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'''Monster Cards''' represent monsters that players battle against each other or directly against either player during the [[Battle Phase]]. Monsters are the main focus of Duel Monsters. Monster cards are differentiated by their names, [[Type]], [[Attribute]], [[ATK]], [[DEF]], [[Level]]. Furthermore, there are [[Normal]] monsters, which are monsters that lack effects and aren't any of the other kinds of Monsters, in addition to [[EffecEffect Monsters]], [[Ritual Monsters]], [[Fusion Monsters]], [[Synchro Monsters]], [[Xyz Monsters]] and [[Token Monsters]]. Note that [[Effect Monsters]] cannot also be [[Normal Monsters]] (except for the Gemini Monsters, which are capable by their effect to be Normal Monsters and then turn to Effect Monsters), but they can be [[Ritual Monsters]], [[Fusion Monsters]], [[Synchro Monsters]], or [[Xyz Monsters]]. Also note that [[Ritual Monsters]], [[Fusion Monsters]], [[Synchro Monsters]] and [[Xyz Monsters]] can lack effects, making them unable to be [[Effect Monsters]], but they are not considered [[Normal Monsters]]. During play, monster cards can be played in either [[face-up]] [[Attack Position]] or [[face-down]] [[Defense Position]]. The importance of monster cards lies in their effects (which usually activate during their controller's [[Main Phase]]) and their [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] values during the [[Battle Phase]] (or more specifically, the [[Damage Step]]). When a card's text reads a word or phrase in quotation marks followed by monster, it means a monster with the word or phrase in its name. e.g. a "[[Six Samurai]]" monster is a monster with "[[Six Samurai]]" in its card name. For a list of [[Normal Monster]]s, see the [[List of Normal Monsters]]. For a list of [[Effect Monster]]s, see the [[List of Effect Monsters]]. For a list of [[Ritual Monster]]s, see the [[List of Ritual Monsters]]. For a list of [[Fusion Monster]]s, see the [[List of Fusion Monsters]]. For a list of [[Synchro Monster]]s, see the [[List of Synchro Monsters]]. For a list of [[Xyz Monster]]s, see the [[List of Xyz Monsters]]. {{Gameplay}} [[Category:Monster Cards| ]]