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DEF

"Defense" redirects here. For the battle position, see Defense Position.

DEF (守(しゅ)備(び)力(りょく) Shubiryoku, lit. Defense Power) are the points that determine a monster's defense or toughness when defending against your opponent's Monster Cards. DEF is short for defense.

If a monster attacks another with an ATK that is greater than the DEF of that monster, the Defense Position monster is destroyed, but the controller of the Defense Position monster takes no damage to his/her Life Points, unless the attacking monster has an ability called "piercing" where the difference between ATK and DEF is dealt as Battle Damage.

If the same situation is reversed, where the ATK is lower than or equal to the opponent's monster's DEF, both monsters remain on the field, but the controller of the attacking monster loses Life Points equal to the difference between the ATK and DEF values.

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Level	-12 • -11 • -10 • -9 • -8 • -7 • -6 • -5 • -4 • -3 • -2 • -1 • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12

Rank	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12

Class	Normal • Effect • Fusion • Ritual • Toon • Union • Spirit • Gemini • Tuner (Dark) • Synchro (Dark) • Xyz

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

Type	Aqua • Beast • Beast-Warrior • Creator God • Dinosaur • Divine-Beast • Dragon • Fairy • Fiend • Fish • Insect • Machine • Plant • Psychic • Pyro • Reptile • Rock • Sea Serpent • Spellcaster • Thunder • Warrior • Winged Beast • Zombie

ATK	? • ??? • ???? • X000 • ∞ 0 • 1 • 10 • 20 • 30 • 40 • 50 • 100 • 150 • 200 • 250 • 300 • 350 • 400 • 450 • 500 • 550 • 600 • 650 • 666 • 700 • 750 • 800 • 850 • 900 • 920 • 950 1000 • 1050 • 1100 • 1150 • 1200 • 1250 • 1300 • 1350 • 1380 • 1400 • 1450 • 1460 • 1500 • 1530 • 1550 • 1600 • 1610 • 1650 • 1700 • 1750 • 1800 • 1850 • 1900 • 1930 • 1950 2000 • 2030 • 2050 • 2100 • 2150 • 2200 • 2250 • 2300 • 2350 • 2400 • 2450 • 2500 • 2550 • 2600 • 2650 • 2700 • 2750 • 2800 • 2850 • 2900 • 2950 3000 • 3050 • 3100 • 3150 • 3200 • 3250 • 3300 • 3350 • 3400 • 3450 • 3500 • 3550 • 3600 • 3650 • 3700 • 3750 • 3800 • 3850 • 3900 • 3950 4000 • 4050 • 4100 • 4150 • 4200 • 4250 • 4300 • 4350 • 4400 • 4450 • 4500 • 4550 • 4600 • 4650 • 4700 • 4750 • 4800 • 4850 • 4900 • 4950 • 5000

DEF	? • ??? • ???? • X000 • ∞ 0 • 1 • 10 • 20 • 30 • 40 • 50 • 100 • 150 • 200 • 250 • 300 • 350 • 400 • 450 • 500 • 550 • 600 • 650 • 666 • 700 • 750 • 800 • 850 • 900 • 920 • 950 1000 • 1050 • 1100 • 1150 • 1200 • 1250 • 1300 • 1350 • 1380 • 1400 • 1450 • 1460 • 1500 • 1530 • 1550 • 1600 • 1610 • 1650 • 1700 • 1750 • 1800 • 1850 • 1900 • 1930 • 1950 2000 • 2030 • 2050 • 2100 • 2150 • 2200 • 2250 • 2300 • 2350 • 2400 • 2450 • 2500 • 2550 • 2600 • 2650 • 2700 • 2750 • 2800 • 2850 • 2900 • 2950 3000 • 3050 • 3100 • 3150 • 3200 • 3250 • 3300 • 3350 • 3400 • 3450 • 3500 • 3550 • 3600 • 3650 • 3700 • 3750 • 3800 • 3850 • 3900 • 3950 4000 • 4050 • 4100 • 4150 • 4200 • 4250 • 4300 • 4350 • 4400 • 4450 • 4500 • 4550 • 4600 • 4650 • 4700 • 4750 • 4800 • 4850 • 4900 • 4950 • 5000

Rules	Rule of 3000 ATK and DEF • Level 4 ATK and DEF Rules

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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