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{{About|the gameplay mechanic|the property on Link Monsters|Link Number|other uses|Link (disambiguation)}}
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A monster is in a '''Linked Statelinked''' (リンク{{Ruby|状|じょう}}{{Ruby|態|たい}}, ''Rinku Jōtai'') if its [[Link Marker]] is pointing to a monster, or if it has at least one [[Link Monster]]'s Link Marker pointing to it.
==Mutual LinkCo-linked==A '''Mutual LinkCo-linked''' ({{Ruby|相|そう}}{{Ruby|互|ご}}リンク, ''Sōgo Rinku'') is a kind of Link State linked that occurs when two Link Monsters' [[Link Marker]]s are pointing to each other. For example, if one player controls a Link Monster with a Down Link Marker in an [[Extra Monster Zone]], and a Link Monster with an Up Link Marker in their [[Main Monster Zone]] in the same [[column]], then those two Link Monsters are in a Mutual Linkco-linked.
==Extra Link==
An '''Extra Link''' is a chain of [[Mutual Link]]s co-links that connects both [[Extra Monster Zone]]s. This allows a player to control monsters in both Extra Monster Zones simultaneously. Since they are both occupied, the opponent cannot use either of the Extra Monster Zones unless they perform a Summon by removing a monster from one of the Zones (e.g. using a monster in one of the Extra Monster Zones as Material).
A player can perform an Extra Link, so long as the following conditions are met:
# The player controls a [[Link Monster]] in an Extra Monster Zone while the other Extra Monster Zone is unoccupied.
# The three middle [[Main Monster Zone]]s on one side of the field must be occupied by Link Monsters.
# Each of the Link Monsters involved in the Extra Link must be in a Mutual Link co-linked with the orthogonally adjacent Link Monsters that are also involved in the Extra Link.
# 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 Marker pointing to that Zone.
In that case, a Link Monster can be Summoned to the unoccupied Extra Monster Zone, as long as it maintains the Extra Link by meeting the following conditions:
#The Summoned Link Monster must be in a Mutual Link co-linked with the Link Monster involved in the Extra Link that is in the same column.
#Performing the Summon of that Link Monster must not disturb the Extra Link (e.g. by using the monsters involved in the Extra Link as [[Link Material]]s).
The final result is a U-shaped chain of five Link Monsters, in which each Link Monster is in a Mutual Link co-linked with the monsters orthogonally adjacent to it.
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