When the Current Deck Master is used as Tribute, the New monster becomes the new Deck Master
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When Tribute Monster is Destroyed or Banished and the Deck Master is returned to their zone the original Deck master is used. (See rule 2 for returning Deck Master to Zone)
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When the Deck Master is bounced from the field to the hand it returns to the Deck Master Zone
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When the Deck Master is Destroyed or Banished the owner must pay 1000 Life Points to return the Deck Master to the Deck Master Zone.
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If they are unable to Pay the player will Lose the duel
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The Deck Master Zone is locater to the Right of the Owner’s Deck
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Effect on the Card are the Deck Master Abilities
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The Deck Master Zone is considered an un-targetable part of the field
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Limit of one Deck Master Card per deck
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No other card in the players deck can match the Deck Master
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Player can play500 life points per star to summon their Normal/Effect deck master or to fusion summon their Fusion deck master
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Any Deck Master that require 3 sacrifices cannot be summoned in this way
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Fusion Materials still go to the graveyard
Card Specific Rules
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Normal/Effect Monsters
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An Eight Star limit
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Traditional Tribute rules still apply
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Fusion/Syncro/XYZ
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No Level limit
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Traditional Summoning rules still apply
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Ritual Monsters
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Ritual Spell and Monster Card
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Ritual Spell replaces Field Spell
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Cannot be destroyed
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Monster must be Summoned by Ritual’s Effect
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Exodia Specific Rules
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The head has to be the Deck Master or Exodia Necros
Yu-Gi-Oh rules of the Deck Master
Black: Official Rules
Italic: Pending Rules
General Rules
When the Current Deck Master is used as Tribute, the New monster becomes the new Deck Master
When Tribute Monster is Destroyed or Banished and the Deck Master is returned to their zone the original Deck master is used. (See rule 2 for returning Deck Master to Zone)
When the Deck Master is bounced from the field to the hand it returns to the Deck Master Zone
When the Deck Master is Destroyed or Banished the owner must pay 1000 Life Points to return the Deck Master to the Deck Master Zone.
If they are unable to Pay the player will Lose the duel