Trap Monster

Trap Monsters are a type of Continuous Trap Card that is Special Summoned as a Monster Card after it is activated.

• Cyber Shadow Gardna
• Stronghold the Moving Fortress
• Embodiment of Apophis
• Zoma the Spirit
• Metal Reflect Slime

All these cards are treated as both Monster Cards and Trap Cards while they are summoned to the field, and as such, take up both a Monster Zone and a Spell & Trap Card Zone at the same time.

Trap monsters are typically used as emergency defense to stonewall an opponent (particularly Metal Reflect Slime) but they are also used to provide quick tribute fodder for higher-level monsters, such as Monarchs and can in some cases be used offensively as well.