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'''Illusion''' ({{Ruby|幻|げん}}{{Ruby|想|そう}}{{Ruby|魔|ま}} ''Gensōma'', lit. "Illusion Magic") is a [[Type]] of [[Monster Card]]. It was the first Type from the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|manga]] version of ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]'' (first appearing in December 1997) to be added to the ''[[OCG]]'' after its launch, debutting there with April 2023's ''[[Duelist Nexus]]''.

It was introduced in ''[[Duel Monsters (manga)|Duel Monsters]]'' in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga]] in December 1997, the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai's Official Card Game|Bandai Carddass]] in 1998, and the ''[[OCG]]'' in April 2023 in ''[[Duelist Nexus]]''. The [[Dreams]] Alignment, appearing in a few early video games, is based on this Type and shares a its Japanese name with it.

In the manga, the Illusion Type was used by [[Maximillion J. Pegasus (manga)|Maximillion J. Pegasus]]. Monsters Members included "[[Illusionist Faceless Mage (manga)|Illusionist Faceless Mage]]", "[[Dark-Eyes Illusionist (manga)|Dark-Eyes Illusionist]]", "[[Relinquished (manga)|Relinquished]]", "[[Thousand-Eyes Restrict (manga)|Thousand-Eyes Restrict]]", and an [[Pegasus's unnamed card|unnamed monster]]. They were supported by "[[Black Illusion Ritual (manga)|Black Illusion Ritual]]". The Type is strong against the [[Black Magic]] Type and weak against the [[Fiend]] Type. In the Japanese manga, it is usually referred to as "Illusion Type" (幻想魔族)with the same name ultimately used in the ''OCG'', but also referred to as was called "Illusionist" (幻想師''Gensōshi'') at in one pointoccasion. In the English manga, it is referred to as "Illusionists" at one point and "Illusion" at another.

In the 1998 [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai's Official Card Game|Bandai ''Carddass'']]game, the Type was assigned to "[[Dragon Capture Jar (Bandai)|Dragon Capture Jar]]" and "[[Dragon Piper (Bandai)|Dragon Piper]]", both of which were also cards used by Pegasus.

Most Illusion [[Effect Monster]]s released in the ''[[OCGTCG]]''/''[[TCGOCG]]'' share the effect that no monster can be [[destroy]]ed by battles involving them (including themselves), incorporate the [[Eye of Wdjat]] in their artworks, and/or feature a nearly monochromatic abstract background.