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The effect of "Piercing" is characterized by the following text in the card lore:
 
The effect of "Piercing" is characterized by the following text in the card lore:
  
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''During battle between this [[attack]]ing card and a [[Defense Position]] [[monster]] whose [[DEF]] is lower than the [[ATK]] of this card, [[inflict]] the difference as [[Battle Damage]] to your opponent.''
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''During battle between this [[attack]]ing card and a [[Defense Position]] [[monster]] whose [[DEF]] is lower than the [[ATK]] of this card, [[inflict]] the difference as [[Battle Damage]] to your [[opponent]].''
  
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* ''Example:'' Player A's "[[Dark Driceratops]]" (ATK 2400) attacks Player B's Defense Position "[[Mystical Elf]]" (DEF 2000). Regardless if [[Mystical Elf]] is destroyed or not, Player B takes the difference (400 points in this case) as damage.
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* ''Example:'' Player A's "[[Dark Driceratops]]" (ATK 2400) attacks Player B's Defense Position "[[Mystical Elf]]" (DEF 2000). Regardless if [[Mystical Elf]] is [[destroy]]ed or not, Player B takes the difference (400 points in this case) as [[Battle Damage|damage]].
  
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In one instance this was printed as ''This card inflicts Piercing damage.'' on "[[Cyberdark Horn]]". Card printed with similar effects in future sets and even the same set have not used this wording.
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In one instance this was printed as ''This card inflicts Piercing damage.'' on "[[Cyberdark Horn]]". Card printed with similar [[effect]]s in future sets and even the same set have not used this wording.
  
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Although "Piercing" is the official term for this scenario in the context of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', in many circles of duelists, Piercing damage is often colloquially referred to instead as "Trample", borrowing from the popular and longer-established ''Magic: The Gathering'' card game.
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Although "Piercing" is the official term for this scenario in the context of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', in many circles of duelists, Piercing damage is often colloquially referred to instead as "Trample", borrowing from the popular and longer-established [[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|''Magic: The Gathering'']] card game.
  
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An interesting side-effect of [[Equip Spell Card]]s that give Piercing, is that you can [[inflict]] [[damage]] to your opponent by [[equip]]ping them to your opponent's [[monster]](s). Then, when your opponent [[attack]]s one of your [[Defense Position]] [[monster]]s with an [[ATK]] greater than your monsters [[DEF]], he/she will take the difference. After all, even though it's your opponent's [[monster]], it's '''your''' [[Spell Card]], and thus it's your opponent — not ''you'' — who takes the extra [[damage]].
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An interesting side-effect of [[Equip Spell Card]]s that give Piercing, is that you can [[inflict]] [[damage]] to your [[opponent]] by [[equip]]ping them to your opponent's [[monster]](s). Then, when your [[opponent]] [[attack]]s one of your [[Defense Position]] [[monster]]s with an [[ATK]] greater than your [[monster]]s [[DEF]], he/she will take the difference. After all, even though it's your [[opponent]]'s [[monster]], it's '''your''' [[Spell Card]], and thus it's your [[opponent]] — not ''you'' — who takes the extra [[damage]].
  
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The following monsters automatically have or give Piercing in [[OCG]] and [[TCG]]:
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The following cards automatically have or give Piercing in [[OCG]] and [[TCG]]:
  
 
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Revision as of 15:59, 6 July 2009

The effect of "Piercing" is characterized by the following text in the card lore:

During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent.

In one instance this was printed as This card inflicts Piercing damage. on "Cyberdark Horn". Card printed with similar effects in future sets and even the same set have not used this wording.

Although "Piercing" is the official term for this scenario in the context of Yu-Gi-Oh!, in many circles of duelists, Piercing damage is often colloquially referred to instead as "Trample", borrowing from the popular and longer-established Magic: The Gathering card game.

An interesting side-effect of Equip Spell Cards that give Piercing, is that you can inflict damage to your opponent by equipping them to your opponent's monster(s). Then, when your opponent attacks one of your Defense Position monsters with an ATK greater than your monsters DEF, he/she will take the difference. After all, even though it's your opponent's monster, it's your Spell Card, and thus it's your opponent — not you — who takes the extra damage.

The following cards automatically have or give Piercing in OCG and TCG:

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