So when an oppents monster isn't effected by spell effects, why wouldn't dark necrofear take control of the monster that destroyed it at the end of the turn?
Dark Necrofear is a monster card with a monster effect. Not a spell card. I understand it goes in the spell/trap zone, but for it not to take over my opponents monster because it's unaffected by spell effects is 🔥.
Because it's a fiend with a monster effect. It's not a spell card. Therefore I should be able to take over my opponents monster. Fix your 🔥 Konami
It's a monster that becomes a Spell Card. Monsters cannot exist in the Spell/Trap Zone, only Spells/Traps. So monsters that become equips become Spells.
op's issue has nothing to do with what you commented,it doesn't matter if your monster turns into spell or not, the issue os when necrofear is destroyed it should be able to activate it's effect and take the monster, regardless is that monster is immune to spell or not,bc it is a monster effect, not a spell effect,so i agree it should be able to take control of the card
but konami programmer too lazy to do anything about it,because they probably programmed only spell cards can be equip to monster cards,so they can't be bothered to change the code specific to satisfy DN,
Necrofear's is a monster effect, but when it takes control of the opponent monster, it is treated as an equip card. (spell)
If you check necrofear's effect sequence properly, when it effect's trigger, it target 1 monster, it goes to S/T zone and becomes equip card to that target, and then the control switches.
The moment it goes to S/T zone, it becomes spell effect
IF Necrofear's effect sequence is different, such as, it gains control first, then it goes to S/T to become equip card, then silent magician would have been affected since the control switches before necrofear hit the S/T zone.