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[[Field Spell Card]]s can be used to change the field.<ref>{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|179|ref}}</ref> Other cards have effects that can change portions of the field.<ref name="d 67" /><ref group="note">"[[Burning Land (manga)|Burning Land]]" is capable of transforming [[Forest (terrain)|Forest]] zones to [[Wasteland (terrain)|Wasteland]].</ref><ref group="note">"[[Leviathan (manga)|Leviathan]]" is capable of increasing the area covered by the [[Ocean|Sea]].</ref><ref group="note">"[[Mystical moon (manga)|Mystical moon]]" affects tides, increasing the amount of zones "[[Leviathan (manga)|Leviathan]]" converts to Sea.</ref><ref group="note">"[[Giant Soldier of Stone (manga)|Giant Soldier of Stone]]" can become an island, transforming a Sea zone to a land one.</ref>
===Position on the field===
[[File:Field 95 percent Sea.png|thumb|right|300px|The 8×5 field. Decks and Graveyards are placed outside of the grid.<br />This field is 95% [[Ocean|Sea]] and 5% [[Wasteland (terrain)|Wasteland]].<br />[[Ryota Kajiki (manga)|Ryota Kajiki]] has "[[Leviathan (manga)|Leviathan]]" in his back row, "[[Jellyfish (manga)|Jellyfish]]" and "[[Devil Kraken (manga)|Devil Kraken]]" in his front row. His monsters hidden under the sea are lacking projections.<br />Dark Yugi has "[[Mystical moon (manga)|Mystical moon]]" in his front row. (Before its destruction, "Silver Fang" was in the same zone as "Mystical moon".)]]
Each player can Summon monsters to their own side of the field into a designated zone. In the Standard Rules, the game is played on an 8×5 board. The [[Main Deck|Deck]] and [[Graveyard]] are placed outside of this grid and players can play cards in the zones in the two rows of eight nearest them.<ref name="d 72" />
Each zone can have a different [[#Field|field]] in effect. When two monsters battle, they can each receive Field Power Sources from their respective zones.
A player can move a monster to another zone if there is a path of unobstructed zones. This includes moving monsters into the opponent's territory.<ref name="d 72" /><ref group="note">[[Ryota Kajiki (manga)|Ryota Kajiki]] suspected [[Dark Yugi (manga)|Dark Yugi]] planned on moving "[[Giant Soldier of Stone (manga)|Giant Soldier of Stone]]" to another zone, so he got his monsters to surround it immobilizing it.</ref> A player can put multiple monsters in the same zone.<ref name="d 83">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|83|ref}}</ref><ref group="note">The [[Player Killer of Darkness (manga)|Player Killer of Darkness]] put four of his monsters in the same zone, allowing them to all be affected by "[[Yellow Luster Shield (manga)|Yellow Luster Shield]]".</ref> Upon losing its airborne nature, a monster could collapse onto ground-based cards in the same zone as it, destroying them.<ref name="d 83" />
If a monster is in a zone between an attacking monster and its target, the monster in the middle will obstruct and become the new attack target.<ref name="d 82">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|82|ref}}</ref> This only applies if within range. e.g. a ground-based monster will not obstruct a battle between two airborne monsters.<ref name="d 83" /><ref group="note">The Player Killer of Darkness played "[[Metal Guardian (manga)|Metal Guardian]]" in front of the zone containing his other monsters to protect them. However it could not block the airborne "[[Gaia the Dragon Champion (manga)|Gaia the Dragon Champion]]" from attacking the airborne "[[Castle of Dark Illusions (manga)|Castle of Dark Illusions]]".</ref>
There are cards with effects that can prevent cards from moving.<ref name="d 82" />
When using [[Duel Disk]]s, the concept of the field is different. Having just five zones per player and no grid, many of the above rules are not applicable.<ref name="d 85">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|85|ref}}</ref>
===Movement and attack types===
Monsters movement types include:
* Flying
* Land movement
[[File:Winged Dragon evades an attack.png|thumb|right|"[[Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress (manga)|Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress]]" evades an attack using its flying ability]]
These affect how monsters can move, attack, and evade:
* Monsters capable of flying have a 35% chance to evade when attacked by a monster using a ground-based attack.<ref name="d 37" /> Later instances of this rule do not mention the 35% chance.<ref name="d 68">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|68|ref}}</ref><ref name="d 69" /><ref group="note">In {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|37|ref}}, "[[Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress (manga)|Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress]]" had a 35% chance of evading a ground-based attack.<br />In {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|69|ref}}, it was said that ground-based attacks could not reach the airborne "[[Great Moth (manga)|Great Moth]]"<br />In {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|69|ref}}, "[[Harpy Lady (manga)|Harpy Lady]]" evaded a ground-based attack without any mention of there only being a percentage chance.</ref>
* "[[Jellyfish (manga)|Jellyfish]]" is capable of absorbing electrical attacks, increasing its ATK and DEF.<ref name="d 72" />
* "[[Salamandra (manga)|Salamandra]]" gives monsters the ability to attack underground monsters if within range of an entrance to their tunnel.<ref name="d 95" /><ref group="note">The English manga instead said that serpent-shaped creatures are capable of attacking the underground "[[Dungeon Worm (manga)|Dungeon Worm]]".</ref>
===Sequence of play===
