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Unclassified effects are card effects that do not fit into any effect category. In OCG rulings, such effects are described as "This effect is not classified as an Ignition Effect, Trigger Effect, Quick Effect, or Continuous Effect" (起動効果・誘発効果・誘発即時効果・永続効果のいずれにも分類されない効果です).
Despite not being categorized, they are still card effects so still behave as such—card that are unaffected by card effects are still unaffected by them, they can be negated, etc.
Unclassified effects can either be activated effects or non-activated effects. The vast majority of unclassified effects are non-activated effects—"Kuribabylon" is the only card that has an activated unclassified effect.
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ExamplesEdit
Non-activated effectsEdit
"Continuous Effect" is the only classification used for non-activated effects. However, definitionally, Continuous Effects apply only while face-up on the field, so any non-activated effects that apply at any time the card is not face-up on the field are unclassified.
Some non-activated effects apply while on the field (like Continuous Effects), but also apply in some other location(s), apply while face-down, or apply when the card leaves the field, hence are unclassified. For some of the examples listed below, there also exist Continuous Effects that can apply the same effects, but specify that they can only do so while face-up on the field.
- Cards that become a different card name or monster card type while in the hand, Deck, or Graveyard in addition to while on the field (e.g. Gemini monsters, "Harpie Queen", "Gunkan Suship Shari Red")
- Cards that treat themselves as an alternate Level for a Summon (e.g. "Road Synchron" and "Star Drawing")
- Cards that treat themselves as multiple Tributes for a Tribute Summon (e.g. "Kaiser Sea Horse" and "Chronomaly Mayan Machine")
- Fusion Substitute Monsters (e.g. "Beastking of the Swamps" and "Mystical Sheep #1")
- Cards that can be used as the entire Ritual Summon requirement (e.g. "Ritual Raven" and "Gishki Shadow")
- Cards that have effects that redirect them from one location to a different location when they would be moved (e.g. "Destiny HERO - Departed", "Archlord Kristya")
- Cards that place themselves in the Spell & Trap Zone when they would be sent from the Monster Zone to the Graveyard (e.g. "Dragunity Javelin", "Crystal Beast" monsters)
- Cards that apply their effect when Tributed for a Tribute Summon (e.g. "Hardened Armed Dragon")
- Cards that apply their effect when used for a Ritual Summon (e.g. "Djinn of Rituals" monsters)
- This includes cards that grant an effect to the Ritual Summoned monster when used for a Ritual Summon
- Cards that apply their effect when used as Fusion/Synchro/Xyz/Link Material (e.g. "Suanni, Fire of the Yang Zing", "Noble Knight Eachtar")
- This includes cards that grant an effect to the Summoned monster when used as Fusion/Synchro/Xyz/Link Material
Effects that limit the number of that same card (or cards of the same archetype of that card) that can be on the field at once are non-activated effects that apply regardless of the card's location, so are unclassified. As a result, even if "Skill Drain" is negating the effect of one of these monsters on the field, another copy cannot be Summoned from the hand, because its effect still applies in the hand.
- "There can only be 1 [x] on the field." (e.g. "Solar Wind Jammer" and "Malefic" monsters)
- "You can only control 1 [x]" (e.g. "Bujin Yamato" and "Gagaga Magician")
Some non-activated effects only apply while the monster is not on the field, and hence are unclassified.
- Effects that apply in the hand (e.g. "Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry", "PSY-Frame Multi-Threader")
- Effects that apply in the Graveyard (e.g. "Phantom Beast Cross-Wing", "Cyber Dragon Zwei", "Elemental HERO Necroshade")
- Non-activated Summoning procedures of Normal Summon Monsters to Special Summon themselves (e.g. "Cyber Dragon", "Machina Fortress", "Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World" and "Familiar-Possessed - Aussa")
- Since this type of Summoning procedure is an effect, if "Dark Ruler Ha Des" destroys "Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World" by battle (thus negating its effect), "Grapha" cannot Special Summon itself from the Graveyard using its own effect, because it is negated.
- Conversely, the non-activated Summoning procedures of Special Summon Monsters are not card effects. If "Dark Ruler Ha Des" destroys "Block Dragon" by battle, "Block Dragon" can still Special Summon itself from the Graveyard using its own procedure.
- Monsters with an effect that prevents their own Summon from being negated (e.g. "Obelisk the Tormentor" and "Star Eater")
- Monster Cards that can be Set from the hand as a Spell Card (e.g. "Silver Sentinel" and most "Artifact" monsters)
- Cards that can banish themselves from the Graveyard for a Ritual Summon (e.g. "Sphere Kuriboh" and "Djinn of Rituals" monsters)
Some non-activated effects apply an effect when a particular event occurs, but the effect remains without the card needing to continuously apply its effect, hence are unclassified.
- Effects that apply when a monster is Summoned (e.g. "Dverg of the Nordic Alfar", "Destiny HERO - Dreadmaster")
Activated effectsEdit
The overwhelming majority of unclassified effects are non-activated effects. A single card—"Kuribabylon"—has an activated unclassified effect.
- A Spell Speed 1 monster effect which can be activated during the Main Phase and any other phase but does not have a specific activation timing (e.g. "Kuribabylon")
List of OCG and TCG cards with unclassified effectsEdit
Name | Japanese name | Primary type | Secondary type | Attribute | Type | Level/ Rank | Scale | ATK | DEF | Link |
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Absorouter Dragon | アブソルーター・ドラゴン | Effect Monster | DARK | Dragon | 7 | 1200 | 2800 | |||
Abyss Shark | アビス・シャーク | Effect Monster | WATER | Fish | 5 | 1200 | 700 | |||
Adularia of the June Moon | Effect Monster | WATER | Spellcaster | 5 | 1000 | 1000 | ||||
Advanced Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth | Effect Monster | EARTH | Beast | 4 | 1700 | 1600 | ||||
Advanced Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat | Effect Monster | EARTH | Beast | 3 | 1200 | 400 | ||||
Advanced Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle | Effect Monster | WIND | Winged Beast | 4 | 1400 | 800 | ||||
Advanced Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise | Effect Monster | WATER | Aqua | 3 | 600 | 2000 | ||||
Advanced Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle | Effect Monster | LIGHT | Fairy | 3 | 300 | 300 | ||||
Advanced Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus | Effect Monster | WIND | Beast | 4 | 1800 | 1200 | ||||
Advanced Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger | Effect Monster | EARTH | Beast | 4 | 1600 | 1000 |
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Name | Japanese name | Card type | Property |
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Altergeist Camouflage | オルターガイスト・カモフラージュ | Trap Card | Normal Trap Card |
Ancient Gear Reborn | Trap Card | Continuous Trap Card | |
Angelica's Angelic Ring | Spell Card | Equip Spell Card | |
Aquarium Lighting | Spell Card | Continuous Spell Card | |
Blockout Curtain | Spell Card | Continuous Spell Card | |
Branded Opening | Spell Card | Quick-Play Spell Card | |
Castle of Dragon Souls | Trap Card | Continuous Trap Card | |
Closed Forest | クローザー・フォレスト | Spell Card | Field Spell Card |
Cosmic Flare | シューティング・ソニック | Spell Card | Quick-Play Spell Card |
Cross-Dimensional Duel | Trap Card | Normal Trap Card |
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