Set

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A set card is a face down card on the field. The process of playing a card face down is called setting.

What cards can be set?

Any Monster card that can be normal summoned
- Tributes are still required if the monster would require them normally
  - Setting a monster still counts as a summon
Any Spell card
- Any number of spell cards may be set in a single turn
Any Trap card
- Any number of trap cards may be set in a single turn

When can I set a card?

Anytime during your Main Phase 1 or Main Phase 2 when there are no cards active in a chain.

When can I activate a set card?

You can activate a set spell card during one of your main phases,
- Normal Spell cards may be activated during the same turn they are set
Trap cards may be activated whenever their conditions (if any) are met
- Trap Hole, for example:
  1. Your opponent summons Mermaid Knight during their Main Phase 1
  2. You can activate Trap Hole in response to that, since it's specified condition is met

What about the Set Monster Cards?

When a monster card is set, you cannot flip it face up during the same turn unless by a card effect. You may flip the monster during your next turn or any turn after that as long as you do this in one of your main phases. When a monster's position is manually changed by flipping it face up, it must be put in face up attack position.

Other methods of setting a card

Certain cards have effects which allow you to set cards during other times, or in different ways. Two examples of this are Dust Tornado and Ancient Gear Drill.

Dust Tornado, after destroying a spell or trap card, says you may set a spell or trap card from your hand. This allows you to play a spell or trap from your hand during your opponents turn, which is normally prohibited.
Ancient Gear Drill allows you to set a spell card from your deck, a normally illegal maneuver, after the conditions on the card have been met.