Substitutes for Synchro Material

A Synchro Substitute Monster is a monster with an effect that allows it to replace a single Synchro Material Monster that must have a specific name or be of a specific archetype for the Synchro Summon of a Synchro Monster. Unlike a Fusion Substitute Monster, the other Synchro Material Monster(s) do not have to be the correct one(s), but there isn't a situation where this would be applicable.

List

Name	Japanese name	Primary type	Secondary type	Attribute	Type	Level	ATK	DEF	Synchro Material for
Junk Anchor	ジャンク・アンカー	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	EARTH	Warrior	2	0	0
Nordic Beast Gullinbursti	極（きょく）星（せい）獣（じゅう）グリンブルスティ	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	LIGHT	Beast	3	300	100
Quickdraw Synchron	クイック・シンクロン	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	WIND	Machine	5	700	1400
Righty Driver	ライティ・ドライバー	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	EARTH	Machine	1	100	300
Vanadis of the Nordic Ascendant	極（きょく）星（せい）天（てん）ヴァナディース	Effect Monster	Tuner monster	DARK	Fairy	4	1200	400

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Treated as alternate name

Some monsters can replace specifically named Synchro Materials by changing their name to that of a specifically named Synchro Material.

For example, "Pain Painter" has its name treated as "Plaguespreader Zombie" while it is face-up on the field. It can be used as the Tuner monster in the Synchro Summon of monsters such as "Archfiend Zombie Skull" that require specific Tuner monsters.

If a Tuner monster gains the name of a required non-Tuner monster for a Synchro Summon, it may be used as that monster, in which case the Synchro Summon will use multiple Tuners. If a non-Tuner monster gains the name of a required Tuner monster for a Synchro Summon, it may be used as that monster, but the Synchro Summon cannot be performed unless at least one of the Synchro Materials is a Tuner monster.

For example, "Scanner" has its name treated as "Majestic Dragon" while it is face-up on the field. Since a Synchro Summon cannot be performed without using a Tuner monster as Synchro Material, it can only be used as "Majestic Dragon" for the Synchro Summon of "Majestic Star Dragon" if "Stardust Dragon" is treated as a Tuner monster.

Example

"Vanadis of the Nordic Ascendant"

See also

• Fusion Substitute Monster