Edison Rules Compendium

Damage Step Substeps

Substep 1: Start of the Damage Step

• Effects that state during the Damage Step are now applied.
• Effects that trigger at the start of the Damage Step now activate.
• Quick Effects and Spells/Traps that affect ATK/DEF may be activated.

Substep 2: Flip Sets Face-up

• If the Attack Target is Set, flip it face-up (Flip Effects are not activated yet).
• Effects that affect the attack target, if it was set, now start applying.
• Quick Effects and Spells/Traps that affect ATK/DEF may be activated.

Substep 3: Before Damage Calculation

• Effects that state before Damage Calculation activate/apply now.
• Quick Effects and Spells/Traps that affect ATK/DEF may be activated.

Substep 4: During Damage Calculation

• Effects that specifically state “Damage Calculation” activate/apply now.
• Monster Effect that can be activated During the Damage Step.

Substep 5: After Damage Calculation

• Calculate damage and if monsters should be destroyed (they are not yet sent to GY).

• Afterwards, apply effects that did not affect ATK/DEF of a monster (e.g. Berserk Gorilla).

• Effects that state if this card inflicts battle damage activate now.

• Quick Effects and Spells/Traps that affect ATK/DEF may NOT be activated.

• There can only be 1 manual chain in this substep.

Substep 6: Resolve Effects

• Monsters marked as “destroyed by battle” no longer apply their continuous effects.

• Effects that specifically state “after Damage Calculation” activate now.

• Flip effects also activate, and form a chain with any other effects activating now.

• Quick Effects and Spells/Traps that affect ATK/DEF may NOT be activated.

• There can only be 1 manual chain in this substep.

Substep 7: End of the Damage Step

• Monsters destroyed by battle are now sent to the GY.

• Effects that activate when a monster is destroyed by battle now activate (on 1 chain).

• Quick Effects and Spells/Traps that affect ATK/DEF may NOT be activated.

• There can only be 1 manual chain in this substep.