Xyz Evolution

Latest revision as of 12:49, 17 December 2017

Xyz Evolution, known as Xyz Change in the Japanese version, is a form of Xyz Summoning first seen in episode 18 of the ZEXAL anime and the first variation of the standard Xyz Summon, though when applied to a Chaos Number or "CXyz" monster, it is called a Chaos Xyz Evolution (Chaos Xyz Change in the Japanese anime). What's unique about it is that it can attach Xyz Monsters as its Xyz Material to Xyz Summon which no other Xyz Monsters can perform by themselves. Through this kind of Summon, the original Xyz Monster and its Xyz Materials become the new Xyz Monster's Xyz Material. In anime, the requirement to gain a Chaos Number is for one to "carve a clear path" out of the chaos of confusion into the light.

Basic Xyz Evolution was never used in the anime, but it does appear in the Numbershots. When this type of Xyz Summon occurs, a spiral portal appears like normal, but it is blue instead of red.

This type of Summon is also used by "Rank-Up-Magic" cards to Summon monsters with 1 Rank higher than the original. Notably, if a Rank-Up Magic does not specifically Special Summon a Chaos Number or "Chaos Xyz" monster, users of these cards tend to use specialized variants of the "Xyz Evolution" phrase (for example, Yamoto says "Evilswarm Xyz Evolution" or "Xyz Change Verz", depending on whether you prefer TCG or OCG).

In the card game, this is treated as a regular Xyz Summon (similar to Accel Synchro Summon) The common effect in monsters that use this summon method states You can also Xyz Summon this card by using 1 [specified Xyz Monster] you control as the Xyz Material. (Xyz Materials attached to that monster also become Xyz Materials of this card.)

Abusing the Materials

Because Xyz Evolution is just a single step above regular Xyz Summoning, these cards make it easy to abuse cards that require amounts of Xyz Materials on your, or your opponent's, side of the field. This is because the original Xyz Monster can be summoned, and possibly use its effect, just to be evolved which adds the normal Xyz as a Material as well.

The different Xyz Evolutions all have different effects. The Chaos Numbers are unable to use their effects, or have to use downgraded effects, unless the Controller's Life Points are equal to or less than 1000. Some Xyz Evolutions like "Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger" actually doesn't use its Materials at all and others like Constellar Ptolemys Messier 7" have drawbacks, such as stunning themselves from using their effects for a turn. Each of these monsters can, instead, benefit the user by supplying Materials.

While using effects like "Blue-Blooded Oni", "Xyz Energy" or "Utopian Aura", Materials on your field are required to be detached. Consider using Xyz Evolution to increase the amount of Materials that you control by one.

While using effects like "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon", "Kurivolt", or "Red-Headed Oni", Materials on field are detached. Sometimes it is required for the Material to be on the opponent's side of the field. Consider using Xyz Evolution with "Creature Swap" to ensure your opponent has Materials for you to use.

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

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 '''Xyz Evolution''', known as '''Xyz Change''' in the Japanese version, is a form of [[Xyz Summon]]ing first seen in [[w:c:yugioh:Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 018|episode 18]] of the ''[[w:c:yugioh:Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|ZEXAL]]'' anime and the first variation of the standard [[Xyz Summon]], though when applied to a [[Numbers|Chaos Number]] or "[[CXyz]]" monster, it is called a '''Chaos Xyz Evolution''' ('''Chaos Xyz Change''' in the Japanese anime). What's unique about it is that it can attach Xyz Monsters as its Xyz Material to Xyz Summon which no other Xyz Monsters can perform by themselves. Through this kind of Summon, the original Xyz Monster and its [[Xyz Material]]s become the new Xyz Monster's Xyz Material. In anime, the requirement to gain a Chaos Number is for one to "carve a clear path" out of the chaos of confusion into the light.
+Basic Xyz Evolution was never used in the anime, but it does appear in the [[Numbershots]].  When this type of Xyz Summon occurs, a spiral portal appears like normal, but it is blue instead of red.
 This type of Summon is also used by "[[Rank-Up-Magic]]" cards to Summon monsters with 1 Rank higher than the original.  Notably, if a Rank-Up Magic does not specifically Special Summon a Chaos Number or "Chaos Xyz" monster, users of these cards tend to use specialized variants of the "Xyz Evolution" phrase (for example, [[Yamoto]] says '''"Evilswarm Xyz Evolution"''' or '''"Xyz Change Verz"''', depending on whether you prefer TCG or OCG).
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 == Abusing the Materials ==
-Because Chaos Xyz Summoning is just a single step above regular Xyz Summoning, these cards make it easy to abuse cards that require amounts of Xyz Materials on your, or your opponent's, side of the field. This is because the original Xyz Monster can be summoned, and possibly use its effect, just to be made into a Chaos Xyz which adds the normal Xyz as a Material as well.
+Because Xyz Evolution is just a single step above regular Xyz Summoning, these cards make it easy to abuse cards that require amounts of Xyz Materials on your, or your opponent's, side of the field. This is because the original Xyz Monster can be summoned, and possibly use its effect, just to be evolved which adds the normal Xyz as a Material as well.
 The different Xyz Evolutions all have different effects. The Chaos Numbers are unable to use their effects, or have to use downgraded effects, unless the Controller's [[Life Points]] are equal to or less than 1000. Some Xyz Evolutions like "{{ygo|Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger}}" actually doesn't use its Materials at all and others like {{ygo|Constellar Ptolemys Messier 7}}" have drawbacks, such as stunning themselves from using their effects for a turn. Each of these monsters can, instead, benefit the user by supplying Materials.
-* While using effects like "{{ygo|Blue-Blooded Oni}}", "{{ygo|Xyz Energy}}" or "{{ygo|Utopian Aura}}", Materials on your field are required to be detached. Consider using a Chaos Xyz to increase the amount of Materials that you control by one.
+* While using effects like "{{ygo|Blue-Blooded Oni}}", "{{ygo|Xyz Energy}}" or "{{ygo|Utopian Aura}}", Materials on your field are required to be detached. Consider using Xyz Evolution to increase the amount of Materials that you control by one.
-* While using effects like "{{ygo|Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon}}", "{{ygo|Kurivolt}}", or "{{ygo|Red-Headed Oni}}", Materials on field are detached. Sometimes it is required for the Material to be on the opponent's side of the field. Consider using a Chaos Xyz with "{{ygo|Creature Swap}}" to ensure your opponent has Materials for you to use.
+* While using effects like "{{ygo|Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon}}", "{{ygo|Kurivolt}}", or "{{ygo|Red-Headed Oni}}", Materials on field are detached. Sometimes it is required for the Material to be on the opponent's side of the field. Consider using Xyz Evolution with "{{ygo|Creature Swap}}" to ensure your opponent has Materials for you to use.
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Changes: Xyz Evolution

Latest revision as of 12:49, 17 December 2017

Abusing the Materials