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| − | | image caption = An Xyz Summon in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS''
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| − | | kanji = {{ruby|Ｘ|エクシーズ}}{{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}}
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| − | | japanese = Ｘ召喚
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| − | | furigana = エクシーズしょうかん
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| − | | romaji = Ekushīzu Shōkan
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| − | | english = Xyz Summon
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| − | | french = Invocation Xyz<br>Verb: Invoquer par Xyz
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| − | | german = Xyz-Beschwörung<br>Verb: beschwören als Xyz-Beschwörung
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| − | | italian = Evocazione Xyz<br>Verb: Evocare Xyz
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| − | | portuguese = Invocação-Xyz<br>Verb: Invocar por Invocação-Xyz
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| − | | korean = 엑시즈 소환 (Xyz 召喚) ''Eksijeu Sohwan''
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| − | |chinese=超量召喚 ''Chāoliàng Zhàohuàn / Ciu1 leong6 Ziu6 wun6'' (Exceeding Summon)
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| − | | spanish = Invocación Xyz<br>Verb: Invocar Xyz
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| − | An '''Xyz Summon''' (pronounced ik-seez<ref name="SD11">{{citeweb|url=http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/products/starter2011.html|title=Starter Deck: Dawn of the Xyz|publisher=[[Konami]]}}</ref>; Japanese: エクシーズ{{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}} ''Ekushīzu Shōkan'', abbreviated {{ruby|Ｘ|エクシーズ}}{{Ruby|召|しょう}}{{Ruby|喚|かん}} in [[card text]] since ''[[Duelist Alliance]]'') is the act of [[Special Summon]]ing an [[Xyz Monster]] from the [[Extra Deck]] by overlaying at least 2 monsters with the same [[Level]].
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| − | == How to Xyz Summon ==
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| − | During their [[Main Phase]], the [[turn player]] can Xyz Summon an [[Xyz Monster]] from their [[Extra Deck]] by vertically stacking from their [[field]], two or more [[face-up]] monsters with the same [[Level]] as the Xyz Monster's [[Rank]], that are listed on it as [[Xyz Material]]s. After that, the player Summons the Xyz Monster from the Extra Deck in face-up [[Attack Position|Attack]] or [[Defense Position]] by placing it on top of the stacked Xyz Materials in an unoccupied [[Main Monster Zone]] that a [[Link Monster]] [[points to]] or an [[Extra Monster Zone]].
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| − | Monsters that do not have Levels, such as Xyz Monsters and Link Monsters, cannot normally be used as Xyz Materials for an Xyz Summon. However, some Xyz Monsters (such as "[[Number 100: Numeron Dragon]]") specifically list Xyz Monsters such as materials, in which case they can use Xyz Monsters as material. Additionally, some Xyz Monsters (such as "[[Constellar Ptolemy M7]]") specify in their [[card text]] that they can be also Xyz Summoned by using an Xyz Monster as material rather than their listed materials, in which case the materials from the monster used as material are [[transfer]]red to the Xyz Summoned monster.
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| − | Prior to the introduction of the Extra Monster Zone, a monster could be Xyz Summoned to any [[Monster Zone]].
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| − | Even if all appropriate Monster Zones are occupied, an Xyz Monster can still be Xyz Summoned as long as at least one of the Xyz Materials used is in one of these Zones, so that there is an available Zone when the Xyz Monster is Summoned.
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| − | == Example ==
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| − | | Gagaga Magician | A Level 4 monster
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| − | | Gogogo Golem | + A Level 4 monster
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| − | | Number 39: Utopia | {{=}} A Rank 4 Xyz Monster
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| − | == Advanced rulings ==
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| − | * An Xyz Summon is a kind of [[Special Summon#Built-in Special Summon|built-in Special Summon]], like [[Contact Fusion]], [[Pendulum Summon]], [[Synchro Summon]] or the Special Summon of a monster like "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]", therefore it does not start a [[Chain]].
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| − | * Xyz Materials currently [[attach]]ed to an Xyz Monster are neither treated as [[monsters]], nor treated as being on the field.
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| − | * [[Trap Monster]]s and [[pseudo-Trap Monster]]s can be used as Xyz Materials, but not [[Token Monster]]s, as Tokens cannot be in any state other than being on the field.
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| − | * The [[battle position]]s of the Xyz Materials do not matter, as long as they are all face-up. However, once you have Xyz Summoned your Xyz Monster, ensure that the entire stack is neatly aligned in face-up Attack Position, regardless of which [[Battle position]] the Xyz Monster is currently in.
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| − | * Xyz Monsters frequently have effects that require you to remove an Xyz Material(s) from beneath it, known as '''[[detach]]ing'''. When this happens, the Materials are sent to the Graveyard. Some Xyz Monsters have negative effects if they have no Xyz Materials left beneath them.
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| − | * An Xyz Monster Special Summoned via any means other than an Xyz Summon will not have any Xyz Materials (unless given to it by a card effect, such as "[[Xyz Reborn]]"). In this case, certain negative effects will apply immediately for some Xyz Monsters, such as those of "[[Number 17: Leviathan Dragon]]" and "[[Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction]]".
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| − | * If an Xyz Monster [[leaves the field]] or otherwise ceases to be a monster (such as being treated as an [[Equip Card]] by "[[Destiny HERO - Plasma]]", or being treated as an Xyz Material by the effect of "[[Number 101: Silent Honor ARK]]" or for the Xyz Summon of "[[Number F0: Utopic Future]]"), then its Xyz Materials are sent to the Graveyard, unless the card effect says otherwise, such as those of the "[[Rank-Up-Magic]]" archetype. If an Xyz Monster is flipped [[face-down]], its Xyz Materials remain attached to it.
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| − | * Xyz Materials are not treated as monsters, so they will not be affected by a card like "[[Dimensional Fissure]]". While "Dimensional Fissure" is on the field, detaching Xyz Materials still sends them to the Graveyard. If the Xyz Monster leaves the field, its Xyz Materials are still sent to the Graveyard, and if the Xyz Monster is destroyed, it will be banished while its Xyz Materials are sent to the Graveyard.
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| − | * If a card effect banishes all cards that would be sent to the Graveyard (such as "[[Macro Cosmos]]" or "[[Banisher of the Radiance]]"), then when an Xyz Monster leaves the field, its Xyz Materials will be banished. An Xyz Monster can still detach its Materials while such an effect is active; the Xyz Materials will be banished instead of being sent to the Graveyard.
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| − | == Alternate methods ==
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| − | {{See also|Performs an Xyz Summon}}
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| − | Apart from the basic method of performing an Xyz Summon outlined above, certain cards allow the controller to perform an Xyz Summon outside of its parameters. Usually through "[[Rank-Up-Magic]]" cards or "[[Xyz Evolution]]".
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| − | == In the anime ==
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| − | [[File:XyzOverlayNetwork.png|thumb|A standard Xyz Summon in ''ZEXAL''.]]
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| − | In the anime, using monsters as Xyz Material to perform an Xyz Summon is referred to as overlaying them.
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| − | When an Xyz Summon is performed, the Xyz Materials turn into forms of energy whose colors match their Attributes before shooting into the air, sometimes spiraling around each other. A swirling portal known as an [[Overlay Network]] then appears, and the energy forms enter the portal. The newly Summoned Xyz Monster then emerges from the portal, its Xyz Materials, now colored in accordance with its Attribute, orbiting around it as spheres of light that leave behind fading trails.
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| − | [[File:NumberOverlayNetwork.png|thumb|left|The Overlay Network of the "Number" monsters, which also serves as the stardard one in ''ARC-V''.]]
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| − | The appearance of the portal differs between ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]''; in ''ZEXAL'', the portal is usually a simple red vortex that twists shut and explodes in multi-colored light, but certain monsters have unique or specially designed Overlay Networks of a different color or design. The most obvious example is the "[[Number]]" archetype, which employs a more gradiose visual of yellow particles over a dark purple nebulosity, forming a distinct spiral shape highly resembling a stylized galaxy. This animation is likely a reference to a statement from Konami that says Xyz Monsters entered our universe through a black hole.
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| − | [[File:Overlay nw ArcV (Kaito).png|thumb|right|An Xyz Summon in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V''; a blue pillar emerges from the portal rather than it closing.]]
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| − | Interestingly, all Xyz Summons in ''ARC-V'' used this "galaxy-style portal", although compacted in size, as well as replacing the "shutting and exploding" effect with a simpler pillar of blue energy erupting out from the center. Subvariations exist, such as "[[Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon (anime)|Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon]]" producing red energy instead. Of note, an Xyz Summon performed using monsters that have been [[Pendulum Summon]]ed is referred to as a "Pendulum-Xyz Summon", and [[Shay Obsidian]] also refers to an Xyz Summon performed using both an Xyz Monster and a non-Xyz Monster as materials as a "[[Cross Xyz Summon]]".
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| − | [[File:VRAINSOverlayUnits.png|thumb|left|Overlay Units in an array before being used to create an Overlay Network.]]
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| − | In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'', the entire sequence is remade: when the Duelist declares that they are overlaying their monsters, lightning crackles from them before a blue X-shaped cybernetic array (somewhat similar in design to the [[Link Summon]]ing Circuit) with four small red circles between the spokes materializes behind them. The Xyz Materials disperse into coloured particles and enter the red circles and once they are set, datastream-like energy flows from the tips and forms the galaxy-style Overlay Network, now entirely colored light blue, from which the newly formed Xyz Monster emerges. The process is reminiscent of a sci-fi device being used to open a wormhole.
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| − | == Trivia == | |
| − | * When Xyz Summons were revealed in the ''OCG'', they were at originally translated by fans as "Exceed Summons" by fans. This was likely because "Xyz" is not an actual word and has no immediately obvious pronunciation. The word "Exceed" was likely the closest English equivalent to the Japanese エクシーズ ''Ekushīzu''.
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| − | ** In the Chinese ''OCG'', the term for "Xyz" is 超量 ''Chāoliàng'', which means "Exceeding".
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | * [[Xyz Evolution]]
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| − | * [[Rank-Up]]
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| − | * [[Rank-Down]]
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| − | == References ==
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| − | {{Gameplay}}
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| − | {{Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL}}
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| − | [[Category:Types of Summon]]
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