Apex

The "Apex" ("Perfect Form" かんぜんたい in OCG) is a series of Synchro Monsters from Levels 2 through 8, one of each of the regular Attributes and one of the TIME Attribute, that all are treated as Insect-Type, and all require "Miracle Chrysalis" as their non-Tuner Synchro Material Monster. Unlike most card series, the lower the Level of the "Apex" monster, the stronger it is, as "Miracle Chrysalis" lowers it's Level the longer it is on the field, making the lower-Level Synchro Monsters harder to Synchro Summon. The entire series of cards has many parallels with the "" archetype used by.