Ruling Corner - Drill Warrior

This guy is causing quite a stir, so I'd figure I'd let everyone know about a relevant situation that finally got an official answer.



Chaining "Book of Moon" to the effect of "Drill Warrior" to remove itself from play doesn't do anything. The face-down "Drill Warrior" is still "this card" and recognized by the game state as such. It will be removed from play (face-up as per default), and a card will be discarded.

This is similar to how "Judgment Dragon" and Demise do not destroy themselves with their effects if they are flipped face-down, as they are still "this card."

Cards that refer to themselves by name, or say they need to remain face-up, are obviously another issue altogether and behave a different way.