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Steelswarm Roach | Deck and Rulings

Anonymous
I just can see it, there will be lots of questions about this card in the future, due to its effect being only able to respond to built-in/inherent Special Summon, and cannot respond to Special Summon that starts a Chain/occur due to resolution of a card's effect (since you cannot interrupt a card in the middle of resolving).
Anoymous
Nevertheless, this is still a VERY good card to have, since there are a lot of inherent Special Summon in the game.
<< Anonymous
Anoymous
Maybe GameA should quickly mention the most important rulings for that card on this page. But I guess some people would still not read it and complain that the card is bugged XD
Anoymous
indeed. so, what eff would be first? levianeer eff or roach?
<< Anonymous
Anoymous
I think you can't levianeer since it starts a chain
<< Anonymous
The dark lord
Wrong!! Levianeer's special summon can be negated because it special summon itself by banishing dark and/Or light monsters!! It isn't special summoned using another cars effect(Spell/Trap/monster effect)! For example, a fusion summon cannot be negated by ROACH! That's because cards and effects cannot be activated during the resolution of another card!!
<< Anonymous(The dark lord)
Anoymous
there will be some missplays around this card, thats for sure. still, for what i've understand, synchro and xyz can be negated. ritual is like fusion, because you have to wait for the ritual resolves
<< Anonymous
Anoymous
Wait for you know who to make a series of 5 videos of 1 hour each, full of clickbait and exaggerations just to explain roach, when the comment above explained clear and simple.
<< Anonymous(The dark lord)
Anoymous
In some cases you can't negate levianeer, like when thunder dragons banish dragondark and co.
Making roach miss the timing
<< Anonymous
The dark lord
Do you have a mind?? Looks like you don't!!
Roach functions just like Solemn warning(for example)!!
You are so smart to think that you can prevent your special summon from being negated by taking advantage of chain blocking method.Darling, when you attempt to special summon chaos dragon(by banishing from the GY, your opponent will be able to activate ROACH's effect.
<< Anonymous
The dark lord
You can't even activate levianeer's effect when your opponent would activate ROACH's effect, that's because your monster didn't hit the field, and ROACH'S special ability activates during the pre-summoning phase. Same thing goes with solemn warning for example. Both, ROACH and SOLEMN WARNING negate a special summon that doesn't start a chain!
<< Anonymous
Nameless
Levianeer will still be negated even if it was banishing Thunder Dragons. In sequence:
1. Levianeer attempting to SS by banishing TDs
2. Roach negates the SS, destroy it and send it to GY
(3. Levianeer's effect won't activate since it was not successfully summoned)
4. Both Thunder Dragons effect will activate
<< Anonymous
The dark lord
Your levianeer won't have the chance to activate it's effect, because it didn't hit the field yet!! You can't even chain any other cards to protect him. The ONLY thing that can protect your monster is a counter trap(Like Divine Wrath), or any other effect that has the ability to negate other cards!!
<< Anonymous(The dark lord)
Nameless
What dark lord just says is correct, that's the reason why it is possible for cards like Solemn Warning to negate Jinzo's summon.

Here's a detailed page for that little window

https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Summon_negation_window
<< Anonymous(Nameless)
The dark lord
Agreed!! It's evident that thunder dragons will still be able to chain, but they cannot block ROACH's effect from resolving!! They may chain immediately after the activation of ROACH's effect!! The chain blocking method won't work!!
<< Anonymous(Nameless)
The dark lord
Chain blocking would work in this case;for example,levianeer successfully summoned activate it's effect, then thunder dragons activate their effects, in this time the other player cannot counter levianeer with divine wrath for example. Thanks to thunder dragons blocking the chain!! But the other player will still be able to activate divine wrath, but it will ONLY counter thunder dragon!!
<< Anonymous(Nameless)
The dark lord
It's true that JINZO prevent the activation of trap cards/trap effects, but it's not the case with SOLEMN WARNING/HORN OF HEAVEN for example.these counter traps activate even before JINZO hits the field(during the pre-summoning phase)!!in this case Jinzo's effect is not applying yet!!
Anoymous
I bet people who think Roach is super OP is probably not aware of the rulings yet.

Roach is a very good card, but not as OP as they thought.
<< Anonymous
Anoymous
overrated
<< Anonymous
Anoymous
ratedover
@OP anon
That's.....interesting
Anoymous
Well that explain why I can't activate Roach's effect when I dueled just 1 hour ago.
Fckyou
THIS 🔥 CARD IS USELESS. WASTE OF EXTRA DECK SLOT.
<< Anonymous
Anoymous
XD
<< Anonymous
Anoymous
tra tras rash trash can
<< Anonymous
Not KoG
Unfortunately Roach CANNOT negate XYZ because it does not have a level.
<< Anonymous
Not KoG
Very good card because it is easier to side this in the extra slot. Kills Levianeer all day.

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