Can you overlay XYZ monsters?

Similarly, some XYZ monsters can be summoned by overlaying them on top of other XYZ monsters. This can only be done if the summoning requirements of the monster you intend to summon mention that this is possible.

Can you stack XYZ monsters?

It requires overlaying 2 or more monsters on the field with the same Level. When an Xyz Monster is Xyz Summoned, the Xyz Materials are stacked into a single pile, with the Xyz Summoned Xyz Monster placed on top of this pile. In the anime, this process is referred to as "overlaying" the Xyz Materials.

How do you summon XYZ with another XYZ monster?

Just like Synchro Monsters, Xyz Monsters have their own type of Summon that you perform when you want to play them. Here's how Xyz Summons work: When you control 2 face-up monsters with the same Level, put them on top of each other, then put the appropriate Xyz Monster on top of them. That's an Xyz Summon!

Do XYZ materials have to be face-up?

The battle positions of the monsters to be used as Xyz Material does not matter as long as they are in face-up position. 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.

Can you set a XYZ monster face down?

Xyz Materials are sent to the Graveyard when the Xyz Monster leaves the field, but not if the Xyz Monster is flipped face-down.

Card Rulings XYZ Monsters/Material

What is the easiest XYZ monster to summon?

One of the easiest ways to Summon a Rank 2 Xyz Monster is with Deep Sea Diva. Deep Sea Diva is a Level 2 Sea-Serpent Tuner that lets you Special Summon another Sea-Serpent from your Deck when it's Summoned. You can even use its effect to Special Summon a second Deep Sea Diva!

Can XYZ summon face-down cards?

Extra Deck Pendulum Monsters (Fusion, Synchro, Xyz/Pendulum) can be summoned by its own mechanic only while face-down in the Extra Deck, and cannot be Pendulum Summoned.

Can XYZ be flipped down?

They can't even be flipped into face-down Defense Position. If your opponent has a monster in the Extra Monster Zone, it's still a monster they control so you can't attack directly. You have to battle and destroy all their monsters first, including the one in the Extra Monster Zone.

Do XYZ materials have to be on the field?

Xyz Materials are not treated as being on the field, and also being attached as an Xyz Material is not considered to be the card leaving the field.

What are the conditions for Xyz Summon?

An Xyz Summon is a built-in Special Summon, so you do not start a Chain. Once the Monster is summoned, the materials used are NOT sent to the graveyard. Instead, they are placed under the Xyz Monster, and are no longer treated as Monster Cards on the field. In this state, they are attached to the Xyz Monster.

What is the best XYZ 8 monster?

On top of having a mouthful of a name, Number 38: Hope Harbinger Titanic Galaxy is the best Rank Eight Xyz Monster out there. Whenever an opponent actives a Spell card or effect, Hope Harbinger will negate it and attach it to itself as a material, no activation cost needed.

Can Number XYZ monsters be destroyed by battle?

"Number" monsters on the field cannot be destroyed by card effects, and cannot be destroyed by battle except with another "Number" monster. When a "Number" monster you control is destroyed, destroy this card.

Does Monster Reborn work on XYZ monsters?

Xyz Monsters can be revived with cards like Monster Reborn and Call of the Haunted, just like any other monster, but if you do that, they don't have any Xyz Materials attached to them and you can't use their effects.

Can you use XYZ monsters to summon other XYZ monsters?

Because XYZ monsters need to be summoned using 2 or more monsters of the same level, XYZ monsters cannot be used as material for another XYZ monster, unless specifically permitted by the card being summoned. For example, if you were to summon Number 39: Utopia, all you would need to do so would be 2 Level 4 monsters.

Can you chain Xyz Summon?

You can Chain Xyz Reborn to any card that would destroy it, including Heavy Storm and Mystical Space Typhoon, in order to Special Summon an Xyz Monster and have Xyz Reborn escape the destruction by becoming an Xyz Material attached to the Special Summoned monster.

What was the first XYZ monster?

"Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" is the first Xyz Monster to be used in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. An Xyz Monster (pronounced ik-seez; Japanese: エクシーズモンスター Ekushīzu Monsutā) is a type of Monster Card that is colored black.

Does detaching XYZ material count as leaving the field?

Because Xyz Materials are not on the field, detached Xyz Materials are not considered to leave the field. Additionally, because Xyz Materials are not treated as any particular card type, they are unaffected by cards such as "Dimensional Fissure" when detached.

What happens to XYZ material when XYZ monster is banished?

Xyx Materials, are still considered cards. So as long as something that simply banishes cards it will banish detached Xyz Materials. If a Card says something about banishing Monsters or Spells/Traps then the Materials still go to GY.

Does gravity bind work on XYZ?

Xyz Monsters and Link Monsters do not have Levels, and are therefore unaffected by "Gravity Bind." They are also unaffected by "Level Limit - Area B".

Can you use book of moon on xyz monsters?

By game mechanics, they really can't. Only cards on the field, in the Graveyard, or that are banished - or Card Zones on the field - can be targeted. Since Xyz Materials cease to be treated as cards on the field, they cannot be targeted by anything...

Do XYZ monsters have levels?

Ranks. Xyz Monsters do not have Levels, and instead have a Rank. An Xyz Monster's Rank determines the required Levels of the Xyz Materials needed in order to Xyz Summon it.

Can you link summon with face down monsters?

Can face-down Defense Position monsters be used as Link Materials for a Link Summon? A. Monsters being used as Link Materials for a Link Summon must be face-up monsters in your Monster Zones. Therefore, face-down Defense Position monsters in your Monster Zones cannot be used as Link materials for a Link Summon.

Does detaching XYZ count as sending to graveyard?

Rulings. Xyz Materials underneath Xyz Monsters do not count as monsters, so detached Xyz Materials will be sent to the Graveyard even if "Dimensional Fissure" is on the field. While monsters are acting as Xyz Materials, they cannot be targeted nor apply their effects.

Can you summon XYZ in defense?

If you can keep a Defense Position monster on the field, you can Normal Summon a Level-matched monster on your next turn to stack them for an Xyz Summon.

Can you only XYZ summon once per turn?

Once per turn, you can Xyz Summon this Xyz Monster by using a Rank 10 Machine-Type monster you control as the material.