Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Top 10 Best Cards that Target Other Cards

Targeting, or "target", is a mechanic that, as the name suggests, involves targeting a specific card to use an effect. Usually, a card will force you to target another to activate an effect, and you need to declare which card you're targeting as you activate the card. Furthermore, the card will always say if you have to target cards on the board, graveyard, or the banished pile. You cannot target cards in your hand, main deck, or extra deck.

This type of card often creates some confusion among beginners, but, just remember: to identify when a card targets another, just remember the PSCT rules. After they were introduced, every effect that target another card, except for equipment spells, mention "target" in their text specifically.

So, check out below the best cards that target others in Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.

Cosmic Cyclone is one of the most popular side deck cards, considering it is very useful to face not only control decks, but also any other deck that uses floodgates. To use its effect and target a spell or trap in the opponent's backrow, you need to give up 1000 HP.

Change of Heart is one of the most iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards, and can be considered the best "take" card (cards that take control of an enemy monster) in the game. That's because, with this card, you'll simply target an enemy monster to take control of it. Other cards with a similar effect are pricier or restrict how you can use the monster you stole.

Expurrely Noir is the powerful Purrely boss monster, and, despite not being generic, I consider it strong enough to go into our list. To use the effect that earned this card a spot, you need to detach 2 materials. Then, you'll target 1 card on your opponent's graveyard or under their control and put it at the bottom of their deck. The most important detail is that you can activate this effect multiple times on the same turn, so it is even more insane.

Bystial Dis Pater became way more relevant after the last banlist, and is probably the most popular level 10 synchro monster in the game nowadays. This card has 3 different effects, and all of them involve targeting 1 banished card. Furthermore, "Dis Pater" is also one of the most versatile cards in this list, as it can destroy a monster, negate its effects, or summon a monster from the banished zone.

Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames is the only link monster that is an interaction while it is in the graveyard. If a monster is special summoned to your opponent's field, you can destroy a Fire attribute monster on your board and a monster your opponent controls. Then, you can summon "Promethean Princess" from your graveyard to use it as a follow-up on your next turn.

Though simple, this destruction card gives you a lot of value, but you can only use one of its three effects at a time.

We added Bystial Magnamhut to represent all other Bystials. To activate its effect, target 1 Light or Dark monster in any graveyard. Then, you can banish the target and it will summon itself from your hand. Because of this effect, which they all share, Bystials are well positioned in the current metagame.

Monster Reborn is one of the most nostalgic Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG monsters because of how relevant it was in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters animated series. Furthermore, it is one of the best generic extenders in the game, which is one of the reasons why it was limited. To activate its effect, target 1 monster in any graveyard. Then, you'll summon it on your side of the board.

Called by the Grave is an extremely generic and strong card, as you can use it both to protect yourself from handtraps and to "attack" any enemy engine. To activate its effect, target 1 monster in your opponent's graveyard. Then, you'll banish it and negate any activated and continuous effects on monsters with this same original name on the board until the end of the next turn.

Infinite Impermanence is a very simple, but efficient card. Regardless if you activate it from your hand or if you played it on the board before activating it, you'll target 1 monster on the board and then negate its effects.

S:P Little Knight occupies the first position on our list, and is quite versatile. You can use it offensively or to defend yourself from enemy interactions that target one of your monsters. To activate its first effect, which banishes 1 card on the board or the graveyard, and its second effect, which banishes 2 monsters on the board, just target the cards you want to banish.

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