Lair of Darkness Deck Breakdown

DARK 4

You can discard this card; add 1 "Lair of Darkness" from your Deck to your hand. You can Tribute 1 DARK monster; draw 1 card, or, if you Tributed a DARK monster other than this card to activate this effect, you can add 1 DARK monster with 2000 or more DEF from your Deck to your hand, instead. You can only use this effect of "Ahrima, the Wicked Warden" once per turn.

DARK 6

You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster. If your opponent Special Summons a Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and/or Link Monster(s) (except during the Damage Step): You can Tribute 1 other LIGHT or DARK monster, then target 1 of those Special Summoned monsters; banish it. You can only use each effect of "Bystial Baldrake" once per turn.

DARK 6

You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster. If this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can target 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls; send it to the GY. You can only use each effect of "Bystial Druiswurm" once per turn.

DARK 6

You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster. If this card is Special Summoned: You can activate this effect; during the End Phase of this turn, add 1 Dragon monster from your Deck or GY to your hand, except "Bystial Magnamhut". You can only use each effect of "Bystial Magnamhut" once per turn.

DARK 6

You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster. If this card is sent to the GY: You can send 1 "Bystial" monster or 1 "Branded" Spell/Trap from your Deck to the GY, except "Bystial Saronir". You can only use each effect of "Bystial Saronir" once per turn.

DARK 8

Your opponent cannot Tribute this face-up card on the field, and cannot target it with card effects. You can only use each of these effects of "Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair" once per turn. ● If a DARK monster you control is Tributed (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from your GY (if it was there when you Tributed) or hand (even if not). ● You can Tribute 1 DARK monster; your opponent places 1 card from their hand on either the top or bottom of the Deck.

DARK 3

If this card is Normal Summoned, its original ATK becomes 1000. (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 DARK monster; reveal 3 Normal Traps from your Deck, your opponent randomly chooses 1 for you to Set on your field, and you shuffle the rest back into your Deck. You can only use this effect of "Lilith, Lady of Lament" once per turn.

LIGHT 8

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand or GY) by Tributing 1 Level 6 or higher DARK Dragon monster. You can only Special Summon "The Bystial Lubellion" once per turn this way. You can send this card from your hand to the GY; add 1 "Bystial" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "The Bystial Lubellion". During your Main Phase: You can place 1 "Branded" Continuous Spell/Trap from your Deck face-up on your field. You can only use each effect of "The Bystial Lubellion" once per turn.

LIGHT 112

[ Pendulum Effect ] You cannot Pendulum Summon, except from the Extra Deck. This effect cannot be negated. Each player applies 1 of these effects based on the number of Set cards in their Spell & Trap Zones. ● 0: All monsters they control cannot attack or activate their effects. ● 4 or more: The ATK of all monsters they control become double their original ATK. [ Monster Effect ] If either player Sets a Spell/Trap on your field while this card is in your GY (except during the Damage Step): You can place this card in your Pendulum Zone.

Spell Continuous

If a LIGHT or DARK monster(s) is banished (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 of those monsters; place that monster on the bottom of the Deck, and if you do, draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Branded Regained" once per turn. Once per turn, if your opponent Normal or Special Summons a monster (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 "Bystial" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only activate this effect of "Branded Regained" once per Chain.

Spell Quick

Activate 1 of these effects. ● Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; change that target's battle position. ● Tribute 1 monster, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; take control of that target until the End Phase.

Spell Field

All face-up monsters on the field become DARK. Once per turn, if you would Tribute a monster you control to activate a card effect, you can Tribute 1 DARK monster your opponent controls, even though you do not control it. Once per turn, during the End Phase: Special Summon as many "Torment Tokens" (Fiend/DARK/Level 3/ATK 1000/DEF 1000) as possible to the turn player's field in Defense Position, up to the number of monsters Tributed this turn while this card was face-up.

Spell Quick

Discard 1 card; Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from either field as Fusion Material. Neither player can activate cards or effects in response to this card's activation.

Trap Continuous

Once per turn, during the Main Phase, if you control a "Bystial" monster: You can Tribute 1 Dragon monster, then target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it. During the End Phase: You can target 1 "Branded" Continuous Spell/Trap in your GY; place it face-up on your field. You can only use this effect of "Branded Beast" once per turn.

Trap Normal

Change as many monsters on the field as possible to face-down Defense Position, then, if either player controls a face-up monster(s), they must send all face-up monsters they control to the GY.

Trap Normal

Tribute 1 DARK monster with 2500 or more ATK, and declare 1 type of card (Spell or Trap); look at your opponent's hand, all Spells/Traps they control, and all cards they draw until the end of their 3rd turn after this card's activation, and destroy all cards of that declared type.

Trap Normal

Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; negate its effects (until the end of this turn), then, if this card was Set before activation and is on the field at resolution, for the rest of this turn all other Spell/Trap effects in this column are negated. If you control no cards, you can activate this card from your hand.

Trap Normal

Take 1 Field Spell from your Deck, and either activate it or add it to your hand.

Trap Normal

Pay half your LP; Special Summon 1 "Supreme King Z-ARC" from your Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions, but negate its effects. It is returned to the Extra Deck during the End Phase of the next turn. When your opponent activates a Spell Card or effect: You can banish this card from your GY and 1 "Supreme King Z-ARC" from your face-up Monster Zone; Special Summon up to 1 each "Pendulum Dragon", "Xyz Dragon", "Synchro Dragon", and "Fusion Dragon" monsters from your hand, Deck, Extra Deck, and/or GY.

Trap Normal

Banish 1 Normal Trap from your Deck, except "Trap Trick", and Set 1 card with the same name directly from your Deck, also it can be activated this turn. You can only activate 1 Trap Card for the rest of this turn after this card resolves. You can only activate 1 "Trap Trick" per turn.

DARK 8

1 "Pendulum Dragon" monster + 1 Warrior-Type monster When this card is Fusion Summoned: You can change the ATK of all face-up monsters your opponent currently controls to 0, also, for the rest of this turn, other monsters you control cannot attack. Negate the activated effects of monsters with 0 ATK. At the end of the Damage Step, when this card attacks an opponent's monster, but the opponent's monster was not destroyed by the battle: You can banish that opponent's monster.

EARTH 7

1 Cyberse monster + 1 Link Monster After this card is Fusion Summoned, you take no damage for the rest of this turn. If this card attacks a monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, this card gains ATK equal to its original ATK during the Damage Step only. When this card is destroyed by battle: You can target 1 Cyberse monster in your GY, except "Earth Golem @Ignister"; Special Summon it. You can only use this effect of "Earth Golem @Ignister" once per turn.

DARK 6

2 monsters with the same Type and Attribute, but different names Any battle damage your opponent takes from battles involving this card is doubled. If this card is sent to the GY: You can draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Garura, Wings of Resonant Life" once per turn.

WATER 4

2 monsters with the same Attribute but different Types Your opponent cannot target this card, or monsters on the field with the same Attribute as this card, with card effects. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can declare 1 Attribute; this card becomes that Attribute until the end of this turn.

DARK 8

1 Fusion Monster + 1 DARK monster Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; place 1 Predator Counter on it, and if it is Level 2 or higher, it becomes Level 1 as long as it has a Predator Counter. Negate the activated effects of your opponent's monsters that have Predator Counters.

DARK 9

3 DARK monsters on the field Gains ATK equal to the total original ATK of all other monsters on the field with a Predator Counter. You can only use each of the following effects of "Predaplant Triphyoverutum" once per turn. ● When your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) from their Extra Deck while you control this Fusion Summoned card (Quick Effect): You can negate the Summon, and if you do, destroy that monster(s). ● If your opponent controls a monster with a Predator Counter(s): You can Special Summon this card from your GY in Defense Position.

DARK 8

2 DARK monsters on the field, except Tokens If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can make this card gain ATK equal to 1 opponent's Special Summoned monster, until the end of this turn. Once per turn: You can target 1 Level 5 or higher monster your opponent controls; until the End Phase, this card's name becomes that monster's original name, and replace this effect with that monster's original effects. If this Fusion Summoned card is destroyed: You can destroy all your opponent's Special Summoned monsters.

DARK

2 Effect Monsters You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; it becomes DARK until the end of this turn. You can pay 2000 LP and send 1 "Fusion" or "Polymerization" Normal or Quick-Play Spell from your Deck to the GY; this effect becomes that Spell's effect when that card is activated, also, you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Predaplant Verte Anaconda" once per turn.

DARK

2 LIGHT and/or DARK monsters Must be Link Summoned. You can only Special Summon "Sky Striker Ace - Azalea(s)" once per turn. If this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 card on the field; destroy it, then, if you have 3 or less Spells in your GY, send this card to the GY. Once per turn, at the start of the Damage Step, if this card battles an opponent's monster: You can banish 1 Spell from your GY; destroy that opponent's monster.

LIGHT 1213

[ Pendulum Effect ] If you have 2 cards in your Pendulum Zone: You can Special Summon this card, then you can shuffle 1 card from your Pendulum Zone into the Deck, then, if it returned to your Extra Deck, you can Special Summon it, ignoring its Summoning conditions. You can only use this effect of "Supreme Celestial King Odd-Eyes Arc-Ray Dragon" once per turn. [ Monster Effect ] 4 Dragon monsters (1 Fusion, 1 Synchro, 1 Xyz, and 1 Pendulum) (This card is always treated as "Supreme King Z-ARC".) This face-down card in the Extra Deck must first be either Fusion Summoned, or Special Summoned by Tributing 1 Level 12 DARK "Supreme King Z-ARC". If this card is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck: You can place 1 Pendulum Monster from your Deck in your Pendulum Zone. If this card in the Monster Zone is destroyed: You can place this card in your Pendulum Zone.

DARK 121

[ Pendulum Effect ] Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Monsters your opponent controls cannot activate their effects. Once per turn, when a card(s) is added from the Main Deck to your opponent's hand (except during the Draw Phase or the Damage Step): You can destroy that card(s). [ Monster Effect ] 4 Dragon monsters (1 Fusion, 1 Synchro, 1 Xyz, and 1 Pendulum) Must be Fusion Summoned. If this card is Special Summoned: Destroy all cards your opponent controls. Cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. Your opponent cannot target this card with card effects. When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can Special Summon 1 "Supreme King Dragon" monster from your Deck or Extra Deck. If this card in the Monster Zone is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can place this card in your Pendulum Zone.

WIND 10

1 Tuner Synchro Monster + 1 non-Tuner "Clear Wing" monster Once per turn, when your opponent activates a monster effect (except during the Damage Step) (Quick Effect): You can activate this effect; until the end of this turn, this face-up card is unaffected by the activated effects of your opponent's monsters, also this card gains ATK equal to that opponent's monster's original ATK. Once per turn, when a Spell/Trap Card or effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. If this Synchro Summoned card you control is sent to your GY by an opponent's card: You can add 1 WIND monster from your Deck to your hand.

WIND 8

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner Synchro Monsters Once per turn, when another monster's effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that monster, and if you do that, this card gains ATK equal to the destroyed monster's original ATK until the end of this turn. If this card battles an opponent's Level 5 or higher monster, during damage calculation: This card gains ATK equal to the current ATK of the opponent's monster it is battling during that damage calculation only.

DARK

2 Level 12 monsters During the turn, or turn after, your opponent Special Summoned 2 or more monsters from the Extra Deck, you can also Xyz Summon this card by using 1 monster you control with the highest ATK (your choice, if tied). (Transfer its materials to this card.) If you do, you cannot Normal or Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn. While this Xyz Summoned monster is on the field, neither player can activate the effects of monsters with 3000 or more ATK. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card; return 1 monster from the field to the hand.