Linked

This article is about the gameplay mechanic. For the property on Link Monsters, see Link Rating. For other uses, see Link (disambiguation).

Linked
Japanese	リンク状（じょう）態（たい）
Japanese (ruby)	リンクじょうたい
Japanese (base text)	リンク状態
Japanese (romanized)	Rinku Jōtai
Japanese (translated)	Link State
Other names Italian: Linkato

A monster is linked (リンク状（じょう）態（たい） Rinku Jōtai, "Link State") if a Link Monster points to it, OR if it is a Link Monster that points to another monster.

Co-linked

Link Monsters are co-linked (相（そう）互（ご）リンク Sōgo Rinku, "Mutual Link") if they point to each other.

Extra Linked

Main article: Extra Link

Any monster involved in an Extra Link is Extra Linked. Additionally, any monster co-linked with an Extra Linked monster is also Extra Linked.

Examples

Example A: Linked Monsters

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Example B: Co-linked Monsters

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Example C: Extra Linked Monsters

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