Gaia Plate the Earth Giant — Ruling

Effetto 0

  • The text requiring you to banish a Rock monster from your Graveyard, or destroy this card, is not treated as an effect. Banishing a Rock monster is a cost to keep this card on the field. (No chain link is formed in the process of banishing a Rock monster or destroying this card.)

Effetto 1

  • This card's effect that lets you Special Summon it from your hand is not classified as either an Ignition, Trigger, Quick, or Continuous Effect. (No chain link is formed when Special Summoning this card this way. In order to Special Summon this card, 3 Rock monsters in your Graveyard are banished as a cost. Banishing Rock monsters and Special Summoning this card are not treated as happening simultaneously.)

Effetto 2

  • This monster's effect that halves the ATK/DEF of monsters it battles is a Continuous Effect.

Fonte: YGOResources