Editing Battle Phase

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{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName
	| kanji                = バトルフェイズ
        | japanese             = 
	| furigana             = 
	| romaji               = Batorufeizu
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	| english              = Battle Phase
	| french               = Battle Phase
	| german               = Battle Phase
	| italian              = Battle Phase
	| korean               = 배틀 페이즈 ''Baeteul Peijeu''
        | chinese              = 戰鬥階段 ''Zhàndòu Jiēduàn / Zin3 dau3 Gaai1 dyun6''
        | portuguese           = Fase de Batalha<br>Formerly: Battle Phase
	| spanish              = Battle Phase
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The '''Battle Phase''' (Japanese: バトルフェイズ ''Batorufeizu'') is the [[Phase]] in which [[battle]]s are conducted. A Battle Phase can be conducted every [[turn]] (except the first turn of the [[Duel]]) after the [[turn player]] ends their [[Main Phase 1]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Konami |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game - Official Rulebook Version 9.1 |url=http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rulebook_v9.1.pdf |pages=30, 33}}</ref>

Some card effects, such as "[[An Unfortunate Report]]", allow a player to [[Conducts multiple Battle Phases|conduct multiple Battle Phases]] during a single turn.

==Breakdown==
The Battle Phase is split into four steps:

* [[Start Step]]
* [[Battle Step]]
* [[Damage Step]] (including [[damage calculation]])
* [[End Step]]

The Start Step, Battle Step, and End Step always occur during every Battle Phase, unless skipped due to a [[card effect]]. The Damage Step only occurs if a monster's attack is successful, up to the point where both players agree to leave the Battle Step. If a card effect ends the Battle Phase (such as "[[Battle Fader]]"), it immediately becomes the [[End Step]]<ref>{{cite book  |last=Konami  |title=Absolute Powerforce – Card Rulings (version 1.0)  |url=http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/gameplay/rulings/ABPF_sneak_ruling.pdf  |date=5 February 2010  |at=Battle Fader}}</ref>, unless the card effect changes the [[phase]] directly (such as "[[Neko Mane King]]"), in which case it is no longer the Battle Phase.

==Entering the Battle Phase==
A player does not need to control any monsters in order to enter their Battle Phase.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?p=7219  |title=Striking from the Darkness: Marik's Juragedo  |author=Konami Digital Entertainment  |date=10 June 2015  |publisher=Konami  |accessdate=31 May 2016}}</ref> Even if their opponent controls no valid attack targets (e.g. the opponent only controls 2 face-up copies of "[[Marauding Captain]]" and/or a face-up "[[Earthbound Immortal]]" monster), a player may still enter their Battle Phase.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=A&last=C |title=Individual Card Rulings [A-C&#93;  |publisher=UDE  |at=Command Knight  |accessdate=25 November 2015  |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090217182013/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=A&last=C  |archivedate=17 February 2009}}</ref>

A player entering their Battle Phase is optional after their Main Phase 1 ends, except when [[card effect]]s mandate it. For example, the turn player must enter their Battle Phase if a card effect is forcing a monster(s) they control to attack during that turn,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=A&last=C |title=Individual Card Rulings [A-C&#93;  |publisher=UDE  |at=Battle Mania  |accessdate=25 February 2017  |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090217182013/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=A&last=C  |archivedate=17 February 2009}}</ref> even if another card effect is currently preventing them from attacking, such as a face-up "[[Gravity Bind]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=A&last=C |title=Individual Card Rulings [A-C&#93;  |publisher=UDE  |at=Berserk Gorilla  |accessdate=25 February 2017 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090217182013/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=A&last=C  |archivedate=17 February 2009}}</ref> If the turn player does not choose to enter their Battle Phase after their Main Phase 1 ends, they must proceed immediately to the [[End Phase]], without entering their [[Main Phase 2]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Konami |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game - Official Rulebook Version 9.1 |url=http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rulebook_v9.1.pdf |pages=30}}</ref>

If a card effect skips a player's Main Phase 1, such as that of "[[Timeater]]", that player does not have to enter their Battle Phase from their [[Standby Phase]] — they may choose to enter their End Phase instead.<ref>{{cite book  |last=Konami  |title=Storm of Ragnarok – Card Rulings (version 1.0)  |url=http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/gameplay/rulings/STOR_Rulebook_20110202.pdf  |date=2 February 2011  |at=Terminal World}}</ref> However, if card effects skip the same player's Main Phase 1 and Battle Phase during the same turn, that player cannot enter their Main Phase 2 and must instead proceed immediately to their End Phase.<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=S&last=T  |title=Individual Card Rulings [S-T&#93;  |publisher=UDE  |at=Timeater  |accessdate=18 August 2015  |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090226221425/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=S&last=T  |archivedate=26 February 2009}}</ref>

==References==
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