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A 'Cost' is usually a sum of Life Points required to activate, or maintain a card. Brain Control's 800 [[Life Points]] are a 'Cost', as are the 2000 [[Life Points]] needed to activate [[Final Countdown]].
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There are two key concepts in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game concerning "costs":
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* 1. Costs are [[pay|paid]] before the [[activate|activation]] of a card, not after.
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* 2. You never get a "refund" on a cost.
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Costs are [[pay|paid]] before [[activate|activation]]. So to [[activate]] "[[Seven Tools of the Bandit]]", or the effect of "[[Cannon Soldier]]", or play "[[Premature Burial]]", you [[pay]] the [[Life Points]] or [[Tribute]] the [[monster]] before you [[activate]] the card or use the effect. (In other words, you [[pay]] the cost then announce your intention to use the card.) This includes [[flip]]ping the card, for a [[Trap]], or playing it from your [[hand]], for a [[Spell Card]].
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If a card is [[negate]]d (or, for a [[Continuous Cards|Continuous card]], if it is [[destroy]]ed in a [[chain]]), it makes no difference regarding the cost, because the cost has been [[pay|paid]]. You do not receive a "refund" simply because your card was [[negate]]d, or its effect was [[negate]]d, or it was [[destroy]]ed (in the case of a [[Continuous Cards|Continuous card]]).
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Here are some specific examples:
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=== Example #1: [[Negate|Negation]] of "[[Seven Tools of the Bandit]]" ===
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* Step 1: Player A [[activate]]s "[[Mirror Force]]".
  
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However, costs don't always have to be in [[Life Points]]. Cards like [[Dark Core]] and [[Lightning Vortex]] have a [[discard]] cost of 1 card from your [[hand]]. With [[Chaos Sorcerer]], removing 2 monsters from play is a cost. You cannot use a card like [[Disappear]] to remove one of those monsters from play, before [[Chaos Sorcerer]] does, because you cannot beat a player to paying a cost. Other costs include: discarding from the Deck or offering Tribute. Sometimes, though it is not stated, the positive effect of a card can be a cost in itself, such as with [[Astral Barrier]].
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* Step 2: Player B [[pay]]s 1000 [[Life Points]], and [[activate]]s "[[Seven Tools of the Bandit]]".
  
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Likewise, if a player activates a card with a cost affixed to it, and another player negates and/or destroys it (with [[Magic Jammer]], [[Seven Tools of the Bandit]], etc.), the first player must '''still''' pay the cost, even though the effect was negated.
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* Step 3: Player A [[pay]]s half his [[Life Points]] and [[activate]]s "[[Solemn Judgment]]", [[negate|negating]] "[[Seven Tools of the Bandit]]".
  
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You cannot partially Pay a cost. For example, if you're forced to [[discard]] 2 cards, you '''must''' [[discard]] 2 cards, unless another card effect bypasses this, or it is otherwise impossible to do so, such as when you have one or less cards in your [[hand]]. In the latter case, you would not be able to [[pay]] the cost, since it has to be paid in full upon activation. A [[cost]] is similar to a [[Compulsory]] effect. There are very few, if any cards that can negate costs.
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[[Resolve|Resolution]]
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* Step 3 [[resolve]]s: "[[Solemn Judgment]]" [[negate]]s and [[destroy]]s "[[Seven Tools of the Bandit]]".
  
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'''Note: Costs are always listed first on a card.'''
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* Step 2 doesn't [[resolve]] because the [[Trap Card]] was [[negate]]d.There is no refund of [[Life Points]]. The [[Life Points]] were [[pay|paid]] already. Player B doesn't get them back.
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* Step 1 [[resolve]]s: "[[Mirror Force]]" [[resolve]]s its effect.
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=== Example #2: [[Negate|Negation]] in a [[Chain]] of "[[Premature Burial]]" ===
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* Step 1: Player A [[pay]]s 800 [[Life Points]] and [[activate]]s "[[Premature Burial]]". Player A chooses the "[[Jinzo]]" in his [[Graveyard]] as the [[target]] of "[[Premature Burial]]".
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* Step 2: Player B [[discard]]s 1 card from her [[hand]] and [[chain]]s "[[Magic Jammer]]" to [[negate]] "[[Premature Burial]]".
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[[Resolve|Resolution]]
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* Step 2 [[resolve]]s: "[[Magic Jammer]]" [[negate]]s "[[Premature Burial]]".
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* Step 1 does not [[resolve]] because "[[Premature Burial]]" was [[negate]]d. No [[monster]] is [[Special Summon]]ed. There is no refund of [[Life Points]] because they have already been [[pay|paid]].
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=== Example #3: Destruction in a [[Chain]] of "[[Premature Burial]]" ===
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* Step 1: Player A pays 800 [[Life Points]] and [[activate]]s "[[Premature Burial]]". Player A chooses the "[[Jinzo]]" in his [[Graveyard]] as the [[target]] of "[[Premature Burial]]".
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* Step 2: Player B [[activate]]s "[[Mystical Space Typhoon]]" to [[destroy]] "[[Premature Burial]]".
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[[Resolve|Resolution]]
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* Step 2 [[resolve]]s: "[[Mystical Space Typhoon]]" [[destroy]]s "[[Premature Burial]]".
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* Step 1 does not [[resolve]] because "[[Premature Burial]]" was [[destroy]]ed, and, as an [[Equip Card]], relies on the card continuing to be [[in play]] in order to achieve its effect. No [[monster]] is revived. There is no refund of [[Life Points]] because they have already been [[pay|paid]].
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=== Example #4: Chaining of "[[Mask of Restrict]]" to "[[Cannon Soldier|Cannon Soldier's]]” effect ===
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* Step 1: Player A [[Tribute]]s a [[monster]] and [[activate]]s his "[[Cannon Soldier|Cannon Soldier's]]" effect during his [[Main Phase 2]].
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* Step 2: Player B [[activate]]s "[[Mask of Restrict]]" as a [[chain]] to "[[Cannon Soldier|Cannon Soldier's]]" effect.
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[[Resolve|Resolution]]
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* Step 2 [[resolve]]s: "[[Mask of Restrict]]" is [[in play]] and prevents [[Tribute|Tributing]] of [[monsters]].
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* Step 1 [[resolve]]s: The [[monster]] was already [[Tribute]]d before "[[Mask of Restrict]]" was successfully [[resolve]]d. Therefore "[[Cannon Soldier|Cannon Soldier's]]" effect [[resolve]]s and Player B loses 500 [[Life Points]]. However, now that [[Mask of Restrict]] is [[active]], further [[Tribute]]s cannot take place.
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[[Category:Advanced Gameplay]]

Revision as of 17:17, 22 May 2007

There are two key concepts in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game concerning "costs":

  • 2. You never get a "refund" on a cost.

Costs are paid before activation. So to activate "Seven Tools of the Bandit", or the effect of "Cannon Soldier", or play "Premature Burial", you pay the Life Points or Tribute the monster before you activate the card or use the effect. (In other words, you pay the cost then announce your intention to use the card.) This includes flipping the card, for a Trap, or playing it from your hand, for a Spell Card.

If a card is negated (or, for a Continuous card, if it is destroyed in a chain), it makes no difference regarding the cost, because the cost has been paid. You do not receive a "refund" simply because your card was negated, or its effect was negated, or it was destroyed (in the case of a Continuous card).

Here are some specific examples:

Example #1: Negation of "Seven Tools of the Bandit"

Resolution

Example #2: Negation in a Chain of "Premature Burial"

Resolution

Example #3: Destruction in a Chain of "Premature Burial"

Resolution

Example #4: Chaining of "Mask of Restrict" to "Cannon Soldier's” effect

Resolution

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