Continuous Spell Card

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Continuous Spell Cards (Japanese: 永（えい）続（ぞく）魔（ま）法（ほう）カード Eizoku Mahō Kādo) are a subcategory of Spell Cards that remains face-up on the field after activation.

These are sometimes called "Permanent Spell Cards" in the manga, for example on "Royal Temple".

Characteristics

As a Spell Card, Continuous Spell Cards can be activated or set from the hand in the player's own Main Phase, and can be activated in the same turn they are set. Continuous Spell Cards feature the default Spell Card Spell Speed of Spell Speed 1.

Must remain on-field to resolve on-field effect

Like other Spell/Trap Cards that remain face-up on the field after activation, a Continuous Spell Card must remain face-up on-field to resolve its activated on-field effect, unless said effect specifically moves the card to an off-field location as a cost.

If a Continuous Spell Card is removed from the field after effect activation but before resolution, the activated effect will resolve without effect.

Example

"Burning Land"

Trivia

• Spell Ruler, previously known as Magic Ruler, was the first TCG Booster Pack that contained Continuous Spell Cards.

In other languages

The "Magic" to "Spell" terminology change only happened in English; thus, other languages still use names that translate to "Continuous Magic [Card]" or "Permanent Magic [Card]" (other than German, which has always used a name that can be translated as "Permanent Spell [Card]").

"Continuous Spell Card" in languages other than English

Language	Name	Romanized	Translated
French	Carte Magie Continue		Continuous Magic Card
German	Permanente Zauberkarte		Permanent Spell Card
Italian	Carta Magia Continua		Continuous Magic Card
Portuguese	Card de Magia Contínuo		Continuous Magic Card
Spanish	Carta Mágica Continua		Continuous Magic Card
Japanese	永（えい）続（ぞく）魔（ま）法（ほう）カード	Eizoku Mahō Kādo	Continuous Magic Card
	えいぞくまほうカード (kana)
	永続魔法カード (base)
Korean	지속 마법 카드	Jisong Mabeop Kadeu	Continuous Magic Card
Chinese (Traditional)	永續魔法卡	Yǒngxù Mófǎkǎ	Permanent Magic Card
Chinese (Simplified)	永续魔法卡	Yǒngxù Mófǎkǎ	Permanent Magic Card

"Continuous Magic Card" in languages other than English

Language	Name	Romanized	Translated
Japanese	永（えい）続（ぞく）魔法（マジック）カード	Eizoku Majikku Kādo	Continuous Magic Card
	えいぞくマジックカード (kana)
	永続魔法カード (base)

See also

• List of Continuous Spell Cards
• List of Continuous Spell Card support cards
• List of Continuous Spell Card anti-support cards