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A '''Level''' (formerly '''Level Star''' in the card text of [[Ritual Monster]] Cards and [[Ritual Spell Card]]s; Japanese: レベル or {{Ruby|星|レベル}}<ref group=Notes>This abbreviated form (with the Kanji character meaning "star", literally) is only used in the [[card text]] of [[Trap Monster]] Cards and cards that [[Summon]] a [[Monster Token|Token]].</ref> ''Reberu'') is a property of [[Monster Card|monsters]]. The [[original Level ]] of a Monster Card is represented by a number of stars [[File:CG Star.svg|18px]] in the top-right (although except for "[[Ultimaya Tzolkin]]" , which has a [[Level condition]] that determines its original Level). In the ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'', monsters' original Levels can range from 1 to 12. A monster's original Level is a rough indication of how powerful it is.
In the ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'', monsters cannot have a Level lower than 1, but [[card effect]]s can freely raise a monster's Level to arbitrarily large values in excess of 12. In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' anime and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|manga]], as well as in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force]]'' series of video games, [[Dark Synchro Monster]]s can be [[Level 0 Monster Cards|Level 0]] or have [[negative Level]]s.
