<h1>No, Player B cannot special summon IPPT Dragon in this scenario.</h1>

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  <p>If a monster you control is <strong>destroyed</strong> by battle or card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon this card from your hand.</p>
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<p>Tributing a monster is not considered destruction, so the requirements to activate IPPT Dragon's effect have not been met. Note that any card effect is not considered to destroy anything unless it explicitly states so.</p>

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<p>Player A activates <a href="https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/The_Monarchs_Stormforth" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Monarchs Stormforth</a>, tribute summons a monster from hand by tributing 1 monster on player B's field and sends it to the graveyard.</p>

<p>Player B has <a href="https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Interplanetarypurplythorny_Dragon" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon</a> in hand, can he special summon it in response?</p>

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Can I summon Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon in response to The Monarchs Stormforth?
evilReiko
# Can I summon Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon in response to The Monarchs Stormforth?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-12)

Player A activates [The Monarchs Stormforth](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/The_Monarchs_Stormforth), tribute summons a monster from hand by tributing 1 monster on player B's field and sends it to the graveyard.

Player B has [Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Interplanetarypurplythorny_Dragon) in hand, can he special summon it in response?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-06-12. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

# No, Player B cannot special summon IPPT Dragon in this scenario.

> If a monster you control is **destroyed** by battle or card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon this card from your hand.

Tributing a monster is not considered destruction, so the requirements to activate IPPT Dragon's effect have not been met. Note that any card effect is not considered to destroy anything unless it explicitly states so.


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