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{{Infobox/Archetype/Start| image name = [[File:AttributeMastery-GX06-JP-VG.png| image caption = thumb|right|Attribute icons in "[[Attribute Mastery]]"}}{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName| kanji = {{Ruby|属|ぞく}}{{Ruby|性|せい}}| japanese = 属性| furigana = ぞくせい| romaji = Zokusei| english = Attribute| french = Attribut| german = Eigenschaft| italian = Attributo| korean = 속성 (屬性) ''Sokseong''| portuguese = Atributo| spanish = Atributo| chinese = 屬性 ''Shǔxìng / Suk6 sing3''| simplified chinese = 属性 ''Shǔxìng''}}{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}]]

'''Attributes''' (Japanese: {{Ruby|属|ぞく}}{{Ruby|性|せい}} ''Zokusei'') are characteristics of [[Monster Card]]s in ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' media and card games. They represent the monster's "elemental" grouping, and are involved in card effects [[effect]]s in the card games.

The manga featured seven Attributes; : [[LIGHT|Light]], [[DARK|Dark]], [[WATER|Water]], [[FIRE|Fire]], [[WOOD|Wood]], [[EARTH|Earth]], and [[THUNDER|Lightning]]. Unlike other games, Attribute icons are not visible on the cards and are only made known through dialogue, exposition and card effects, and explanations. This system is used in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! R]]''. Later series more closely follow the ''[[OCG]]'' rules.

A monster can have multiple Attributes, such as "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon (manga)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]", whose Attribute is was stated to be Dark,<ref name="d 79">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|79|ref}}</ref> while its attack was said to be Fire-Attribute.<ref name="d 86">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|86|ref}}</ref>

The effectiveness of an attack con can be influenced by the Attribute of the monsters battling. What happens in the case of an effective attack has been inconsistent. Sometimes the monster of the weaker Attribute loses half its ATK.<ref name="d 61">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|61|ref}}</ref> Sometimes the weaker monster loses 300 ATK.<ref name="d 86" /><ref name="d 96">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|96|ref}}</ref>

If monsters of incompatible Attributes are fused, for example a Light and a Dark monster are fused, Attribute repulsion (属性反発{{Ruby|属|ぞく}}{{Ruby|性|せい}}{{Ruby|反|はん}}{{Ruby|発|ぱつ}}) occurs and the Fusion Monster corrodes,<ref name="d 104">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|104|ref}}</ref> causing it to lose [[ATK]] equal to that of the weaker fusion material monster each turn.<ref name="d 105">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|105|ref}}</ref>

A number of merchandise released in the era of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei anime)|Toei anime]] use used the same Attributes as the manga. Either all seven (LIGHT, DARK, WATER, FIRE, WOOD, EARTH, THUNDER) or the five elemental ones (WATER, FIRE, WOOD, EARTH, THUNDER).

''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Sticker Retsuden]]'' uses used the five-Attribute subset. Each monster sticker features featured the five Attributes arranged in a circle with the applicable one highlighted. While the packaging contains contained rules for the game, there are were no rules for Attributes. Instead it suggests suggested players invent their own rules that incorporate them to enhance the game.

The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai's Official Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh! Carddass]]'', ''[[Top Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Gum]]'' uses and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai Sealdass|Yu-Gi-Oh! Sealdass]]'' all used the seven Attributes. Monster Cards could have up to two Attributes. These would be reflected in the background of the cards' illustrations. If a card has two Attributes, its background is a blending of the two. ''Top Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Gum'' also used icons to represent the Attributes.

The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai Sealdass|Yu-Gi-Oh! Sealdass]]'' uses also featured circles in the seven Attributes. There is no textual representation top two corners of the Attributes on the cards. The top two corners feature circles, whose ' colors represent represented the monster's Attribute. The background also reflects the Attribute. If the card has two Attributes, its background is a blending of the two Attribute backgrounds.

The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game]]'' features feature seven Attributes:

{{anchor|Newspaper Club}}Several one-off Attributes appear appeared in {{episode|SEVENS|072|ref}}, in which several characters discover discovered a [[Duel Card Manufacturer]] and play played around with it by printing cards based on themselves:

The video games with the [[Duel Monsters (Gameboy)|early Gameboy rules]] feature featured a classification called "[[Alignment|Summon]]" (召喚 {{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}} ''Shōkan''), alternatively translated as "Alignment" (North American ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories|Dark Duel Stories]]'') or "Attribute" (European ''Dark Duel Stories''). It is was similar to Attributes and features featured five of the seven manga Attributes, combined with four of the manga Types, and also includes included "Wind" and "Divine".

Many early video games that featured the Attribute system had custom Attribute icons, usually because of screen space constraints. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"|-! scope In other languages="col" | Video game! scope="col" | [[LIGHT]]! scope="col" | [[DARK]]{{In other languages! scope="col" | [[WATER]]! scopeja_name ="col" {{Ruby| [[FIRE]]! scope="col" 属| [[EARTH]]! scope="col" | [[WIND]]! scope="col" | [[DIVINE]]|-! scope ="row" | ''Duel Monsters Expert''<!-- Jul 5, 2001 -->| [[File:LIGHT-Attribute-DM5.png|alt=]]| [[File:DARK-Attribute-DM5.png|alt=]]| [[File:WATER-Attribute-DM5.png|alt=]]| [[File:FIRE-Attribute-DM5.png|alt=]]| [[File:EARTH-Attribute-DM5.png|alt=]]| [[File:WIND-Attribute-DM5.png|alt=]]| [[File:DIVINE-Attribute-DM5.png|alt=]]|-! scope ="row" | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses|The Duelists of the Roses]]''<!-- Sep 6, 2001 -->ぞく}}{{Ruby| [[File:LIGHT-Attribute-DOR.png性|alt=]]せい}}| [[File:DARK-Attribute-DOR.png|altja_romaji =]]Zokusei| [[File:WATER-Attribute-DOR.png|altfr_name =]]Attribut| [[File:FIRE-Attribute-DOR.png|altde_name =]]Eigenschaft| [[File:EARTH-Attribute-DOR.png|altit_name =]]Attributo| [[File:WIND-Attribute-DOR.png|altko_name =]]속성| —|-! scope ko_rr ="row" | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force|GX Tag Force]]''<!-- Sep 14, 2006 -->Sokseong| [[File:LIGHT-Attribute-GX02.png|altpt_name =]]Atributo| [[File:DARK-Attribute-GX02.png|altes_name =]]Atributo| [[File:WATER-Attribute-GX02.png|alttc_name =]]屬性| [[File:FIRE-Attribute-GX02.png|alttc_pinyin =]]Shǔxìng| [[File:EARTH-Attribute-GX02.png|altsc_name =]]属性| [[File:WIND-Attribute-GX02.png|altsc_pinyin =]]Shǔxìng| —|}}

* Attributes play played a large role in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime; the six [[Ignis]] are were explicitly stated to have been based on the six Attributes of ''Duel Monsters'', and though the [[DIVINE]] Attribute is was never directly named, [[Bohman]], who was intended to unite the Ignis within himself, referred to himself as a god. His "[[Hydradrive]]" Deck had a heavy focus on anti-Attribute tactics. The Decks used by the various Ignis and/or their partners also tended to be mono-Attribute and match those of their associated partners, with the exception of the [[DARK]] Ignis [[Ai]] and his partner [[Yusaku Fujiki]], who have had powerful DARK monsters, but ultimately use used multi-Attribute Decks.

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