The Digimon Card Game uses four card types, and they divide the play space neatly. One type never enters the main deck, one fights, one supports from the board and one is used once and discarded. Knowing which type a card is tells you where it will be and how long it will stay.
Quick answer
A Digi-Egg lives in the separate egg deck and is the starting point of a Digivolution line. A Digimon is played to the battle area, or sits under another card as a source. A Tamer stays on the board alongside Digimon and supports them. An Option is a one-shot effect that resolves and goes to the trash.
Digi-Egg
Eggs sit in the Digi-Egg deck, a stack kept separate from the main deck. An egg is the first card of a Digivolution line and it is raised in the breeding area, where it can evolve without being attacked. Because the egg is what sets what a line may become, the egg deck is a genuine deck-building decision rather than a formality.
Digimon
Digimon are the bodies of the game: they are played to the battle area, they attack and block, and they Digivolve. A Digimon can also sit under another card as a source, which is what happens after it evolves. This is the type that carries the printed level and DP that the rest of the game refers to.
Tamer
A Tamer stays in play alongside the Digimon and supports the line. Tamers do not attack in the same way Digimon do; they sit on the board and change what the rest of the deck can do. A deck’s Tamers are often what decides how quickly it sets up.
Option
An Option card is a one-shot: it is played, its effect resolves, and it goes to the trash. Because it does not stay on the board, an Option is a resource spent rather than a permanent installed. The type is the Digimon equivalent of a spell, and like a spell it is the part of a deck that answers a specific situation.
Frequently asked questions
What are the four card types in the Digimon Card Game?
Digi-Egg, Digimon, Tamer and Option. The egg deck is separate; the other three are built into the main deck.
What is a Digi-Egg card?
The first card of a Digivolution line, kept in the separate egg deck and raised in the breeding area.
What does a Tamer do?
A Tamer stays on the board alongside the Digimon and supports them, usually by making the deck’s plan faster or more consistent.
Do Option cards stay on the board?
No. An Option resolves and goes to the trash, so it is spent rather than installed.
Why is the egg deck separate?
Because eggs are not drawn from and are not shuffled into the main deck. They are the starting point of a line, so they are kept as their own stack.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- Bandai — the official DIGIMON CARD GAME rule manual and play sheet, which set out the memory gauge, the field areas and the win condition.
- Bandai — the official DIGIMON CARD GAME card list, for card names, colours, levels and rarity codes.
- CardSpicy — the Digimon card index, which tracks the colour and rarity structure of the game and links to the rest of the Digimon guides.
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Where to go next
- The CardSpicy card index — every card we track, with its PSA 10 population and market history (195 cards).
- The illustrator index — every artist behind those cards, card by card (110 artists).
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