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{{for|the archetype|""Hand"" (archetype)}}[[File:Hand.png|thumb|right|300px| A screen shot from [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]] to know what your hand looks like when holding cards. The number of cards a player can have in their hand during the [[End Phase]] without [[discard]]ing cards is six.anime]]

The A player's '''hand'''Hand(Japanese: {{Ruby|手|て}}{{ruby|札|ふだ}} ''Tefuda'' ) refers to the cards each player holds that have not yet been played. Cards that are drawn are placed in the hand, but that they have although cards can be [[Draw add a card|drawnadded]] during to the [[Draw Phase]] or via [[card effects]]hand in other ways. It's called so since As the name suggests, such cards are generally held in the physical hands of a player. From your 's physical hand, you are able to [[Normal Summon]] or [[Set]] the [[Monster Cards]], Set [[Trap Cards]] in your Hand, and Set or [[activate]] [[Spell Cards]].

During From your Draw Phase after you hand, among other things: [[Monster Card]]s can be [draw a card[Normal Summon]] it is added to your hand. The ''ed/[[hand size limitNormal Set|Set]]'' is six, so during your [[End PhasePendulum Monster]]s can be [[activate]] if you have more than six cards d in your handthe [[Pendulum Zone]], [[Spell Card]]s can be activated, you must Spell/[[discardTrap Card]] cards until you have six cards left. "s (except [[Hieroglyph LithographField Spell Card]]" extends s) can be [[Set]] in the hand limit to seven cards, while "[[Infinite CardsSpell & Trap Zone]]" removes this limit for both players. There is also no minimum hand size limit, and a hand of zero is still considered a handField Spell Cards can be Set in the [[Field Zone]].

During your [[End Phase]], you must [[discard]] cards until you meet the [[hand size limit]] (normally six, but it can be changed by card effects). Certain cards [[card effect]]s can interact with cards in either yours, your opponents, or both sets of players' hands. For example, "[[Spirit Reaper]]" can [[discard ]] 1 card from your the opponent's hand as part of it's its effect, and "[[Exchange]]" allows you to swap one card from your hand with one card in your opponent's hand. Some cards Many card effects have [[cost]]s that require discarding a card(s) from your hand, such as "[[Raigeki Break]]" require , and you cannot activate such effects unless you to have at least one card enough cards in your hand to [[pay]] the [[Costs|cost]] of activation. ==In other languages=={{In other languages| fr_name = main| de_name = Hand| it_name = mano| pt_name = mão| es_name = mano| ja_name = {{Ruby|手|て}}{{ruby|札|ふだ}}| ja_romaji = Tefuda| zh_name = 手牌| zh_pinyin = Shǒupái| ko_name = 패| ko_rr = Pae}}