Direct attack

Direct attack
Japanese	直（ちょく）接（せつ）攻（こう）撃（げき）
Japanese (ruby)	ちょくせつこうげき
Japanese (base text)	直接攻撃
Japanese (romanized)	Chokusetsu Kōgeki
Base text (anime)	ダイレクト・アタック
Romanized (anime)	Dairekuto Atakku
English	direct attack
Other names French: attaque directe German: direkter Angriff Italian: attacco diretto Korean: 직접 공격 (直接攻擊) Jikjeop Gonggyeok Portuguese: ataque direto Spanish: ataque directo Traditional Chinese: 直接攻擊 Zhíjiē Gōngjí / Zik6 zip3 Gung1 gik1

A direct attack (Japanese: 直（ちょく）接（せつ）攻（こう）撃（げき） Chokusetsu Kōgeki) is attack that targets a player instead of a monster.

A successful direct attack inflicts battle damage to the attacked player equal to the attacking monster's ATK. When a monster declares an attack, it can choose the opponent as its target (i.e. declare a direct attack) if the opponent does not control any monsters.

Some card effects allow monsters to attack directly even when the opponent controls a monster. The "Earthbound Immortal" monsters are a notable group of monsters with such an effect.

The term "Direct Damage" was historically used to refer to both battle damage from direct attacks and effect damage. The term is no longer used.

See also

• Direct attacker
• Allows direct attacks