Dark Synchro Monster

Dark Synchro Monsters (ダークシンクロモンスター (formatted as ＤＳ(ダークシンクロ)モンスター exclusively in card text) Dāku Shinkuro Monsutā) are a Type of monster that began as just a dark counterpart to regular Synchro Monsters, but have slowly began to rise into their own exclusive Type. They are Special Summoned by Dark Synchro Summon, using Dark Tuner Monsters with other monsters, much like their "parent" Summon, though the Levels are subtracted rather than added. The color of their card frame is dark gray (darker than that of Token Monsters), reflecting their relation to Synchro Monsters. Dark Synchro Monsters debuted in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Episode 027 and never made it past the first season, though Taylor Gorrell has stated that Dark Synchro Monsters will have an important role in Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-7.

Dark Synchro Monsters are not simply DARK Synchro Monsters, but are a completely different monster category, although they are similar to Synchro Monsters. The color scheme of that is opposite of a Synchro Monster, with a dark grey card frame. In works related to Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Dark Synchro Monsters function as Synchro Monsters with negative Levels for any gameplay purposes, and can thus be supported by Synchro Monster support.

Alternate Ruling[]

In some works outside of 5D's, however, Dark Synchro Monsters are retooled a lot to make them into their own Type, including the removal of the above Summon explanation. The most major change is the lack of the ruling that states that Dark Synchro Monsters function as Synchro Monsters; as such, Dark Synchro Monsters are now completely stand-alone, requiring support for their own Type and being unable to use Synchro Monster support.

This ruling is completely optional and only applies to fan works.

Taylor Gorrell
Archetypes	AlphaMech • Antimaterion • Arcadia • Armedo • Armored Ride • Auroral • Bagua • Beaconfly • Berserk Battler • Chessmate • CPU • Darcel • Darkfin • Dragon Spirit • Essence Crystal • Feared • Glaring • Head Shadows • Hemovore • Jack-in-the- • Kidnae • Klash Fu • KOAL • Magmander • Metalmorphed • Mis-Wound • Paradise • Pentacle Squad • Pirates • Pixel HERO • Preciplo • Prism Beast/Iridesk • Pulveripal • Rank-Cross-Magic • Rank-Slide-Magic • Robotic HERO • Signer Dragon Descendants • Sky Scout • Skymatan • Sykonetyk • Temporal • Terror Dragon • Traveler • Vice • War Wyvern • Whitewing • Wolven
Single Cards	(777 Luck Street • Sven, the Ace Gambler) • Armor Gravity Field • Beacon of Hope • Blizzard of Isolation • Blood Dragon Bogosapen • Chaos Fusion • Cosmic Bloom Dragon • Dark Path LV2 • Dark Pitfall • (Dark Rocket • Shadow Chain) • (Dazing Heat Wave • Multiply Flame) • Extra Trade • Fortune (Queen Attri • Orb) • Last Stand • Mad Locomotor • Magna-Beacon • (Masked Dragon Des Structus • Dragon's Head Mask) • Monkey Warrior - Kong Wu • Network Collapse • Quad Warrior • Single-File Line • Soul Ingestion • Top (Synchron • Warrior) • Traffic Jam • Trapped Soul • Two-Sided Field • (Ultimate Fusion Creation • Hyper Polymerization) • Vylon (Icosa • Dodeca • Pyramid) • Warp Driver • Yubel - Everyone's Hope
"Numbershots" Characters	Ariel • Hikaya Kodoa • Jenaveve • Number 88 • Raio Ruda • Spade Stranahan • Yamoto • Zaman Akun • Akahebi • Aokarasu • Captain White-Eye • Fujiwan • Galen • Haiga • Honto • Karaan • Kuronazo • Kyorei • Laurent Perrier • Megami • Nijiya • Sakura Omi • Sedo Kuran • Shirotora • Yugra • Zina
"GSTART" Characters	Cleo Hamun • Ginju Akakuro • Jason "Doc" Robinson • Kinoko Yudin • Kire Kenkoro • Kohaku Yudin • Kousuke "Kowa" Yukan • Kuran Hiwatari • Nazoko Ikari • Plata Vuelo • Ren "Dizzy" Naginata • Sokudo Yudin • Yoru Mezameru
"ZX The Future" Characters	Hikari Tenjo • Komaru Tenjo • Kurai Tsukumo • Koyuki Arclight • Omotehime Omoteura • Tryga Kamishiro • Yuko Tsukumo
"ARC-V"-Era Characters	Christopher Preston Ultima • Edwin Followest • Kairyu • Migaka Kishigi • Yudai Niban Angus • Kiku • Ryuki • Wataru • Nao • Mitsukuni • Tohru • Rosa Izinski • Jude • Cesar Kino • Antoinette • Hannibal • Yushu • Rydia • Kousuke • Houka • Mateo • Yume • Eri • Cooper • Cortana • Kakeru • Yusa • Izanami • Sadao • Mara • Izuku Hoshiko Aono • Kazehana Shiroyama • Mayu Sakaki • Shihime Kongo • Tamotsu Gentei • Yuga Sakaki • Yusha Sakurai • Zed Kirishima
Other Characters	Allison Yuki • Breeze • Charon • Chiharu Nanairo • Hiro Yuki • Jill Atlas • Ketsuban • Kloak • Kristoph Antonson • Miyu Maho • Nathan "Senshi" Fudo • Shiroiryuko Kaiba • Sol • Yuhime Muto • Yushi Yurozuya
Fanfics	Decks-hibition • Numbershots • The Charmers' Tale • The Wonderful 101 Numbers • Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-7 • Yu-Gi-Oh! 4D Love Surpassing Time • Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Season 3 • Yu-Gi-Oh! GSTART • Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Alternate Season 4
Decklists	Anna Kozuki • Blaze • Frost • Haruto Tenjo • Kotori Mizuki • Mayumi (ZEXAL) • Number 96 • Ryoga "Shark" Kamishiro • T-Bone • Thunder • Thunder Spark • Yuya Tsukune
Booster Packs	Oath of the Duelist
Structure Decks	1: Genesis Rising • 2: Twister of Peril • 3: Mutant Revolution • 4: Temperature Clash • 5: Excavated Power
Other Pages	Alphomega • Base Monster • Big Bank Duel • Composition Base Monster • Composition Material • Composition Monster • Composition Summon • Dark Double Tuning • Dark Synchro Material Monster • Dark Synchro Substitute Monster • Dark Matter Blade • Eon Counter • Helix Duel School • Hybrid Material • Hybrid Monster • Hybrid Summon • Klash Fu • MALD • Negative Level • Quality • Spectrum Monster • Spectrum Piece • Spectrum Summon • Spectrum Wheel • Splice Spell Card • Splice Trap Card • Super Composition Summon • Synchro Dark Tuner Monster • Tandem Archetype • Timewarp Material • Timewarp Monster • Timewarp Summon • Trash-Talk Duel • Wavelength • Xyz Material Counter • Xyz Tuner Monsters
Contributed to	Charmers • Darts • Dark Synchro Monster • Dark Synchro Summon • Dark Tuner Monster • Fancy HEROes • Meklords • Numbers • Tech Genus

Gameplay and terminology

Card layout

Attribute • Property • Indicator (Level (Negative) / Rank / Link Rating / Affinity^† / Bass^† / Limit^† / Mana Count^† / Mana Energy^† / Nebula^† / Power Rating^† / Product^† / Quality^† / Stage^† / Star Cluster^† / Wavelength^†) • Card Number • Type • Ability • Pendulum Scale • Link Arrow • Esper Type^† • Evolute Currency^† • Card text • Material • Effect (Monster • Pendulum) • Flavor text • ATK / DEF (Original)

Errata • Simplified Effect Text • Problem-Solving Card Text

Rarities

Common • Rare • Super Rare • Ultra Rare • Secret Rare • Ultimate Rare • Holographic Rare / Ghost Rare • Parallel Rare • Gold Rare • other rarities...

Card types

Monster

Attributes	DARK • DIVINE • EARTH • FIRE • LIGHT • WATER • WIND TIME^† • VIRUS^†

Types	Aqua • Beast • Beast-Warrior • Creator God • Cyberse • Cyborg^RD • Dinosaur • Divine-Beast • Doomknight^RD • Dragon • Fairy • Fiend • Fish • High Dragon^RD • Insect • Machine • Magical Knight^RD • Plant • Psychic • Pyro • Reptile • Rock • Sea Serpent • Spellcaster • Thunder • Warrior • Winged Beast • Wyrm • Zombie Alchemical^† • Civilian^† • Data^† • Food^† • Ghost^† • Omega Arms^† • Pixie^†

Monster types	Normal • Effect • Non-Effect • Ritual • Fusion • Synchro (Dark^† • Accel^† • Delta Accel^† • Limit Over Accel^†) • Xyz • Pendulum • Link • Maximum^RD • Token • Spell • Trap Alloy^† • Broadcast^† • Burst^† • Chain-force^† • Chainlink^† • Chaos^† • Code^† • Composition^† • Constellation^† • Construct^† • Cosmic^† • Cross^† • Crossover^† • Dark Bind^† • Delta^† • Dreamer^† • Emblem^† • Enchant^† • Enhance^† • Esper^† • Evolute^† • Evolution^† • Extract^† • Extreme^† • Galaxy^† • Hybrid^† • HYPERFORCE^† • Imaginary^† • Legend^† • Legion^† • Maestro^† • Mana^† • Marshal^† • Master^† • Mega^† • Mirage^† • Mixmatch^† • Neon Positive^† • Nova^† • Overdrive Monster^†(Hawkatana^†) • Parallel^† • Persona^† • Plasma^† • Positive^† • Pressure^† • Quasar^† • Reactor Monster^† • Resolve^† • Reverse^† • Royal^† • Spectrum^† • Spiritual^† • Terrain^† • Timewarp^† • Transmute^† • Triad^† • Unification^† • Unity^† • Upgrade^† • Voodoo^† • Wild Card^† • Xynchro^†

Monster subtypes	Tuner Augment^† • Base^† • Catalyst^† • Chainling^† • Driver^† • Transaxle^† Special Summon

Abilities	Flip • Toon • Spirit • Union • Gemini Armor^† • Breakdown^† • Legion^† • Overlimit^† • Overload^† • Power Generator^† • Soul^† • Timeshifted^†

Spell

Normal • Continuous • Field • Equip • Quick-Play • Ritual
Blast^† • Cometshower^† • Conjoint^† • Link^† (Link Equip^†) • Splice^†

Trap

Normal • Continuous • Counter
Cometshower^† • Field^† • Conjoint^† • Ritual^† • Splice^†

Skill

Normal • Continuous • Field

Other^†

Equip • Ritual • Speed Spell (Normal • Quick-Play • Ritual)
Non-game • Character • Checklist • FAQ • Strategy • Tip

Archetype • Series • Card evolutions • Support • Anti-support

Game
mechanics

General	Match • Duel • DRAW • Surrender • LP • Counter • Damage (Battle • Piercing • Effect) • Card limits ((Deck (Minimum • Maximum) • Hand • Three-card rule) • Spell Speed • Position (Face-down • Face-up) • Battle position (Attack Position • Defense Position) • Mana Position^† • Public knowledge

Areas	Deck (Main • Extra • Side) • Field • In Play • Hand • Graveyard • Limbo^† • Attached

Zones	Column • Deck • Extra Deck • Monster • Main Monster • Extra Monster • Spell & Trap • Field • Pendulum Cross^† • Event Horizon^† • Moving^† • Rune Zone^† •

Turns	Count • Player • Phase Draw • Normal draw • Standby • Main 1 • Battle (Start Step • Battle Step • Damage Step • Damage calculation • End Step) • Main 2 • End

Actions	Owner • Possess • Control • Look • Reveal • Pick up a card • Excavate • Add a card • Draw a card • Shuffle • Cut • Random Summon • Set • Flip • Change battle position • Send • Discard • Tribute • Destroy (By battle) • Banish • Attach • Detach • Transfer • Equip • Unequip • Leave the field • Linked • Co-linked • Extra Link • Points to • Attack • Direct • Target • Replay • Battle • Activate • Pay • Declare • Target • Respond • Chain • Link • Resolve • Unaffected • Negate

Card effects

Types	Condition (Archetype • Archetype-exclusion • Level • Name • Rank • Summoning • Common • Normal • Special • Fusion • Ritual • Victory) • Cost (Maintenance cost) • Monster • Continuous • like • Ignition • Like • Quick • Like • Trigger • Like • Flip • Unclassified • Control only one • Field-Unique • Match winner • Summon monster • Unconfirmed Mandatory • Optional • Lingering • Once per turn

Speeds	Spell Speed 1 • Fast effect (Spell Speed 2 • Spell Speed 3)

Summoning

Types	Normal • Tribute • Set (Normal • Tribute) • Flip • Special • By own condition • Fusion • Ritual • Synchro • Xyz • Pendulum • Link Contact Fusion^† • Transformation^† • Double Tuning^† • Dark Synchro^† • Accel Synchro^† • Limit Over^† • Xyz Evolution^† •

Mechanics	Summoning Rules • Double Tributer • Material • (Fusion • Fusion Substitute • Synchro • Synchro Substitute • Xyz • Link) • Alloy^† • Alloy Substitute^† • Broadcast^† • Broadcast Substitute^† • Burst^† • Burst Substitute^† • Chain-force^† • Chain-force Substitute^† • Chainlink^† • Chainlink Substitute^† • Chaos^† • Chaos Substitute^† • Code^† • Code Substitute^† • Composition^† • Composition Substitute^† • Constellation^† • Constellation Substitute^† • Construct^† • Construct Substitute^† • Cosmic^† • Cosmic Substitute^† • Cross^† • Cross Substitute^† • Crossover^† • Crossover Substitute^† • Dark Bind^† • Dark Bind Substitute^† • Delta^† • Delta Substitute^† • Dreamer^† • Dreamer Substitute^† • Driver^† • Driver Substitute^† • Emblem^† • Emblem Substitute^† • Enchant^† • Enchant Substitute^† • Enhance^† • Enhance Substitute^† • Esper^† • Esper Substitute^† • Evolute^† • Evolute Substitute^† • Evolution^† • Evolution Substitute^† • Extract^† • Extract Substitute^† • Extreme^† • Extreme Substitute^† • Galaxy^† • Galaxy Substitute^† • HYPERFORCE^† • HYPERFORCE Substitute^† • Hybrid^† • Hybrid Substitute^† • Imaginary^† • Imaginary Substitute^† • Legend^† • Legend Substitute^† • Legion^† • Legion Substitute^† • Maestro^† • Maestro Substitute^† • Mana^† • Mana Substitute^† • Marshal^† • Marshal Substitute^† • Master^† • Master Substitute^† • Mega^† • Mega Substitute^† • Mirage^† • Mirage Substitute^† • Mixmatch^† • Mixmatch Substitute^† • Neon Positive^† • Neon Positive Substitute^† • Nova^† • Nova Substitute^† • Overdrive Material^† • Overdrive Substitute Monster Substitute^† • Parallel^† • Parallel Substitute^† • Persona^† • Persona Substitute^† • Plasma^† • Plasma Substitute^† • Positive^† • Positive Substitute^† • Pressure^† • Pressure Substitute^† • Quasar^† • Quasar Substitute^† • Reactor Material^† • Reactor Substitute Monster Substitute^† • Resolve^† • Resolve Substitute^† • Reverse^† • Reverse Substitute^† • Royal^† • Royal Substitute^† • Spectrum^† • Spectrum Substitute^† • Spiritual^† • Spiritual Substitute^† • Terrain^† • Terrain Substitute^† • Timewarp^† • Timewarp Substitute^† • Transmute^† • Transmute Substitute^† • Triad^† • Triad Substitute^† • Unification^† • Unification Substitute^† • Unity^† • Unity Substitute^† • Upgrade^† • Upgrade Substitute^† • Voodoo^† • Voodoo Substitute^† • Wild Card^† • Wild Card Substitute^† • Xynchro^† • Xynchro Substitute^† • Normal Summon Monster • Special Summon-only • Nomi • Ignoring the Summoning conditions

Other

Activation & Targeting Eligibility • Activation requirement • Difference between Costs and Effects • Chains, Activation, and Resolution • Engine (Draw) • Advantage • Card • Field • Hand • One Turn Kill (First • Zero) • Lockdown • Loop (Controlled loop • Infinite loop)

^† Does not exist in the OCG or TCG