Card Rulings:Mirage Gate

"Duel Monsters Expert" rulings

 * "Mirage Gate" subtracting from your Life Points is not a cost; it is part of the card's effect. "" will not negate the effect. It is also not considered.
 * Since "Mirage Gate" is an Equip Spell, you cannot use "" against the damage you take when the card is destroyed.
 * If the summoned Monster is removed from the field, "Mirage Gate" will be destroyed and you will take damage equal to the card's ATK at the time of destruction. You also must send it to the  even if the card was returned to your hand.
 * You can revive cards that normally cannot be ed from the Graveyard (such as "") as long as they were Summoned properly and destroyed in battle first.

Other rulings

 * "Mirage Gate" can be returned to the hand or deck or sent to the Graveyard without being destroyed, and its effect will not activate. The Monster can be destroyed in battle, however.
 * Monsters that are destroyed in battle but by a card effect, such as that of "", are not eligible to be revived with "Mirage Gate".
 * The initial subtraction of s is based on the card's original ATK; cards with an ATK of "" cannot be revived. When "Mirage Gate" is destroyed, damage you take is based on the card's current ATK.