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* [[EARTH|Earth]] ({{Ruby|土|つち}})<ref name="d 66">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|66|ref}}</ref>
* [[Thunder (Alignment)|Lightning]] ({{Ruby|雷|いかずち}})<ref name="d 61" /><ref name="d 66" />
* [[WATER|Water]] ({{Ruby|水|みず}})<ref name="d 61" /><ref name="d 66" /><ref name="d 72">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|72|ref}}</ref>
* [[FIRE|Fire]] ({{Ruby|火|ひ}})<ref name="d 66" />
* [[Forest (Alignment)|Wood]] ({{Ruby|木|き}}),<ref name="d 66" /> later called Forest ({{Ruby|森|もり}})<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh! R|8|ref}}</ref>
Monsters can attack the opponent directly if the opponent has no monsters to defend with,<ref name="d 9" /><ref name="d 38" /><ref name="d 153" /> in which case the opponent loses Life Points equal to the ATK of the attacking monster.<ref name="d 9" /><ref name="d 38" /><ref name="d 156">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|156|ref}}</ref>
A player may attack and destroy their own [[Spell Card]]. No Life Points are lost in doing so.<ref name="d 72">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|72|ref}}</ref>
=====Attack types and ranges=====
Attacks can have different types and ranges:
* Airborne<ref name="d 68" />
* Electric
* Magical
Instances:
* "[[Great Moth (manga)|Great Moth]]" cannot be attacked by monsters incapable of airborne attacks.<ref name="d 68" />
* Monsters capable of electric attacks can attack monsters in areas they cannot normally reach if the area has been dampened and gain an ATK boost in doing so.<ref name="d 68" /><ref group="note">"[[Summoned Skull (manga)|Summoned Skull]]" could use its electric attack to attack the airborne "[[Great Moth (manga)|Great Moth]]" after dampening the "Great Moth" with "[[Magic Mist (manga)|Magic Mist]]".</ref>
* Monsters capable of electric attacks can attack all monsters within a body of water at once.<ref name="d 82" /><ref group="note">"[[Horn of the Unicorn (manga)|Horn of the Unicorn]]" enabled "[[Feral Imp (manga)|Feral Imp]]" to use electrical attacks, allowing it to attack the [[Ocean|Sea]] and all monsters within.</ref>
