Instructions for combos and building a sample Decklist for Tech Genus - OCG (July 2023)

FIRE 1

You can Tribute 1 "T.G." monster; Special Summon 1 "T.G." monster from your Deck with a different original name than that Tributed monster's. If you control a Machine "T.G." monster: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower "T.G." monster in your GY; Special Summon it in Defense Position, but negate its effects. You can only use each effect of "T.G. Rocket Salamander" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Discard 1 card; add 2 "T.G." monsters with different names from your Deck to your hand. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 "T.G." monster in your GY; shuffle it into the Deck, or if you control a Machine "T.G." monster, you can add it to your hand instead. You can only use 1 "T.G. Limiter Removal" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

EARTH

2+ Effect Monsters, including a "T.G." Tuner If this card is Link Summoned, you can: Special Summon 3 "T.G." monsters (1 from your hand, 1 from your Deck, and 1 from your GY) in Defense Position to your zones this card points to, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except "T.G." monsters. You can only use this effect of "T.G. Trident Launcher" once per turn. Your opponent cannot target "T.G." Synchro Monsters this card points to with card effects.

Trap Counter

When a Spell/Trap Card, or monster effect, is activated while you control a Machine "T.G." monster: Negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. If a Synchro Monster(s) is banished while this card is in your GY: You can Set this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use 1 "T.G. Close" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

WATER 1

This card can attack directly. You can only use each of the following effects of "T.G. Drill Fish" once per turn. ● If all monsters you control are "T.G." monsters (min. 1): You can Special Summon this card from your hand. ● When a "T.G." monster you control inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy it.

WIND 10

1 Tuner Synchro Monster + 1+ non-Tuner Synchro Monsters When a monster effect is activated that targets a monster(s) you control (Quick Effect): You can banish 1 Tuner from your GY; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. You can only use each of the following effects of "Shooting Star Dragon T.G. EX" once per turn. ● When an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can negate the attack. ● During your opponent's turn, if this card is in your GY (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 2 Synchro Monsters; Special Summon this card.

WATER 4

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower "T.G." monster in your GY, except "T.G. Screw Serpent"; Special Summon that monster, but its effects are negated. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 "T.G." monster you control; increase or reduce its Level by 1 until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "T.G. Screw Serpent" once per turn.

Trap Normal

Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; negate its effects (until the end of this turn), then, if this card was Set before activation and is on the field at resolution, for the rest of this turn all other Spell/Trap effects in this column are negated. If you control no cards, you can activate this card from your hand.

EARTH 2

1 Tuner + 1 non-Tuner monster Once per turn, during your opponent's Main Phase, you can (Quick Effect): Immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon using this card you control. You can only use each of the following effects of "T.G. Mighty Striker" once per turn. If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can add 1 "T.G." Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. If this card is sent from your Monster Zone to the GY: You can send 1 "T.G." card from your Deck to the GY.

Spell Continuous

All "T.G." monsters on the field become Machine monsters. During your Main Phase, you can Normal Summon 1 "T.G." monster, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) During your Main Phase: You can destroy 1 "T.G." monster in your hand or field, and if you do, add 1 "T.G." monster with a different name from your Deck or GY to your hand. You can only use this effect of "T.G. All Clear" once per turn.

DARK 1

You can target 1 "T.G." monster you control; Special Summon this card from your hand, then the targeted monster loses 1000 ATK. You can only use this effect of "T.G. Gear Zombie" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Declare 1 card name; banish 1 of that declared card from your Main Deck, and if you do, negate its effects, as well as the activated effects and effects on the field of cards with the same original name, until the end of this turn. You can only activate 1 "Crossout Designator" per turn.

DARK 3

When a Level 4 or lower monster(s) is Special Summoned (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from your hand. Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card is in the GY because it was destroyed on the field and sent there this turn: You can add 1 "T.G." monster from your Deck to your hand, except "T.G. Warwolf".

EARTH 2

If only your opponent controls a monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card is in the GY because it was destroyed on the field and sent there this turn: You can add 1 "T.G." monster from your Deck to your hand, except "T.G. Striker".

EARTH 10

1 Tuner Synchro Monster + 1 or more non-Tuner Synchro Monsters During either player's turn, when your opponent activates a Spell/Trap Card that targets this face-up card: You can send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard; negate the effect. Once per turn, during your opponent's turn: You can banish 1 "T.G." monster from your Graveyard; banish this face-up card on the field (this is a Quick Effect). During the next Standby Phase after this card was banished by this effect: Special Summon this card.

Spell Normal

Target 1 monster in either GY; Special Summon it.

Spell Normal

Negate the effects of all face-up monsters your opponent currently controls, until the end of this turn, also, for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, your opponent takes no damage. Neither player can activate monster effects in response to this card's activation.

LIGHT 1

During your opponent's Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY, then target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls; negate the effects of that face-up monster your opponent controls, until the end of this turn.

DARK 5

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters If a monster is Synchro Summoned: Draw 1 card. This card must be face-up on the field to activate and to resolve this effect.

LIGHT 12

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters If this card is Special Summoned: You can add 1 Spell/Trap that mentions "Crimson Dragon" from your Deck to your hand. (Quick Effect): You can target 1 Level 7 or higher Synchro Monster on the field, except "Crimson Dragon"; return this card to the Extra Deck, and if you do, Special Summon 1 Dragon Synchro Monster from your Extra Deck with the same Level as the targeted monster. (This is treated as a Synchro Summon.) You can only use each effect of "Crimson Dragon" once per turn.

EARTH 1

If this card you control is used as Synchro Material for a "T.G." monster, you can treat it as a non-Tuner. If this card is sent to the GY as Synchro Material for a "T.G." monster: You can Special Summon 1 "T.G. Token" (Machine/EARTH/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0) in Attack Position. You can only use this effect of "T.G. Tank Grub" once per turn.

WIND 2

1 Tuner + 1 non-Tuner monster Once per turn: You can target 1 other "T.G." Synchro Monster you control; send it to the Graveyard, then, if all the Synchro Monsters that were used for its Synchro Summon are in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon all of them.

DARK 5

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can Special Summon any number of "T.G." monsters from your GY in Defense Position, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except "T.G." monsters. You can only use this effect of "T.G. Over Dragonar" once per turn. If this card on the field is destroyed: Draw 1 card.

FIRE 3

When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that effect. ● Add a card from the Deck to the hand. ● Special Summon from the Deck. ● Send a card from the Deck to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Target 1 monster in your opponent's GY; banish it, and if you do, until the end of the next turn, its effects are negated, as well as the activated effects and effects on the field of monsters with the same original name.

Spell Normal

Add 1 Level 4 or lower Pyro monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only activate 1 "Bonfire" per turn.

LIGHT 5

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner "T.G." monsters Once per Chain, during your opponent's Main Phase, you can (Quick Effect): Immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon using this card you control. You can only use each of the following effects of "T.G. Star Guardian" once per turn. ● If this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 "T.G." monster in your GY; add it to your hand. ● During your Main Phase: You can Special Summon 1 "T.G." monster from your hand.

EARTH 5

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner "T.G." monsters If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent. If this card on the field is destroyed: Draw 1 card.

LIGHT 11

During the Main Phase, if your opponent Normal or Special Summoned 5 or more monsters this turn (Quick Effect): You can Tribute as many face-up monsters on the field as possible, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand, then Special Summon 1 "Primal Being Token" (Rock/LIGHT/Level 11/ATK ?/DEF ?) to your opponent's field. (This Token's ATK/DEF become the combined original ATK/DEF of the Tributed monsters.) You can only use this effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being" once per turn.

LIGHT 7

You can Ritual Summon this card with "Sprite's Blessing". When your opponent activates a card or effect that targets a monster you control (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate the activation. When your opponent would Special Summon a monster(s) (Quick Effect): You can return this card to the hand; negate the Special Summon, and if you do, banish that monster(s).

EARTH 12

1 Tuner Synchro Monster + 2 or more non-Tuner Synchro Monsters Must be Synchro Summoned, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Once per turn, during either player's turn, when a monster(s) would be Summoned: You can negate the Summon, and if you do, destroy that monster. This card must be face-up on the field to activate and to resolve this effect. When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can target 1 "T.G." monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target.

DARK 12

2 Tuners + 1 non-Tuner DARK Dragon Synchro Monster When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can activate this effect; for the rest of this turn, your opponent cannot activate cards, also cards your opponent controls cannot activate their effects. Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to this effect's activation. If this card destroys a monster by battle: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's original ATK. If this card in its owner's possession is destroyed by an opponent's card: You can target 1 Level 8 or lower DARK Dragon Synchro Monster in your GY; Special Summon it.

WIND 1

If you control a "T.G." monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "T.G. Booster Raptor" once per turn this way. Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card is in the GY because it was destroyed on the field and sent there this turn: You can add 1 "T.G." monster from your Deck to your hand, except "T.G. Booster Raptor".

EARTH 12

1 Tuner Synchro Monster + 2+ non-Tuner Synchro Monsters Must be Synchro Summoned. (Quick Effect): You can target 1 monster on the field Special Summoned from the Extra Deck; banish it. You can use this effect a number of times per turn, up to the number of non-Tuner Synchro Monsters used as Synchro Material for this card. Once per turn, if a monster(s) is banished face-up (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 of them; Special Summon it to your field, ignoring its Summoning conditions.

FIRE 1

You can Tribute 1 "T.G." monster; Special Summon 1 "T.G." monster from your Deck with a different original name than that Tributed monster's. If you control a Machine "T.G." monster: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower "T.G." monster in your GY; Special Summon it in Defense Position, but negate its effects. You can only use each effect of "T.G. Rocket Salamander" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Add 1 "Diabellstar" monster from your Deck or GY to your hand. During your Main Phase: You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 of your "Sinful Spoils" Spells/Traps that is banished or in your GY, except "WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils"; place it on the bottom of the Deck, then draw 1 card. You can only use each effect of "WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Discard 1 card; add 2 "T.G." monsters with different names from your Deck to your hand. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 "T.G." monster in your GY; shuffle it into the Deck, or if you control a Machine "T.G." monster, you can add it to your hand instead. You can only use 1 "T.G. Limiter Removal" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

EARTH

2+ Effect Monsters, including a "T.G." Tuner If this card is Link Summoned, you can: Special Summon 3 "T.G." monsters (1 from your hand, 1 from your Deck, and 1 from your GY) in Defense Position to your zones this card points to, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except "T.G." monsters. You can only use this effect of "T.G. Trident Launcher" once per turn. Your opponent cannot target "T.G." Synchro Monsters this card points to with card effects.

Trap Counter

When a Spell/Trap Card, or monster effect, is activated while you control a Machine "T.G." monster: Negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. If a Synchro Monster(s) is banished while this card is in your GY: You can Set this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use 1 "T.G. Close" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

WATER 1

This card can attack directly. You can only use each of the following effects of "T.G. Drill Fish" once per turn. ● If all monsters you control are "T.G." monsters (min. 1): You can Special Summon this card from your hand. ● When a "T.G." monster you control inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy it.

WIND 10

1 Tuner Synchro Monster + 1+ non-Tuner Synchro Monsters When a monster effect is activated that targets a monster(s) you control (Quick Effect): You can banish 1 Tuner from your GY; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. You can only use each of the following effects of "Shooting Star Dragon T.G. EX" once per turn. ● When an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can negate the attack. ● During your opponent's turn, if this card is in your GY (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 2 Synchro Monsters; Special Summon this card.

WATER 4

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower "T.G." monster in your GY, except "T.G. Screw Serpent"; Special Summon that monster, but its effects are negated. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 "T.G." monster you control; increase or reduce its Level by 1 until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "T.G. Screw Serpent" once per turn.

Trap Normal

Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; negate its effects (until the end of this turn), then, if this card was Set before activation and is on the field at resolution, for the rest of this turn all other Spell/Trap effects in this column are negated. If you control no cards, you can activate this card from your hand.

Spell Normal

If you control a face-up Level 1 monster: Add 1 Level 1 monster from your Deck to your hand. During the End Phase of this turn, take 2000 damage if you did not Normal Summon the added monster, or a card with the same name, after activating this card.

WIND 3

If this card is sent to the Graveyard as a Synchro Material: Inflict 500 damage to your opponent.

EARTH 2

During either player's turn: You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard; this turn, each time your opponent Special Summons a monster(s), immediately draw 1 card. You can only use 1 "Maxx "C"" per turn.

EARTH 2

1 Tuner + 1 non-Tuner monster Once per turn, during your opponent's Main Phase, you can (Quick Effect): Immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon using this card you control. You can only use each of the following effects of "T.G. Mighty Striker" once per turn. If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can add 1 "T.G." Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. If this card is sent from your Monster Zone to the GY: You can send 1 "T.G." card from your Deck to the GY.

Spell Continuous

All "T.G." monsters on the field become Machine monsters. During your Main Phase, you can Normal Summon 1 "T.G." monster, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) During your Main Phase: You can destroy 1 "T.G." monster in your hand or field, and if you do, add 1 "T.G." monster with a different name from your Deck or GY to your hand. You can only use this effect of "T.G. All Clear" once per turn.

DARK 1

You can target 1 "T.G." monster you control; Special Summon this card from your hand, then the targeted monster loses 1000 ATK. You can only use this effect of "T.G. Gear Zombie" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Declare 1 card name; banish 1 of that declared card from your Main Deck, and if you do, negate its effects, as well as the activated effects and effects on the field of cards with the same original name, until the end of this turn. You can only activate 1 "Crossout Designator" per turn.