Editing Spell Card

{{Infobox/Archetype/Start
	| image name           = SPELL.svg
	| image caption        = Spell Icon
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{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName
        | arabic               = أوراق التعاويذ
	| kanji                = {{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|法|ほう}}カード ({{Ruby|魔法|マジック}}カード in the early OCG Series 3 and the anime)<br>Symbol: {{Ruby|魔|ま}} ({{Ruby|魔|マジック}} in the early OCG Series 3 and the anime)
|japanese=魔法カード (symbol: 魔)
|furigana=まほうカード (マジックカード in the early OCG Series 3 and the anime)<br>Symbol: ま (マジック in the early OCG Series 3 and the anime)
	| romaji              = Mahō Kādo (Majikku Kādo in the early OCG Series 3 and the anime)<br>Symbol: Ma (Majikku in the early OCG Series 3 and the anime)
	| japanese translated  = Magic Card
	| english              = Spell Card (formerly Magic Card)<br>Symbol ruby: SPELL (formerly MAGIC)
        | thai                 = การ์ดเวทย์มนต์
	| french               = Carte Magie<br>Symbol ruby: MAGIE
	| german               = Zauberkarte<br>Symbol ruby: ZAUBER
        | italian              = Carta Magia<br>Symbol ruby: MAGIA
	| korean               = 마법 카드 (魔法 Card) ''Mabeop Kadeu''<br>Symbol ruby: 마법 (魔法) ''Mabeop''
|portuguese=Card de Magia<br>Symbol ruby: MAGIA
	| spanish              = Carta Mágica<br>Symbol ruby: MÁGICA<br/>Cartas de Hechizo (GX dub)<br/>Cartas de Conjuros (5D's dub)
|chinese=魔法卡 ''Mófákǎ / Mo1 faat3 kaat1''<br>Symbol: 魔 ''Mó / Mo1''
}}
{{Infobox/Archetype/Yu-Gi-Oh!
	| list                 = List of Spell Cards
	| support list         = List of Spell support cards
	| anti-support list    = List of Spell anti-support cards
}}
{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}

'''Spell Cards''' (Japanese: {{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|法|ほう}}カード ''Mahō Kādo'', or {{Ruby|魔法|マジック}}カード ''Majikku Kādo'' "Magic Card" in early releases of the [[OCG Series 3]] and in the anime; Japanese symbol text: {{Ruby|魔|ま}} ''Ma'' or {{Ruby|魔|マジック}} ''Majikku''), called '''Magic Card''' in the [[TCG]] until the release of ''[[Magician's Force]]'', are cards with green-colored borders that have various effects to alter the play of the game. Often, a Spell Card has a single effect to provide a bonus to the user or a weakness to the opponent. All Spells are [[Spell Speed]] [[Spell Speed 1|1]], with the exception of [[Quick-Play Spell Card]]s, which are [[Spell Speed 2]]. You may activate and Set as many Spell Cards as you would like per turn. After activation, Spell Cards (with the exception of [[Continuous Spell Card]]s) are sent to the Graveyard.

Unlike [[Trap Card]]s, Spell Cards have the advantage of being able to be played the turn they are drawn without having to [[Set]] them first. A Set Spell Card may be activated during the same turn it was [[Set]] as well (with the exception of [[Quick-Play Spell Cards]]).

Some very powerful Spell Cards have been [[Forbidden]] from [[Advanced Format]] tournament play, such as "[[Pot of Avarice]]". In many cases, Konami has released new, less-powerful replacements for some of these cards. For instance, "Pot of Avarice" has been replaced by the weaker "[[Pot of Dichotomy]]", which returns fewer monsters, whilst adding type restrictions to prevent genericness, and easy activation.

Used properly, a single Spell Card can significantly alter the game in the user's favor, or even cause them to win the [[Duel]].

==Types==
* [[Normal Spell Card|Normal Spell]]s, which have no symbol on printed cards, but are sometimes given a capital N symbol in video games. [[File:Normal-N.svg|34px]]
* [[Continuous Spell Card|Continuous Spell]]s, which have an [[wikipedia:Infinity symbol|infinity symbol]]. [[File:Continuous.png|34px]]
* [[Equip Spell Card|Equip Spell]]s, which have a [[wikipedia:Reticle|crosshair]] symbol. [[File:Equip.png|34px]]
* [[Quick-Play Spell Card|Quick-Play Spell]]s, which have a lightning bolt symbol. [[File:Quick-Play.png|34px]]
* [[Field Spell Card|Field Spell]]s, which have a [[wikipedia:Compass rose|compass rose]] symbol. [[File:Field.png|34px]]
* [[Ritual Spell Card|Ritual Spell]]s, which have a flaming [[wikipedia:Chalice|chalice]] symbol. [[File:Ritual.png|34px]]

==Example==

[[File:MonsterReborn-LCJW-EN-UR-1E.png|center|360px]]

==Layout== 
The layout of Spell Cards is noticeably different from Monster Cards. Take the Spell Card "[[Monster Reborn]]" (above) for example. Although Limited now, it is a "classic" Spell Card and was used in almost every kind of Deck.

===Border===
The most noticeable difference between Spell Cards and Monster Cards is the border color. While most Monster Cards are yellow or orange, Spell Cards are blue-green.

===Card name===
[[File:Example Spell Name.png|280px]]<br>
This part of the card contains only one significant change - the [[Attribute]] symbol is replaced by a Spell symbol due to the fact that Spell (and Trap) Cards do not have attributes.

===Card Type===
[[File:Example Card Type Spell.png]]<br>
The Card Type is located where the Level could be found on Monster Cards - below the name. This piece of text indicates that the card is a Spell Card. An icon next to the "Spell Card" text indicates the card's Type (refer to the symbols above).

===Card artwork===
{{double image|right|MonsterReborn-TF04-JP-VG.png|150|MonsterReborn-TF04-EN-VG.png|150|"[[Monster Reborn]]'s" original Japanese artwork (left) and edited international artwork (right).}}
The card artwork is also present here and shows the player a visual interpretation of the used card. Upon import to the TCG, artworks may be changed, for a number of reasons. In Monster Reborn's case, its original artwork was that of an "Ankh" symbol but was remade in order to avoid religious connotations. The Ankh is currently used only on Japanese-language [[OCG]] cards (Korean [[Monster Reborn]] cards feature the TCG artwork).

===Card text box===
[[File:Example Spell Effect.png]]<br>
Unlike the Monster Card text box (which provide the monster's [[Type]], [[ATK]] and [[DEF]]), Spell cards' text boxes serve only one purpose - providing the card effect.

===Other elements===
All basic card elements can also be seen in Spells. These include the Edition text, [[Set Number]], [[Card Number]], copyright text and the [[Eye of Anubis Hologram]].

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