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− | + | [[File:BlueEyesWhiteDragon-JMP-NA-UR-UE-Defense.png|thumb|250px|This is what a card looks like in Defense Position.]] | |
− | Defense Position | + | '''Defense Position''' (Japanese: {{Ruby|守|しゅ}}{{Ruby|備|び}}{{Ruby|表|ひょう}}{{Ruby|示|じ}} ''Shubi Hyōji''; English-dubbed anime: Defense Mode) is a [[Battle position]] in which a [[Monster Card]] can be either [[face-up]] or [[face-down]], in a horizontal position. In this position, the [[DEF]] value is used to represent this card, except where a card effect requires a specific examination of the [[ATK]] value. |
− | [[ | + | In Defense Position, a Monster Card is always placed horizontally in its [[Monster Card Zone]], rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from its [[Attack Position]] as seen by its owner. When a monster is [[Set]], it is played in [[face-down]] Defense Position. Monsters cannot be [[Normal Summon]]ed in [[face-up]] Defense Position, except by a card effect that allows them to be Summoned that way (such as "[[Light of Intervention]]"). During a battle involving a Defense Position monster, the DEF value of '''that''' monster is used to calculate [[Battle Damage]], rather than the ATK value. |
− | + | Usually, Defense Position monsters cannot attack, but some monsters such as "[[Elemental HERO Rampart Blaster]]" and "[[Total Defense Shogun]]" have effects that allow them to attack while in Defense Position; some "[[Superheavy Samurai]]" monsters can attack in Defense Position, but apply their DEF instead of their ATK as their ATK during damage calculation. | |
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− | + | Also, the controller of a Defense Position monster takes no damage if it is destroyed in battle, even if the attacker has higher ATK than his monster's DEF. Exceptions do exist, as some cards grant the [[piercing]] ability, which lets a monster inflict damage in this way. Examples include monsters such as "[[Spear Dragon]]" and "[[Gaia Soul the Combustible Collective]]", as well as [[Spell]] and [[Trap Cards]] such as "[[Big Bang Shot]]" and "[[Dragon's Rage]]". If the attacker has lower ATK than the DEF of the attack target, the attacker takes Battle Damage, but neither monster is destroyed. If the attacker's ATK is equal to the target's DEF, neither player takes Battle Damage and neither monster is destroyed. | |
− | + | As [[Link Monster]]s do not have DEF, they cannot be changed to Defense Position. | |
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− | + | In the various anime, a player is able to Normal Summon their monsters in face-up Defense Position without the aid of card effects. Also, the materialized Monster Cards in face-up Defense Position have their said position illustrated; in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' the monsters will crouch into a defensive pose above an enlarged likeness of the actual card placed in the conventional Defense Position. In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', they become blue-colored. In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', the monsters return to simple defensive poses. In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', they glow with a blue aura. In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'', the monster's appearance remains unchanged regardless of battle position. | |
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