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

| 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'', "Mutual Link") 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 Monster Zones simultaneouslyLink is '''Extra Linked'''. Since both are occupiedAdditionally, the opponent cannot use either of the any monster co-linked with an Extra Monster Zones unless they remove a Linked monster from one of those zonesis also Extra 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 other orthogonally adjacent Link Monsters involved in the Extra Link1E.png# The Link Monster 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 this scenario, both "[[Ib the World Chalice Priestess]]" and "[[Crowned by the World Chalice]]" are '''linked''' monsters that caseare 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> In this scenario, a Link Monster can be Summoned not only are "[[Honeybot]]" and "[[Firewall Dragon]]" linked Monsters that are linked to the unoccupied Extra Monster Zoneeach other, as long as it is they are also '''co-linked ''' with the Link Monster in the one another because of their arrows. ===Example C: Extra Link that is in the same column as itLinked Monsters===<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">File:Extra_Link.pngFile:Extra_Link_2.png</gallery>In this scenario, and performing the Link Summon does not disturb all of the Monsters are '''Extra Link (by using the monsters involved Linked'''. 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.