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A card, with the DEF visible in the lower-right corner ("Blue-Eyes White Dragon")

DEF, short for Defense Points^{[Notes 1]} (Japanese: 守（しゅ）備（び）力（りょく） Shubiryoku, lit. "Defense Power"),^{[Notes 2]} is one of the two primary stats of monsters in Duel Monsters (including the TCG/OCG) and Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel, alongside ATK. When a Defense Position monster is attacked, its DEF is used during damage calculation.

Link Monsters, and Maximum Monsters in Maximum Mode, do not have DEF and cannot be changed to Defense Position.

Card layout[edit]

In the Series 1 and 2 layouts (only ever used in Japan), the DEF of a Monster Card is displayed in the lower of the ATK/DEF boxes, located in the lower-right corner of the card, to the right of the card text box.

From the Series 3 layout onward, the DEF of Monster Cards is displayed in the lower right corner of the card text box below a horizontal line, to the right of its ATK.

Gauges[edit]

The following gauges are displayed to keep track of DEF in the anime.

The Dark Side of Dimensions
Japanese 5D's, Bonds Beyond Time
Dubbed 5D's
ZEXAL
ARC-V
VRAINS
SEVENS

Trivia[edit]

The highest original DEF outside the anime or manga is 5000.
The highest printed value of an DEF increase effect belongs to "Number iC1000: Numeronius Numeronia", which gains 100,000 DEF.
- However, the 100,000 DEF are effect-related.

In other languages[edit]

"DEF" in languages other than English
Language	Name	Romanized	Translated
French	DEF
German	DEF
Italian	DEF
Portuguese	DEF
Spanish	DEF
Japanese	守（しゅ）備（び）力（りょく）	Shubiryoku	Defense Power
	しゅびりょく (kana)
	守備力 (base)
Korean	수비력	Subiryeok
Chinese (Traditional)	守備力	Shǒubèilì
Chinese (Simplified)	守备力	Shǒubèilì

"Defense Points" in languages other than English
Language	Name
French	Valeur de Défense
German	Verteidigungspunkte
Italian	Punti Difesa
Portuguese	Pontos de Defesa
Spanish	Puntos de Defensa

Notes[edit]

↑ The full forms are used in the anime and mentioned in the official rulebooks as reference, but never in the actual TCG as proper terms.
↑ Abbreviated as 守（しゅ） Shu in the card text of Trap Monsters and cards that Summon Tokens.

[1] The full forms are used in the anime and mentioned in the official rulebooks as reference, but never in the actual TCG as proper terms.

[2] Abbreviated as 守（しゅ） Shu in the card text of Trap Monsters and cards that Summon Tokens.

[Notes 1]

[Notes 2]

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-'''DEF''' (commonly referred to as ''Defense Points'') are the points that determine a monsters '''defense''' or '''toughness''' when defending against your opponent's [[Monster Cards]]. If a Monster attacks another with an [[ATK]] that is greater than the [[DEF]] of that Monster, the [[Defense Position]] monster is [[destroyed]], but the owner of the [[Defense Position]] Monster takes no [[damage]] to his/her [[Life Points]], unless the attacking Monster has an ability (called "[[Piercing]]") where the difference between [[ATK]] and DEF is dealt as [[Battle Damage]].
+{{Redirect|Defense|the battle position|Defense Position|the Tip Card|Defense (Tip Card)}}
+{{Show card image|Blue-Eyes White Dragon|A card, with the DEF visible in the lower-right corner}}
+'''DEF''', short for '''Defense Points'''<ref group=Notes>The full forms are used in the anime and mentioned in the official rulebooks as reference, but never in the actual ''[[TCG]]'' as proper terms.</ref> (Japanese: {{Ruby|守|しゅ}}{{Ruby|備|び}}{{Ruby|力|りょく}} ''Shubiryoku'', lit. "Defense Power"),<ref group=Notes>Abbreviated as {{Ruby|守|しゅ}} ''Shu'' in the [[card text]] of [[Trap Monster]]s and cards that [[Summon]] [[Monster Token|Token]]s.</ref> is one of the two primary stats of [[monster]]s in [[Duel Monsters]] (including the ''[[TCG]]''/''[[OCG]]'') and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel]]'', alongside [[ATK]]. When a [[Defense Position]] monster is [[attack]]ed, its DEF is used during [[damage calculation]].
-If the same situation is reversed, where the [[ATK]] is lower than the opponent's monster's DEF, both monsters remain on the field, but the owner of the [[ATK]] monster loses [[Life Points]] equal to the difference between the [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] values.
+[[Link Monster]]s, and [[Maximum Monster]]s in [[Maximum Mode]], do not have DEF and cannot be changed to Defense Position.
+==Card layout==
+In the [[Series 1]] and [[Series 2|2]] [[card layout|layouts]] (only ever used in Japan), the DEF of a [[Monster Card]] is displayed in the lower of the ATK/DEF boxes, located in the lower-right corner of the card, to the right of the [[card text]] box.
-{{Gameplay}}
+From the [[Series 3]] [[card layout|layout]] onward, the DEF of Monster Cards is displayed in the lower right corner of the card text box below a horizontal line, to the right of its [[ATK]].
+==Gauges==
+The following gauges are displayed to keep track of DEF in the anime.
+<gallery>
+A Point Gauge (DEF Mode).png | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions|The Dark Side of Dimensions]]''
+Gauge 5DsJP DEFS1.png        | Japanese ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|5D's]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time|Bonds Beyond Time]]''
+Gauge 5DsUS DEFS1.png        | Dubbed ''5D's''
+DEF-ZX.png                   | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|ZEXAL]]''
+DEF Gauge ARC-V.png          | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V|ARC-V]]''
+DEF Gauge VRAINS.png         | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|VRAINS]]''
+DEF SV.png                   | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS|SEVENS]]''
+</gallery>
-[[es:DEF]]
+==Trivia==
-[[Category:Gameplay]]
+*The highest original DEF outside the anime or manga is 5000.
+*The highest printed value of an DEF increase effect belongs to "Number iC1000: Numeronius Numeronia", which gains 100,000 DEF.
+** However, the 100,000 DEF are effect-related.
+==In other languages==
+{{In other languages
+| fr_name   = DEF
+| de_name   = DEF
+| it_name   = DEF
+| pt_name   = DEF
+| es_name   = DEF
+| ja_name   = {{Ruby|守|しゅ}}{{Ruby|備|び}}{{Ruby|力|りょく}}
+| ja_romaji = Shubiryoku
+| ja_trans  = Defense Power
+| ko_name   = 수비력
+| ko_rr     = Subiryeok
+| tc_name   = 守備力
+| tc_pinyin = Shǒubèilì
+| sc_name   = 守备力
+| sc_pinyin = Shǒubèilì
+}}
+{{In other languages|Defense Points
+| fr_name   = Valeur de Défense
+| de_name   = Verteidigungspunkte
+| it_name   = Punti Difesa
+| pt_name   = Pontos de Defesa
+| es_name   = Puntos de Defensa
+}}
+==Notes==
+<references group="Notes" />
+{{Monsters and Monster Cards}}
+{{Card layout}}
+[[Category:Card layout]]

v t e Monsters and Monster Cards
Level	?^† ???^† -8^† -7^† -6^† -5^† -4^† 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rank	???^† 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Monster type	Normal Effect Pendulum Token Maximum^RD
Monster card type	Fusion Ritual Synchro Xyz Link Dark Synchro^† Accel Synchro^† Delta Accel Synchro^† Limit Over Accel Synchro^†
Monster subtype	Tuner Special Summon Dark Tuner^† Armor^† Plus^† Minus^† Plus Minus^†
Ability	Toon Union Spirit Gemini Flip
Alignment^†	Dark Divine Dreams Earth Fiend Fire Forest Light Thunder Water Wind
Attribute	?^† ???^† DARK EARTH FIRE LIGHT WATER WIND DIVINE
Type	Aqua Beast Beast-Warrior Creator God Cyberse Dinosaur Divine-Beast Dragon Fairy Fiend Fish Illusion Insect Machine Plant Psychic Pyro Reptile Rock Sea Serpent Spellcaster Thunder Warrior Winged Beast Wyrm Zombie Celestial Warrior^RD Cyborg^RD Galaxy^RD High Dragon^RD Magical Knight^RD Omega Psychic^RD Black Magic^† Dark Knight^† Dragon Magic^† Electroid^† Gadget^† Immortal^† Immortal (manga)^† Magic^† Plantfolk^† Sea Beast^† White Magic^† Wild Beast^† Yokai^† ?^† ???^†
ATK	? ??? ???? X000 ∞ 0 1 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 666 700 750 800 850 900 920 950 1000 1050 1100 1150 1200 1250 1300 1350 1380 1400 1450 1500 1550 1600 1610 1650 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050 2100 2150 2200 2250 2300 2350 2400 2450 2500 2501 2510 2550 2600 2650 2700 2750 2800 2850 2900 2950 3000 3100 3200 3300 3400 3450 3500 3600 3700 3750 3800 4000 4200 4300 4400 4500 4600 5000 10000 100000
DEF	? ??? ???? X000 ∞ 0 1 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 666 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 1150 1200 1250 1300 1350 1400 1450 1460 1500 1530 1550 1600 1650 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1930 1950 2000 2030 2050 2100 2150 2200 2250 2300 2350 2400 2450 2500 2550 2600 2700 2750 2800 2900 2950 3000 3100 3200 3300 3400 3500 3600 3700 3800 3850 3900 4000 4100 4500 4800 5000 100000
Pendulum Scale	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Link Rating	1 2 3 4 5 6
Link Arrow	Top-Left Top Top-Right Left Right Bottom-Left Bottom Bottom-Right
Conventions	Conventions of 3000 ATK and DEF Level 4 ATK and DEF conventions
^† Does not exist in the OCG or TCG (ATK and DEF not marked) ^RD Only exists in Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel See also {{Card types}} and {{Card lists}}

v t e Card layout
Card properties	Card name Attribute Type Ability Property Level (Negative^†) / Rank Link Rating Link Arrow Pendulum Scale ATK / DEF MAXIMUM ATK^RD
Card text	Type line Material Effect Monster effect Pendulum Effect Flavor text
Print information	Edition 1st Edition Unlimited Edition Limited Edition Rarity Card Number Replica Duel Terminal Speed Duel Logo Security foil
Print formats	Case Topper Giant Card Official Proxy Metal card
Other	Frame colors Artwork Legend Icon^RD Password Limitation text Copyright notice
Card back	Card backing QR code
^† Does not exist or is not official in the OCG or TCG ^RD Only exists in Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel

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