Counter

This article is about the type of marker. For the physical card, see "Counter" (card). For the Trap Card property, see Counter Trap Card. For the action, see Respond or Negate.

Counter

Different Counters in the artwork of "Counter Cleaner"

Japanese

カウンター

Japanese (romanized)

kauntā

English

counter

Other names
French: compteur German: Zählmarke Italian: segnalino Portuguese: marcador Formerly: contador Spanish: contador Korean: 카운터 kaunteo Chinese: 計數物 jìshǔwù / gai3 sou3 mat6

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 commonly use small objects, such as coin, beads, and dice to represent counters.

Playstyle

Counters are generally placed on card(s) for specific effect, such as minor ATK/DEF modification, preventing cards from leaving the field by removing counters, giving/gaining effect(s), etc. Many of these effects also amplify based on the number of placed 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

Cards that use non-specific counters

TCG/OCG

	Japanese name	Primary type	Attribute	Type	Level/ Rank	ATK	DEF
B.E.S. Big Core	巨大戦艦ビッグ・コア	Effect Monster	DARK	Machine	6	2300	1100
B.E.S. Big Core MK-2	巨大戦艦ビッグ・コアＭｋ－Ⅱ	Effect Monster	FIRE	Machine	6	2400	1100
B.E.S. Big Core MK-3	巨大戦艦ビッグ・コアＭｋ－Ⅲ	Effect Monster	LIGHT	Machine	8	2700	1900
B.E.S. Blaster Cannon Core	巨大戦艦ブラスターキャノン・コア	Effect Monster	EARTH	Machine	9	2500	3000
B.E.S. Covered Core	巨大戦艦カバード・コア	Effect Monster	EARTH	Machine	7	2500	800
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
BOXer	ＢＯＸサー	Effect Monster	EARTH	Warrior	4	1800	1000
Balloon Lizard	バルーン・リザード	Effect Monster	EARTH	Reptile	4	500	1900
Dark Catapulter	ダーク・カタパルター	Effect Monster	EARTH	Machine	4	1000	1500
Des Mosquito	デス・モスキート	Effect Monster	DARK	Insect	3	500	500
Fire Cracker	ファイヤークラッカー	Effect Monster	FIRE	Fiend	4	1700	200
Firewall Dragon Darkfluid	ファイアウォール・ドラゴン・ダークフルード	Link Monster Effect Monster	DARK	Cyberse		3000
Linkbelt Wall Dragon	弾帯城壁龍	Effect Monster	EARTH	Dragon	6	0	2100
Metal Shooter	メタル・シューター	Effect Monster	LIGHT	Machine	5	800	800
Miracle Jurassic Egg	奇跡のジュラシック・エッグ	Effect Monster	EARTH	Dinosaur	4	0	2000
Number 51: Finisher the Strong Arm	Ｎｏ．５１怪腕のフィニッシュ・ホールド	Xyz Monster Effect Monster	EARTH	Rock	3	2600	0
Performapal Turn Trooper	ＥＭターントルーパー	Effect Monster	LIGHT	Warrior	4	1200	1200
Seraphim Papillon	熾天蝶	Link Monster Effect Monster	WIND	Insect		2100

	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	Attribute	Type	Level/ Rank	ATK	DEF
B.E.S. Crystal Core	巨大戦艦クリスタル・コア	Effect Monster	WATER	Machine	0005	00002100	00001000
B.E.S. Tetran	巨大戦艦テトラン	Effect Monster	WIND	Machine	0006	00001800	00002300
Balloon Lizard	バルーン・リザード	Effect Monster	EARTH	Reptile	0004	00000500	00001900
Big Core	巨大戦艦ビッグ・コア	Effect Monster	DARK	Machine	0006	00002300	00001100
Dark Catapulter	ダーク・カタパルター	Effect Monster	EARTH	Machine	0004	00001000	00001500
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		00003000	00000???

	Japanese name	Card type	Property
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
Court Battle	コート・バトル	Spell Card	Field Spell Card

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