Simplified Effect Text

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

Changes[edit]

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

Then shuffle the/your Deck ➨ (removed)

See also[edit]

Problem-Solving Card Text

Gameplay and terminology

Colors
Artwork
- Original
- Alternate
Attribute
Property
Level (Negative^†) / Rank / Link Rating
- Original
Card Number
Type
Ability
Pendulum Scale
Link Arrow
Card text
ATK / DEF
- Original
Password
Limitation text
Eye of Anubis Hologram
Card backing
QR code

Alignments^†	Divine Earth Fire Forest Thunder Water Wind Black Magic Demon Magic Illusion Magic White Magic
Attributes	DARK DIVINE EARTH FIRE LAUGH^† LIGHT WATER WIND
Types	Aqua Beast Beast-Warrior Charisma^† Creator God Cyberse Dinosaur Divine-Beast Dragon Fairy Fiend Fish Insect Machine Plant Psychic Pyro Reptile Rock Sea Serpent Spellcaster Thunder Warrior Winged Beast Wyrm Zombie Black Magic^† Dragon Magic^† Human^† Illusion Magic^† Immortal^† Sea Beast^† White Magic^† Yokai^†
Monster types	Normal Effect Non-Effect Ritual Fusion Synchro Dark^† Accel^† Delta Accel^† Limit Over Accel^† Xyz Pendulum Link Token Spell^† Trap Field^†
Monster subtypes	Tuner Dark^† Special Summon Armor^† Plus^† Minus^† Plus Minus^†
Abilities	Flip Toon Spirit Union Gemini

Other^†

Equip
Illusion
Ritual
Speed Spell
- Normal
- Quick-Play
- Ritual
Trap Spell
- Normal
- Continuous
Virus
- Normal
- Field

Non-game
- Character
- Checklist
- FAQ
- Strategy
- Tip

Related

General	Match Duel DRAW Surrender LP Counter Damage Battle Piercing Effect Card limits Deck Minimum Maximum Hand Three-card rule Spell Speed Position Face-down Face-up Battle position Attack Position Defense Position Public knowledge
Areas	Deck Main Extra Side Field In Play Hand Graveyard Limbo^† Attached
Zones	Deck Extra Deck Monster Main Monster Extra Monster Spell & Trap Field Pendulum Column
Turns	Count Player Phase Draw Normal draw Standby Main 1 Battle Start Step Battle Step Damage Step Damage calculation End Step Main 2 End
Actions	Owner Possess Control Look Reveal Pick up a card Excavate Add a card Draw a card Shuffle Cut Random Summon Set Flip Change battle position Send Discard Tribute Destroy By battle Banish Attach Detach Transfer Equip Unequip Leave the field Bounce Spin Return Linked Co-linked Extra Link Points to Attack Direct Target Replay Double^† Battle Activate Pay Declare Select Target Respond Chain Link Resolve Unaffected Negate

Types	Condition Archetype Archetype-exclusion Level Name Rank Summoning Common Normal Special Fusion Ritual Victory Cost Maintenance cost Monster Continuous like Ignition Like Quick Like Trigger Like Flip Unclassified Control only one Field-Unique Match winner Summon monster Unconfirmed Mandatory Optional Lingering Once per turn
Speeds	Spell Speed 1 Fast effect Spell Speed 2 Spell Speed 3
Timing	Game state Priority Fast effect timing Actions Negating Summons SEGOC Missing the timing

Types

Normal
- Tribute
Set
- Normal
- Tribute
Flip
Special
- By own condition
- Fusion
- Ritual
- Synchro
- Xyz
- Pendulum
- Link

Contact Fusion^†
Transformation^†
Double Tuning^†
Dark Synchro^†
Phantom Synchro^†
Accel Synchro^†
- Delta^†
- Limit Over^†
Xyz Evolution^†
- Rank-Up^†
- Rank-Down^†
Cross Xyz^†
Dimension^†
Unity^†
Overscale Pendulum^†
Transcendent Pendulum^†
Reincarnation Link^†

Other

^† Does not exist or is not official in the OCG or TCG
See also {{Card lists}} and {{Monsters and Monster Cards}}

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