triggered at the same time, the player can choose which effect activates next, and effects that trigger later must be activated first. The turn player will always activate their effects first before the opponent. If new effects would be triggered during this time, they must be activated first before previous triggered effects. The order of effects is not chosen at the time they are triggered. Effects may trigger at the same time, they will never activate at the same time and are activated 1 by 1.
==Page Terminology==
===Trigger===
===Activate===
===Pending Activation===
 is an official term used by the Detailed Rulebook that denotes when an effect is waiting for its player to activate it. An effect that has triggered enters "Pending Activation" status. The status is removed after an effect fails activation or is successfully activated.
=== Priority ===
This is an unofficial term, and used only to illustrate the order of effects in this page.
An effect that has met its trigger conditions becomes pending activation with a priority to effects triggered before it. Any effects triggered by the same action or effect are considered to have triggered at the same time and as such have the same priority level assigned. In this page, effects will be assigned a priority number.
If a player has an effect with a higher priority, they must activate that effect first. If effects have the same priority, the turn player will activate first, before the opponent activates an effect. If a player has multiple effects with the same priority, the player chooses any of those effects to activate first. The order of effects with the same priority are not determined when they are triggered, and only when a player decides which effect to activate.
==Procedure==
#All effects that met their trigger condition enter pending activation state with the same priority.
#Repeat the following until all effects are no longer "Pending Activation".
##The turn player chooses an effect with the highest priority. If the opposing turn player has an effect with a higher priority, the opponent chooses instead.
###If the effect is optional, the player may choose to skip the following steps (2.1.2 to 2.1.5) and the effect is no longer "Pending Activation".
###Check if the effect meets its activation conditions, if it fails to meet its activation conditions skip the following steps (2.1.3 to 2.1.5) and the effect is no longer marked "Pending Activation".
###Effect is activated, and if it has it cannot be activated again during the rest of this turn regardless of whether the actions in Step 5 are carried out or not.
###Apply the actions listed in the effect.
###*If an Option was used by the card effect, instantly apply the Option's effect.
###*If an effect is activated by the card effect, instantly apply the actions in that effect.
###*If a Digimon leaves the Battle Area, instantly place its digivolution cards in trash.
##All effects that met their trigger conditions in Step 2.1. are now triggered and become "pending activation" with a priority +1 to the current highest priority.
##Perform Rules Processing:
###Do the following simultaneously:
###*Send to the trash any Level 2 Digi-Eggs on the field.
###*Send to the trash any Option cards in the Battle Area (that were not placed in the Battle Area by an effect specifying to place it in the Battle Area)
###*Delete all Digimon with 0 DP on the field.
###All effects that met their trigger conditions in Step 3.1. are now triggered and become "pending activation" with a priority +1 to the current highest priority.
###*This includes effects triggered in Step 2.2., if effects triggered at both Step 2.2, and Step 2.3.2. Effects triggered at Step 2.3.2. will have a higher priority than those triggered in Step 2.2.
#Repeat Step 2 until there are no more effects marked as "Pending Activation".
==Examples==
===Example Visualisation===
The below examples sort the effects that trigger at the same time (with the same priority) into the same list. There is no official way to visualise the Effect Resolution process. However, it is recommended to use dice to mark the effects that trigger at the same time with the same priority. If there are examples causing you trouble, you can attempt to re-create the scenario with dice that mark the priority they were assigned.
The dice are used to mark whether an effect is Pending Activation or not, and what their priority is. Effects with a higher number on the dice have a higher priority.
===Example 1===
====Scenario====
*Player A is using to attack Player B.
**It has , , and as its digivolution cards.
*Player B has and a , both with a single digivolution card underneath it.
====Effects Triggered====
#
#
#
#
#
#
====Resolution====
Effects 1-5 have the same trigger timing , and their owners can choose the order of activation. Turn player takes priority, so 1-4 will be activated first.
#The following effects are triggered.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , , , }
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect Pending Activation. Player A chooses Gabumon's effect (#3) to be used first. This removes the source from .
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , , }
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect Pending Activation. Player A chooses MetalGarurumon's effect (#4) to be used next. Playing from its sources.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , }
#*#{}
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses an effect that triggered most recently (List #2). There is only 1 effect so Player A declares Garurumon's effect (#6) to unsuspend MetalGarurumon.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , }
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect that is Pending Activation. Player A uses Upamon's effect (#1) to draw a card.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, }
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect that is Pending Activation. Player A only has Zudomon's effect (#2) to use now, and gains a memory from it.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#Turn Player (Player A) has no more effects Pending Activation, so the opponent chooses an effect now instead. Player B only has VenomMyotimon's effect (#5), and uses it to gain a memroy.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
===Example 2===
====Scenario====
Player A uses from their hand, they have a with a in its digivolution cards in play and 10 cards in their trash. Player B has a in play.
====Effects Triggered====
#
#
#
====Resolution====
#Player A uses from their hand. Player A must finish using the of before any other effects are triggered. Player A will attempt to gain 1 memory, however, 's continuous effect blocks the memory gain from occurring. The effects of and are triggered.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, }
#Player A chooses an effect that is Pending Activation. Player A declares LadyDevimon's effect (#3). LadyDevimon's effect deletes the Terriermon. No further effects trigger at this time.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#Player A chooses an effect that is Pending Activation. Player A declares Lilithmon's effect (#2) effect and gains 2 memory. No further effects activate at this time.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
===Example 3===
====Scenario====
Player A plays with and in play to delete Player A's and 2 of Player B's .
====Effects Triggered====
#
#
#
# Player Deletion
# Opponent Deletion
====Resolution====
#Player A uses . Player A must finish activating the of before triggering any other effects. Player A deletes their and deletes 2 of Player B's . This triggers , , and twice (once for deleting Guilmon and deleting the 2 DarkTyrannomon) at the same time.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , Player Deletion, Opponent Deletion}
#Player A then chooses another effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A chooses Guilmon's effect (#3). Player A gains 1 memory since Guilmon was deleted by a card effect.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, Player Deletion, Opponent Deletion}
#Player A can only choose Lilithmon's effect (#1). Player A gains 2 memory from the effect of Lilithmon.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{ Player Deletion, Opponent Deletion}
#Player B chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player B chooses MaloMyotismon's Player Deletion effect (#4) first. Player B then gains 1 memory since only 1 Digimon was deleted at the same time.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{ Opponent Deletion}
#Player B chooses another effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player B chooses MaloMyotismon's Opponent Deletion effect (#5) next. Player B then gains 2 memory since 2 Digimon were deleted at the same time.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
===Example 4===
====Scenario====
*Player A digivolves an unsuspended Digimon into and uses both of its effects.
**It has , and as its digivolution cards.
*Player B has with no digivolution cards.
====Effects Triggered====
# Blitz
# Unsuspend
#
#
#
====Resolution====
#Player A digivolves into . Triggering both Blitz and Unsuspend.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{ Blitz, Unsuspend}
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A chooses Omnimon's effect (#1) to use Blitz.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{ Unsuspend}
#*#{, }
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect that triggered most recently (#2). Player A chooses Upamon's effect (#4) to draw.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{ Unsuspend}
#*#{}
#Turn Player (Player A) can't choose any effect that triggered most recently (#2) so the Player B chooses. Player B chooses VenomMyotismon's effect (#5) to gain 1 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{ Unsuspend}
#*#{Empty}
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect that triggered most recently. Player A chooses Omnimon's effect (#2) to unsuspend itself.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
#*#{}
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect that triggered most recently (#2). Player A chooses Veemon's effect (#3) to draw a card
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
===Example 5===
====Scenario====
*Player A digivolves a suspended Digimon into and uses both of its effects.
**It has , and as its digivolution cards.
*Player B has with no digivolution cards.
====Effects Triggered====
# Blitz
# Unsuspend
#
#
#
====Resolution====
#Player A digivolves into . Triggering both Blitz and Unsuspend.
#*Pending Effects:L
#*#{ Blitz, Unsuspend}
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect Pending Activation. Player A chooses Omnimon's effect (#2) to unsuspend itself.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{ Blitz}
#*#{}
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect that triggered most recently (#2). Player A chooses Veemon's effect (#3) to draw a card
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{ Blitz}
#*#{Empty}
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A chooses Omnimon's effect (#1) to use Blitz.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
#*#{, }
#Turn Player (Player A) chooses any effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A chooses Upamon's effect (#4) to draw.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#Turn Player (Player A) can't choose any effect that triggered most recently(#2) so the Player B chooses. Player B chooses VenomMyotismon's effect (#5) to gain 1 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
#Continue resolving attack. For more information go to Attack Resolution.
#
#
===Example 6===
====Scenario====
*Player A uses to delete and play 
**Player A has with as its digivolution card in play and a Red Digimon in their Breeding Area (in order to use the Red Option).
**Player B has , , and in play.
====Effects Triggered====
#
#
#
#
#
#
# Trident Revolver
====Resolution====
#Player A uses from the hand. The effect of Trident Revolver is applied. So Player A activates the effect of Trident Revolver to delete and play . , , , , , and are triggered from this action at the same time.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , , , , Trident Revolver}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#1) to use. Player A chooses T.K. Takaishi's effect (#3) to add a card from Security.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , , , Trident Revolver}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A chooses Lilithmon's effect (#4) to gain 2 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , , Trident Revolver}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A has no effects except the mandatory LadyDevimon effect (#5) to delete a Digimon. There is no target to delete but it must be activated now. This prevents LadyDevimon's effect from being used again in the turn because it has been activated.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , Trident Revolver}
#Player A has no more effects to activate that triggered most recently (#1) so the opponent chooses instead. Player B chooses Tapirmon's effect (#2) to draw a card.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, Trident Revolver}
#Player A has no more effects to activate that triggered most recently (#1) so the opponent chooses instead. Player B chooses MaloMyotismon's effect (#7) to gain 1 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#Player B chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player B uses Mimi's effect (#6) to gain 1 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
===Example 7===
====Scenario====
Player A uses 's effect to play by trashing and another digivolution card. Player A also has with underneath it, and . Player B has , , with underneath it, and with underneath it.
 deletes , , and . deletes .
====Effects Triggered====
#
#
#
#
#
# Heat Viper Player A Deletion
# Heat Viper Player B Deletion
#
#
# LadyDevimon
====Resolution====
#Player A declares the effect of MetalGarurumon (#1). Player A with one of the two digivolution cards including . Player A uses from hand. Player A deletes their own and Player B's and . This triggers , , , , , , and 2 instances of .
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , , , , , Heat Viper Player A Deletion, Heat Viper Player B Deletion}
#Players now begin choosing effects to activate that triggered most recently (#1). Player A starts as the turn player choosing an effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A chooses Tapirmon's effect (#1) to draw 1 card. No effects triggered from this effect.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , , , , Heat Viper Player A Deletion, Heat Viper Player B Deletion}
#Player A chooses another effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A chooses Ghostmon's effect (#2). Ghostmon is added to Player A's hand.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , , , Heat Viper Player A Deletion, Heat Viper Player B Deletion}
#Player A chooses another effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A chooses forgetting Player B still has . Player A cannot gain memory and Lilithmon's effect has been activated using up the .
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , , Heat Viper Player A Deletion, Heat Viper Player B Deletion}
#Player A chooses another effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A can only choose LadyDevimon's effect (#3). Player A deletes Gazimon. This triggers .
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , Heat Viper Player A Deletion, Heat Viper Player B Deletion}
#*#{ LadyDevimon}
#MaloMyotismon's effect is the effect triggered most recently (#2), so Player B activates it. Player B gains 1 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, , Heat Viper Player A Deletion, Heat Viper Player B Deletion}
#Player A has no effects that triggered most recently (#1) so Player B chooses their effect. Player B chooses Gabumon's effect (#9). Player B draws 2 cards and trashes 1 card.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, Heat Viper Player A Deletion, Heat Viper Player B Deletion}
#Player B chooses their next effect that triggered most recently (#1). So, Player B activates MaloMyotismon's effect that triggered off the first part of Heat Viper (Player A's Deletion) (#6). Player B gains 1 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, {Heat Viper Player B Deletion}
#Player B chooses their next effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player B chooses the MaloMyotismon effect that triggered off the second part of Heat Viper (Player B's Deletion). Player B gains 2 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#Player B chooses the only effect they have left that triggered most recently (#1). Player B chooses Tsukaimon's effect (#8). Player B gains 1 memory.
#*Pending Effects
#*#{Empty}
===Example 8===
====Scenario====
Player A has already declared an attack with that has in its digivolution cards. Player A also has in play. It is now the [Reaction] step, Player B uses 's effect to trash 2 digivolution cards before using 's effect to block the attack.
====Effects Triggered====
#
#
#
#
====Resolution====
#Player A attacked with at Player B. It is already the [Reaction] step. The effects of and are triggered.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, }
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#1) to activate, but has no effects to activate. Player B chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#1) to activate. Player B chooses Omnimon X's effect (#1).
##At this point, the effect of
###Player B trashes two cards from its digivolution cards and then ends the attack. This triggers 's effect.
###*Pending Effects:
###*#{}
###*#{}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#2) to activate. Player A can only choose Gomamon's effect (#3). Player A gains 1 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#1) to activate. Player A has no effects. Player B chooses an effect that triggered most recently and can only choose Coredramon's effect (#2). This triggers .#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
#*#{}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#2). Player A can only choose Izzy Izumi's effect (#4). Player A suspends Izzy to gain 1 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
===Example 9===
====Scenario====
Player A attacks with that has a in its digivolution cards. Player A also has and in the battle area. Player B has a with in its digivolution cards.
====Effects Triggered====
#
#
#'s Unsuspend Sora Takenouchi & Joe Kido
#'s Memory Effect
#
#'s Unsuspend Joe Kido
====Resolution====
#Player A declares an attack with against Player B. This triggers and .
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, }
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A chooses Sora Takenouchi & Joe Kido's effect (#1). This triggers 's unsuspend Effect and .
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#*#{'s Unsuspend Sora Takenouchi & Joe Kido, }
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#2). Player A chooses Joe Kido's effect (#6) to suspend itself and gain 1 memory. This triggers 's effect off Joe Kido's effect.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#*#{'s Unsuspend Sora Takenouchi & Joe Kido}
#*#{'s Unsuspend Joe Kido}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#3). Player A can only choose UlforceVeedramon's effect to unsuspend itself from Joe Kido (#6). UlforceVeedramon unsuspends itself. This triggers 's memory effect.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#*#{'s Unsuspend Sora Takenouchi & Joe Kido}
#*#{Empty}
#*#{'s Memory Effect}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#4). Player A can only choose UlforceVeedramon's effect to gain memory so Player A gains 1 memory. This does not trigger any further effects.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#*#{'s Unsuspend Sora Takenouchi & Joe Kido}
#*#{Empty}
#*#{Empty}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#2). Player A can only chooses UlforceVeedramon's effect to unsuspend itself, the effect activates but because UlforceVeedramon is already unsuspended this performs no action.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#*#{Empty}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#1). Majiramon's effect is the only effect left Pending Activation and is also mandatory. Player A must choose to activate Majiramon's effect. It fulfills its activation conditions and activates, however, because UlforceVeedramon is already unsuspended no action is performed. Majiramon was successfully activated even if no action was performed, so its effect has been used up this turn.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
===Example 10===
====Scenario====
Player A attacks with that has a in its digivolution cards. Player A also has and in the battle area. Player B has a with in its digivolution cards.
====Effects Triggered====
#
#
#'s Unsuspend Sora Takenouchi & Joe Kido
#'s Memory Effect
#
#'s Unsuspend Joe Kido
====Resolution====
#Player A declares an attack with against Player B. This triggers and .
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{, }
#Player A chooses Majiramon's effect (#2). Majiramon fails its activation condition so it does not activate. It is no longer Pending Activation but it did not use up the .
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{}
#Player A chooses another effect that triggered most recently (#1). Player A chooses Sora Takenouchi and Joe Kido's effect (#1) to suspend itself and trash SkullMeramon from MaloMyotismon's digivolution cards. This triggers 's unsuspend effect from Sora & Joe and 's effects.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
#*#{'s Unsuspend Sora Takenouchi & Joe Kido, }
#Player A chooses another effect that triggered most recently (#2). Player A chooses UlforceVeedramon's effect (#3) and it unsuspends itself. This triggers 's Memory effect.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
#*#{}
#*#{'s Memory Effect}
#Player A chooses an effect that triggered most recently (#3). Player A can only choose UlforceVeedramon's memory effect (#4). Player A gains 1 memory.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
#*#{}
#*#{Empty}
#Player A chooses another effect that triggered most recently (#2). Player A chooses to use Joe Kido's effect (#5) and suspends itself to gain 1 memory. This triggers 's effect from Joe Kido.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
#*#{Empty}
#*#{'s Unsuspend Joe Kido}
#Player A chooses another effect that triggered most recently (#3). Player A has no other effects other than UlforceVeedramon's mandatory unsuspend effect (#6). UlforceVeedramon's effect activates and attempts to unsuspend itself but does nothing because it is already unsuspended.
#*Pending Effects:
#*#{Empty}
#*#{Empty}
#*#{Empty}
==Sources==
*Official Rule Manual (Ver.2.1.)
*Detailed Rules Explanation
*Carddass Email Japanese 19/05/2021: <Advance> and [When Digivolving]
*Carddass Email English 09/06/2021: Effect lost before activation
*Carddass Email English 09/06/2021: Inherited On Deletion Lost
*Carddass Email English 25/06/2021: [Once Per Turn] Effect Per Card
*Carddass Email English 15/07/2021: Old Rules Re-confirmation Part 1: Rules Processing and <Piercing>
*Carddass Email English 15/07/2021: Old Rules Re-confirmation Part 2: Triggering Twice and Lost <Digi-Burst> Window
*Carddass Email English 21/07/2021: Majiramon UlforceVeedramon and Sora Joe
*Carddass Email English 17/12/2021: 0 DP Deletion Timing Re-Confirmation Part 1
*Carddass Email English 17/12/2021: 0 DP Deletion Timing Re-Confirmation Part 2
*Carddass Email English 23/05/2022: Losing and Re-Gaining Pending Effects
*Carddass Email English 05/07/2022: Option Timing Rule Changes Part 1
*Carddass Email English 05/07/2022: Option Timing Rule Changes Part 2
*Carddass Email English 05/07/2022: Option Timing Rule Changes Part 3
*Carddass Email English 19/07/2022: Security Effects Activated Confirming Lack of Rule Change
*Cardass Email English 18/11/2022: When is "use", and <De-Digivolve> after Trigger