Counter Trap Cards

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English	Counter Trap Cards
Other names  French: Carte Piège Contre  German: Konterfallenkarten
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Counter Trap Cards are the third variety of Trap Cards, and are the only Spell Speed 3 cards in the game. This means that the only thing that can be used against them are other Counter Trap Cards. Primarily, they deal with preventing the activation of the effects of other cards, though there are noteworthy exceptions such as "Intercept".

Counter Trap Cards can be activated in the Damage Step, even if their effect does not alter ATK/DEF.

At least a few Counter Trap Cards are vital in most Decks--without the ability to prevent an opponent's card effect from activating, there is little guarantee of being able to prevail against an opponent, especially if the player has no idea what the opponent's strategy is or what cards they may be playing. Many of the more powerful Counter Traps have a cost or downside to using them, however, so attempting to rely on a very large number of them may result in greatly diminished resources for the player to use.

To make up for the cost in using them, a group of Fairy-type monsters usually referred to as "Counter Fairies" has been released, which reward the player for using Counter Trap cards. "Van'Dalgyon the Dark Dragon Lord" is another extremely powerful monster that summons itself and further disadvantages the opponent when a Counter Trap Card is activated.

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Basic Gameplay Monster Cards • Spell Cards • Trap Cards Token Monsters Types of Monster Cards Effect • Fusion • Normal • Ritual • Synchro • Dark Synchro • Transformation Types of Spell Cards Continuous • Field • Equip Normal • Quick-Play • Ritual Types of Trap Cards Continuous • Counter • Normal Turn Phases Draw Phase • Standby Phase • Main Phase 1 Battle Phase • Main Phase 2 • End Phase Start Step • Battle Step Damage Step • End Step

Intermediate Gameplay ATK • DEF • Level • Attribute • Type Main Deck • Side Deck Fusion Deck • Extra Deck Hand • Graveyard • Playing Field • Removed from play Life Points • Damage • Game mechanics 3 Card Rule • Spell Speed • Battle position Attack Position • Defense Position Face-up • Face-down • Flip Draw a card • Pick up a card Hand Size Limit Playing Field Zones Monster Zones • Spell/Trap Zones Field Spell Zone • Graveyard Zone Deck Zone • Removed from Play Zone Fusion Deck Zone • Extra Deck Zone Types of Summon Normal • Flip • Special Set • Tribute • Tribute Set Fusion • Ritual • Synchro Dark Synchro • Transformation

Advanced Gameplay Activate • Chain • Costs • Counters • Destroy Discard • FTK • Lockdown • OTK • Resolve Spell Counter • Target • Tribute Types of Monster Effects Continuous • Flip • Ignition • Quick Summon • Trigger Compulsory • Optional • Lingering Types of Effect Monsters Flip • Gemini • Spirit • Toon • Tuner • Union • Dark Tuner Types of Spell Speed Spell Speed 1 Spell Speed 2 Spell Speed 3

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