ZW -
"Utopia Ray" wielding "Lightning Blade" and "Tornado Bringer".
Japanese	ＺＷ(ゼアル・ウェポン) ＺＷ (kanji) ゼアル・ウェポン (furigana) Zearu Wepon (Rōmaji) Zexal Weapon (translated)
Sets
Order of Chaos Return of the Duelist Cosmo Blazer Starter Deck 2013 Judgment of the Light
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
Manga appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! D Team ZEXAL
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"ZW -", short for "Zexal Weapon" (ＺＷ(ゼアル・ウェポン) Zearu Wepon), is an archetype of cards used by Yuma Tsukumo and Astral in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime which are created by the power of ZEXAL through the Shining Draw. "DZW -", short for Dark Zexal Weapon, are created by Dark ZEXAL.

The archetype act as support cards for "Number 39: Utopia" and its evolved forms. "ZW -" monsters can be equipped to "Utopia" from the hand and/or field. They grant "Utopia" an increase in ATK or DEF as well as new effects.

Each "ZW -" card is created for a specific challenge Yuma must overcome. "ZW - Unicorn Spear" was created in order to counter the banishing effect of "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon". "ZW - Phoenix Bow" was created to overcome the invincible "Number 6: Chronomaly Atlandis". "ZW - Lightning Blade", "ZW - Tornado Bringer", and "ZW - Leo Arms" were created to defeat Vetrix's unbeatable "Number 69: Heraldry Crest". "ZW - Ultimate Shield" then was created to take down Vector's destruction-defying "Number 92: Heart-eartH Dragon". Finally, "ZW - Eagle Claw" was formed to counter Alit's numerous usage of Counter Trap Cards.

In the OCG and TCG , the first two "ZW -" monsters ("Unicorn Spear" and "Phoenix Bow") specifically can only equip to "Number C39: Utopia Ray". In Cosmo Blazer, newer "ZW -" monsters can equip to any "Utopia" monster, meaning they can be used with either the original "Number 39: Utopia", the upgraded "Number C39: Utopia Ray", "Number C39: Utopia Ray V", or the stronger "Number C39: Utopia Ray Victory".

Each individual "ZW -" is Side-Unique, with the exception of "ZW - Leo Arms" and "DZW - Chimera Cloth".

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The "ZW -" monsters are based off of both mythical beasts and weapons.

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Weaknesses and Counter-StrategiesEdit

• "Ice Beast Zerofyne" is a particularly strong counter to the "ZW -" equip cards, given that they all have to be face-up to trigger their effects, and lock up their owner's spell/trap card zones.
• Since the power of the archetype hinges almost exclusively on "Number 39: Utopia" and the search capabilities of "ZW - Leo Arms", "Prohibition" or "Psi-Blocker" can effectively shut down the archetype.
• Cards like "The Emperor's Holiday", "Magic Canceller", "Magic Deflector" etc. can negate "ZW-" effects if they're equipped as Equip Spell Cards to a monster.