Konami doesn’t think so.

Kokken no Majutsushi / Timesword Magician
Dark Spellcaster / Pendulum / Effect
PS2 LV3 1400/0
Pendulum Effect:
(1) Each turn, the first time a Pendulum Monster(s) you control would be destroyed by an opponent’s card effect while this card is in the Pendulum Zone, it is not destroyed.
Monster Effect:
(1) When this card from your hand (and no other cards) is Pendulum Summoned: You can have this card’s ATK become double its original ATK.
(2) Once per turn: You can target 1 monster on the field; banish both this card and that monster until your next Standby Phase.

Source: Maxut

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