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Errata can be made to a card for a variety of reasons, including to fix mistakes, to update a card's terminology, or to clarify the behavior of a card so that its rulings are easier to understand (such as [[Problem-Solving Card Text]]). Some errata specifically modify the card's functionality itself, usually as a way to make the card less powerful in order to remove it from the [[Forbidden]] list.
Players are not required to own the most recent erratum of a card, but they must always be played according to the latest erratum even if using an older copy of the card. Konami recommends using the most recent printing of a card, because that text is the most accurate.<ref>[{{cite web|title=Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME: RECENT CARD ERRATA LIST|url=http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/gameplay/errata/101105%20recent%20errata%20list%20-%20x.pdf |publisher=Konami]: Errata|accessdate=10 December 2017|date=5 November 2010}}</ref>
Some examples of errata are listed below.
==Lore==
===Including or excluding cards for an [[archetype]]===
This is done when changing the card's name is undesirable, for marketing purposes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fusion Enforcers is Now Available!|url=https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?p=8159|publisher=Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME STRATEGY SITE!|accessdate=10 December 2017|date=24 February 2017}}</ref>.
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===[[Problem-Solving Card Text]]===
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| lore0 = <del>This card</del> cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. <del>This card cannot</del> be Special Summoned <del>except with its own effect or</del> with "Rise of the Snake Deity". This card gains 500 ATK for each Reptile-Type monster in your Graveyard. This card cannot be targeted and is unaffected by <del>the effects of other Monsters, Spells, and Traps</del>. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard<del>,</del> you can <del>remove from play</del> 1 other Reptile-Type monster from your Graveyard <del>to</del> Special Summon this card. When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent<del>,</del> place 1 Hyper-Venom Counter on it. When 3 Hyper-Venom Counters are on this card, you win the Duel.
===Major mechanical changes===
Beginning in March 2014, cards can receive errata that make major mechanical changes to their effects, rather than simply having errors or consistency corrected. The vast majority of these are to cards that are [[Forbidden]] at the time of the erratum, weakening the cards enough so that they no longer need to be Forbidden.<ref>{{cite web|title=Updates: F&L Cards List, PGL2 Card Text, Rules for Winning During a Chain|url=https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?p=7038|publisher=Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME STRATEGY SITE!|accessdate=10 December 2017|date=20 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Duelist Saga: Celebrate 15 Years of Dueling Greatness!|url=https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?p=8164|publisher=Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME STRATEGY SITE!|accessdate=10 December 2017|date=27 March 2017}}</ref>
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Players with the old text of these cards may still use them; however the rules require notifying the opponent about the erratum (such as by having a printout of the Card Database entry available).<ref>{{cite web|title=Errata Cards|url=http://www.yugioh-card.com/uk/gameplay/detail.php?id=415|website=Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME|accessdate=5 December 2017|date=4 February 2016}}</ref>.
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