Simplified Effect Text

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Starting in Power of the Duelist, Upper Deck Entertainment began simplifying many of the previously standardized effect descriptions.

Changes[edit]

Inflict X points of damage to your opponent's Life Points ➨ Inflict X damage to your opponent

Increase your Life Points by X points ➨ Gain X Life Points

Decrease your Life Points by X points ➨ You lose X Life Points

Increase the ATK/DEF of this card by X points ➨ This card gains X ATK/DEF

Decrease the ATK/DEF of this card by X points ➨ This card loses X ATK/DEF

Attack your opponent's Life Points directly ➨ Attack your opponent directly

A card with "X" in its card name ➨ A/An "X" card

as a result of battle ➨ by battle

You can only activate this card when/while ➨ Activate only when/while

On your side of the field ➨ you control

Offer 1 monster on your side of the field as a Tribute ➨ Tribute 1 monster on your side of the field ➨ Tribute 1 monster

Special Summon "X" to your side of the field ➨ Special Summon "X"

When/If this card is Normal/Flip/Special Summoned successfully ➨ When/If this card is Normal/Flip/Special Summoned

Then shuffle the/your Deck ➨ (removed)

See also[edit]

Problem-Solving Card Text

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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