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Due to the higher requirements involved in summoning them, higher-Level monsters are typically not as numerous as lower-Level monsters in a player's Deck, assuming the Deck is properly balanced. It's also important to note that although a monster's Level usually corresponds to its combat effectiveness, sometimes properly-supported low-Level monsters can be far more effective. For example, "[[Copycat]]" and "[[Relinquished]]" base their ATK upon the opponent's monster, the "[[Meklord Emperor|Meklord Emperors]]" can take the ATK power of the opponent's Synchro Monsters, and "[[King of the Skull Servants]]" can have an enormous ATK in the right deck.
The Level of a monster is also necessary in the summoning of Ritual, Synchro, and Xyz monsters. Ritual monsters require tributing monsters whose combined levels are equal to or greater than the Level of the Ritual Monster you are attempting to Ritual Summon. Synchro Monsters require the total Levels of the Tuner monster and the non-Tuner Synchro Material Monster(s) to be exactly equal to the Synchro Monster's. Xyz Monsters need two or more face-up monsters, depending on its requirements, with the same Level as the Xyz Monster's Rank to be stacked. Finally, Pendulum Summoning allows the summoning of multiple monsters with a level between the set scales.
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