Editing Genex

{{Infobox archseries
| image        = Divergence-TF05-JP-VG-artwork.png
| caption      = "[[Locomotion R-Genex]]" and "[[Genex Controller]]" in the artwork of "[[Divergence]]"
| ja_name      = ジェネクス
| romaji       = Jenekusu
| sc_name      = 次代机
| fr_name      = Genex
| de_name      = Genex
| it_name      = Genex
| ko_name      = 제넥스
| ko_romanized = Jenekseu
| pt_name      = Genex
| es_name      = Genex
| sets         =
* [[Hidden Arsenal 2]]
* [[Hidden Arsenal 3]]
* [[Hidden Arsenal 4: Trishula's Triumph]]
* [[Structure Deck: Powercode Link]]
| tcg          =
* [[Duel Terminal 1]]
* [[The Shining Darkness]]
* [[Duel Terminal 2]]
* [[Duelist Revolution]]
* [[Duel Terminal 3]]
* [[Starstrike Blast]]
* [[Duel Terminal 4]]
* [[Collectible Tins 2012 Wave 1]]
* [[Astral Pack One]]
* [[Battle Pack 3: Monster League]]
* [[Synchron Extreme Structure Deck]]
* [[Structure Deck: Freezing Chains]]
| ocg          =
* [[Limited Edition 13]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Invasion of Worms!!]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Justice Strikes Back!!]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Demon Roar God Revival!!]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Champion of Chaos!!]]
* [[Limited Edition 16]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Dragunity of the Hurricane!!]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Charge of the Genex!!]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Pulse of the Trishula!!]]
* [[Duel Terminal Acceleration Guide 4 promotional card]]
* [[Duel Terminal Chronicle 1 - Chapter of Awakening]]
* [[Duel Terminal Chronicle 2 - Chapter of Chaos]]
* [[Duel Terminal Chronicle 3 - Chapter of Destruction]]
* [[Advanced Tournament Pack 2013 Vol.2]]
* [[Duelist Set: Version Machine-Gear Troopers Enhancement Pack]]
* [[Structure Deck: Synchron Extreme]]
* [[Tournament Pack 2018 Vol.1]]
* [[Rarity Collection 20th Anniversary Edition]]
* [[Structure Deck: Ice Barrier of the Frozen Prison]]
* [[Terminal World (set)|Terminal World]]
| korea        =
* [[Expansion Pack Vol.4]]
* [[Duelist Set: Version Machine-Gear Troopers]]
* [[Premium Pack Vol.12]]
* [[Advanced Event Pack 2018 Vol.1]]
* [[Premium Pack Vol.13]]
| anime        =
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
}}
"'''Genex'''" (ジェネクス ''Jenekusu'') is an [[archetype]] of mostly [[Machine]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] with various [[Attribute]]s (primarily [[DARK]]) introduced in ''[[Limited Edition 13]]'' in the ''[[OCG]]'' and in ''[[Duel Terminal 1]]'' in the ''[[TCG]]''. 

Most of members' effects involves [[add]]ing monsters from the [[Deck]] to the [[hand]] and [[Special Summon]] them, as well as using "[[Genex Controller]]" with low-[[Level]] monsters of the four basic [[Attribute]]s for [[Synchro Summon]]. The name of "Genex" [[Synchro Monster]]s are based on sources of energy such as [[Hydro Genex|hydroelectric]], [[Geo Genex|geothermal]], [[Genex Solar|solar]], etc.

A sub-archetype, "[[R-Genex]]", was added in ''[[Duel Terminal - Justice Strikes Back!!|Justice Strikes Back!!]]'', ''[[Duel Terminal - Champion of Chaos!!|Champion of Chaos!!]]'' and ''[[Duel Terminal - Charge of the Genex!!|Charge of the Genex!!]]''.

==Playing style==
The classic playstyle of the "Genex" archetype uses "[[Genex Controller]]" to achieve various effects and perform Synchro Summons, "R-Genex" focuses on assisting the Special Summon of "Genex" and "R-Genex" monsters for swarming, and "Genex Ally" focuses on manipulating the six Attributes to achieve different effects.

The modern playstyle is entirely dependent on the Link-1 [[Link Monster]] "[[Repaired Genex Controller]]". With "Repaired Genex Controller", the player can [[Normal Summon]] a "Genex" monster each time a "Genex" monster is added to their hand (whether from the Deck, field, or GY), with no [[once per turn]] limit attached. Thus, by repeatedly adding "Genex" monsters to the hand, "Genex" can swarm large amounts of monsters for [[Extra Deck]] Synchro boss monsters.

In-archetype, "Genex" has multiple non-once-per-turn ways to add "Genex" monsters to hand and enable their swarming. The key enablers are "Genex" monsters who search "Genex" monsters when Normal Summoned:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! rowspan = 2 | Genex NS Searcher
! colspan = 3 | Targets
|-
! Tuners
! NS Searchers
! Other "Adders"{{efn|"Genex" monsters with effects that can add "Genex" monsters to hand, but not as a searching effect that activates on Normal Summon.}}
|-
! [[R-Genex Turbo]]
| [[Genex Recycled|Recycled]]<br/>[[R-Genex Oracle|Oracle]]
| <u>[[Genex Power Planner|Power Planner]]</u>
|-
! [[Genex Power Planner]]
| [[Genex Ally Birdman|Birdman]]<br/>[[Genex Ally Remote|Remote]]<br/>[[Genex Spare|Spare]]
| [[Genex Undine|Undine]]<br/><u>[[R-Genex Magma|Magma]]</u>
| [[Genex Ally Birdman|Birdman]]
|-
! [[R-Genex Magma]]
| [[R-Genex Overseer|Overseer]]<br/>[[R-Genex Turing|Turing]]
| <u>[[R-Genex Crusher|Crusher]]</u>
|-
! [[R-Genex Crusher]]
| [[R-Genex Undine|R-Undine]]{{efn|Can become a Tuner with its effect.}}
| <u>[[R-Genex Turbo|Turbo]]</u>
| [[R-Genex Undine|R-Undine]]
|-
! [[Genex Undine]]
| [[Genex Controller|Controller]]<br/>([[R-Genex Undine|R-Undine]]){{efn|name=RGenexUndine|Can be sent to the GY with the cost of "Genex Undine", and then activate its "add to hand" effect in GY.}}
| 
| ([[R-Genex Undine|R-Undine]]){{efn|name=RGenexUndine}}
|}

By searching "Genex" monsters that are themselves on-Summon searchers, "Repaired Genex Controller" can create "Summon chains" of Normal Summons, searches, and more Normal Summons. Importantly, as indicated by the underlined entries, "Turbo", "Power Planner", "Magma" and "Crusher" form a closed searching loop, providing (theoretically) infinite Normal Summons; "Power Planner", "Undine" and "Controller" also forms its own extended search chain.

The "startup" for the "Summon chain" is provided by "Repaired Genex Controller" itself, who adds a "Genex" monster from the GY to hand when Link Summoned.

Because "Repaired Genex Controller" triggers its effect immediately after adding a monster, it is important to search and Summon a "Genex" Tuner before running out of Main Monster Zones. The player can then Synchro Summon to free up MMZ space for future Summons.

Once a "Summon chain" ends, the player can "restart" the "Summon chain" by using other effects to add "Genex" monsters to hand. In-archetype, "[[Genex Ally Birdman]]" and "[[R-Genex Undine]]" can both perform this task (from the hand and GY respectively), with both having the added bonus of being (or being able to become) Tuners. External "Genex" searching, such as "[[Small World]]" or "[[Bonfire]]", or methods to return cards from the field to the hand, such as "[[Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier]]" and "[[Merry Melffys]]", can also restart the "Summon chain".

Through the swarming enabled by "Repaired Genex Controller" and its "Summon chains", "Genex" can easily gather materials for Synchro boss monsters; "Genex" cannot leverage the swarming for non-Synchro Extra Deck monsters because "Repaired Genex Controller" locks the player into only Synchro Summons, and only with "Genex" Tuners. However, it doesn't [[xenolock]] the Synchro Monsters themselves, permitting a varierty of boss options like the in-archetype "[[Arms of Genex Return Zero]]" (which grants in-archetype resource recovery) or the generic "[[Baronne de Fleur]]".

===Tips===
* Since it is vital to resolve the effect of "[[Repaired Genex Controller]]", cards such as "[[Sauravis, the Ancient and Ascended]]", "[[Link into the VRAINS!]]" and "[[Crossout Designator]]" are recommended in order to protect it.
* "[[PSY-Framelord Omega]]" is a great choice to Synchro Summon, since it can banish itself and a card from the opponent's hand. Not only this reduces the opponent's resources, but it also opens more zones for the player to use.
* Among the starters, "[[Genex Power Planner]]" is usually one of the best options to return from the field to the hand, since it can search both "[[Genex Ally Birdman]]" and "[[Genex Undine]]", important pieces to finish the player's combos.
* If the player controls a "Genex" monster and a Level 6-8 DARK non-Tuner monster, "[[R-Genex Turing]]" can Summon itself from the hand during the opponent's turn to Synchro Summon "[[Locomotion R-Genex]]" and take control of one of the opponent's monsters. The non-Tuner monster may be a Synchro Monster (e.g. "[[Draco Berserker of the Tenyi]]"), or a "[[Bystial]]" monster (such as "[[Bystial Druiswurm]]") for builds that use them.
* "[[Genex Ally Axel]]", a Synchro Monster that also requires a "Genex" Tuner, can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Machine monster back from the GY, allowing for even more Synchro Summons.

===Recommended cards===
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
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|normal monsters =
* [[Genex Controller]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Genex Ally Reliever]]
* [[Genex Blastfan]]
* [[Genex Power Planner]]
* [[Genex Undine]]
* [[R-Genex Crusher]]
* [[R-Genex Magma]]
* [[R-Genex Turbo]]
* [[R-Genex Undine]]
|tuner monsters =
* [[Genex Ally Birdman]]
* [[Genex Recycled]]
* [[R-Genex Oracle]]
* [[R-Genex Overseer]]
* [[R-Genex Turing]]
|ritual monsters =
* [[Sauravis, the Ancient and Ascended]]
|synchro monsters =
* [[Arms of Genex Return Zero]]
* [[Genex Ally Axel]]
* [[Genex Ally Triforce]]
* [[Locomotion R-Genex]]
* [[Ally of Justice Catastor]]
* [[Adamancipator Risen - Dragite]]
* [[Baronne de Fleur]]
* [[Brionac, the Dragon of Icy Malevolence]]
* [[Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier]]
* [[Herald of the Arc Light]]
* [[Merry Melffys]]
* [[PSY-Framelord Omega]]
* [[Superheavy Samurai Swordmaster Musashi]]
* [[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
* [[Ancient Fairy Dragon]]
* [[Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon]]
* [[Bystial Dis Pater]]
* [[Draco Berserker of the Tenyi]]
* [[Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]
|link monsters =
* [[Repaired Genex Controller]]
* "[[Charmer]]" Link Monsters
|normal spells =
* [[Final Gesture]]
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
* [[Bonfire]]
* [[Iron Call]]
* [[Unexpected Dai]]
* [[One for One]]
* [[Machine Duplication]]
* [[Link into the VRAINS!]]
* [[Starry Knight Balefire]]/[[Preparation of Rites]] ''(to search "Sauravis, the Ancient and Ascended")''
* [[Small World]]
* [[Synchro Creed]]
* [[Synchro Rumble]]
|field spells =
* [[Magical Mid-Breaker Field]]
|quick-play spells =
* [[Crossout Designator]]
* [[Limiter Removal]]
* [[Burning Soul (card)|Burning Soul]]
|normal traps =
* [[Back to the Front]]
|counter traps =
* [[Mannadium Reframing]]
|continuous traps =
* [[RGB Rainbowlution]]
}}

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