Vidolium the Unstable Power Patron of Unity card art

Konami passcode 70488851 · YGOPRODeck · Card Database #22519

Vidolium the Unstable Power Patron of Unity

Power Patron

Oracle text

[ Pendulum Effect ] 
You can activate 1 of these effects;
● Destroy this card, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Power Patron" monster from your hand or GY.
● Destroy this card, also for the rest of this turn, "Power Patron" monsters you control whose original Level is 12 gain 5000 ATK.
You can only use this effect of "Vidolium the Unstable Power Patron of Unity" once per turn.

[ Monster Effect ] 
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck or GY) by returning 3 monsters (1 Fusion, 1 Synchro, and 1 Xyz) from your face-up field and/or GY to the Extra Deck. Unaffected by monster effects, except "Power Patron" monsters. If this card is added to your Extra Deck face-up: You can add 1 "Power Patron" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Vidolium the Unstable Power Patron of Unity" once per turn. If this card is Special Summoned: Banish (face-down) all cards in the GYs.

PSCT / effect types

Per-phrase breakdown

  • You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Destroy this card, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Power Patron" monster from your hand or GY. ● Destroy this card, also for the rest of this turn, "Power Patron" monsters you control whose original Level is 12 gain 5000 ATK. (Ignition-like)
  • You can only use this effect of "Vidolium the Unstable Power Patron of Unity" once per turn. (Condition)
  • Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. (Summoning condition)
  • Must be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck or GY) by returning 3 monsters (1 Fusion, 1 Synchro, and 1 Xyz) from your face-up field and/or GY to the Extra Deck. (Summoning condition)
  • Unaffected by monster effects, except "Power Patron" monsters. (Continuous)
  • If this card is added to your Extra Deck face-up: You can add 1 "Power Patron" card from your Deck to your hand. (Trigger)
  • You can only use this effect of "Vidolium the Unstable Power Patron of Unity" once per turn. (Condition)
  • If this card is Special Summoned: Banish (face-down) all cards in the GYs. (Trigger)

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Judge summary

Judge-facing facts

  • This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set.
  • Special Summoning this card by returning 1 Fusion, 1 Synchro, and 1 Xyz Monster to the Extra Deck is a Summoning procedure that does not start a Chain.
  • This card must be Special Summoned by its own procedure; it cannot be Special Summoned by other card effects, even if properly Special Summoned first.
  • The monster effect that makes this card unaffected by monster effects (except "Power Patron" monsters) is a Continuous Effect.
  • The monster effect that adds a "Power Patron" card to the hand is a Trigger Effect that activates in the Extra Deck.
  • The monster effect that banishes all cards in the GYs face-down is a mandatory Trigger Effect.

Card-specific notes from database

  • The Summoning procedure does not treat the returned monsters as being returned by a card effect. (Konami neuron)
  • The Trigger Effect that adds a card to the hand can be activated during the Damage Step. (Konami neuron)
  • The mandatory Trigger Effect that banishes all cards in the GYs activates even during the Damage Step. (Konami neuron)
  • If this card is temporarily banished from the Extra Deck and returns during the End Phase, it is treated as being added to the Extra Deck face-up, allowing its Trigger Effect to be activated. (YGOResources)
  • If "Starving Venemy Dragon" targets this card, it copies this card's name and becomes a "Power Patron" monster; therefore, this card is affected by its effect and will have its ATK/DEF reduced and effects negated. (YGOResources)
  • "Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion" can be chained to this card's Pendulum Effect that Special Summons from the hand or GY, even if there are no applicable monsters currently in the GY. (YGOResources)

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