User:Ruki Makino

Name's Ruki Makino, and I am but a simple himejoshi who also translates things on occasion.

Savers is my favorite season, followed closely by Ghost Game, V-Tamer, Hunters, and Appmon in that order.

Keyword Explainer Text Masterpost (WIP)

For easier standardization, I'm dropping all the explainer text in one place.

Double fullwidth angle brackets for parameter delimiting: --> 《》

Absorb Evolution -N／吸収進化-N

Introduced in: BT-02
Deprecated in: BT-10

Absorb Evolution was a parametrized keyword. It was referred to as Digisorption in the English localization. It took an unsigned integer as a parameter.

Due to the sheer bullshit blazing enabled by the effect's lack of restriction (allowing you to pay the cost by resting the evolving body), particularly [BT2-047 Algomon]'s ability to evolve for literally free, the keyword fell out of use, and all suspension-based cost reduction since has had additional stipulations applied.

• JP: 自分のデジモンが手札のこのカードに進化するとき、自分のデジモン1体をレストさせることで、支払う進化コストを-Nする
• EN: When one of your Digimon would evolve into this card in the hand, by resting 1 of your Digimon, reduce the cost by N

Alliance／連携

Introduced in: EX-04

Alliance is a keyword. It has two functionally-identical explainer texts on either side of a card text formatting update.

• Original text (EX4) outside of EX4, no explainer text was ever used for the entire rest of block 4
  • JP: このデジモンがアタックしたとき、他の自分のデジモン1体をレストさせることで、このアタックの間、このデジモンにレストさせたデジモンのDPをプラスし、{{dcghl|e=セキュリティアタック+1}}を得る
• Revised text (BT21-present)
  • JP: このデジモンがアタックしたとき、他の自分のデジモン1体をレストさせることで、アタック終了まで、このデジモンにレストさせたデジモンのDPをプラスし、{{dcghl|e=Sアタック+1}}を得る
  • EN: When this Digimon attacks, by resting 1 of your other Digimon, this Digimon gains {{dcghl|e=Security Attack +1}} and adds the rested Digimon's DP for the attack

AppGattai／アプ合体

Introduced in: BT-21

AppGattai is a special evolution type.

• JP: 2種のカードによるリンク状態なら、リンクカードを上に重ね進化する
• EN: If 2 of the specified cards are linked, stack the link card on top and evolve

Armor Purge／アーマー解除

Introduced in: BT-08

Armor Purge is a keyword.

• JP: このデジモンが消滅するとき、このデジモンに重ねられているカードを上から1枚破棄することで、消滅しない
• EN: When this card would be destroyed, by trashing this Digimon's top card, it isn't destroyed

Assembly／アセンブリ

Introduced in: EX-09

Assembly is a parametrized rule. It takes an unsigned integer as a parameter, as well as a descriptor for a set of cards of defined size.

• JP: 登場するとき、トラッシュから指定の枚数このカードの下に置くことで、登場コストをマイナスする
• EN: When this card would be played, by placing the designated number of specified cards from the trash under this card, reduce the play cost

Barrier／防壁

Introduced in: BT-13

Barrier is a keyword.

• JP: このデジモンがバトルで消滅するとき、自分のセキュリティを上から1枚破棄することで、消滅しない
• EN: When this Digimon would be destroyed in battle, by trashing the top card of your security, it isn't destroyed

Blast Evolution／ブラスト進化

Introduced in: BT-14

Blast Evolution is a keyword. It always appears with the area tag Hand and the timing tag Counter, so rather than providing the definition by itself, I'll post the entire boilerplate.

|e2={{dcghl|tr=Hand}} {{dcghl|t=Counter}} {{dcghl|e=Blast Evolution}} (Your Digimon may evolve into this card without paying the cost)
|e2j={{dcghl|tr=手札}} {{dcghl|t=カウンター}} {{dcghl|e=ブラスト進化}} (自分のデジモンをこのカードにコストを支払わずに進化できる)

Blast Jogress／ブラストジョグレス

Introduced in: EX-06

Blast Jogress is a parametrized keyword. It takes two exact names as parameters. Like Blast Evolution, it always appears with the area tag Hand and the timing tag Counter, so like with Blast Evolution, I'll post the entire boilerplate instead of just the definition.

|e2={{dcghl|tr=Hand}} {{dcghl|t=Counter}} {{dcghl|e=Blast Jogress ([X] + [Y])}} (1 of your specified Digimon and 1 of the specified card in the hand may jogress into this card)
|e2j={{dcghl|tr=手札}} {{dcghl|t=カウンター}} {{dcghl|e=ブラストジョグレス《「X」+「Y」》}} (指定の自分のデジモン1体と手札の指定のカード1枚で、このカードにジョグレス進化できる)

Blitz／進撃

Introduced in: BT-05

Blitz is a keyword.

• JP: メモリーが相手側の1以上のとき、このデジモンはアタックできる
• EN: If your opponent has 1 or more memory, this Digimon may attack

Blocker／ブロッカー

Introduced in: BT-01

Blocker is a keyword.

• Original text (BT1-EX2)
  • JP: 相手のデジモンがアタックしたとき、このデジモンがアクティブ状態ならレストさせることでアタックの対象をこのデジモンにする
  • EN: When one of your opponent's Digimon attacks, if this Digimon is active, by resting this Digimon, change the attack target to this Digimon

• First revision (BT9-BT13) removes redundant text
  • JP: 相手のデジモンがアタックしたとき、このデジモンをレストさせることでアタックの対象をこのデジモンにする
  • EN: When one of your opponent's Digimon attacks, by resting this Digimon, change the attack target to this Digimon

• Second revision (BT14-present) with the introduction of Counter effects, blocking was reworked to be no longer an effect and to only be able to be performed by one Digimon
  • JP: このデジモンはブロックタイミングでブロックできる
  • EN: This Digimon can block at the block timing

Collision／衝突

Introduced in: BT-16

Collision is a keyword.

• JP: このデジモンのアタック中、相手のデジモン全てに{{dcghl|e=ブロッカー}}を与え、相手は可能ならブロックする
• EN: While this Digimon is attacking, all of your opponent's Digimon gain {{dcghl|e=Blocker}} and your opponent must block if possible

Dash／突進

Introduced in: BT-11

Dash is a keyword. It is referred to in the English localization as Raid.

• JP: このデジモンがアタックしたとき、アタックの対象を最もDPの高いアクティブ状態の相手のデジモン1体に変更できる
• EN: When this Digimon attacks, you may change the attack target to 1 of your opponent's active Digimon with the highest DP

Decode／デコード

Introduced in: BT-19

Decode is a parametrized keyword. It takes a descriptor for a single card as a parameter; any of the Digimon's evolution bases matching this descriptor will be a valid target to be played by the effect. (To play multiple cards, it is required to have multiple instances of Decode, which will activate one at a time.)

• JP: このデジモンがバトル以外でバトルエリアを離れるとき、このデジモンの進化元から、%DESCRIPTOR%デジモンカード1枚をコストを支払わずに登場できる
• EN: When this Digimon would leave the battle area outside of battle, you may play 1 %DESCRIPTOR% Digimon card from this Digimon's evolution bases without paying the cost

Decoy／デコイ

Introduced in: BT-06
Deprecated in: BT-20

Decoy was a parametrized keyword. It takes a descriptor for a single card as a parameter; 1 instance of Decoy will protect against the deletion of 1 card matching this descriptor. As the power level of the game accelerated, this keyword became too underpowered for current card design, and a powercrept version called Guard was created.

• Original text
  • JP: 他の%DESCRIPTOR%の自分のデジモンが相手の効果で消滅するとき、このデジモンを消滅させることで、その中の%DESCRIPTOR%のデジモン1体は消滅しない
  • EN: When one of your other %DESCRIPTOR% Digimon would be destroyed by an opponent's effect, by destroying this Digimon, 1 of those %DESCRIPTOR% Digimon isn't destroyed

Delay／ディレイ

Introduced in: BT-06

Delay is a keyword.

• Original text (BT6-BT12)
  • JP: バトルエリアのこのカードを破棄することで、以下の効果を発揮する。この効果はこのカードを置いたターンには発揮できない
  • EN: By trashing this card from the battle area, activate the following effect. This effect can't activate on the turn this card is placed

• Current text (BT13-present)
  • JP: 置いた次のターン以降にこのカードを破棄することで、効果を発揮する
  • EN: By trashing this card on a turn after it was placed, activate the effect

Digiburst N／デジバーストN

Introduced in: BT-02
Deprecated in: BT-07

Digiburst was a parametrized keyword. It took an unsigned integer or an "up to N" object as a parameter.

It is unclear why this keyword was deprecated, but all future decks that trash their own evolution bases do so manually without a keyword, and effects that trigger when cards are trashed from sources take the form "When an effect trashes this card from the evolution bases of a Digimon with the X trait" instead.

• JP: このデジモンの進化元を、選んでN枚破棄することで、以下の効果を発揮する
• EN: By trashing N of this Digimon's evolution bases, activate the following effect

DigiXros／デジクロス

Introduced in: BT-10

DigiXros is a parametrized rule. It takes an unsigned integer as a parameter, as well as a descriptor for a set of cards of undefined size.

• JP: 登場するとき、手札/バトルエリアからこのカードの下に置ける。1枚ごとに登場コストをマイナスする
• EN: When this card would be played, you may place cards from your hand/battle area under this card. For each such card, reduce the play cost

Draw N／Nドロー

Introduced in: BT-01

Draw is a parametrized keyword. It takes an unsigned integer as a parameter. Notably, the parameter is rendered before the keyword name in Japanese.

It's kind of wild that this ever needed an explicit definition to begin with. They completely stopped writing the reminder text at some point.

• JP: 自分のデッキからカードをN枚引く
• EN: Draw N cards from your deck

Execute／エグゼキュート

Introduced in: BT-20

Execute is a keyword.

• JP: 自分のターン終了時、このデジモンでアタックできる。このアタック終了時、このデジモンは消滅する。この効果ではアクティブ状態の相手のデジモンにもアタックできる
• EN: This Digimon may attack at the end of your turn. At the end of that attack, destroy this Digimon. You can also attack your opponent's active Digimon with this effect

Guard／守護

Introduced in: EX-12

Guard is a keyword. It is a stronger version of the deprecated keyword Decoy; one instance of Guard can protect all targets of a multi-target removal effect, and can protect from removal types other than deletion.

• JP: 他の自分のデジモンが相手の効果でバトルエリアを離れるとき、このデジモンを消滅させることで、離れない
• EN: When one of your other Digimon would leave the battle area by your opponent's effects, by deleting this Digimon, it doesn't leave

Heaven Ascent／天昇

Introduced in: BT-25

Heaven Ascent is a keyword. It is referred to in the English localization as Ascension. Like the other keyword introduced in this set, Heaven Ascent is not a new effect altogether but rather a named macro for a common type of boilerplate text; however, there is a slightly different nuance with the new keyword, as much like Indomitable, it's not technically a When Destroyed timing.

• JP: このデジモンが消滅したとき、このカードをセキュリティの上に置ける
• EN: When this Digimon is destroyed, you may place this card on top of security

Jamming／ジャミング

Introduced in: BT-01

Jamming is a keyword. It has two reminder texts which are completely interchangeable and look the same in translation.

• JP (1): このデジモンはセキュリティデジモンとのバトルでは消滅しない
• JP (2): このデジモンはセキュリティデジモンとのバトルで消滅しない
• EN: This Digimon isn't destroyed in battles with security Digimon

Jogress／ジョグレス

Introduced in: BT-08

Jogress is a special evolution type.

• JP: 指定のデジモン2体を重ね、アクティブで進化する
• EN: Stack the 2 specified Digimon and evolve active

Material Save N／マテリアルセーブN

Introduced in: BT-10

Material Save is a parametrized keyword. It takes an unsigned integer as a parameter.

• JP: このデジモンが消滅するとき、このデジモンのデジクロス条件にある進化元のカードN枚を自分のテイマー1体の下に置ける
• EN: When this Digimon would be destroyed, you may place N cards specified on this Digimon's DigiXros requirements from this Digimon's evolution bases under 1 of your Tamers

Overflow (-N)／オーバーフロー《-N》

Introduced in: BT-14

Overflow is a parametrized rule. It takes a single parameter, which is always equal to the level of the card minus 2.

• Original text (BT14-BT18)
  • JP: バトルエリアかカードの下から、それ以外の場所に送られる場合、メモリー-N
  • EN: As this card is sent from the battle area or under your cards to another place, lose N memory

• Current text (EX8-present) rules were altered such that the top card in raising is no longer a safe area
  • JP: エリアかカードの下から、それ以外の場所に送られる場合、メモリー-N
  • EN: As this card is sent from the Area or under your cards to another place, lose N memory

Pierce／貫通

Introduced in: BT-01

Pierce is a keyword. It is referred to in the English localization as Piercing.

• Original text (BT1-BT8)
  • JP: このデジモンがアタックしたバトルで相手のデジモンだけを消滅させたとき、このデジモンはセキュリティをチェックする
  • EN: When this Digimon attacks and destroys an opponent's Digimon and survives, this Digimon checks security
• First revision (BT9-EX11)
  • JP: このデジモンがアタックしたバトルで相手のデジモンを消滅させたとき、アタック終了前にチェックする
  • EN: When this Digimon attacks and destroys an opponent's Digimon, it checks security before the attack ends
• Second revision (BT25-present) with the introduction of direct battle effects, Pierce was reworked to accommodate surrounding edge cases
  • JP: アタック中のこのデジモンがバトルで相手のデジモンが消滅させたとき、アタック終了前にチェックする
  • EN: When this Digimon destroys an opponent's Digimon in battle during an attack, it checks security before the attack ends

Reboot／再起動

Introduced in: BT-02

Reboot is a keyword.

• Original text (BT2-BT13)
  • JP: 相手のアクティブフェイズに、このデジモンをアクティブにする
  • EN: Turn this Digimon active in your opponent's active phase
• Revised text (BT14-present)
  • JP: このデジモンは相手のアクティブフェイズでもアクティブになる
  • EN: This Digimon turns active in the opponent's active phase

Recovery +N (Deck)／リカバリー+N《デッキ》

Introduced in: BT-01

Recovery is a parametrized keyword.

The keyword was originally formatted as in the header, with the (Deck) parenthetical, but the only parameter is an unsigned integer. I assume they wrote it like this because they figured they might do Recovery (Trash) or introduce an extra deck to recover from or something, but then they never did, and since the only unordered sets in the game are the deck and security, starting with BT-25 the keyword is now written without the (Deck) as just Recovery +1.

• Original text (BT1-EX2):
  • JP: 自分のデッキの上からカードをN枚セキュリティの上に置く
  • EN: Place N cards from the top of your deck on top of security
• Current text (BT9-present):
  • JP: 自分のデッキの上からN枚をセキュリティの上に置く
  • EN: Place the top N cards of your deck on top of security

Retaliation／道連れ

Introduced in: BT-02

Retaliation is a keyword.

• JP (1): バトルでこのデジモンだけが消滅したとき、バトルした相手のデジモンを消滅させる
• JP (2): このデジモンだけがバトルで消滅したとき、バトルした相手のデジモンを消滅させる
• EN: If this Digimon is the only Digimon destroyed in a battle, the opponent's Digimon that battled it is also destroyed

Revert N／退化N

Introduced in: BT-02

Revert is a parametrized keyword. It is referred to as De-Digivolve in the English localization. It takes an unsigned integer as a parameter.

• Original text (BT2-???)
  • JP: 相手のデジモンに重ねられたカードを、上からN枚まで破棄する。進化元がなくなるか、Lv.3のデジモンになったらそれ以上破棄できない
  • EN: Trash up to N cards from the top of one of your opponent's Digimon. This effect can't trash through a Digimon with no evolution bases or a level 3 Digimon

Rush／速攻

Introduced in: BT-04

Rush is a keyword.

• JP: このデジモンは登場したターンでもアタックできる
• EN: This Digimon can attack on the turn it's played

Save／セーブ

Introduced in: BT-10

Save is a keyword.

• JP: このカードを自分のテイマーの下に置ける
• EN: You may place this card under one of your Tamers

Scapegoat／スケープゴート

Introduced in: EX-06

Scapegoat is a keyword.

• JP: このデジモンが自分の効果以外で消滅するとき、他の自分のデジモン1体を消滅させることで、消滅しない
• EN: When this Digimon would be destroyed other than by your effects, by destroying 1 of your other Digimon, it isn't destroyed

Security Attack ±N／Sアタック±N

Introduced in: BT-01

Security Attack is a parametrized keyword. It takes a signed integer as a parameter.

• Original text (BT1-EX2):
  • JP: このデジモンがチェックするセキュリティの枚数±N
  • EN: The number of security cards this Digimon checks increases/decreases by N

• First revision (BT9-present):
  • JP: このデジモンがチェックする枚数±N
  • EN: This Digimon's number of checks increases/decreases by N

Training／トレーニング

Introduced in: EX-09

Training is a keyword.

• JP: メイン中、このデジモンをレストさせることで、自分のデッキの上から1枚をこのデジモンの進化元の下に裏向きで置く。この効果は育成エリアでも発揮できる
• EN: During your main phase, by resting this Digimon, place 1 card from the top of your deck face down as this Digimon's bottom evolution base. This effect can also activate in the raising area

Use Requirements／使用条件

Introduced in: BT-25

Use Requirements is a parametrized keyword. It takes a trait/name/text descriptor as its argument. Like the other keyword introduced in this set, Use Requirements is not a new effect altogether but rather a named macro for a common type of boilerplate text; in this case, however, there is no nuance. It's just the same effect that's been in common use since BT-21.

• JP: 指定のカードで色条件を無視できる
• EN: You may ignore color requirements using the specified cards

Non-Keyworded Card Text Boilerplate

Disable [Security] effects: Somehow, this effect has never changed. BT1 WarGreymon and BT20 Hisyaryumon are worded the exact same way.

|e2={{dcghl|t=Your Turn}} This Digimon doesn't activate {{dcghl|t=Security}} effects on option cards it checks.
|e2j={{dcghl|t=自分のターン}} このデジモンがチェックしたオプションカードの{{dcghl|t=セキュリティ}}効果は発揮しない。

Memory setter:

|e1={{dcghl|t=Beginning of Your Turn}} If you have 2 or less memory, it becomes 3.
|e1j={{dcghl|t=自分のターン開始時}} メモリーが2以下のとき、3にする。

Original-style hybrid effect: I'm unsure if this has been retconned into an evo bubble yet the same way that "treated as having X in its name" was retconned into rules text. It feels like something they would have done by now but I haven't heard of it happening yet, so until I hear conclusively otherwise I'll continue to operate under old rulings where Volcanicdramon prevents classic hybrids but not new hybrids.

|e1=You may evolve one of your COLOR Tamers into this card in the hand as if it were a COLOR level N Digimon.
|e1j=手札のこのカードは、COLORの自分のテイマーをCOLORのLv.Nのデジモンとして扱い進化できる。

Play from security:
Pre-BT25:

|e2={{dcghl|t=Security}} At the end of the battle, play this card without paying the cost.
|e2j={{dcghl|t=セキュリティ}} バトル終了時、このカードをコストを支払わずに登場させる。

Post-BT25:

|e2={{dcghl|t=Security}} At the end of the battle, play this card without paying the cost.
|e2j={{dcghl|t=セキュリティ}} バトル終了時、このカードをコストを支払わず登場させる。

Security trash on pierce:

|eb1={{dcghl|t=Both Players' Turn}} {{dcghl|trn=Once per Turn}} When this Digimon destroys an opponent's Digimon in battle, trash the top card of your opponent's security.
|eb1j={{dcghl|t=お互いのターン}} {{dcghl|trn=ターンに1回}} このデジモンがバトルで相手のデジモンを消滅させたとき、相手のセキュリティの上から1枚破棄する。

Tamer [Security] effect:
Pre-BT25:

|se1={{dcghl|t=Security}} Play this card without paying the cost.
|se1j={{dcghl|t=セキュリティ}} このカードをコストを支払わずに登場させる。

Post-BT25:

|se1={{dcghl|t=Security}} Play this card without paying the cost.
|se1j={{dcghl|t=セキュリティ}} このカードをコストを支払わず登場させる。