Does this effect activate even when both Units are destroyed in battle?

Name: Zechs Merquise
Brand: Bandai
SKU: ST02-011

Zechs Merquise

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

Cost

Effect

BurstAdd this card to your hand. During LinkDuring your turn, when this Unit destroys an enemy Unit with battle damage, draw 1.

Trait: OZ
Link: —
Zone: -
Set: ST02Championship Participation Pack 01

All printings · 3

Links with · 8

FAQ · 1

Q144 · July 04, 2025 Updated
Q. Does this effect activate even when both Units are destroyed in battle?
A. Yes, it does.

Card text and rulings: Bandai official card list ↗

Price

Market price from $0.42 across 3 printings · TCGplayer · updated Nov 3, 2026

Tournament meta usage Deckodex calculation

Usage by set

~0.3%GD01

~4.3%GD02

~0%GD03

~0%GD04

~0.3%GD05

GD05 - played in ~0.3% of decks

Strike Freedom Gundam0.94% of 106 decks · 3 avg All most-played GD05 cards →

GD02 - played in ~4.3% of decks

Epyon Blockers100% of 7 decks · 3.29 avg · small sample All most-played GD02 cards →

GD01 - played in ~0.3% of decks

Earth Federation Aggro14.29% of 7 decks · 4 avg · small sample All most-played GD01 cards →

Tournament meta usage · Online Deckodex calculation

Usage by set

~1%GD01

~7.2%GD02

~0.2%GD03

~0.3%GD04

~1.6%GD05

GD05 - played in ~1.6% of decks

Blue White Control19.05% of 21 decks · 3.25 avg Strike Freedom Gundam1.12% of 89 decks · 3 avg All most-played GD05 cards →

GD04 - played in ~0.3% of decks

All most-played GD04 cards →

GD03 - played in ~0.2% of decks

Freedom Blockers11.11% of 9 decks · 3 avg All most-played GD03 cards →

GD02 - played in ~7.2% of decks

Blue White Control55.56% of 9 decks · 2.8 avg Freedom Blockers40% of 75 decks · 3.03 avg Blue White Unicorn Control16.67% of 6 decks · 3 avg · small sample All most-played GD02 cards →

GD01 - played in ~1% of decks

Academy15.38% of 13 decks · 3.5 avg Blue White Control1.79% of 56 decks · 4 avg All most-played GD01 cards →

Played alongside · in GD02

Cards distinctively played with this one, across 7 tournament decks.