<blockquote>
  <p>If all Exodia cards collected, does Exodia's player win?</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>Yes</strong>, the player will win. </p>

<p>The reason is because <a href="https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Exodia_the_Forbidden_One" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Exodia</a> has a <strong>win condition</strong> not an effect. From its <a href="https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Card_Rulings:Exodia_the_Forbidden_One" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rulings</a>, emphasis mine:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>When you add the fifth piece to your hand and declare that you win the Duel, <strong>you are using a victory condition. You are not activating a monster's effect</strong>, so "Divine Wrath" and "Gladiator Beast War Chariot" cannot be activated</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This means that <a href="https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Majesty%27s_Fiend" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Majesty's Fiend</a>, who negates <em>effects</em>, won't be able to prevent the player from wining. From its text, emphasis mine:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Cannot be Special Summoned. <strong>Monster effects</strong> cannot be activated.</p>
</blockquote>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-05-23T19:20:29.790Z
I've been playing YuGiOh for years and this is the first time I know about "victory condition"!
evilReiko
CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-05-23T19:22:49.810Z
There are a few cards with such conditions. See [this answer of mine](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/a/40121/22373) for a list of those (I even happen to mention Exodia at the end). Welcome to Board & Card games BTW :D
DarkCygnus
CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-05-23T19:18:33.553Z
2019-05-23T19:18:33.553Z
DarkCygnus
<p><a href="https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Majesty%27s_Fiend" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Majesty's Fiend</a> is on the field.  It says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Cannot be Special Summoned. Monster effects cannot be activated.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>If all <a href="https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Exodia_the_Forbidden_One" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Exodia</a> cards are collected, does Exodia's player win even though Majesty's Fiend prevents Monster effects from happening?</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-06-11T15:25:09.790Z
Possible duplicate of [How does the new Sangan errata affect Exodia?](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/35388/how-does-the-new-sangan-errata-affect-exodia)
WhatsThePoint
CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-06-12T14:59:59.090Z
I think the duplicate target is too narrow since the question is very focused on Sangan.  I think reversing the duplicate target is better since this question (now edited) is more general.
ryanyuyu
<yu-gi-oh>
Can effects (like Majesty's Fiend) prevent Exodia from winning?
evilReiko
# Can effects (like Majesty's Fiend) prevent Exodia from winning?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-05-23)

[Majesty's Fiend](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Majesty%27s_Fiend) is on the field. It says

> Cannot be Special Summoned. Monster effects cannot be activated.

If all [Exodia](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Exodia_the_Forbidden_One) cards are collected, does Exodia's player win even though Majesty's Fiend prevents Monster effects from happening?

**Tags:** yu-gi-oh

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Possible duplicate of [How does the new Sangan errata affect Exodia?](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/35388/how-does-the-new-sangan-errata-affect-exodia)  
> **username_2**: I think the duplicate target is too narrow since the question is very focused on Sangan.  I think reversing the duplicate target is better since this question (now edited) is more general.  

---

## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-05-23. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

> If all Exodia cards collected, does Exodia's player win?

**Yes**, the player will win.

The reason is because [Exodia](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Exodia_the_Forbidden_One) has a **win condition** not an effect. From its [rulings](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Card_Rulings:Exodia_the_Forbidden_One), emphasis mine:

> When you add the fifth piece to your hand and declare that you win the Duel, **you are using a victory condition. You are not activating a monster's effect**, so "Divine Wrath" and "Gladiator Beast War Chariot" cannot be activated

This means that [Majesty's Fiend](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Majesty%27s_Fiend), who negates *effects*, won't be able to prevent the player from wining. From its text, emphasis mine:

> Cannot be Special Summoned. **Monster effects** cannot be activated.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I've been playing YuGiOh for years and this is the first time I know about "victory condition"!  
> **username_3**: There are a few cards with such conditions. See [this answer of mine](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/a/40121/22373) for a list of those (I even happen to mention Exodia at the end). Welcome to Board & Card games BTW :D  

---

