EARTH

EARTH
Japanese (kanji and furigana)	地(ち)
Japanese (kanji)	地
Rōmaji	Chi
Japanese translated	Ground
English	Earth
Other names  French: Terre  German: Erde
Lists	members support anti-support

EARTH monsters are powerful cards focused both on brute strength and rock-solid Defense. The Field Spell Card Gaia Power is targeted toward Earth monsters, increasing their ATK by 500 but decreasing their DEF by 400. Another Field Spell Card, Canyon, while it uses Rock-Type monsters, is also good to use, since Rock-Types are nearly all Earth. Structure Deck 7: Invincible Fortress takes advantage of this by strengthening Earth cards and striking opponents hard with high ATK. Warrior, Rock, Beast, Beast-Warrior, and Plant-Types are the most common Earth monsters, though Zombie and Machine are also quite frequent, there are others of many different Types. Earth is usually thought of as the opposite of WIND, though there is no direct advantage other than in certain video games (even if this idea also appears in the effects of some cards like "Desert Twister", "Milus Radiant" or "Bladefly"). In a few other contexts it is also seen as the "neutral" element between DARK and LIGHT, as seen in cards like "Sky Scourge Invicil" and Warrior of Zera.

Earth monsters are not greatly supported by other cards, though they have a few. Those include: Giant Rat, "Milus Radiant", "The Rock Spirit", "Gigantes" and "Warrior Lady of the Wasteland" for Earth Warriors.

Amazoness cards are all EARTH Warrior-Type monsters, and so can use many of the cards that support Earth types, as well as those designed specifically for Warriors, and specifically for themselves. The "X-Saber", "Cyber Girls" "Iron Chain" and "Ancient Gear" Archetypes are also EARTH.

Example

Also See: Lists of EARTH Monsters, EARTH Support Cards, and Anti-EARTH Support Cards.

Gameplay and Glossary

Basic Gameplay Monster Cards - Spell Cards - Trap Cards Token Monsters Types of Monster Cards Effect - Fusion - Normal - Ritual - Synchro - Dark Synchro Types of Spell Cards Continuous - Field - Equip Normal - Quick-Play - Ritual Types of Trap Cards Continuous - Counter - Normal Other Types of Card Equip Cards Manga Cards Virus - Trap-Spell Equip Trap Cards - Field Trap Cards Continuous Trap-Spell Cards - Field Virus Cards Turn Phases Draw Phase - Standby Phase - Main Phase 1 Battle Phase - Main Phase 2 - End Phase Start Step - Battle Step Damage Step - End Step

Intermediate Gameplay ATK - DEF - Level - Attribute - Type Main Deck - Side Deck Fusion Deck - Extra Deck Hand - Graveyard - Playing Field - Removed from play Life Points - Damage - Game Mechanics 3 Card Rule - Spell Speed - Battle position Attack Position - Defense Position Face-up - Face-down - Flip Draw a card - Pick up a card Hand Size Limit Playing Field Zones Monster Zones - Spell/Trap Zones Field Spell Zone - Graveyard Zone Deck Zone - Removed from Play Zone Fusion Deck Zone - Extra Deck Zone Types of Summon Flip - Normal - Tribute Fusion - Special - Ritual Synchro - Set Tribute Set

Advanced Gameplay Activate - Chain - Costs - Counters - Destroy Discard - FTK - Lockdown - OTK - Resolve Spell Counter - Target - Tribute Types of Monster Effects Continuous - Flip - Ignition - Quick Summon - Trigger Compulsory - Optional - Lingering Types of Effect Monsters Flip - Gemini - Spirit - Toon - Tuner - Union - Dark Tuner Types of Spell Speed Spell Speed 1 Spell Speed 2 Spell Speed 3

Expert Gameplay Tournament Guidelines Duel - Infinite Loop - Maintenance Costs Missing the Timing - Match Replay - Piercing - Priority Spell Monsters - Trap Monsters Double Tributer - Victory Conditions Field Advantage - Hand Advantage Fusion Material Monsters Fusion Substitute Monsters Synchro Material Monsters Attributes DARK - EARTH - FIRE - LIGHT - WATER - WIND DIVINE Types Archetype Aqua - Beast - Beast-Warrior - Dinosaur Divine-Beast - Dragon - Fairy - Fiend Fish - Insect - Machine - Plant Psychic - Pyro - Reptile - Rock Sea Serpent - Spellcaster - Thunder Warrior - Winged Beast - Zombie Human - Immortal - ??? Black Magic - White Magic