Limbo

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Limbo is an unofficial term for the location where monsters are located before their Summon is successful (during the Summon negation window).^[1]

If a monster's Summon is negated, it is neither sent from the hand nor the field to the Graveyard. So if the Normal Summon or Flip Summon of "Sangan" is negated, it will not be able to activate its effect because it was sent from 'nowhere' to the Graveyard, not from the field to the Graveyard.

Since the monsters in limbo are not considered to be face-up on the field, if they have a Continuous Effect, it is not applied at the time. So if "Jinzo" is Normal Summoned, "Solemn Judgment" can be activated to negate the Summon. This goes for Spell and Trap cards as well.

With the introduction of Xyz Monsters, 'Limbo' has unofficially been used to describe the state in which Xyz Materials exist, as they are neither on the field, nor in the graveyard. Entering 'Limbo' from the field does not count as leaving the field. Entering the Graveyard from 'Limbo' does not count as leaving the field either.

In the source code of Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM, during battle, along with usual terms found in that game such as "Attack", "Boost", "Immunity", "Death", "Negative Boost" and "Effect Trigger", the term "Limbo State" can also be found.

ReferencesEdit

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Gameplay and terminology

Basic

Card types

Monster	Normal Effect Fusion Ritual Synchro Dark Synchro^† Xyz

Spell	Normal Continuous Field Equip Quick-Play Ritual Speed Spell

Trap	Normal Continuous Counter

Other	Equip Trap Field Trap Trap-Spell Normal Continuous Trap Field Monster Virus Field

Turn phases

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 QR code

Decks	Main Deck Side Deck Extra Deck Fusion Deck

Areas	Hand Graveyard Playing Field Banished Limbo Attached

Other	Duel Match Life Points Damage Battle damage Effect damage 3 Card Rule Spell Speed Face-up Face-down Battle position Attack Position Defense Position Hand size limit Activate Chain Cost Counter Target Resolve

Zones

Summoning
mechanics

Advanced

General	Summon Negate Battle position changes Flip Send Destroy Detach Discard Tribute Return Banish Attach Equip Unequip Add a card Draw a card Look Pick up a card Reveal Shuffle Suicide

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

Spell Speeds	Spell Speed 1 Spell Speed 2 Spell Speed 3

Expert

General/ Tournament guidelines	Activation & Targeting Eligibility Simultaneous Effects Go On Chain Returning Activated Cards Maintenance cost Quick-like Effect Trigger-like Effect Ignition-like Effect Fast Effect Timing Priority Summon negation window Summon response window Post-Resolution Window Breakdown of the Battle Phase Piercing Engine Field advantage Hand advantage Victory condition FTK OTK Lockdown Infinite Loop Missing the timing Replay Problem-Solving Card Text Simplified Effect Text Status Possess Spell Monster Trap Monster Double Tributer Card evolutions Fusion Material Monster Fusion Substitute Monster Synchro Material Monster Synchro Substitute Monster Xyz Material

Attributes	DARK DIVINE EARTH FIRE LAUGH LIGHT WATER WIND

Types	Aqua Beast Beast-Warrior Charisma Creator God Dinosaur Divine-Beast 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

Secondary types	Toon Spirit Union Gemini Tuner Dark Tuner^† Armor^† Plus^† Minus^† Plus Minus^†