Is Pendulum Summoning Once Per Turn?
Pendulum summoning is indeed once per turn, allowing players to summon multiple monsters from their hand and Extra Deck whose levels fall between the numbers of the Pendulum Scale, but only during the Main Phase. The Pendulum Summon is a special summon that can be performed once per turn, provided the player has a complete Pendulum Scale in both zones, and it does not use up the player’s normal summon.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Does Pendulum Summoning Work?
Pendulum summoning allows players to summon as many monsters as they can from their hand and Extra Deck (face-up) whose levels are between the numbers of the Pendulum Scale.
How Many Cards Can Be Pendulum Summoned?
Once per turn, during the Main Phase, if the turn player has a card with a Pendulum Scale in each of their two Pendulum Zones, that player can Pendulum Summon any number of monsters from their hand, and/or any number of face-up Pendulum Monsters in their Extra Deck.
Can You Strike a Pendulum Summon?
Once an opponent announces which monsters they intend to Pendulum Summon, a Duelist can flip Solemn Strike and pay 1500 Life Points to negate the Summon and send all of the monsters that would otherwise be Pendulum Summoned to the Graveyard instead.
What Can Negate a Pendulum Summon?
A Pendulum Summon is a built-in Special Summon, so it can be negated by cards like Solemn Warning and Thunder King Rai-Oh.
Do Pendulums Go to the Extra Deck?
Pendulum Monsters start the game in the main deck, and then once they are destroyed while on the field, unless a card says otherwise, they go to the Extra Deck.
What Levels Can You Pendulum Summon?
You can Pendulum Summon monsters with levels between your Pendulum Scales, for example, with scales 1 and 8, you can summon monsters with levels 2-7.
How Many Pendulum Summons Per Turn?
Unlike some other types of Special Summons, you can only Pendulum Summon once per turn, but you can summon multiple monsters at once with it.
Can You Pendulum Summon Level 1 Monsters?
Until the release of Booster Pack Maximum Crisis in 2017, it was impossible to Pendulum Summon Level 1, 10, 11, and Level 12 monsters through normal means.
Do Pendulum Scales Count as Spells?
Although a Pendulum Monster is treated as a Spell Card while in the Pendulum Zone, it is not considered a Normal, Continuous, Field, Equip, Quick-Play, or Ritual Spell Card.
Can You Pendulum Summon from the Graveyard?
Pendulum Monsters have a unique ability, if they were to be sent from the Field to the Graveyard, they are instead sent face-up to the Extra Deck, from there, they can be summoned back to the field via Pendulum Summoning.
How Many Monsters Can You Set Per Turn?
During your turn, you can Normal Summon or Set ONE monster from your hand.
Where Do Pendulum Monsters Go When Used for a Link Summon?
Pendulums will go to the Extra Deck when used for a Link Summon.
Can You Ghost Ogre a Pendulum?
If Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit destroys any Pendulum Monster in the Pendulum Zone, then that Pendulum effect will resolve with no effect.
Are Pendulum Decks Worth It?
Pendulum Decks are really powerful, but what makes them more balanced than other decks that exist now is that they need the entire hand to function best.
Can You Use More Than One Pendulum?
Ultimately, whatever your favourite crystal, or the one you feel more drawn to, can be used on a Pendulum, as long as it is rounded or pointed at one end.
Why Do People Hate Pendulum Decks?
Pendulum Cards have a high amount of text, which makes them intimidating to assess during a duel, the Pendulum Mechanic itself can seem confusing if you don’t know their rules.
Can You Pendulum Summon Synchro or XYZ Monsters?
Synchro Pendulum Monsters are a special category of Pendulum Monster that also count as a Synchro Monster, and can therefore return to the Extra Deck face-up when they would be destroyed, and can then be Pendulum Summoned in certain conditions after a proper Synchro Summon. Xyz Pendulum Monsters have a condition stating that they can then be Pendulum Summoned after a proper Xyz Summon should their Rank fall within your active Pendulum Scales.