Attack Position

Attack Position
A monster in Attack Position
Japanese	攻（こう）撃（げき）表（ひょう）示（じ）
Japanese (ruby)	こうげきひょうじ
Japanese (base text)	攻撃表示
Japanese (romanized)	Kōgeki Hyōji
Japanese (translated)	Attack Display
English	Attack Position
English (anime)	Attack Mode
Other names French: Position d'Attaque German: Angriffsposition Italian: Posizione di Attacco Korean: 공격 표시 (攻擊形式) Gonggyeok Pyosi Portuguese: Posição de Ataque Spanish: Posición de Ataque Traditional Chinese: 攻擊表示 Gōngjí Biǎoshì / Gung1 gik1 Biu2 si6

Attack Position (Japanese: 攻（こう）撃（げき）表（ひょう）示（じ） Kōgeki Hyōji), also referred to as Attack Mode in the anime, is a battle position in which a monster uses its ATK points in battle. It is represented by the Monster Card being placed vertically.

Attack Position monsters can only be face-up. (Previously, the card "Darkness Approaches" allowed a monster to be changed to face-down Attack Position, but it has since received errata to prevent this.) Normally, only Attack Position monsters can attack, but their controller takes battle damage if they lose a battle.

Summoning

Monsters can normally only be Normal Summoned/Set in face-up Attack Position or face-down Defense Position.

When a monster is Flip Summoned, it is changed from face-down Defense Position to face-up Attack Position.

When a monster is Special Summoned, the player conducting the Summon chooses whether to Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position or face-down Defense Position, unless a card effect specifies otherwise.

Battle

Main article: Damage calculation

Normally, only Attack Position monsters can attack.

When an Attack Position monster battles, its ATK is used in damage calculation. If it attacks an Attack Position monster with higher ATK or a Defense Position monster with higher Defense, its controller takes battle damage; if its attacked by a monster with higher ATK, its controller takes battle damage.