Tuner Synchro Monsters (Japanese: シンクロモンスターのチューナー Shinkuro Monsutā no Chūnā, spelled as シンクロチューナーモンスター Synchro Tuner Monster in the anime) are Synchro Monsters that are also Tuner monsters.
While it was previously possible to treat Synchro Monsters as Tuners using cards such as "Lightwave Tuning", "Psychic Tuning", etc., printed Tuner Synchro Monsters were first introduced in Starstrike Blast.
In the anime[]
In the anime, Tuner Synchro Monsters are required to perform an Accel Synchro Summon, a method of Synchro Summoning that uses Synchro Materials that are themselves Synchro Monsters. A monster Summoned by such a method is known as an Accel Synchro Monster. All Accel Synchro Monsters possess an effect in the anime that allows them to be Summoned during the opponent's turn.
In the TCG/OCG, all Accel Synchro Monsters were changed to regular Synchro Monsters, and their inherent effect that allowed them to be Summoned during the opponent's turn was removed. However, certain Tuner Synchro Monsters instead have an effect that allows the player to conduct a Synchro Summon during the opponent's turn, as long as it was one of the Synchro Materials used. In this way, those two monsters could be used to Summon any Synchro Monster during the opponent's turn, rather than just Accel Synchro Monsters.
Tuner Synchro Monsters[]
OCG/TCG[]
Anime[]
| Japanese name | Attribute | Type | Level/ Rank | ATK | DEF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlewasp - Azusa the Ghost Bow | Ｂ・Ｆ－霊弓のアズサ | WIND | Insect | 5 | ??? | 2200 |
| Formula Synchron | フォーミュラ・シンクロン | LIGHT | Machine | 2 | ??? | 200 |
| Life Stream Dragon | ライフ・ストリーム・ドラゴン | EARTH | Dragon | 8 | ??? | 2900 |
| T.G. Wonder Magician | ＴＧ ワンダー・マジシャン SCX-1000 | LIGHT | Spellcaster | 5 | ??? | 1900 |
| Tatsunoko | たつのこ | WATER | Wyrm | 3 | ??? | 1700 |
Manga[]
| Japanese name | Attribute | Type | Level/ Rank | ATK | DEF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accel Synchron | アクセル・シンクロン | DARK | Machine | 5 | 500 | 2100 |
| Celestial Double Star Shaman | 天輪の双星道士 | LIGHT | Fairy | 2 | 100 | 800 |
| Geomathmech Magma | 炎斬機マグマ | FIRE | Cyberse | 8 | 2500 | 0 |
| Ib the World Chalice Justiciar | 星杯の神子イヴ | WATER | Spellcaster | 5 | 1800 | 2100 |
| Stardust Spark Dragon | 閃珖竜 スターダスト | LIGHT | Dragon | 8 | 2500 | 2000 |
Example[]
Trivia[]
- Many of the "Assault Blackwing" Synchro Monsters, such as "Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower", have effects to treat themselves as a Tuner.