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Strike Back
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Strike Back
Released: DM-17 The Over-Technocross
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Strike Back is a keyword shared among each of the five monocolored civilizations.

Details[]

This ability features on both creatures and spells. Whenever one of your shields are put into your hand and a card with Strike Back that has the fulfilled conditions of the shield is there, you may discard that shield. If you do, you may summon that creature or cast that spell for no cost. As it isn't Shield Trigger, it isn't stopped by cards such as Curse Totem, and cards that return your shields to your hand but don't allow shield triggers to be used such as Emeral.

It later appeared in DMX-12 Black Box Pack on Aqua Advisor where it required the Hunter race instead of a civilization.

A major feature of this ability appears in the DMR-16真 Super Battle Guynext x Shin set, which is 9 years after the introduction of the ability.

It has a variant: Super Strike Back.

Reminder Text[]

The latest reminder text for Strike Back on creatures reads:

Strike Back Strike BackCIVILIZATION (When a "CIVILIZATION" card is put into your hand from your shield zone, you may discard that card. If you do, summon this creature for no cost.)

The latest reminder text for Strike Back on spells reads:

Strike Back Strike BackCIVILIZATION (When a "CIVILIZATION" card is put into your hand from your shield zone, you may discard that card. If you do, cast this spell for no cost.)

Example[]

3 Ochappi, Pure Hearted Faerie
Dmx12a-22
Nature Nature / Creature
Snow Faerie
1000

Strike Back Strike Back—Nature (When a Nature card is put into your hand from your shield zone, you may discard that card. If you do, summon this creature for no cost.)
■ When you put this creature into the battle zone, you may put a card from your graveyard into your mana zone.


Cards with the Strike Back ability[]

Creature

Spell

Twinpact

Rulings[]

  • Q: How many Strike Back abilities can you use at a time?
    • A: For each shield returned to your hand you may use Strike Back once.
  • Q: Do you need cost to use Strike Back?
  • Q: If you get a shield with Shield Trigger and you have a Strike Back in your hand, how do you use them?
    • A: You choose either one to trigger. You can't choose to use both.
  • Q: Does the effect of Emeral, which prevents you from using Shield Triggers, allow you to use Strike Back?
    • A: Yes, as it isn't shield trigger.

According to the General Game Rules 101.4, the Shield Trigger, Strike Back, Guard Strike, and Sabaki Z keyword have specific usage timings.

  • For details, see "Shield Check".

Related Categories[]

  • For cards that give your shields the Strike Back ability, see here.
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