This article is about the in-game action. For the character, see Flip Turner. For the monster Ability, see Flip monster. For the Trigger Effect exclusive to Flip monsters, see Flip effect.
| Flip
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| Japanese (base text) |
リバース | ||
| Japanese (romanized) |
ribāsu | ||
| Japanese (translated) |
reverse | ||
| English |
flip | ||
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To flip (Japanese: リバース ribāsu "reverse") is to change a card from a face-down to a face-up position, or vice versa. Players are not allowed to flip a face-up card face-down, except through a card effect.
Ways of flipping monsters
There are four ways a Monster Card can be flipped:
- Through Flip Summon.
- Through battle position changes; a face-down Defense Position monster must be flipped when it changes to Attack Position through card effect like "A/D Changer".
- Through battle; a face-down Monster Card must be flipped at the Damage Step if it was attacked.
- Through a card effect, such as "Swords of Revealing Light" or "Book of Moon".
Ways of flipping Spells and Traps
There are two ways a Spell/Trap Card can be flipped:
- Through activating it.
- Through a card effect, such as "Scrap-Iron Scarecrow".