Effect
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by controlling no cards, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. You cannot conduct your Battle Phase the turn you Special Summon this card. You cannot activate cards or effects, or Set any cards. During each of your Standby Phases, destroy this card unless you send your entire hand to the Graveyard (min.1).
Regarding "This card cannot be Normal Summoned. You can only Special Summon this card (from your hand) if you control no cards":
This is not treated as an effect. It is a condition to Special Summon this card from your hand.
A chain link is not created when Special Summoning this way.
【Regarding "During the turn you Special Summon this card, you cannot conduct your Battle Phase"】
This is not treated as an effect. It is a condition for Special Summoning this card.
You cannot conduct your Battle Phase during the turn you Special Summon this card. Additionally, you cannot Special Summon this card during a turn in which you have already conducted your Battle Phase.
Regarding "The controller of this card must send their entire hand to the GY during each of their Standby Phases. Or, destroy this card instead of sending it to the GY":
This is not treated as an effect. It is a cost to maintain this monster on the Monster Zone.
When you "send your entire hand to the GY" or "destroy this card" during your Standby Phase, a Chain Link is not built.
【Regarding the ① effect】
This is a Continuous Effect that is applied in the Monster Zone.
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