How Does Link Summoning Work

New Master Rule

(※Please note, the English terms are temporary.)

Starting from this Spring, the Link Monsters "リンクモンスター" and Link Summoning "リンク召喚" that debut in the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS animation will debut in the OCG too!
Starting from March 25, 2017 along with the Starter Deck that includes those Link Monsters, the new Master Rule will be applied!
Checkout the new points from the previous "Master Dominion 3" and experience the new form of dueling!

one. New points to the "New Master Dominion"
2. Changes compared with the previous Master Rule
three. New Primary Rule Q&A

1. New points to the "New Master Rule"

New Extra Monster Zone

The Duel Field has been updated, expanding the monster zones to allow you lot to Summon out a 6th monster.

Link Monsters debut!

Link Monsters are the new monsters that can be Summoned from the Actress Deck!
Link Markers provide a new grade of boxing strategy, and this new type of monster cannot be in Defense Position(and have no DEF).

New Summoning method "Link Summon"!

Link Summons (Similar to Synchro Summons and Xyz Summons) use confront-up monsters on the field as its materials for this new Summoning method. Allow's introduce this Link Summon here for yous to Summon out your Link Monsters from the Extra Deck!

To beginning, hither are the nuts of Link Summons.

Link Summon Basics①
Uses face-up monsters on the field equally its materials.

Link Summon Basics②
When Link Summoning a "Link-n" monster, you lot must take "north" amounts of Link materials.
(※With aforementioned number as "north" )
Basic Link Summoning would count 1 monster as ane Link Cloth.

Link Summon Basics③
The weather of the monster that can be used every bit a Link material are written nether the monster blazon of the link monster on the card.

Here is an example!

Here's another affair of the basics to Link Summoning.

Link Summon Nuts④
A "Link-n" monster counts as "n" amounts of Link materials. (※With same number as "n" )

For example, a "Link-2" monster counts every bit 2 materials when to be used for a Link Summon.
When using it to Summon a "デコード・トーカー", whose material could exist as "two or more than Outcome Monsters", in add-on to using "three Outcome Monsters", you tin besides use a one "Link-2" Issue Monster and 1 Issue Monster to Link Summon it instead.

New Monster type "Cyberse" debuts!

The new Monster blazon "Cyberse-Type" debuts!
This is a monster type used by the chief protagonist of the new animation "Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS" and in that location volition be more "Cyberse-Type" monsters to be introduced in the futurity.

2. Changes compared with the previous Master Rule

Hither are the changes from the previous "Master Rule 3"!

The Monster Zones will exist renamed as the "Principal Monster Zones"

The Monster Zones from the past will exist now renamed as "Chief Monster Zones".

Pendulum Zones will integrate with the Spell & Trap Zones

The Pendulum Zones will exist integrated into the Spell & Trap Carte Zones which are located at both the left and right ends.

Changes to Special Summoning monsters from the Extra Deck

When Summoning Fusion, Synchro, Xyz or Pendulum monsters from the Actress Deck, they will be Special Summoned to your Extra Monster Zone. (If you lot are Special Summoning monsters from anywhere also the Actress Deck, you volition apply the Main Monster Zones every bit earlier.)

Yet, there are means to Special Summon monsters bated from your Extra Monster Zone.
Main Monster Zones pointed by "Link Markers" of your Link Monster can be used to Special Summon monsters from your Actress Deck.
More than Link Monsters will arrive ane afterward the other in the time to come to achieve the victory!

In this case, the 2 Master Monster Zones become as the zones that tin exist used to Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck!

3. New Main Rule Q&A

Q: If a Link, Fusion, Synchro, XYZ monster comes out to the field by a regular procedure and is subsequently sent to the Graveyard, which zone does information technology go to if you Special Summon information technology with "死者蘇生"?
A: Information technology goes into the Main Monster Zone, not the Actress Monster Zone.

Q: Can yous activate "月の書" on Link Monsters?
A: Direct attack can't exist allowed. Even if your opponent's monster just in the Extra Monster Zone, y'all should treat it as a monster in the main monster zone.

Q: If your opponent's monster is only in their Actress Monster Zone, can you attack them directly?
A: Directly attack tin can't exist allowed. Even if y'all opponent's monster but in the Extra Monster Zone, you should treat information technology equally a monster in the primary monster zone.

Q: Are the Spell / Trap Cards Fix in the Left and correct end Spell & Trap Zones destroyed by the result of "揺れる眼差し"?
A: The left and right end of Spell & Trap Zones volition be treated as Pendulum Zones, only if a bill of fare is placed in that location by activating Pendulum Monster Card from the hand or by an upshot to place a Pendulum Monster Card on a Pendulum Zone. A Spell / Trap Card which is set or activated from the manus volition non be treated as a card on a Pendulum Zone, and so it cannot be destroyed "揺れる眼差し" in this case.

Q: If you activate "精神操作" past targeting the opponent's monster in the Extra Monster Zone, which zone will that monster to be placed?
A: That monster will exist placed in the Master Monster Zone of the player who activated the "精神操作". Also, when control of that monster is returned to the opponent, that monster will be placed in the opponent'due south Main Monster Zone.

Q: Can you utilise the Token or Trap Monster as cloth of Link Summoning?
A: If it can meet the requirements of the materials needed for the Link Monster (eastward.k. Normal Monster, etc.), then you can use the Token or Trap Monster as cloth of Link Summoning.

(※Please note, the English terms are temporary.)