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Card effect

A card effect is any effect in the game introduced by a specific card, excluding the condition and cost of that card.

It is written below the Type of Monster (or below the artwork in case of Spell and Trap Cards) and special abilities are written here. Normal Monsters have only a short description about the card, and have no effect on gameplay.

Nearly every area of the Duel is capable of being handicapped (or boosted) by a card effect. The primary focus of card abilities is usually the field, such as with cards like "Level Limit - Area B". The hand is also a focus for effects, "Infinite Cards" and "Spirit Reaper" both counting.

TriviaEdit

In the Japanese anime, card effects are often called "special abilities" (tokushū nōryoku). In the manga, they are referred to as both "effects" and "special abilities"; they are also very rarely referred to as "powers".

Gameplay and Terminology

Basic

Card types

Monster	Normal • Effect • Fusion • Ritual • Synchro • Dark Synchro • Xyz

Spell	Normal • Continuous • Field • Equip • Quick-Play • Ritual

Trap	Normal • Continuous • Counter

Other	Equip (Trap) • Field Trap • Trap-Spell (Normal · Continuous) • Virus (Field)

Turn phases

Draw Phase • Standby Phase • Main Phase 1 • Battle Phase (Start Step · Battle Step · Damage Step · End Step) • Main Phase 2 • End Phase

Intermediate

Game
mechanics

Card layout	ATK • DEF • Level/Rank • Attribute • Type • Set Number • Card Number • Effect or flavor text • Eye of Anubis Hologram • Limitation Text

Decks	Main Deck • Side Deck • Extra Deck (Fusion Deck)

Areas	Hand • Graveyard • Playing Field • Banished • Limbo • Attached

Other	Life Points • Damage • 3 Card Rule • Spell Speed • battle position • Attack Position • Defense Position • Face-up • Face-down • Flip • Draw a card • Add a card • Pick up a card • Hand size limit

Zones

Monster • Spell & Trap • Field Spell • Graveyard • Deck • Banished • Extra Deck (Fusion Deck)

Summoning
mechanics

Normal	Flip • Set • Tribute • Tribute Set

Special	Fusion • Ritual • Synchro • Dark Synchro • Accel Synchro • Delta Accel Synchro • Xyz • Chaos Xyz

Advanced

General	Activate • Chain • Cost • Counter • Destroy • Detach • Discard • FTK • Lockdown • OTK • Resolve • Send • Spell Counter • Target • Tribute

Monster effect types	Condition • Continuous • Flip • Ignition • Quick • Summon • Trigger Compulsory • Optional • Lingering

Monster effect archetypes	Toon • Spirit • Union • Gemini • Tuner • Dark Tuner

Spell Speeds	1 • 2 • 3

Expert

General/ Tournament guidelines	Activation & Targeting Eligibility • Breakdown of the Battle Phase • Duel • Infinite Loop • Maintenance Cost • Missing the Timing • Match • Replay • Piercing • Priority • Spell Monster • Trap Monster Double Tributer • Victory Condition • Field advantage • Hand advantage • Fusion Material Monster • Fusion Substitute Monster • Synchro Material Monster • Synchro Substitute Monster • Xyz Material

Attributes	DARK • EARTH • FIRE • LIGHT • WATER • WIND • DIVINE

Types	Aqua • Beast • Beast-Warrior • Dinosaur • Dragon • Fairy • Fiend • Fish • Insect • Machine • Plant • Psychic • Pyro • Reptile • Rock • Sea Serpent • Spellcaster • Thunder • Warrior • Winged Beast • Zombie Archetype • Human • Immortal • ? • ?? • ??? • Black Magic • White Magic • Illusion Magic Series • Creator God • Divine-Beast

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