Flip

This article is about the in-game action. For the character, see Flip Turner. For the monster Ability, see Flip monster. For the Trigger Effect exclusive to Flip monsters, see Flip effect. For the action of flipping a coin, see Coin toss.

Flip
Japanese (base text)	リバース
Japanese (romanized)	Ribāsu
Japanese (translated)	Reverse
English	flip
Other names French: retourner German: verdecken Italian: girare Korean: 리버스 Portuguese: virar Spanish: voltear Traditional Chinese: 反轉 Fánzhuǎn

To flip (Japanese: リバース Ribāsu "Reverse") is to change a card from a face-down to a face-up position, or vice versa. Players are not allowed to flip a face-up card face-down, except through a card effect.

Ways of flipping monsters

There are four ways a Monster Card can be flipped:

1. Through Flip Summon.
2. Through battle position changes; a face-down Defense Position monster must be flipped when it changes to Attack Position through card effect like "A/D Changer".
3. Through battle; a face-down Monster Card must be flipped at the Damage Step if it was attacked.
4. Through a card effect, such as "Swords of Revealing Light" or "Book of Moon".

Ways of flipping Spells and Traps

There are two ways a Spell/Trap Card can be flipped:

1. Through activating it.
2. Through a card effect, such as "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow".

See also: Face-down, Face-up, Battle position change, and Damage Step