Forum:Synchro Summon Clarifications

There are some things about Synchro Summoning that I feel need clarification. My deck relies heavily on Synchro Summons, and I may have been understanding some things incorrectly.

1) When Synchro Summoning, does the number of levels between all cards involved have to EQUAL the target Synchro Monster or can it exceed it? For example, I want to Synchro Summon Power Tool Dragon.  Would I still be able to do so if I used a Level 4 Monster and a Level 4 Tuner?  Or is it imperative the end result is 7 levels?

2) The Wiki Page makes it sound like the same rules apply to Synchro Summoning as it does Ritual Summoning. Ritual Summoning mandates that one cannot use more cards than absolutely necessary to Ritual Summon (i.e. if you have a Level 8 on the field, and two Level 4's, and are ritual summoning a Level 8 monster, you MUST use the 8-star monster, and cannot opt to use the two Level 4's).  Is this true for Synchro Summoning as well?

06:26, August 27, 2013 (UTC)