<h1>Yes, the effect of Michion will activate; direct attacks are included in what are considered "battles".</h1>

<p>From <i>Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Official Rulebook ver9.1 p48</i></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>When a card requires a
  monster to have “battled” (past tense), the attack had to have reached the
  damage calculation portion of the Damage Step in order for the monster to
  have “battled”. If the attack stops before damage calculation, the monster
  did not “battle”.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So, provided Michion's attack reached damage calculation without being interrupted, the effect to halve the opponent's LP will activate at the end of the Battle Phase.</p>

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<p>So if monster attacked directly, is it considered "battle"? So if <a href="https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Michion,_the_Timelord" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Michion, the Timelord</a> attacked LP directly, his effect of halving LP activates?</p>

<p>I'm asking this because of <a href="https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Michion,_the_Timelord" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Michion, the Timelord</a>'s effect:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Cannot be Special Summoned from the Deck. If you control no monsters,
  you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. Cannot be destroyed
  by battle or card effects. You take no battle damage from attacks
  involving this card. At the end of the Battle Phase, <strong>if this card</strong>
  <strong>battled: Halve your opponent’s LP</strong>. Once per turn, during your Standby
  Phase: Shuffle this card into the Deck.</p>
</blockquote>

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Monster attacking directly considered as "battled"?
evilReiko
# Monster attacking directly considered as "battled"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-08)

So if monster attacked directly, is it considered "battle"? So if [Michion, the Timelord](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Michion,_the_Timelord) attacked LP directly, his effect of halving LP activates?

I'm asking this because of [Michion, the Timelord](https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Michion,_the_Timelord)'s effect:

> Cannot be Special Summoned from the Deck. If you control no monsters,
> you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. Cannot be destroyed
> by battle or card effects. You take no battle damage from attacks
> involving this card. At the end of the Battle Phase, **if this card**
> **battled: Halve your opponent’s LP**. Once per turn, during your Standby
> Phase: Shuffle this card into the Deck.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-08-08. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

# Yes, the effect of Michion will activate; direct attacks are included in what are considered "battles".

From *Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Official Rulebook ver9.1 p48*

> When a card requires a
> monster to have “battled” (past tense), the attack had to have reached the
> damage calculation portion of the Damage Step in order for the monster to
> have “battled”. If the attack stops before damage calculation, the monster
> did not “battle”.

So, provided Michion's attack reached damage calculation without being interrupted, the effect to halve the opponent's LP will activate at the end of the Battle Phase.


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