Half Counter

Half Counter

Japanese

ハーフ・カウンター

Rōmaji

Hāfu Kauntā

Card type	Trap
Property	Normal
Password	06799227
Effect types	Activation requirement Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG) Unlimited (TCG Speed Duel)
During damage calculation, if a monster you control is being attacked: Target that monster you control; that target gains ATK equal to half the original ATK of the attacking monster, until the end of this turn.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2010-11-11	STBL-EN070	Starstrike Blast	Common
2013-06-28	BP02-EN207	Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants	Common Mosaic Rare
2023-03-30	SGX3-END20	Speed Duel GX: Duelists of Shadows	Common

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Stat changes

Your monsters gain ATK

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Demi-Contre	Durant le calcul des dommages, si un monstre que vous contrôlez est attaqué : ciblez le monstre que vous contrôlez ; jusqu'à la fin de ce tour, la cible gagne une ATK égale à la moitié de l'ATK d'origine du monstre attaquant.
German	Halbkonter	Während der Schadensberechnung, falls ein Monster angegriffen wird, das du kontrollierst: Wähle jenes Monster, das du kontrollierst; jenes gewählte Ziel erhält bis zum Ende dieses Spielzugs ATK in Höhe der Hälfte der Grund-ATK des angreifenden Monsters.
Italian	Mezzo Contrasto	Durante il calcolo dei danni, se un mostro che controlli sta venendo attaccato: scegli come bersaglio quel mostro che controlli; quel bersaglio guadagna ATK pari alla metà dell'ATK originale del mostro attaccante, fino alla fine di questo turno.
Portuguese	Meio Contra-ataque	Durante o cálculo de dano, se um monstro que você controla estiver sendo atacado: escolha esse monstro que você controla; o alvo ganha ATK igual à metade do ATK original do monstro atacante, até o final deste turno.
Spanish	Contraataque Medio	Durante el cálculo de daño, si un monstruo que controlas está siendo atacado: selecciona ese monstruo que controlas; ese objetivo gana ATK igual a la mitad del ATK original del monstruo atacante, hasta el final de este turno.
Japanese	ハーフ・カウンター	自分フィールド上に存在するモンスターが攻撃された場合、そのダメージ計算時に発動する事ができる。攻撃対象となった自分のモンスター１体の攻撃力は、エンドフェイズ時まで攻撃モンスターの元々の攻撃力の半分の数値分アップする。
	Hāfu Kauntā
Korean	하프 카운터	자신 필드 위에 존재하는 몬스터가 공격받았을 경우, 그 데미지 계산시에 발동할 수 있다. 공격 대상이 된 자신 몬스터 1장의 공격력은, 엔드 페이즈시까지 공격 몬스터의 원래 공격력 절반의 수치만큼 올린다.

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2010-11-11	STBL-FR070	Starstrike Blast	Explosion des Etoiles	Common
2013-06-27	BP02-FR207	Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants	Battle Pack 2: La Guerre des Géants	Common Mosaic Rare
2023-03-30	SGX3-FRD20	Speed Duel GX: Duelists of Shadows	Speed Duel GX : Les Duellistes des Ombres	Common

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2010-11-11	STBL-DE070	Starstrike Blast	Starstrike Blast	Common
2013-06-27	BP02-DE207	Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants	Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants	Common Mosaic Rare
2023-03-30	SGX3-DED20	Speed Duel GX: Duelists of Shadows	Speed Duel GX: Duelists of Shadows	Common

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2010-11-11	STBL-IT070	Starstrike Blast	Esplosione Astrale	Common
2013-06-27	BP02-IT207	Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants	Battle Pack 2: Guerra dei Giganti	Common Mosaic Rare
2023-03-30	SGX3-ITD20	Speed Duel GX: Duelists of Shadows	Speed Duel GX: Duellanti delle Ombre	Common

Portuguese

Release	Number	Set	Portuguese name	Rarity
2013-06-28	BP02-PT207	Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants	Pacote de Batalha 2: Guerra dos Gigantes	Common Mosaic Rare
2023-03-30	SGX3-PTD20	Speed Duel GX: Duelists of Shadows	Speed Duel GX: Duelistas das Sombras	Common

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2010-11-11	STBL-SP070	Starstrike Blast	La Explosión del Ataque Estelar	Common
2013-06-27	BP02-SP207	Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants	Battle Pack 2: Guerra de los Gigantes	Common Mosaic Rare
2023-03-30	SGX3-SPD20	Speed Duel GX: Duelists of Shadows	Speed Duel GX: Duelistas de las Sombras	Common

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2010-07-17	STBL-JP070	Starstrike Blast	スターストライク・ブラスト	Common

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2010-10-25	STBL-KR070	Starstrike Blast	폭풍의 스타스트라이크	Common

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Half Counter (anime)	Anime	2010-03-03
Half Counter (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	2017-09-21
Half Counter (Master Duel)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	2022-01-19