Glossary Action

Action

Trigger【Action】

An effect usable during an Action step.

Played in the meta

Most-played 【Action】 cards in GD05 meta decks.

Unforeseen Incident
Unforeseen Incident
ST01-014
29% of GD05 decks
Darkness Finger
Darkness Finger
GD05-110
24% of GD05 decks
Master Asia
Master Asia
GD05-089
18% of GD05 decks
Shining Finger
Shining Finger
GD05-120
18% of GD05 decks
Graceful Demeanor
Graceful Demeanor
GD04-117
15% of GD05 decks
Shining Gundam (Super Mode)
Shining Gundam (Super Mode)
GD05-068
7% of GD05 decks

Cards with Action

102 total
Eternal Road
Eternal Road
EB01-074
Fierce Enemy Assault
Fierce Enemy Assault
EB01-075
Gerbera Straight
Gerbera Straight
EB01-076
Master League Begins
Master League Begins
EB01-077
Sturm Faust
Sturm Faust
EB01-080
MAP Weapon
MAP Weapon
EB01-081
Warship Cruise
Warship Cruise
EB01-082
SP Conversion Chips
SP Conversion Chips
EB01-083
30cm Cannon (APFSDS Round)
30cm Cannon (APFSDS Round)
EB01-084
Intercept Orders
Intercept Orders
GD01-099
Deep Devotion
Deep Devotion
GD01-101
Rasid's Orders
Rasid's Orders
GD01-110

How 【Action】 works

【Action】 effects are used during Action steps, the reaction windows that open during battles where both players can respond before damage is dealt. Combat tricks live here: AP pumps to win a battle, effects that break an attacker's keyword condition, defensive Commands that save a Unit mid-attack. Official rulings often turn on stat changes made 'during an action step' and whether a conditional keyword like <Breach> is still live afterwards. That kind of swing is the reason the window exists.

Playing around it

Untapped resources across the table are a threat. Attacking into open Action-step mana is how a favorable battle turns unfavorable. Keep track of what tricks the deck plays, and force them out on attacks you can afford to lose.