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

==Card layout==The [[original Rank]] 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]] printed in the top-left. The Rank stars being left-aligned contrasts to the right-alignment of Level stars. Monsters with a printed Rank of 0 use monsters without Levels as Material, and have a [[Rank condition]] that treats their original Rank as a different value.

In the ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'', monsters' printed original Ranks can range from 0 1 to 12 (though all monsters with a printed Rank of 0 have a [[Rank condition]] stating that their original Rank is to be treated as a different value). In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime, Xyz Monsters with an original Rank of 13 have also been seen. With the exception of "[[Number 93: Utopia Kaiser]]" and "[[Number 100: Numeron Dragon]]", a A monster's printed Rank is the same as the Level of its required [[Xyz Material]]s (including Rank 0 monsters, whose required with a handful of exceptional cases where the Summoning requirement has been changed to require Xyz Materials are themselves Xyz Monsters that have no Level)monsters.

==Mechanics==<!--In the ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'', monsters cannot have a Rank lower than 1, but [[card effect]]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 this, but it would be consistent with the rulings for Levels)

An Xyz Monster's Rank is not its When [[Level]]; Xyz Monsters do not have a Level. Consequently, Xyz Monsters cannot be used for [[Synchro Summon|Synchro]], ing an [[Ritual Summon|RitualXyz Monster]], the player normally must use two or [[Xyz Summon]]s (unless specifically permitted); and any effects that would refer to more monsters with the same Level of a monster, such whose Levels are the same as those of "[[Gravity Bind]]", "[[Level Limit - Area B]]" and "[[Burden the Rank of the Mighty]]", cannot be applied to an Xyz Monster. Since Xyz Monsters do not have Levels, cards such as "[[Star Changer]]", "[[Scanner]]" and "[[Give and Take]]" cannot be used on them at all. Cards that modify Levels such as "[[Harmonic Waves]]", "[[Feedback Warrior]]", "[[Synchro Boost]]" and "[[Demotion]]" also cannot be used on Xyz Monstersbeing Summoned.

The average ATK for monsters of each An Xyz Monster's Rank are is not its Level—Xyz Monsters do not have a fair bit higher than Level. Consequently, Xyz Monsters cannot normally be used as material for their respective Levels a [[Synchro Summon|Synchro]] or [[Xyz Summon]]s (for exampleunless specifically permitted, barring such as with the [[Pendulum Effect]] of "[negative effects[Xiangke Magician]], 2-Material Rank 3 monsters can reach 2100 ATK "); and 2-Material Rank 4 monsters can reach 2600 ATK, compared any [[effect]]s that refer to 1750 ATK for the Level of a Level 3 monster (such as "[[Gravity Bind]]" and 2000 ATK for a Level 4 monstermost [[Ritual Spell Card]]s)cannot be applied to Xyz Monsters. Just as with any other category of monsters, Since Xyz Monsters with more powerful effects may do not have lower ATK and DEF than other monsters of Levels, cards that modify Levels (such as "[[Harmonic Waves]]") do not affect the same Rank, while of Xyz Monsters with negative . However, some card effects or more difficult Summoning conditions may have higher ATK refer to both Levels and Ranks together (such as "[[Al-Lumi'raj]]" and DEF"[[Toon Mask]]").

<{{Show card image gallery heights="250px" position="center" 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-CBLZ-EN-UR| Number 92: Heart-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]]SuperQuantalMechKingGreatMagnus-WIRA-EN-ScR-1E.png | Super Quantal Mech King Great Magnus | A [[Rank 12 Monster Cards|Rank 12 Xyz Monster]]NumberiC1000NumeroniusNumeronia-JP-Anime-ZX.png | Number iC1000: Numeronius Numeronia | A [[Rank 13 Monster Cards|Rank 13 Xyz Monster]]<br />}} ==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 (anime[[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]]".</gallery>==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}}

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