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| image name          = SPELL.svg
 
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| image size          = 100px
 
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| image caption        = Spell Icon
 
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{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName
 
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| 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)
 
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|japanese=魔法カード (symbol: 魔)
 
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|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)
 
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| 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)
 
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| japanese translated  = Magic Card
 
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| english              = Spell Card (formerly Magic Card)<br/>Symbol ruby: SPELL (formerly MAGIC)
 
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| french              = Carte Magie<br/>Symbol ruby: MAGIE
 
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| german              = Zauberkarte<br/>Symbol ruby: ZAUBER
 
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        | italian              = Carta Magia<br/>Symbol ruby: MAGIA
 
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| korean              = 마법 카드 (魔法 Card) ''Mabeop Kadeu''<br/>Symbol ruby: 마법 (魔法) ''Mabeop''
 
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        |portuguese            = Card de Magia<br/>Symbol ruby: MAGIA
 
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| spanish              = Carta Mágica<br/>Symbol ruby: MÁGICA<br/>Cartas de Hechizo (GX dub)<br/>Cartas de Conjuros (5D's dub)
 
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        | chinese              = 魔法卡 ''Mófákǎ / Mo1 faat3 kaat1''<br/>Symbol: 魔 ''Mó / Mo1''
 
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{{Infobox/Archetype/Yu-Gi-Oh!
 
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| list                = List of Spell Cards
 
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| support list        = List of Spell support cards
 
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| anti-support list    = List of Spell anti-support cards
 
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{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}
 
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'''Spell Cards''' (Japanese: {{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|法|ほう}}カード ''Mahō Kādo''), called '''Magic Card''' in the English [[TCG]] until the release of ''[[Magician's Force]]'', are a [[card type|type]] of cards that can be directly used from the hand to apply [[effect]]s in the player's own turn. Their card frame is colored in green.
 
'''Spell Cards''' (Japanese: {{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|法|ほう}}カード ''Mahō Kādo''), called '''Magic Card''' in the English [[TCG]] until the release of ''[[Magician's Force]]'', are a [[card type|type]] of cards that can be directly used from the hand to apply [[effect]]s in the player's own turn. Their card frame is colored in green.
  
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==Characteristics==
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== Characteristics ==
 
Spell Cards are played in the [[Spell & Trap Zone]]s, with the exception of the [[Field Spell Card]], which is played in the [[Field Zone]].
 
Spell Cards are played in the [[Spell & Trap Zone]]s, with the exception of the [[Field Spell Card]], which is played in the [[Field Zone]].
  
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After activation and resolution, Spell Cards are sent to the [[Graveyard]], with the exception of [[Continuous Spell Card|Continuous]], [[Equip Spell Card|Equip]], and [[Field Spell Cards]], which remain face-up on the field.
 
After activation and resolution, Spell Cards are sent to the [[Graveyard]], with the exception of [[Continuous Spell Card|Continuous]], [[Equip Spell Card|Equip]], and [[Field Spell Cards]], which remain face-up on the field.
  
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===Secondary effects===
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=== Secondary effects ===
 
Spell Cards may describe effects that do not apply once on the card's activation, and instead follow their own activation and application parameters.
 
Spell Cards may describe effects that do not apply once on the card's activation, and instead follow their own activation and application parameters.
  
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* [[Unclassified effect]]
 
* [[Unclassified effect]]
  
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==Types==
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== Types ==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
 
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! Spell
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! scope="col" | Spell
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! Icon
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! scope="col" | Icon
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! Characteristics
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! scope="col" | Characteristics
 
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| [[Normal Spell Card|Normal]]
 
| [[Normal Spell Card|Normal]]
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==Examples==
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== Examples ==
 
{{Show card image gallery
 
{{Show card image gallery
 
| Return of the Dragon Lords | Normal Spell Card
 
| Return of the Dragon Lords | Normal Spell Card
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| Temple of the Kings         | Continuous Spell Card
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| Temple of the Kings | Continuous Spell Card
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| Dark Sanctuary               | Field Spell Card
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| Dark Sanctuary | Field Spell Card
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| Power of the Guardians           | Equip Spell Card
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| Power of the Guardians | Equip Spell Card
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| Blaze Cannon             | Quick-Play Spell Card
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| Blaze Cannon | Quick-Play Spell Card
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| Hymn of Light             | Ritual Spell Card
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| Hymn of Light | Ritual Spell Card
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Icons==
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== Icons ==
 
These are icons used to represent Spell Cards.
 
These are icons used to represent Spell Cards.
  
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===''TCG/OCG''===
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=== ''TCG/OCG'' ===
 
<gallery widths="75px" heights="75px">
 
<gallery widths="75px" heights="75px">
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MAGIC.svg| English (pre-''[[Magician's Force]]'')
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MAGIC.svg     | English (pre-''[[Magician's Force]]'')
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SPELL.svg | English
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SPELL.svg     | English
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SPELL-FR.svg | French
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SPELL-FR.svg   | French
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SPELL-DE.svg | German
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SPELL-DE.svg   | German
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SPELL-IT.svg | Italian
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SPELL-IT.svg   | Italian
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SPELL-PT.svg | Portuguese
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SPELL-PT.svg   | Portuguese
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SPELL-SP.svg | Spanish
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SPELL-SP.svg   | Spanish
 
SPELL-JP-2.svg | Japanese (early OCG Series 3)<!--Glossed with マジック-->
 
SPELL-JP-2.svg | Japanese (early OCG Series 3)<!--Glossed with マジック-->
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SPELL-JP.svg | Japanese
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SPELL-JP.svg   | Japanese
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SPELL-KR.svg | Korean
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SPELL-KR.svg   | Korean
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SPELL-CH.svg | Chinese
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SPELL-CH.svg   | Chinese
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===''Rush Duel''===
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=== ''Rush Duel'' ===
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<gallery widths="75px" heights="75px">
 
<gallery widths="75px" heights="75px">
 
Spell-DBR-JP.png | Japanese
 
Spell-DBR-JP.png | Japanese
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Interactions with effects==
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== Interactions with effects ==
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* Card effects can [[Treats Spell Cards as monsters|Special Summon Spell Cards as monsters]], as if they are [[Monster Card]]s.
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Card effects can [[Treats Spell Cards as monsters|Special Summon Spell Cards as monsters]], as if they are [[Monster Card]]s.
  
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==Trivia==
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== Trivia ==
 
* Contemporaneously with the renaming of Magic Cards to Spell Cards in the English TCG with the release of ''[[Magician's Force]]'' in the North American English TCG (released October 10, 2003), the TCG set ''[[Magic Ruler]]'' was renamed to ''Spell Ruler'' with its release in the European English TCG (released October 24, 2003).
 
* Contemporaneously with the renaming of Magic Cards to Spell Cards in the English TCG with the release of ''[[Magician's Force]]'' in the North American English TCG (released October 10, 2003), the TCG set ''[[Magic Ruler]]'' was renamed to ''Spell Ruler'' with its release in the European English TCG (released October 24, 2003).
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*However, two types of spells are only included in video games and the anime: Speed Speels and a LINK Spell
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{{Show card image gallery
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== In other languages ==
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| Speed Spell - The End of the Storm | A Normal Speed Spell
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The "Magic" to "Spell" terminology change only happened in English; thus, other languages still use names that translate to "Magic [Card]" (other than German, which has always used a name that can be translated as "Spell [Card]").
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| Speed Spell - Silver Contrails     | A Quick Speed Spell
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{{In other languages
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| Speed Spell - Advanced Ritual Art | A Ritual Speed Spell
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| fr_name  = Carte Magie
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| Judgment Arrows                    | A LINK Spell
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| fr_trans  = Magic Card
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| de_name  = Zauberkarte
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| it_name  = Carta Magia
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| it_trans  = Magic Card
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| pt_name  = Card de Magia
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| pt_trans  = Magic Card
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| es_name  = Carta Mágica
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| es_trans  = Magic Card
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| ja_name  = {{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|法|ほう}}カード
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| ja_romaji = Mahō Kādo
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| ja_trans  = Magic Card
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| ko_name  = 마법 카드
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| ko_rr     = Mabeop Kadeu
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| ko_trans  = Magic Card
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| zh_name  = 魔法卡
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| zh_pinyin = Mófákǎ
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| zh_trans  = Magic Card
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}}
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{{In other languages|SPELL
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| fr_name  = MAGIE
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| fr_trans  = MAGIC
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| de_name  = ZAUBER
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| it_name  = MAGIA
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| it_trans  = MAGIC
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| pt_name  = MAGIA
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| pt_trans  = MAGIC
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| es_name  = MÁGICA
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| es_trans  = MAGIC
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| ja_name  = ま
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| ja_romaji = MA
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| ja_trans  = MAGIC
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| ko_name  = 마법
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| ko_rr    = MABEOP
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| ko_trans = MAGIC
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}}
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{{In other languages|Magic Card
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| ja_name  = {{Ruby|魔法|マジック}}カード
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| ja_romaji = Majikku Kādo
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}}
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{{In other languages|MAGIC
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| ja_name  = マジック
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| ja_romaji = MAJIKKU
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Notes==
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== See also ==
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* [[List of Spell Cards]]
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* [[List of Spell Card support cards]]
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* [[List of Spell Card anti-support cards]]
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== Notes ==
 
{{Notelist}}
 
{{Notelist}}
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==References==
 
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<references />
 
  
 
{{Card types}}
 
{{Card types}}
  
 
[[Category:Spell Cards]]
 
[[Category:Spell Cards]]

Latest revision as of 03:38, 28 May 2024

Spell Cards (Japanese: 魔（ま）法（ほう）カード Mahō Kādo), called Magic Card in the English TCG until the release of Magician's Force, are a type of cards that can be directly used from the hand to apply effects in the player's own turn. Their card frame is colored in green.

Characteristics[edit]

Spell Cards are played in the Spell & Trap Zones, with the exception of the Field Spell Card, which is played in the Field Zone.

Spell Cards can be activated or set from the hand, and, excluding Quick-Play Spell Cards, can be activated in the same turn they are set. Spell Cards, except Quick-Play Spell Cards, can only be activated during their possessor's Main Phase. Quick-Play Spell Cards can be activated during either player's turn while set on the field.

The activation of Spell Cards are Spell Speed 1, with the exception of Quick-Play Spell Cards, which are Spell Speed 2.

At the resolution of its activation, a Spell Card resolves the "primary effect" written as the first sentence of its card text, if it has any.

After activation and resolution, Spell Cards are sent to the Graveyard, with the exception of Continuous, Equip, and Field Spell Cards, which remain face-up on the field.

Secondary effects[edit]

Spell Cards may describe effects that do not apply once on the card's activation, and instead follow their own activation and application parameters.

These effects can be informally categorized based on classifications of monster effects:

  • Continuous-like Effect: An effect that continuously applies while the Spell Card is face-up on the field.
  • Ignition-like Effect: A Spell Speed 1 activated effect that the player can freely activate in their Main Phase; the activation is Spell Speed 1 even for Quick-Play Spell Cards.
  • Trigger-like Effect: A Spell Speed 1 activated effect that the player can activate after certain actions have occurred.
  • Unclassified effect

Types[edit]

Spell Icon Characteristics
Normal N/A[a] N/A
Continuous Remains face-up on the field after activation.
Equip Are equipped to Monster Cards, and remains face-up on the field after activation.
Quick-Play Are Spell Speed 2, and cannot be activated in the same turn they are set.
Field Are placed in the Field Zone, and remains face-up on the field after activation.
Ritual Can Ritual Summon Ritual Monsters.

Examples[edit]

Icons[edit]

These are icons used to represent Spell Cards.

TCG/OCG[edit]

  • English (pre-Magician's Force)

  • English

  • French

  • German

  • Italian

  • SPELL-PT.svg

    Portuguese

  • Spanish

  • SPELL-JP-2.svg

    Japanese (early OCG Series 3)

  • Japanese

  • Korean

  • Chinese

Rush Duel[edit]

  • Japanese

Interactions with effects[edit]

Card effects can Special Summon Spell Cards as monsters, as if they are Monster Cards.

Trivia[edit]

  • Contemporaneously with the renaming of Magic Cards to Spell Cards in the English TCG with the release of Magician's Force in the North American English TCG (released October 10, 2003), the TCG set Magic Ruler was renamed to Spell Ruler with its release in the European English TCG (released October 24, 2003).

In other languages[edit]

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

"Spell Card" in languages other than English
Language NameRomanizedTranslated
French Carte MagieMagic Card
German Zauberkarte
Italian Carta MagiaMagic Card
Portuguese Card de MagiaMagic Card
Spanish Carta MágicaMagic Card
Japanese 魔（ま）法（ほう）カードMahō KādoMagic Card
まほうカード (kana)
魔法カード (base)
Korean 마법 카드Mabeop KadeuMagic Card
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) 魔法卡MófákǎMagic Card
"SPELL" in languages other than English
Language NameRomanizedTranslated
French MAGIEMAGIC
German ZAUBER
Italian MAGIAMAGIC
Portuguese MAGIAMAGIC
Spanish MÁGICAMAGIC
Japanese まMAMAGIC
Korean 마법MABEOPMAGIC
"Magic Card" in languages other than English
Language NameRomanized
Japanese 魔法（マジック）カードMajikku Kādo
マジックカード (kana)
魔法カード (base)
"MAGIC" in languages other than English
Language NameRomanized
Japanese マジックMAJIKKU

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Some video games use an empty symbol in menus for filtering and sorting cards.
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