Errata

An ‘Errata’ is a correction to the text on a card, or in rare instances, characteristics such as ATK or Attribute. If a card has errata, you should always play the card as if it had the corrected text, even though your actual card's text might be older.

Errata make cards easier to understand. Konami recommends using the most recent printing of a card, because that text is the most accurate.

There are many reasons why cards have errata:

• Correcting misspellings.

Original	First erratum
Big Shield Guardna	Big Shield Gardna
File:BigShieldGuardnaDB1-EN-UR-UE.jpg DB1-EN097 Dark Beginning 1	TP5-EN002 Tournament Pack 5

• Making cards fit in archetypes they should be in.

Original	First erratum
Oscillo Hero #2	Wattkid
TP1-016 Tournament Pack: 1st Season	TU04-EN012 Turbo Pack: Booster Four

• Making cards not appear to be in archetypes they should not be in.

Original	First erratum
Harpie's Brother	Sky Scout
PSV-049 Pharaoh's Servant	File:SkyScout-AP02-EN-C-UE.png AP02-EN014 Astral Pack Two

• Correcting functional errors

Original	First erratum	Second erratum
File:KineticSoldierWC4-EN-ScR-UE.jpg WC4-002 World Championship 2004 Promos	File:KineticSoldier-CP04-EN-R-UE.png CP04-EN010 Champion Pack: Game Four	File:KineticSoldier-SDMM-EN-C-1E.jpg SDMM-EN010 Structure Deck: Machina Mayhem

Original	First erratum	Second erratum
[ Trap Card ]	[ Trap Card ]	[ Trap Card ]
File:Metalmorph-FMR-NA-ScR-UE.jpg FMR-003 Forbidden Memories Promos	File:Metalmorph-PP01-EN-SR-UE.jpg PP01-EN014 Premium Pack 1	File:Metalmorph-SDMM-EN-C-1E.jpg SDMM-EN033 Structure Deck: Machina Mayhem

Original	First erratum
[Dragon]	[Dinosaur]
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon LOB-030	File:Two-MouthDarkrulerLOB-EN-C-UE.jpg Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon LOB-EN030

Original	First erratum
ATK/1300	ATK/1500
File:AmazonessFighterMFC-NA-C-1E.jpg MFC-060 Magician's Force	File:AmazonessFighterDR1-EN-C-UE.jpg DR1-EN115 Dark Revelation 1

Original	First erratum
When this card is changed from Defense Position to Attack Position, you can place any number of cards from your hand at the bottom of your Deck in any order you desire.	When this card is changed from Attack Position to Defense Position, you can place any number of cards from your hand at the bottom of your Deck in any order you desire.
File:YadoKaruMRD-NA-C-UE.jpg MRD-104 Metal Raiders	File:YadoKaruMRD-EU-C-UE.jpg MRD-EN104 Metal Raiders

• Updating the terms, names or lores

Original	First erratum
[ Magic Card ]	[ Spell Card ]
PGD-040 Pharaonic Guardian	File:PyramidEnergyDB2-EN-C-UE.jpg DB2-EN237 Dark Beginning 2

Original	First erratum
Elemental Hero Burstinatrix	Elemental HERO Burstinatrix
A flame manipulator who is the only woman among the Elemental Heroes. Her Burstfire burns away villainy.	A flame manipulator who was the first Elemental HERO woman. Her Burstfire burns away villainy.
File:ElementalHEROBurstinatrixTLM-EN-C-1E.jpg TLM-EN002 The Lost Millennium	File:ElementalHEROBurstinatrixLCGX-EN-C-1E.jpg LCGX-EN003 Legendary Collection 2

• Simplification/clarification of instructions (e.g. Simplified Effect Text)

Original	First erratum
At the time this card is selected as an attack target by your opponent's monster, the controller of this card can activate Trap Card(s) from their hand.	At the time this card is selected as an attack target by an opponent's monster, you can activate Trap Card(s) from your hand.
File:JetroidCRV-EN-C-1E.jpg CRV-EN011 Cybernetic Revolution	File:JetroidDR04-EN-C.png DR04-EN011 Dark Revelation Volume 4

• Update to newer wording patterns (e.g. Problem-Solving Card Text)

Original	First erratum
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except with its own effect or with "Rise of the Snake Deity". This card gains 500 ATK for each Reptile-Type monster in your Graveyard. This card cannot be targeted and is unaffected by the effects of other Monsters, Spells, and Traps. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can remove from play 1 other Reptile-Type monster from your Graveyard to Special Summon this card. When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent, place 1 Hyper-Venom Counter on it. When 3 Hyper-Venom Counters are on this card, you win the Duel.	Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. Must first be Special Summoned with "Rise of the Snake Deity" and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways except by its own effect. This card gains 500 ATK for each Reptile-Type monster in your Graveyard. This card cannot be targeted by, and is unaffected by, Spell/Trap effects and other Effect Monsters' effects. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: You can banish 1 other Reptile-Type monster from your Graveyard; Special Summon this card. When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent: Place 1 Hyper-Venom Counter on it. When 3 Hyper-Venom Counters are on this card, you win the Duel.
TAEV-EN013 Tactical Evolution	File:VennominagatheDeityofPoisonousSnakesLCGX-EN-UR-1E.jpg LCGX-EN191 Legendary Collection 2

It is customary to update the Errata if the card is released in a new reprint set, or as a new promo (such as with the Champion Packs), but not if existing booster packs are reprinted (such as when Invasion of Chaos got reprinted and went to IOC-ENXXX).