With synchro monsters, you need to carefully balance the ratio of tuners and non-tuners in your main deck, and with fusion monsters you need to draw the specific fusion requirements. Somehow, you must Polymerize!

XYZ Monsters are created when two or more monsters of the same level are overlayed. To create them, all you need is two or more monsters of the same level. Put one on top of the other (or in technical jargon, overlay your two materials) and boom – you’ve just got yourself an XYZ monster.

With these monsters being so easy to summon, it’s no wonder a handful are ludicrously powerful.

We’ve looked at the best rank 5 cards in the game, and we’ll now take a look at the most powerful rank 5 cards in the game. This list will focus on cards that are able to take down other players, or help your team win games.

5. Number 5: Doom Chimera Dragon

XYZ monsters have been making an appearance in the TCG during Dark Neostorm, and this guy is one of them. He’s a recent addition to the pool, and his effects are unique.

Your 0 attack monster will only be worth the cost of two level 5 monsters if it has at least one XYZ material.

Summoning this guy with two level 5 monsters will result in a 2000 attack monster. ..

If you summon a three-headed beast with three heads, you’re looking at a whopping 3000 attack beasts.

The product comes with two effects:

  1. It makes you look more confident and attractive.
  2. It makes you feel more relaxed and happy.

You can either use it to attack, or you can use it to block.

You can target a card in your opponent’s graveyard and put it on top of their deck by attaching it to this card as an XYZ material.

This card’s attack stat is increased, or you can set your opponent up to have a very obvious draw phase. It’s a win-win!

4. Cyber Dragon Nova

Cyber Dragons have become the most popular deck in XYZ summoning. ..

Cyber Dragon is a level 5 monster that can only be summoned by two other monsters.

When you detach an XYZ material from this card, you can special summon any Cyber Dragon monster from your graveyard. ..

Cyber Dragon Nova can tribute any other Cyber Dragon monster on your side of the field to gain 2100 attack, effectively combining the power of 2 Cyber Dragons into one.

3. Artifact Durendal

Artifacts are one of the most bizarre archetypes in Yu-Gi-Oh because they blur the line between spells and monsters. This is before Pendulums did anything!

Artifact monsters can be set as spell/traps, with each one gaining different effects when they’re destroyed by your opponent’s card effects. ..

Artifact Durendal can help you ensure your opponent’s monster effects will activate, by forcing them to destroy a spell or trap you control.

If you have a bad hand, you can use this to reset both players’ hands, shuffling their hands into their decks and drawing back the same number of cards.

In a format riddled with hand traps, this is an amazing way to counter, all at the low-low cost of two level 5 monsters.

2. Constellar Pleiades

This monster is more specific to summon than most XYZ monsters. It requires two level 5 light monsters to XYZ summon it. ..

Cyber Dragons and Constellars can easily be turned into powerful cards by using the right cards.

If you can get this guy to the field, then you have an incredibly powerful card on your hand.

You can detach an XYZ material during either player’s turn to return any card on the field to the owner’s hand.

This is a compulsory evacuation device that you can access whenever you like, with the added bonus that it doesn’t just remove monsters.

The weapon has a great attack stat that can easily smack your opponent with it afterwards.

1. Number 61: Volcasaurus

The 61st card in the Monster Hunter series is an incredibly versatile card, requiring only two level 5 monsters to summon. ..

One of the best ways to inflict serious damage on your opponent is by setting them on fire. ..

You can detach an XYZ material from this card to target and destroy a monster your opponent controls. Then, you’ll inflict damage equal to that monster’s attack stat right to their life points.

You can’t attack with this card on the same turn you activate this effect. ..

You can attack with monsters on your side of the field, as well as attacking your opponent’s monsters. ..

The new game mode, Number 61, could be the key to finally finishing a game. ..