#REDIRECT The '''position''' of a card refers to how it is orientated. The two aspects of a card's position are its visible side and [[battle position]] (although the latter is only applicable for [[Monster Card|monsters]] on the [[Playing field|field]]). ==Visible side==There are two distinct states a card can be in with respect to visible side: [[face-up]] and [[face-down]] (also referred to as [[Set]]). Face-down cards have no properties (name, [[Attribute]], [[Type]], [[Level]]/[[Rank]], [[ATK]], [[DEF]], [[Card effect|effect]]) until they are changed to face-up. A face-down card being [[look]]ed at or [[reveal]]ed is still considered face-down and is returned to its original position once the player(s) have finished viewing it. ==Battle position=={{main|Battle position}}There are two distinct battle positions a monster can be in: [[Attack Position]] and [[Defense Position]]. Monsters on the field (and during the [[Summon negation window]], monsters that would be [[Summon]]ed) exclusively and always have a battle position. Attack Position monsters are placed vertically while Defense Position monsters are placed horizontally. ==Combinations==Monsters can only be [[Normal Summon]]ed in face-up Attack Position, and can only be [[Normal Set]] in face-down Defense Position; while "[[Light of Intervention]]" is active, monsters can be Normal Summoned in face-up Defense Position. If a monster would be [[Special Summon]]ed but no position is specified, it may be Special Summoned in face-up Attack or Defense Position, but some card effects can Special Summon monsters in face-down Defense Position. When a monster is [[Flip Summon]]ed, it is changed from face-down Defense Position to face-up Attack Position. Monsters can only be in face-down Attack Position due to the effect of "[[Darkness Approaches]]". ==Positions off the field==While positions usually only apply on the field, some effects give cards positions off the field. For example, "[[Different Dimension Capsule]]" [[banish]]es a card face-down, and "[[Pharaoh's Treasure]]" [[shuffle]]s itself into the [[Main Deck]]face-up.
