Battle Phase

Battle Phase
Japanese	バトルフェイズ
Japanese (romanized)	Batorufeizu
English	Battle Phase
Other names French: Battle Phase German: Battle Phase Italian: Battle Phase Korean: 배틀 페이즈 Baeteul Peijeu Portuguese: Fase de Batalha Formerly: Battle Phase Spanish: Battle Phase Traditional Chinese: 戰鬥階段 Zhàndòu Jiēduàn / Zin3 dau3 Gaai1 dyun6

Order of a turn.

The Battle Phase (Japanese: バトルフェイズ Batorufeizu) is the Phase in which battles are conducted. A Battle Phase can be conducted every turn except the first turn of the Duel, after the turn player ends their Main Phase 1. It is split into four main areas:

• Start Step
• Battle Step
• Damage Step (including damage calculation)
• End Step

If the turn player does not choose to enter their Battle Phase after their Main Phase 1 ends, they must proceed immediately to the End Phase.

Entering the Battle Phase

You do not need to control monsters in order to enter the Battle Phase.

Entering your Battle Phase is optional after your Main Phase 1 ends, except when card effects mandate it, such as that of a face-up Attack Position "Berserk Gorilla". Even when another card effect would prevent you from attacking, such as a face-up "Gravity Bind", you must still enter the Battle Phase in that situation.

If a card effect skips your Main Phase 1, such as that of "Timeater", you do not have to enter your Battle Phase from your Standby Phase; you may choose to enter your End Phase instead.

For a breakdown of what occurs in the Battle Phase see "Breakdown of the Battle Phase".