Hand (archetype)

"Hand" (ハンド Hando) is an archetype of mostly Level 4 monsters used by Gilag in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime, as well as several OC Duelists.

It is been shown that some "Hand" Monsters like "Fire Hand" and "Ice Hand" attach themselves to their controller, causing them extreme pain. Many of these cards' effects activate when they destroyed by battle. The Xyz Monsters of the archetype are typically low in ATK and DEF, and often use 2 Xyz Materials just to use their effects once, but their effects can be very potent and give huge advantages to the user.

The Hands have a total of 17 Xyz Monsters (1 of which is an Xyz Evolution monster) and 2 Synchro Monsters, all of which being Rank 4 or Level 8 (except the aforementioned Xyz Evolution, which is Rank 5), enabling great versatility and a very wide range of effects. Combined with new cards that allow rapid Special Summoning, grant fresh Xyz Materials, or even using 1 Material to Xyz Summon, Hand monsters can Summon their more powerful monsters rather quickly, offsetting their comparably low power.

Pairs
Being based on human hands, Hand monsters typically come in pairs that are related to each other in some way, one Hand being a left hand and the other being a right hand. The only two monsters that do not follow this pattern are "Bone Hands" (which is two hands as one monster) and "Monster Hand" (which is depicted with two thumbs, making side determination impossible).

'Note: The current orientation of the duos may be incorrect at this time. When the creators of all Hand monsters have positioned them correctly, this notice will be removed.'