Can you take control of a monster during your battle phase?

During your Battle Phase can you change your monster to attack mode?

Monsters can only 'manually' change battle position in your main phases. If you want to change them during the battle phase, you will have to do it by a card effect.

Can you activate Windstorm of Etaqua during your Battle Phase in Yu-Gi-Oh?

You can activate Windstorm of Etaqua during the battle phase in Yu-Gi-Oh. The card, Windstorm of Etaqua can not be activated during the damage step or after using a monster to attack your opponent in the battle phase.

Can you attack when you special summon a monster in Yu-Gi-Oh?

As long as you are Special Summoning before, or during the Battle Phase, then yes, that monster can attack.

When 'Banner of Courage' activates does its effect continue to increase attack during every battle phase?

The +200 ATK bonus is applied only 'during your battle phase', this is a continuous effect that does not use the chain. As soon as the battle phase ends, the +200ATK ceases to apply, but will be reapplied during your next battle phase. So say you have a monster with 1700 attack, it will ONLY have 1900 (+200) attack when you're in your battle phase and when you're back in your main phase 2 or end phase it goes back down to 1700 (-200). One thing to note is that you'll get the +200 attack during BOTH your own battle phase AND ALSO your opponent's battle phase.

In yugioh can magical hats be used for effects trap spell monster effect ie maneater bug or only to be used when your opponant attacks a monster on your side of the field?

Magical hats can only be used during your opponent's battle phase. Seeing as they can't flip their monsters during their battle phase, no. However, if your opponent does activate a spell or trap card during the battle phase, you can use Magical hats and protect your monsters. Overall, yes. You can use magical hats to protect your monsters from targeting effects as long as it's during your opponent's battle phase.

Can you attack with a monster and then put it in defence?

Yes, if you control a monster in defense mode and it is changed to attack mode during the Battle Phase by a card effect, it can attack. The "Zero Gravity" Trap card is an example of a card that can switch your monsters' battle position during the Battle Phase. But if the monster already attacked that turn, was switched to defense mode, then changed to attack mode again by an effect, it cannot attack again on that same turn.

Can you use 'Monster Reborn' during your battle phase?

Monster Reborn is a Normal Spell Card, so is Spell Speed 1. You can only activate it during your own Main Phases, as the start of a chain.

Can you attack with a monster then tribute it for a tribute summon?

YES!! Because you have both a main phase 1 and a main phase 2. If you do not summon a monster in main phase 1, enter your battle phase, complete your battle phase, then enter your main phase 2 and you can summon a monster with 4 stars or less unless it has a special effect or tribute the monster that already attacked. Unfortunately you will not be able to attack with the new monster until the next turn, but hey, thems the breaks.

How does confusion chaff work in Yu-Gi-Oh?

What Confusion Chaff Does is When you are about to take a Second Direct attack During the Same Battle Phase, you can play this card, and The monster that is attacking and the monster that has attacked (The one that gave you the First Direct Attack) are forced to battle. Also, it stops any other effects (Spells, Traps & Monster Effects) Activating during this battle.

Can threating roar be activated during battle phase?

Yes, it can be activated during your opponents battle phase.

In Yu-Gi-Oh If your gladiator beasts are destroyed by battle can you return them to the deck?

No, the Gladiator Beast monster must successfully declare an attack and survive until the end of the Battle Phase when you would send the back to deck for another monster. Here's some additional rules to Gladiator Beasts for the offical site, YuGiOh-Card.com: The effect of the "Gladiator Beast" monsters that says, "At the end of the Battle Phase, if this card attacked or was attacked, you can return it to the Deck…", returning the "Gladiator Beast" monster to the Deck is a cost to activate the effect.If you do not have any "Gladiator Beast" monsters remaining in your Deck that you can Special Summon, you cannot activate the effect of the "Gladiator Beast" monster that attacked or was attacked. For example, if "Gladiator Beast Murmillo" attacks or is attacked and the only "Gladiator Beast" monster remaining in your Deck is another copy of "Gladiator Beast Murmillo", you could not activate the effect of "Gladiator Beast Murmillo" at the end of the Battle Phase.If a "Gladiator Beast" monster attacks or is attacked during the Battle Phase and the "Gladiator Beast" monster becomes flipped face-down by an effect during the Battle Phase, even if the "Gladiator Beast" monster is flipped face-up before the end of the Battle Phase its effect to Special Summon another "Gladiator Beast" monster cannot be activated."Divine Wrath" can be chained to the effect that returns the "Gladiator Beast" to the Deck. The effect will be negated, but the "Gladiator Beast" monster will not be destroyed because it is in the Deck.If 2 or more "Gladiator Beast" monsters attack or are attacked during the Battle Phase, at the end of the Battle Phase the effect of each "Gladiator Beast" monster can be activated. The effects will activate and resolve separately. They are not combined onto the same Chain.You can return face-down "Gladiator Beast" monsters to your Deck to Special Summon a "Gladiator Beast" Fusion Monster, but you must show your opponent the "Gladiator Beast" monsters to verify that they are correct.If you take control of your opponent's "Gladiator Beast" monster and attack with it during the Battle Phase, you can return it to your opponent's Deck to Special Summon a "Gladiator Beast" monster from your Deck if you have a "Gladiator Beast" monster in your Deck that you can Special Summon..You can use a "Gladiator Beast" Fusion Monster when Special Summoning another "Gladiator Beast" Fusion Monster. The "Gladiator Beast" Fusion Monster that you use for the Special Summon is returned to your Extra Deck.You can activate "Torrential Tribute", "Bottomless Trap Hole", etc. when a "Gladiator Beast" monster is Special Summoned at the end of the Battle Phase.If a "Gladiator Beast" monster attacks and its attack is stopped with a card effect ("Gravity Bind", "Spellbinding Circle", "Enemy Controller", etc.) or is negated during the Battle Step, the "Gladiator Beast" monster cannot activate its effect at the end of the Battle Phase.

Can you attack with a monster after using Monster Reborn to summon it?

As long as you summoned it with Monster Reborn in main phase 1, then yes, of course. If you summoned it in main phase 2, you cannot attack because you have already passed the battle phase.