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ディスカード (Disukādo)
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Category: Card Discard

Discard is a keyword action.

Details[]

It is the act of putting a card from a player's hand into its owner's graveyard.

Various cards and abilities require you to discard cards as a part of their cost (ex: Headlong Giant), or allow you to discard cards from your opponent's hand (ex: Lost Soul), or even both.

When making an opponent discard, many effects discard cards at random, but some let the player who will be discarding decide which card to lose, while some even let the effect's controller decide on the card for the opponent by first revealing the opponent's hand. Usually, the latter effect is the most expensive option in terms of raw mana cost, and the former two effects are lower in mana cost.

Since Duel Masters allows for hand refilling as a part of making progress towards ending the game due to its shield-breaking aspect, discard can be a potent strategy to counteracting the additional cards gained by a player whose shields were broken.

To counteract the potency of discard in Duel Masters, some cards actually gain benefits or protection from being discarded or otherwise turning the typically negative effect into positive gain, for example Berlin, Bell Gravekeeper and cards with a "Madness" ability.

Certain keywords also benefit from discard, such as Soul Recall, and No Choice or creatures with Graveyard evolution. As such, Self Discards had been used to fill one's graveyard, sometimes Strike Back cards also being used for this advantage.

List of famous Card Discard cards[]

Support[]

Supported[]

Anti-Discard Cards
The following cards have an ability that triggers whenever a card is discarded (not to be confused with Discard Substitution).

They might support your other Self Discard cards or discourage the opponent from using Card Discard.

Support Card: Card Effect:
Berlin, Bell Gravekeeper ■ Whenever a card is discarded from your hand by one of your opponent's spell effects or creature abilities, you may return up to 2 cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Dorothea, the Explorer ■ Whenever you discard cards during your opponent's turn, draw the same number of cards you discarded.
Endless Puppet, Lord of Magic ■ Whenever your opponent discards cards from their hand, you may draw the same amount of cards they discarded.
Glenlivet, Explosive Dragon Ruler / "Explosive Secret Art, Raging Dragon's Earth!" ■ When you summon this creature or when this creature is discarded from your hand by the effect of one of your opponent's cards, reveal the top 3 cards of your deck. Put a dragon from among it and put the rest on the bottom of your deck in any order.
Kiribai, Dragon Armored ■ Whenever you discard a creature from your hand, you may choose a creature that costs less than it and return it to its owner's hand.
Lulufura, Sound Elemental ■ When you put this creature into the battle zone or when this creature would be discarded by the effect or ability of one of your opponent's spells, draw 2 cards.
Manbobo, Sauntering Priest ■ Whenever you discard your hand, this turn, this creature can't be blocked.
Miracle Star, Time Caster ■ When you put this creature into the battle zone or when this creature is discarded from your hand by the effect of one of your opponent's spells or ability of a creature, you may return any number of spells that have different costs from your graveyard to your hand.
Parlu, Smiling Shrine Maiden ■ Whenever you discard a card from your hand, this creature gets +3000 power and gets "double breaker" until the end of the turn.
Paua, Shell Beast ■ When you put this creature into the battle zone or when this creature is discarded by the effect of one of your opponent's spells or ability of a creature, you may draw 4 cards.
Ryusei the Earth ■ When you put this creature into the battle zone or when this creature is discarded by one of your opponent's spell effect or creature ability, look at the top card of your deck. Put it into your hand or mana zone.
XENARCH, Reaper Tyrant ■ Whenever you discard a card from your hand, if this creature is in your graveyard, you may return it to your hand.

Related Categories[]

  • For cards that allow you to discard your opponent's cards, see Card Discard.
  • For cards that allow you to discard your own cards, see Self Discard.
  • For cards that can be put into the battle zone when they would be discarded, see Discard Substitution.

Rulings[]

From the Duel Masters - General Game Rules: Version 1.38 (September 14, 2023)

  • 701.7. Discard
    • 701.7a To discard a card, put it from a player's hand into its owner's graveyeard.
    • 701.7b By default, effects that cause a player to discard a card allow the affected player to choose which card to discard. Some effects, however, require a random discard or allow another player to choose which card is discarded.

From the Duel Masters - General Game Rules: Version 1.38 (September 14, 2023)

  • 701.7. 捨てる
    • 701.7a カードを捨てるとは、それを手札からそのプレイヤーの墓地に置くことです。(ストライク・バックを使用する時は、手札に加える前ですがアクションとしては捨てる動作と同じ事を行います)
    • 701.7b 通常、プレイヤーにカードを捨てさせる効果は、その影響を受けるプレイヤーに捨てるカードを選ばせます。一部の効果は、無作為に捨てることを要求したり、あるいは他のプレイヤーに選ばせることを要求することもあります。

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