Editing Spell & Trap Zone

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	| kanji                = {{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|法|ほう}}＆{{Ruby|罠|トラップ}}ゾーン<br />Formerly: {{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|法|ほう}}＆{{Ruby|罠|トラップ}}カードゾーン
        | japanese             = 魔法＆罠ゾーン<br />Formerly: 魔法＆罠カードゾーン
	| furigana             = まほう＆トラップゾーン<br />Formerly: まほう＆トラップカードゾーン
	| romaji               = Mahō & Torappu Zōn<br />Formerly: Mahō & Torappu Kādo Zōn
	| japanese translated  = Magic & Trap Zone<br />Formerly: Magic & Trap Card Zone
	| english              = Spell & Trap Zone<br />Formerly: Spell & Trap Card Zone
	| french               = Zone Magie & Piège<br />Formerly: Zone Carte Magie & Piège
	| german               = Zauber- & Fallenzone<br />Formerly: Zauber- & Fallenkartenzone
	| italian              = Zona Magie & Trappole<br />Formerly: Zona Carte Magia & Trappola
        | portuguese           = Zona de Magias & Armadilhas<br />Formerly: Zona dos Cards de Magia e Armadilha
	| spanish              = Zona de Magia y Trampas<br />Formerly: Zona de Cartas Mágicas y de Trampa
	| korean               = 마법 & 함정 존 (魔法 & 陷穽 Zone) ''Mabeop & Hamjeong Jon''<br />Formerly: 마법 & 함정 카드 존 (魔法 & 陷穽 Card Zone) ''Mabeop & Hamjeong Kadeu Jon''
|chinese=魔法＆陷阱區 ''Mófǎ & Xiànjǐngqū / Mo1 faat3 & Haam6 zeng6 keoi1''<br/>Formerly: 魔法、陷阱區<ref name="SD11">{{citeweb|url=http://www.yugioh-card.com/hk/howto/beginner.php?lang=cn-t|title=Traditional Chinese version of ''Master Rule 2 version 1.0''|publisher=[[Konami]]}}</ref> ''Mófǎ, Xiànjǐngqū / Mo1 faat3, Haam6 zeng6 keoi1'' or 魔法＆陷阱卡牌區<ref name="SD12">{{citeweb|url=http://www.yugioh-card.com/hk/howto/master_rule_3.php?lang=cn-t|title=''Master Rule 3 Overview''|publisher=[[Konami]]}}</ref> ''Mófǎ & Xiànjíngkǎ Páiqū / Mo1 faat3 & Haam6 zeng6 kaat1 Paai4 keoi1''
|simplified chinese=魔法&陷阱的区域 ''Mófǎ & Xiànjǐng Qūyù''<br>魔法与陷阱区域 ''Mófǎ yǔ Xiànjǐng Qūyù''
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'''Spell & Trap Zones''' ({{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|法|ほう}}＆{{Ruby|罠|トラップ}}ゾーン ''Mahō & Torappu Zōn'' "Magic & Trap Zone"), formerly '''Spell & Trap Card Zones''' ({{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|法|ほう}}＆{{Ruby|罠|トラップ}}カードゾーン ''Mahō & Torappu Kādo Zōn'' "Magic & Trap Card Zone"), are the 5 [[Zone]]s in which [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card]]s can be placed on the [[field]] (except [[Field Spell Card]]s, which are placed in the [[Field Zone]]). They are located in the middle of the field behind the [[Monster Zone|Monster Zones]]; for this reason, they are also sometimes unofficially referred to as "backrow." On game mats, they are often colored cyan.

If all Spell & Trap Zones are occupied or [[Restricts Spell & Trap Zones|rendered unusable]], new Spell/Trap Cards (other than Field Spell Cards) cannot be activated or Set, as there must be a usable vacant Spell & Trap Zone to place the card in (before the activation). Cards cannot be moved between Spell & Trap Zones.

A [[Trap Monster]] requires both a Spell & Trap Zone and a [[Monster Zone]], due to the fact that it is simultaneously treated as both a Trap Card and a [[Monster Card]].<ref>{{citeweb  |author=Miller, Scott  |url=https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?p=4062  |title=Trap Monsters: How Do They Work?  |date=July 11, 2012  |publisher=[[Konami]]  |accessdate=December 17, 2015}}</ref> However, it is placed in the Monster Zone, and despite the Spell & Trap Zone being unusable it is not considered occupied (for the purposes of cards such as "[[Straight Flush]]" and "[[D/D/D Dragonbane King Beowulf]]").<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=Straight Flush |accessdate=17 December 2015 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/20090226221425/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=S&last=T |archivedate=17 February 2009}}</ref> If a Trap Monster is [[flip]]ped [[face-down]] (such as due to the effect of "[[Book of Moon]]" or "[[Cyber Shadow Gardna]]") or has its Trap effect negated (such as due to the effect of "[[Jinzo]]"), it returns to that associated Spell & Trap Zone as a Trap Card.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=D&last=E |title=Individual Card Rulings [D-E&#93;  |publisher=UDE  |at=Embodiment of Apophis |accessdate=26 January 2016 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090218205242/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=D&last=E  |archivedate=18 February 2009}}</ref>

''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel]]'' only features Trap Cards; therefore, these zones are only called '''Trap Zones'''.

==Pendulum Zones==
===Current field===
The leftmost and rightmost Spell & Trap Zones are also used as [[Pendulum Zone]]s. These Zones are treated as Pendulum Zones if and only if there is a Pendulum Monster in that zone (unless the Pendulum Monster is in that zone as an [[Equip Spell Card]]). If there is a Pendulum Monster in the zone, it is treated as both a Spell & Trap Zone and a Pendulum Zone. If one of these Zones has a Pendulum Monster in it while the other does not, only the zone with a Pendulum Monster in it is treated as a Pendulum Zone.

[[File:Playing area with Extra Monster Zones.png|center|600px]]

===Old field===
Prior to the release of ''[[Starter Deck 2017]]'' in the ''OCG'' and ''[[Starter Deck: Link Strike]]'' in the ''TCG'', the [[Pendulum Zone]]s were distinct zones in which only Pendulum Monsters could be placed. These zones were not treated as Spell & Trap Zones, and Pendulum Monsters could not be placed in the Spell & Trap Zones.

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