Effect
Cannot be Normal Summoned, unless you control a "Ghostrick" monster. Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position. When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack, or when a "Ghostrick" monster you control is targeted for an attack: You can negate the attack, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand in face-down Defense Position.
"Ghostrick Lantern" can only be Normal Summoned in face-up Attack Position if you control a face-up "Ghostrick" monster.
The monster effect "Once per turn, you can change this card to face-down Defense Position" is an Ignition Effect. (It does not target.)
The monster effect "When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack, or when a 'Ghostrick' monster you control is targeted for an attack: You can negate the attack, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand in face-down Defense Position" is a Trigger Effect that activates in the hand. (It does not target.)
The monster effect "negate the attack, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand in face-down Defense Position" is an optional effect that can be activated when an opponent's monster declares a direct attack, or when a face-up "Ghostrick" monster in your Monster Zone is targeted for an attack.
The effect "negate the attack" and the effect "Special Summon this card from your hand in face-down Defense Position" are considered to happen simultaneously.
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