A-Counter
A-Counter | |||
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Japanese |
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Japanese (ruby) |
エーカウンター | ||
Japanese (base text) |
Aカウンター | ||
Japanese (romanized) |
Ē Kauntā | ||
Japanese (translated) |
A Counter | ||
English |
A-Counter | ||
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A-Counter, otherwise known as "Alien Counter", is a type of counter associated with the "Alien" archetype. Certain card effects depend on these to exist on opponent's monsters to work.
Many "Alien" monsters have effects that state that when they battle a monster that has an A-Counter, the monster with the A-Counter loses 300 ATK and DEF during damage calculation only. However, despite this effect being written in parentheses as if it were a reminder, a monster with this effect must be face-up on the field, as it is not an inherent condition for A-Counters. The benefit of this is that the ATK/DEF reduction is cumulative with more monsters that have that effect on the field, as supported by the card rulings for "Alien Grey".
Lore-wise, A-Counters take the form of "Corruption Cell "A"", which resembles a gelatinous blob of flesh with a tubular "mouth" and a tail. "Interplanetary Invader "A"" is also an A-Counter, apparently having evolved legs and the ability to control minds without the need of another "Alien" monster.
Gallery
An A-Counter as it appears in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus.
An A-Counter as it appears in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6.
An A-Counter as it appears in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Arena, after being placed on a card.
An A-Counter as it appears in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Generation.
An A-Counter as it appears in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links.
List of cards that use A-Counters
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Name | Japanese name | Card type | Property |
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"A" Cell Breeding Device | 「 | Spell Card | Continuous Spell Card |
"A" Cell Incubator | 「 | Spell Card | Continuous Spell Card |
"A" Cell Recombination Device | 「 | Spell Card | Quick-Play Spell Card |
"A" Cell Scatter Burst | 「 | Spell Card | Quick-Play Spell Card |
Brainwashing Beam | Trap Card | Continuous Trap Card | |
Cell Explosion Virus | Trap Card | Normal Trap Card | |
Code A Ancient Ruins | Spell Card | Continuous Spell Card | |
Corruption Cell "A" | Spell Card | Normal Spell Card | |
Detonator Circle "A" | デストラクト・サークル- | Trap Card | Normal Trap Card |
Interdimensional Warp | Trap Card | Normal Trap Card | |
Mass Hypnosis | Trap Card | Continuous Trap Card | |
Mysterious Triangle | トライアングル・エリア | Spell Card | Quick-Play Spell Card |
Planet Pollutant Virus | Trap Card | Normal Trap Card |
Showing all 13 results |