Editing Xyz Monster

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'''Xyz Monsters''' (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: エクシーズモンスター ''Ekushīzu Monsutā'', abbreviated {{ruby|Ｘ|エクシーズ}}モンスター in [[card text]] since ''[[Duelist Alliance]]'') are a [[Monster card type|type]] of [[monster]]s that must be [[Xyz Summon]]ed. Their card frame is colored in black, decorated with streaks and spots representing stars in space.

==Characteristics==

Xyz Monsters are Extra Deck monsters:
* They cannot exist in the [[hand]] or the [[Main Deck]]; if an Xyz Monster would be moved to the hand or Main Deck, it is returned to the Extra Deck instead.
* If an Xyz Monster is not properly Special Summoned by [[Xyz Summon]] before being sent to the [[Graveyard]] or banished, it cannot be [[Special Summon]]ed from there (even by effects that [[Ignoring the Summoning conditions|ignore Summoning conditions]]).

===Ranks===
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Xyz Monsters have a [[Rank]] in place of a [[Level]]. An Xyz Monster's Rank determines the required Levels of the Xyz Materials needed in order to [[Xyz Summon]] it. An Xyz Monster's Rank is depicted by a row of yellow stars in black orbs (as opposed to the yellow stars in red orbs used to depict a monster's Level) that extend outwards from the left-hand side of the card (the opposite side to Level stars).

Because they do not have Levels, Xyz Monsters are unaffected by card effects that depend on a monster's Level (e.g.: "[[Gravity Bind]]"), and cannot become involved in actions that require monsters with Levels (e.g.: [[Synchro Summon]]ing).

===Xyz Materials===
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Xyz Materials are the requisite monsters needed to [[Xyz Summon]] the Xyz Monster. Each Xyz Monster lists its required Xyz Materials in the first line of its [[card text]].

While attached to an Xyz Monster (underneath the Xyz Monster Card), Xyz Materials are not treated as being on the [[field]], and are not treated as [[monsters]]. Cards being attached as an Xyz Material or used as an Xyz Material in an Xyz Summon are not considered to be [[leaves the field|leaving the field]].

Most Xyz Monsters require the player to [[detach]] their Xyz Materials as a [[cost]] to [[activate]] their effects, limiting their number of activations. If an Xyz Monster [[leaves the field]] or ceases to be a monster, its Xyz Materials are [[send|sent]] to the [[Graveyard]]. Xyz Materials remain attached if an Xyz Monster is [[flip]]ped [[face-down]].

===Xyz Summoning===
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A [[Xyz Summon]] is the act of Summoning an Xyz Monster from the Extra Deck using 2 or more monsters of the same [[Level]] as [[Xyz Material]]s. During the [[Main Phase]], the turn player can Xyz Summon an Xyz Monster from the Extra Deck with a Rank equal to the Level of the Xyz Materials.

To perform an Xyz Summon without the presence of previous Xyz Monsters, 2 or more monsters with the same Level must be used as the Xyz Materials, plus any additional specifiers. [[Token Monster]]s cannot be used as Xyz Materials. Monsters that do not have Levels (such as Xyz Monsters) cannot be used as Xyz Materials unless specifically permitted (such as by "[[Number S0: Utopic ZEXAL]]"). While the majority of the Xyz Monsters require 2 Xyz Materials, many Xyz Monsters require more or can use a variable number of Materials.

When an Xyz Monster is Xyz Summoned, the Xyz Materials are stacked and [[attach|placed underneath]] the Xyz Monster Card.

===Cannot be Xyz Summoned===
Unlike [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] and [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]] Monsters, there are currently no Xyz Monsters that [[cannot be Xyz Summoned]] in the ''OCG''/''TCG''. However Number 0 Monsters and two other "Number" Monsters involve Xyz Monsters of the same Rank as Xyz Materials. There is also [[Exosisters Magnifica|one more]] Xyz Monster requiring Xyz Monsters of the same specific Rank to summon that is original to the card game.

In the case of Number 0 Monsters, they are [[Rank 1]] Monsters printed as [[Rank 0]], characterized by that their materials have no Level. The two other "Number" Monsters appreared in the anime or manga first with regular Xyz summoning conditions, but were changed to Rank 0 summoning conditions upon te release to ''OCG''/''TCG'' with their Ranks retained. Exosisters Magnifica requires two Rank 4 Xyz Monsters, and its Rank is equal to the sum of the Ranks of the materials.

==In the anime==
===Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL===
Xyz Monsters are the main focus of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', in which they are dubbed '''Monster Xyz''' (モンスターエクシーズ ''Monsutā Ekushīzu'') in the Japanese version, for unclear reasons. Xyz Monsters are made of [[wikipedia:Antimatter|antimatter]], and have traveled to [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]]'s dimension from the other side of a [[wikipedia:Black hole|black hole]].<ref name="SD11-Guide"> Mentioned in the Playing Guide of [[Starter Deck 2011]]</ref> The "[[Number]]" Xyz Monsters are claimed to be destined to destroy all universes.

==Examples==
{{Show card image gallery
| Gem-Knight Pearl            | Non-Effect Xyz Monster
| Number 17: Leviathan Dragon | Effect Xyz Monster
| Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon   | Pendulum Xyz Monster
}}

==In other languages==
{{In other languages
|ja_name   = {{Ruby|Ｘ|エクシーズ}}モンスター
|ja_romaji = Ekushīzu Monsutā
|fr_name   = Monstre Xyz
|de_name   = Xyz-Monster
|ko_name   = 엑시즈 몬스터
|ko_rr     = Eksijeu Monseuteo
|es_name   = Monstruo Xyz
|it_name   = Mostro Xyz
|pt_name   = Monstro Xyz
|tc_name   = 超量怪獸
|tc_pinyin = Chāoliàng Guàishòu
|sc_name   = 超量怪兽
|sc_pinyin = Chāoliàng Guàishòu
}}

==Trivia==
* There are [[Machine]] monsters with every possible original Rank (from 1 to 12). Machine is the only Type with this property.

* "[[Superdimensional Robot Galaxy Destroyer]]" has the highest ATK of all Xyz Monsters, with 5000 ATK. "[[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe]]", "[[CXyz Skypalace Babylon]]" and "[[Number 81: Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Super Dora]]" are tied with the highest DEF of all Xyz Monsters, with 4000 DEF each.

* "[[Number F0: Utopic Future]]", "[[Number F0: Utopic Future Slash]]", "[[Number S0: Utopic ZEXAL]]", and "[[Number F0: Utopic Draco Future]]" are currently the only Xyz Monsters that do not have a printed Rank (although they are always treated as Rank 1)

* The background image (the black part) of an Xyz Monster card is similar to the card artwork of "[[Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force]]".

* Xyz Monsters can be seen as a conceptual evolution of [[Dark Synchro Monster]]s from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]:''
** This is most evident when comparing the two visually: both Dark Synchro and Xyz Monsters are black cards with a left-aligned row of modified star pips to represent an alternate property to standard Levels: [[Negative Level]]s and Ranks, respectively. Both have also been considered "opposite" to standard Synchro Monsters.

* Both [[Iggy Arlo]] and the [[Stomptroopers]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'' anime mistakenly believed Xyz Monsters to be Level 0, because they do not have any Levels.

==See also==
*[[List of Xyz Monsters]]
*[[List of Xyz Monster support cards]]
*[[List of Xyz Monster anti-support cards]]

==References==
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[[Category:Types of Monster Cards]]