Simplified Effect Text

Starting in Power of the Duelist, Upper Deck Entertainment began simplifying many of the previously standardized effect descriptions.

Changes

• Inflict X points of damage to your opponent's Life Points → Inflict X damage to your opponent

• Increase your Life Points by X points → Gain X Life Points

• Decrease your Life Points by X points → You lose X Life Points

• Increase the ATK/DEF of this card by X points → This card gains X ATK/DEF

• Decrease the ATK/DEF of this card by X points → This card loses X ATK/DEF

• Attack your opponent's Life Points directly → Attack your opponent directly

• A card with "X" in its card name → A/An "X" card

• as a result of battle → by battle

• You can only activate this card when/while → Activate only when/while

• On your side of the field → you control

• Offer 1 monster on your side of the field as a Tribute → Tribute 1 monster on your side of the field → Tribute 1 monster

• Special Summon "X" to your side of the field → Special Summon "X"

• When/If this card is Normal/Flip/Special Summoned successfully → When/If this card is Normal/Flip/Special Summoned

• The/Your Deck is then shuffled / Then shuffle the/your Deck → (removed)

See also

• Problem-Solving Card Text