Synchro Monsters

Synchro monsters are a kind of Monster card in the TCG and HCCG. They are one of two kinds of cards, the other being Fusion Monsters, which are actually placed in the Extra Deck, not the Main Deck. They are color-coded white. Some Synchro monsters are also Effect Monsters.

Synchro monsters are summoned by sending 2 or more face-up specific Synchro Material monsters, which are listed on the description of the Synchro monster itself, from the field to the Graveyard. 1 of these Synchro material monsters is always a Tuner Monster. Additionally, the combined Levels of the Synchro material monsters must equal the Level of the Synchro monster being summoned. Synchro monsters also typically have above-average strength or effects.

The first Synchro monsters in HCCG debuted in Collection of Memories; however, Synchro monsters really started permeating the metagame after the release of Underworld's Balance, since by then many Synchro-centric archetypes had been released. There are many Synchro monsters currently in the game, including some notable members of archetypes like Charmers, Tartaros, Tears, Oophagous, and Technicals. But the ones that see the most play are the "sphashable Synchros" (ones that require 1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters to summon), as they can be used in almost any kind of deck.

To see a list of Synchro monsters in HCCG, see this page.