What is Spell Speed 1 Effect?

Spell Speed 1 effects are considered the slowest speed in the Yu-Gi-Oh card game, referring to card effects that can only be activated at the beginning of a chain, and cannot be chained to other Spell Speed 2 or Spell Speed 3 effects. These effects include Normal, Field, Continuous, Equip, and Ritual Spell cards, as well as Flip, Ignition, and Trigger Monster effects, which are all categorized as Spell Speed 1 and can start a chain but cannot be chained to other effects.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

1. What is Spell Speed?: Spell Speed refers to how “fast” a card effect resolves after activation, applying to any card effect that can activate, not just Spell Cards.
2. What is the difference between Spell Speed 1 and 2?: Spell Speed 1 is the slowest speed and cannot be chained to Spell Speed 2 or 3, while Spell Speed 2 is faster and can be chained to Spell Speed 1 effects.
3. Can Spell Speed 2 chain to Spell Speed 3?: No, Spell Speed 2 effects cannot chain to Spell Speed 3 cards, which are the fastest and can only be countered by other Spell Speed 3 cards.

Spell Speed Types

4. What is Spell Speed 3?: Spell Speed 3 cards are the fastest and can only be countered with other Spell Speed 3 cards, which are Counter Trap Cards.
5. What is Spell Speed 4?: Spell Speed 4 refers to cards that have the effect “Neither player can activate cards or effects in response to this card’s activation”, with no bearing on actual Spell Speeds.
6. What are Fast Effects in Yu-Gi-Oh?: Fast effects are card activations and effects with a Spell Speed of 2 or higher, including monster Quick Effects, Quick-Play Spell Cards, and Trap Cards.

Trigger Effects and Traps

7. What are Trigger Effects?: Trigger Effects activate only once each time their condition is met, and are Spell Speed 1, unable to be chained to other effects except when multiple Trigger Effects want to be activated simultaneously.
8. Can you chain a Trap to a Quick Effect?: Yes, you can chain a Trap Card to a Quick Effect by activating the Trap Card and its effect at the time you would activate Fast Effects.
9. What Spell Speed are Traps?: Normal Trap Cards are Spell Speed 2, and can be activated during either player’s turn as long as it wasn’t set that turn, while Continuous Trap Cards are also Spell Speed 2.

Skill and Spell Speed

10. What is Skill Spell Speed?: Skill and Spell Speed are stats that affect actions by reducing cast times and Global Cooldown, making you able to execute most Weaponskills and Spells faster.
11. How does Spell Speed work with Skill?: At Level 90, each tier of Skill and Spell Speed happens every +14.6154… (1900/130) points, with GCD tiers happening every 4 tiers from there.

Miscellaneous

12. What counters Spell Speed 3?: Spell Speed 3 cards can only be countered with other Spell Speed 3 cards, which are Counter Trap Cards.
13. Is Trigger positive or negative?: Some triggers can cause a very positive emotion, with positive triggers being important for staying focused and positive, while others can cause a negative reaction.
14. Why are triggers so powerful?: Triggers can cause a reaction similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms by connecting the fight-or-flight response to trauma reminders.
15. What are Continuous Spell Speeds?: Continuous Spell Cards feature the default Spell Card Spell Speed of Spell Speed 1, and can be activated or set from the hand in the player’s own Main Phase.