Dark Bind Rating

A Dark Bind Number is a property exclusive to Dark Bind Monsters, in place of a or. Like a, a Dark Bind Monster's Dark Bind Number is located next to its , in the space normally taken up by the  on most other  types. It is displayed simply as BIND.

Like the Link Rating, a Dark Bind Monster's Dark Bind Number is equal to the number of Bind Arrows it has, and also the number of Dark Bind Materials needed for its Dark Bind Summon. Unlike Link Ratings, however, a Dark Bind Number's value is always negative; and rather than being used as a single equal to its Number, a Dark Bind Number often serves as the base number for when a player wishes to  Dark Bind Monsters of a greater negative Number.