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For the main classifications of cards (Monster, Spell, or Trap), see Card type. For the classification of Monster Cards according to the color of the card frame, see Monster card type.
Various monsters of the Beast-, Beast-Warrior-, and Winged Beast Types in the artwork of "The Big Cattle Drive".

Type (種（しゅ）族（ぞく） Shuzoku, lit. "tribe"; shortened to 族（ぞく） -zoku when used as a suffix) is a characteristic of Monster Cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! media and card games. It represents the monster's "biological" grouping, and are involved in card effects in the card games.

In the North American English version of Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories, Type is referred to as Class, abbreviated to Cl. This is changed to Type and Tp respectively in the European English version.[note 1]

List

The following Types have appeared throughout various games. The list is initially ordered roughly by first appearance of each Type.

The "manga" column only refers to Duel Monsters in the Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! R, and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX series, as later entries fully match the Type roster of the OCG.

The "DDM" column refers to the real-world, manga, and video-game versions of Dungeon Dice Monsters.

English Japanese Manga Carddass OCG/TCG DDM DOR TFK Rush Duel Notes
Beast-Warrior 獣（じゅう）戦（せん）士（し） Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Manga only refers to it as 系（けい） (a direct equivalent of the English word "type") rather than 族（ぞく） (race).
Magical Knight 魔（ま）導（どう）騎（き）士（し） Yes No No No No No Yes Called "Warrior" in the English manga.
Merged into Warrior in the OCG, before being reintroduced by Rush Duel as a Fusion Type of Warrior and Spellcaster.
Dinosaur 恐（きょう）竜（りゅう） Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
Dragon ドラゴン Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The Carddass uses the Japanese name 竜（りゅう）. This is also used at some points in the Japanese manga.
Beast 獣（けもの） Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Magic 魔（ま） Yes No No Yes No No No English manga also uses the term "Magic User" or mentions Spellcaster or "Archfiend" in its place. Called "Dark" in the real-world DDM game and "Spellcaster" in its video game version.
Merged into Spellcaster in the OCG.
Black Magic 黒（くろ）魔（ま） Yes Yes No No No No No Sometimes called "Spellcaster" in the English manga.
Merged into the DARK Spellcaster combination in the OCG.
White Magic 白（しろ）魔（ま） Yes Yes No No No No No Merged into the LIGHT Spellcaster combination in the OCG.
Fiend 悪（あく）魔（ま） Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Called "Demons and Devils" at one point in the English manga. The "Daemon" Type (see below) has also been called "Fiend".
Illusion 幻（げん）想（そう）魔（ま） Yes Yes Yes No No No No Called "Illusionist" at one point in the English manga.
Initially merged into Spellcaster in the OCG, before being reintroduced in Series 12.
Dark Knight 暗（あん）黒（こく）騎（き）士（し） Yes No No No No No No The manga version of "Black Luster Ritual" suggests "Gaia the Fierce Knight belongs to this Type, despite "Gaia" being called Magical Knight-Type earlier in the series.
Daemon デーモン Yes No No No No No No Called "Fiend" in the English manga. No monster was ever confirmed to belong to this Type. The Japanese name was later taken up by the "Archfiend" theme.
Zombie アンデット Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes The name "Zombie" is also used for the "Immortal" and "Yokai" Types in English media.
Insect 昆（こん）虫（ちゅう） Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
Immortal 不（ふ）死（し） Yes No No Yes No No No Distinct from the Immortal Type in DOR (旧（きゅう）神（しん）). Called "Zombie", "Undead", and "Immortal" at different points in the English manga. Called "Invincible" in the real-world DDM game and "Undead" in its video game version.
Presumably merged into Zombie in the OCG.
Winged Beast 鳥（ちょう）獣（じゅう） Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
Birdfolk 鳥（ちょう）人（じん） Yes No No No No No No No monster was ever confirmed to belong to this Type.
Wild Beast 野（や）獣（じゅう） Yes No No No No No No English manga mentions "Beast-Warrior" in its place.
Merged into Beast in the OCG.
Warrior 戦（せん）士（し） Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes English manga also refers to the "Magical Knight" Type as "Warrior".
Knight 騎（き）士（し） Yes No No No No No No No monster was ever confirmed to belong to this Type. English manga often groups "Warrior" and "Knight" together as "Warrior".
Fishman-Beast 魚（ぎょ）人（じん）獣（じゅう） Yes No No No No No No No monster was ever confirmed to belong to this Type. English manga mentions "Fish" in its place.
Sea Serpent 海（かい）竜（りゅう） Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
Machine 機（き）械（かい） Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Gadget ガジェット Yes No No No No No No Merged into Machine in the OCG.
God 神（かみ） Yes No No No No No No Merged into Divine-Beast in the OCG.
Divine-Beast 幻（げん）神（しん）獣（じゅう） No No Yes No No No No Mentioned in the manga, but not as a Type and only outside of gameplay context. It is translated as "God-Beast" in the English manga. A "God" Type is mentioned later in the series.
Exclusive to the Egyptian Gods in the OCG, other monsters that belonged to this Type in the anime and manga are spread between the other Types.
Dragon Magic 竜（りゅう）魔（ま） No Yes No No No No No Merged into Dragon in the OCG.
Electroid 電（でん）人（じん） No Yes No No No No No Merged into Thunder in the OCG.
Plantfolk 植（しょく）人（じん） No Yes No No No No No Merged into Plant in the OCG.
Sea Beast 海（かい）獣（じゅう） No Yes No No No No No Merged into Aqua in the OCG.
Aqua 水（みず） No No Yes No Yes No Yes Was an Attribute in the manga (WATER). Became both a Type and Attribute in the OCG/TCG.
Pyro 炎（ほのお） No No Yes No Yes No Yes Was an Attribute in the manga (FIRE). Became both a Type and Attribute in the OCG/TCG.
Thunder 雷（いかずち） No No Yes No Yes No Yes Was an Attribute in the manga (THUNDER).
Spellcaster 魔（ま）法（ほう）使（つか）い No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes English manga and DDM video game also refers to the "Magic" Type as "Spellcaster".
Plant 植（しょく）物（ぶつ） No No Yes No Yes No Yes
Rock 岩（がん）石（せき） No No Yes No Yes No Yes
Reptile 爬（は）虫（ちゅう）類（るい） Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes In the manga, Reptile is not mentioned in Yu-Gi-Oh! or Yu-Gi-Oh! R. It is stated to be a Type in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.
Fairy 天（てん）使（し） Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes In the manga, Fairy is not mentioned in Yu-Gi-Oh!. It is mentioned, but not stated to be a Type, in Yu-Gi-Oh! R. It is stated to be a Type in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.
Fish 魚（さかな） No No Yes No Yes No Yes
Immortal 旧（きゅう）神（しん） No No No No Yes No No Japanese name literally means "Old God". Distinct from the manga's Immortal Type (不（ふ）死（し）).
Monsters belonging to it are spread between the other Types in the OCG.
Darklands 闇（やみ） No No No No No Yes No Monsters belonging to it are spread between Zombie and Fiend in the OCG.
Spirit 精（せい）霊（れい） No No No No No Yes No Monsters belonging to it are spread between the other Types in the OCG.
Yokai 妖（よう）怪（かい） Yes No No No No No No Referred to as "Zombie" at one point in the English manga.
Merged into Zombie in the OCG.
Psychic サイキック No No Yes No No No Yes In the manga, monsters such as "Jinzo" were said to be Psychic cards, but it was not explicitly referred to as a Type.
In the OCG, "Jinzo" is a Machine, but Psychic was introduced in Series 6.
Creator God 創（そう）造（ぞう）神（しん） No No Yes No No No No Exclusive to "Holactie the Creator of Light".
Wyrm 幻（げん）竜（りゅう） No No Yes No No No Yes Introduced in the OCG in Series 9, implicitly branching off from design space previously covered by Dragon.
Cyberse サイバース No No Yes No No No Yes Introduced in the OCG in Series 10; previously lifeforms composed of computer data, such as the such as the Digital Bug theme, were spread among different Types.
Galaxy ギャラクシー No No No No No No Yes Shares its name with the OCG's "Galaxy" archetype. Lifeforms from outer space are spread among different Types in the OCG, though with a notable tendency towards Reptiles (exemplified by the "Alien" theme).
Celestial Warrior 天（てん）界（かい）戦（せん）士（し） No No No No No No Yes Fusion Type of Warrior and Fairy.
Cyborg サイボーグ No No No No No No Yes Fusion Type of Machine and non-Machine.
High Dragon ハイドラゴン No No No No No No Yes Fusion Type of multiple Dragons.
Omega Psychic オメガサイキック No No No No No No Yes Fusion Type of multiple Psychics.

Non-game Types

These Types are only mentioned in cards not intended for use in Duels, so they are only meant as tongue-in-cheek references and are not considered valid for gameplay purposes (even if those cards are printed in real life), such as for card effects that require the player to declare a Type's name.

Card text

In the OCG and TCG, when a Type is mentioned in a card text, it is suffixed with "-Type". From Starter Deck: Link Strike onward, this was dropped in the TCG. Western versions of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links use "-Type" in most cards' texts, even some that were printed after Link Strike and never included it in TCG.

The international versions of Rush Duel cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! RUSH DUEL: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! and Duel Links do not use the hyphen, including the flavor text of the Normal Monster "Summoned Skull".

Rush Duel

There are 29 different Types in Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel; they include all Types from the OCG/TCG, except for Illusion, Divine-Beast, and Creator God.

Five of these types (all newly-added ones) are exclusive to certain Fusion Monsters, which are thematically fusions of other Types:

In other languages

"Type" in languages other than English
Language NameRomanized
French Type
German Typ
Italian Tipo
Portuguese Tipo
Spanish Tipo
Japanese 種（しゅ）族（ぞく）Shuzoku
しゅぞく (kana)
種族 (base)
Korean 종족Jongjok
Chinese (Traditional) 種族Zhǒngzú
Chinese (Simplified) 种族Zhǒngzú

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Seen in the text for "Dragon Seeker" and "Salamandra" and when re-ordering the chest. All bar the text for "Dragon Seeker" are changed in the European English version.
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