Main Monster Zone
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Japanese |
メインモンスターゾーン | ||
Japanese (romanized) |
Mein Monsutā Zōn | ||
Japanese (translated) |
Main Monster Zone | ||
English |
Main Monster Zone | ||
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Main Monster Zones (メインモンスターゾーン Mein Monsutā Zōn) are the 5 zones in the center of the field in which monsters are placed on the field. Prior to the introduction of the Extra Monster Zones, these were the only Monster Zones on the field.
Usually, when a monster is Summoned to a Main Monster Zone, its controller chooses the Main Monster Zone to summon it to. For monsters that are Special Summoned to the opposing field by their own summoning condition (such as "Lava Golem"), or an effect that does so (such as "Ojama Trio"), the owner of the card or activator of the effect chooses the zones to summon them to, whereas for an effect that makes both players Special Summon (such as "Crashbug Road"), each player chooses the zones of their own monsters to summon them to.
Since the introduction of the Extra Monster Zones, monsters Summoned from the Extra Deck through any means, including Pendulum Summon, can only be Summoned to an Extra Monster Zone or a Main Monster Zone that a Link Monster points to. If control of a monster in an Extra Monster Zone is changed, it is placed in the Main Monster Zone of the new controller's choice (even if control is changed back later). If a monster originally Summoned from the Extra Deck goes to the Graveyard and gets Special Summoned from there, you can place that monster in any of your Main Monster Zones without needing Link Monsters pointing to them. (The rule has since been revised in 2020 to exclude Fusion Monsters, Synchro Monsters and Xyz Monsters, meaning that only Pendulum Monsters summoned from the Extra Deck, and Link Monsters, remain beholden to the rule.)