Ignition Effect

"Ignition" redirects here. For the card named "Ignition" in Japanese, see "Backfire" (manga).

"Buten", an example card with an Ignition Effect.

Ignition Effects (Japanese: 起動効果 Kidō Kōka, "Startup effect") are Spell Speed 1 effects that require a manual activation by the card's controller during their own Main Phase 1 or 2. This type of effect used to be called a Cost Effect in the early days of Yu-Gi-Oh!, which was slightly confusing because not all of those monsters had a cost.

Examples of monsters with Ignition Effects: "Cyber Gymnast", "XYZ-Dragon Cannon", "Bazoo the Soul-Eater", "Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind", "3-Hump Lacooda", "Card Trooper", "Dark Simorgh", "Lonefire Blossom", "XX-Saber Faultroll" and most Xyz Monsters.

Post-Problem-Solving Card Text, these type of effects will generally be indicated by "Once per turn:", "You can" or "During your Main Phase:", followed by the cost which will end with a semi-colon(;), and lastly, the actual effect which you activated.

Priority

Main article: Priority

Previously, the turn player had priority to activate Ignition Effects before an opponent could activate a fast effect. This was removed from the OCG on March 19, 2011, and from the TCG on April 25, 2012.

For example, before the abandonment of Ignition Effect priority, the turn player could Summon "Lonefire Blossom" and activate its effect before their opponent could activate "Eatgaboon".

Since the abandonment of Ignition Effect priority, Ignition Effects cannot be activated in the Summon response window, requiring an open game state.

List of OCG/TCG monsters with Ignition Effects

	Japanese name	Primary type	Secondary type	Attribute	Type	Level/ Rank	ATK	DEF
3-Hump Lacooda	みつこぶラクーダ	Effect Monster		EARTH	Beast	3	500	1500
8-Claws Scorpion	八（や）つ手（で）サソリ	Effect Monster		DARK	Insect	2	300	200
A-Assault Core	Ａ（エー）－アサルト・コア	Effect Monster	Union monster	LIGHT	Machine	4	1900	200
A/D Changer	Ａ（エー）Ｄ（ディー）チェンジャー	Effect Monster		LIGHT	Warrior	1	100	100
Abare Ushioni	暴（あば）れ牛（うし）鬼（おに）	Effect Monster		EARTH	Beast-Warrior	4	1200	1200
Abyss Actor - Curtain Raiser	魔（ま）界（かい）劇（げき）団（だん）－カーテン・ライザー	Pendulum Monster Effect Monster		DARK	Fiend	4	1100	1000
Abyss Actor - Extras	魔（ま）界（かい）劇（げき）団（だん）－エキストラ	Pendulum Monster Effect Monster		DARK	Fiend	1	100	100
Abyss Actor - Funky Comedian	魔（ま）界（かい）劇（げき）団（だん）－ファンキー・コメディアン	Pendulum Monster Effect Monster		DARK	Fiend	1	300	200
Abyss Actor - Hyper Director	魔（ま）界（かい）劇（げき）団（だん）ハイパー・ディレクター	Link Monster Effect Monster		DARK	Fiend		800
Abyss Actor - Superstar	魔（ま）界（かい）劇（げき）団（だん）－ビッグ・スター	Pendulum Monster Effect Monster		DARK	Fiend	7	2500	1800
... further results (2149 more)

In other languages

• Chinese: 起動效果 Qǐdòng Xiàoguǒ / Hei2 dung6 Haau6 gwo2
• French: Effet d’Ignition
• German: Zündeffekt
• Italian: Effetto ad Ignizione
• Korean: 기동 효과 (起動效果) Gidong Hyogwa
• Portuguese: Efeito de Ignição
• Spanish: Efecto de Encendido