Discard (2024)

Discard

Artwork of "Card Destruction", depicting cards being discarded

Japanese

捨（す）てる

Japanese (ruby)

すてる

Japanese (base text)

捨てる

Japanese (romanized)

Suteru

English

discard

Othernames
French: défausser German: abwerfen Italian: scartare Korean: 버리다 Beorida Portuguese: descartar Spanish: descartar Traditional Chinese: 棄 Qì / Hei3

Discarding (Japanese: 捨（す）てる Suteru) is a form of removing cards from the hand.

Although discarded cards are sent to the Graveyard by default, the term "discard" on its own does not specify where those cards are sent to. Even if those cards are not sent to the Graveyard, they are still considered to be discarded. For example, even while the effect of "Macro Cosmos" is being applied, a player can still discard 1 card to activate "Magic Jammer" as usual; the discarded card will just be banished instead.

Note that only effects that specifically have the term "discard" stated in their texts involve discarding. The effects of cards such as "Hand Destruction", "Chain Destruction", "Polymerization" and "Black Illusion Ritual" send cards from the hand to the Graveyard, but they do not discard cards.

The "Dark World" and "Fabled" archetypes revolve around discarding.

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG/OCG/Rush Duel gameplay and terminology

Card layout

card features...

Statuses

Card types

Monster Card Spell Card Trap Card more...
Related	Archetype^† Series^† Mentions Support^† Anti-support^† ? ???^† ∞^†

Game
mechanics

General	LP Counter Damage Battle Piercing Effect Hand size limit Three-card rule Spell Speed Face-down Face-up Battle position Attack Position Defense Position Public knowledge Owner Possess Control Loop Controlled loop Infinite loop Random Unaffected Linked Co-linked Extra Link Link Origin Points to Maximum Mode^RD
Duel	Match Duel DRAW Surrender Side Deck
Locations	Deck Main Extra Field Hand Graveyard Banished Attached
Zones	Deck Extra Deck Monster Main Monster Extra Monster Spell & Trap Field Pendulum Column
Turns	Count Player Phase Draw Standby Main 1 Main Phases Battle Start Step Battle Step Damage Step Damage calculation End Step Main 2 End
Actions	Look Reveal Pick up a card Excavate Add Draw Normal draw Shuffle Summon Set Flip Change battle position Send Discard Tribute Destroy Banish Attach Detach Transfer Equip Unequip Leave the field Return Activate Target Pay Declare Respond Negate Attack Direct Target Replay Double^† Battle

Card text

Components

Effects

Monster effects	Continuous Ignition Quick Trigger Flip Unclassified^† Multi-Choice^RD
Spell/Trap effects	Continuous-like^† Ignition-like^† Quick-like^† Trigger-like^† Unclassified^†
Classifications	Monster Mandatory Optional Lingering effects^† Once per turn

Conditions

Archetype^†
Archetype-exclusion^†
Level^†
Name^†
Rank^†
Summoning
- Common^†
- Normal^†
- Special^†
- Fusion^†
- Ritual^†
Duel winner^†
Match winner^†

Activation

Fast effect
timing

Chains

Spell Speed	Spell Speed 1 Spell Speed 2 Spell Speed 3

Summoning

Types

Contact Fusion^†
Transformation^†
Double Tuning^†
Triple Tuning^†
Dark Synchro^†
Phantom Synchro^†
Accel Synchro^†
- Delta^†
- Limit Over^†
Xyz Evolution^†
- Rank-Up^†
- Rank-Down^†
Cross Xyz^†
Dimension^†
Unity^†
Overscale Pendulum^†
Transcendent Pendulum^†
Reincarnation Link^†

Mechanics

^† Does not exist or is not official in the OCG or TCG
^RD Only exists in Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel
See also {{Card lists}} and {{Monsters and Monster Cards}}