Type

Type
Japanese	種（しゅ）族（ぞく）
Japanese (ruby)	しゅぞく
Japanese (base text)	種族
Japanese (romanized)	Shuzoku
Japanese (translated)	Race
English	Type
Other names French: Type German: Typ Italian: Tipo Korean: 종족 (種族) (Jong)jok Portuguese: Tipo Spanish: Tipo Traditional Chinese: 種族 Zhǒngzú / Zung2 zuk6 Simplified Chinese: 种族 Zhǒngzú

A Type (種（しゅ）族（ぞく） Shuzoku, also written in text as <Type name>族（ぞく）) is a characteristic of a Monster Card. All monsters have one Type, such that monsters of the same Type can be grouped together (in a similar way to Attributes) and support cards can grant various effects to a specific Type of monster.

There are 25 different Types in the TCG and OCG. Two of these types are highly exclusive: the Divine-Beast-Type is shared only by the Egyptian Gods, and was originally considered illegal until their tournament-legal versions were released; and the Creator God-Type is exclusive to "Holactie the Creator of Light". A 26th Type, Immortal, only appears in Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses.

"Type" is different from "type" (with a lowercase "t"), which refers to the three main types of cards: Monster, Spell, and Trap.

From "Starter Deck: Link Strike" onward, the word "-Type" was removed from card texts. However, its OCG counterpart retains the word 族（ぞく）. However, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links uses "-Type" in most cards' texts, even in texts that never included it in the TCG.

OCG/TCG

These Types exist within the OCG and TCG.

Type	Vector	Sprite
		FMR	DDM	DOR	CMC	WC09	YDT1	TF06	DAR	DG
Aqua			-				Aqua
Beast	Beast
Beast-Warrior	Beast-Warrior		-
Creator God	Creator God	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-
Cyberse	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dinosaur			-
Divine-Beast	Divine-Beast		-	-	-	-
Dragon	Dragon
Fairy	Fairy		-
Fiend	Fiend		-
Fish	Fish		-
Insect	Insect		-
Machine	Machine		-
Plant	Plant		-
Psychic	Psychic	-	-	-	-
Pyro	Pyro		-
Reptile	Reptile		-
Rock	Rock		-
Sea Serpent	Sea Serpent		-
Spellcaster	Spellcaster
Thunder	Thunder		-
Warrior
Winged Beast	Winged Beast		-
Wyrm	Wyrm		-	-	-	-	-	-		-
Zombie	Zombie

?

? is used for some Monster Tokens in some mediums to indicate the Token's Type is variable.

???

??? is used to indicate that a monster's Type is unknown; in the OCG/TCG it is only used for newly-announced monsters whose Type has not yet been revealed.

Non-OCG/TCG

Immortal is a Type appearing in the video game Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses.

The Duelists of the Roses also lists Power Up, Ritual, Spell and Trap as a Type.

Yokai is a Type appearing only in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga.

Human is a Type appearing only in a character's fantasy in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Carddass adds the Types Black Magic, White Magic, Sea Beast, Illusion Magic, and Dragon Magic.

Type line

On cards, the Type line is the first line in the lore/effect box, printed above the card text. This line lists the monster's Type, any Abilities, and any other monster types such as Tuner, Pendulum, or Effect.

Japanese

• 【<Type name>族（ぞく）】
  • Eg:【ドラゴン族（ぞく）】
• 【<Type name>族（ぞく）・チューナー】(obsolete)
  • Eg:【ドラゴン族（ぞく）・チューナー】
• 【<Type name>族（ぞく）／チューナー】
  • Eg:【ドラゴン族（ぞく）／チューナー】

• 【<Type name>族（ぞく）・効（こう）果（か）】 (obsolete)
  • Eg:【ドラゴン族（ぞく）・効（こう）果（か）】

• 【<Type name>族（ぞく）／効（こう）果（か）】
  • Eg:【ドラゴン／族（ぞく）効（こう）果（か）】

• 【<Type name>族（ぞく）・<Ability>／チューナー】 (obsolete)
  • Eg:【ドラゴン族（ぞく）・シンクロ／チューナー】

• 【<Type name>族（ぞく）／<Ability>／チューナー】
  • Eg:【ドラゴン族（ぞく）／シンクロ／チューナー】
• 【<Type name>族（ぞく）・<Ability>／効（こう）果（か）】 (obsolete)
  • Eg:【ドラゴン族（ぞく）・チューナー／効（こう）果（か）】
• 【<Type name>族（ぞく）／<Ability>／効（こう）果（か）】
  • Eg:【ドラゴン族（ぞく）／チューナー／効（こう）果（か）】
• 【<Type name>族（ぞく）／<Ability>／チューナー／効（こう）果（か）】
  • Eg:【ドラゴン族（ぞく）／リバース／チューナー／効（こう）果（か）】

Traditional Chinese

• 【<Type name>族】
  • Eg:【龍族】
• 【<Type name>族・協調】
  • Eg:【龍族・協調】

• 【<Type name>族・效果】
  • Eg:【龍族・效果】
• 【<Type name>族・<Ability>／協調】
  • Eg:【龍族・同步／協調】
• 【<Type name>族・<Ability>／效果】
  • Eg:【龍族・協調／效果】

Korean

• [<Type name>족]
  • Eg: [드래곤족]
• [<Type name>족／튜너]
  • Eg: [드래곤족／튜너]

• [<Type name>족／효과]
  • Eg: [드래곤족／효과]
• [<Type name>족／<Ability>／튜너]
  • Eg: [드래곤족／싱크로／튜너]
• [<Type name>족／<Ability>／효과]
  • Eg: [드래곤족/튜너/효과]
• [<Type name>족／<Ability>／튜너／효과]
  • Eg: [드래곤족／리버스／튜너／효과]

English

All TCG cards follow the English layout for the Type line. Since the introduction of "Starter Deck: Link Strike", Normal Monsters now have "monster Type/Normal" added to differentiate them from Effect Monsters.

• [<Type>/Normal]
  • Eg: [Wyrm/Normal]
• [<Type>/Tuner/Effect]
  • Eg: [Dragon/Tuner/Effect]

• [<Type>/Effect]
  • Eg: [Dragon/Effect]
• [<Type>/<monster card type>/Effect]
  • Eg: [Dragon/Synchro/Effect]
• [<Type>/<monster card type>/Tuner/Effect]
  • Eg: [Dragon/Synchro/Tuner/Effect]
• [<Type>/<Ability>/Effect]
  • Eg: [Dragon/Tuner/Effect]
• [<Type>/<Ability>/Tuner/Effect]
  • Eg: [Dragon/Flip/Tuner/Effect]