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Synchron Guide
By BobaFett2

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's took the world by storm. Although the "Lightsworn" monsters were dominating the metagame, and were one of the first truly "modern" decks, they were nothing compared to what would come with 5D's. A whole new monster type, Synchro Monsters, as well as a subtype of monster, Tuner monsters, arrived, with more ways to get out powerful monsters arriving with each pack. Suddenly, you didn't need powerful, high-level effect monsters in your Main Deck - they would reside in your Extra Deck, leaving more space for better monsters. The main character of 5D's, Yusei Fudo, used a host of "Synchron" monsters along with "Warrior" monsters to Synchro Summon a number of Machine-Type and Warrior-Type "Warrior" Synchro Monsters. Of the "Synchron Monsters", a few have proved incredibly powerful.

Note: This is also a guide for "Junk", "Nitro", and "Warriors".

Monsters
Synchro Monsters:
 * Bri Synchron: "Bri Synchron" is a Level 4 Tuner monster with 1500 ATK. When it's sent to the Graveyard for a Synchro Summon, the Synchro Monsters gains 600 ATK but its effects are negated until the End Phase. The monster is rather mediocre as the effect of a Synchro Monster is usually the most important part.
 * Changer Synchron: "Changer Synchron" is a Level 1 Tuner monster with 0 ATK and DEF. It changes the battle position of one monster you opponent controls when it's used for a Synchro Summon. It's not a horrible effect, but it gives no advantage and Level 1 Tuner monsters (with the exception of "Spore", "Fishborg Blaster", "Effect Veiler", and "Glow-up Bulb") aren't all that good.
 * Drill Synchron: "Drill Synchron" is a Level 3 Tuner monster with 800 ATK. While you control it, all of your Warrior-Type monsters inflict piercing damage, and once per turn you can draw a card if they inflict piercing damage to your opponent, you can draw a card. It's good for two reasons - first, a +1 is pretty good, and second, it makes "Drill Warrior". It's not as popular as "Quickdraw Synchron" but it's still not bad.
 * Fleur Synchron: "Fleur Synchron" is a Level 2 Tuner monster with 400 ATK. When it's sent to the Graveyard for a Synchro Summon you can Special Summon a Level 2 or lower monster from your hand. It's not very useful because you can't gain any advantage off of it. It is required for "Chevalier de Fleur", but "Quickdraw Synchron" makes it unnecessary.
 * Hyper Synchron: "Hyper Synchron" is a Level 4 Tuner monster with 1600 ATK. When used as a Synchro Material monster for a Dragon-Type Synchro Monster, the monster gains 800 ATK and is Banished during the End Phase. Because of this, it's rather bad.
 * Junk Synchron: "Junk Synchron" is by far the strongest and most splashable "Synchron" monster. It's a Level 3 Tuner monster that Special Summons a Level 2 or lower monster from your Graveyard when it's Normal Summoned, negating its effect. This leads to combos with "Doppelwarrior" and "One for One", or with "Tuningware" and "Machine Duplication", or other abilities. The best Synchro Monsters to Summon with "Junk Synchron" are "Ally of Justice Catastor" and "T.G. Hyper Librarian", not "Junk Warrior". It's also one of the few Warrior-Type "Synchron" monsters, making it a target for "Reinforcement of the Army". Lastly, it is one of the required Tuner monsters for "Junk Warrior", "Junk Defender", "Junk Archer", "Junk Berserker", and "Junk Destroyer".
 * Nitro Synchron: "Nitro Synchron" is a Level 2 Tuner monster with 300 ATK. When it's used in the Synchro Summon of a "Nitro" monster you can draw a card. While this effect would be pretty good, there is only one "Nitro" Synchro Monster, "Nitro Warrior", so it's rather useless.
 * Quickdraw Synchron: "Quickdraw Synchron" is a Level 5 Tuner monster with 700 ATK and 1400 DEF. It can only be used for the Synchro Summon of a monster that requires a "Synchron" Tuner monster, but it also can substitute itself for any "Synchron" Tuner monster. This allows you to Synchro Summon "Drill Warrior", "Chevalier de Fleur", and "Nitro Warrior" without having to use any of the lesser "Synchron" Tuner monsters. In addition to all this, you can Special Summon it from your hand by sending a monster from your hand to your Graveyard. This combos with "Level Eater" (which then reduces "Quickdraw" to Level 4 and allows you to Synchro Summon a Level 5 monster), "Quillbolt Hedgehog" (which then Special Summons itself), and "Doppelwarrior" (because you can follow up by Normal Summoning a "Junk Synchron").
 * Road Synchron: "Road Synchron" is a Level 4 Tuner monster with 1600 ATK. If used for the Synchro Summon of a monster other than "Road Warrior", it becomes Level 3. While "Road Warrior" is an amazing card, it requires two non-Tuner monsters, making "Road Synchron" rather useless.
 * Synchron Explorer: "Synchron Explorer" is the odd one out of the "Synchron Family" - it's a Level 2 monster with 0 ATK and 700 DEF, and it isn't a Tuner monster. Instead, when it's Normal Summoned, you can Special Summon a "Synchron" monster from your Graveyard, usually "Junk Synchron" or "Quickdraw Synchron". It's quite useful, although out of the three most commonly used "Synchron" (not counting "Formula Synchron"), monsters it's the least commonly used.
 * Turbo Synchron: "Turbo Synchron" is a Level 1 Tuner monster that has 100 ATK. When it attacks your opponent's monster, you can change that monster to Defense Position. Then, after taking Battle Damage, you can Special Summon a monster from your hand with ATK equal to or less than the amount of "Battle Damage" you took. It's not a terrible effect but it isn't necessary - "Marauding Captain" and "Goblindbergh" are both better.
 * Unknown Synchron: "Unknown Synchron" is a Level 1 Tuner monster with 0 ATK and DEF. Once during the duel, you can Special Summon it from your hand while your opponent controls a monster and you control no monsters. It's a useful card but not spectacularly so. Sometimes it is used as a tech but it's never very important within a deck.
 * Formula Synchron: "Formula Synchron" is the most powerful "Synchron" monster - not only is it a Level 2 Synchro Monster with 700 ATK and 1500 DEF

Spells

 * Tuning: "Tuning" is an incredibly useful card for any "Synchron" deck - it searches your deck for any "Synchron" Tuner monster and then sends the top card of your deck to your Graveyard.