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| Japanese |
カウンター | ||
| Japanese (romanized) |
kauntā | ||
| English |
counter | ||
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A counter (Japanese: カウンター Kauntā) is a generic marker that can be put on cards. They can only be placed on cards with specific effect, and the type of counters vary between cards.
There are official Counters in form of cards. But players also commonly use small objects, such as coin, beads, and dice to represent counters.
Playstyle
Counters are generally placed on card(s) for specific effect, varying from ATK/DEF modification, prevent destruction/damage, as cost for futher effect(s), or gain effect simply by having counters etc. Many of these effects also amplify based on the number of placed counters or amount of removed counters; the more counters, the more effect.
Counters can be specific to a single card, specifically shared through a series/archetype, or span through a large group of similar cards.
Notable archetypes revolving around counters include: "Alien", "Cloudian", "Mythical Beast", "Predaplant" and "Venom".
Gallery
Add an image to this galleryCards that use non-specific counters
TCG/OCG
| Japanese name | Card type | Property | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Gear Castle | 古代の機械城 | Spell Card Continuous Spell Card | Continuous Spell Card |
| B.E.F. Zelos | 巨大要塞ゼロス | Spell Card Field Spell Card | Field Spell Card |
| Battlewasp - Nest | Ｂ・Ｆ・Ｎ | Trap Card Continuous Trap Card | Continuous Trap Card |
| Cauldron of the Old Man | ご隠居の大釜 | Spell Card Continuous Spell Card | Continuous Spell Card |
| Colosseum - Cage of the Gladiator Beasts | 剣闘獣の檻－コロッセウム | Spell Card Field Spell Card | Field Spell Card |
| Counter Cleaner | カウンタークリーナー | Spell Card Normal Spell Card | Normal Spell Card |
| Gouki Cage Match | 剛鬼死闘 | Spell Card Field Spell Card | Field Spell Card |
| Kickfire | キックファイア | Trap Card Continuous Trap Card | Continuous Trap Card |
| Limit Code | リミット・コード | Trap Card Normal Trap Card | Normal Trap Card |
| Link Turret | リンク・デス・ターレット | Trap Card Continuous Trap Card | Continuous Trap Card |
| Magic Reflector | マジック ・ ガードナー | Spell Card Normal Spell Card | Normal Spell Card |
Anime
| Japanese name | Primary type | Secondary type | Attribute | Type | Level/ Rank | ATK | DEF | |
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| B.E.S. Crystal Core | 巨大戦艦 クリスタル・コア | Effect Monster | WATER | Machine | 5 | 2100 | 1000 | |
| B.E.S. Tetran | 巨大戦艦 テトラン | Effect Monster | WIND | Machine | 6 | 1800 | 2300 | |
| Balloon Lizard | バルーン・リザード | Effect Monster | EARTH | Reptile | 4 | 500 | 1900 | |
| Big Core | 巨大戦艦 ビッグ・コア | Effect Monster | DARK | Machine | 6 | 2300 | 1100 | |
| Dark Catapulter | ダーク・カタパルター | Effect Monster | EARTH | Machine | 4 | 1000 | 1500 | |
| Firewall Dragon Darkfluid | ファイアウォール・ドラゴン・ダークフルード | Link Monster | DARK | Cyberse | 3000 | ??? |
| Japanese name | Card type | Property | |
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| Ancient Gear Castle | 古代の機械城 | Spell Card | Continuous Spell Card |
| Magic Reflector | マジック ・ ガードナー | Spell Card | Normal Spell Card |
| Shield Recovery | シールドリカバリー | Spell Card | Normal Spell Card |
| Speed Spell - Takeover | Ｓｐ－テイクオーバー | Speed Spell Card | Normal Speed Spell Card |
| Wonder Balloons | ワンダー・バルーン | Spell Card | Continuous Spell Card |
Manga
| Japanese name | Card type | Property | |
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| Court Battle | コート・バトル | Spell Card | Field Spell Card |
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Wikipedia has an article about Counter (collectible card games). |
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