Editing Piercing

'''Piercing''' is characterized by the following card lore:
''During battle between this [[attack]]ing card and a [[Defense Position]] [[Monster Cards|monster]] whose [[DEF]] is lower than the [[ATK]] of this card, [[Damage|inflict]] the difference as [[Damage]] to your opponent.''

* ''Example:'' Player A's "[[Dark Driceratops]]" (ATK 2400) attacks Player B's Defense Position "[[Mystical Elf]]" (DEF 2000). Regardless if "Mystical Elf" is [[destroy]]ed or not, Player B takes the difference (400 points in this case) as [[Battle Damage|damage]].

In one instance 'This card inflicts Piercing damage.' was printed on "[[Cyberdark Horn]]". Cards printed with similar [[Card effect|effect]]s in future sets and even the same set have not used this wording.

Although "Piercing" is the official term for this scenario in the context of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', in many circles of duelists, Piercing damage is often colloquially referred to instead as "Trample", borrowing from the popular and longer-established [[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|''Magic: The Gathering'']] card game.

An interesting side-effect of [[Equip Spell Cards]] that give Piercing, is that you can inflict damage to your opponent by [[equip]]ping them to your opponent's monster(s). Then, when your opponent [[attack]]s one of your Defense Position monsters with an [[ATK]] greater than your monsters [[DEF]], he/she will take the difference. After all, even though it's your opponent's monster, it's '''your''' [[Spell Cards|Spell Card]], and thus it's your opponent — not ''you'' — who takes the extra damage, due to the wording on the cards.

The following cards automatically have or give Piercing in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game|OCG]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|TCG]]:

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-{{For|the Tip Card|Piercing Battle Damage (Tip Card)}}
+'''Piercing''' is characterized by the following card lore:
-{{Infobox/Archetype/Start
+''During battle between this [[attack]]ing card and a [[Defense Position]] [[Monster Cards|monster]] whose [[DEF]] is lower than the [[ATK]] of this card, [[Damage|inflict]] the difference as [[Damage]] to your opponent.''
-| image name    = PiercingBattleDamage-DR1-EN44-UE.jpg
-| image size    =
-| image caption = "[[Piercing Battle Damage (Tip Card)|Piercing Battle Damage]]" [[Tip Card]]
-}}
-{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName
-| english       = piercing battle damage
-| french        = dommages de combat perçants
-| german        = durchschlagender Kampfschaden
-| italian       = danno da combattimento perforante
-| spanish       = daño de batalla de penetración
-| portuguese    = dano de batalha perfurante
-| japanese      = 貫通ダメージ
-}}
-{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}
-'''Piercing battle damage''' is [[battle damage]] dealt by a [[card effect]] to the controller of a [[Defense Position]] monster by an [[attack]]ing monster. If the defending monster's [[DEF]] is lower than the attacking monster's [[ATK]], the difference is inflicted as battle damage. It is occasionally referred to unofficially as "trample" damage, due to that term having a similar meaning in ''[[wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]''.
+* ''Example:'' Player A's "[[Dark Driceratops]]" (ATK 2400) attacks Player B's Defense Position "[[Mystical Elf]]" (DEF 2000). Regardless if "Mystical Elf" is [[destroy]]ed or not, Player B takes the difference (400 points in this case) as [[Battle Damage|damage]].
-Because some [[Equip Spell Card]]s that allow monsters to inflict piercing damage deal damage to the opponent of the [[control]]ler of the Equip Spell Card rather than the opponent of the controller of the monster, if a player [[equip]]s a card like "[[Fairy Meteor Crush]]" to an opponent's monster and the opponent attacks the player's Defense Position monster, the opponent will take battle damage instead of the player.
+In one instance 'This card inflicts Piercing damage.' was printed on "[[Cyberdark Horn]]". Cards printed with similar [[Card effect|effect]]s in future sets and even the same set have not used this wording.
-==Example==
+Although "Piercing" is the official term for this scenario in the context of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', in many circles of duelists, Piercing damage is often colloquially referred to instead as "Trample", borrowing from the popular and longer-established [[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|''Magic: The Gathering'']] card game.
-Player A's "[[Dark Driceratops]]" (ATK 2400) attacks Player B's Defense Position "[[Mystical Elf]]" (DEF 2000). Regardless of whether "Mystical Elf" is [[destroy]]ed or not, Player B takes the difference (400 points in this case) as [[Battle damage|damage]].
-==Text==
+An interesting side-effect of [[Equip Spell Cards]] that give Piercing, is that you can inflict damage to your opponent by [[equip]]ping them to your opponent's monster(s). Then, when your opponent [[attack]]s one of your Defense Position monsters with an [[ATK]] greater than your monsters [[DEF]], he/she will take the difference. After all, even though it's your opponent's monster, it's '''your''' [[Spell Cards|Spell Card]], and thus it's your opponent — not ''you'' — who takes the extra damage, due to the wording on the cards.
-Effects that give monsters the ability to inflict piercing battle damage have the following text:
-:''If (???) attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage [to your opponent].''
-Prior to [[Problem-Solving Card Text]], the same effect would be described as:
-:''During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent.''
-Also prior to Problem-Solving Card Text, on "[[Cyberdark Horn]]" from [[Duelist Pack: Zane Truesdale]] only:
-:''This card inflicts Piercing damage.''
-In Japanese, it is written as:
+The following cards automatically have or give Piercing in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game|OCG]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|TCG]]:
-:「…が守備表示モンスターを攻撃した場合、その守備力を攻撃力が超えた分だけ相手に戦闘ダメージを与える。」
-==List==
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-The following cards automatically have or allow Piercing in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game|OCG]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|TCG]]'':
+|TITLE='''All "Piercing" Cards'''
-===All OCG/TCG "Piercing" cards===
+|CONTENT={{#ask: [[Attack::Piercing]] |?Japanese Name |?Japanese Name |?Card Type |?Attribute |?Level |?Type |?ATK |?DEF |??ATK |??DEF}}
-{{Card query|[[Attack::Piercing]]|type=monster|medium=official}}
+}}</center>
-{{Card query|[[Attack::Piercing]]|type=nonmonster|medium=official}}
-===All Anime "Piercing" cards===
+<center>{{DynamicNavigationBox
-{{Card query|[[Attack::Piercing]]|type=monster|medium=anime}}
+|TITLE='''All OCG "Piercing" Cards'''
-{{Card query|[[Attack::Piercing]]|type=nonmonster|medium=anime}}
+|CONTENT={{#ask: [[Medium::OCG]] [[Attack::Piercing]] |?Japanese Name |?Card Type |?Attribute |?Level |?Type |?ATK |?DEF |??ATK |??DEF}}
+}}</center>
-===All Manga "Piercing" cards===
+<center>{{DynamicNavigationBox
-{{Card query|[[Attack::Piercing]]|type=monster|medium=manga}}
+|TITLE='''All TCG "Piercing" Cards'''
-{{Card query|[[Attack::Piercing]]|type=nonmonster|medium=manga}}
+|CONTENT={{#ask: [[Medium::TCG]] [[Attack::Piercing]] |?Japanese Name |?Card Type |?Attribute |?Level |?Type |?ATK |?DEF |??ATK |??DEF}}
+}}</center>
-==Trivia==
-* Prior to [[Problem-Solving Card Text]], ''This card inflicts Piercing damage'' appeared in the card text of "[[Cyberdark Horn]]" only.
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-[[Category:Cards by effect properties]]