Gameplay

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

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Related	Archetype^† Series^† 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

Card text

Components

Effects

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

Conditions

Archetype^†
Archetype-exclusion^†
Level^†
Name^†
Rank^†
Summoning
- Common^†
- Normal^†
- Special^†
- Fusion^†
- Ritual^†
Duel winner^†
Match winner^†

Activation

Fast effect
timing

Chains

Spell Speed	Spell Speed 1 Spell Speed 2 Spell Speed 3

Summoning

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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