Attribute

Attribute
"Attribute Mastery"
Japanese	属（ぞく）性（せい）
Japanese (ruby)	ぞくせい
Japanese (base text)	属性
Japanese (romanized)	Zokusei
English	Attribute
Other names French: Attribut German: Eigenschaft Italian: Attributo Korean: 속성 (屬性) Sokseong Portuguese: Atributo Spanish: Atributo Traditional Chinese: 屬性 Shǔxìng / Suk6 sing3 Simplified Chinese: 属性 Shǔxìng

Attributes (Japanese: 属（ぞく）性（せい） Zokusei) are essentially the "elemental" groups for each Monster Card. There are different cards made to support each "element", and there are popular monsters of each kind. It is possible for a monster to be considered part of multiple Attributes via a card effect, such the effect of "Elemental Mistress Doriado".

Attribute	Japanese name	OCG/TCG icon									Rush Duel icon
		English	French	German	Italian	Portuguese	Spanish	Japanese	Korean	Chinese	English	Japanese	Korean
DARK	闇（やみ） Yami					40px			40px
DIVINE	神（かみ） Kami					40px			40px		—
EARTH	地（ち） Chi					40px			40px
FIRE	炎（ほのお） Honō					40px			40px
LIGHT	光（ひかり） Hikari					40px			40px
WATER	水（みず） Mizu					40px			40px
WIND	風（かぜ） Kaze					40px			40px

The Alignments featured in the manga and some video games are similar to Attributes.

Rush Duel

Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel features all the "standard" attributes except for DIVINE.

Other

LAUGH (笑（わらい） Warai) is used only as a joke, and only on "Charisma Token".

Several one-off Attributes appear in Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS episode 07272: "Stop the Presses!", in which several characters discover a Duel Card Manufacturer and play around with it by printing cards based on themselves:

• DRAGON (竜（りゅう） Ryū) on "The★Luke Division Manager"
• PRESS (凸（とつ） Totsu) on "Masa on the Mic"
• PHOTO (写（しゃ） Sha) on "Cub the Picture Popping Paparazzi"
• MONEY (金（かね） Kane) on "Tracker the Ultimate Treasure Hunter"
• BATTLE (闘（とう） Tō) on "Good Yosh the Overcrusher"
• LOVE (愛（あい） Ai) on "Adorable Newbie Swirls"

Video game icons

Many early video games that featured the Attribute system had custom Attribute icons, usually because of screen space constraints.

Video game	DARK	DIVINE	EARTH	FIRE	LIGHT	WATER	WIND
Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1
Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2
The Eternal Duelist Soul
Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel		—
The Duelists of the Roses		—
GX Tag Force		—

Trivia

• Attributes play a large role in the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime; the six Ignis are explicitly stated to have been based on the six Attributes of Duel Monsters, and though the DIVINE Attribute is 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 powerful DARK monsters, but ultimately use multi-Attribute Decks.