Lock Link Monster

Lock Link Monster is a sub-mechanic of a Link Monster created by LHK. Visually, their border has no difference compared to Link Monsters.

They have the following traits:
 * Their Summon procedure is the same as that of Link Monsters, and their Link Rating can make the monster count as "multiple" materials for said Summon.
 * Their Link Arrows, instead of "freeing" Monster Zones to Summon Extra Deck Monsters, instead "lock" said Monster Zones, rendering them unusable for as long as that Lock Link Monster stays on the field.
 * Because of their nature, they cannot be co-linked or form an . They can still be linked by another Link Monster, in theory.

Creation Guidelines
There are some guidelines regarding a better design of a Lock Link Monster:
 * Suggestion is that the Link Arrows should point upwards and it is avoided to use Link Arrows that point horizontally.
 * The maximum ATK per Link Rating goes as follows:
 * 1000 ATK for Link-1
 * 2000 ATK for Link-2
 * 2600 ATK for Link-3 (although archetype-specific Link-3 monsters can go up to 3000 ATK)
 * 3000 ATK for Link-4

Rulings

 * If a monster that was already on the field before the Summon of a Lock Link Monster is still consider on the field, and if it leaves the field afterwards, the Main Monster Zone it points to cannot be used while that Lock Link Monster remains on the field. For example, if you control "Dark Horn Warrior" and it points to "" that was Summoned prior to "Dark Horn Warrior"'s Summon. "Heiress" will stay on the field, and if it leaves the field, the Main Monster Zone it was in cannot be used.

Examples

 * Dark Horn Warrior
 * Silent Shinobi
 * Linkrater