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Revision as of 09:56, 6 November 2017
“ | You can't move; you can't attack; you can't even retire. All you can do is just float there. | ” |
"Lock" (
In the anime, Lock is visually shown as two black rings collapsing onto the unit reverting it into card form and on the table, the face down card is shown to emit sparks when the player attempts to touch it, and at the end of the turn, all cards that were affected return to be face up automatically without making a turn.
In Cardfight!! Vanguard G, the locked state is shown as a red sphere engulfing the unit on the field. However, the Star-vaders' variation continue with two orbiting black rings around the locked card. This is done on purpose to differentiate between "invaders" and "native beings of Cray".
Despite this mechanic being relatively unique (as the only cards to use it outside of Link Joker are the Яeverse units), as well as requiring reminder text when it was first introduced, "Lock" itself is not considered to be Link Joker's keyword by Cardfight!! Vanguard G's definition.
How it Works
When a rear-guard is locked, it turns face down and remains face down on the circle it was locked on until the end of its owner's turn. A locked card loses all characteristics present on its face-up side, as well as other characteristics that it received before being locked. A locked card is not a rear-guard (and hence it is not a unit either, although it is still regarded as a card, specifically a "locked card"), and while it is locked, the circle where it is on is not regarded as a rear-guard circle, but as a "locked circle". A locked card has no standing or resting state by game mechanic, but physically, the player is free to choose the orientation to place their locked cards (being vertically the most common).
Since a locked card is not a unit, it cannot be used to perform any action; it cannot attack, boost, intercept, use abilities, be used to pay costs, be moved to another circle or zone, or be retired by calling another unit over it. A locked can only be used by effects that explicitly affect a locked card or any cards in general. Including the locked circle, it can only used by effects that explicitly say "locked circle" or any "circle" in general.
Unlock
When a locked card will be turned face up, the action is known as "unlock" (
Starting from Booster Set 14: Brilliant Strike, there are cards that can unlock with their effects, most notably Salvation Lion, Grand Ezel Scissors, who can unlock all of your locked cards with his Limit Break. This allows units to nullify the opponent's locking efforts or force them to relock units. G Trial Deck 5: Fateful Star Messiah introduced the first cards whose effects are activated when they are unlocked.
Omega Lock
"Omega Lock" (
When a locked card is affected by Omega Lock, during the owner's next turn, on his/her end phase, they cannot unlock that card. Said locked card will only be unlocked during the owner's next end phase after it is affected. However, locked cards affected by Omega Lock still can be unlocked normally or with effects during any phase in any turn, excluding the "next end phase" where they cannot be unlocked by anything. If a locked card is affected by Omega Lock multiple times in the same turn, it will not prolong the Omega Lock's duration of two turns. In the card text, Omega Lock is referred as "cannot be unlocked during the next end phase".
In the anime, Omega Lock is depicted as "locking the locked card".
Frequently Asked Questions
- Question: If I have Liberator of the Round Table, Alfred as my vanguard and 1 of my 5 rear-guards has been locked, will my vanguard's power be 19000 or 21000 due to his Limit Break?
Answer: 19000. Your locked cards do not exist as rear-guards on the field anymore. - Question: If my vanguard is Dragonic Overlord and my only rear-guard is an Embodiment of Armor, Bahr which will be locked, will my Dragonic Overlord gets [Power]-2000?
Answer: Yes. It will be treated as though you have no rear-guards, meaning Dragonic Overlord will get power-2000.
List of Cards
Can Lock
Angel Feather
Aqua Force
Dark Irregulars
Dimension Police
Granblue
Great Nature
Kagero
Link Joker
- Alter Ego Messiah
- Alter Ego Neo Messiah
- Arrester Messiah
- Companion Star Star-vader, Photon
- Cradle of the Stars, Stellar Maker
- Darkness that Lights Up Demise, Lacus Carina
- Death Star-vader, "Omega Loop" Glendios
- Death Star-vader, Chaos Universe
- Death Star-vader, Demon Maxwell
- Death Star-vader, Glueball Dragon
- Death Star-vader, Quintessence Dragon
- Deimos Bear
- Disorder Star-vader, Iron
- Drill Monk of the Fierce Foot
- Dunamis Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Basaltis Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Bearing Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Judgement Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Trans-else Messiah
- Gravity Collapse Dragon
- Heavymaterial Dragon
- Idolizing Deletor, Guim
- Innocent Blade, Heartless
- Juxtapose Deletor, Gaele
- Knight of Entropy
- Lady Battler of the Black Dwarf
- Lady Battler of the Gravity Well
- Lady Fencer of the Mass Transfer
- Lady Gunner of the Neutron Star
- Lightspeed Cheetah
- Mixed Deletor, Keios
- Multiple Star of Binding, Cluster Mine
- Nebula Dragon, Big Crunch Dragon
- Nebula Dragon, Cyclic Dragon
- Original Deletor, Egorg
- Penetrate Deletor, Iggy
- Prayer Child of Steady State Cosmo
- Prison Gate Star-vader, Palladium
- Providential Child of Gravitational Collapse
- Rapid Gunner of Degeneration
- Restrain Dragon
- Sacrifice Messiah
- Schwarzschild Dragon
- Setting Sun Star-vader, Darmstadtium
- Shading Star-vader, Sulfur
- Shockwave Star-vader, Dysprosium
- Singularity Sniper
- Spawn of the Spiral Nebula
- Sprout Deletor, Luchi
- Star-vader, "Omega" Glendios
- Star-vader, "Яeverse" Cradle
- Star-vader, Blaster Joker
- Star-vader, Boseritter
- Star-vader, Chaosbringer
- Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Crisis
- Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Dragon
- Star-vader, Cold Death Dragon
- Star-vader, Dark Band Dragon
- Star-vader, Dark Zodiac
- Star-vader, Dust Tail Unicorn
- Star-vader, Freezeray Dragon
- Star-vader, Garnet Star Dragon
- Star-vader, Imaginary Plane Dragon
- Star-vader, Infinite Zero Dragon
- Star-vader, Mobius Breath Dragon
- Star-vader, Multiverse Dragon
- Star-vader, Nebula Lord Dragon
- Star-vader, Paradigm Shift Dragon
- Star-vader, Planck Dracokid
- Star-vader, Robin Knight
- Star-vader, Spiral Arm
- Star-vader, Strange Dragon
- Sunset Edge, Duskblade
- Wings of Phenomenon, Wingmatter
Murakumo
Narukami
Neo Nectar
Nova Grappler
Pale Moon
Royal Paladin
Can Omega Lock
Link Joker
- Death Star-vader, "Omega Fall" Glendios
- Death Star-vader, "Omega Loop" Glendios
- Death Star-vader, Quintessence Dragon
- Flash Gun Star-vader, Osmium
- Genesis Dragon, Flageolet Messiah
- Interstellar Binder
- Meteor Monk of the Force Foot
- Nebula Dragon, Big Crunch Dragon
- Star-vader, "Omega" Glendios
- Star-vader, Bravefang
- Star-vader, Dark Zodiac
- Star-vader, Heliopause Dragon
- Star-vader, Metonaxe Dragon
- Star-vader, Volt Line
Can Unlock
Cray Elemental
Genesis
Gold Paladin
Kagero
Link Joker
- Blast Monk of the Thundering Foot
- Cradle of the Stars, Stellar Maker
- Dunamis Messiah
- Genesis Beast, Destiny Guardian
- Genesis Dragon, Amnesty Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Basaltis Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Bearing Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Excelics Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Flageolet Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Harmonics Neo Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Judgement Messiah
- Genesis Dragon, Trans-else Messiah
- Lady Battler of the White Dwarf
- Lady Searcher of Planetary Minerals
- Lockbreaker, Riddle Biter
Murakumo
Narukami
Royal Paladin
- Knight of Extravagance, Toulouse
- Rotary Sage, Belk
- Sanctuary of Light, Brightness Dragon
- Transmigratory Dragon, Holy Squire Dragon
Can Put Cards as Locked
Link Joker
- Death Star-vader, "Omega Fall" Glendios (From the damage zone)
- Death Star-vader, "Omega Loop" Glendios (From the top deck)
- Death Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Deluge (From the hand)
- Death Star-vader, Chaos Universe (From the hand)
- Genesis Machine Deity, Altwilder (From the hand)
- Iron Star Black Bullet, Photosphere (From the hand)
- Star-vader, Cold Death Dragon (From the top deck)
- Star-vader, Groberadia (From the drop zone)
- Star-vader, Mulepton (From the hand)
Trivia
- The kanji used for lock "呪縛" (Jubaku) can be translated as "Curse" or "Spell".
- The kanji used for unlock "解呪" (Kaiju) can be translated as "Dispel" or "Disenchant".
Gallery
Locking
Normal Unlock
Unlocking by Effects
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