What are the rules for summoning link monsters?
The rules for summoning Link Monsters are straightforward: when Link Summoning a “Link-n” monster, you must have “n” amounts of Link Materials, with the conditions of the monster that can be used as a Link Material written under the monster type of the Link Monster on the card. To Link Summon, you take some ‘Link Materials‘ and send them to the Graveyard, with the number of Link Materials needing to be equal to the Link Monster’s Link Rating, and the Link Materials must be face-up in the Monster Zone.
Understanding Link Monsters
Link Monsters are a type of monster that resides in the Extra Deck and must be Special Summoned via Link Summoning, with no DEF and always in Attack Position, unable to be changed to Defense Position by a card effect.
Link Summoning FAQs
1. Can you Link Summon on your opponent’s field?
No, you can only Summon monsters to your field, but if there is a Link Arrow pointing to one of your opponent’s main Monster Zones, they can Special Summon a monster from the Extra Deck to that zone.
2. How does XYZ Summoning work?
Xyz Monsters have their own type of Summon that you perform when you want to play them, by putting 2 face-up monsters with the same Level on top of each other, then putting the appropriate Xyz Monster on top of them.
3. Can you use a Link 4 for a Link 4?
A Link 4 cannot be used as material for another Link 4, and is basically almost “1” material, so you can still use that Link 4 as material but you’d need a Link 3 like Summon Sorcerers, with 3 regular monsters + the Link 4.
4. Why can’t I Summon Link Spider?
Link Monsters are a type of monster that reside in the Extra Deck and cannot be Normal Summoned, needing to be Special Summoned via Link Summoning.
5. Can you Summon Link Monsters from the Graveyard?
Link Monsters can only be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck to either the Extra Monster Zone or a Link Point, with Link Monsters Special Summoned from the Graveyard or while excluded being Summoned to a Main Monster Zone.
6. Is Link Summoning hard?
Thankfully, Link Summoning is easy and very intuitive to learn, introduced to the franchise in the sixth Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series.
7. How many Link Monsters can you Summon per turn?
This property entry details every card that can only be Link Summoned once per turn, with the restriction applied to the card(s) of the same name instead of individual copies.
8. Can you Summon a Link Monster to a normal Monster Zone?
You can Summon face-down Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Monsters from your Extra Deck to your Main Monster Zones, but Link Monsters and face-up Pendulum Monsters in your Extra Deck must be Summoned to your Extra Monster Zone or your Main Monster Zone that a Link Monster is pointing to.
9. Why doesn’t Book of Moon work on Link Monsters?
Link Monsters must always be in Attack Position, making them not a valid target for Book of Moon, and unaffected by Book of Eclipse and other effects that change battle position or flip monsters face-down.
10. What is a Flip Summon?
A Flip Summon occurs when you flip a face-down Defense Position monster into face-up Attack Position, not considered a Normal Summon or Special Summon.
11. What is the highest Link Monster?
“Five-Headed Link Dragon” has the highest ATK of all Link Monsters, with 5000 ATK, requiring 5 monsters.
12. Can you only Link Summon once per turn?
The restriction is applied to the card(s) of the same name instead of individual copies, with some cards only able to be !Link Summoned once per turn.
13. Why am I unable to Summon Phantoms?
Players that are a much higher level than their friends will be unable to Summon them, with the same applying to gear as weapons with higher upgrade levels restricting a player’s Phantom Summoning options.
14. How do you Summon a Link 5 monster?
To Summon a Link Monster, you must use monsters on the field to Summon it equal to the Link Rating of the Link Monster you wish to Summon from the Extra Deck.
15. Can you Tribute Summon using a Link?
When Link Summoning, the face-up monsters in your Monster Zones are sent to the Graveyard, and the monsters used as Link Materials that were sent to the Graveyard are not considered as tributed.