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→Start of the Damage Step: grammatical errors and sentence restructuring
===Start of the Damage Step===
*The turn player declares they are entering the Damage Step.<ref name="DmgStepArt">{{cite book |last=Konami |title=Damage Step Rules |url=http://www.yugioh-card.com/uk/gameplay/damage.html |accessdate=22 January 2016}}</ref>
*Effects that apply "''during the Damage Step (only)''" are applied immediately. (Ex: [[Steamroid]]", "[[Double or Nothing!]]")
* Cards and effects that activate "''at the start of the Damage Step''" can be activated. <ref name="DmgStepArt"/> (Ex: "[[Neo-Spacian Grand Mole]]" and "[[Follow Wing]]").
** For Texts of cards without [[Problem-Solving Card Text]] even featured on the [http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/?request_locale=en Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG - Card Database]printed before the implementation of [[Problem-Solving Card Text]] may use the phrase, the text "''without (applying) damage calculation''" . This phrase indicates that the effect either activates either at this timing the start of the damage step or before damage calculation.*** Some effects with Other older cards may use this text phrase and also reduntantly state that it activates they activate at this timing the start of damage calculation. (such as Ex: "[[Gundari]]"); other effects .**Other older cards may indicate this timing they activate at the start of the damage step by specifying the [[position]] ([[face-up]] or [[face-down]]) of a battling monster or state that a battling monster is not flipped face-up . (such as Ex: "[[Nanobreaker]]" and , "[[Ally of Justice Reverse Break]]").*** Cards Other cards without Problem-Solving Card Text that may have effects that activate at this timing, but have no way to do not distinguish whether they activate start of the damage step or at the timing or before start of damage calculation in their card text, are . (Ex: "[[Disciple of the Forbidden Spell]]",) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.upperdeck.com:80/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=D&last=E |title=<nowiki>Individual Card Rulings [D-E</nowiki>] |publisher=UDE |at=Disciple of the Forbidden Spell |accessdate=27 July 2017 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090218205242/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com:80/yugioh/en/gameplay/faqs/cardfaqs/default.aspx?first=D&last=E |archivedate=18 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=6594&request_locale=ja |title=Ｑ＆Ａ » 封魔の伝承者 |publisher=Konami |language=Japanese |trans-title=Q&A » Disciple of the Forbidden Spell |date=23 June 2016 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> "[[Core Blaster]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=8343&request_locale=ja |title=Ｑ＆Ａ » コアバスター |publisher=Konami |language=Japanese |trans-title=Q&A » Core Blaster |date=11 February 2016 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> and "[[Blackwing - Jin the Rain Shadow]]".<ref>{{cite book |last=Konami |title=Extreme Victory – Card Rulings (version 1.2) |url=http://www.yugioh-card.com/uk/gameplay/rulings/RulesEXVC_1_2.pdf |date=12 May 2011 |at=Blackwing - Jin the Rain Shadow}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=4&cid=9437&request_locale=ja |title=Ｑ＆Ａ » BF－空風のジン |publisher=Konami |language=Japanese |trans-title=Q&A » Blackwing - Jin the Rain Shadow |date=21 January 2016 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Spell Card|Spell]]/[[Trap Card]]s and [[Quick Effect|Quick]]/[[Quick-like Effect]]s that '''directly''' alter the [[ATK]]/[[DEF]] of a monster(s) (increasing or decreasing ATK/DEF, changing ATK/DEF to a certain amount, switching ATK/DEF values, etc.) can be activated at this timing.<ref name="rulebook DS">{{cite book |last=Konami |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game - Official Rulebook Version 10 |url=https://yugipedia.com/wiki/File:Rulebook_v10.pdf?page=45 |page=41}}</ref><ref name="PRB Quick Effects">{{cite book |author=Konami |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game - Perfect Rulebook 2017 |url=https://ygorganization.com/perfect-rulebook-2017/ |page=112}}</ref><ref name="PRB Damage Step">{{cite book |author=Konami |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game - Perfect Rulebook 2017 |url=https://ygorganization.com/perfect-rulebook-2017/ |pages=188–193}}</ref>
