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| image name = TheLawoftheNormal-TF04MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png | image size = | image caption = Several Normal Monsters in the artwork of "[[The Law of the Normal]]".

| arabic kanji = الوحوش العادية | kanji = {{Ruby|通|つう}}{{Ruby|常|じょう}}モンスター | japanese = 通常モンスター| furigana = つうじょうモンスター| romaji = Tsūjō Monsutā | japanese translated = | english = Normal Monster | french = Monstre Normal | german = Normale Normales Monster | italian = Mostro Normale | korean =일반 몬스터 (一般 Monster) ''Ilban Monseuteo'' | portuguese = Monstro Normal | spanish = Monstruo Normal|chinese =通常怪獸 ''Tōngcháng Guàishòu / Tung1 seong4 Gwaai3 sau3''|simplified chinese=特殊怪兽 ''Tōngcháng Guàishòu''

| list = List of Normal Monsters | support list = List of Normal Monster support cards | anti-support list = List of Normal Monster anti-support cards

'''Normal Monsters''' (Japanese: {{Ruby|通|つう}}{{Ruby|常|じょう}}モンスター ''Tsūjō Monsutā''), colored yellow, are a subcategory of [[Main Deck]] [[Monster Card|monstersmonster]] s with no [[card effect|monster effects]]. In the card description box (which contains the effect on Normal [[Effect MonsterCard]]s)have a yellow card frame, Normal Monsters include a brief description of its lore. Starting and, starting from ''[[Starter Deck: Link Strike]]'' onwards, all Normal Monsters will include the designation "/Normal" on their [[Type]]/[[Ability]] lines. All Normal Monster Cards are [[Main Deck]] cards.

Only Monster Cards with "yellow" backgrounds are Normal Monsters. There are In the card text box (which contains the effect on [[Tuner monster|Tuner]] and [[Pendulum Monster|Pendulum]] Normal Monsters, such as "[[Tune Warrior]]" and "[[Flash Knight]]". [[Non-Effect Monster|Non-Effect]] [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]]s), [[Ritual Normal Monster|Ritual]], Cards include a piece of [[Synchro Monster|Synchroflavor text]]with no effect on gameplay; very rarely however, [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]] and [[Link Monster|Link]] Monsters are not Normal Monsters. Some non-Normal Monsters can be [[Treated as a Normal Monster|treated as Normal Monsters with 's card effectstext will feature an [[archetype condition]], most notably which has an effect on gameplay (e.g. "[[Gemini monsterSummoned Skull]]s " and some "[[Trap MonsterGazelle the King of Mythical Beasts]]s" in the English ''TCG'').

The card text (or ''flavor text'') on There are [[Tuner monster|Tuner]] and [[Pendulum Monster|Pendulum]] Normal Monsters is for illustrative purposes only, and has no effect on gameplay (except . [[archetype conditionSpecial Summon Monster]]s, such as on "with [[Summoned SkullNon-Effect Monster|no effects]]" and "are not Normal Monsters. Some non-Normal Monsters can be [[Gazelle the King of Mythical BeastsTreated as a Normal Monster|treated as Normal Monsters with card effects]]" in the English ''TCG''). These texts provide lore on how the , most notably [[Gemini monster related to other cards in the game, such as the flavor text of "]]s and some [[OpticlopsTrap Monster]]" which explicitly states that it serves "s; [[Dark Ruler Ha DesToken]]"s are treated as Normal Monsters on the field.

==Play styleHistory==Though they do not have inherent effects, there are often In the ''[[Spell Card|SpellOCG]], ''/''[[Trap Card|TrapTCG]]'', or [[Effect MonsterYu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Monstermanga]] effects associated with specific Normal Monsters. For example, "and [[Dark Magic Attack]]" can only be used with "[[Dark MagicianYu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|anime]]", "[[Huge Revolution]]" can only be activated with 3 specific Normal Monsters on were originally the fieldmost common monsters. However, as the game's strategies evolved, Effect Monsters became more common and "[[X-Head Cannon]]"fewer Normal Monsters were released or reprinted. For a time, "[[V-Tiger Jet]]" and "[[Dark Blade]]" are the specific targets for three specific very few [[Union monsterBooster Pack]]scontained Normal Monsters and even those that do contain very few.

Following the introduction of Pendulum Monsters, Normal Monsters have received some very powerful support cards for general use, such as "[[Birthright]]", "[[Summoner's Art]]", "[[Knight of the Red Lotus]]", "[[Princess Cologne (card)|Princess Cologne]]", "[[Terratiger, the Empowered Warrior|Terratiger]]" and "[[Ventdrasaw a slight resurgence in Booster Packs, in the Empowered Warrior]]", "[[White Tiger Summoner|White Tiger]]" and "[[Blue Dragon Summoner]]", "[[Dark Factory form of Mass Production]]", and "[[Creepy Coney]]". The Normal [[Pendulum Monster]]s "[[Dragon Horn Hunter]]" and "[[Lancephorhynchus]]" support Normal Monsters. "[[Thunder End Dragon]]" has a powerful effectStill, but requires 2 traditional Normal Monsters began to see a comeback during the New Master Rules for various strategies and in order to be the ''[[Xyz SummonYu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]ed'' anime.

"In [[Rescue RabbitYu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 121]]" can Special Summon 2 Level 4 or lower , [[Jack Atlas]] mentioned the history of Normal Monsters from while discussing the Deck, providing quick access to Xyz Monsters; this effect is so useful that Decks of [[Dino RabbitTeam Taiyo]] Decks are built entirely around it, which largely contained Normal Monsters.

Some Normal Monster support focuses on low-Level Normal Monsters (typically In ''[[Level]] 3 or lower). There are cards that allow the Special Summon of large numbers of lowYu-Level Normal Monsters from the Deck (such as "[[HumanGi-Wave TacticsOh! Rush Duel]]" and "[[Enchanting Fitting Room]]")'', to then be powered up Normal Monsters are mostly used in tandem with cards like "[[Triangle Power]]", "[[Amulet of Ambition]]"Effect Monsters, and "[[Sword of the Soul-Eater]]", or used to get rid of the opponent's cards with "[[The Law of the Normal]]"Spell/Trap Cards.

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* [[Tuner Normal Monster|List of Tuner Normal Monstersmonster]]* [[Normal Pendulum Monster|List of Normal Pendulum Monsters]]

* Normal Monsters were the most common monsters when the ''Duel Monsters'' card game was introduced in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|manga]] and released in the ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'', but as the game's strategies evolved, Effect Monsters became more common and fewer Normal Monsters were released or reprinted. For a time, very few [[Booster Pack]]s contain Normal Monsters, and even those that do contain very few. Following the introduction of Pendulum Monsters, however, Normal Monsters have seen a resurgence in Booster Packs, mainly in the form of Normal Pendulum Monsters.** In [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Episode 121]], [[Jack Atlas]] mentioned this.* The Normal Monster with the highest ATK is "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]", at 3000. "[[Labyrinth Wall]]", "[[Neo Aqua Madoor]]" ,"[[Millennium Shield]]", "[[Dragon Core Hexer]]" and the [[Illegal]] card "[[Leonardo's Silver Skyship]]" have the highest DEF, at 3000. "[[Rabidragon]]" has the highest combined ATK and DEF, with 2950 ATK and 2900 DEF.

* "[[Thousand-Eyes Idol]]" is the Normal Monster with the lowest stats, being a Level 1 monster with 0 ATK and 0 DEF.* "[[Noble Knight ArtorigusGunkan Suship Shari]]" has the longest English flavor text of all Normal Monsters and is the only Normal Monster that has a poem for its flavor text.* "[[White DustonMekk-Knight Avram]]" has the shortest English flavor text of all Normal Monsters.* "[[Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon]]" is the only [[Synchro Monster]] that requires a Normal Monster(s) for its [[Synchro Material]].

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