nightly_dragon
2016-10-16T19:36:44Z
Hand Destruction Wikia SR02

Effect: Each player sends 2 cards from their hand to the Graveyard, then draws 2 cards.


This is the latest Errata from Structure Deck 02:Rise of the True Dragons.

Currently, the card on YGOPRO has this errata:

Current YGOPRO Errata - Structure Deck Machina Mayhem

Both players send 2 cards from their hand to the Graveyard, then each player draws 2 cards.


From what I understand, there seems to be contradicting rulings. In the OCG, both players must have 2 cards in their hand for this effect to work. But in the TCG, even though the other player may not have 2 cards, the effect would still work.

Not saying that this is correct, but here is the wikia page regarding that ruling 

Is it possible to update this, or has it just been left as is due to the contradicting rulings? Or despite the change in card text, do both players still need 2 cards in hand for the effect to work?

If someone could clarify, it would be appreciated. Thanks!
2016-10-16T20:06:51Z
Are you asking if you can activate "Hand Destruction" in the TCG without both players having at least 2 cards in their hand? If so, that's not what its PSCT is telling us; both players must have 2 or more cards in their hand and Deck in order to activate.

The difference between the CGs is when resolving "Hand Destruction":
In the OCG, its Ruling  is that both players must send 2 cards from their hand, then both players draw 2 cards (or lose the Duel, if a card or effect is chained so that one or both players have less than 2 cards in their Deck when resolving "Hand Destruction"). If a card or effect is chained, such as "Effect Veiler," so that one or both players have less than 2 cards in their hand when resolving "Card Destruction," the effect resolves without doing anything since it requires both players.
In the TCG, its PSCT states that each player sends 2 cards from their hand to the Graveyard, then draws 2 cards. This means that when "Hand Destruction" is resolving, if one player have less than 2 cards in their hand, the other player still applies the effect. The new errata for "Hand Destruction" didn't change its function in the TCG, but rather clarified it. Previously, you can interpret the text several different ways -- it was ambiguous; for example, you can interpret it as if only one player sent cards to the Graveyard, "each player draws 2 cards," so the player who didn't send any cards in their hand to the Graveyard will still draw.

Now I'm not exactly sure which CG's "Hand Destruction" YGOPro is currently using, but regardless, the bottom line is that the errata changed nothing. You still need both players to have 2 or more cards in their hand and Decks in order to activate "Hand Destruction"; in the OCG, the effect needs both players to send in order for it to apply at all; in the TCG, the effect can be applied as long as one player is able to send 2 cards from their hand.