ForbiddenGuardragon Elpy
Link Effect Monster
Card text
1 Level 4 or lower Dragon monster You cannot Special Summon monsters, except Dragon monsters. During your Main Phase: You can Special Summon 1 Dragon monster from your hand or Deck to your zone that 2 or more Link Monsters point to. You can only use this effect of "Guardragon Elpy" once per turn. You can only Special Summon "Guardragon Elpy(s)" once per turn.
- Attribute
- DARK
- Type
- Dragon
- Link
- 1
- ATK
- 1000
Explained
A Link-1 of a Level 4 or lower Dragon. While it's face-up you can only Special Summon Dragons. Once per turn in your Main Phase, Special Summon 1 Dragon from your hand or Deck to a zone that 2 or more Link Monsters point to.
It can't be used in Advanced Format. It's Forbidden in the TCG.
- Activating it without a free zone that 2+ Link Monsters point to.
- Trying to Link Summon a non-Dragon while it's face-up.
Status: Forbidden in the TCG (Sept 21, 2026 list), so it can’t be used in Advanced Format.
How it works
Materials: 1 Level 4 or lower Dragon monster. You can only Special Summon “Guardragon Elpy” once per turn.
- Continuous: You can’t Special Summon monsters, except Dragon monsters.
- Ignition (once per turn, your Main Phase): Special Summon 1 Dragon from your hand or Deck to your zone that 2 or more Link Monsters point to.
Rulings in plain English
Lock: Applies while it’s face-up in the Monster Zone and covers every kind of Special Summon, including Link, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz and Pendulum Summons.
Summon effect: Doesn’t target. You need an open Main Monster Zone that 2 or more Link Monsters point to.
