Instructions for building and playing Mathmech (part 1)
Sections covered in this guide:
overview
Core
Main Deck
Mathmech Diameter (3x)
Mathmech Diameter
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1500
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 Level 4 Cyberse monster in your GY; Special Summon it, but it cannot activate its effects. A "Mathmech" monster that was Synchro or Xyz Summoned using this card on the field as material gains the following effect. ● Once per turn, during the turn this card was Special Summoned, when your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can negate that effect. You can only use each effect of "Mathmech Diameter" once per turn.
Mathmech Nabla (1-2x)
Mathmech Nabla
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1500
You can Tribute 1 Cyberse monster; Special Summon 1 "Mathmech" monster from your Deck. If this card is sent to the GY: You can target 1 Cyberse monster you control in the Extra Monster Zone; it can make up to 2 attacks on monsters during each Battle Phase this turn. You can only use each effect of "Mathmech Nabla" once per turn.
Mathmech Sigma (3x)
Mathmech Sigma
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1500
If you control no monsters in the Extra Monster Zone, while this card is in your hand or GY: You can Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Cyberse monsters. You can only use this effect of "Mathmech Sigma" once per turn. If this card you control is used as Synchro Material for a "Mathmech" monster, you can treat it as a non-Tuner.
Mathmech Addition and Mathmech Subtraction (3x)
Mathmech Addition
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1000
You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Cyberse monsters, also Special Summon this card from your hand (but it cannot attack this turn), and if you do, the targeted monster gains 1000 ATK until the end of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Mathmech Addition" once per turn.
Mathmech Subtraction
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1000
You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Cyberse monsters, also Special Summon this card from your hand (but it cannot attack this turn), and if you do, the targeted monster loses 1000 ATK until the end of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Mathmech Subtraction" once per turn.
Mathmech Multiplication (1x)
Mathmech Multiplication
ATK:
500
DEF:
2000
You can target 1 Level 4 Cyberse monster you control; its Level becomes 8 until the end of this turn. If this card is sent to the GY: You can target 1 Cyberse monster you control in the Extra Monster Zone; its ATK becomes doubled until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Mathmech Multiplication" once per turn.
Mathmech Superfactorial (1-2x)
Mathmech Superfactorial
Target up to 3 "Mathmech" monsters in your GY with different names, then activate 1 of these effects; ● Special Summon them, but their effects are negated, then, immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon 1 "Mathmech" Synchro Monster using only those monsters, and shuffle the materials into the Deck instead of sending them to the GY. ● Special Summon them, but their effects are negated, then, immediately after this effect resolves, Xyz Summon 1 "Mathmech" Xyz Monster using only those monsters. You can only activate 1 "Mathmech Superfactorial" per turn.
Core
Extra Deck
Primathmech Alembertian (2-3x)
Primathmech Alembertian
ATK:
2000
DEF:
0
2+ Level 4 monsters You can Tribute 1 monster; Special Summon 1 Level 4 "Mathmech" monster from your hand or GY. If this card is Xyz Summoned: You can detach 2 to 4 materials from this card, then activate the appropriate effect; ● 2: Add 1 "Mathmech" card from your Deck to your hand. ● 3: Add 1 Level 4 monster from your Deck to your hand. ● 4: Add 1 Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Primathmech Alembertian" once per turn.
Primathmech Laplacian (1-2x)
Primathmech Laplacian
ATK:
2000
DEF:
0
3 Level 4 monsters If a "Mathmech" card(s) you control would be destroyed by card effect, you can detach 1 material from this card instead. If this card is Xyz Summoned: You can detach up to 3 materials from it, then choose that many effects (you cannot choose the same effect twice, and you resolve them in the listed order, skipping any that were not chosen); ● Send 1 random card from your opponent's hand to the GY. ● Send 1 monster your opponent controls to the GY. ● Send 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Primathmech Laplacian" once per turn.
Geomathmech Final Sigma (1x)
Geomathmech Final Sigma
ATK:
3000
DEF:
0
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters Unaffected by card effects, except "Mathmech" cards, while in the Extra Monster Zone. If this card in the Extra Monster Zone battles an opponent's monster, any battle damage it inflicts to your opponent is doubled. If this card is destroyed by battle, or if this card in its owner's possession is destroyed by an opponent's card effect: You can add 1 "Mathmech" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Geomathmech Final Sigma" once per turn.
Other Mathmech cards
The remaining Mathmech cards
Mathmech Billionblade Nayuta
Equip only to a Cyberse monster. If the equipped monster battles an opponent's monster, during damage calculation: You can send 1 "Mathmech" monster from your Deck to the GY; the equipped monster gains ATK equal to the sent monster's ATK, until the end of this turn (even if this card leaves the field). If this card is sent from the Spell & Trap Zone to the GY: You can target 1 "Mathmech" card in your GY, except "Mathmech Billionblade Nayuta"; add it to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Mathmech Billionblade Nayuta" once per turn.
Mathmech Division
ATK:
1500
DEF:
1000
You can Tribute 1 Cyberse monster you control in the Extra Monster Zone; Special Summon up to 1 Level 4 Cyberse monster each from your hand and GY. If this card is sent to the GY: You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; its ATK becomes halved until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Mathmech Division" once per turn.
Geomathmech Magma
ATK:
2500
DEF:
0
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters When this card destroys a monster by battle: You can target up to 2 cards your opponent controls; destroy them. If this card is destroyed by battle, or if this card in its owner's possession is destroyed by an opponent's card effect: You can add 1 "Mathmech" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Geomathmech Magma" once per turn.
- Mathmech Division allows you to Tribute a Cyberse Monster in the Extra Monster Zone and Special Summon a Level 4 Cyberse Monster from your hand and/or GY. Additionally, during the turn it is sent to the GY, it can halve the Monster's ATK. However, Mathmech Multiplication is generally a better alternative.
- Mathmech Equation is an extender that can Special Summon a Mathmech Monster from your GY. However, unlike most of your other extenders, it does not add additional Mathmech named monsters to your GY and therefore does not set up a Mathmech Superfactorial .
- Mathmech Billionblade Nayuta is an equip card that allows you to send a Mathmech Monster from your deck to your GY to increase the ATK of the equipped Monster. This card, combined with Mathmech Multiplication and Mathmech Division, can adjust the ATK of Monsters when sent to the GY. However, you can easily Summon Mathmech Multiplication from your deck using other cards.
- Mathmech Induction provides a form of disruption by revealing one of your opponent's cards. However, because it is a Trap, it is often too slow.
- Geomathmech Magma allows you to destroy up to 2 of your opponent's cards if it destroys a Monster in battle. If you don't have a reaction to your opponent's Maxx "C" , you can Summon Geomathmech Magma to establish some presence on the field without giving your opponent too many card draws. However, Accesscode Talker is generally a better alternative.
Other Cores
Main Deck
Balancer Lord (3x)
Balancer Lord
ATK:
1700
DEF:
1200
Once per turn: You can pay 1000 LP; during your Main Phase this turn, you can Normal Summon 1 Cyberse monster, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) If this card is banished: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your hand. You can only use this effect of "Balancer Lord" once per turn.
Parallel eXceed (3x)
Parallel eXceed
ATK:
2000
DEF:
2000
If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of "Parallel eXceed", its Level becomes 4 and its original ATK/DEF become halved. You can only use each of the following effects of "Parallel eXceed" once per turn. ● If you Link Summon: You can Special Summon this card from your hand to your zone that Link Monster points to. ● If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Parallel eXceed" from your Deck.
Cynet Mining and Pot of Desires (2-3x)
Extra Deck
Link Disciple and Link Devotee (1x)
Link Devotee
ATK:
500
LINK-1
Link Arrow:
Top
1 Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster If this card is Special Summoned: For the rest of this turn, you cannot Link Summon Link-3 or higher Link Monsters. If this co-linked card is Tributed: You can Special Summon 2 "Link Tokens" (Cyberse/LIGHT/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0). You can only use this effect of "Link Devotee" once per turn.
Link Spider and Linguriboh (1x)
Linguriboh
ATK:
300
LINK-1
Link Arrow:
Bottom-Left
1 Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster When your opponent activates a Trap Card (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; negate that card's effect, and if you do, banish it. If this card is in your GY (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 "@Ignister" monster that was Summoned from the Extra Deck; Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Linguriboh" once per turn.
Cyberse Wicckid (1x)
Cyberse Wicckid
ATK:
800
LINK-2
Link Arrow:
Bottom
Bottom-Right
2 Cyberse monsters This Link Summoned card cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects. Cyberse monsters this card points to cannot be destroyed by card effects. If a monster(s) is Special Summoned to a zone(s) this card points to while you control this monster (except during the Damage Step): You can banish 1 Cyberse monster from your GY; add 1 Cyberse Tuner from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Cyberse Wicckid" once per turn.
I:P Masquerena (1x)
I:P Masquerena
ATK:
800
LINK-2
Link Arrow:
Bottom-Left
Bottom-Right
2 non-Link Monsters During your opponent's Main Phase, you can (Quick Effect): Immediately after this effect resolves, Link Summon 1 Link Monster using materials you control, including this card. You can only use this effect of "I:P Masquerena" once per turn. A Link Monster that used this card as material cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects.
Transcode Talker and Splash Mage (1x)
Transcode Talker
ATK:
2300
LINK-3
Link Arrow:
Top
Right
Bottom
2+ Effect Monsters While this card is co-linked, it and its co-linked monsters gain 500 ATK, also your opponent cannot target any of them with card effects. You can target 1 Link-3 or lower Cyberse Link Monster in your GY, except "Transcode Talker"; Special Summon it to your zone this card points to. You cannot Special Summon monsters the turn you activate this effect, except Cyberse monsters. You can only use this effect of "Transcode Talker" once per turn.
Splash Mage
ATK:
1100
LINK-2
Link Arrow:
Top-Right
Bottom-Right
2 Cyberse monsters You can target 1 Cyberse monster in your GY; Special Summon it in Defense Position, but negate its effects, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except Cyberse monsters. You can only use this effect of "Splash Mage" once per turn.
Accesscode Talker (1x)
Accesscode Talker
ATK:
2300
LINK-4
Link Arrow:
Top
Left
Bottom
Right
2+ Effect Monsters Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to this card's effect activations. If this card is Link Summoned: You can target 1 Link Monster that was used as material for its Link Summon; this card gains ATK equal to that monster's Link Rating x 1000. You can banish 1 Link Monster from your field or GY; destroy 1 card your opponent controls, also for the rest of this turn, you cannot banish monsters with that same Attribute to activate this effect of "Accesscode Talker".
Some important interactions between Accesscode Talker and Mathmech Multiplication to keep in mind:
- You must link chain 1 Effect of Mathmech Multiplication and link chain 2 Effect of Accesscode Talker. This way, your Accesscode Talker's ATK becomes 2300 -> 5300 -> 10600. Also, your opponent cannot counter this. On the other hand, if you chain 1 effect of Accesscode Talker and chain 2 effects of Mathmech Multiplication, your Accesscode Talker's ATK will become 2300 -> 4600 -> 7600. Furthermore, your opponent can counter recover this.
- When your opponent activates cards like Infinite Impermanence , Accesscode Talker's ATK will remain at 10600, not 2300.
- If you fail to OTK successfully, Accesscode Talker's ATK will return to 2300, not 5300, at the end of your turn.