Master Duel - Rule Book: Phần 9 - "Soft" Once per Turn & "Hard" Once per Turn

Master Duel - Rule Book: Phần 9 - "Soft" Once per Turn & "Hard" Once per Turn

Hello everyone, we are back with some general knowledge that we may have forgotten during Duel. This time it will be about " Once per turn " knowledge!

This part is extremely important for Duelists who often skim over the text on the card! Because sometimes you will encounter situations that make us confused such as: the opponent can use "Once per turn" countless times in one turn :D Oh...! So let's take a look at this article to see why!

Sections covered in this guide:

1/ overview
2/ "Soft" Once per Turn
3/ Hard Once per Turn
4/ Other "Hard" Once per Turn types
5/ Epilogue


overview

You may already know that some cards have "Once per Turn" effects - Once per turn. But have you noticed that some cards only have a simple Once per Turn while others have longer effects? - Example: "You can only use this effect of *card name* Once per Turn" . Or when you see a card reactivate its effect even though it has a Once per Turn effect? Well, actually both are different types of Once per Turn in the game (regardless of format). And what is the difference between them? Let's find out with YGO Vietnam !


"Soft" Once per Turn

The obvious sign is usually the line "Once per Turn" at the beginning of the sentence . It's called "Soft" because if you summon / have another copy of that same card on the field or make it leave the field and then summon that same card again, you can use that card's effect again. It. In other words, you can understand this type of One per Turn as once for each copy of a card . Additionally, if a card with the Soft Once per Turn effect leaves the field, and you later have a way to Summon it again, it will be treated as a new copy of that card, so you can reuse that effect. Some examples worth mentioning are Lonefire Blossom or Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor .

Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor and Lonefire Blossom (For example)

SR Rarity
Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor
SR Rarity
Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor
Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor
DARK 8
Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor

  • ATK:

  • 2400

  • DEF:

  • 3000

2 Level 5 or higher "Gladiator Beast" monsters Must first be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by shuffling the above cards you control into the Deck. (You do not use "Polymerization".) Cannot be used as Fusion Material. Once per turn: You can Special Summon 1 "Gladiator Beast" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, except "Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor", ignoring its Summoning conditions. At the end of the Battle Phase, if your "Gladiator Beast" monster battled: You can shuffle that monster into the Deck or Extra Deck; Special Summon 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster from your Deck.


SR Rarity
Lonefire Blossom
SR Rarity
Lonefire Blossom
Lonefire Blossom
FIRE 3
Lonefire Blossom

  • ATK:

  • 500

  • DEF:

  • 1400

Once per turn: You can Tribute 1 face-up Plant monster; Special Summon 1 Plant monster from your Deck.


The simplest identification sign is the words " Once per Turn " at the beginning of the sentence and the name of the card itself does not appear in that line itself . Thanks to writing such an effect, we can take advantage of that card's ability many times with many different copies.

Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder (For example)

UR Rarity
Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
UR Rarity
Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
LIGHT
Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder

  • ATK:

  • 3000

  • DEF:

  • 3000

2 Level 12 monsters Once per turn, if an Xyz Monster battled this turn, you can also Xyz Summon "Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder" by using 1 Xyz Monster you control as material. (Transfer its materials to this card.) (Quick Effect): You can detach 2 materials from this card; send all other cards from the field to the GY. Once per turn, if another card(s) you control is destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect: You can attach 1 card from your hand, Deck, or Extra Deck to this card as material.


OCG :
Master Duel :


Tag(s):

Tech

Applying Soft Once per Turn, we can also take advantage of Zeus' OP ability and summon Zeus countless times, if:
  • In your Extra Deck there are many copies of Zeus and on the field there are more than 1 Xyz monster fought => You can sum more than 1 copy of Zeus onto the field (unfortunately, it is limited to 1 so this dream can temporarily put aside)
  • If Zeus has used a second effect (attach card) and Zeus has left the field, and you can manage to summon Zeus back to the field, for example using Monster Reborn . That second effect can still be used again .


Hard Once per Turn

Its obvious sign is usually the phrase "You can only use this effect/each effect of *card name* once per turn" . This is a bit more intense since you can only use that effect once and can't use it again in the same turn, even if you summon another copy of itself . There are a lot of cards that have this clause in their effects, and I'm pretty sure you're familiar with it.

There are also some differences between "This" and "Each".
  • "This" means that the effect is only Hard Once per Turn while another effect can be used multiple times in the same turn, like Auram the World Chalice Blademaster or Marincess Marbled Rock .
  • "Each" means you can use all of that card's effects in one turn but only once in that turn, a lot of cards have that card's effect so there won't be an example needed here

Example for Each Hard Once per Turn

UR Rarity
Eldlich the Golden Lord
UR Rarity
Eldlich the Golden Lord
Eldlich the Golden Lord
LIGHT 10
Eldlich the Golden Lord

  • ATK:

  • 2500

  • DEF:

  • 2800

You can send this card and 1 Spell/Trap from your hand to the GY, then target 1 card on the field; send it to the GY. If this card is in your GY: You can send 1 Spell/Trap you control to the GY; add this card to your hand, then you can Special Summon 1 Zombie monster from your hand, and if you do, until the end of your opponent's turn, it gains 1000 ATK/DEF and cannot be destroyed by card effects. You can only use each effect of "Eldlich the Golden Lord" once per turn.


UR Rarity
Predaplant Verte Anaconda
UR Rarity
Predaplant Verte Anaconda
Predaplant Verte Anaconda
DARK
Predaplant Verte Anaconda

  • ATK:

  • 500

  • LINK-2

Link Arrow:

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2 Effect Monsters You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; it becomes DARK until the end of this turn. You can pay 2000 LP and send 1 "Fusion" or "Polymerization" Normal or Quick-Play Spell from your Deck to the GY; this effect becomes that Spell's effect when that card is activated, also, you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Predaplant Verte Anaconda" once per turn.


TCG :
OCG :
Master Duel :

R Rarity
Swordsoul of Taia
R Rarity
Swordsoul of Taia
Swordsoul of Taia
WIND 4
Swordsoul of Taia

  • ATK:

  • 1800

  • DEF:

  • 1500

You can banish 1 "Swordsoul" card or 1 Wyrm monster from your GY; Special Summon 1 "Swordsoul Token" (Wyrm/Tuner/WATER/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 0). While that Token is in the Monster Zone, the player who Summoned it cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except Synchro Monsters. If this card is sent to the GY as Synchro Material: You can send 1 "Swordsoul" card or 1 Wyrm monster from your Deck to the GY. You can only use each effect of "Swordsoul of Taia" once per turn.


UR Rarity
Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer
UR Rarity
Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer
Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer
DARK 8
Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer

  • ATK:

  • 2500

  • DEF:

  • 2100

1 Level 6 or higher "HERO" monster + 1 "Destiny HERO" monster Monsters your opponent controls lose 200 ATK for each "HERO" card in your GY. You can only use each of the following effects of "Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer" once per turn. (Quick Effect): You can destroy both 1 card you control and 1 card on the field. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can activate this effect; Special Summon 1 "Destiny HERO" monster from your GY during the Standby Phase of the next turn.


If the card has the word "Each" appearing right in the words Once per Turn - that means you can use all of the card's effects but only once per turn and 1 copy!

Example for This Hard Once per Turn

R Rarity
Mathmech Addition
R Rarity
Mathmech Addition
Mathmech Addition
FIRE 4
Mathmech Addition

  • ATK:

  • 1000

  • DEF:

  • 1000

You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Cyberse monsters, also Special Summon this card from your hand (but it cannot attack this turn), and if you do, the targeted monster gains 1000 ATK until the end of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Mathmech Addition" once per turn.


UR Rarity
Spright Blue
UR Rarity
Spright Blue
Spright Blue
DARK 2
Spright Blue

  • ATK:

  • 1100

  • DEF:

  • 1000

If you control a Level/Rank 2 monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Spright Blue" once per turn this way. If this card is Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Spright" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Spright Blue". You can only use this effect of "Spright Blue" once per turn.


OCG :
Master Duel :

UR Rarity
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
UR Rarity
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
FIRE 3
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring

  • ATK:

  • 0

  • DEF:

  • 1800

When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that effect. ● Add a card from the Deck to the hand. ● Special Summon from the Deck. ● Send a card from the Deck to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" once per turn.



Tag(s):

Hand Trap
Tech
UR Rarity
I:P Masquerena
UR Rarity
I:P Masquerena
I:P Masquerena
DARK
I:P Masquerena

  • ATK:

  • 800

  • LINK-2

Link Arrow:

Bottom-Left

Bottom-Right

2 non-Link Monsters During your opponent's Main Phase, you can (Quick Effect): Immediately after this effect resolves, Link Summon 1 Link Monster using materials you control, including this card. You can only use this effect of "I:P Masquerena" once per turn. A Link Monster that used this card as material cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects.


If the card has the word "This" appearing right in the words Once per Turn - that means you can only use that effect once in 1 turn.


Other "Hard" Once per Turn types

  • Hard Once per Turn between both effects: This often happens in some cards with 2 or more effects . Its notables are the same as regular Hard Once per Turn, except that it has "effect 1 *card name* per turn" instead of "this effect/per turn of" and also has the following clause "and only once that turn" . This means that in addition to Once per Turn, even if a card has 2 or more effects, you are only allowed to use 1 effect of that card in 1 turn, and must wait until the next turn to use the remaining effect. Some examples are Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao , Appliancer Vacculephant or Elemental HERO Shadow Mist
  • "You can only activate 1 *card name* Once per Turn" . There's no difference, except that these are Spell/Trap cards. However, there is a special case where you can activate multiple copies of a card with this restriction, we will talk about this case in the next article.

Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao (For example)

UR Rarity
Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao
UR Rarity
Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao
Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao
LIGHT 8
Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao

  • ATK:

  • 2800

  • DEF:

  • 1000

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner Wyrm monsters If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can add to your hand or banish 1 "Swordsoul" card from your Deck. (Quick Effect): You can banish 1 "Swordsoul" card or 1 Wyrm monster from your hand or GY, then target 1 other Effect Monster on the field; negate its effects until the end of this turn. You can only use 1 "Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao" effect per turn, and only once that turn.


If you pay attention, you can see the words "...use 1 *card name* effect per turn, and only once that turn" - Meaning you can only use 1 eff of this card and only 1 eff among the countless inherent effs of that card.


Epilogue

That's all the knowledge I can impart to you today. If you find it useful, please follow the YGO Vietnam fan page to be updated with more useful information!

If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact YGO Vietnam via the " Contact " section. See you next time!



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