Can Eater of Millions be used for a Link Summon?
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The Eater of Millions can be used for a Link Summon if it is under the control of the player attempting the Link Summon, as Effects that switch control of a monster, like “Mind Control” or “Number 11: Big Eye“, can be used on this card, allowing it to be used as material for a Link Summon. The Eater of Millions itself must be Special Summoned by banishing 5 or more cards from the hand, field, and/or Extra Deck, face-down, and its effect allows it to banish an opponent’s monster, face-down, once per turn, at the start of the Damage Step, if it battles an opponent’s monster.
Understanding Link Summoning and Eater of Millions
To delve deeper into the specifics of using Eater of Millions for a Link Summon, it’s essential to understand the basics of Link Summoning and the properties of Link Monsters.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What are the rules of Link Summoning?
Link Summoning uses face-up monsters on the field as its materials, and when Link Summoning a “Link-n” monster, you must have “n” amounts of Link materials.
2. Can a Link Monster have a level?
Link Monsters do not have Levels, and instead have a Link Number, which determines the combined number of non-Link Monster Link Materials or the combined Link Numbers of Link Monster Link Materials required to Link Summon it.
3. Can Link Monsters be flipped to defense?
Link Monsters have no DEF and cannot ever be in Defense Position.
4. Does Link Summon count as Tributing?
Monsters used as Link Material are not Tributed.
5. What is the effect of the Eater of Millions?
Once per turn, at the start of the Damage Step, if this card battles an opponent’s monster: You can banish that opponent’s monster, face-down.
6. Can you use face-down monsters for Link Summon?
A monster used as Link Material for a Link Summon must be face-up in the Monster Zone.
7. Can I use a Link 2 to summon a Link 2?
A “Link-2” monster counts as 2 materials when used for a Link Summon.
8. What counts as a Link Summon?
A Link Summon is the act of Special Summoning a Link Monster from the Extra Deck.
9. Can you summon a Link 4 with 2 monsters?
For example, Accesscode Talker is a Link-4 Link Monster with a listed requirement that it must be summoned using 2+ Effect Monsters.
10. Is Link Summoning hard?
Thankfully, Link Summoning is easy and very intuitive to learn.
11. How do you summon Link 4?
Since Accesscode Talker is a Link-4 Link Monster, one method of summoning it would be to use 4 Effect Monsters on the field as material for the summon.
12. Where do Link Monsters go?
These cards are placed in the Extra Deck.
13. Can you use Ojama tokens to Link Summon?
Despite being unable to be Tributed for Tribute Summons, the “Ojama Tokens” can be used for Synchro, Ritual, Fusion, and Link Summons.
14. Can Scapegoat be used to Link Summon?
Yes, but not on the same turn you activated Scapegoat.
15. Can you chain to a Link Summon?
You cannot chain to a Summon because a Summon does not activate or resolve.