SYNCHRO MONSTERS
White Synchro Monster Cards are a powerful new kind of monster! Synchro Monsters go in your Extra Deck – they do not go in your Main Deck (see below).
In order to Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster, you need 1 Tuner monster (look for “Tuner” next to its Type). The Tuner Monster and other face-up monsters you use for the Synchro Summon are called Synchro Material Monsters. The sum of their Levels is the Level of Synchro Monster you can Summon.
To Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster:
1. Have a Tuner monster and 1 or more non-Tuner monsters face-up on the field.
2. Make sure the Levels of the monsters you want to use add up exactly to the Level of the Synchro Monster you want to Summon. (You don’t have to use all your monsters.)
3. Send the Tuner and the other monsters you are using to your Graveyard.
4. Special Summon the Synchro Monster from your Extra Deck!
RULE CHANGES FOR THE Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME
With the introduction of 5D’s and the new Synchro Monsters, a few simple rules are being changed. These changes are effective Wednesday, August 13th.
1. Your Main Deck must be between 40 and 60 cards.
In addition to the 40 card minimum, your Main Deck now has a maximum size limit of 60 cards. Remember, it’s usually best to stay close to the 40 card minimum so you can draw and use your strongest and favorite cards more reliably.
2. The Fusion Deck is now called the Extra Deck. It can be between 0 and 15 cards.
Not just for Fusion Monsters anymore, you can also include the new white-framed Synchro Monster Cards in this Deck. The Extra Deck still uses all the same rules as the Fusion Deck. You can include up to 3 copies of a card in your Extra Deck.
There is now a maximum size limit of 15 cards so you need to choose carefully which Synchro and Fusion Monsters to use.
3. Your Side Deck can be between 0 and 15 cards. It no longer has to be exactly one or the other.
After each Duel in a Match, you can swap any card from your Side Deck with a card from your Main Deck to customize your strategy against your opponent. The number of cards in your Side Deck before and after you swap any cards must be exactly the same.
4. “Multi-Trigger” Effect Monster effects are now called “Quick Effects.”
This is a change in terminology to help players better identify and understand this category of monster effects. There are no rules changes to how any cards are played.
The term “Multi-Trigger” was confusing to many players. The new term, Quick Effect, better describes the defining characteristic of these monster effects.