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Can you activate doppelganger on cyber-steins effect?

You cannot activate Doppelganger on Cyber-Stein's effect. Here's why:

* Cyber-Stein's Effect: "You can discard this card to Special Summon 1 "Cyber" monster from your hand or Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions."

* Doppelganger's Effect: "When this card is Normal Summoned or Special Summoned: You can target 1 monster on the field; this card's ATK becomes equal to that monster's ATK until the end of this turn."

The Issue:

* Cyber-Stein's effect doesn't "Normal Summon" or "Special Summon" Doppelganger. It directly Special Summons a "Cyber" monster from the hand or Deck. This means Doppelganger's trigger condition isn't met.

To activate Doppelganger's effect, you would need to:

* Normal Summon it.

* Special Summon it using another card's effect that specifically states it is a "Normal Summon" or "Special Summon".

In short, Cyber-Stein's effect doesn't involve a proper summoning, so Doppelganger's effect cannot be activated.

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