Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring

Per-phrase breakdown

• When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that effect.● Add a card from the Deck to the hand.● Special Summon from the Deck.● Send a card from the Deck to the GY. (Quick)
• You can only use this effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" once per turn. (Condition)

Judge-facing facts

• Normal Summon / Set from hand uses no tributes (Level 3).
• This is a Quick Effect that activates in the hand.
• Discarding this card is the cost to activate its effect.
• This effect cannot be activated during the Damage Step.
• This effect negates the effect it is chained to; it does not negate the activation.
• You can only use this effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" once per turn.

Card-specific notes from database

• Negates the entire effect resolution of the immediately preceding Chain Link, including parts of the effect that do not fall under the listed conditions. (Konami neuron)
• Can be activated while effects like Macro Cosmos are applying, as the cost is to discard, not to send to the GY. (Konami neuron)
• Cannot be chained to an effect that Tributes monsters from the Deck, as Tributing from the Deck is not considered sending a card from the Deck to the GY. (Konami neuron)
• Cannot be chained to an effect that applies the Ritual Summoning effect of a Ritual Spell (e.g., Ruin, Supreme Queen of Oblivion). (YGOResources)
• Can be chained to Branded Fusion while Branded Lost is applying; the effect of Branded Fusion is negated because Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring negates the effect, not the activation. (Konami neuron)
• Can only be chained to Triple Tactics Talent if the 'draw 2 cards' effect is selected at activation; it cannot be chained if another effect is selected. (Konami neuron)
• Can be chained to Triple Tactics Thrust even if cards cannot be added from the Deck to the hand (e.g., while Droll & Lock Bird is applying) or if the opponent controls no monsters. (Konami neuron)
• Can be chained to Shaddoll Fusion regardless of whether a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck is on the field. (Konami neuron)
• Cannot be chained to the activation of Magical Hats or Chaos Magical Hats. (Konami neuron)
• If chained to an effect that draws a card and skips the next Draw Phase (e.g., Reckless Greed), the entire effect is negated, so the Draw Phase is not skipped. (YGOResources)
• If chained to the activation of Macro Cosmos, the effect that Special Summons Helios - The Primordial Sun is negated, but the continuous-like effect that banishes cards is not negated. (YGOResources)
• Can only be chained to a variable effect (e.g., Infernoid Tierra) if the specific activation includes one of the listed actions. (YGOResources)
• Can be chained to an effect that allows the opponent to send a card from the Deck to the GY to negate it (e.g., Fairy Tail - Luna). (YGOResources)