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{{About|the action of targeting with a card or effect|the action of targeting for an attack|Attack target}}
 
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| image caption = Artwork of "[[Raigeki Break]]", an example of a card that targets other cards for its effect.
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| kanji               = {{ruby|対|たい}}{{ruby|象|しょう}}<br>Verb: {{ruby|対|たい}}{{ruby|象|しょう}}とする (formerly {{ruby|選|せん}}{{ruby|択|たく}}する)
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| kanji         = {{ruby|対|たい}}{{ruby|象|しょう}}<br />Verb: {{ruby|対|たい}}{{ruby|象|しょう}}とする (formerly {{ruby|選|せん}}{{ruby|択|たく}}する)
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        | japanese             = 対象<br>Verb: 対象とする (formerly 選択する)
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| japanese     = 対象<br />Verb: 対象とする (formerly 選択する)
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| furigana             = たいしょう<br>Verb: たいしょうとする (formerly せんたくする)
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| furigana     = たいしょう<br />Verb: たいしょうとする (formerly せんたくする)
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| romaji               = Taishōsuru<br>Verb: Taishōtosuru (formerly Sentakusuru)
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| romaji       = taishō<br />Verb: taishō to suru (formerly ''sentaku suru'')
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| english             = target
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| english       = target
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| french               = cible<br>Verb: cibler
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| french       = cible<br />Verb: cibler
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| german               = Ziel<br>Verb: wählen
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| german       = Ziel<br />Verb: wählen
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| italian             = bersaglio<br>Verb: scegliere come bersaglio
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| italian       = bersaglio<br />Verb: scegliere come bersaglio
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| korean               = 대상 (對象) ''Daesang''<br>Verb: 지정하는 (指定 ??) ''Jijeonghaneun'' (formerly 선택 (選擇) ''Seontaek'')
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| korean       = 대상 (對象) ''Daesang''<br />Verb: 지정하는 (指定 ??) ''Jijeonghaneun'' (formerly 선택 (選擇) ''Seontaek'')
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|chinese=對象 ''Duìxiàng / Deoi3 zeong6''<br>Verb: 指定 ''Zhǐdìng / Zi2 ding6'' (formerly 選擇 ''Xuǎnzé / Syun2 zaak6'')
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| chinese       = 對象 ''Duìxiàng / Deoi3 zeong6''<br />Verb: 指定 ''Zhǐdìng / Zi2 ding6'' (formerly 選擇 ''Xuǎnzé / Syun2 zaak6'')
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| spanish              = objetivo<br>Verb: seleccionar
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| portuguese    = alvo<br />Verb: escolher
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|portuguese=alvo<br>Verb: escolher
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| spanish      = objetivo<br />Verb: seleccionar
 
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'''Targeting''' ({{ruby|対|たい}}{{ruby|象|しょう}}とする ''taishō to suru'') is the action of designating which specific cards are affected or used by card effects at the activation of a card effect. A card designated this way is the '''target''' ({{ruby|対|たい}}{{ruby|象|しょう}} ''taishō'') of the effect.
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'''Targeting''' ({{ruby|対|たい}}{{ruby|象|しょう}} ''Taishō'', verb: {{ruby|対|たい}}{{ruby|象|しょう}}とする) is a means of designating which specific cards are affected or used by card effects. Cards that target make players choose at the time of [[Activate|activation]] the specific card(s) that it will affect.
 
  
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== Targeting ==
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== Activation ==
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When using a card that targets, you must [[declare]] the target(s) before players are allowed to [[chain]] to the effect. The target's locations is always specified. It can be the [[field]], [[Graveyard]], or the [[Banished Zone]]. There are no cards that would target a card(s) in the [[hand]], Main Deck, or Extra Deck.
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If a card or effect targets, its targets must be chosen when it is activated.
  
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There are also cards that generally use the term "card(s)", and cards that specify if the card in question is a Monster, Spell or Trap, as well as cards that specify more what the Type of the Monster, Spell or Trap card is.
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Cards can be targeted if they are on the [[field]], in the [[Graveyard]], or [[banish]]ed. Cards in the [[hand]], [[Main Deck]], [[Extra Deck]],<ref>[https://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=23164&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: If a Pendulum Monster is destroyed and added to the Extra Deck face-up, can "Level Resist Wall" be activated?</ref> or attached as [[Xyz Material]] cannot be targeted.
  
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If the card's text says "''target''", then the effect almost always targets.  If the card's text says "''select''", or "''designate''" then the effect usually targets, although there are some exceptions. When in doubt, check the card's rulings to see whether or not it targets. The introduction of [[Problem-Solving Card Text]] made all card effects that target, except Equip Spell Cards, specifically use the word "''target''" in their card text.
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In [[Problem-Solving Card Text]], cards and effects that target always explicitly state that they target, except [[Equip Spell Card]]s because they always target. For older cards that do not use Problem-Solving Card Text, targeting is usually indicated by the words "[[select]]" or "designate"; however, some cards that target do not use these words, and some cards that use these words do not target, so it is necessary to confirm by checking the specific card's rulings.
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* Example: Player A activates "Raigeki Break" and targets Player B's "Number 39: Utopia". No card is chained, thus Utopia is destroyed and its Xyz Materials (if any) are sent to the Graveyard, and then "Rageki Break" is sent to the Graveyard.
 
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While targeting usually allows the player to make choices, some cards that do target do so without the player's input. Such cards include ''[[Magic Cylinder]]", "[[Sakuretsu Armor]]", and "[[Dimensional Prison]]".
 
  
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* Example: Player A controls "[[Darkness Neosphere]]" and "[[Dark Highlander]]", and attacks Player B directly with "Darkness Neosphere". Player B activates "Magic Cylinder". At this time, "Magic Cylinder" automatically targets "Darkness Neosphere" and the Player B doesn't have to say what card he/she targets.
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While targeting usually implies the player choosing a card, some cards automatically target a specific card without the player's input, such as "[[Magic Cylinder]]" and "[[Dimensional Prison]]".
  
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Most [[Counter Trap Cards]] do not target for the same reason - most only respond to the card/effect that was activated before it, meaning there is no selection, thus no targeting.
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== Resolution ==
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If a card was targeted by a card or effect, but when the effect resolves that target has changed location, the target is no longer valid and cannot be affected as the target.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Perfect Rulebook 2017 |publisher=Konami |page=136 |url=https://ygorganization.com/perfect-rulebook-2017/}}</ref><ref>[https://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/faq_search.action?ope=5&fid=11899&request_locale=ja Konami OCG Card Database]: If a monster in the Graveyard was targeted by "Magnet Reverse", what happens if it is banished when the card resolves?</ref> The player does not get to change their target or select another target at resolution.
  
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== Invalid Target ==
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; Example 1
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If a card is targeted by a card another effect is chained to the original effect so that the target is not a legal target when [[Resolve|resolving]] the original effect, then you do not get to "''re-select''" the target. The original effect resolves without effect (that is, it does nothing).
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# Player A activates "[[Magnet Reverse]]", targeting a "[[Morphtronic Smartfon]]" that has been Special Summoned by its own procedure, that is in their [[Graveyard|GY]].
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# Player B chains "[[D.D. Crow]]", targeting "Morphtronic Smartfon" in Player A's GY.
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# "D.D. Crow" resolves, banishing "Morphtronic Smartfon" from Player A's GY.
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# "Magnet Reverse" revolves; no monster is Special Summoned, as "Morphtronic Smartfon" is no longer in the GY.
  
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* Example: Player A activates "[[Offerings to the Doomed]]" and targets "[[Dark Magician]]". Player B chains "[[Book of Moon]]", targeting the same "Dark Magician". "Book of Moon" resolves first, and changes "Dark Magician" to face-down [[Defense Position]]. Then, when "Offerings to the Doomed" resolves, "Dark Magician" is not destroyed - "Offerings to the Doomed" can only target face-up monsters, and "Dark Magician" is face-down, so "Offerings to the Doomed" resolves without effect.  You do not get to select a new monster to destroy.
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Some cards and effects that target specify that the target must still meet the targeting requirements when their effect resolves. In [[Problem-Solving Card Text]], this is indicated by referring to the target as "that target" in the resolution section of the effect.
  
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* Example: Player A activates "[[Monster Reborn]]" and targets "[[Blue Eyes White Dragon]]" in his [[Graveyard]]. Player B chains the effect of "D.D. Crow" from his hand, targeting "Blue Eyes White Dragon". Since "Blue Eyes White Dragon" is removed from the [[Graveyard]], "Monster Reborn" resolves without effect since the target changed locations
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; Example 2
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# Player A activates "[[Offerings to the Doomed]]", targeting Player B's face-up "[[Dark Magician]]".
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# Player B chains "[[Book of Moon]]", targeting "Dark Magician".
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# "Book of Moon" resolves, changing "Dark Magician" to face-down [[Defense Position]].
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# "Offerings to the Doomed" resolves; "Dark Magician" is not destroyed. (Because "Offerings to the Doomed" can only target face-up monsters and it uses the term "that target" to refer to the targeted monster in the resolution section of the effect, it cannot affect the target as a target if it has been changed face-down before the effect resolves.) "Offerings to the Doomed" skips Player A's next Draw Phase.
  
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==Non-Targeting Cards ==
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Cards like "[[Dark Hole]]", "[[Mirror Force]]", "[[Lightning Vortex]]" and "[[Raigeki]]" do not target, because the player does not specify which cards will be affected - rather, it destroys all monsters, regardless of whether or not the monsters were on the field at activation. Likewise, "[[Fissure]]" and "[[Magical Dimension]]" do not target, because they select the monster to be destroyed when you are resolving the effect (and not when it is activated). In short, cards that don't say "target" in their card texts do not target.
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# Player A activates "[[Spiritual Entanglement]]", targeting Player B's face-up "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]".
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# Player B chains "[[Book of Moon]]", targeting "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".
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# "Book of Moon" resolves, changing "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" to face-down [[Defense Position]].
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# "Spiritual Entanglement" resolves and banishes "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" until the End Phase. (Even though "Spiritual Entanglement" can only target face-up monsters, it uses the term "it" to refer to the targeted monster in the resolution section of the effect, so can still affect the target even if it has been changed face-down before the effect resolves.)
  
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==Effects that do not target==
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Many effects do not target any cards, even if they require a player to choose specific cards to be affected. For cards with [[Problem-Solving Card Text]], a non-Equip Spell Card targets if and only if it uses the word "target".
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Some examples of cards that do not target include:
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* Cards that affect as many cards as possible within a specific parameter, such as "all monsters on the field" (e.g. "[[Dark Hole]]")
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* Cards that "choose" a card(s) to be affected (e.g. "[[Forbidden Droplet]]")
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* Cards that affect a card(s) at effect resolution, without having to target at activation (e.g. "[[Fissure]]")
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* Cards that affect the card/effect activation it is responding to (e.g. "[[Solemn Strike]]")
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 5 August 2023

This article is about the action of targeting with a card or effect. For the action of targeting for an attack, see Attack target.
Target

Artwork of "Raigeki Break", an example of a card that targets other cards for its effect.
Artwork of "Raigeki Break", an example of a card that targets other cards for its effect.

Japanese

対（たい）象（しょう）
Verb: 対（たい）象（しょう）とする (formerly 選（せん）択（たく）する)

Japanese (ruby)

たいしょう
Verb: たいしょうとする (formerly せんたくする)

Japanese (base text)

対象
Verb: 対象とする (formerly 選択する)

Japanese (romanized)

taishō
Verb: taishō to suru (formerly sentaku suru)

English

target

Targeting (対（たい）象（しょう）とする taishō to suru) is the action of designating which specific cards are affected or used by card effects at the activation of a card effect. A card designated this way is the target (対（たい）象（しょう） taishō) of the effect.

Activation[edit]

If a card or effect targets, its targets must be chosen when it is activated.

Cards can be targeted if they are on the field, in the Graveyard, or banished. Cards in the hand, Main Deck, Extra Deck,[1] or attached as Xyz Material cannot be targeted.

In Problem-Solving Card Text, cards and effects that target always explicitly state that they target, except Equip Spell Cards because they always target. For older cards that do not use Problem-Solving Card Text, targeting is usually indicated by the words "select" or "designate"; however, some cards that target do not use these words, and some cards that use these words do not target, so it is necessary to confirm by checking the specific card's rulings.

While targeting usually implies the player choosing a card, some cards automatically target a specific card without the player's input, such as "Magic Cylinder" and "Dimensional Prison".

Resolution[edit]

If a card was targeted by a card or effect, but when the effect resolves that target has changed location, the target is no longer valid and cannot be affected as the target.[2][3] The player does not get to change their target or select another target at resolution.

Example 1
  1. Player A activates "Magnet Reverse", targeting a "Morphtronic Smartfon" that has been Special Summoned by its own procedure, that is in their GY.
  2. Player B chains "D.D. Crow", targeting "Morphtronic Smartfon" in Player A's GY.
  3. "D.D. Crow" resolves, banishing "Morphtronic Smartfon" from Player A's GY.
  4. "Magnet Reverse" revolves; no monster is Special Summoned, as "Morphtronic Smartfon" is no longer in the GY.

Some cards and effects that target specify that the target must still meet the targeting requirements when their effect resolves. In Problem-Solving Card Text, this is indicated by referring to the target as "that target" in the resolution section of the effect.

Example 2
  1. Player A activates "Offerings to the Doomed", targeting Player B's face-up "Dark Magician".
  2. Player B chains "Book of Moon", targeting "Dark Magician".
  3. "Book of Moon" resolves, changing "Dark Magician" to face-down Defense Position.
  4. "Offerings to the Doomed" resolves; "Dark Magician" is not destroyed. (Because "Offerings to the Doomed" can only target face-up monsters and it uses the term "that target" to refer to the targeted monster in the resolution section of the effect, it cannot affect the target as a target if it has been changed face-down before the effect resolves.) "Offerings to the Doomed" skips Player A's next Draw Phase.
Example 3
  1. Player A activates "Spiritual Entanglement", targeting Player B's face-up "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".
  2. Player B chains "Book of Moon", targeting "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".
  3. "Book of Moon" resolves, changing "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" to face-down Defense Position.
  4. "Spiritual Entanglement" resolves and banishes "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" until the End Phase. (Even though "Spiritual Entanglement" can only target face-up monsters, it uses the term "it" to refer to the targeted monster in the resolution section of the effect, so can still affect the target even if it has been changed face-down before the effect resolves.)

Effects that do not target[edit]

Many effects do not target any cards, even if they require a player to choose specific cards to be affected. For cards with Problem-Solving Card Text, a non-Equip Spell Card targets if and only if it uses the word "target".

Some examples of cards that do not target include:

  • Cards that affect as many cards as possible within a specific parameter, such as "all monsters on the field" (e.g. "Dark Hole")
  • Cards that "choose" a card(s) to be affected (e.g. "Forbidden Droplet")
  • Cards that affect a card(s) at effect resolution, without having to target at activation (e.g. "Fissure")
  • Cards that affect the card/effect activation it is responding to (e.g. "Solemn Strike")

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: If a Pendulum Monster is destroyed and added to the Extra Deck face-up, can "Level Resist Wall" be activated?
  2. ↑ The Perfect Rulebook 2017. Konami. p. 136.
  3. ↑ Konami OCG Card Database: If a monster in the Graveyard was targeted by "Magnet Reverse", what happens if it is banished when the card resolves?
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