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| − | [[Costs]] for cards come in three varieties.
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| − | The first kind is "Activation Costs". These are paid when you [[activate]] ("play") a card. Activation costs cannot be [[negate]]d by cards that negate the effect of a card.
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| − | The second kind is "[[Maintenance Costs]]". "[[Maintenance Costs]]" are costs that are paid in order to keep a card on the field. Examples of cards with "[[Maintenance Costs]]" costs include most of the [[Archfiend]] monsters from the [[Dark Crisis]] expansion, "[[Imperial Order]]", "[[Messenger of Peace]]", "[[Mirror Wall]]", "[[The Regulation of Tribe]]", "[[Armor Exe]]", and more.
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| − | "[[Maintenance Costs]]" costs cannot be [[negate]]d by card effects that [[negate]] the effects of another card. They can only be [[negate]]d by a card that specifically does so (such as "[[Pandemonium]]").
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| − | * Example #1: "[[Imperial Order]]" will [[negate]] the effects of "[[Messenger of Peace]]", but will not [[negate]] the "maintenance" cost of 100 [[Life Points]] during your [[Standby Phase]]. If you do not pay the 100 [[Life Points]], then "[[Messenger of Peace]]" is destroyed (you always have the choice whether to [[pay]] or not to [[pay]]).
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| − | * Example #2: "[[Jinzo]]" will [[negate]] the effects of "[[Imperial Order]]", but will not [[negate]] the "maintenance" cost of 700 [[Life Points]] during your [[Standby Phase]]. If you do not pay the 700 [[Life Points]], then "[[Imperial Order]]" is [[destroyed]] (you always have the choice whether to [[pay]] or not to [[pay]]).
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| − | * Example #3: "[[Skill Drain]]" will [[negate]] the effects of "[[Armor Exe]]" (so with "[[Skill Drain]]" active, "[[Armor Exe]]" can attack the same turn it is Summoned), but will not negate the "maintenance" cost of removing 1 [[Spell Counter]] during each [[Standby Phase]]. If you do not remove 1 [[Spell Counter]], then "[[Armor Exe]]" is [[destroyed]] (you always have the choice whether to [[pay]] or not to [[pay]]).
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| − | * Example #4: "[[Skill Drain]]" will [[negate]] the effects of "[[Terrorking Archfiend]]" (so "[[Terrorking Archfiend]]" will not [[negate]] the effects of monsters it [[destroy]]s in battle, and will not get to roll its die when targeted by an opponent's card effect), but will not negate the "maintenance" cost of [[pay]]ing 800 [[Life Points]] during your [[Standby Phase]]. If you cannot [[pay]] the 800 [[Life Points]], then "[[Terrorking Archfiend]]" is [[destroyed]] (you must [[pay]] if possible, because "[[Terrorking Archfiend]]" says "this is not [[optional]]").
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| − | The third kind of cost is non-"maintenance" costs for cards that remain on the field. Examples include paying [[Life Points]] to attack with "[[Dark Elf]]", "[[Jirai Gumo]]", or [[Toon Monster]]s. These are not "maintenance" costs because they are not costs that are paid to keep the card on the field. These costs are [[negate]]d when the card's effect is [[negate]]d. So if "[[Skill Drain]]" is active, for example, don't [[pay]] to attack with "[[Dark Elf]]", "[[Jirai Gumo]]", or a [[Toon Monster]].
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