Xyz Monsters will revolutionize Dueling, and these two Rank 3 Xyz are some of the strongest!  Both are super-easy to Summon, and both have powerful effects that can singlehandedly win your Duels.  Check ‘em out!

Number 17: Leviathan Dragon is all about raw power.  Starting with 2000 ATK, you can detach an Xyz Material from it the turn it’s Summoned to boost it to 2500 Attack Points.  Next turn, you can detach another Xyz Material to bring Leviathan to 3000 ATK: perfect for taking down big monsters like Stardust Dragon, Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En, and Scrap Dragon.  The trick to playing Leviathan is to make sure it gets to that second turn.  Once it does, it’s almost unstoppable.

Leviair the Sea Dragon has 1800 ATK, so it’s a little weaker on Attack Points, but its effect is amazing!  Leviair’s ability lets you Special Summon a Level 4 or lower banished monster by detaching one of its Materials. Keep the Serpent safe, and you can Special Summon another monster next turn.  Leviair can return your banished monsters, or it can Special Summon your opponent’s monsters after you banish them with cards like Dimensional Prison andBottomless Trap Hole.

Leviair and Leviathan are really easy to Summon: with both of them in your Extra Deck, you can pull out a big attacker – or a Special Summoning combo machine – whenever you have 2 Level 3 monsters.  Cards like these make it happen:

Tour Guide from the Underworld is one of the best ways to Xyz Summon Leviathan and Leviair.  Normal Summon Tour Guide; use her effect to Special Summon another Tour Guide from your Deck (or Sangan!) and you can pile them together to unleash an Xyz.

Lots of Decks have cards that let you Special Summon 2 monsters from their Graveyard: pick 2 Level 3’s and you can Summon Leviathan or Leviair with just 1 card from your hand:

-Special Summon 2 copies of Legendary Six Samurai – Kageki or Spirit of the Six Samurai**with Double-Edged Sword Technique, then combine them for an Xyz Summon.

-Revive 2 Infernity Necromancers with Infernity Launcher.  Each Necromancer can Special Summon another Infernity from your Graveyard, and once their effects are used up, you can use them as Xyz Materials.

-Gottoms’ Emergency Call can Special Summon Level 3 X-Saber monsters like XX-Saber Fulhelmknight, XX-Saber Darksoul, and XX-Saber Emmersblade.  Combine any 2 of them for your Xyz Summon.

Want more combos?  Special Summon another Level 3 Samurai from your hand withLegendary Six Samurai – Kageki.  Normal Summon Deep Sea Diva to get a Level 3 Sea Serpent like Lost Blue Breaker from your Deck, then return Diva to your hand to Special Summon Genex Ally Birdman.  Pair Birdman and Breaker for your Xyz Summon, and you can Normal Summon Diva again next turn.  Shift Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts to Attack Position to Special Summon a Tanngrisnir, then combine them for a Rank 3 Xyz.  SummonGenex Undine to search Genex Controller from your Deck, then Summon Controller next turn to pile it with Undine.  It’s really easy, so almost any Deck can play Leviathan and Leviair.

Some monsters work really well with Leviair, because they banish themselves as part of their effect.  D.D. Warrior Lady can banish herself and a monster she battles; Genex Ally Birdmancan be Special Summoned from your hand, but it’s banished when it’s removed from the field; you can Special Summon Plaguespreader Zombie from your Graveyad, but like Birdman, it banishes itself when it leaves.  Leviair lets you reuse all of these monsters: just load your ‘removed zone’ by using the monster’s effect, then Xyz Summon Leviair to bring the monster back.

Monsters like Mezuki, Necro Gardna, and Blackwing – Vayu the Emblem of Honor are similar, because you can remove them from your Graveyard to use their effects.  Special Summon them with Sea Serpent and they can make (or block) attacks before returning to the Graveyard.  Then you can use their abilities again.  Lots of cards have powerful effects that banish other monsters from your Graveyard, too.  Try playing Leviair with Spore, ChaosSorcerer, or Legendary Six Samurai – Enishi for even more combos!

Rank 3 Xyz Monsters are some of the easiest to Summon, so Leviathan and Leviair make a powerful team.  If you play Level 3 monsters in your Main Deck, look for combos that will let you make the most of these these two monsters, and be sure to play them in your Extra Deck.