Maintenance cost

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A maintenance cost is a usually-optional cost required to keep a card on the field. They are typically paid during a player's Standby Phase or End Phase. If a player does not, or cannot, pay the maintenance cost of a card, then it will destroy itself (with the exception of "Gaia Plate the Earth Giant" and "Aerial Recharge", which simply send themselves to the Graveyard).

Maintenance costs are not effects, so they cannot be negated and do not activate or start a Chain Link; even if a card like "Skill Drain" or "Jinzo" is on the field and negating the card's effects, its maintenance cost still needs to be paid. Also, cards such as "Card Guard" and "Field Barrier" cannot protect these cards from destroying themselves due to not paying their maintenance cost, since it is not treated as being destroyed by a card effect.

Mandatory maintenance costs[edit]

"Imperial Order" (after its functional erratum), "Degenerate Circuit", "Destructive Draw", "Mind Protector", "Red Screen", "Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir", and some "Archfiend" monsters have mandatory maintenance costs. Unlike other maintenance costs, the player does not have the option of choosing not the pay the cost and letting the card be destroyed. However, "Pandemonium" has an effect that specifically disables these costs for "Archfiend" monsters.

If a mandatory maintenance cost requires LP and the player has exactly the specified amount left, since they must pay, they lose the Duel when the cost comes up due to reaching 0 LP (e.g. when the controller of "Imperial Order" happens to have 700 LP during the Standby Phase).[1] In addition, "Destructive Draw" also has the special stipulation that the controller loses all their LP even if they are not enough to pay the cost, making it the only card with a maintenance cost that does not destroy itself.

List of cards with maintenance costs[edit]

NameJapanese namePrimary typeAttributeTypeLevel/
Rank
ScaleATKDEFLink
Amorphage Envyアモルファージ・キャヴムEffect Monster
Pendulum Monster
EARTHDragon4502050
Amorphage Gluttonyアモルファージ・ガストルEffect Monster
Pendulum Monster
EARTHDragon2501850
Amorphage Goliathアモルファージ・イリテュムEffect Monster
Pendulum Monster
EARTHDragon8527500
Amorphage Greedアモルファージ・プレストEffect Monster
Pendulum Monster
EARTHDragon4301950
Amorphage Lecheryアモルファージ・ルクスEffect Monster
Pendulum Monster
EARTHDragon2513500
Amorphage Prideアモルファージ・ヒュペルEffect Monster
Pendulum Monster
EARTHDragon4317500
Amorphage Slothアモルファージ・ノーテスEffect Monster
Pendulum Monster
EARTHDragon6322500
Amorphage Wrathアモルファージ・オルガEffect Monster
Pendulum Monster
EARTHDragon4316500
Armor Exeどうアーマー エグゼEffect MonsterLIGHTRock424001400
Darkbishop ArchfiendダークビショップデーモンEffect MonsterWATERFiend33001400
Desrook ArchfiendデスルークデーモンEffect MonsterLIGHTFiend311001800
Gaia Plate the Earth Giantきゅうきょじん ガイア・プレートEffect MonsterEARTHRock828001000
Grapple BlockerウォールクリエイターEffect MonsterEARTHPsychic412002000
Imprisoned Queen ArchfiendプリズンクインデーモンEffect MonsterDARKFiend826001700
Infernalqueen ArchfiendインフェルノクインデーモンEffect MonsterFIREFiend49001500
Koa'ki Meiru Beetleコアキメイル・ビートルEffect MonsterEARTHInsect419001500
Koa'ki Meiru Bergzakコアキメイル・ベルグザークEffect MonsterEARTHWarrior42000200
Koa'ki Meiru Crusaderコアキメイル・クルセイダーEffect MonsterEARTHBeast-Warrior419001300
Koa'ki Meiru Doomコアキメイル・デビルEffect MonsterWINDFiend31700800
Koa'ki Meiru Dragoコアキメイル・ドラゴEffect MonsterWINDDragon419001600
Koa'ki Meiru Ghoulungulateコアキメイル・グールズスレイブEffect MonsterEARTHZombie525001700
Koa'ki Meiru Graviroseコアキメイル・グラヴィローズEffect MonsterFIREPlant419001300
Koa'ki Meiru Guardianコアキメイル・ガーディアンEffect MonsterEARTHRock419001200
Koa'ki Meiru Iceコアキメイル・アイスEffect MonsterWATERAqua419001200
Koa'ki Meiru Maximusコアキメイル・マキシマムEffect MonsterWINDDragon830002500
Koa'ki Meiru Overloadコアキメイル・オーバードーズEffect MonsterEARTHRock419001200
Koa'ki Meiru Powerhandコアキメイル・パワーハンドEffect MonsterEARTHMachine421001600
Koa'ki Meiru Rooklordコアキメイル・ルークロードEffect MonsterEARTHWarrior728002200
Koa'ki Meiru Sandmanコアキメイル・サンドマンEffect MonsterEARTHRock419001200
Koa'ki Meiru Sea Pantherコアキメイル・シーパンサーEffect MonsterWATERSea Serpent419001200
Koa'ki Meiru Speederコアキメイル・スピードEffect MonsterWINDMachine312002200
Koa'ki Meiru Urnightコアキメイル・ウルナイトEffect MonsterEARTHBeast-Warrior420001500
Koa'ki Meiru Valafarコアキメイル・ヴァラファールEffect MonsterFIREFiend830002100
Koa'ki Meiru Wallコアキメイル・ウォールEffect MonsterEARTHRock419001200
Koa'ki Meiru War Armsコアキメイル・ウォーアームズEffect MonsterEARTHWarrior414001200
Masterking ArchfiendパーペチュアルキングデーモンEffect Monster
Link Monster
DARKFiend2000
Mind ProtectorメンタルプロテクターEffect MonsterLIGHTPsychic302200
Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired TapirNo.ナンバーズ41 でいすいじゅうバグースカEffect Monster
Xyz Monster
EARTHFiend421002000
Rocket Arrow Expressばくそうとっきゅうロケット・アローEffect MonsterEARTHMachine1050000
Shadowknight ArchfiendシャドウナイトデーモンEffect MonsterWINDFiend420001600
Skull Archfiend of Lightningじんらいおう-スカル・デーモンEffect MonsterDARKFiend625001200
Terrorking ArchfiendジェノサイドキングデーモンEffect MonsterDARKFiend420001500
The Unfriendly AmazonかたごろしのおんなEffect MonsterEARTHWarrior420001000
Vilepawn ArchfiendヘルポーンデーモンEffect MonsterEARTHFiend21200200
NameJapanese nameCard typeProperty
A.I.QAiアイキューTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
Aerial Recharge空中補給エアリアル・チャージTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
Clear Worldクリアー・ワールドSpell CardField Spell Card
Degenerate Circuitしゅく退たいかいSpell CardContinuous Spell Card
Destructive Drawめつへのクイック・ドローTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
Fairy BoxモンスターBOXボックスTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
Fiend's Sanctuaryデビルズ・サンクチュアリSpell CardNormal Spell Card
Firewallファイヤー・ウォールTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
Golden Castle of StrombergシュトロームベルクのきんしろSpell CardField Spell Card
Imperial OrderおうきゅうちょくめいTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
Iron Core Specimen LabこうかくごうせいじゅうけんきゅうじょSpell CardField Spell Card
Mask of BrutalityきょうぼうめんSpell CardEquip Spell Card
Messenger of Peaceへい使しゃSpell CardContinuous Spell Card
Mirror Wallぎんまく鏡壁ミラーウォールTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
Predaponicsプレデター・プランターSpell CardContinuous Spell Card
Red Screenスクリーン・オブ・レッドTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
The Regulation of TribeいちぞくおきてTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
SPYRAL ResortSPYRALスパイラル RESORTリゾートSpell CardField Spell Card
Seal of WickednessじゃこくいんTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
Spirit's InvitationスピリットのいざなTrap CardContinuous Trap Card
Spiritual Energy Settle MachineれいエネルギーていそうSpell CardContinuous Spell Card
Summoning CurseしょうかんじゅSpell CardContinuous Spell Card

References[edit]

  1. Hedbergs, Julia (May 2, 2017). "Adjudication Conflagration | Can you pay yourself to death with exact life poibts needed for cost". Facebook. Retrieved January 8, 2024.