

Effect
Once per turn: You can equip 1 "Inzektor" monster from your hand or GY to this card. While this card is equipped to a monster, that monster's Level is increased by 2, also it gains ATK/DEF equal to this card's ATK/DEF. While this card is equipped to a monster: You can send this Equip Card to the GY, then target 1 face-up monster you control; increase that target's Level by 1 or 2.
The monster effect "Once per turn, you can equip 1 'Inzektor' monster from your hand or Graveyard to this card as an Equip Card" is an Ignition Effect. (This effect does not target.)
The effect "While this card is equipped to a monster, that monster's Level increases by 2, and it gains ATK and DEF equal to this card's respective values" is an effect applied while "Inzektor Giga-Mantis" itself is treated as an Equip Spell Card. (This effect does not create a Chain Link.)
The effect "You can send this equipped card to the Graveyard to target 1 monster you control; increase its Level by up to 2" is an effect that can be activated while "Inzektor Giga-Mantis" itself is treated as an Equip Spell Card. (This effect creates a Chain Link. It can only be activated during your Main Phase. Also, when activating this effect, you send "Inzektor Giga-Mantis" itself, which is being treated as an Equip Spell Card, to the Graveyard as the cost.)
The effect "target 1 monster you control; increase its Level by up to 2" is an effect that targets 1 face-up monster in your Monster Zone. Additionally, you choose whether to increase the Level by 1 or 2 at the time the effect resolves.
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