Priority (Advanced Gameplay)

Priority plays a big role in the way the game is played and the way you as a duelist can take advantage of dangerous situations. It is important to understand all the key concepts of Priority especially for when you duel at an Advanced Level.

I. What is Priority?
II. Priority "Stealer's"


I. What is Priority?
Priority is defined as: "A player's 'right' to be able to activate his/her effect, ensuring its spot on chain link 1".

When a player Summons a monster that has an Ignition Effect [Spell Speed 1] (an effect that has no restriction on when it can be activated during your Main Phase) the turn player can call Priority and activate that effect immediately. The effect of that monster will then become Chain Link 1 in all cases.


For Example:
Player A Summons Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind.
- Player A retains Priority.
Chain Link 1: Player A calls "Priority" and activates Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind's effect. He/she selects an opponents face-up monster as a target.
- Priority is now passed and Player B can respond.
Chain Link 2: Player B discards 1 card as a cost and activates Phoenix Wing Wind Blast.
- Priority is passed back to Player A.
- Player A does not wish to activate any cards.
- Player A passes priority to Player B.
- Player B does not wish to activate any cards.
- Both players have agreed to resolve the chain.
-------Chain Resolves Backwards-------
Chain Link 2: Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind is returned to the top of its owner's deck
Chain Link 1: Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind's effect resolves and the targeted monster has its ATK/DEF halved.

If Player A did not call Priority for Gale's effect then after Phoenix Wing Wind Blast has been activated it is impossible to chain Gale's effect due to Ignition Effects being Spell Speed 1. To avoid this situation as a duelist, always call Priority before you Summon your monster so your opponent doesn't rush into moves.

Each time a card is placed on the chain (as we saw in the example), priority is shifted to the opponent. Therefore, you cannot activate 2 of your own cards as chain link 1 and 2 when calling priority unless your opponent has no response to the first card you placed on the chain.

Note: It is not the cards that have priority, it is the player who has priority. The turn player always starts with priority and your opponent can never call priority on your turn.

II. Priority "Stealer's"

Zombie Master is a bad example imo.

whys that?

--The Detonator--

http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Card_Rulings:Zombie_Master

To use his effect he must remain on the field. They forgot to translate the full text. I would prefer to take Chaos Sorcerer as example.

o.O
The way the card is written Priority stands as it is, but I did my research and the Official card effect actually states Zombie Master needs to be face-up on the field for the effet to resolve.

Konami fail at translating -. -

~Topic updated~

Just to let you all know. Zombie Master is an exception to the rule which i have never seen before in the game. You can call Priority on this card however if he doesn't stay face-up on the field when the effect tries to resolve the effect disappears. Its an unwritten part of the card that Konami failed to translate...

--The Detonator--

Same for Elemental Hero Prisma

[b]This strikes an interesting topic. If I wanted to activate a priority effect, when the effect of the monster states "When face up on the field" and I summon it, and my opponent activates "Compulsory evacuation device" does the effect of my monster still resolve?

It will depend entirely on exactly how the monsters effect is worded. Give me an example of a monster and i will explain it you x]

--The Detonator--

hmm, when 2 or more card that eff activates at the end phase,,
ex:1 terror Incarnate and 1 Yubel is face up on my field,,
how to decide wich is eff is chain 1 or chain 2??

if Yubel is chain 1 and terror chain 2
chain 1 : yubel eff active I'm not tributing monsters
chain 2 : terror incarnate eff destroying Yubel active
then
chain 2 : yubel destroyed (is it's eff active now??)
chain 1 : yubel eff missed and could it summon another incarnate??
if can, does the second incarnate eff resolves becaus it's end phase?

If yubel is chain 2 and terror chain 1
chain 1 : terror eff active
chain 2 : I'm tributing terror
then
chain 2 : terror tributed and sent to grave
chain 1 : terror eff active destroying yubel and, could it summon terror incarnate that is sent to grave by chain 2? ex: is it bcoz I only use one incarnate in deck,

and another eff that resolves at end phase at the same time makes me confused >.<

@ Aludra,
when 2 effects actvate at the same time (during the Battle Phase, the End Phase, the Standby Phase etc.) the player that controls those cards can actually chose the order of which to activate the effects and place them on the chain however they like.

So basically, you can do any of those 2 scenarios, since you are the controller of the cards, you can choose which effect becomes chain link 1 and which effect become chain link 2.

EDIT: the scenarios will work like this.

Scenario 1:
Chain Link 1 : Yubel's effect activates
Chain Link 2 : Yubel - Terror Incarnate's effect activates
-----Chain resolves backwards-----
Chain Link 2 resolves: All monsters on the field are destroyed
Chain Link 1 resolves: Yubel's effect fizzles because she is no longer on the field.

Now the interesting thing about this is that you will miss the timing. Yubel's effect is a "When... you can" effect and when Yubel is destroyed by Yubel - Terror Incarnate its still tryin gto resolve its first effect so it cannot activate it's second effect to Summon a Terror Incarnate to the field.

Scenario 2:
Chain Link 1 : Yubel - Terror Incarnate's effect activates
Chain Link 2 : Yubel's effect is activated.
-----Chain resolves backwards-----
Chain Link 2 resolves: Yubel - Terror Incarnate is tributed to the Graveyard.
Chain Link 1 resolves: All monsters on the field are destroyed.

You may now start a new chain and activate Yubel's effect to Special Summon a Yubel - Terror Incarnate to the field.

--The Detonator--

(P.S I like you asking questions its fun :])

hmm but how about 1 yubel and 2 terror incarnate?? Lol
I can summon them when I summoned Yubel and activates Chain destruction to destroy another 2 yubel in my deck or hand, and 2 terror will be on the field @_@,
Or it's eff missed??

and you say

when 2 effects actvate at the same time (during the Battle Phase, the End Phase, the Standby Phase etc.) the player that controls those cards can actually chose the order of which to activate the effects and place them on the chain however they like.

but how about 2 eff at the same time with diff controler??
ex: I have ectoplasmer or Yubel terror incarnate on the field, while opponent have machine monsters that will be destroyed at end phase bcoz limiter removal
whats will gonna happen then?? wich eff resolves 1st, and performing a chain @.@

Aludra wrote:hmm but how about 1 yubel and 2 terror incarnate?? Lol
I can summon them when I summoned Yubel and activates Chain destruction to destroy another 2 yubel in my deck or hand, and 2 terror will be on the field @_@,
Or it's eff missed??

Ok, with Chain Destruction, Chain Destruction will fully resolve and the last thing to happen will be the destruction of the 2 other Yubel's which will then start a new chain for you.
With Scenario 1, Yubel is sent to the Graveyard before it's first effect to destroy itself resolves (so its second effect to summon incarnate is not the last thing to happen, it's trying to activate while the first effect of Yubel is still trying to reolve so it will miss the timing).

Aludra wrote:but how about 2 eff at the same time with diff controler??
ex: I have ectoplasmer or Yubel terror incarnate on the field, while opponent have machine monsters that will be destroyed at end phase bcoz limiter removal
whats will gonna happen then?? wich eff resolves 1st, and performing a chain @.@

When 2 effects with 2 different controlers activate at the same time then the turn player (who always has priority) places his/her card effect on the chain first. The turn player always gets Priority so their card is placed as Chain Link 1. The rest of the chain follows as normal.

--The Detonator--

I got a question about cellphone and book of moon! When cellphone is summoned, can i activate hos eff if opp chains with book of moon when i summon he!

@ deto ,sry deto I'm still confused @.@
It's very complicated >.<
could you give me a simple explanation?

and another question(sorry if i have a lot of question)
case like this, I use zerato's eff to destroy all enemies monsters,
and at battle phase I activate forbidden chalice to zerato,,

so is Zerato's self destructing eff is still active??
Can I choose It likes before?? but I'm not performing a chain @.@

Afaik you can choose.

I'm asking just to make sure. It's not the Card but the Player who gets priority. Say that if I summoned a monster who has ignition effect. When I called priority, the effect that I'll use for priority doesn't have to be from the summoned monster right?

Example Case:
1. I have Shadowpriestess of Ohm face-up on the field while my opponent has a set Bottomless Trap Hole
2. I summon Dark Grepher and call priority to use Ohm's effect by tributing Dark Grepher
3. 800 damage inflicted to my opponent before he can Bottomless Dark Grepher.

Is the above case valid? It's very important since if say that Dark Grepher is Bottomless-ed, I cannot chain Ohm's effect to it (as Chain Link 2). Thanks before^^

Costs are Mandatory. Means they have to be paid first.

If I brain control a Ko'eki Mairu and during the end phase, do I get to chose what's first?
Either; have to revel or give it back.

Also.
Another one.
Do I have to discard if I have 7 cards but one was added during the end phase?
e.g.
I have 6 cards in my hand, and during the turn, Darksoul was sent to the graveyard. So I have to add an X-Saber to my hand during the end phase.
I add a card to my hand during the end phase.

Gothicmess wrote:Koa'ki Meiru: You decide wich to resolve first, maintenace cost or brain control's lingering effect.

You cannot reach the end of the "End phase" with 7 or more cards.

Awesome.
I thought so.

Ahh.
So you have to discard.
Thanks.

^___________^

thankyou gothic o.o

doing my job for me x]

--The Detonator--

i still don't understand about priority...
if for example i give my opp lava golem and then, during the same turn,
i set remove brainwashing?
and my opp actually want to tribute the lava golem, can i activate my remove brainwash be4 he's tributed?

When your opponent wants to tribute the Lava Golem, it's already too late to activate Remove Brainwashing. Try activating it in Standby Phase

hoo...
thx, finnally succes trying it in NDS
probz solved.