Editing Spell Counter

{{For|the card|""Spell Counter"" (card)}}
{{Infobox/Archetype/Start
| image name           = PitchBlackPowerStone-TF04-JP-VG.png
| image size           = 
| image caption        = A Spell Counter as it appears in various card artworks
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{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName
| english              = Spell Counter
| french               = Compteur Magie
| german               = Zauberzählmarke
| italian              = Segnalino Magia
| portuguese           = Marcador de Magia<br />Formerly: Contador Mágico
| spanish              = Contador Mágico
| kanji                = {{ruby|魔|ま}}{{ruby|力|りょく}}カウンター
| japanese             = 魔力カウンター
| furigana             = まりょくカウンター
| romaji               = Maryoku Kauntā
| japanese translated  = Magical Power Counter
| korean               = 마력 카운터 (魔力 Counter) ''Maryeok Kaunteo''
| chinese              = 魔力計數物 ''Mólì Jìshǔwù / Mo1 lik6 Gai3 sou3 mat6''
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A '''Spell Counter''' ({{ruby|魔|ま}}{{ruby|力|りょく}}カウンター ''Maryoku Kauntā'') is a specific type of [[counter]] that can be placed on certain cards whose effect allows them to gain Spell Counters. Such cards usually have an effect that allows them to gain Spell Counters whenever a [[Spell Card]] is activated, such as "[[Skilled Dark Magician]]" (although there are exceptions, such as "[[Alchemist of Black Spells]]" and "[[Breaker the Magical Warrior]]"). Other cards, such as "[[Pitch-Black Power Stone]]", have effects that allow them to place Spell Counters on other cards.

A Spell Counter itself does nothing. Certain cards require Spell Counters to use their effects. When a card with Spell Counters on it is flipped face down, all of its Spell Counters are removed.

One or more [[Pitch-Black Power Stone]]-esque orbs are usually on the clothing or accessories of the monsters that use them. In a thematic sense, they might be the spell counters, or at least containers for them. These are usually cards whose effects involve Spell Counters in some way, like "[[Skilled Dark Magician]]". However, some cards, such as "[[Old Vindictive Magician]]", feature Spell Counters in their artwork when their effects have nothing to do with them. Other cards, like "[[Dark Red Enchanter]]", feature no Spell Counters when their effects rely on them.

Spell Counters are usually centered around [[Spellcaster]]-[[Type]] monsters. The [[Structure Deck]]s [[Structure Deck: Spellcaster's Judgment|Spellcaster's Judgment]] and [[Structure Deck: Lord of the Magician|Lord of the Magician]] contain a number of Spell Counter related cards.

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==Appearance==
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DuelAcademySpellCounter.png | A Spell Counter as it appears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy]]''
SpellCounter-WC08.png       | A Spell Counter as it appears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008]]''
SpellCounter-WC11.png       | A Spell Counter as it appears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus]]''
SpellCounter-TF06.png       | A Spell Counter as it appears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6]]''
SpellCounter-DAR-Small.png  | A Spell Counter as it appears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Arena]]'', after being placed on a card.
SpellCounter-DG.png         | A Spell Counter as it appears in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Generation]]''
SpellCounter-AT10-JP-C.png  | An official Spell Counter card.
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==''OCG''/''TCG'' cards involving Spell Counters==
{{Card query|[[Counters::Spell Counter]]|type=monster|medium=official|limit=10}}
{{Card query|[[Counters::Spell Counter]]|type=nonmonster|medium=official|limit=10}}

==Anime cards involving Spell Counters==
{{Card query|[[Counters::Spell Counter]]|type=monster|medium=anime|limit=10}}
{{Card query|[[Counters::Spell Counter]]|type=nonmonster|medium=anime|limit=10}}

==All cards involving Spell Counters==
{{Card query|[[Counters::Spell Counter]]|type=monster|limit=10}}
{{Card query|[[Counters::Spell Counter]]|type=nonmonster|limit=10}}

==See also==
*[[Spell Counter Deck]]
*[[Spell Counter OTK]]
*[[Card Rulings:Spell Counter]]

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