There are currently 25 different types in the game, including Dragon, Sea Serpent, Beast, Warrior, Beast Warrior, Spellcaster, Psychic, Zombie, and more

And now, how each of the special summons works: Link summon - Send a number of face-up monsters with the right material requirements from the field to the graveyard to pay for a Link monster's Link Rating Pendulum summon - Activate two Pendulum monsters in the far left and right of the spell/trap zones, and then summon as many monsters as you like that have levels between the 'scales' on the Pendulum monster cards Xyz summon - Stack the 'materials' specified by the card you're summoning, and put the Xyz monster on top face-up Synchro summon - Send a 'tuner' monster and any other monster with the combined levels you need to the graveyard to summon a Synchro monster Fusion summon - Send the specific monsters listed on the card to the graveyard along with the required summoning card Ritual summon - Send the specific ritual spell card and monster tribute to the graveyard to summon a Ritual monster Battle phase Now the monsters fight

The rise of cards and decks like GrandisKuwagamon, Bloomlordmon, and even Xros Heart, make this card only a bump in the road due to their easy access to piercing abilities
[21] The Dark Slowking from the Neo Destiny expansion looks like an evil mastermind, complete with a smirk and a plotting chin scratch
Sacrifice the token for mana, then resolve Prowlers ability and pay for Ultrons to continue the loop