How To Use Pendulum Monsters

Today marks the launch of Super Starter: Space-Time Showdown, and the dawn of the 5^th generation of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG monsters! But the introduction of Pendulum Monsters isn't the only thing that'due south changing in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG – there are likewise changes the basic rules of Dueling for the first time in a very long time. You can read well-nigh them in the Beginner'due south Guide that comes with each Super Starter, and we'll go over them today here on the Strategy Site likewise. Remember, if you're playing in the North American Globe Title Qualifier this weekend, these changes are NOT in effect! If you're playing in other tournaments this weekend, for example, a weekly tournament at your local OTS, the cards from Space-Time Showdown, including the Pendulum Monsters, are legal and the new Pendulum Zones are added to the field. There's a Pendulum Summon Tutorial video bachelor here. The actual changes to the basic rules do non come into consequence until Mon, July 14^th ! That's the same day as the new Forbidden & Limited Cards Listing goes into issue! For a summary of what's changed, read on.

Pendulum Zones and Pendulum Summon

This is the only thingthat applies to this weekend, unless you are playing in the WCQ. The field layout has changed to wait like this:

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Two Pendulum Zones are added for each thespian. Merely Pendulum Monster Cards activated as Spell Cards can exist placed in these Zones. You cannot Set any cards in these Zones.

Pendulum Monster Cards can exist Summoned like regular monsters in your Monster Zones, or activated equally Spell Cards in your Pendulum Zones. They cannot be Set in your Pendulum Zones. Y'all actuate them similar you would a Normal Spell, during your Principal Phases only, and they begin a Chain just similar whatever other Spell Carte. After a Pendulum Spell resolves, it remains in your Pendulum Zone every bit a Spell Card unless it'southward destroyed or removed from the field by another carte du jour effect. You cannot replace a Pendulum Spell with a new 1 unless the current one is destroyed or removed from the field by some other menu effect.

You can declare a Pendulum Summon in one case per plough during one of your Main Phases, much like how yous tin can Normal Summon or Set up a monster in one case per turn during one of your Principal Phases. This is not an event and does not starting time a Chain. When y'all Pendulum Summon, you lot can Special Summon as many monsters as you want from your manus and as many face-up Pendulum Monster Cards from your Extra Deck as you lot want, provided 2 conditions are true:

You have a card in each of your Pendulum Zones.
The Levels of the monsters you want to Summon are in between the Pendulum Scales of the cards in your Pendulum Zones.

You lot cannot Pendulum Summon a monster that has a effect that restricts how it tin can exist Special Summoned, such as Wulf, Lightsworn Beast ("cannot be Special Summoned except by a card effect") or Dark Armed Dragon ("Must exist Special Summoned (from your hand) by having exactly three Night monsters in your Graveyard, and cannot be Special Summoned past other ways.") or that the game rules disallow without a specific card effect, similar Ritual Monsters. All of the monsters that are Pendulum Summoned are Special Summoned at the same time.

In addition to being usable equally monsters or as Spells, with different consequence text based on which you choose, Pendulum Monster Cards also accept the unique property of beingness placed face-up on your Extra Deck if they would be sent from the field to your Graveyard, regardless of which Zone they are in.

Player 1 No Longer Draws During the First Depict Stage

Much like how Player 1 cannot deport a Battle Stage during the first turn of the Duel, Player 1 does not conduct a normal draw for the turn during the Depict Phase of the get-go turn of the Duel. Call back, if yous've won the coin toss to decide who goes start, you brand that decision earlier you lot depict your opening hand.

Each Thespian Can Have one Field Spell on Their Side of the Field

Both players may now control an active Field Spell at the same time. You lot may send your Field Spell to the Graveyard in order to play a new one. The former one is not considered destroyed.

And that'due south information technology! Those are all the changes introduced in the Super Starter: Space-Time Showdown Beginner's Guide! Happy Dueling this weekend!