Phase

Phase
Japanese	フェイズ
Japanese (romanized)	feizu
English	phase
Other names French: phase German: Phase Italian: fase Portuguese: fase Formerly: Phase Spanish: Phase Korean: 페이즈 peijeu Traditional Chinese: 階段 jiēduàn / gaai1 dyun6 Simplified Chinese: 阶段 jiēduàn

Throughout the course of a Duel, each player's turn is comprised of six phases (Japanese: フェイズ feizu). These six phases continually cycle, alternating between players until the Duel ends. Strictly speaking, you must declare when you are entering or leaving a phase, and a phase can only be left if both players agree.

A turn is broken down into the following phases and steps:

• Draw Phase
• Standby Phase
• Main Phase 1
• Battle Phase
  • Start Step
  • Battle Step
  • Damage Step
  • End Step
• Main Phase 2
• End Phase