This article will help you learn how to play Invoked.
Gameplay overview
Invoked is a deck with a variety of deck building methods, played around a main monster, Aleister the Invoker, the Invocation card. Aleister is the main fusion material of all Invoked monsters. Invoked's fusion monsters have all the characteristics such as limiting the activation of monster effects, harassing opponents, and even having large attack monsters capable of quickly defeating opponents.
Core
Most Invoked monsters are in the side deck, so Invoked's core in the main deck is very thin.
Currently, almost all Invoked cards are limited in number when building a deck ( Aleister (3), Invocation (3), Magellanica (2), Cocytus (0)).
Aleister the Invoker and Invocation (Key)
Aleister
(first) (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY, then target 1 Fusion Monster you control; it gains 1000 ATK/DEF until the end of this turn. (2) If this card is Normal Summoned or flipped face-up : You can add 1 "Invocation" from your Deck to your hand. |
Aleister is the main fusion material for Invoked monsters. Each Invoked monster has the fusion material Aleister and a monster with the same system as that Invoked, so having Aleister is a prerequisite. Most decks play the maximum number of Aleisters they can handle.
Invocation
(first) Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand as Fusion Material. If Summoning an "Invoked" Fusion Monster this way, you can also banish monsters from your field and/or either player's GY as Fusion Material. (2) If this card is in your GY: You can target 1 of your banished "Aleister the Invoker"; Shuffle this card into the Deck, and if you do, add that card to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Invocation" once per turn. |
Invocation is a card that only allows you to fusion summon a monster using materials from your hand.
However, for Invoked specifically, Invocation also allows you to use materials from your field and the graves of both players. This minimizes the subtraction of cards in your hand from fusion summons. You can take advantage of monsters that no longer have any effects from your grave and what makes Invocation even better is being able to use resources from your opponent's grave, using Invocation to banish monsters that may arise from the opponent's grave or they require being at the grave to activate the effect which can put some pressure on your opponent.
You can get Invocation on your hand thanks to Aleister 's effect. So with just 1 Aleister in your hand, you can easily fuse 1 Invoked monster. However, to do this, you have to exchange the normal summon during the turn to normally summon Aleister , a completely reasonable exchange when the current game has many effects that can easily special summon Aleister. onto the field.
Invoked's main deck only plays around Aleister and Invocation , so if Aleister is banished, it will cause you some difficulties when trying to fuse Invoked monsters. It's nice that Invocation also has a cooldown ability that allows you to put Aleister back in your hand and return Invocation to the deck. With this effect, in the next turns you can repeat the normal summon combo of Aleister for Invocation , fusion summon and then recycle both. Thus, each turn you can completely fuse 1 Invoked monster and do not need to worry about your monster force.
Invoked Purgatrio (2)
"Aleister the Invoker" + 1 FIRE monster (first) This card gains 200 ATK for each card your opponent controls. (2) This card can attack all monsters your opponent controls, once each. (3) If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent. |
Purgatrio is a monster that helps you defeat opponents with its attack and ability to scan enemy monsters in the battle phase. In addition, Purgatrio can cause penetrating damage, making it easier for you to otk.
Invoked Magellanica (1)
"Aleister the Invoker" + 1 EARTH monster
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Magellanica has no effects at all, this is simply an Invoked that crushes people with its huge 3000 attack power. However, this does not turn Magellanica into a weak monster in the game. Firstly, you can summon a 3000 atk monster and moreover can use the opponent's resources very easily with just 1 Aleister normally summoned from your hand. Second, combined with the attack increasing effects from Aleister and Purgatrio almost turns Magellanica into a monster with unmatched attack power. And finally, Magellanica is not an effect monster, which makes Magellanica avoid strong cards and only target effect monsters like Fiendish Chain .
Invoked Caliga (1)
"Aleister the Invoker" + 1 DARK monster If a player's monster effect attempts to activate, none of that player's monsters can activate their effects for the rest of this turn while this card is face-up on the field. (2) Each player can attack with only 1 monster during each Battle Phase. |
Caliga has an effect that limits the number of times the player's monster effects can be activated to once per turn, making combos difficult. In addition, Caliga also limits the number of monsters that can be fought in a turn to 1 to help players buy more time.
However, for other Invoked, Caliga has almost no impact on them. This creates a great advantage for you as Caliga 's entire effect is just annoying for your opponent.
Invoked only needs to activate each of Aleister 's effects to get Invocation to his hand on his turn and can use Aleister to increase attack during the opponent's turn, Purgatrio and Magellanica do not have any active effects. You can also easily circumvent Caliga 's attack limit with Purgatrio because Caliga only limits the number of monsters that attack and does not limit the number of attacks.
The opponent must deal with Caliga before they want to do anything else, so Caliga can be considered a shield for your other monsters. In return, Caliga cannot protect itself and accordingly its attack and defense stats are not very high.
Other supports
Although Invocation can use monsters in the opponent's grave as fusion materials, players cannot completely depend on their grave. Invoked's core is very thin so you can combine it with other monsters or other card races to create more initiative.
Inari Fire (3)
(first) You can only control 1 "Inari Fire". (2) If you control a Spellcaster-Type monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). (3) Once per turn, during your next Standby Phase after this face-up card on the field was destroyed by a card effect and sent to the Graveyard: Special Summon it from your Graveyard. |
Use Inari Fire as an ingredient for Purgatrio .
Inari Fire can be summoned after you normally summon Aleister .
Invocation can use materials from the grave so you don't need to rush to summon Purgatrio . To make the most of your resources, you should use Aleister and Inari Fire to summon xyz 4 first.
Ipiria and Volcanic Shell (3)
Volcanic Shell
(first) Once per turn: You can pay 500 LP; add 1 "Volcanic Shell" from your Deck to your hand. This card must be in the GY to activate and to resolve this effect. |
Epiria
(2) If this card is Summoned: Draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Ipiria" once per turn. |
Volcanic Shell and Ipiria are simply options that help players thin out their decks to get Aleister as soon as possible.
Volcanic Shell and Ipiria will be used to pay the cost of effects from other cards such as Karma Cut , Raigeki Break , Ballista Squads if the deck plays towards controlling the game.
Amano-Iwato (3)
Cannot be Special Summoned. (first) Monsters cannot activate their effects, except Spirit monsters. (2) Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card was Normal Summoned or flipped face-up this turn: Return this card to the hand. |
Purgatrio and Magellanica are monsters that do not carry any effects that require activation, so Amano-Iwato can work well with the deck allowing your Invoked to attack without having to worry about physical obstacles. Activation of monster effects from your opponent.
Card clans can be played with Invoked
Ritual Beast Ulti-Pettlephin, Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda and Ritual Beast Ulti-Apelio (support)
(Ritual Beast)
Elemental HERO Brave Neos, Elemental HERO Neos and Neos Fusion (support)
(Neos Package)
Ninjitsu Art of Super-Transformation, White Dragon Ninja and Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo (support)
(Ninja)
Vision HERO Vyon and Elemental HERO Blazeman (support)
(HERO)
Megaroid City, Rescueroid and Kiteroid (support)
(Rod)
Deck Invoked
Deck Mẫu Invoke
Destiny Draw
Need 12 UR
Main: 21 Extra: 7
Directions for playing the deck of cards
Aleister the Invoker and Inari Fire (States)
Cards in hand: Aleister , Inari Fire
- Normal summon Aleister . Use Aleister 's effect to add Invocation to your hand.
- Special Summon Inari Fire .
Number 70: Malevolent Sin and Diamond Dire Wolf (Summon xyz)
- If the opponent's field has a monster, you can call Number 70 or Diamond DireWolf ( Dire Wolf 's target can be Caliga or itself because this deck does not focus much on Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged Beast) to use the effect to clear your opponent's monsters.
Invoked Caliga, Invoked Purgatrio and Invoked Magellanica (Use Invocation!)
When fusing with Invocation , to optimize resources, you should use Invocation and remove Aleister from the grave along with monsters in the opponent's grave.
After Dire Wolf uses its effect and destroys itself, you have the system needed to create Purgatrio (from Inari Fire ) or Magellanica (from Dire Wolf ) if the enemy grave doesn't have the system you need for the fusion.
Aleister the Invoker and Invocation (Restore resources!)
Don't forget that you haven't used Invocation 's remaining effect yet. Return Invocation to your deck then add the discarded Aleister to your hand.
Invocation will not return to the deck when you don't have an Aleister being discarded, so you should plan your moves ahead to ensure that there is an Aleister that will be discarded.
Aleister can be used to increase the ATK of your fusion monsters by 1000, or you can normal summon Aleister or gain additional Invocation next turn!
Invoked Caliga (Unforeseen danger!)
Don't forget that you still have Caliga in your deck. This is a monster that causes a lot of discomfort for opponents. Use Invocation to banish DARK-type monsters from your opponent's grave because most DARK-type monsters will have effects that affect the graveyard.
Furthermore, Caliga is also a Beast-Type monster and has level 4, so it will be suitable as a target for Dire Wolf and used as a xyz 4 material.
Red-Eyes Slash Dragon, Red-Eyes Fusion and Red-Eyes Black Dragon (Red-Eyes monsters)
Call Red-Eyes Slash Dragon to stay on the field for the next turn. Red-Eyes Fusion allows you to send materials from the deck so it can help you thin out the deck and pull up Aleister as quickly as possible. However, you must give up the ability to summon other monsters this turn to use this effect!!!
Polymerization and Invocation (tip)
Invocation is a fusion card that is not unique to Invoked!
In case the cards in your hand are too bad like Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Invocation, Photon Thrasher (cards that should be in the deck instead of in hand), you can extinguish the fire by calling Red-Eyes Slash Dragon with Invocation .
Invocation , if you summon a monster that is not Invoked, you can only use materials from your hand and cannot use materials from the field like normal Polymerization , so don't rush to summon Photon Thrasher but keep it on hand.
Another way to play Invoked
The deck has quite simple gameplay when you just need to summon monsters and then set up spells and traps to wait for the time.
Sangan (Beasts help you get Aleister into your hand!)
(first) If this card is sent from the field to the GY : Add 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand, but you cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with that name for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Sangan" once per turn. |
Sangan can be used as a sacrifice to the Ballista Squad . When Sangan goes down from the field to the grave, you will gain Aleister to your hand. Remember that you will not be able to activate the effects of monsters that Sangan puts in your hand during the same turn.
Volcanic Shell (skill)
Skill: FIRE Reload
Can be used if you only have FIRE Pyro-Type monsters in your hand. Return all cards in your hand to your Deck and shuffle it. Then draw the same number of cards that you returned to your Deck. This Skill can only be used once per Duel. |
Sample deck
Swing Into Action: Pendulum Summon!
Need 3 UR
Main: 20 Extra: 7
Epilogue
Invoked is a potential card clan that takes up very little space in your main deck and is almost always used as an engine for many other decks. After this article, hopefully you can understand how it works as well as have some directions for building a deck with this family of cards.
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DARK
4Invoked Caliga
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1800
"Aleister the Invoker" + 1 DARK monster If a player's monster effect attempts to activate, none of that player's monsters can activate their effects for the rest of this turn while this card is face-up on the field. Each player can attack with only 1 monster during each Battle Phase.
Spell
FieldMegaroid City
You can target 1 other card you control; destroy it, and if you do, add 1 "roid" card from your Deck to your hand. During damage calculation, if your "roid" monster battles: You can send 1 "roid" monster from your Deck to the GY; switch the original ATK and DEF of your battling monster during the damage calculation only. You can only use each effect of "Megaroid City" once per turn. You cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except Fusion Monsters, the turn you activate either of this card's effects (even if this card leaves the field).
LIGHT
7Elemental HERO Brave Neos
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2000
"Elemental HERO Neos" + 1 Level 4 or lower Effect Monster Must be Fusion Summoned. Gains 100 ATK for each "Neo-Spacian" and "HERO" monster in your GY. When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can add 1 Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand that specifically lists the card "Elemental HERO Neos" in its text.
EARTH
4Amano-Iwato
ATK:
1900
DEF:
1200
Cannot be Special Summoned. Monsters cannot activate their effects, except Spirit monsters. Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card was Normal Summoned or flipped face-up this turn: Return this card to the hand.
WIND
6Ritual Beast Ulti-Pettlephin
ATK:
200
DEF:
2800
1 "Ritual Beast Tamer" monster + 1 "Spiritual Beast" monster Must be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by banishing the above cards you control, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. (You do not use "Polymerization".) Cannot be destroyed by card effects. During either player's turn: You can return this card you control to the Extra Deck, then target 2 of your banished monsters (1 "Ritual Beast Tamer" monster and 1 "Spiritual Beast" monster); Special Summon them in Defense Position.
DARK
4Aleister the Invoker
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1800
(Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY, then target 1 Fusion Monster you control; it gains 1000 ATK/DEF until the end of this turn. If this card is Normal Summoned or flipped face-up: You can add 1 "Invocation" from your Deck to your hand.
FIRE
7Invoked Purgatrio
ATK:
2300
DEF:
2000
"Aleister the Invoker" + 1 FIRE monster This card gains 200 ATK for each card your opponent controls. This card can attack all monsters your opponent controls, once each. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.
FIRE
6Rescueroid
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1800
When a "roid" monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can return that monster to its owner's hand.
DARK
Number 70: Malevolent Sin
ATK:
2400
DEF:
1200
2 Level 4 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 monster your opponent controls; banish it until your opponent's next Standby Phase. At the end of the Damage Step, if this card attacked: You can make this card gain 300 ATK, and if you do, increase its Rank by 3.
DARK
3Sangan
ATK:
1000
DEF:
600
If this card is sent from the field to the GY: Add 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand, but you cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with that name for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Sangan" once per turn.
EARTH
2Ipiria
ATK:
500
DEF:
500
If this card is Summoned: Draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Ipiria" once per turn.
DARK
7Red-Eyes Slash Dragon
ATK:
2800
DEF:
2400
"Red-Eyes B. Dragon" + 1 Warrior monster When a "Red-Eyes" monster declares an attack: You can target 1 Warrior monster in your GY; equip it to this card as an Equip Spell with this effect. ● The equipped monster gains 200 ATK. When a card or effect is activated that targets a card you control (Quick Effect): You can send 1 Equip Card you control to the GY; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon as many monsters from your GY as possible, that were equipped to this card.
LIGHT
7Elemental HERO Neos
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2000
''A new Elemental HERO has arrived from Neo-Space! When he initiates a Contact Fusion with a Neo-Spacian his unknown powers are unleashed.''
WIND
4Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1800
If this card in its owner's possession is destroyed by an opponent's card (by battle or card effect): You can Special Summon 1 "Ritual Beast" monster from your Deck or Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions. You can only Special Summon "Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda(s)" once per turn.
Trap
ContinuousNinjitsu Art of Super-Transformation
Activate this card by targeting 1 "Ninja" monster you control and 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; send them to the GY, then Special Summon 1 Dragon, Dinosaur, or Sea Serpent monster from your Deck whose Level is less than or equal to the combined original Levels of the sent monster(s). When this card leaves the field, banish that monster.
DARK
4Vision HERO Vyon
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1200
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can send 1 "HERO" monster from your Deck to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Vision HERO Vyon" once per turn. Once per turn: You can banish 1 "HERO" monster from your GY; add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck to your hand.
WIND
6Ritual Beast Ulti-Apelio
ATK:
2600
DEF:
400
1 "Ritual Beast Tamer" monster + 1 "Spiritual Beast" monster Must be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by banishing the above cards you control, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. (You do not use "Polymerization".) If this card attacks, it is unaffected by other cards' effects until the end of the Damage Step. During either player's turn: You can return this card you control to the Extra Deck, then target 2 of your banished monsters (1 "Ritual Beast Tamer" monster and 1 "Spiritual Beast" monster); Special Summon them in Defense Position.
FIRE
4Elemental HERO Blazeman
ATK:
1200
DEF:
1800
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck to your hand. During your Main Phase: You can activate this effect; you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except Fusion Monsters, also send 1 "Elemental HERO" monster from your Deck to the GY, except "Elemental HERO Blazeman", and if you do, this card's Attribute and ATK/DEF become the same as the monster sent to the GY, until the end of this turn. You can only use 1 "Elemental HERO Blazeman" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
LIGHT
7White Dragon Ninja
ATK:
2700
DEF:
1200
Cannot be Special Summoned, except with a "Ninjitsu Art" card's effect. Spells/Traps you control cannot be destroyed by card effects.
Spell
NormalPolymerization
Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material.
EARTH
8Invoked Magellanica
ATK:
3000
DEF:
3300
"Aleister the Invoker" + 1 EARTH monster
Spell
NormalRed-Eyes Fusion
Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster that lists a "Red-Eyes" monster as material from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand, Deck, or field as Fusion Materials, and if you do, its name becomes "Red-Eyes B. Dragon". You cannot Normal or Special Summon other monsters the turn you activate this card. You can only activate 1 "Red-Eyes Fusion" per turn.
DARK
4Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo
ATK:
1800
DEF:
1000
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Ninjitsu Art" card from your Deck to your hand. When this card is Flip or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Ninja" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo".
DARK
7Red-Eyes Black Dragon
ATK:
2400
DEF:
2000
''A ferocious dragon with a deadly attack.''
FIRE
1Volcanic Shell
ATK:
100
DEF:
0
Once per turn: You can pay 500 LP; add 1 "Volcanic Shell" from your Deck to your hand. This card must be in the GY to activate and to resolve this effect.
Spell
NormalNeos Fusion
Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck that lists exactly 2 monsters as material, including "Elemental HERO Neos", by sending those monsters from your hand, Deck, or field, ignoring its Summoning conditions. For the rest of this turn after this card resolves, you cannot Special Summon monsters. If a Fusion Monster(s) you control that lists "Elemental HERO Neos" as material would be destroyed by battle or card effect, or shuffled into the Extra Deck by its own effect, you can banish this card from your GY instead.
EARTHDiamond Dire Wolf
ATK:
2000
DEF:
1200
2 Level 4 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged Beast-Type monster you control and 1 other card on the field; destroy them.
Spell
NormalInvocation
Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand as Fusion Material. If Summoning an "Invoked" Fusion Monster this way, you can also banish monsters from your field and/or either player's GY as Fusion Material. If this card is in your GY: You can target 1 of your banished "Aleister the Invoker"; shuffle this card into the Deck, and if you do, add that card to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Invocation" once per turn.
FIRE
4Inari Fire
ATK:
1500
DEF:
200
You can only control 1 "Inari Fire". If you control a Spellcaster-Type monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). Once per turn, during your next Standby Phase after this face-up card on the field was destroyed by a card effect and sent to the Graveyard: Special Summon it from your Graveyard.
WIND
1Kiteroid
ATK:
200
DEF:
400
During damage calculation, if your opponent's monster attacks directly (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; you take no battle damage from that battle. During damage calculation, if your opponent's monster attacks directly (Quick Effect): You can banish this card from your Graveyard; you take no battle damage from that battle.
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