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Normal Summon

A Normal Summon can be conducted once per turn. Setting a monster will also take up your Normal Summon for the turn. You can only Normal Summon a monster in face-up Attack Position. You cannot Normal Summon a monster in face-up Defense Position, unless forced to by a card effect (i.e. "Light of Intervention").

Some cards can change the Normal Summoning rules. For example, "Ultimate Offering" allows you to pay 500 Life Points for each extra Normal Summon you wish to perform in a turn (and it lets you Normal Summon during your opponent's Battle Phase). "Double Summon" allows you to Normal Summon twice in one turn and "Chain Summoning" allows you to do so three times.

If a Normal Summon is negated (such as by "Solemn Judgment" or "Solemn Warning"), it is still considered that the Normal Summon is conducted once per turn.

Only monsters that are Level 4 or lower can be Normal Summoned without a Tribute (Tribute Summoning is still considered Normal Summoning) unless specifically stated on the card text (Example: "Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight"). Level 5 or 6 Monsters require 1 Tribute to be Normal Summoned while Level 7 and higher Monsters require 2 Tributes to be Normal Summoned.

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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