Grade

A Grade is a property exclusive to Upgrade Monsters (in place of a or ) and Upgrade Spells. Like the exclusive to, the Grade of an Upgrade Monster is located next to its , in the space normally taken up by the  of most other  types.

The Grade is used in two different ways. The first method is to determine if an Upgrade Monster/Spell can be placed beside a monster/Upgrade Spell currently occupying the other Upgrade Zone, based on its own Level, Rank, or Grade, by calculating both the card's own Grade and its Margin. The second method is that when Upgrade Summoning an Upgrade Monster, the Level/Rank/Grade of one of the materials, plus the desired value from the other Upgrade Material's Margin, must be equal to the Grade of the Upgrade Monster to be Upgrade Summoned.