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| german = Zauberzählmarke
| german = Zauberzählmarke
| italian = Segnalino Magia
| italian = Segnalino Magia
− | brazilian = Marcador de Magia
+ | portuguese = Marcador de Magia<br />Formerly: Contador Mágico
− | portuguese = Contador Mágico
| spanish = Contador Mágico
| spanish = Contador Mágico
| kanji = {{ruby|魔|ま}}{{ruby|力|りょく}}カウンター
| kanji = {{ruby|魔|ま}}{{ruby|力|りょく}}カウンター
Spell Counter
A Spell Counter as it appears in various card artworks A Spell Counter as it appears in various card artworks
Japanese
魔 ( ま ) 力 ( りょく ) カウンター
Japanese (ruby)
まりょくカウンター
Japanese (base text)
魔力カウンター
Japanese (romanized)
Maryoku Kauntā
Japanese (translated)
Magical Power Counter
English
Spell Counter
Other names
French : Compteur Magie
German : Zauberzählmarke
Italian : Segnalino Magia
Korean : 마력 카운터 (魔力 Counter) Maryeok Kaunteo
Portuguese : Marcador de Magia Formerly: Contador Mágico
Spanish : Contador Mágico
Traditional Chinese : 魔力計數物 Mólì Jìshǔwù / Mo1 lik6 Gai3 sou3 mat6
A Spell Counter (魔 ( ま ) 力 ( りょく ) カウンター Maryoku Kauntā ) is a specific type of counter that can be placed on certain cards whose effect allows them to gain Spell Counters. Such cards usually have an effect that allows them to gain Spell Counters whenever a Spell Card is activated, such as "Skilled Dark Magician " (although there are exceptions, such as "Alchemist of Black Spells " and "Breaker the Magical Warrior "). Other cards, such as "Pitch-Black Power Stone ", have effects that allow them to place Spell Counters on other cards.
A Spell Counter itself does nothing. Certain cards require Spell Counters to use their effects. When a card with Spell Counters on it is flipped face down, all of its Spell Counters are removed.
One or more Pitch-Black Power Stone -esque orbs are usually on the clothing or accessories of the monsters that use them. In a thematic sense, they might be the spell counters, or at least containers for them. These are usually cards whose effects involve Spell Counters in some way, like "Skilled Dark Magician ". However, some cards, such as "Old Vindictive Magician ", feature Spell Counters in their artwork when their effects have nothing to do with them. Other cards, like "Dark Red Enchanter ", feature no Spell Counters when their effects rely on them.
Spell Counters are usually centered around Spellcaster -Type monsters. The Structure Decks Spellcaster's Judgment and Lord of the Magician contain a number of Spell Counter related cards.
Appearance
List of cards involving Spell Counters
Monster Cards
Level Attribute Type Card type ATK DEF Alchemist of Black Spells 4 WIND Spellcaster Monster Card 1,200 1,800 Apprentice Magician 2 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 400 800 Arcanite Magician 7 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 400 1,800 Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode 9 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 900 2,300 Armor Exe 4 LIGHT Rock Monster Card 2,400 1,400 Blast Magician 4 FIRE Spellcaster Monster Card 1,400 1,700 Breaker the Dark Magical Warrior 6 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 1,600 1,000 Breaker the Magical Warrior 4 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 1,600 1,000 Crusader of Endymion 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,900 1,200 Dark Red Enchanter 6 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 1,700 2,200 Dark Valkyria 4 DARK Fairy Monster Card 1,800 1,050 Day-Breaker the Shining Magical Warrior LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,600 Defender, the Magical Knight 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,600 2,000 Disenchanter 5 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 2,000 2,300 Endymion, the Master Magician 7 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 2,700 1,700 Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic 7 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 2,800 1,700 Explosive Magician 6 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 2,500 1,800 Frequency Magician 2 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 800 400 Hannibal Necromancer 4 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 1,400 1,800 Legendary Flame Lord 7 FIRE Spellcaster Monster Card 2,400 2,000 Magical Abductor 4 EARTH Spellcaster Monster Card 1,700 1,400 Magical Exemplar 4 EARTH Spellcaster Monster Card 1,700 1,400 Magical Marionette 5 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 2,000 1,000 Magical Plant Mandragola 2 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 500 200 Magical Something 4 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 1,800 1,300 Magister of Endymion 3 EARTH Spellcaster Monster Card 1,500 900 Maiden of Macabre 4 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 1,700 0 Megistric Maginician 1 FIRE Spellcaster Monster Card 0 2,000 Mythical Beast Bashilisk 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,800 500 Mythical Beast Cerberus 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,400 1,400 Mythical Beast Garuda 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,200 1,600 Mythical Beast Jackal 1 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 0 1,400 Mythical Beast Jackal King 6 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 2,400 1,400 Mythical Beast Master Cerberus 8 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 2,800 2,800 Mythical Beast Medusa 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,500 1,500 Reflection of Endymion 7 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,850 2,700 Rogue of Endymion 3 FIRE Spellcaster Monster Card 1,500 200 Royal Magical Library 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 0 2,000 Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,850 Servant of Endymion 3 WIND Spellcaster Monster Card 900 1,500 Silent Magician LV4 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,000 1,000 Skilled Blue Magician 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,800 1,800 Skilled Brown Magician 4 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 300 200 Skilled Dark Magician 4 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 1,900 1,700 Skilled Red Magician 4 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 1,600 1,600 Skilled White Magician 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,700 1,900 Supreme Arcanite Magician 10 LIGHT Spellcaster Monster Card 1,400 2,800 Tempest Magician 6 DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 2,200 1,400 Thelematech Clatis DARK Spellcaster Monster Card 3,000 900
Spell & Trap Cards
See also
OCG /TCG
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