Card type
| Card type
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|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
カードの | ||
| Japanese (ruby) |
カードのしゅるい | ||
| Japanese (base text) |
カードの種類 | ||
| Japanese (romanized) |
Kādo no Shurui | ||
| English |
card type, or sometimes type of card | ||
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A card type (with a lowercase "t") refers to the three main types of cards: Monster, Spell, and Trap.
The term is distinct from monster Types (with a capital "T"). Cards that check card types, such as "Ordeal of a Traveler", usually specify "Monster, Spell, or Trap" in parentheses to avoid confusion.
Outside of the OCG/TCG, several card types outside of the above three have been featured: Virus, Trap Spell/Spell Trap, Illusion, and Equip in the manga; and Ritual in some older video games.
In some card texts (such as "Dimensional Barrier"), the term "monster card type" is used alongside a set of options in parentheses to refer to some subset of Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum and Link.
