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{{Infobox/Archetype/Start About| image name = Rank.png the monster property| image size = 86 the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses'' mechanic| image caption = Deck Leader#Rank}}{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName [[File:Rank.png| kanji = ランク thumb| japanese = A Rank Star]] | furigana = | romaji = Ranku | japanese translated = | english = A '''Rank | french = Rang | german = Rang | italian = Rango | korean = 랭크 ''Raengkeu'(Japanese: ランク ' | spanish = Rango|chinese=階級 'Ranku'Jiējí / Gaai1 kap1') is a property exclusive to [[Xyz Monster]]s, in place of a [[Level]]. An Xyz Monster'|brazilian=Classe}}{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}s Rank corresponds to the required [[Level]]s of its [[Xyz Material]]s.

A '''==Card layout==The [[original Rank''' (Japanese: ランク ''Ranku'') ]] of an Xyz Monster Card is generally represented by a number of stars [[File:Rank Star.svg|18px|alt=a yellow star on a black circle]] is an indicator that is exclusive to [[Xyz Monster]]s, used printed in place of a [[Level]]the top-left. It is indicated by a number of The Rank stars, similar to a Level; however, they are being left-aligned contrasts to the left side right-alignment of the card, and are depicted by Level stars. Monsters with a yellow star on a black circle. The printed Rank of an Xyz Monster is almost always the same 0 use monsters without Levels as the Level of its required [[Xyz Material]]s (this is why "[[Number F0: Utopic Future]]" , and "have a [[Number S0: Hope ZEXALRank condition]]" have a that treats their original Rank of 0, as they exclusively use Xyz Monsters as Material, which have no Level)a different value.

An Xyz MonsterIn the ''s Rank is not its [[LevelOCG]]. Xyz Monsters do not have a Level. Therefore, they cannot be used for '' and ''[[Synchro Summon|SynchroTCG]]'', [[Ritual Summon|Ritual]], or [[Xyz Summon]]monsters' original Ranks can range from 1 to 13. A monster's (except for [[Xyz Evolution]]), and any effects that would refer to printed Rank is the same as the Level of a monster, such as those of "its required [[Gravity BindXyz Material]]"s, "[[Level Limit - Area B]]" and "[[Burden with a handful of exceptional cases where the Mighty]]", cannot be applied Summoning requirement has been changed to an require Xyz Monstermonsters.

Since Xyz Monsters do not ==Mechanics==<!--In the ''OCG'' and ''TCG'', monsters cannot have Levelsa Rank lower than 1, cards such as "but [[Star Changereffect]]", "[[Scanner]]" and "[[Give and Take]]" cannot be used s can freely raise a monster's Rank to arbitrarily large values in excess of 12. (commented out because there are no specific rulings on them at all. Cards that modify Levels such as "[[Harmonic Waves]]"this, "[[Feedback Warrior]]", "[[Synchro Boost]]" and "[[Demotion]]" also cannot but it would be used on Xyz Monsters. If consistent with the rulings for Levels)-->A monster can only monster on the field is an Xyz Monster, those cards cannot be [[activate]]dhave a single Rank at a time.<ref>{{cite book |author=Konami |title=Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game - Perfect Rulebook 2015 |url=https://ygorganization.com/perfectrulebook/ |page=48}}</ref>

The ATK averages for Ranks are a fair bit higher than for their respective Levels (for example, barring When [[Xyz Summon]]ing an [[negative effectsXyz Monster]], 2-Material Rank 3 the player normally must use two or more monsters can reach 2100 ATK and 2-Material Rank 4 monsters can reach 2600 ATK, compared to 1750 ATK for a with the same Level 3 monster and 2000 ATK for a Level 4 monster). Just as with any other category of monsters, Xyz Monsters with more powerful effects may have lower ATK and DEF than other monsters of whose Levels are the same as the Rank, while of the Xyz Monsters with negative effects or more difficult Summoning conditions may have higher ATK and DEFMonster being Summoned.

CurrentlyAn Xyz Monster's Rank is not its Level—Xyz Monsters do not have a Level. Consequently, Xyz Monsters cannot normally be used as material for a [[Synchro Summon|Synchro]] or [[Xyz Summon]]s (unless specifically permitted, Ranks in such as with the [[Pendulum Effect]] of "[[Xiangke Magician]]"); and any [[effect]]s that refer to the ''Level of a monster (such as "[[OCGGravity Bind]]''/''" and most [[TCGRitual Spell Card]]'' can range from 0 s) cannot be applied to 12Xyz Monsters. Rank 13 monsters Since Xyz Monsters do not have also been seen in Levels, cards that modify Levels (such as "[[Harmonic Waves]]") do not affect the Rank of Xyz Monsters. However, some card effects refer to both Levels and Ranks together (such as "[[YuAl-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|animeLumi'raj]]" and "[[Toon Mask]]").

<{{Show card image gallery heights="250px" captionalign="center">NumberF0UtopicFuture-WSUP-EN-PScR-1E.png | Number F0: Utopic Future | A [[Rank 0 Monster Cards|Rank 0 Xyz Monster]].GhostrickDullahan-MP14-EN-R-1E.png | Ghostrick Dullahan | A [[Rank 1 Monster Cards|Rank 1 Xyz Monster]].Number64RoninRaccoonSandayu-MP14-EN-R-1E.png | Number 64: Ronin Raccoon Sandayu | A [[Rank 2 Monster Cards|Rank 2 Xyz Monster]].BattlinBoxerCheatCommissioner-MP14-EN-R-1E.png | Battlin' Boxer Cheat Commissioner | A [[Rank 3 Monster Cards|Rank 3 Xyz Monster]].CasteltheSkyblasterMusketeer-DUEA-EN-SR-1E.png | Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer | A [[Rank 4 Monster Cards|Rank 4 Xyz Monster]].CrimsonKnightVampireBram-MP14-EN-UR-1E.png | Crimson Knight Vampire Bram | A [[Rank 5 Monster Cards|Rank 5 Xyz Monster]].Number39UtopiaBeyond-NECH-EN-SR-1E.png | Number 39: Utopia Beyond | A [[Rank 6 Monster Cards|Rank 6 Xyz Monster]].CXyzBarianHope-NECH-EN-SR-LE.png | CXyz Barian Hope | A [[Rank 7 Monster Cards|Rank 7 Xyz Monster]].AlseitheSylvanHighProtector-MP14-EN-UR-1E.png | Teardrop the Rikka Queen | A [[Rank 8 Monster Cards|Rank 8 Xyz Monster]].Number92HearteartHDragon| Number 92: Heart-CBLZ-EN-UR-1E.png eartH Dragon | A [[Rank 9 Monster Cards|Rank 9 Xyz Monster]].Number99UtopicDragon-NECH-EN-ScR-1E.png | Number 99: Utopic Dragon | A [[Rank 10 Monster Cards|Rank 10 Xyz Monster]].CXyzSkypalaceBabylon-NUMH-EN-ScR-1E.png | CXyz Skypalace Babylon | A [[Rank 11 Monster Cards|Rank 11 Xyz Monster]].Number93UtopiaKaiser-VB18-JP-UR.png | Super Quantal Mech King Great Magnus | A [[Rank 12 Monster Cards|Rank 12 Xyz Monster]].NumberiC1000NumerroniusNumerronia-JP-Anime-ZX.png | Number iC1000: Numeronius Numeronia | A [[Rank 13 Monster Cards|Rank 13 Xyz Monster]]}} ==Trivia==* Due to the impracticality of Xyz Summoning them in the normal way, all Rank 11 and higher Xyz Monsters either have an alternate Summoning procedure ([[Xyz Evolution]]), or were designed to be Summoned via another card's effect (e.g.a "[[Rank-Up-Magic]]" card). However, a few do give a benefit for Summoning them with their printed materials, such as "[[Number 77: The Seven Sins]]". ==In other languages=={{In other languages| fr_name = Rang| de_name = Rang| it_name = Rango| pt_name = Classe| es_name = Rango| ja_name = ランク| ja_romaji = Ranku| ko_name = 랭크| ko_rr = Raengkeu| tc_name = 階級| tc_pinyin = Jiējí| sc_name = 阶级| sc_pinyin = Jiējí}} ==References==<references/gallery>

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