| image caption = A Circuit Link Summon in the anime. The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'', depicting a circuit with inactive [[Link Arrow]]s can be seen around it.

|portuguese = | simplified chinese = 连接召唤 ''Liánjiē Zhàohuàn''

==How to Link SummonMechanics==During their [[Main Phase]], the [[turn player]] can Link Summon a Link Monster from their Extra Deck by sending [[face-up]] monsters they control to the [[Graveyard]] as [[Link Material]]s; the number of Link Materials must be equal to the Link Monster's [[Link Rating]]. After that, the player [[Special Summon]]s the Link Monster is Summoned in either from the [[Extra Deck]] to an unoccupied [[Extra Monster Zone]] or a [[Main Monster Zone]] that a Link Monster on the field [[points to]], in face-up [[Attack Position]].

==Example=====Example A: Standard Link SummonSummoning with alternate conditions ===<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">CyberseWizard-COTD-EN-SR-1E.png | A monster (1)StackReviver-COTD-EN-C-1E.png |+ A monster (1)BackupSecretary-COTD-EN-C-1E.png |+ A monster (1)DecodeTalker-YS17-EN-UR-1E.png |= A Link-3 Link Monster</gallery>

===Example B: Treating a * "[[Underworld Goddess of the Closed World]]" can be Link Monster Summoned using 1 monster the opponent controls as multiple Link Materials===material.<gallery position=* "center[[Ghostrick Festival]]" captionalign=can be Link Summoned using a face-down "center[[Ghostrick]]">ProxyDragon-CT14-EN-UR-LE.png |A monster (1)DecodeTalker-YS17-EN-UR-1E.png |+ A Link-3 Link Monster (3)FirewallDragon-COTD-EN-ScR-1Ethe player controls as material.png |= A Link-4 Link Monster</gallery>

==In the anime=Link Summoning with a card effect===In the anime, using monsters to perform {{Main|Performs a Link Summon is known as '''Setting them in the [[Link Arrow]]s''' ('''Setting the Link Markers''' in the Japanese version). There are two primary visual procedures for a Link Summon; the first was used until [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 014|episode 14]], while the second has been used since then. }}

With the first procedure, when ===Treating a Link Special Summon is performed, the Duelist shoots forward as a burst of energy which creates a Circuit in the sky which the Duelist and their monsters fly through. The Link Materials then transform into red and white streaks of energy that enter the appropriate Link Arrows, causing them to turn red. The Link Arrows are then said to have its Circuit combined. The Circuit then glows white and energy converges to form the monster and the Link Arrows around it. The monster and the Duelist then emerge from the Circuit. If a Link Monster is being used for a Summon==={{main|Treats Special Summon as Link Summon, then copies of that monster will appear equal to the Link Rating of the monster and enter the appropriate Link Arrows.}}

===Interactions with effects=== * "[[Salamangreat Sanctuary]]" lets the player use 1 "Salamangreat" Link Monster as the entire material to Link Summon another copy of itself.* Some monsters allow the player to [[Uses cards in the hand as Link Materials|use monsters from their hand]] as Link Materials.* "[[The Weather Forecast]]" lets the player use face-up "[[The Weather]]" cards in their Spell & Trap Zones as material to Link Summon a "The Weather" Link Monster. ==Examples=====Example A (Standard Link Summon)==={{Show card image gallery| Cyberse Wizard | A monster (1)| Stack Reviver | + A monster (1)| Backup Secretary | + A monster (1)| Decode Talker | {{ = }} A Link-3 Link Monster}} ===Example B (Treating a Link Monster as multiple Link Materials)==={{Show card image gallery| Proxy Dragon | A monster (1)| Decode Talker | + A Link-3 Link Monster (3)| Firewall Dragon | {{=}} A Link-4 Link Monster}} ==In media== ===Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS==={{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 200 | image1 = LinkSummonAnime.png | caption1 = The Circuit of "[[Decode Talker (anime)|Decode Talker]]" | image2 = Link Bumper Link Portal.png | caption2 = The Circuit of "[[Link Bumper (anime)|Link Bumper]]" | image3 = Honeybot Link Portal.png | caption3 = The Circuit of "[[Honeybot (anime)|Honeybot]]" | image4 = Link Summon EP 14.png | caption4 = The Circuit for "[[Altergeist Primebanshee (anime)|Altergeist Primebanshee]]" from episode 14}} In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime, using monsters to perform a Link Summon is known as '''Setting [them] in the [[Link Arrow]]s''' ('''Setting [them] in the Link Markers''' in the Japanese version). There are two primary visual procedures for a Link Summon; the first was used until [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 014|episode 14]], while the second has been used since then.  With the first procedure, when a Link Summon is performed, the Duelist shoots forward a burst of energy which creates a Circuit in the sky which the Duelist and their monsters fly through. The Link Materials then transform into red and white streaks of energy that enter the appropriate Link Arrows, causing them to turn red. The Link Arrows are then said to have its Circuit combined, or linked in the dub. The Circuit then glows white and energy converges to form the monster and the Link Arrows around it. The monster and the Duelist then emerge from the Circuit. If a Link Monster is being used for a Link Summon, then copies of that monster will appear equal to the Link Rating of the monster and enter the appropriate Link Arrows. With the second procedure, the Circuit appears in front of the Duelist as with the previous style. The monsters used for the summoning then transform into different colored hurricanes and fly into the Link Arrows. The Link Monster then appears on the other side of the portal. [[Emma Bessho]] uses an alternative version of this style; instead of shooting a Circuit into the sky, strings of energy emerge from her fingertips which form the Circuit beneath their feet. The selected monsters then shoot into the Link Arrows with a hurricane-like effect. The Link Monster is then formed out of converging energy. In the case of [[Spectre]] and [[Earth (character)|Earth]], their circuits appear beneath them.

===ExamplesYu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures===<gallery>LinkSummonAnime.png | The Circuit of "[[Decode Talker (anime)|Decode Talker]]"Link Bumper File:Link Portalsummon ocg structures.png |thumb|left|100px| The Circuit of "[[Link Bumper Shaman of the Tenyi (animeOS)|Link BumperShaman of the Tenyi]]"]] Honeybot Link Portal.png | The Circuit of "In ''[[Honeybot (anime)|HoneybotYu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures]]"'', the Duelist declares a Link Summon EP 14.png | The Circuit for by saying "[[Altergeist Primebanshee I set the Link Arrows with '(animeMonster name)|Altergeist Primebanshee]]'" . The materials, like in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'', then transform into streaks of energy that enter the appropriate Link Arrows, from episode 14which the monster appears. However, a blank Link Monster frame is shown, rather than the Circuit from ''VRAINS''.</gallery>{{-}}

* Link Summoning Summon is the only new Summoning method introduced ([[Synchro Summon|SynchroSummoning mechanic]], other than [[Xyz Fusion Summon|Xyz]], and [[Pendulum Summon]]ing being the others) that does not involve monster require monsters with specific [[Level]]s.  ==See also==* as [[Link Arrow]]* [[Link Material]]* [[Link Monster]]* [[Link Rating]]* [[Linkedmaterial]]s.