Monsters destroyed by battle go to the [[Graveyard]].<ref name="d 10" />
Monsters In the Super Expert Rules, 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 156">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|156|ref}}</ref> Direct attacks were also included in earlier explanations of the Standard Rules,<ref name="d 9" /><ref name="d 38" />while a later explanation of the Standard Rules explicitly stated that they are not allowed.<ref name="d 156108">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|156|ref}}</ref>(No instances of direct attacks were demonstrated between the two explanations.)
A player may attack and destroy their own [[Spell Card]]. No Life Points are lost in doing so.<ref name="d 72" />
