A quick guide to the Bystial/Byssted archetype

By ReijIV Published Oct 20, 2022 Updated Oct 21, 2022

Bystial (Byssted) is an archetype introduced in Darkwing Blast that continues the Albaz story line. Bystial is a card race that includes Dragon monsters of the LIGHT and DARK types. These monsters can be special summoned from the hand by removing 1 LIGHT or DARK monster from the player's grave. In addition, Darkwing Blast also releases Branded spell/trap cards to specifically support Bystial.

Sections covered in this guide:

1/ Overview of archetypes

2/ Bystial monsters

3/ Support spells/traps

4/ Supports beyond archetype

5/ Bystial's influence

6/ How to counter Bystial

7/ Epilogue

Overview of archetypes

Main monster type: Dragon (Dragon-Type).
Main system: Light and Darkness (LIGHT, DARK).
Main level: 6.
Stats: 2500ATK, 2000DEF.
Can be summoned (chained) by removing 1 LIGHT or DARK monster from the grave of 1 of 2 players (target).

Bystial monsters

The Bystial Lubellion (Key)

Lubellion is Bystial's searcher. By sending this monster from your hand to the grave, you can add 1 Bystial monster from your deck to your hand (except Lubellion ).

While Lubellion is in the hand or grave, this monster can be summoned (without chaining) back to the field by sacrificing a level 6 or higher DARK Dragon monster.

In addition, this monster can also activate effects while on the field, allowing you to place 1 Branded permanent spell/trap from the deck directly onto the field.

Each of Lubellion 's effects can only be used once/turn and Lubellion can only be summoned once/turn.

Lubellion is a LIGHT-type Bystial monster, level 6, different from most of the remaining Bystials (DARK-type, level 6), in addition, this monster also has another difference: it cannot be normally summoned.

Lubellion 's effects and the ability to summon itself from the grave make this monster perfect for taking advantage of Lubellion from the hand, on the field, and in the grave. Lubellion activates the effect of adding another Bystial monster to his hand, then summons it from the grave to the field by sacrificing that Bystial monster.

Bystial Magnamhut (Key)

The level 6 Bystial DARK monsters in the current archetype share an ability that allows them to be summoned from the hand.

You can activate these monsters' effects from your hand by targeting a LIGHT or DARK monster in either player's grave, discarding that targeted monster, and summoning this monster to the field.

This is an ignition effect that can only be activated during the main phase of your turn, but if your opponent controls a monster, these effects will turn into quick effects.

Normally, each Bystial monster has 1 effect that can help it summon itself to the field and 1 unique effect for each monster, each effect can only be used once/turn with monsters of the same name.

If Magnamhut is special summoned, you can add 1 Dragon monster from your deck or card to your hand (except Magnamhut ) at the end of the turn this monster is summoned. Magnamhut is a monster that allows Bystial to be played in many decks with other Dragon monsters to create more follow ups for the next turn, especially Dragon Link after the hit from the list of losing Halqifibrax and Chaotic Ruler , 2 monsters Important in the combo of this deck.

Bystial Druiswurm (Key)

Druiswurm, if sent from the field to the grave, can trigger an effect to send 1 opponent's specially summoned monster to the grave (target). Druiswurm will make the opponent hesitate in removing this monster from the field because they will also lose 1 more monster, not only that, Druiswurm 's effect can completely bypass the opponent's protection and anti-destruction effects. direction. You can also actively use this effect by giving Druiswurm as a synchro material, link or using this monster as a cost for Branded Beast .

Bystial Saronir (Key)

If Saronir is sent to the grave (from deck, hand, on the field), you can send 1 additional Bystial monster (except Saronir ) or Branded spell/trap from the deck to the grave. With this effect you can send Lubellion from the deck to the grave so you can summon Lubellion again later.

The Bystial Alba Los (Key)

Alba Los is also a Bystial monster that cannot be normally summoned. This monster can be summoned (without creating a chain) from the hand or grave by sacrificing 2 Bystial monsters, when Alba Los is summoned to the field. The effects of ritual/fusion/synchro/xyz/link monsters on the field will be negated.

If your opponent uses an effect and causes your Alba Los to leave the field, both players must remove all monsters in their extra deck until the end of their opponent's next phase.

Key

While Baldrake is on the field, if your opponent special summons a ritual/fusion/synchro/xyz/link monster you can activate this effect of Baldrake by Tributing 1 other LIGHT or DARK monster on the field to remove the monster your opponent summoned (target).

Support spells/traps

Branded Regained (Key)

Branded Regained is a continuous spell with effects that help you restore discarded monsters with Bystials as well as the ability to revive Bystials from the grave.

Specifically, when Branded Regained is on the field, this card can trigger effects when a LIGHT or DARK monster is removed. You can target 1 of them, place it on the bottom deck and draw 1 card. This effect of Branded Regained can only be used once per turn. You can use this effect to return discarded monsters to summons by Bystial monsters.

In addition, Branded Regained can also revive Bystial monsters from the grave. If your opponent normal/special summons a monster, you can target and special summon 1 Bystial monster from the Graveyard to the field. This effect of Branded Regained is limited to 1 time per turn per copy of this card, so you can use this effect multiple times if you have many different Branded Regaineds , but only 1 Branded Regained is allowed. Use this effect in a chain.

Branded Beast (Key)

Branded Beast is a permanent trap card that supports Bystial. When you control a Bystial monster, you can Tribute 1 Dragon monster to destroy 1 card on your opponent's field (target). At each end phase, you can target 1 Branded permanent spell/trap in your Graveyard and place that card on the field. Each Branded Beast effect can only be used once per turn.

Thanks to Lubellion , Branded Regained and Branded Beast can be used more, especially Branded Beast can be used immediately without having to set it face down and wait for activation like normal trap cards. Bystial monsters like Druiswurm or Saronir can utilize Branded Beast to trigger their effects. Additionally, Branded Beast can pull Branded Regained from the grave (sent from the deck to the grave thanks to Saronir ).

Supports beyond archetype

Chaos Space (Key)

Chaos Space is a card that can get Lubellion from the deck by discarding 1 Bystial monster ( Magnamhut, Druiswurm, Saronir ) from hand to grave. Because the only strongest target is Lubellion , Chaos Space rarely appears in pure Bystial decks, but instead in Dragon Link or decks that use Chaos monsters.

Striker Dragon, Quick Launch and Dragon Ravine (Key)

Bystial can be the strength to compensate for Dragon link after the deck was hit by 2 important monsters in the recent banlist.

Dragonmaid Tidying, Dragonmaid Changeover and Chamber Dragonmaid (Key)

Dragonmaid Bystial is also a good idea as Magnamhut can connect Dragonmaids together.

Albion the Branded Dragon, Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous and Branded Fusion (Key)

Returning to the original archetype, Bystial helps Branded Despia greatly improve the deck's gameplay. Furthermore, Cartesia is a support monster for Albaz that was released at the same time as Bystial, which is also an equally potential monster.

Extra deck monsters

Bystial's influence

The number of DARK-type monsters is the second largest in the game

It cannot be denied that Bystial is a potential archetype and can influence the meta by factors such as:

In the meta, DARK monsters always appear and effects related to card graves are quite popular at present, Tearlaments is an example.
Bystials can be played as trap hands during the opponent's turn, which gives the deck more chance of winning when losing dice.
Bystial has a light core that can be used with many different decks.

One thing that can be confirmed at present is that the Bystial card will definitely be included in the meta because this is a card clan that can compete with Tearlaments, one of the archetypes in the current meta game.

How to counter Bystial

Keep the yard clear

Bystial is not completely immortal, the deck still has a few weaknesses that are difficult to overcome.

Bystial monsters are difficult to summon normally. The existing Bystial monsters are all level 6, which means that if they cannot activate their effects, the only way is to normal summon from the hand, but with the current meta, summoning sacrifices 1 Bystial beasts are not an easy thing.

Bystial only affects LIGHT and DARK monsters in the grave, using decks that don't have many LIGHT or DARK monsters in the grave can make things difficult for Bystial, making it difficult for them to play during your turn and forcing them to play on their own. Use your own resources to summon to the field.

Bystial can only be summoned from your hand during your turn if you control a monster.

Foolish cards can help you set up the field before Bystial can jump onto the field.

Runick or decks with a playstyle that uses a lot of spells/traps can somewhat reduce Bystial's power when these decks are not robbed of resources by Bystial.

Dimension Shifter, Macro Cosmos and Dimensional Fissure (Always keep the grave clean)

Bystial is a card family that depends on the grave, and of course it will be very difficult for the deck to survive if the game does not have a grave. Annoying cards like Dimensional Fissure and Dimension Shifter are always the enemy of decks that use graveyard cards.

Some other countermeasures

Bystial can also be controlled by effects from Necrovalley , Imperial Iron Wall .

Use hand traps

Ghost Belle can prevent the summoning of Bystial monsters.

Use DD Crow , Called by the Grave , Skull Meister to remove Lubellion from the grave as well as prevent Bystial monsters from being playable in the grave.

Ash Blossom can stop Lubellion from giving Bystial a chance to play the game.

You can also use Bystial monsters to take away the targets of your opponent's Bystial monsters.

Epilogue

And that is some basic information about Byssted/Bystial that I can bring to you, thank you for your interest.