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{{About|the gameplay mechanic|the property on Link Monsters|Link NumberRating|other uses|Link (disambiguation)}}

| italian = Linkato

| portuguese = | indonesia = Kondisi Link

A monster is considered to be '''linkedLinked''' (リンク{{Ruby|状|じょう}}{{Ruby|態|たい}} ''Rinku Jōtai'', "Link State") if its when a [[Link Monster]]'s [[Link Arrow]] [[points to]] it, '''OR''' when it itself is a Link Monster that points to any other monsters. While cards like "[[Link Point|pointingCynet Storm]] " refer to any Monster in this state, cards like "[[Tindangle Hound]]" care about the monsters a monstercard is "linked to", or if another which refers to each other monster's Link Arrow is pointing to itor pointed at by an individual linked monster.

'''{{main|Co-linked''' ({{Ruby|相|そう}}{{Ruby|互|ご}}リンク, Multiple Link Monsters are '''Sōgo Rinkuco-linked'') is a kind of linked that occurs when two Link Monsters' [[Link Arrow]]s are pointing if they point to each other. For example, if one player controls a Link Monster with a Down Link Arrow in an [[Extra Monster Zone]], and a Link Monster with an Up Link Arrow in their [[Main Monster Zone]] in the same [[column]], then those two Link Monsters are co-linked.

==Extra LinkLinked==An '''{{main|Extra Link''' is a chain of co}}A special Co-links linked state that connects both [[the two Extra Monster Zone]]sZones. This allows a player to control monsters Any monster involved in both an Extra Link is '''Extra Monster Zones simultaneouslyLinked'''. Since they are both occupiedAdditionally, the opponent cannot use either of the any monster co-linked with an Extra Monster Zones unless they perform a Summon by removing a Linked monster from one of the zones (e.g. using a monster in one of the is also Extra Monster Zones as Material)Linked.

==Examples=====Example A player can perform an Extra Link, so long as the following conditions are met:Linked Monsters===# The player controls a [[Link Monster]] in an Extra Monster Zone while the other Extra Monster Zone is unoccupied.<gallery position="center" captionalign="center"># The three middle [[Main Monster Zone]]s on one side of the field must be occupied by Link MonstersIbtheWorldChalicePriestess-COTD-EN-1E-OP.png# Each of the Link Monsters involved in the Extra Link must be coCrownedbytheWorldChalice-COTD-EN-C-linked with the orthogonally adjacent Link Monsters that are also involved in the Extra Link1E.png# The Link Monster involved in the Extra Link occupying the Main Monster Zone in the same [[column]] as the unoccupied Extra Monster Zone must have a Link Arrow pointing to that zone.</gallery>

In that casethis scenario, a Link Monster can be Summoned to both "[[Ib the unoccupied Extra Monster Zone, as long as it maintains the Extra Link World Chalice Priestess]]" and "[[Crowned by meeting the following conditionsWorld Chalice]]" are '''linked''' monsters that are linked to each other. They are NOT co-linked. ===Example B:Co-linked Monsters===<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">Honeybot-YS17-EN-SR-1E.pngFirewallDragon-COTD-EN-ScR-1E.png</gallery> #The Summoned Link Monster must be In this scenario, not only are "[[Honeybot]]" and "[[Firewall Dragon]]" linked Monsters that are linked to each other, they are also '''co-linked ''' with the Link Monster involved in the one another because of their arrows. ===Example C: Extra Link that is in the same columnLinked Monsters===<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">File:Extra_Link.pngFile:Extra_Link_2.png#Performing the Summon </gallery>In this scenario, all of that Link Monster must not disturb the Monsters are '''Extra Link (eLinked'''.g. by using the monsters involved Furthermore, if a Monster present in the Extra Link as leftmost or rightmost [[Link MaterialMain Monster Zone]]swas co-linked with "Firewall Dragon" (An additional "Honeybot", for example)it would be considered Extra Linked as well.