Intermediate Gameplay FAQ

This is a list of Gameplay articles deemed as being suitable for "Intermediate" players, especially designed to be for players with those who have spent time learning the basic Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG or TCG rules, and who wish to learn some more.

• What is a Match?
• What is Decking Out?
• Introduction to the Side Deck
• Breakdown of the Battle Phase
• Intermediate Monster Cards
  • What are Summoning Conditions?
  • Introduction to Ritual Monsters
  • Introduction to Monster Tokens
• Intermediate Effect Monsters
  • • Introduction to Toon Monsters
    • Introduction to Union Monsters
• Intermediate Spell Cards
  • Introduction to Continuous Spell Cards
  • Introduction to Field Spell Cards
  • Introduction to Quick-Play Spell Cards
  • Introduction to Ritual Spell Cards
• Intermediate Trap Cards
  • Introduction to Continuous Trap Cards
  • Introduction to Counter Trap Cards
• What is a Support Card?
• Intermediate Summoning Monsters
  • Introduction to Tribute Summons & Sets
    • Rules for Tribute Summons & Sets
  • Introduction to Special Summons
    • Rules for Special Summons
  • Introduction to Ritual Summons
    • Rules for Ritual Summons
• Introduction to Costs
• Introduction to Spell Speeds
• Introduction to Monster Effects
• Differences between Total and Original ATK/DEF

Gameplay and Glossary

Basic Gameplay Monster Cards • Spell Cards • Trap Cards Token Monsters Types of Monster Cards Effect • Fusion • Normal • Ritual • Synchro • Dark Synchro • Transformation Types of Spell Cards Continuous • Field • Equip Normal • Quick-Play • Ritual Types of Trap Cards Continuous • Counter • Normal Other Types of Card Equip Cards Virus • Trap-Spell Equip Trap Cards • Field Trap Cards Continuous Trap-Spell Cards • Field Virus Cards Turn Phases Draw Phase • Standby Phase • Main Phase 1 Battle Phase • Main Phase 2 • End Phase Start Step • Battle Step Damage Step • End Step

Intermediate Gameplay ATK • DEF • Level • Attribute • Type Main Deck • Side Deck Fusion Deck • Extra Deck Hand • Graveyard • Playing Field • Removed from play Life Points • Damage • Game mechanics 3 Card Rule • Spell Speed • Battle position Attack Position • Defense Position Face-up • Face-down • Flip Draw a card • Pick up a card Hand Size Limit Playing Field Zones Monster Zones • Spell/Trap Zones Field Spell Zone • Graveyard Zone Deck Zone • Removed from Play Zone Fusion Deck Zone • Extra Deck Zone Types of Summon Normal • Flip • Special Set • Tribute • Tribute Set Fusion • Ritual • Synchro Dark Synchro • Transformation

Advanced Gameplay Activate • Chain • Costs • Counters • Destroy Discard • FTK • Lockdown • OTK • Resolve Spell Counter • Target • Tribute Types of Monster Effects Continuous • Flip • Ignition • Quick Summon • Trigger Compulsory • Optional • Lingering Types of Effect Monsters Flip • Gemini • Spirit • Toon • Tuner • Union • Dark Tuner Types of Spell Speed Spell Speed 1 Spell Speed 2 Spell Speed 3

Expert Gameplay Tournament Guidelines Activation & Targeting Eligibility Breakdown of the Battle Phase • Duel Infinite Loop • Maintenance Costs Missing the Timing • Match Replay • Piercing • Priority Spell Monsters • Trap Monsters Double Tributer • Victory Conditions Field Advantage • Hand Advantage Fusion Material Monsters Fusion Substitute Monsters Synchro Material Monsters Attributes DARK • EARTH • FIRE • LIGHT • WATER • WIND DIVINE Types Archetype Aqua • Beast • Beast-Warrior • Dinosaur Divine-Beast • Dragon • Fairy • Fiend Fish • Insect • Machine • Plant Psychic • Pyro • Reptile • Rock Sea Serpent • Spellcaster • Thunder Warrior • Winged Beast • Zombie Human • Immortal • ??? Black Magic • White Magic