Downgrade

Downgrade 下位互換 (Kai Gokan)
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Downgrade refers to cards that are weaker than a similar card.

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This can be in terms of effect, power (the same as or lower), and cost (the same as or higher), but the race of the card is different, which causes the card to be subject to various detrimental effects such as Sasha, Channeler of Suns.

Examples

Killer the Kill, Demon Dragon King, Deadzone, S-Rank Zombie > Ultracide Worm (Race is different)
Gensetoraise, Burial Hero > Zagaan, Knight of Darkness (Can be blocked by Sasha, Channeler of Suns)
Screwmar, Decaying Scar Commander > Zagaan, Knight of Darkness (May trigger Madness effects)
Glenmalt, Explosive Swordmaster > Billion-Degree Dragon = Neo Bolshack Dragon > Gaulezal Dragon (Glenmalt is affected by Miracle Miradante, but otherwise better)
Emeralda, Pitch Dragon Elemental > Lah, Purification Enforcer (Race is different, Dragon allows cards such as VAN Beethoven, Zenith of "Shura" and Codeking Mozart to lock it)
Sword Saint Jigen, Awoken Dragon World > Infinite Ingmar, the Mobile Spirit (Race is different)

Duel Masters Gameplay — Glossary

General Game Rules

How to Play
English Game ● Japanese Game
Multiplayer ● Resolution ● Rule
Turn-Based Action ● State-Based Action

Turn / Steps

Untap Step ● Draw Step ● Charge Step ● Main Step ● Attack Step ● End Step

Keyword Actions / Terms

Keyword Actions
Awaken ● Battle ● Block ● Break ● Cast ● Charge ● Cross
Destroy ● Discard ● Dragsolution ● Expand ● Forbidden Liberate
Fortify ● Gachinko Judge ● Generate ● Link ● Reveal ● Seal ● Search
Shuffle ● Summon ● Switch ● Tap ● Trigger ● Upside Down ● Use ●

Other Terms
Attack ● Active Player ● Draw ● Defending Player ● Equip ● Flip ● Instead ● Leave
Look ● Mana ● Opponent ● Owner ● Player ● Summoning Sickness ●

Card Glossary

Characteristic
Ability ● Artist ● Card Name ● Card Number ● Card Rarity
Card Type ● Cost ● Civilization ● Mana Cost ● Mana Number
Power ● Race ● Soul ● Subtype ● Summon Cost ● Supertype

Category
Name Category ● Race Category

Card Frame
Old Frame ● New Frame
Silver Frame ● Metal Frame
Full Frame ● Full Frame Foil

Block Icon
PS Icon ● E1 Icon ● E2 Icon ● E3 Icon ● DS Icon

Other
Ability Words ● Back ● Flavor Text ● Keywords
Reminder Text ● Text ● Timeline ● Forbidden Characters

Card Types

Creature
Evolution Creature
Cross Gear
Evolution Cross Gear
Dragheart / Fortress / Weapon
Dragheart Creature ● Dragheart Fortress ● Dragheart Weapon
Exile
Exile Creature ● Evolution Exile Creature
Field
D2 Field ● DG Field ● Happiness Field
Forbidden
Forbidden Creature ● Forbidden Core ● Forbidden Impulse
Final Forbidden Creature ● Forbidden Field ● Final Forbidden Field
Psychic
Psychic Creature ● Psychic Super Creature ● Psychic Evolution Creature
Neo
Neo Creature ● Neo Evolution Creature
Other Types
Castle ● Cell ● Core ● Impulse ● Spell ● Twinpact
Other Supertypes
D2 ● DG ● Happiness ● Final ● Super

Game Zones

Battle Zone ● Deck ● Graveyard
Hand ● Mana Zone ● Shield Zone
Hyperspatial Zone

Unnamed Zones
Anywhere Zone ● Bottom of Deck ● Top of Deck
Top of Evolution Creature ● Under Evolution Creature
Zone other than the battle zone

Card Rarity

Collection ● Common ● Uncommon ● Rare ● Very Rare ● Super Rare
Victory Rare ● Double Victory ● Legend Rare ● Secret Rare ● Master Rare ● DG Rare

Advanced Gameplay

Cycle ● God
Monocolored ● Multicolored
Multiple Races ● No Race
Special Race ● Vanilla

Category
Name Category ● Race Category

Effects / Abilities

Effects
Oneshot Effect ● Continuous Effect ● Substitution Effect
Destruction Replacement effect ● Sprout

Abilities
Static Ability ● Trigger Ability ● Activated Ability ● Spell Ability
List of Static Abilities

Triggers
Attack Trigger ● Come Into Play ● Put Into Graveyard
List of Trigger Conditions

Products

Booster Packs ● Promotional

Theme Decks
Half Deck ● Super Deck
Super Deck Zero ● Super Deck Cross
Entry Deck Zero ● Entry Pack Zero
Super Deck Saga ● Entry Deck 2010 ● Super Deck Shock
Masters Chronicle Deck ● Chronicle Legacy Deck

Foil

Custom Foil / Foil Card
Shiden Foil ● Saga Foil ● Romanov Foil
NEX Foil ● God Foil
Super Solid Foil ● Full Frame Foil

God Card ● Catino God Card
Heroes God Card ● Special Super Rare
Laminate Card ● Visual Shock Secret Card

Tournament Regulation

Hall of Fame
(History / Timeline / Reasons)

Cheating ● Errata ● Metagame ● Stalling ● Restricted Card
March 20, 2017 Rules revision

Tournament Formats
Block Constructed ● 2 Block Constructed
After Generate League

Special Restriction
Hall of Fame Zero Duel ● 10 Races Deck Battle
Mega Deck Duel 7 ● Zero Civilization King Finals
Monocolored Tournament

Sealed
Limit 10 ● Tokkyu 8 ● Booster Draft

Prebuilt Decks
Super Deck Zero Duel ● Start Deck Champion Finals

Events
Duel Road ● Due Festival ● Duema FestivalC
Certified Grand Prix ● Certified Judge Test ● Certified Tournament
Championship ● Challenge Cup ● Super CS

Functional Reprint

Adjust Version ● Avoid Graveyard ● Super Card
Upgrade ● Complete Upgrade ● Downgrade
Complete Downgrade ● Isomorphic Resale

Non-Keyword abilities

Adds Civilization ● Adds Race ● Alternate Win ● Alternative Cost
Attack Bend ● Basic Card ● Chump Block
Degenerate ● Diamond State ● Draw Spell
Extra Turn ● Finisher
Graveyard Fertilizer ● Graveyard Summon
Hand Addition ● Hand Change ● Infinite
Mana Acceleration ● Mana Burn ● Mana Curve ● Mana Summon
Opponent Reliance ● Peeping ● Reset ● Resistance
Reverse Fury Charge ● Reverse Slayer ● Shield Addition
Shield Burn ● Shield Change ● Shield Peek
Suicide ● Skip the rest of the turn ● Trample
Unattackable ● Unblockable ● Unchoosable
Vigilance ● Win All Battles ● 3D Dragsolution

Recovery (Salvage)
Graveyard Recovery ● Mana Recovery ● Shield Recovery

For No Cost
Madness ● Reanimate ● Recruit ● Shield Trigger creature

Removal
Blocker Based Removal ● Bounce ● Can Attack Untapped Creatures ● Decrease Power
Fixed Removal ● Force Battle ● Mass Removal ● Power Based Removal
Reset ● Sealing ● Self Removal ● Tap In ● Tap and Destroy

"Feed"
Deck Feed ● Graveyard Feed ● Mana Feed ● Shield Feed

Advantage (Merit)
Disadvantage ● Board Advantage ● Field Advantage
Hand Advantage ● Information Advantage ● Mana Advantage
Tempo Advantage ● Time Advantage ● Suppression

Demerits
Can't Attack ● Can't Block
Attack if Able ● Block if Able
Alternate Loss Condition

Reprint Policies
DASH Golden List ● Duema Golden List

Card Power
Weenie ● Midrange ● Fatty
Lightweight ● Heavyweight

Other
Designer's Combo ● Evolution Icon ● Gacha Figure ● Game Table ● Limited Card
Key Card ● Name Rule ● Overkill ● Power Creep ● Quasi-Vanilla
The Over Eggplant-cross ● Rock-Paper-Scissors ● Trivia card

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