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An {{Infobox/Archetype/Start | image name = NumberOverlayNetwork.png | image size = | image caption = The Xyz Summoning animation of the "[[Number]]" monsters in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL'Xyz Summon', which also serves as the standard one in '' (pronounced ikARC-seez<ref nameV''}}{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName | kanji ="SD11">{{citewebruby|Ｘ|エクシーズ}}{{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|url喚|かん}} | japanese =httpＸ召喚 | furigana = エクシーズしょうかん | romaji = Ekushīzu Shōkan | english = Xyz Summon | french = Invocation Xyz<br/>Verb:Invoquer par Xyz | german = Xyz-Beschwörung<br//www.yugioh>Verb: beschwören als Xyz-card.com/en/products/starter2011.htmlBeschwörung |titleitalian =Starter DeckEvocazione Xyz<br/>Verb: Dawn of the Evocare Xyz |publisherportuguese =[[Konami]]}}Invocação-Xyz<br/ref>, エクシーズ召喚, Verb: Invocar por Invocação-Xyz | korean = 엑시즈 소환 (엑시즈 召喚) ''Ekushīzu ShōkanEksijeu Sohwan''(Xyz Summon) is the [[Special | chinese = 超量召喚 ''Chāoliàng Zhàohuàn / Ciu1 leong6 Ziu6 wun6'' (Exceeding Summon]] of an [[) | spanish = Invocación Xyz<br/>Verb: Invocar Xyz Monster]] from the [[Extra Deck]]. It is a game mechanism introduced in | simplified chinese = 超量召唤 ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]Chāoliàng Zhàohuàn''.}}{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}

An '''Xyz Summons can be conducted when there are two or more Summon''' (pronounced ik-seez<ref>{{cite web |title=STARTER DECK: DAWN OF THE XYZ |url=http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/products/starter2011.html |website=Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME |publisher=Konami |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111221242/http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/products/starter2011.html |archive-date=11 November 2020}}</ref>; Japanese: エクシーズ{{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}} ''Ekushīzu Shōkan'', abbreviated {{ruby|Ｘ|エクシーズ}}{{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}} in [[Monster Card|monsterscard text]] of the same since ''[[LevelDuelist Alliance]] on your side of '') is the standard method for [[Playing Field|fieldSpecial Summon]]. Those monsters can be used as ing an [[Xyz MaterialMonster]]s to from the [[SummonExtra Deck]] an Xyz Monster whose . It requires overlaying 2 or more monsters on the field with the same [[RankLevel]] is the same as the Levels of the monsters used, or satisfying an alternative method involving a previous Xyz Monster.

In order to Xyz Summon When an Xyz Monsteris Xyz Summoned, you must first take the required Xyz Materials [[face-up]] on your side of the field and stack them together (called overlaying in the anime). Thenare stacked into a single pile, with the Xyz Summoned Xyz Monster is Xyz Summoned from your Extra Deck, and placed on top of this pile. In the anime, this process is referred to as "overlaying" the stackXyz Materials.

== Mechanics ==During their [[Main Phase]], the [[turn player]] can Xyz Summon an [[Xyz Materials are not Monster]] from their [[Extra Deck]] by stacking two or more [[face-up]] monsters from their field with the same [[Level]] as the Xyz Monster's printed [[send|sentRank]] to , that meet the listed requirements for its [[GraveyardXyz Material]]s. InsteadAfter that, they are placed on the same player [[Special Summon]]s the Xyz Monster from the [[Extra Deck]] [[face-up]] to an unoccupied [[Main Monster Zone|Main]] or [[Extra Monster Card Zone]] beneath , and places the Summoned stacked Xyz Materials underneath that Xyz Monster.

The respective [[battle position]]s of the Xyz Materials Monsters that do not matterhave Levels, so long such as they are all face-upXyz Monsters and Link Monsters, cannot normally be used as Xyz Materials for an Xyz Summon. However, once you have some Xyz Summoned your Monsters (e.g. "[[Number F0: Utopic Future]]") specifically list Xyz MonsterMonsters as materials, ensure that the entire stack is neatly aligned in face-up attack positionwhich case they can use Xyz Monsters as material. Unless specified otherwise, regardless Xyz Materials of whether or not the an Xyz Monster is summoned in face-up (s) that were used as a material for an Xyz Summon will be sent to the [[ATKGraveyard]] or . [[DEFToken Monster]] positions cannot be used as Xyz Material for an Xyz Summon, because they cannot be attached as Xyz Materials due to not existing outside of the field.

An Even if all of its controller's Monster Zones are occupied, an Xyz Summon Monster can still be Xyz Summoned as long as at least one of the Xyz Materials used is a type in one of Special Summonthese zones, and so that there is an available zone when the Xyz Monster is a [[Special Summon-only monster]]Summoned.

Some === Xyz Summoning with a single material ===Several Xyz Monsters have [[Summon monster effect|effects ]] that allow them to be Xyz Summoned using a single monster, rather than using their their listed Xyz Materials. Depending on their individual specifications, it may require you be possible to remove Xyz Materials from Summon the Xyz Monster over an Xyz Monster(e. In this caseg. "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray]]"), the required Xyz Materials are taken from beneath the a non-Xyz Monster in question and sent to the Graveyard(e.g. This is known as "[[detachDingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star]]ing. Be wary though"), as some such effects may have a downside if or either an Xyz or non-Xyz Monster has no (e.g. "[[Zoodiac]]" Xyz Materials left beneath itMonsters).

Note that In most cases where an Xyz Monster Special can be Xyz Summoned via any means other than an using a single Xyz Monster as material, the new Xyz Monster will specify that the materials attached to the original Xyz Summon (except for Monster are [[Xyz Reborntransfer]]) will not have any Xyz Materials beneath it. Therefore, any negative effects that might apply red to an the new Xyz Monster in such a state will be applied immediately.

If In the anime and manga, Xyz Summoning using an Xyz Monster as the sole material is flipped referred to as [[Xyz Evolution]]. This includes both when done via the Xyz Monster's own Summoning procedure as well as a Special Summon by another card's effect (such as "[[faceRank-downUp-Magic]], the ") that is treated as an Xyz Materials beneath it are not sent to the GraveyardSummon.

If a card === Xyz Summoning with different materials ===Some Xyz Monsters have effects that let them treat monsters that would banish cards sent to the graveyard (such do not fit their Xyz Material requirements as if they did, for their Xyz Summon. For example, "[[Macro CosmosDhampir Vampire Sheridan]]" or can treat monsters owned by the opponent as Level 6, and "[[Banisher of the RadianceGigantic Spright]]") is in effect, when an Xyz Monster is destroyed/removed from the field the Xyz Materials beneath it are banished. However if an effect that would banish a monster(s) on the field (like "can treat [[Dimensional FissureLink Rating|Link]]") is activated, only the Xyz Monster will be affected. The Materials used will be sent to the Graveyard-2 monsters as Level 2.

In ''=== Xyz Summoning with a card effect ==={{Main|Performs an Xyz Summon}}While Xyz Summoning is a type of [[OCGSpecial Summon#Built-in Special Summon|built-in Special Summon]]''/''[[TCG]]'', [[Trap Monster]]s can be used as Xyz Materialsso is performed without the use of any card effect, but not [[Token Monster]]s. You can't use Tokens because they there are not physical cards you some card effects that can pile under the [[perform Xyz Monster]]Summons immediately after their resolution.

In the anime, when ===Treating a Special Summon as a "[[Number]]" Xyz Monster is Summon==={{main|Treats Special Summon as Xyz Summoned, a galaxy-like gate appears in which the Summon}}Some card effects can Special Summon an Xyz Materials (in a energy form) transfer into. The gate explodes, and a Numbers' sealed form appears and unveils itself into its artwork. When a non-"Number" Xyz monster is SummonedMonster, a red colored spiral portal is used instead. The treating that Special Summon as an Xyz Materials then turn into orbs of light which surround the Xyz Monsters who absorbs them when the player detaches themSummon. This idea type of a galaxy Special Summon is derived from Konami's statement of the not an Xyz Monsters coming into our universe through a black hole. In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6]]''Summon despite being treated as one, all Xyz Monsters are so it does not necessarily follow any mechanics of an Xyz Summoned through the red spiral portalSummon.

Similar to how players say Commonly, card effects that they "Release"/"Tribute", "Sacrifice", "Fuse", or "TuneSpecial Summon an Xyz Monster (treated as an Xyz Summon) will use an on-field monster as material (e.g. the " their monsters to perform a [[Tribute Summon|TributeRank-Up-Magic]], " [[Ritual Summon|RitualSpell Card]]s). This functions identically to Xyz Summoning with a single material via a monster's Summon monster effects, and typically the Xyz Materials of the on-field monster (if it is an Xyz Monster) will be [[Fusion Summon|Fusiontransfer]]red to the Special Summoned Xyz Monster. In the anime and manga, or this is referred to as [[Synchro SummonXyz Evolution]], players would state that they "'''Overlay'''" their selected monsters to perform an Xyz Summon.

== How to Example =={{Show card image gallery| Gagaga Magician | A Level 4 monster| Ganbara Knight | + A Level 4 monster| Number 39: Utopia | {{=}} A Rank 4 Xyz Monster}} ==Appearance===== Anime ===When an Xyz Summon is performed, the Xyz Materials turn into forms of energy whose colors match their Attributes before shooting into the air, sometimes spiraling around each other. A swirling portal known as an [[Overlay Network]] then appears, and the energy forms enter the portal. The newly Summoned Xyz Monster then emerges from the portal, its Xyz Materials, now colored in accordance with its Attribute, orbiting around it as spheres of light that leave behind fading trails. ====''Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL''====[[File:XyzOverlayNetwork.png|thumb|A standard Xyz Summon in ''ZEXAL'']]In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', the portal is usually a simple red vortex that twists shut and explodes in multi-colored light, but certain monsters have unique or specially designed Overlay Networks of a different color or design. The most obvious example is the "[[Number]]" archetype, which employs a more grandiose visual of yellow particles over a dark purple nebula, forming a distinct spiral shape highly resembling a stylized galaxy.<gallery widths====''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V''====[[File:Overlay nw ArcV (Kaito).png|thumb|left|An Xyz Summon in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'' — a blue pillar emerges from the portal rather than it closing]]In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', all Xyz Summons use the "galaxy-style"250portal, although compacted in size, as well as replacing the " captionalign=shutting and exploding"effect with a simpler pillar of blue energy erupting out from the center. Some minor variations exist, such as ">SpiritoftheHarpLOB[[Odd-NAEyes Raging Dragon (anime)|Odd-REyes Raging Dragon]]" producing red energy instead. An Xyz Summon performed using monsters that have been [[Pendulum Summon]]ed is referred to as a "Pendulum-1EXyz Summon".jpg | A Level 4 [[Shay Obsidian]] refers to an Xyz Summon performed using both an Xyz Monster and a non-Xyz Monster Cardas materials as a [[Cross Xyz Summon]] +. DarkBlade5DS1====''Yu-ENGi-C-1EOh! VRAINS''====[[File:VRAINSOverlayNetwork.png | Another level 4 thumb|An Xyz Summon in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS''.]]In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'', the entire Xyz Summon sequence is remade: when the Duelist declares that they are overlaying their monsters, lightning crackles from them before a blue X-shaped cybernetic array (somewhat similar in design to the [[Link Summon]]ing Circuit) with four small red circles between the spokes materializes behind them. The Xyz Materials disperse into colored particles and enter the red circles and once they are set, datastream-like energy flows from the tips and forms the galaxy-style Overlay Network, now entirely colored light blue, from which the newly formed Xyz Monster Cardemerges. The process is reminiscent of a sci-fi device being used to open a wormhole.[[File:VRAINSOverlayUnits.png|thumb|left|Close up of the "array" used to create an Overlay Network.]]  ===Video games===Number39UtopiaYS11In ''[[Yu-ENGi-UROh! 5D's Tag Force 6]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Tag Force Special]]'', all Xyz Summons use the generic red vortex animation. In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL World Duel Carnival]]'', there are three different Xyz Summon animations matching the ones used in the ''ZEXAL'' anime (non-1E"Number", "Number", and [[Chaos Xyz Evolution]]).jpg | A Rank 4  In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'', and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel]]'', all Xyz Summons use the yellow galaxy-style portal animation. In ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links'', ''VRAINS'' characters, as well as [[Standard Duelist]]s in Duel World (VRAINS), use a different Xyz MonsterSummon animation. This animation is based on the Xyz Summoning animation used in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime.</gallery>{{-}}

* When Xyz Summons were revealed in the ''OCG'', they were mistakenly at originally translated by fans as "Exceed Summons" by fans. Many translators acknowledged after the official term This was revealed that likely because "Xyz" was also a valid translation, but that they assumed it was is not correct during the initial translation since it does not have any an actual word and has no immediately obvious pronunciation. The fact that it was meant to be pronounced word "ik-seezExceed" was not obvious from likely the closest English equivalent to the Japanese エクシーズ ''katakanaEkushīzu'' "エクシーズ", which has a .** In the Chinese ''romajiOCG'' reading of , the term for "Xyz"is 超量 ''EkushīzuChāoliàng'', which means " and the closest English equivalent to it was "ExceedExceeding".Dr. Faker is The One That invented Xzy ==See also==* [[Cross Xyz Summon ]]* [[Xyz Evolution]]* [[Rank-Up]]* [[Rank-Down]]