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Tap / Untap
タップ (Tappu)
Tap
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Tap and Untap is a keyword action.

Details[]

It's the process of turning a creature or card in your mana zone sideways to the right in a 90-degree angle.

Tapping a card shows that it has been used for the turn. Creatures are normally tapped when they are used to attack or use their tap abilities or block any attack. Only tapped creatures can be attacked under normal circumstances.

Mana is usually tapped to pay for the cost of summoning a creature, casting a spell, generating or crossing a cross gear, or for other effects. When you put a multicolored card into your mana zone, they are put into your mana zone already tapped, and so cannot be used in the same turn they are placed there.

If you evolve over a tapped creature, the evolution creature remains tapped.

Untapping a creature or card in your mana zone means to turn it straight. Untapping your creatures and mana is always done at the start of your turn before you draw, and players cannot choose to not untap their creatures and mana unless an effect like Silent Skill or Freeze says so.

Rulings[]

From the Duel Masters - General Game Rules: Version 1.38 (September 14, 2023)

  • 701.2. Tap (Untap)
    • 701.2a To tap a card, rotate it 90 degrees from the normal position.
    • 701.2b To untap a card, rotate it back to the normal position.

From the Duel Masters - General Game Rules: Version 1.38 (September 14, 2023)

  • 701.2. タップとアンタップ
    • 701.2a カードをタップするとは、カードを正位置から90度回転させることです。
    • 701.2b カードをアンタップするとは、カードを正位置に戻すことです。

Related Categories[]

  • For cards that allow you to tap your opponent's creatures, see Creature Tapper
  • For cards that allow you to tap your creatures in the battle zone instead of attacking, see Tap Ability
  • For cards that allow you to attack creatures that aren't tapped, see Can Attack Untapped Creatures
  • For cards that untap after they battle, block or at the end of the turn, see Creature Untap.
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