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Correspondingly, does discarding a card count as destroying it?

A card is destroyed when it is sent to the Graveyard due to battle between monsters or by an effect that destroys a card. A card that is returned from the field to the hand or Deck, or, that is sent to the Graveyard as a cost or Tribute, is NOT considered “destroyed”.

can you activate trap cards before they are destroyed? Normal Trap Cards have single-use effects and once their effects are resolved, they will be sent to the Graveyard, just like Normal Spell Cards. However, your opponent can destroy your face-down Trap Cards on the turn they were Set, or before the time is right to activate them.

People also ask, what does Cannot be destroyed by card effects mean?

Cannot be destroyed by card effects. This Property entry details every card with an effect that prevent itself or other cards from being destroyed by card effects.

Can you negate graveyard effects?

Effects that activate in the Graveyard are effects, and so can be negated by things that negate effects.