Infinite loop

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An Infinite Loop is a never-ending cycle of cards trying to resolve.

Because of this, a ruling was introduced that states you may not activate a card knowing that it will cause an Infinite Loop.

See Pole Position's rulings for examples of Infinite Loops.

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG/OCG/Rush Duel gameplay and terminology

card features...

Monster Card Spell Card Trap Card more...
Related	Series Archetype^† Mentions Support Anti-support^† ? ???^† ∞^†

Game
mechanics

General	LP Counter Damage Battle Piercing Effect Hand size limit Three-card rule Spell Speed Face-down Face-up Battle position Attack Position Defense Position Public knowledge Owner Possess Control Loop Controlled loop Infinite loop Random Unaffected Linked Co-linked Extra Link Link Origin Points to Maximum Mode^RD
Duel	Match Duel DRAW Surrender Side Deck Victory condition
Locations	Deck Main Extra Field Hand Graveyard Banished Attached
Zones	Deck Extra Deck Monster Main Monster Extra Monster Spell & Trap Field Pendulum Column
Turns	Count Player Phase Draw Standby Main 1 Main Phases Battle Start Step Battle Step Damage Step Damage calculation End Step Main 2 End
Actions	Look Reveal Pick up a card Excavate Add Draw Normal draw Shuffle Summon Set Flip Change battle position Send Discard Tribute Destroy Banish Attach Detach Transfer Equip Unequip Leave the field Return Activate Target Pay Declare Respond Negate Attack Direct Target Replay Double^† Battle

Components

Monster effects	Continuous Ignition Quick Trigger Flip Unclassified^† Multi-Choice^RD
Spell/Trap effects	Continuous-like^† Ignition-like^† Quick-like^† Trigger-like^† Unclassified^†
Classifications	Mandatory Optional Lingering effects^† Once per turn

Fast effect
timing

Spell Speed	Spell Speed 1 Spell Speed 2 Spell Speed 3

Types

Normal
- Set
- Tribute
- Tribute Set
Flip
Special
- By own condition
- Fusion
- Ritual
- Synchro
- Xyz
- Pendulum
- Link
- Maximum^RD

Contact Fusion^†
Transformation^†
Double Tuning^†
Triple Tuning^†
Dark Synchro^†
Phantom Synchro^†
Accel Synchro^†
- Delta^†
- Limit Over^†
Xyz Evolution^†
- Rank-Up^†
- Rank-Down^†
Cross Xyz^†
Dimension^†
Unity^†
Overscale Pendulum^†
Transcendent Pendulum^†
Reincarnation Link^†

Mechanics

^† Does not exist or is not official in the OCG or TCG
^RD Only exists in Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel
See also {{Card lists}} and {{Monsters and Monster Cards}}

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Gameplay