Choose a race

Choose a race 種族指定 (Shuzoku Shitei)

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Choose a race is a gameplay term.

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This line of text first appeared in DM-09 on a cycle of cards with a Tap Ability, a cycle of spells as well as Petrova, Channeler of Suns.

5 Petrova, Channeler of Suns
Mecha Del Sol

Light Creature / 3500
■ When you put this creature into the battle zone, choose a race other than Mecha Del Sol. Each creature of that race gets +4000 power. ■ Whenever your opponent would choose a creature in the battle zone, he can't choose this one. (It can still be attacked and blocked.)

4 Trap Commune

Darkness Spell
Shield trigger (When this spell is put into your hand from your shield zone, you may cast it immediately for no cost.) ■ Choose a race. Destroy any number of your creatures that have that race. Then destroy a number of your opponent's creatures equal to or less than number of your creatures destroyed this way.

Light

Support Card:	Card Type:	Card Effect:
Petrova, Channeler of Suns	Creature	■ When you put this creature into the battle zone, choose a race other than Mecha Del Sol. Each creature of that race gets +4000 power.
Tra Rion, Penumbra Guardian	Creature	■ Instead of having this creature attack, you may tap it to use its ability. Choose a race. At the end of this turn, untap all creatures of that race in the battle zone.
Unified Resistance	Spell	■ Choose a race. Until the start of your next turn, each of your creatures in the battle zone of that race gets "Blocker (Whenever an opponent's creature attacks, you may tap this creature to stop the attack. Then the 2 creatures battle)."
Solar Commune	Spell	■ Choose a race. For each of your creatures in the battle zone that have that race, you may choose one of your opponent's creatures in the battle zone and tap it.

Water

Support Card:	Card Type:	Card Effect:
Hokira	Creature	■ Instead of having this creature attack, you may tap it to use its ability. Choose a race. Whenever one of your creatures of that race would be destroyed this turn, return it to your hand instead.
Impossible Tunnel	Spell	■ Choose a race. Creatures of that race can't be blocked this turn.
Hydro Commune	Spell	■ Choose a race. Return any number of your creatures in the battle zone that have that race to your hand. Then return a number of your opponent's creatures in the battle zone equal to or less than the number of creatures you returned to your hand to their owners' hand.

Darkness

Support Card:	Card Type:	Card Effect:
Venom Worm	Creature	■ Instead of having this creature attack, you may tap it to use its ability. Choose a race. Each creature of that race gets "slayer" until the end of the turn. (Whenever a creature that has "slayer" battles, destroy the other creature after the battle.)
Zombie Carnival	Spell	■ Choose a race. Return up to 3 creatures of that race from your graveyard to your hand.
Trap Commune	Spell	■ Choose a race. Destroy any number of your creatures that have that race. Then destroy a number of your opponent's creatures equal to or less than number of your creatures destroyed this way.

Fire

Support Card:	Card Type:	Card Effect:
Gigio's Hammer	Creature	■ Instead of having this creature attack, you may tap it to use its ability. Choose a race. Each creature of that race attacks this turn if able and gets "power attacker +4000" until the end of the turn. (While attacking, a creature that has "power attacker +4000" gets +4000 power.)
Relentless Blitz	Spell	■ Choose a race. This turn, each creature of that race can attack untapped creatures and can't be blocked while attacking a creature.
Crimson Commune	Spell	■ Choose a race. For each of your creatures in the battle zone that have that race, you may destroy one of your opponent's creatures that has "blocker".

Nature

Support Card:	Card Type:	Card Effect:
Silvermoon Trailblazer	Creature	■ Instead of having this creature attack, you may tap it to use its ability. Choose a race. Creatures of that race can't be blocked by creatures that have power 3000 or less this turn.
Dance of the Sproutlings	Spell	■ Choose a race. You may put any number of creatures of that race from your hand into your mana zone.
Tribal Commune	Spell	■ Choose a race. Each of your creatures in the battle zone that have that race get +4000 power, and can't be blocked by creatures that have power 5000 or less until the end of the turn.
Surprise Illusion	Spell	■ Choose a race of creature. Each of your creatures in the battle zone have that creature's race until the end of the turn.
Soul Calling	Spell	■ Choose a race, then search your deck. Take 3 creatures that have the chosen race that have different names from your deck, and show them to your opponent. Shuffle your deck and put the 3 cards on the top of your deck in any order.
Cart Beetle	Creature	■ When you put this creature, choose a race and reveal the top 2 cards of your deck. Put all cards that have that race from among them into your hand and put the rest on the bottom of your deck in any order.

You can't choose a Race Category that don't exist as a single race. This includes Command, Command Dragon, Cyber, and Knightmare.
- The Abyss Revolution block included the newer race categories of Armored, Abyss, Magic and Mecha that also can't be chosen.
- You can however choose races that are also a Race Category such as Giant (which also covers races such as Giant Insect and Giant Dragon) or Knight (which also covers Funky Knightmare and Dark Knightmare).
  - Dragon (printed on Crimson NEXTREME, Explosive Dragon Mystery) and Monster (printed on Beholder, Orderly General) were also printed on a card as a single race, so are allowed as a choice.
You can't choose races that only exist on Game Original Cards such as "Holy Dragon".