<p>Pulsar says <strong>when</strong>, tuningware says <strong>if</strong>. </p>

<p>When Pulsar is sent to the grave during synchro summoning is in the middle of a resolving chain, and nothing can occur other than the resolving chain.</p>

<p>However tuningware and similar cards that say if only require it to go to the grave sometime during a chain to have their effect go off</p>

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<p>My specific question is regarding <strong>Lightpulsar Dragon</strong> and why it misses it's timing (<em>such as when synchro summoning</em>), while cards like <strong>Tuningware</strong> don't. I am mainly just looking for an explanation as to how and why cards miss timing, as I have been playing Yugioh for years, but have never quite understood why timing is such a frustrating rule to understand.</p>

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Why do cards miss their timing?
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# Why do cards miss their timing?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-19)

My specific question is regarding **Lightpulsar Dragon** and why it misses it's timing (*such as when synchro summoning*), while cards like **Tuningware** don't. I am mainly just looking for an explanation as to how and why cards miss timing, as I have been playing Yugioh for years, but have never quite understood why timing is such a frustrating rule to understand.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-04-21. Score: 5

Pulsar says **when**, tuningware says **if**.

When Pulsar is sent to the grave during synchro summoning is in the middle of a resolving chain, and nothing can occur other than the resolving chain.

However tuningware and similar cards that say if only require it to go to the grave sometime during a chain to have their effect go off


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