Instructions for playing Gimmick Puppet (Update Link)

Instructions for playing Gimmick Puppet (Update Link)

This is an article about the gameplay of the Gimmick Puppet deck, a deck with magical artwork that interests some players who are passionate about character IV in the Zexal section.

Personally, I really like Quattro because it's so cool :v so when climbing rank on duel links, Gimmick Puppet is also my Main deck. From the perspective of a long-time Gimmick puppet player, this single Buff of a link monster has greatly increased the deck's strength, no longer as weak as before and can even compete with current meta decks.

However, it still has many limitations, the Eff sets of the monsters are limited to each other, even the skills are limited to only the Gimmick puppet monster.

Rating: 7.5/10




Style play

Level 8 Gimmick Puppets in the main deck usually have very low attack and defense but are easy to special summon.

Gimmick Puppets with level 4 or lower often have effects that help players call other Gimmick Puppets and can adjust each other's levels to serve xyz summons.

The Gimmick Puppets in the extra deck are mostly common xyz monsters, with bombardment effects that help Gimmick Puppets dominate.

In addition, Gimmick Puppet's trap magic supports have clearly defined the playing style of this deck, which revolves around the graveyard area and focuses on summoning xyz continuously.

Some Gimmick Puppet cards will have a limit on summoning monsters in the archetype, however if you use the effects properly, you will be able to xyz summon strong Number xyz monsters first.

Now that we have Link monsters and an Extra Monster zone, we don't have to worry about getting stuck or having a crowded field. We can freely Steal, search baby, and monster stealing combos begin.



Core

 

Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby (x2-3)

UR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby
UR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby
Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby
DARK 4
Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby
  • ATK:

  • 500

  • DEF:

  • 0


When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster in your GY, except "Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby"; Special Summon it in Defense Position. You can banish this card from your GY; your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to the activation of your "Gimmick Puppet" monster effects this turn.


Terror Baby is an important combo piece of the deck as this monster has both effects that can create advantages for the deck.

The first effect can be used when Terror Baby is normally summoned. Terror Baby can special summon a Gimmick Puppet monster from the Graveyard to increase resources on the field.

The second effect is to protect Gimmick Puppets from allowing opponents to activate effects while your Gimmick Puppets are using their effects.

Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll (x2-x3)

SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
DARK 8
Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
  • ATK:

  • 1000

  • DEF:

  • 1000


You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by discarding 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster. You can banish this card from your GY; your opponent cannot target "Gimmick Puppet" monsters you control with card effects this turn.


Bisque Doll is a level 8 Gimmick Puppet that can be summoned by dropping a Gimmick Puppet from hand to the grave. Because the deck focuses on summoning rank 8 monsters, high-level monsters that can self-summon are absolutely necessary for this deck.

By removing Bisque Doll from the Graveyard, until the end of this turn your opponent cannot target your Gimmick Puppet with their effects. Combined with Terror Baby , your Gimmick Puppet is almost completely protected and ready for the next combos.

Gimmick Puppet Dreary Doll (x1)

SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Dreary Doll
SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Dreary Doll
Gimmick Puppet Dreary Doll
DARK 8
Gimmick Puppet Dreary Doll
  • ATK:

  • 0

  • DEF:

  • 0


If this card is in your GY: You can banish 1 other "Gimmick Puppet" monster from your GY; Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Gimmick Puppet Dreary Doll" once per turn. Cannot be used as material for an Xyz Summon, except for the Xyz Summon of a "Gimmick Puppet" monster.


This monster can be summoned from your grave by removing an unnecessary Gimmick Puppet from your grave. The ability is useful, but because Dreary Doll can only summon itself from the grave, it can slow down your combo if you draw many of these monsters.

Dreary Doll can only be summoned from the grave once per turn and this monster can only be used as xyz material for Gimmick Puppet, you should consider before using Dreary Doll .

Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll (x2-x3)

SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll
SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll
Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll
DARK 8
Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll
  • ATK:

  • 1000

  • DEF:

  • 1000


If your opponent controls a monster, and all monsters you control are face-up "Gimmick Puppet" monsters (min. 1), you can Special Summon this card (from your hand).


Magnet Doll can be self-summoned similar to Bisque Doll and does not require discarding a card from the hand like Bisque Doll , however all monsters you control must be Gimmick Puppet and your opponent must have monsters on them. yard.

Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer (x1-x2)

SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer
SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer
Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer
EARTH 1
Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer
  • ATK:

  • 100

  • DEF:

  • 100


Cannot be Special Summoned from the Deck. Once per turn: You can target 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster you control, except this card; this card's Level becomes the Level of that monster.


Gear Changer is a level 1 Gimmick Puppet and has a completely different ground type from the rest of the Gimmick Puppet. Gear Changer 's special ability allows this monster to become level 4 or 8 to call the xyz monster more easily.

Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder (x1-x2)

UR Rarity
Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder
UR Rarity
Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder
Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder
DARK
Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder
  • ATK:

  • 1500

  • DEF:

  • 2500


2 Level 8 monsters Up to twice per turn, during your Main Phase 1: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls; destroy it, then if it was an Xyz Monster, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its original ATK.


Gimmick Puppet's main monster. Each Giant Grinder allows you to destroy up to 2 monsters that your opponent has special summoned. If you have 2 Giant Grinders on the field, it means you can wipe out your opponent's monsters.

In exchange for Giant Grinder 's destructive ability, its attack power is too low compared to a normal rank 8 monster.

Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings (x1-x2)

UR Rarity
Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
UR Rarity
Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
DARK
Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
  • ATK:

  • 3000

  • DEF:

  • 2000


2 Level 8 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card; place 1 String Counter on each face-up monster on the field, except this card. Once per turn, during the next End Phase of the opponent of the player who placed a String Counter(s) by this effect: Destroy the monsters with String Counters, and if you do, inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each monster destroyed.


Unlike Giant Grinder , the player's purpose of using Strings is only to offset Giant Grinder 's attack power.

Strings ' monster-destroying effect can destroy more than 1 monster at a time, but the time it takes for Strings to destroy them is too long (at least 2 turns), so most players only use Strings to force opponents. method to manually deal with monsters that have been marked by Strings .

Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll (x2)

SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
DARK
Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
  • ATK:

  • 0

  • DEF:

  • 2000


2 Level 4 "Gimmick Puppet" monsters You can detach 2 materials from this card, then target up to 2 monsters your opponent controls; gain control of them until the End Phase, also for the rest of this turn you cannot Special Summon monsters, except "Gimmick Puppet" monsters, nor declare an attack, except with Xyz Monsters. You can Tribute this card; all monsters you currently control become Level 8 until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll" once per turn.


As a rank 4 monster exclusively for Gimmick Puppet, the material requirements will be more difficult and there will be a summoning limit. Gigantes has 2 effects and each effect can only be used once per turn.

Gigantes Doll can discard 2 of her xyz materials to gain control of 1 or 2 of your opponent's monsters, which are returned at the end of the turn.

After taking control of up to 2 opponent's monsters, until the end of this turn, you can only special summon Gimmick Puppet and only xyz monsters are allowed to attack.

What you can do with your opponent's monsters is use their special abilities and can be used for other effects.

You can use your opponent's monsters as materials for Giant Grinder or Strings , so at the end of the opponent's turn they will lose their monsters. If they are not level 8 then Gigantes Doll 's second effect can help you, Gigantes Doll can sacrifice itself to turn all the levels of monsters on your field to 8.

Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll (x1-x2)

SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
SR Rarity
Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
DARK
Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
  • ATK:

  • 1500

  • LINK-2

Link Arrow:

Bottom-Left

Bottom-Right


2 Machine monsters During your Main Phase, if you control this Link Summoned card: You can activate this effect; you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Machine Xyz Monsters, also take 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster from your Deck, and either add it to your hand or send it to the GY, then, if all monsters you control are "Gimmick Puppet" monsters (min. 1), you can Special Summon 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster from your hand. You can only use this effect of "Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll" once per turn.


Finally comes the new highlight of the deck. The first necessary thing to play Gimmick Puppet well is to read this card carefully. At first glance, Chimera Doll's effects are very strong and mobile: Search or send any Gimmick Puppet to the grave, Free summon,... Usually we will search for Terror Baby but don't rush to activate and special Terror Baby because it will Very wasteful of Terror Baby's effect (can only be activated when normal summoned)

But we have to be careful, this effect can only ACTIVATE when Chimera Doll is Link summoned, meaning we can summon Chimera Doll from the grave via Monster Reborn or Junk Puppet but we will not be able to activate the effect. its

In addition, because it is a Link monster, we will not be able to attack during the turn when we activate Gigantes Doll's effect, so please align Dame properly and avoid Misplay.


Actually, as said from the beginning, the Deck will be very limited in summoning other Archetypes, except that Chimera Doll can only summon Machine Xyz. From then on, we won't be able to Summon Number 70: Spider :V


Condolence Puppet (x2)

SR Rarity
Condolence Puppet
SR Rarity
Condolence Puppet
Condolence Puppet
Spell Normal
Condolence Puppet

    Send "Gimmick Puppet" monsters with different names from your Deck to the GY, up to the number of monsters your opponent controls that were Special Summoned from the Extra Deck +1. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Machine Xyz Monster you control; it cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects while face-up on the field. You can only use each effect of "Condolence Puppet" once per turn.


    Condolence Puppet helps you fill your grave with Gimmick Puppet. In addition, this card also helps protect 1 of your xyz mechanical monsters from your opponent's destruction.

    Junk Puppet can be combined with Condolence Puppet to revive Gimmick Puppet that this card sends down.

    In case you fail to defeat your opponent, Condolence Puppet can cover your Giant Grinder or Strings during your opponent's turn.

    Junk Puppet (x2)

    UR Rarity
    Junk Puppet
    UR Rarity
    Junk Puppet
    Junk Puppet
    Spell Normal
    Junk Puppet

      Target 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only activate 1 "Junk Puppet" per turn.


      Junk Puppet helps you revive a Gimmick Puppet from the grave. Junk Puppet 's ability is not limited to summoning Gimmick Puppet in the main deck, so you can completely call back Strings to get huge attack power from this monster.

      Gimmick Puppet Des Troy (x0-x1)

      SR Rarity
      Gimmick Puppet Des Troy
      SR Rarity
      Gimmick Puppet Des Troy
      Gimmick Puppet Des Troy
      DARK 4
      Gimmick Puppet Des Troy
      • ATK:

      • 1200

      • DEF:

      • 2000


      Once while face-up on the field: You can target 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster on the field; destroy it. When this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can Special Summon 1 or 2 "Gimmick Puppet" monsters from your hand.


      When sent from the field to the grave, Des Troy allows you to summon up to 2 Gimmick Puppet from your hand. Des Troy is a monster that helps you deal with your bad draws.

      Most level 8 Gimmick Puppets can be summoned from hand like Bisque Doll or Magnet Doll , but they all have a trade-off ( Bisque Doll forces you to drop a Gimmick Puppet from your hand to the grave to summon, Magnet Doll loves requires the opponent to have a monster on the field) or if you draw Dreary Doll , a Gimmick Puppet monster that can only be summoned from the grave, Des Troy will help you summon them more easily.

      If you feel that taking Des Troy from the field to the grave with other cards is too difficult, Des Troy also has an additional ability to destroy 1 Gimmick Puppet on the field. By using Des Troy to destroy Des Troy , this monster can activate its remaining effects.

      Des Troy is an extremely good support monster for Gimmick Puppet, but most Gimmick Puppet decks do not use Des Troy because, in addition to normal summoning, Des Troy can also be recalled from the grave with Terror. Baby . These summons drain resources and waste Gimmick Puppet's effects as well as your valuable normal summons. Terror Baby can summon another, better Gimmick Puppet, Des Troy .

      The most optimal way to use Des Troy is to use the Relinquished Puppet skill. The skill allows you to summon 1 Des Troy without requiring you to have Des Troy in your deck. In addition, the skill also allows you to send a level 8 Gimmick Puppet in your deck or hand to the grave, you can send Dreary Doll from the deck to the grave to summon again or Bisque Doll then discard and use the protection effect. Bisque Doll 's millet.

      Gimmick Puppet Scissor Arms (x0-x3)

      UR Rarity
      Gimmick Puppet Scissor Arms
      UR Rarity
      Gimmick Puppet Scissor Arms
      Gimmick Puppet Scissor Arms
      DARK 4
      Gimmick Puppet Scissor Arms
      • ATK:

      • 1200

      • DEF:

      • 600


      When this card is Normal Summoned: You can send 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster from your Deck to the Graveyard.


      Scissors Arms when summoned normally can help you send 1 Gimmick Puppet you want to the grave.

      But maybe spending 1 normal summon with a few deck slots is not worth it in exchange for this effect :))

      Perform Puppet (x0-x1)

      UR Rarity
      Perform Puppet
      UR Rarity
      Perform Puppet
      Perform Puppet
      Spell Continuous
      Perform Puppet

        You can banish 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster from your GY; all monsters you currently control become that banished monster's Level, until the end of this turn (even if this card leaves the field). If a face-up "Gimmick Puppet" monster(s) you control is destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect and sent to the GY: You can target 1 of your banished "Gimmick Puppet" monsters; Special Summon it. You can only use each effect of "Perform Puppet" once per turn.


        With Performs Puppet, you will be more ready to summon xyz rank 4 or 8 when you can remove a Gimmick Puppet from the grave, your current monsters will have the level of the other discarded Gimmick Puppet.

        The remaining effect helps you maintain life points when Performs Puppet can summon 1 of your discarded Gimmick Puppet if your Gimmick Puppet is destroyed in combat or by your opponent's effects.

        Gimmick Puppet Humpty Dumpty and Gimmick Puppet Egg Head (x0)

        R Rarity
        Gimmick Puppet Humpty Dumpty
        R Rarity
        Gimmick Puppet Humpty Dumpty
        Gimmick Puppet Humpty Dumpty
        DARK 4
        Gimmick Puppet Humpty Dumpty
        • ATK:

        • 0

        • DEF:

        • 100


        When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster from your hand. You can only use this effect of "Gimmick Puppet Humpty Dumpty" once per turn.


        UR Rarity
        Gimmick Puppet Egg Head
        UR Rarity
        Gimmick Puppet Egg Head
        Gimmick Puppet Egg Head
        EARTH 4
        Gimmick Puppet Egg Head
        • ATK:

        • 1600

        • DEF:

        • 1200


        You can only use the effect of "Gimmick Puppet Egg Head" once per turn. You can discard 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster, then activate 1 of these effects; ● Inflict 800 damage to your opponent. ● This card's Level becomes 8 until the End Phase.


        With the special effect of summoning 1 Gimmick Puppet from the hand when summoned, Humpty Dumpty is not much used because we already have Des Troy that can be summoned by skill.

        As for Egg Head , the second effect can help combos, but under the condition of discarding a Gimmick Puppet from hand, this monster has an effect that is too much for cards in hand.

        Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker and Gimmick Puppet Nightmare (x0)

        UR Rarity
        Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker
        UR Rarity
        Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker
        Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker
        DARK 8
        Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker
        • ATK:

        • 800

        • DEF:

        • 1600


        When a "Gimmick Puppet" monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to your Graveyard: You can banish that monster; Special Summon this card from your hand. You can only use the effect of "Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker" once per turn.


        SR Rarity
        Gimmick Puppet Nightmare
        SR Rarity
        Gimmick Puppet Nightmare
        Gimmick Puppet Nightmare
        DARK 8
        Gimmick Puppet Nightmare
        • ATK:

        • 1000

        • DEF:

        • 2000


        You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by Tributing 1 face-up Xyz Monster you control. You can only Special Summon "Gimmick Puppet Nightmare" once per turn this way. When you do: You can Special Summon 1 "Gimmick Puppet Nightmare" from your hand or Graveyard. If this card is Special Summoned, you cannot Special Summon any monsters for the rest of this turn, except "Gimmick Puppet" monsters.


        Twilight Joker 's effect is so slow, you have to wait until your Gimmick Puppet is destroyed in battle while Gimmick Puppet focuses on destroying enemy monsters with effects and finishing attacks on them.

        Nightmare has quite an interesting effect. You can sacrifice a Giant Grinder that no longer has xyz materials after using the effect to call out Nightmare , then call out another Nightmare from your hand or grave to continue the xyz combo. However, to effectively use Nightmare , you must have at least 2 Nightmares (1 in hand, 1 in hand or in the grave), because Nightmare 's summoning conditions require sacrificing an xyz monster, so Nightmare will greatly slows your combo if you draw Nightmare when there are no xyz monsters.

        Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo (x0-x1)

        UR Rarity
        Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo
        UR Rarity
        Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo
        Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo
        DARK
        Number 88: Gimmick Puppet of Leo
        • ATK:

        • 3200

        • DEF:

        • 2300


        3 Level 8 monsters Once per turn, if you have no cards in your Spell & Trap Card Zone: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, and if you do, place 1 Destiny Counter on this card. You cannot conduct your Battle Phase the turn you activate this effect. When 3 Destiny Counters are on this card, you win the Duel.


        Although it has an effect that helps you win the game without reducing your opponent's life points, Leo is too weak. You have to wait nearly 6 turns for the win condition to apply. The more difficult thing here is that you have to find a way to protect Leo in those 6 turns. In addition, you have to spend a turn fighting in an otk deck, which increases the difficulty of using this card.



        Tech

         

        Advance Draw (x1-x2)

        SR Rarity
        Advance Draw
        SR Rarity
        Advance Draw
        Advance Draw
        Spell Normal
        Advance Draw

          Tribute 1 face-up Level 8 or higher monster you control; draw 2 cards.


          Gimmick Puppet level 8 is heavily supported to be able to summon as quickly and as much as possible. Therefore, Advance Draw helps you pull more tech cards in the deck.

          Pulse Mines (x0-x2)

          SR Rarity
          Pulse Mines
          SR Rarity
          Pulse Mines
          Pulse Mines
          Trap Normal
          Pulse Mines

            If you control a Machine monster: Change your opponent's Attack Position monsters (if any) to Defense Position, also, until the end of this turn, if a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned to your opponent's field, change them to Defense Position.


            Pulse Mines work extremely well with Gimmick Puppet when you have to take the first turn and avoid attack damage because Gimmick Puppet are all mechanical monsters.

            Number 68: Sanaphond the Sky Prison, Number 22: Zombiestein and Number 70: Malevolent Sin (x1)

            R Rarity
            Number 68: Sanaphond the Sky Prison
            R Rarity
            Number 68: Sanaphond the Sky Prison
            Number 68: Sanaphond the Sky Prison
            DARK
            Number 68: Sanaphond the Sky Prison
            • ATK:

            • 2100

            • DEF:

            • 2700


            2 Level 8 monsters Gains 100 ATK and DEF for each monster in the GYs. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card; until the end of your opponent's next turn, this card cannot be destroyed by card effects, also neither player can Special Summon monsters from the GYs.


            SR Rarity
            Number 22: Zombiestein
            SR Rarity
            Number 22: Zombiestein
            Number 22: Zombiestein
            DARK
            Number 22: Zombiestein
            • ATK:

            • 4500

            • DEF:

            • 1000


            2 Level 8 DARK monsters Must be Xyz Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card and send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard, then target 1 face-up card your opponent controls; change this card to Defense Position, and if you do, that face-up card has its effects negated until the end of this turn.


            SR Rarity
            Number 70: Malevolent Sin
            SR Rarity
            Number 70: Malevolent Sin
            Number 70: Malevolent Sin
            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.


            Gimmick Puppet revolves around summoning level 4 and 8 monsters, so running more xyz rank 4 and 8 in addition to Gimmick Puppet is understandable.

            Galaxy Cyclone, Cosmic Cyclone and Mystical Space Typhoon (x2-x3)

            UR Rarity
            Galaxy Cyclone
            UR Rarity
            Galaxy Cyclone
            Galaxy Cyclone
            Spell Normal
            Galaxy Cyclone

              Target 1 Set Spell/Trap on the field; destroy it. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the GY: You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 face-up Spell/Trap on the field; destroy it. You can only use this effect of "Galaxy Cyclone" once per turn.


              UR Rarity
              Cosmic Cyclone
              UR Rarity
              Cosmic Cyclone
              Cosmic Cyclone
              Spell Quick
              Cosmic Cyclone

                Pay 1000 LP, then target 1 Spell/Trap on the field; banish it.


                UR Rarity
                Mystical Space Typhoon
                UR Rarity
                Mystical Space Typhoon
                Mystical Space Typhoon
                Spell Quick
                Mystical Space Typhoon

                  Target 1 Spell/Trap on the field; destroy that target.


                  Techs can destroy magic and traps.

                  Axe of Fools and Concentrating Current (x1)

                  SR Rarity
                  Axe of Fools
                  SR Rarity
                  Axe of Fools
                  Axe of Fools
                  Spell Equip
                  Axe of Fools

                    The equipped monster gains 1000 ATK, also its effects are negated. Once per turn, during your Standby Phase: Inflict 500 damage to the controller of the equipped monster.


                    SR Rarity
                    Concentrating Current
                    SR Rarity
                    Concentrating Current
                    Concentrating Current
                    Spell Quick
                    Concentrating Current

                      Target 1 face-up monster you control; it gains ATK equal to its current DEF, until the end of this turn. Other monsters you control cannot attack during the turn you activate this card.


                      You can also add techs to your deck that help you finish off your opponent quickly.

                      as much as possible

                      UR Rarity
                      Book of Moon
                      UR Rarity
                      Book of Moon
                      Book of Moon
                      Spell Quick
                      Book of Moon

                        Target 1 face-up monster on the field; change that target to face-down Defense Position.


                        UR Rarity
                        Crackdown
                        UR Rarity
                        Crackdown
                        Crackdown
                        Trap Continuous
                        Crackdown

                          Activate by targeting 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; take control of that monster. While you control that monster, it cannot attack or activate effects. When that monster leaves the field, destroy this card.




                          Tag(s):

                          SR Rarity
                          Forbidden Chalice
                          SR Rarity
                          Forbidden Chalice
                          Forbidden Chalice
                          Spell Quick
                          Forbidden Chalice

                            Target 1 face-up monster on the field; until the end of this turn, that target gains 400 ATK, but its effects are negated.


                            UR Rarity
                            Fiendish Chain
                            UR Rarity
                            Fiendish Chain
                            Fiendish Chain
                            Trap Continuous
                            Fiendish Chain

                              Activate this card by targeting 1 Effect Monster on the field; negate the effects of that face-up monster while it is on the field, also that face-up monster cannot attack. When it is destroyed, destroy this card.


                              UR Rarity
                              Warning Point
                              UR Rarity
                              Warning Point
                              Warning Point
                              Trap Normal
                              Warning Point

                                When a monster(s) is Summoned: This turn, that face-up monster(s) cannot attack, its effects are negated, also it cannot be used as material for a Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Summon.


                                Techs can prevent enemy combos extremely well.

                                Enemy Controller, Monster Reborn and Treacherous Trap Hole (Tech limit 1)

                                SR Rarity
                                Enemy Controller
                                SR Rarity
                                Enemy Controller
                                Enemy Controller
                                Spell Quick
                                Enemy Controller

                                  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.


                                  UR Rarity
                                  Monster Reborn
                                  UR Rarity
                                  Monster Reborn
                                  Monster Reborn
                                  Spell Normal
                                  Monster Reborn

                                    Target 1 monster in either GY; Special Summon it.




                                    Tag(s):

                                    SR Rarity
                                    Treacherous Trap Hole
                                    SR Rarity
                                    Treacherous Trap Hole
                                    Treacherous Trap Hole
                                    Trap Normal
                                    Treacherous Trap Hole

                                      If you have no Trap Cards in your Graveyard: Target 2 monsters on the field; destroy those targets.


                                      You can choose 1 of these 3 cards and leave 1 slot for the deck. They are all cards that are easy to flip and have a great influence on the match, so they are assigned number 1.

                                      • Monster Reborn has the ability to resurrect any monster in the grave, regardless of whether it is your own or enemy grave
                                      • Enemy controller is both a defense and a very flexible quick spell. Gimmick Puppet's ability to spam monsters is also quite strong. Tributing a small monster in exchange for opp's boss is too much. In addition, it can also be combined with Des Troy's eff
                                      • Teacherous Trap Hole has excellent defense, destroying up to 2 monsters. However, it also has certain limitations and when you use this trap to destroy your own Des Troy, it will be Missed Timing and cannot activate the destroy's summon effect.



                                      Skills

                                      Appropriate skills can be played with Gimmick Puppet.
                                      (Maybe just for reference, I think you should play Relinquished Puppet)

                                      Gimmick Puppet – 4 or 8, Gimmick Puppet – Gear Changer (1)

                                      These skills allow you to flexibly change the level of Gimmick Puppet, helping the deck to combo Gimmick Puppet xyz more smoothly.

                                      Gimmick Puppet – Replacement (1)

                                      Skill helps players filter cards in their hand, discarding Gimmick Puppet that cannot be summoned like Dreary Doll to get another level 8 Gimmick Puppet from the deck.

                                      Gimmick Puppet sent down will be summoned again with Terror Baby .

                                      Additionally, you can take Bisque Doll into your hand, then summon Bisque Doll with its own effect and recall Dreary Doll by removing Gimmick Puppet and sending it to the grave with Bisque Doll .

                                      Gimmick Puppet – Returning (1)

                                      This skill is mainly used for long battles. Returning can return discarded Terror Babies and Bisque Dolls to use protection effects and reuse them again, and add Gimmick Puppet to let Dreary Dolls reappear on the field.

                                      If you want to experience Leo , this will be a suitable skill for a deck built around Leo .

                                      Puppet – String of Fates (1)

                                      Skill allows you to add 1 Giant Grinder to your extra deck. Usually players only use 2 Giant Grinders in the deck, so with this skill, you can reduce 1 Giant Grinder and add another monster to the extra deck.

                                      In addition, the skill allows you to take full advantage of Giant Grinder 's power, helping you to destroy the opponent's health faster when Giant Grinder can cause damage to the opponent if it destroys an xyz monster.

                                      Relinquished Puppet (Skill Card) (99%)

                                       Rarity
                                      Relinquished Puppet (Skill Card)
                                       Rarity
                                      Relinquished Puppet (Skill Card)
                                      Relinquished Puppet (Skill Card)
                                      Relinquished Puppet (Skill Card)
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 0

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 0


                                      Send 1 Level 8 "Gimmick Puppet" monster in your hand or Deck to your Graveyard. Then, play 1 "Gimmick Puppet Des Troy" from outside your Deck. This Skill can only be used if you begin the Duel with a Deck/Extra Deck that contains no monsters other than "Gimmick Puppet" monsters and DARK "Number" monsters This Skill can be used once per Duel.


                                      Relinquished Puppet (1)

                                      This is a skill that can take full advantage of Des Troy 's power and help Gimmick Puppet fill the grave's resources, so this is the most optimal skill for this deck.



                                      Combo

                                       

                                      Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll and Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker (Combo Relinquished Puppet + 1 Gimmick Puppet level 8 bất kỳ)

                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
                                      Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
                                      DARK 8
                                      Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 1000

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 1000


                                      You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by discarding 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster. You can banish this card from your GY; your opponent cannot target "Gimmick Puppet" monsters you control with card effects this turn.


                                      UR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker
                                      UR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker
                                      Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker
                                      DARK 8
                                      Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 800

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 1600


                                      When a "Gimmick Puppet" monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to your Graveyard: You can banish that monster; Special Summon this card from your hand. You can only use the effect of "Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker" once per turn.


                                      • Use the Relinquished Puppet skill and send Dreary Doll from the deck.
                                      • Self-destructs Des Troy , then because Des Troy is sent from the field to the grave, he can call 1 Gimmick Puppet from his hand.
                                      • Recall Dreary Doll by removing Des Troy from the grave.
                                      • Use the remaining Dreary Doll and Gimmick Puppet to summon xyz to produce Giant Grinder or Strings .

                                      Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings, Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder and Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll (Expand combos)

                                      UR Rarity
                                      Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
                                      UR Rarity
                                      Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
                                      Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
                                      DARK
                                      Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 3000

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 2000


                                      2 Level 8 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card; place 1 String Counter on each face-up monster on the field, except this card. Once per turn, during the next End Phase of the opponent of the player who placed a String Counter(s) by this effect: Destroy the monsters with String Counters, and if you do, inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each monster destroyed.


                                      UR Rarity
                                      Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder
                                      UR Rarity
                                      Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder
                                      Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder
                                      DARK
                                      Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 1500

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 2500


                                      2 Level 8 monsters Up to twice per turn, during your Main Phase 1: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls; destroy it, then if it was an Xyz Monster, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its original ATK.


                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                      Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                      DARK
                                      Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 0

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 2000


                                      2 Level 4 "Gimmick Puppet" monsters You can detach 2 materials from this card, then target up to 2 monsters your opponent controls; gain control of them until the End Phase, also for the rest of this turn you cannot Special Summon monsters, except "Gimmick Puppet" monsters, nor declare an attack, except with Xyz Monsters. You can Tribute this card; all monsters you currently control become Level 8 until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll" once per turn.


                                      In this combo, the goal is for you to get to a Number rank 4 the fastest with a good harassment effect or turret.

                                      Gear Changer can be replaced with any other level 4 Gimmick Puppet such as Terror Baby , Scissors Arms , Humpty Dumpty which can help you add resources when summoned normally.

                                      With the above combo, you are completely capable of wiping out the opponent's field by summoning xyz Gigantes Doll in the last step.

                                      Use Gigantes Doll 's effect to capture 2 monsters of your opponent's level. Use those 2 monsters to summon xyz to create 1 Gimmick Puppet of rank 8. In case the monsters do not have level 8, you can sacrifice Gigantes Doll to turn them into level 8. Even worse if you only capture 1 monster. If you have a level, call the Dreary Doll from the grave that was sent down when using the skill.

                                      Note that you can only summon Gimmick Puppet monsters after using Gigantes. By casting Giant Grinder , you can use the effect to destroy your opponent's remaining special summoned monsters. If your opponent's field is empty, you can summon Strings and use your attacks to apply pressure.

                                      Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby, Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll and Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll (Link combo)

                                      UR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby
                                      UR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby
                                      Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby
                                      DARK 4
                                      Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 500

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 0


                                      When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster in your GY, except "Gimmick Puppet Terror Baby"; Special Summon it in Defense Position. You can banish this card from your GY; your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to the activation of your "Gimmick Puppet" monster effects this turn.


                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
                                      Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
                                      DARK
                                      Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 1500

                                      • LINK-2

                                      Link Arrow:

                                      Bottom-Left

                                      Bottom-Right


                                      2 Machine monsters During your Main Phase, if you control this Link Summoned card: You can activate this effect; you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Machine Xyz Monsters, also take 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster from your Deck, and either add it to your hand or send it to the GY, then, if all monsters you control are "Gimmick Puppet" monsters (min. 1), you can Special Summon 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster from your hand. You can only use this effect of "Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll" once per turn.


                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                      Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                      DARK
                                      Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 0

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 2000


                                      2 Level 4 "Gimmick Puppet" monsters You can detach 2 materials from this card, then target up to 2 monsters your opponent controls; gain control of them until the End Phase, also for the rest of this turn you cannot Special Summon monsters, except "Gimmick Puppet" monsters, nor declare an attack, except with Xyz Monsters. You can Tribute this card; all monsters you currently control become Level 8 until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll" once per turn.


                                      1. From the Relinquished Puppet skill, we can summon Chimera Doll easily without losing any normal summon turns.
                                      2. Activate Chimera Doll
                                      3. Search Terror Baby to your hand, special summon 1 Gimmick Puppet monster (Except Terror Baby)
                                      4. Normal summon Terror Baby, Special summon Des Troy in the grave
                                      5. XYZ rank 4 produces Gigantes Doll
                                      6. Activate Gigantes Doll, steal enemy monsters and make them yours

                                      Zombiestein combo

                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll
                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll
                                      Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll
                                      DARK 8
                                      Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 1000

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 1000


                                      If your opponent controls a monster, and all monsters you control are face-up "Gimmick Puppet" monsters (min. 1), you can Special Summon this card (from your hand).


                                      SR Rarity
                                      Number 22: Zombiestein
                                      SR Rarity
                                      Number 22: Zombiestein
                                      Number 22: Zombiestein
                                      DARK
                                      Number 22: Zombiestein
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 4500

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 1000


                                      2 Level 8 DARK monsters Must be Xyz Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card and send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard, then target 1 face-up card your opponent controls; change this card to Defense Position, and if you do, that face-up card has its effects negated until the end of this turn.


                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
                                      SR Rarity
                                      Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
                                      Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
                                      DARK 8
                                      Gimmick Puppet Bisque Doll
                                      • ATK:

                                      • 1000

                                      • DEF:

                                      • 1000


                                      You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by discarding 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster. You can banish this card from your GY; your opponent cannot target "Gimmick Puppet" monsters you control with card effects this turn.


                                      UR Rarity
                                      Junk Puppet
                                      UR Rarity
                                      Junk Puppet
                                      Junk Puppet
                                      Spell Normal
                                      Junk Puppet

                                        Target 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only activate 1 "Junk Puppet" per turn.


                                        • Bisque and Magnet are different from Deary in that they are Dark-type, so we can use them to summon Zombiesten with 4500 ATK and Negate effect.
                                        • If you have both cards in your hand, you can activate Destroy, Special Summon both cards and xyz Zombiesten
                                        • If you have Magnet in your hand, you can free summon and find a way to summon Bisque like with Junk Puppet or discard 1 Gimmick in your hand to avoid spending Des Troy.

                                        Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll and Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll (Chimera Doll)

                                        SR Rarity
                                        Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
                                        SR Rarity
                                        Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
                                        Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
                                        DARK
                                        Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll
                                        • ATK:

                                        • 1500

                                        • LINK-2

                                        Link Arrow:

                                        Bottom-Left

                                        Bottom-Right


                                        2 Machine monsters During your Main Phase, if you control this Link Summoned card: You can activate this effect; you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Machine Xyz Monsters, also take 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster from your Deck, and either add it to your hand or send it to the GY, then, if all monsters you control are "Gimmick Puppet" monsters (min. 1), you can Special Summon 1 "Gimmick Puppet" monster from your hand. You can only use this effect of "Gimmick Puppet Chimera Doll" once per turn.


                                        SR Rarity
                                        Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                        SR Rarity
                                        Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                        Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                        DARK
                                        Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll
                                        • ATK:

                                        • 0

                                        • DEF:

                                        • 2000


                                        2 Level 4 "Gimmick Puppet" monsters You can detach 2 materials from this card, then target up to 2 monsters your opponent controls; gain control of them until the End Phase, also for the rest of this turn you cannot Special Summon monsters, except "Gimmick Puppet" monsters, nor declare an attack, except with Xyz Monsters. You can Tribute this card; all monsters you currently control become Level 8 until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Gimmick Puppet Gigantes Doll" once per turn.


                                        Chimera Doll is an additional card that helps with almost all the combos we currently have. When facing odds like D/D/D, Blue Eyes,... They are all level 8 monsters, then after taking the monster back with Gigants doll, you will be stuck by a useless xyz monster with 0 ATK, Then we can Link to Chimera Doll to expand the combo



                                        Epilogue

                                        Gimmick Puppet is a deck that has the potential to finish off your opponent in one turn. It is called potential because the Gimmick Puppet monsters and the magic and traps that support the card clan have very clear strengths and weaknesses.

                                        The monsters in the main deck have the ability to self-summon or increase resources, helping your field always have xyz materials with protective effects. However, the attack and defense of these Gimmick Puppet are very low and almost impossible to use in combat.

                                        Giant Grinder has a multiple bombardment effect, the combo of Gigantes Doll and Giant Grinder can wipe out the entire opponent's field. In return, Giant Grinder has an attack power of 1500 and a defense power of 2500. This will make players worry about whether to let Giant Grinder defend or attack, in case you leave Giant Grinder in attack position but fail to finish it off. opponent, you will definitely lose this item in the next turn.

                                        Strings is a Gimmick Puppet with great attack power, easy to summon and the ability to create high pressure. Most players only use Strings just because of its attack power, Strings ' effects are too slow and almost impossible to activate successfully.

                                        The spells and traps of the Gimmick Puppet clan are mostly extremely powerful supports specifically for Gimmick Puppet, but there is no way to get them into the hand through other effects and must be through card drawing.

                                        Relinquished Puppet is a skill used in most Gimmick Puppet decks. Note that you can only use the skill if your deck only includes Gimmick Puppet and dark-type Numbers.





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