Editing Genex

{{Infobox archetype
| image          = Divergence-TF05-JP-VG.png
| caption        = 
| ja_name        = ジェネクス
| romaji         = Jenekusu
| fr_name        = Genex
| es_name        = Genex
| it_name        = Genex
| pt_name        = Genex
| de_name        = Genex
| sets                 = 
* [[Duel Terminal - Invasion of Worms!]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Justice Strikes Back!!]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Demon Roar God Revival!!]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Champion of Chaos!!]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Charge of the Genex]]
* [[Limited Edition Pack 13]]
* [[Limited Edition Pack 16]]
* [[The Shining Darkness]]
* [[Duelist Revolution]]
* [[Starstrike Blast]]
* [[Hidden Arsenal 2]]
* [[Hidden Arsenal 3]]
* [[Hidden Arsenal 4]]
| anime                = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
}}

'''"Genex"''' (ジェネクス, ''Jenekusu'') is an [[archetype]] of mostly [[Machine]]-[[Type]] monsters that have an affiliation with the various [[Attribute]]s that exist in the ''[[TCG]]''/''[[OCG]]''. Most of their [[effect]]s revolve around adding [[Monster Card|monsters]] from the [[Deck]] to the [[hand]] and [[Special Summon]]ing them, as well as pairing "[[Genex Controller]]" with low-[[Level]] monsters of the four basic [[Attributes]] for [[Synchro Summon]]s. "Genex" [[monster]] names resemble several forms of energy development ([[Hydro Genex|hydroelectric]], [[Geo Genex|geothermal]], [[Genex Solar|solar]], etc).

"Genex" monsters were introduced in "[[Duel Terminal - Invasion of Worms!]]", with further support added in "[[Duel Terminal - Justice Strikes Back!!|Justice Strikes Back!!]]", "[[Duel Terminal - Champion of Chaos!!|Champion of Chaos!!]]" (this support being in form of the "[[R-Genex]]" sub-[[Archetype]]) and "[[Duel Terminal - Charge of the Genex|Charge of the Genex]]" (this support being in form of the "[[Genex Ally]]" sub-[[Archetype]]).

"Genex" monsters tend to be [[Level]] 3 and few have more than 1500 [[ATK]], but this allows them to be easily searched out from the Deck and Summoned to the field. There are also a couple of cards that can fill in for "[[Genex Controller]]" by having their name be changed to "Genex Controller" once per turn, increasing the flexibility of the archetype.

The "Genex" [[Synchro Monsters]] have a variety of different effects, making them one of the more flexible Synchro-based Archetypes.  The four primary Genex Synchro Monsters do not name a specific Material monster, but each is intended to be Summoned by tuning "Genex Controller" with a specific Genex monster; "[[Genex Furnace]]" for "[[Thermal Genex]]", "[[Genex Undine]]" for "[[Hydro Genex]]", "[[Genex Gaia]]" for "[[Geo Genex]]" and "[[Genex Blastfan]]" for "[[Windmill Genex]]". In each of these cases, the Synchro monster appears to be a more advanced version of its associated material monster. There is currently a Synchro "Genex" for every [[Attribute]] except [[LIGHT]] and [[DIVINE]].

"Genex" monsters are also supported by two sub-[[Archetypes]] known as "[[R-Genex]]" and "[[Genex Ally]]". While "[[R-Genex]]" focus heavily upon swarming to better enable Synchro Summons, "Genex Ally" focus on [[Aggro Deck|aggressive]] tactics that depend upon manipulating various Attributes.

==Strategy==
Like the "[[Synchron]]s"," basic "Genex" monsters are short on [[ATK]] and are dependent on quick [[Synchro Summon]]s to generate field presence. "[[R-Genex Accelerator]]" allows you to Special Summon any "Genex" monster that you pull from the Deck, an effect that has synergy with "[[Genex Power Planner]]", "[[Genex Blastfan|Blastfan]]", "[[Genex Neutron|Neutron]]", and "[[Genex Undine|Undine]]", as well as various monsters from the "[[R-Genex]]" archetype. "[[Genex Neutron]]" adds a "Genex" [[Tuner Monsters|Tuner]] to your hand at the [[End Phase]] of the turn it was [[Normal Summon]]ed. "[[Genex Power Planner]]" can retrieve a "[[Genex Spare]]" from the Deck, which can then change its name to "Genex Controller."

All of the elemental "Genex" Synchros must be Synchro Summoned with non-Tuner monsters of their [[Attribute]] and "Genex Controller", a [[Level]] 3 monster.  This is most easily done with "Undine", "Blastfan", and "Furnace". Normal Summoning "Undine" allows you to add "[[Genex Controller]]" to your hand. Special Summoning "Blastfan" can do the same, or be used to retrieve "[[Genex Spare|Spare]]", "[[Genex Recycled|Recycled]]", or "[[Genex Doctor|Doctor]]", as well as "[[R-Genex Overseer]]" or "[[R-Genex Oracle]]". "[[Genex Furnace]]" cannot be searched by any standard "Genex" monster and must be Normal Summoned, though it needs no [[Tribute]] if you [[control]] any member of the archetype. To get the "Genex Controller" onto the field, you can use the effect of "[[R-Genex Accelerator]]", or "[[Genex Searcher]]" can be destroyed by battle to Special Summon a "Genex" monster of 1500 or less ATK from the Deck. "[[Genex Worker]]" Tributes itself to Special Summon a "Genex" monster from your hand, which is useful with "Blastfan" and for getting around the ATK restriction of "Searcher".

"[[Genex Spare]]", being the same Level as "[[Genex Controller|G.C.]]", provides an alternate Tuning method if all your "Controllers" are inaccessible. "[[Genex Recycled]]", a [[Level 1]] Tuner, can also be used as a substitute for "Genex Controller" if one is in the [[Graveyard]].  However, since the two-Level gap can only be filled by monsters of a certain [[Attribute]], it's usually better to search for "G.C".

The "[[Genex Ally]]" Synchros are an alternative to the standard elementals.  Their requirements are not so pigeonholed; two of them can be Tuned with monsters of any [[Attribute]]. In return, they do not gain their effects unless their Synchro Material is of an inconvenient Attribute (smaller "[[Genex Ally]]" monsters can assist in changing the Attributes of the materials). "[[Genex Ally Axel]]", however, is [[Level 8]], can use any "Genex" tuner, and has no type restriction, prime for Synchro Summon with "[[Genex Furnace|Furnace]]" and "[[Genex Recycled|G.R.]]". Furthermore, he can revive any non-Tribute Machine from the Graveyard at double ATK for a turn, streamlining further [[Synchro Summon]]s and spawning an endless offense.

In terms of control, "Genex" monsters have various options. "[[Genex Turbine]]" raises the ATK of all "Genex" monsters by 400, especially important for increasing the ATK of "[[R-Genex Accelerator|Accelerator]]". "[[Genex Army]]" destroys an opponent's card when Tribute Summoned with a "Genex" monster. "[[Genex Doctor]]" can sacrifice a "Controller" to do the same. "[[Genex Solar]]" can be Summoned with 1 "Genex" Tribute (though its ATK is unimpressive) and inflicts burn damage when any "Genex" monster goes from the field to the Graveyard.

The Synchros also have useful offensive abilities.  While there is another "Genex" monster on the field, "[[Geo Genex]]" can make its own ATK 2800"[[Thermal Genex]]" boosts its own ATK by 200 for each [[FIRE]] monster in your Graveyard and inflicts [[Burn]] damage when it destroys a monster. "[[Vindikite R-Genex]]" cannot be attacked and recruits a fellow "Genex" from the Deck when it destroys a monster. "[[Genex Ally Axel]]" provides a stream of pocket "[[Limiter Removal]]s" and makes Synchro Summoning laughably easy. "[[Locomotion R-Genex]]" permanently steals the opponent's highest-Level monster when Synchro Summoned (no small feat at [[Level 9]]), but has lower ATK than "Axel" and is less useful over the long term.

Sometimes it's a good idea to combine a different [[Archetype]] with the genex monsters. [[Flamvell]] monster are a good choice. You can use the abilities of cards like [[Genex Ally Remote]] to temerally change them into genex monsters. You can then use them to activate abilities that require fire attribute genex monsters, like [[Genex Ally Volcannon]] or [[Thermal Genex]] for example.

You can add [[R-Genex Oracle]] and [[R-Genex Turbo]] into [[Malefic]] Deck for Synchro Summon of [[Locomotion R-Genex]] - [[Malefic Stardust Dragon]] and [[Malefic Blue-Eyes White Dragon]] are Level 8 DARK monsters, that can be easily searched and Summoned.

==Deck Type==
===Genex Valley===
The Key cards in this deck are "[[Genex Blastfan]]" and "[[Mist Valley Divine Wind]]". This deck can easily swarm once you have "[[Mist Valley Divine Wind]]" and a Wind monster on the field, as well as a way to return the wind monster to your hand, such as "[[Genex Ally Birdman]]", "[[Mist Valley Thunder Lord]]", "[[Mist Valley Falcon]]", and "[[Quill Pen of Gulldos]]". First summon a Wind monster, preferably a Wind monster that can gain an effect by being returned to the hand such as "[[Reborn Tengu]]" or "[[Mist Valley Thunderbird]]", and then activate "[[Mist Valley Divine Wind]]". Return the said Wind monster to your hand with a card effect and Special Summon "[[Genex Blastfan]]" which will then trigger Blastfan's effect. This will allow you to add a Genex Birdman to your hand for reuse of Divine wind next turn or a Easy Exceed or Synchro that turn. You can also use other cards like "[[Genex Worker]]" witch is slashable due to its effect to special summon a Genex monster which could allow for you to specal summon that otherwise unuseable Blastfan from the hand. "[[Genex Worker]]" can also be special summoned to the field by "[[Mist Valley Divine Wind]]" to special summon "[[Genex Blastfan]]" from your hand. You may also want to put in other Genex Dark monsters to the deck for "[[Genex Blastfan]]"'s Effect, because "[[Genex Ally Birdman]]" is Banished when it is used.
===Birdman OTK===
This OTK uses the effect of "[[Genex Ally Birdman]]" and "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]" to perform an infinite loop. 
To do this you need a "birdman" in your hand and one on the field. You also need an "Iron Wall" and a "[[Cyber Summon Blaster]]". When you have this activate the Birdman in your hands effect to return the other birdman to your hand and inflict 300 points of damage to your oppenent. Because of Iron Wall you can return the Birdman on the field to your hand to summon the one in your hand and inflict 300 again. Repeat until you win

===Water Ally===
This decks focuses on field control and [[aggro]] tactics using [[Genex Ally]] monsters in combination with "[[DNA Transplant]]" to turn all monsters to [[WATER]] attribute, allowing the use of [[Ice Barrier]] Synchro monsters like "[[Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier]]" and "[[Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]". Since all monsters on the field are treated has the same atribute, cards like "[[Genex Ally Crusher]]" and "[[Genex Ally Duradark]]" can do severe damage, while "[[Black Salvo]]" can bring back Crusher or Duradark from the graveyard and [[Synchro Summon]].
In draw terms, "[[Allure of Darkness]]" has several targets to [[Banish]] while [[Genex Ally Solid]] in combination with [[DNA Transplant]] can send any "[[Genex]]" (even itself) to the graveyard and Draw 2 Cards and since most are [[Machine-Type]]  monsters [[Oilman]] is a nice addition for extra draw power and to protect your own monsters.

'''Recommended cards
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'''Monster Cards'''
* [[Genex Ally Birdman]]
* [[Genex Ally Crusher]]
* [[Genex Ally Duradark]]
* [[Genex Ally Chemistrer]]
* [[Genex Ally Solid]]
* [[Genex Neutron]]
* [[Black Salvo]]
* [[Cyber Dragon]]
* [[Oilman]]

'''Spell Cards'''
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
* [[Limiter Removal]]
* [[Dark Eruption]]
* [[Forbidden Lance]]

'''Trap Cards'''
* [[DNA Transplant]]
* [[Call Of The Haunted]]
* [[Dimensional Prison]]

'''Extra Deck'''

* [[Genex Ally Axel]]
* [[Genex Ally Triforce]]
* [[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
* [[Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier]]
* [[Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
* [[Armory Arm]]
* [[Ally of Justice Catastor]]
* [[Karakuri Shogun mdl 00 "Burei"]]

==Weaknesses==
The “Genex” archetype can be controlled very easily and quickly in many ways.  First, as they are chiefly Machine-Type monsters, cards like “[[System Down]]”, “[[Acid Rain]]”, “[[Magnetic Mosquito]]", “[[Electric Virus]]” , “[[Electromagnetic Bagworm]]” and “[[Umi]]” can make really short work of them whilst on the field. Your opponent can also summon [[Cyber Dragon]] and use it and all your Machine-Type monsters to Special Summon [[Chimeratech Fortress Dragon]] leaving you wide open for its attack.

Secondly, because the “Genex”es are comprised of monsters of every one of the six main Attributes, “[[Battle of the Elements]]” and “[[Gozen Match]]” (plus “[[Scroll of Bewitchment]]” to a lesser extent) can not only restrict “Genex” field-presence but also lock-down [[Synchro Summon]]s as every Genex [[Synchro Monster]] needs monsters of sundry Attributes ‘’or’’ to make good use of their abilities.  On that note of Synchro Summoning, the “Genex” monsters rely on doing so heavily; cards like “[[Tuner's Scheme]]", “[[Intercept Wave]]”, “[[Discord]]”, “[[Soundproofed]]”, "[[Shiny Black "C"]]" and any anti-Special Summoning card effect can facilitate their Synchro use.

Thirdly, cards like “[[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]” , “[[Deck Lockdown]]” and “[[Drastic Drop Off]]” can shave off the [[Toolbox]] asset of “Genexes” as most of these monsters let the Duelist add “Genex” monsters from their [[Deck]] to their hand.

Fourthly, “[[Infinite Dismissal]]” and “[[Nanobreaker]]” can also do some significant smiting against the non-Synchro “Genex”es with most of the monsters of this archetype being [[Level]] 3.  In a similar sense, these monsters can be dealt with on the Field ''and'' in the Hand via "[[Deck Devastation Virus]]" with most of them having 1500 or lesser ATK.

==Recommended cards==
"[[Dark Eruption]]" can retrieve spent Tuners. "G.C." can be Special Summoned by "[[Swing of Memories]]" for a quick Synchro Summon.

"[[Card Destruction]]" and "[[Hand Destruction]]" are compatible with the effect of "[[R-Genex Accelerator]]". [[Draw a card|draw]] cards, in general, support it.  Note that any draw that results from the destruction of a monster in battle is an illegal target for "[[R-Genex Accelerator|Accelerator]]".

Because [[Machine]]s will be Special Summoned left and right, "[[Cyber Summon Blaster]]" can do serious damage. "[[Machine Duplication]]" finds few targets, but Duplicating "G.R." can prove powerful when combined with "[[Genex Ally Axel]]" and "[[Genex Doctor]]".

===Monster Cards===
* [[Genex Worker]]
* [[Genex Turbine]]
* [[Genex Controller]]
* [[Genex Neutron]]
* [[Genex Recycled]]
* [[Genex Searcher]]
* [[Genex Solar]]
* [[R-Genex Accelerator]]
* [[Genex Undine]]
* [[Genex Ally Chemistrer]]
* [[Genex Ally Crusher]]
* [[Genex Ally Duradark]]
* [[Genex Ally Solid]]
* [[Genex Furnace]]

===Spell Cards===
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* [[Limiter Removal]]
* [[Book of Moon]]
* [[Mind Control]]
* [[Pot of Avarice]]
* [[Dark Eruption]]
* [[Hand Destruction]]
* [[Card Destruction]]
* [[Scroll of Bewitchment]]
* [[Machine Assembly Line]]

===Trap Cards===
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* [[Trap Stun]]
* [[Compulsory Evacuation Device]]
* [[Rare Metalmorph]]
* [[Negate Attack]]
* [[Card of Sacrifice]]
* [[Cyber Summon Blaster]]

===Extra Deck===
* [[Armory Arm]]
* [[Flamvell Uruquizas]]
* [[Geo Genex]]
* [[Hydro Genex]]
* [[Locomotion R-Genex]]
* [[Vindikite R-Genex]]
* [[Thermal Genex]]
* [[Windmill Genex]]
* [[Genex Ally Triforce]]
* [[Genex Ally Triarm]]
* [[Genex Ally Axel]]

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