What are the different Cards?

There are many different types of cards in the OCG & TCG, but they all boil down to three basic types.

Monster Cards
Monster Cards are the mainstays of most Decks out there, and are on average the most versatile type of card you'll use. Monster Cards are typically sorted by Type, Attribute, Level, ATK and DEF, as well as their own categories, which will be explained a bit later.

Spell Cards
Spell Cards are the typical "support" cards, with a focus on helping you, and/or boosting Monsters or other cards you control, but this is not always the case.

Spell Cards were, once upon a time, referred to as Magic Cards. All cards that have "Magic Card" in the text are now automatically treated as saying "Spell Card". The different types of Spell Cards will be explained later.

Trap Cards
Trap Cards are mostly about keeping your opponent in check; hence the name "Trap". Most of these cards are about hindering your opponents, but that is not always the case. The different types of Trap Cards will be explained later.