Da Basikz Part 1

Attack Directly
Attacking directly means that a monster attacks a player instead
of attacking a monster. In this case, the damage to the player will
be equal to the monster’s ATK. Some monsters have an effect that
allows them to attack directly even if the opponent controls a
monster.

Banished Cards
Although a card that has been used is normally sent to the
Graveyard, a card which is banished is separated from the field
instead. After a Duel, you must return your banished cards so you
can use them for the next Duel.

Battle Damage
Battle Damage is damage inflicted to a player by an attacking
monster, or by a battle between two monsters. This is different
from damage from the effect of an Effect Monster, Spell Card or
Trap Card.

Cards on the Field
When “cards on the field” is written in card text, it means all the
cards on the Game Mat other than the Graveyard, Deck, and Extra
Deck.

Control
A card you control is a card on your side of the field. You are
the player that gets to make decisions regarding that card. Your
opponent can take control of a card away from you with a card
effect. In that case the card is moved to your opponent’s side of
the field. However, if your card that is controlled by your opponent
is sent to the Graveyard, or returned to the hand or Deck, it is
always returned to the hand or Deck of the card’s owner.

Destroy A card is destroyed when it is sent to the Graveyard due to battle
between monsters or by an effect that destroys a card. A card that
is returned from the field to the hand or Deck, or, that is sent to the
Graveyard as a cost or Tribute, is NOT considered “destroyed.”

Discard
Discard means to send a card from your hand to the Graveyard.
This can happen because of a card effect or by adjusting the
number of cards in your hand during the End Phase.

Effect of Cards
The effect of a card is the special ability written on it, like the effect
of a Spell, Trap, or Effect Monster. Costs that are needed to activate
an ability are not part of the effect. The conditions that describe how
to play a “Special Summon Monster” are also not an effect

Equip Cards
In addition to Equip Spell Cards, sometimes Trap Cards or Monster Cards
can become equipped to a monster. Equipped Traps remain Trap Cards,
but equipped monsters are considered to be Equip Spells. The term “Equip
Card” includes all 3 kinds (standard Equip Spells, equipped Traps, and
equipped monsters). If a Monster Card is equipped to another monster, it
remains equipped to that monster and cannot be moved to a different
target, even by card effects that would normally be able to do so.
EXCEPTION: Union monsters equipped by their own effects can be moved
by appropriate card effects

Equipped Monster
A monster that is equipped with an Equip Card is an “equipped monster.”
When this monster is destroyed or flipped face-down, the equipped card
loses its target, and is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard.