Keyword Action

A Keyword Action is a word or words, usually a verb, that substitutes for a piece of rules text.

Details
Keyword actions and keyword abilities are closely related. Both represent a longer segment of rules text. Because they have a specific rules meaning and are listed in the Rulebook, keywords of either type can be referenced from other cards.

They differ in that keyword abilities are either characteristics of cards, whereas keyword actions describe game-related actions.


 * Leave, Flip, Look, Face-up do not function by themselves, and are not keyword functions. They each require additional text to work. For example, "leave" requires "the battle zone" and Flip requires "to its higher costing side".

Generate and Fortify are often written in Reminder Text.

List of Keyword Actions

 * Tap / Untap
 * Summon
 * Cast
 * Use
 * Destroy
 * Discard
 * Charge
 * Reveal
 * Search
 * Shuffle
 * Block
 * Battle
 * Break
 * Evolution
 * Generate
 * Cross
 * Link
 * Fortify
 * Awaken
 * Gachinko Judge
 * Dragsolution
 * Seal
 * Forbidden Liberate
 * Switch
 * Expand
 * Put Upside Down

Rulings

 * The May 24, 2016 update of the Comprehensive Game Rules indicates that the action of "Drawing a Card" in Chapter 1 of the "Game Basics" is not regarded as a keyword action.