Can spells affect the special abilities of Monsters?
The “skip Healing” and “prevent Conquering” abilities are resolved in the Monsters (and Ghosts) Step of Battle. Fast spells that force you to withdraw a monster prevent it from using its ability, as does Metamorphosis (it turns a monster into a sheep with no abilities). However, Blind Rage does not affect other abilities (it just alters the attack type), and Dimensional Gate is a slow spell, so the ability takes effect even though the monster is teleported away.
