

Effect
If this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: The ATK of the monster that destroyed it becomes 0. You can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 Set Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls; that target cannot be activated this turn. Your opponent cannot activate the targeted card in response to this effect's activation.
The effect "When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: The ATK of the monster that destroyed this card becomes 0" is a Trigger Effect that activates in the Graveyard. (It does not target.)
The effect "This turn, the selected card cannot be activated. Your opponent cannot activate the selected card in response to the activation of this effect" is an Ignition Effect that activates in the Graveyard. (It targets 1 Set Spell or Trap Card on your opponent's field.)
When activating the effect "This turn, the selected card cannot be activated. Your opponent cannot activate the selected card in response to the activation of this effect," you banish this card from your Graveyard as a cost.
A monster affected by the effect of "Gorgonic Golem" will have its ATK remain 0 as long as it remains face-up on the field.
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