Effect.SetType

Signature

Effect.SetType(Effect e, int type) -> void

Description

Sets e's effect type flags. The core normalizes some type combinations: Spell/Trap activation effects become field activation effects, Flip Effects receive EVENT_FLIP handling, and ignition/Quick Effects gain field behavior.

How To Use It

Use SetType near the start of an effect definition. It decides whether the effect is activated, continuous, single-card, field-wide, trigger, ignition, or Quick.

A common activated ignition effect skeleton looks like this:

local e1=Effect.CreateEffect(c)
e1:SetDescription(aux.Stringid(id,0))
e1:SetCategory(CATEGORY_DESTROY)
e1:SetType(EFFECT_TYPE_IGNITION)
e1:SetRange(LOCATION_MZONE)
e1:SetCountLimit(1,id)
e1:SetTarget(s.destg)
e1:SetOperation(s.desop)
c:RegisterEffect(e1)

MDPro4 normalizes some type combinations. Spell/Trap activation effects become field activation effects and receive the usual hand/Spell & Trap/Field Zone activation range. Flip Effects are converted to EVENT_FLIP handling. Ignition and Quick effects gain field behavior internally.

Related Functions

• Effect.SetCode
• Effect.SetRange
• Card.RegisterEffect

Parameters

• e Effect
• type int

Source

• D:\Programs\GitHub\ygopro-core\libeffect.cpp:619

Guided Examples

Learn how to use this function in context:

• Activated Effects
• Activation Legality
• Beginner Script Ladder
• Chain Timing And Activation Windows
• Effects That Apply Continuously
• Counter Traps

More guided lessons (9)

• Creation, Building, and Registration of an Effect Object
• EFFECT_TYPE Constants and Templates
• Equip Spells and Equip Cards
• Write Your First Custom Card
• First Scripts To Study
• Normal And Continuous Traps
• Quick-Play Spells
• Spell Card Patterns
• Trap Card Patterns

Used By

Generated from the local Scripts/ folder and cards.cdb.

• Detected in 13438 indexed script(s).
• Search this function in the Script Explorer with Effect.SetType.

Card	ID	Script	Detected Calls
Salamandra with Chain	62091148	Scripts/c62091148.lua	7
Astrograph Sorcerer, the Starfrost Magician	48171151	Scripts/c48171151.lua	4
Artmage Non-Finito	74631897	Scripts/c74631897.lua	5
Pendulum Evolution	55795155	Scripts/c55795155.lua	8
Levia-Dragoon - Daedalus	78579058	Scripts/c78579058.lua	3
Lady's Dragonmaid	48658295	Scripts/c48658295.lua	4
Azure Ocean Dragon Lord - Neo-Daedalus Rage	41570943	Scripts/c41570943.lua	4
Eternal Favorite	87532344	Scripts/c87532344.lua	6
Surprise Fusion	35167375	Scripts/c35167375.lua	5
Astrograph Sorcerer	76794549	Scripts/c76794549.lua	5
Spellbook of the Grand Circle	11911336	Scripts/c11911336.lua	5
Ultra Polymerization	76647978	Scripts/c76647978.lua	5
Goyo Emperor	59255742	Scripts/c59255742.lua	7
Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon	30983281	Scripts/c30983281.lua	4
Melffy Playtime Surprise	58036097	Scripts/c58036097.lua	3
Ashtraja Susanoo	17020474	Scripts/c17020474.lua	2
Deftero Enneacraft - "alazoneIA"	92171126	Scripts/c92171126.lua	7
Destiny HERO - Destro-Dogma	25158975	Scripts/c25158975.lua	5
Yomagna the Fire Phantom	17350692	Scripts/c17350692.lua	4
Fiendsmith's Sequence	49867899	Scripts/c49867899.lua	4
D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King	11852093	Scripts/c11852093.lua	2
El Shaddoll Apkallone	50907446	Scripts/c50907446.lua	8
Mementotlan Fusion	66518509	Scripts/c66518509.lua	3
Meteoroa Drytron	24166324	Scripts/c24166324.lua	3
...and 13414 more

Script Examples

Salamandra with Chain (62091148)

Source: Scripts/c62091148.lua

	local e1=Effect.CreateEffect(c)
	e1:SetCategory(CATEGORY_EQUIP+CATEGORY_POSITION+CATEGORY_MSET)
	e1:SetType(EFFECT_TYPE_ACTIVATE)
	e1:SetCode(EVENT_FREE_CHAIN)
	e1:SetHintTiming(TIMING_DAMAGE_STEP)

Astrograph Sorcerer, the Starfrost Magician (48171151)

Source: Scripts/c48171151.lua

	e1:SetDescription(aux.Stringid(id,0))
	e1:SetCategory(CATEGORY_DESTROY)
	e1:SetType(EFFECT_TYPE_IGNITION)
	e1:SetRange(LOCATION_PZONE)
	e1:SetCountLimit(1,id)

Artmage Non-Finito (74631897)

Source: Scripts/c74631897.lua

	--splimit
	local e0=Effect.CreateEffect(c)
	e0:SetType(EFFECT_TYPE_SINGLE+EFFECT_TYPE_CONTINUOUS)
	e0:SetProperty(EFFECT_FLAG_CANNOT_DISABLE)
	e0:SetCode(EVENT_SPSUMMON_SUCCESS)