Effect
Activate by paying 1000 LP. Monsters that are banished, as well as monsters in the GY, cannot activate their effects.
When activating the card "Soul Drain", you must pay 1000 LP as a cost.
You cannot activate the card "Soul Drain" during the Damage Step.
The effect "While this card is face-up on the field, neither player can activate the effects of monsters that are banished or in the Graveyard" is an effect that does not start a Chain. (This also applies during the Damage Step.)
The effect of "Soul Drain" is not an effect that negates monster effects. Furthermore, if "Soul Drain" is activated in a chain to a monster effect that has already been activated, the effect of "Soul Drain" will not be applied to that effect.
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