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Activated monster effects can be broken down into Quick, Trigger and Ignition.

A triggered effect will say 'When <something>, <do something>. You activate these whenever the condition is met, regardless of whose turn it is.

Quick Effects are Spell Speed 2 effects and can be used in either turn also. Many of them can only be used in the opponent's turn. You can recognise a Quick effect by various ways - if it specifically says it can be activated in the opponent's turn, then it must be Spell Speed 2. If it chains to other activations, such as effects that negate others, then it is a Quick Effect. If it is used in any other phase than the main phases, then likewise it must also be Quick and can therefore be used in either turn.

If the effect has nothing to identify it as either of the the above, then it is an Ignition Effect. These are spell speed 1, and can only be used in your own main phases.

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