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This is a list of the different Card Mechanics or effects that a creature or spell may have.

Accelerator [[Image:Accelerator.gif]]
An effect allowing a creature that has been crossed with a cross gear to gain an extra ability. Some creatures get a "Super Accelerator" variant, where the ability activates while any of your creatures is crossed with a cross gear.

Attack each turn if able
The creature with this ability must attack each turn if nothing prevents it from attacking (summoning sickness, a spell or creature effect etc…)

Bio Kick
A creature with this ability may be discarded from your hand when one of your creatures is not blocked when attacking (this creature's race is specified). If you choose to discard, you may activate a special ability. Ex: when one of your Dragons attacks and is not blocked, you may discard this card from your hand, if so, destroy one of your opponent's creature.

Bio Tackle
A creature with this ability may be discarded from your hand at the beginning of a battle when one of your creatures attacks (this creature's race is specified). If you choose to discard, you can activate a temporary effect that will last until the end of your turn.

Blocker [[Image:blockericon.jpg]]
Allows a creature with this ability to block an attack from an opposing creature. Ex: if a creature attacks one of your shields, you can use a creature with the "Blocker" ability to stop the attack. Sometimes this is specific to a given trait, e.g. a "Fire Blocker" can only block fire creatures.

Break Bonus [[Image:Breakbonus.gif]]
If a creature with this ability is still in the battle zone after breaking shields, for each shield broken, its ability can be used.

"Breaker" Variants
These abilities allows the creature to break extra shields in a single attack if it makes a successful unblocked attack on a player. Each shield is broken one at a time. Should the creature leave the battle zone in the middle of breaking shields (due to Shield Triggers or the like) the shield-breaking still continues. Creatures with 2 or more of these abilities can choose to use either one of these - these abilities do not stack.
 * Double Breaker - The creature breaks 2 shields rather than the usual one.
 * Triple Breaker - The creature breaks 3 shields rather than the usual one.
 * Quadruple Breaker - The creature breaks 4 shields rather than the usual one.
 * World Breaker - The creature breaks all of the opponent's shields at once.
 * Galaxy Breaker - The creature breaks all of the opponent's shields at once. After the attack, all your shields are broken too.
 * Crew Breaker - The creature breaks one additional shield for each creature you control that is of the same race as that creature.

Charger
Allows a spell to be put it into your Mana Zone instead of your Graveyard after it has been cast.

Cyclone
A spell with the "cyclone" ability is returned to your hand instead of going to the graveyard after it's been cast if you've played a creature before casting the spell.

Double Evolution Burst
A card with this ability allows you to choose both of its 2 effects if you have an evolution creature in the battle zone.

Dynamo
A special kind of race, with an ability similar to Survivors. Dynamo creatures can tap themselves to add their power and abilities to any Dynamo that is attacking or being attacked.

Evolution Creature Variants
A creature mechanic that allows you to "evolve" a creature into a more powerful creature. This is done by placing the "evolved" creature on top of the original.
 * Evolution - Put on top of a specific kind of creature.
 * Vortex Evolution (V) - Put on top of 2 specific creatures.
 * Galaxy Vortex Evolution (GV) - Put on top of 3 specific creatures.
 * Mana Evolution - Choose a specific kind of creature in your mana zone, and put it on top of that creature into your battle zone.
 * Mana Vortex (V) - Choose 2 specific kinds of creatures in your mana zone, and put it on top of those cards into your battle zone.
 * Mana Galaxy Vortex (GV) - Choose 3 specific kinds of creatures in your mana zone, and put it on top of those cards into your battle zone.
 * Deck Evolution - Reveal the top card of your Deck. If it is a creature, put this creature into the battle zone on top of the revealed card. Otherwise the revealed card is added to your hand.
 * Mad Deck Evolution (M) - Reveal the top three cards of your Deck. If one of those is a creature, put this creature into the battle zone on top of the chosen creature from the three. Rest two of the three cards are put to graveyard afterwards. Otherwise all the revealed cards are put to your graveyard.
 * Grave Evolution - Choose a certain type of creature in your graveyard, then put this creature into the battle zone on top of the chosen creature.
 * Grave Vortex (V) - Choose 2 certain types of creatures in your graveyard, then put this creature into the battle zone on top of the chosen creatures.
 * Grave Galaxy Vortex (GV) - Choose 3 certain types of creatures in your graveyard, then put this creature into the battle zone on top of the chosen creatures.
 * Hand Evolution - Choose a certain type of creature in your hand, then put this creature into the battle zone on top of the chosen creature.
 * Hand Vortex (V) - Choose 2 certain types of creatures in your hand, then put this creature into the battle zone on top of the chosen creatures.
 * Ultimate Evolution - Put on top of a specific kind of Evolution creatures.
 * Super Infinite Evolution - Put on top of 1 or more of a specific kind of creature.

God Link
An ability exclusive to Gods. When, or while, two Gods are linked, they will gain each other's effects and power. When a linked God would leave the battle zone, the player can choose which of the linked Gods leaves. Gods can only link with specific Gods, whose names are stated in their card text. Some Gods have "Triple God Link", allowing them to link with 2 other Gods.

Considering how the artwork of the Gods are designed, it is easy to tell to which God a God can link to, and where. Their artwork will spill over the usual card art border and towards the direction in which the God could link. See the God page for specific rulings on the God Link ability.

G-Zero (Gravity-Zero)
A creature with the "G-Zero" ability may be summoned unto the Battle Zone without paying the cost if certain conditions are fulfilled.

Knight Magic [[Image:Knightmagic.gif]]
An ability exclusive to Knight spells. These spells get to use their abilites a second time if you have a Knight creature in the battle zone.

Launcher E (Energy)
When the spell with the “Launcher E” ability is cast; you may tap any number of untapped creatures in the Battle Zone with the same race as specified by the card. The effect of the spell is influenced by the number of creatures that are tapped by this ability. Ex: Tap any number of Demon Command in the Battle Zone; destroy the same number of your opponent's creature.

Life Gate
When the creature with this ability is destroyed, you may take a creature from your Graveyard and add it to your hand, if so add the creature with the “Life Gate” ability to the bottom of your deck instead of the Graveyard (The races of creatures you can take back from the Graveyard are specifically stated by the card). Some creatures possess the "Great Life Gate" ability, allowing you to take back multiple creatures from your Graveyard to your hand (The races of creatures you can take back from the Graveyard are specifically stated by the card).

Lost Prism
An ability exclusive to Lost Crusaders. When a creature possessing this ability is summoned, reveal the top card of your deck. If it is a multicolored card it is added to your hand.

Metamorph [[Image:Metamorph.gif]]
When you have 7 or more cards in your Mana Zone, the creature or spell will gain a new special ability.

Meteorburn
An ability exclusive to evolution creatures. By sending a creature under the evolution creature (a component for the evolution) to the graveyard, a special effect can be activated. Timings for this effect's use are usually when the creature attacks, but this may differ. Some creatures can send more than one card at once to set off an even more powerful effect.

Ninja Strike
An ability exclusive to Shinobi creatures. If you possess at least a certain number of cards in the mana zone (specified in the Shinobi's card text) when your opponent attacks or blocks, you can summon that creature at no cost. The summoned creature is returned to the bottom of your deck at the end of that turn. Only 1 Ninja Strike ability can be used per attack or block.

Overdrive [[Image:Overdrive.gif]]
When you summon a creature with this ability, you can tap extra mana to activate its abilities. Some creatures come with multiple abilities, each with its own cost. It is possible to use more than one ability at once, provided that there is enough mana for all of them.

Photo E (Energy) [[Image:Photoe.gif]]
If a race-specific card in your Mana Zone is tapped to summon the creature with the "Photo E" ability, the summoned creature will gain an extra ability. Ex: If a Dark Lord is tapped in your Mana Zone to summon this creature, you may destroy one of your opponent's creatures.

Power Attacker
Makes a creature more powerful when they attack. For example, a creature that has power 3000 and Power Attacker +2000 will deliver an attack of 5000 power. But its power will revert back to normal after the assault.

Samurai Generation
An ability exclusive to Samurai creatures. When a creature possessing this ability is summoned, you may generate a cross gear from your hand at no cost.

Saver
When one of your creatures would be destroyed, another creature with the "Saver" mechanic may sacrifice itself to be sent to the graveyard in place of that creature. This mechanic is often race-specific, though some variants are universal. Some creatures have "Shield Saver", which allows them to destroy themselves instead of having a shield being broken.

Shield Force [[Image:Shieldforce.gif]]
When a creature possessing this ability is summoned, choose one of your shields. The creature gets its abilities while that chosen shield remains in the shield zone.

Shield Plus
Adds the top card of your deck on top of one of your shields. The stack is considered as a single shield. "Super Shield Plus" variants do this for each of your shields, while "Ultra Shield Plus" variants add the top 5 cards onto a single shield.

Shield Trigger [[Image:Shieldtrigger.jpg]]
Allows a player to use a card from the Shield zone without paying its cost when that shield is broken if it has the "Shield Trigger" ability. Cross Gears get the "Shield Trigger X" variant, where they can be generated and crossed at no cost when broken as a shield.

Silent Skill [[Image:Silentskill.gif]]
An effect that triggers when you refuse to untap the tapped creature with Silent Skill during the Untap Step at the start of your turn.

Slayer
Allows a creature to destroy the creature it battles, even if it loses the battle as a result. Sometimes this is specific to a given trait, e.g. a "Nature Slayer" can only use its "Slayer" ability against Nature creatures.

Soulshift
Used when summoning Evolution Creature's. While summoning it, the creature's cost is reduced by that of the base creature's. This cannot be reduced below 1.

Speed Attacker
Allows a creature to attack on the turn that it was summoned, thus cancelling the summoning sickness.

Stealth
Allows a creature to be unblockable when it attacks an opponent with a specific civilization card in their Mana Zone. For example, a creature with "Water Stealth" cannot be blocked by an opponent who has water cards in their Mana Zone.

Strike Back [[Image:Strikeback.gif]]
When one of your shields of a certain civilization is broken, you may discard the broken shield to use the card with the Strike Back ability at no cost.

Survivor [[Image:Survivor.gif]]
A creature mechanic that allows your Survivor creatures to share abilities with other Survivor creatures. Note that not all the abilities of a Survivor is a ability, and thus some cannot be shared.

Sympathy
A creature with the "Sympathy" mechanic will have reduced cost to be summoned for each creature of a (or several) specific race(s) that is present in the Battle Zone. But there is usually a limit to how low the cost can be (usually the minimum is 2). Ex: a creature will have its cost reduced by 1 for each Angel and/or Demon Command in the Battle Zone, but the cost cannot go lower than 2.

Tap Ability [[Image:Tap.gif]]
Instead of using that creature to attack, you can tap the creature to use its listed ability. This can only be done during the attacking step of the turn. Creatures that cannot attack or have no valid attacking targets cannot tap for abilities.

Thrilling Three
Reveal the 3 top cards of your deck, for each race-specific card among those 3 cards; you may activate a special ability of the creature with the "Thrilling Three" effect. Afterward, put the revealed cards to the bottom of the deck in any order. Ex: For each "Armored Dragon" cards, you may draw an extra card.

Turbo Rush [[Image:Turborush.gif]]
A creature mechanic that allows creatures to gain special abilities when other creatures break a Shield.

Wave Striker [[Image:Wavestrike.gif]]
A creature mechanic that allows Wave Striker effects to take place if there are three or more Wave Strikers in the battle zone.