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The games originally featured only six Attributes. DIVINE was introduced later, originally existing only on the [[Illegal]] [[Egyptian God]] cards, before being made legal with the release of [[Legal]] versions of the God cards.
 
The games originally featured only six Attributes. DIVINE was introduced later, originally existing only on the [[Illegal]] [[Egyptian God]] cards, before being made legal with the release of [[Legal]] versions of the God cards.
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It is possible for a monster to be considered part of [[Treated as multiple Attributes|multiple Attributes]] via a card [[effect]], such the effect of "[[Elemental Mistress Doriado]]".
 
  
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
* Attributes play a large role in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime; the six [[Ignis]] are explicitly stated to have been based on the six Attributes of ''Duel Monsters'', and though the [[DIVINE]] Attribute is never directly named, [[Bohman]], who was intended to unite the Ignis within himself, referred to himself as a god. His "[[Hydradrive]]" Deck had a heavy focus on anti-Attribute tactics. The Decks used by the various Ignis and/or their partners also tended to be mono-Attribute and match those of their associated partners, with the exception of the [[DARK]] Ignis [[Ai]] and his partner [[Yusaku Fujiki]], who have powerful DARK monsters, but ultimately use multi-Attribute Decks.
 
* Attributes play a large role in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime; the six [[Ignis]] are explicitly stated to have been based on the six Attributes of ''Duel Monsters'', and though the [[DIVINE]] Attribute is never directly named, [[Bohman]], who was intended to unite the Ignis within himself, referred to himself as a god. His "[[Hydradrive]]" Deck had a heavy focus on anti-Attribute tactics. The Decks used by the various Ignis and/or their partners also tended to be mono-Attribute and match those of their associated partners, with the exception of the [[DARK]] Ignis [[Ai]] and his partner [[Yusaku Fujiki]], who have powerful DARK monsters, but ultimately use multi-Attribute Decks.
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==See Also==
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==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 18:46, 17 November 2023

Attribute

"Attribute Mastery"
"Attribute Mastery"

Japanese

属（ぞく）性（せい）

Japanese (ruby)

ぞくせい

Japanese (base text)

属性

Japanese (romanized)

Zokusei

English

Attribute

Attributes (Japanese: 属（ぞく）性（せい） Zokusei) are characteristics of Monster Cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! media and card games. They represent the monster's "elemental" grouping, and are involved in card effects in the card games.

Duel Monsters (manga)

See also: Duel Monsters (manga)

The manga featured seven Attributes; Light, Dark, Fire, Water, Wood, Earth, and Lightning. Unlike other games, Attribute icons are not visible on the cards and only made known through dialogue, card effects, and explanations. This system is used in Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! R. Later series more closely follow the OCG rules.

The English manga variously translates the word "Attribute" as "Attribute", "Element" and "category".

A monster can have multiple Attributes, such as "Red-Eyes Black Dragon", whose Attribute is stated to be Dark,[1] while its attack was said to be Fire-Attribute.[2]

With the exception of Light and Dark, each Attribute benefited from a different terrain:

The effectiveness of an attack con be influenced by the Attribute of the monsters battling. What happens in the case of an effective attack has been inconsistent. Sometimes the monster of the weaker Attribute loses half its ATK.[4] Sometimes the weaker monster loses 300 ATK.[2][5]

  • The Lightning Attribute is strong against the Water Attribute.[4][5]
  • The Water Attribute is strong against the Fire Attribute.[5]

If monsters of incompatible Attributes are fused, for example a Light and a Dark monster are fused, Attribute repulsion (属性反発) occurs and the Fusion Monster corrodes,[6] causing it to lose ATK equal to that of the weaker fusion material monster each turn.[7]

Toei-era merchandise

A number of merchandise released in the era of the Toei anime use the same Attributes as the manga. Either all seven (LIGHT, DARK, FIRE, WATER, WOOD, EARTH, THUNDER) or the five elemental ones (FIRE, WATER, WOOD, EARTH, THUNDER).

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sticker Retsuden uses the five-Attribute subset. Each monster sticker features the five Attributes arranged in a circle with the applicable one highlighted.

Top Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Gum uses the seven Attributes.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai Sealdass uses the seven Attributes. There is no textual representation of the Attributes on the cards. The top two corners feature circles, whose colors represent the monster's Attribute.

Top Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Gum icons:

OCG/TCG

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game and Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game features seven Attributes:

The games originally featured only six Attributes. DIVINE was introduced later, originally existing only on the Illegal Egyptian God cards, before being made legal with the release of Legal versions of the God cards.

Compared to the manga:

  • LIGHT, DARK, FIRE, WATER are all derived from manga Attributes.
  • EARTH is also from the manga, but uses a different Japanese name in the two mediums.
  • WIND did not exist in the manga.
  • DIVINE, alternatively translated as "God", was frequently used in the manga to refer to the Egyptian God cards, but not stated to be an Attribute.
  • Wood and Lightning were Attributes in the manga that were not included in the OCG or TCG.
  • Three Attributes from the manga, Water, Fire and Lightning are used as Types in the OCG and TCG; Aqua, Pyro, and Thunder.

Non-Game Attributes

The LAUGH Attribute is used lightheartedly on the "Charisma Token". It is not considered to exist officially in the game.

  • LAUGH

Rush Duel

Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel features the same Attributes as the OCG, except for DIVINE.

Rush Duel (anime)

The anime Rush Duel game uses the same Attributes as the real-world Rush Duel.

Several one-off Attributes appear in Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS episode 07272: "Stop the Presses!", in which several characters discover a Duel Card Manufacturer and play around with it by printing cards based on themselves:

Video games

The video games with the early Gameboy rules feature a classification called "Summon" (召喚 Shōkan), alternatively translated as "Alignment" (North American Dark Duel Stories) or "Attribute" (European Dark Duel Stories). It is similar to Attributes and features five of the seven manga Attributes, combined with four of the manga Types, and also includes "Wind" and "Divine".

Many early video games that featured the Attribute system had custom Attribute icons, usually because of screen space constraints.

Video game DARK DIVINE EARTH FIRE LIGHT WATER WIND
Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1
Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2
The Eternal Duelist Soul
Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel —
The Duelists of the Roses —
GX Tag Force —

Trivia

  • Attributes play a large role in the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime; the six Ignis are explicitly stated to have been based on the six Attributes of Duel Monsters, and though the DIVINE Attribute is never directly named, Bohman, who was intended to unite the Ignis within himself, referred to himself as a god. His "Hydradrive" Deck had a heavy focus on anti-Attribute tactics. The Decks used by the various Ignis and/or their partners also tended to be mono-Attribute and match those of their associated partners, with the exception of the DARK Ignis Ai and his partner Yusaku Fujiki, who have powerful DARK monsters, but ultimately use multi-Attribute Decks.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 79 (Duelist Duel 20): "The Ticking Clock!"
  2. ↑ a b Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 86 (Duelist Duel 27): "The Secret Weapon"
  3. ↑ a b c d e Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 66 (Duelist Duel 7): "The Trap"
  4. ↑ a b Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 61 (Duelist Duel 2): "Don't Draw That Card!!"
  5. ↑ a b c Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 96 (Duelist Duel 37): "The Deadly Guardian!!"
  6. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 104 (Duelist Duel 45): "Crisis!"
  7. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel 105 (Duelist Duel 46): "No Mercy"
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