Hand

The hand refers to cards that have not yet been put into play and are not in the Deck, Extra Deck or Side Deck. These cards are displayed directly below the field. When you draw a card, it is added from your Deck to your hand. From your hand, you may Summon or Set monsters, Set Spells or Trap Cards, or activate Spell Cards. Under certain conditions, you may also activate monster effects directly from your hand. The default hand size limit is 6 cards. If a player has 7 or more cards in their hand during the End Phase, they must discard until they hold only 6 cards. This limit can be changed with certain card effects.