Damage calculation

Damage calculation
Japanese	ダメージ計 (けい) 算 (さん)
Japanese (ruby)	ダメージけいさん
Japanese (base text)	ダメージ計算
Japanese (romanized)	damēji keisan
English	damage calculation
Other names French: calcul des dommages German: Schadensberechnung Italian: calcolo dei danni Portuguese: cálculo de dano Spanish: cálculo de daño Korean: 데미지 계산 demiji gyesan Chinese: 傷害計算 shānghài jìsuàn / seong1 hoi6 gai3 syun3

Damage calculation (Japanese: ダメージ計 (けい) 算 (さん) damēji keisan) is the process during the Damage Step of calculating the battle damage done to Life Points from an attack and determining which monster(s) is to be destroyed (if any). When a direct attack is performed, the damage inflicted is equal to the current ATK of the attacking monster unless stated on the card, as is the case with "Cyberdark Edge".

Details

Attacking a monster in Attack Position		Attacking a monster in Defense Position
Attacking monster's ATK < Attack target's ATK	The controller of the attacking monster takes damage equal to the difference between the two monsters' ATK.	The controller of the attacking monster takes damage equal to the difference between the attacking monster's ATK and the attack target's DEF.	Attacking monster's ATK < Attack target's DEF
	The attacking monster is destroyed.	Neither monster is destroyed.
Attacking monster's ATK = Attack target's ATK	Neither player takes damage.		Attacking monster's ATK = Attack target's DEF
	Both monsters are destroyed, unless their ATK is 0, in which case neither is.	Neither monster is destroyed.
Attacking monster's ATK > Attack target's ATK	The controller of the attack target takes damage equal to the difference between the two monsters' ATK.	Neither player takes damage, unless the attacking monster inflicts piercing damage, in which case the controller of the attack target takes damage equal to the difference between the attacking monster's ATK and the attack target's DEF.	Attacking monster's ATK > Attack target's DEF
	The attack target is destroyed.