Let's build Monarchs Version 2023!!
Long time no see, one of the recent boxes, Zillion Thunder, gave us some pretty good Monarchs support cards. Many people open this box to get D Hero and accidentally also open Monarchs so no more lengthy, let's build and write a guild.
Instructions for playing Monarchs
Sections covered in this guide:
Skills
Pantheism of the Monarchs and Pantheist Revelation (Skill Card) (100%)
Pantheism of the Monarchs
Send 1 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Card from your hand to the Graveyard; draw 2 cards. You can banish this card from your Graveyard; reveal 3 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards from your Deck, your opponent chooses 1 for you to add to your hand, and you shuffle the rest back into your Deck. You can only use this effect of "Pantheism of the Monarchs" once per turn.
Pantheist Revelation (Skill Card)
ATK:
0
DEF:
0
At the beginning of the Duel, add 3 "Pantheism of the Monarchs" to your Deck. The following effect can be used once per Duel on turn 4 and onward. Return 1 monster with 800 ATK/1000 DEF and 1 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Card from your hand to your Deck, and then add 1 random monster with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF from your Deck to your hand. This Skill can only be used/applied if you begin the Duel with a Deck (excluding Extra Deck) that contains 6 or more monsters with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF, and 6 or more "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards.
Getting x3 Pantheism of the Monarchs cards is really fantastic! It does everything for this deck. Without exaggeration, without this skill Monarchs are almost unplayable.
Skill's second effect does not seem to affect most matches, but it is still quite useful when allowing us to exchange 2 cards to give 1 Tribute Monster. The conditions to use the skill are not too heavy because after all we will only use more than 6 Monarchs and 6 Spell/Trap.
Monarchs
Erebus the Underworld Monarch, Kuraz the Light Monarch and Ehther the Heavenly Monarch (x2-3)
Erebus the Underworld Monarch
ATK:
2800
DEF:
1000
You can Tribute Summon this card by Tributing 1 Tribute Summoned monster. If this card is Tribute Summoned: You can send 2 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards with different names from your hand and/or Deck to the Graveyard, and if you do, shuffle 1 card from your opponent's hand (at random), Graveyard, or their side of the field into the Deck. Once per turn, during either player's Main Phase, if this card is in your Graveyard: You can discard 1 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Card, then target 1 monster in your Graveyard with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF; add it to your hand.
Kuraz the Light Monarch
ATK:
2400
DEF:
1000
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target up to 2 cards on the field; destroy those targets, and if you do, each player can draw 1 card for each of the cards they controlled that was destroyed by this effect. This card cannot attack during the turn it is Normal or Special Summoned.
Ehther the Heavenly Monarch
ATK:
2800
DEF:
1000
You can Tribute Summon this card by Tributing 1 Tribute Summoned monster. If this card is Tribute Summoned: You can send 2 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards with different names from your hand and/or Deck to the Graveyard, and if you do, Special Summon 1 monster with 2400 or more ATK and 1000 DEF from your Deck, but return it to the hand during the End Phase. During your opponent's Main Phase, if this card is in your hand: You can banish 1 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Card from your Graveyard; immediately after this effect resolves, Tribute Summon this card (this is a Quick Effect).
Ehther the Heavenly Monarch is the main thing we use to disrupt and destroy the opponent's field (Main disruption) and we should play x2-3 copies of this card, mainly depending on how many Deck Size cards you want. Ehther's main target when special summoning is Kuraz the Light Monarch , it's best to play with 2 copies, but sometimes you can consider increasing the number to 3 copies because you will find you don't have enough for Ehther. Summon that Kuraze.
Erebus the Underworld Monarch possesses the ability to remove cards from the strongest opponents in Yu-Gi-Oh with a non-targeting and non-destructive effect, also allowing us to reuse other Monarchs from the grave. . Like Ehther, x2-3 copies depending on how many cards are in your deck.
Vassal and Squire
Optional
Eidos the Underworld Squire
ATK:
800
DEF:
1000
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: During your Main Phase this turn, you can Tribute Summon 1 monster, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) You can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 monster with 800 ATK and 1000 DEF in your Graveyard, except "Eidos the Underworld Squire"; Special Summon it in Defense Position, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Eidos the Underworld Squire" once per turn.
Mithra the Thunder Vassal
ATK:
800
DEF:
1000
If this card is in your hand: You can activate this effect; you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, also Special Summon this card, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Vassal Token" (Thunder-Type/LIGHT/Level 1/ATK 800/DEF 1000) to your opponent's field in Defense Position. If this card is Tributed for a Tribute Summon: You can activate this effect; you can Tribute Summon 1 monster during your Main Phase this turn, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set this turn. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) You can only use each effect of "Mithra the Thunder Vassal" once per turn.
Edea the Heavenly Squire
ATK:
800
DEF:
1000
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 monster with 800 ATK and 1000 DEF from your Deck in Defense Position, except "Edea the Heavenly Squire", also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn. If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can target 1 of your banished "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards; add it to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Edea the Heavenly Squire" once per turn.
Landrobe the Rock Vassal
ATK:
800
DEF:
1000
If this card is in your hand: You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, also Special Summon this card, and if you do, change that monster to face-down Defense Position. If this card is Tributed for a Tribute Summon: You can target 1 monster with 800 ATK and 1000 DEF in your Graveyard, except "Landrobe the Rock Vassal"; add it to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Landrobe the Rock Vassal" once per turn.
Edea the Heavenly Squire is the most important card in the deck and you always want the chance to see her on the first turn, providing a powerful Effect similar to Tour Guide, special summoning an Eidos the Underworld Squire directly from the deck of cards. In my opinion, I always play x3 Edea and x2-3 Eidos. As for the 2 Vassal, Mithra the Thunder Vassal and Landrobe the Rock Vassal are not necessary but provide both effects quite well and can be good alternatives for the deck (0-1x)
Spell/Trap
Monarchs Spell/Trap
The Prime Monarch
Once per turn: You can target 2 "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards in your Graveyard; shuffle them into the Deck, then draw 1 card. If this card is in your Graveyard: You can banish 1 other "Monarch" Spell/Trap Card from your Graveyard; Special Summon this card in Defense Position as a Normal Monster (Fairy-Type/LIGHT/Level 5/ATK 1000/DEF 2400). (This card is NOT treated as a Trap Card.) You can only use this effect of "The Prime Monarch" once per turn.
Return of the Monarchs
You cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck. When you Tribute Summon a monster: You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Add, from your Deck to your hand, 1 monster with 2400 ATK and 1000 DEF with a different name from that Tribute Summoned monster. ● Add, from your Deck to your hand, 1 monster with 2800 ATK and 1000 DEF with a different name from that Tribute Summoned monster. The Tribute Summoned monster must be face-up on the field to activate and to resolve this effect. You can only use this effect of "Return of the Monarchs" once per turn.
Tenacity of the Monarchs is our Searcher for all Spell/Trap Monarchs, and also the Banish material for The Prime Monarch ( always play the maximum allowed amount of both ).
Engines
Burning Abyss
Virgil, Rock Star of the Burning Abyss
ATK:
2500
DEF:
1000
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters You can only control 1 "Virgil, Rock Star of the Burning Abyss". Once per turn: You can discard 1 "Burning Abyss" card, then target 1 card your opponent controls or in their Graveyard; shuffle it into the Deck. If this card on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Virgil, Rock Star of the Burning Abyss" once per turn.
Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1200
If you control a monster that is not a "Burning Abyss" monster, destroy this card. You can only use 1 of these effects of "Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss" per turn, and only once that turn. ● If you control no Spell/Trap Cards: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. ● If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can target 1 "Burning Abyss" monster in your Graveyard, except "Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss"; Special Summon it.
Libic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
ATK:
1300
DEF:
700
If you control a monster that is not a "Burning Abyss" monster, destroy this card. You can only use 1 of these effects of "Libic, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss" per turn, and only once that turn. ● If you control no Spell/Trap Cards: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. ● If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 Level 3 DARK Fiend-Type monster from your hand, but its effects are negated.
Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2800
2 Level 6 monsters / You can also Xyz Summon this card by sending 1 "Burning Abyss" monster from your hand to the Graveyard, then using 1 "Dante" monster you control as the Xyz Material. (Xyz Materials attached to that monster also become Xyz Materials on this card.) If Summoned this way, the following effect cannot be activated this turn. Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; send 1 card from your Deck to the Graveyard. If this card in your possession is destroyed by your opponent's card (by battle or card effect) and sent to your Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Burning Abyss" monster from your Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions.
Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
ATK:
800
DEF:
2000
If you control a monster that is not a "Burning Abyss" monster, destroy this card. You can only use 1 of these effects of "Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss" per turn, and only once that turn. ● If you control no Spell/Trap Cards: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. ● During the End Phase, if this card is in the Graveyard because it was sent there this turn: You can add 1 Level 3 DARK Fiend-Type monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss".
Farfa, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
ATK:
1000
DEF:
1900
If you control a monster that is not a "Burning Abyss" monster, destroy this card. You can only use 1 of these effects of "Farfa, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss" per turn, and only once that turn. ● If you control no Spell/Trap Cards: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. ● If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can target 1 monster on the field; banish it until the End Phase.
Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
ATK:
1200
DEF:
0
If you control a monster that is not a "Burning Abyss" monster, destroy this card. You can only use 1 of these effects of "Alich, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss" per turn, and only once that turn. ● If you control no Spell/Trap Cards: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. ● If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; negate its effects until the end of this turn.
Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss
ATK:
1000
DEF:
2500
2 Level 3 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card and choose a number from 1 to 3, then send that many cards from the top of your Deck to the GY; until the end of this turn, this card gains 500 ATK for each card sent to the GY this way. If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase. If this card is sent to the GY: You can target 1 "Burning Abyss" card in your GY, except this card; add it to your hand.
Burning Abyss's key monsters like Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss and Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal are very good at milling decks to the grave. The Burning Abyss engine works extremely well with Monarchs, providing a resource-filled grave setup while still maintaining control on the field with a DANTE - Cir loop, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss acts as a tribute source for summon.
Lightsworn
Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn
ATK:
1700
DEF:
1000
During your Main Phase: You can send the top 2 cards of your Deck to the GY, then if any "Lightsworn" monsters were sent to the GY by this effect, this card gains 200 ATK until the end of your opponent's turn. You can only use this effect of "Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn" once per turn. Once per turn, during your End Phase: Send the top 2 cards of your Deck to the GY.
Incorporating Engine Lightsworn into a deck like Monarch provides many benefits, including the ability to self-destroy cards and send Monarch Spells/Traps to the grave quickly, filling the graveyard with valuable resources. This activates the effects of Spell/Trap Monarchs, such as The Prime Monarch and Pantheism of the Monarchs.
Furthermore, Lightsworn also gives us the ability to summon rank 3 Xyz and level 7 Synchro monsters, expanding the deck's toolbox and providing more tactical options. The combination of Lightsworn and Monarch creates a deck that is more flexible than ever, excelling in resource management, grave utilization, and the ability to summon powerful monsters from the Extra deck.
Orcust
Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star
ATK:
2600
DEF:
2100
2 Level 8 monsters You can only Special Summon "Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star(s)" once per turn. You can also Xyz Summon this card by using an "Orcust" Link Monster you control as material. If a card(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can detach 1 material from this card instead. If this card is Special Summoned: You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Send 1 card your opponent controls to the GY. ● Attach 1 of your banished Machine monsters to this card as material.
Orcust Harp Horror
ATK:
1700
DEF:
1400
You can banish this card from your GY; Special Summon 1 "Orcust" monster from your Deck, except "Orcust Harp Horror", also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except DARK monsters. You can only use this effect of "Orcust Harp Horror" once per turn.
Orcust Brass Bombard
ATK:
500
DEF:
1900
You can banish this card from your GY; Special Summon 1 "Orcust" monster from your hand, except "Orcust Brass Bombard", also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except DARK monsters. You can only use this effect of "Orcust Brass Bombard" once per turn.
Galatea, the Orcust Automaton
ATK:
1800
LINK-2
Link Arrow:
Bottom-Left
Top-Right
2 Effect Monsters, including an "Orcust" monster This linked card cannot be destroyed by battle. You can target 1 of your banished Machine monsters; shuffle it into the Deck, then you can Set 1 "Orcust" Spell/Trap directly from your Deck. You can only use this effect of "Galatea, the Orcust Automaton" once per turn.
Orcust Knightmare
ATK:
100
DEF:
2000
Cannot be destroyed by battle with a Link Monster. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 face-up monster on the field; you cannot Special Summon monsters, except DARK monsters, for the rest of this turn, also send 1 DARK Machine monster from your Deck to the GY, except "Orcust Knightmare", and if you do, the targeted monster gains ATK equal to the Level of the monster sent to the GY x 100, until the end of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Orcust Knightmare" once per turn.
Orcustrated Babel
You can activate the effects of "Orcust" monsters in your GY, or of Link Monsters you control with "Orcust" in their original names, as Quick Effects. During your Main Phase, if this card is in your GY, except the turn it was sent to the GY: You can send 1 card from your hand to the GY; add this card to your hand.
Orcust Cymbal Skeleton
ATK:
1200
DEF:
1500
You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 "Orcust" monster in your GY, except "Orcust Cymbal Skeleton"; Special Summon it, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except DARK monsters. You can only use this effect of "Orcust Cymbal Skeleton" once per turn.
World Legacy - "World Wand"
ATK:
500
DEF:
2500
This Normal Summoned/Set card cannot be destroyed by battle with a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck. You can only use each of the following effects of "World Legacy - "World Wand"" once per turn. ● If this card is sent to the GY: You can Special Summon 1 "World Legacy" monster from your hand. ● You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 of your banished "Orcust" monsters; Special Summon it, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except DARK monsters.
Super Quantal Mech Beast Magnaliger and Super Quantum Red Layer (Super Quantum)
Super Quantal Mech Beast Magnaliger
ATK:
2600
DEF:
2000
2 Level 5 monsters Cannot attack unless it has material. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 monster on the field; destroy it. This is a Quick Effect if this card has "Super Quantum Red Layer" as material. Once per turn: You can attach 1 "Super Quantum" monster from your hand or field to this card as material.
Super Quantum Red Layer
ATK:
2000
DEF:
800
If you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only use each of the following effects of "Super Quantum Red Layer" once per turn. ● When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 "Super Quant" card in your GY; add it to your hand. ● If this card is sent to the GY: You can target 1 "Super Quant" monster in your GY, except "Super Quantum Red Layer"; Special Summon it, but it cannot activate its effects.
Super Quantum's summoning condition is an upgraded version of Cyber Dragon, allowing it to be used as a sacrifice material or as the sacrificed monster itself. Its summoning effect allows you to continuously recast Super Quantums from the grave for additional uses. One of the benefits of Super Quantum Red Layer is its versatility, so it is possible to include x2-3 copies of it in your Deck, making a very valuable secondary Engine. By summoning XYZ Super Quantal Mech Beast Magnaliger and The Prime Monarch, you can create a lot of nasty disruptions during your opponent's turn.
Slot Limit 1
One for One and Reinforcement of the Army (1 in 2)
In fact, when we don't use any Engine and are limited or banned, we will immediately think of choosing cards that are limited to 1 to put in the deck and that choice is Reinforcement of the Army or One for One . You should prioritize ROTA if you want increased stability without any weaknesses as Edea the Heavenly Squire is our only real Starter. Meanwhile, One for One allows us to reach Edea without using a normal summon again, giving more maximum potential to our moves but at the cost of removing one other monsters, this can be a benefit or a loss depending on the starting hand.
Extra Deck
Extra deck
Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star
ATK:
2600
DEF:
2100
2 Level 8 monsters You can only Special Summon "Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star(s)" once per turn. You can also Xyz Summon this card by using an "Orcust" Link Monster you control as material. If a card(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can detach 1 material from this card instead. If this card is Special Summoned: You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Send 1 card your opponent controls to the GY. ● Attach 1 of your banished Machine monsters to this card as material.
Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon
ATK:
4000
DEF:
3500
3 Level 8 monsters You can also Xyz Summon this card by using a "Galaxy-Eyes" Xyz Monster you control as material, except "Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon". (Transfer its materials to this card.) Once per turn: You can target up to 2 Equip Cards equipped to this card; attach them to this card as material. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 face-up card your opponent controls; destroy it.
Chronomaly Vimana
ATK:
2300
DEF:
2600
2 Level 5 monsters Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 face-up monster on the field and 1 Xyz Monster or "Chronomaly" monster in your GY; that monster on the field gains half the ATK of that monster in the GY (until the end of this turn), then attach that monster from the GY to this card as material. Once per turn, when your opponent activates a monster effect (Quick Effect): You can detach 2 materials from this card; negate the activation.
Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2800
2 Level 6 monsters / You can also Xyz Summon this card by sending 1 "Burning Abyss" monster from your hand to the Graveyard, then using 1 "Dante" monster you control as the Xyz Material. (Xyz Materials attached to that monster also become Xyz Materials on this card.) If Summoned this way, the following effect cannot be activated this turn. Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; send 1 card from your Deck to the Graveyard. If this card in your possession is destroyed by your opponent's card (by battle or card effect) and sent to your Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Burning Abyss" monster from your Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions.
Constellar Ptolemy M7
ATK:
2700
DEF:
2000
2 Level 6 monsters You can also Xyz Summon this card by using a "Constellar" Xyz Monster you control as the Xyz Material, other than "Constellar Ptolemy M7". (Xyz Materials attached to that monster also become Xyz Materials on this card.) If Summoned this way, the following effect cannot be activated this turn. Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 monster on the field or in either player's Graveyard; return that target to the hand.
Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon
ATK:
3200
DEF:
2800
3 Level 9 monsters You can also Xyz Summon this card by using a Rank 8 "Galaxy-Eyes" Xyz Monster you control as material. (Transfer its materials to this card.) Cannot be used as material for an Xyz Summon. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 card on the field; destroy it. If this Xyz Summoned card you control, is destroyed by battle with an opponent's attacking monster, or destroyed by an opponent's card effect, and sent to your GY: You can target 1 "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon" in your GY; Special Summon it.
Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon
ATK:
3000
DEF:
2500
2 Level 8 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; monsters you control cannot attack your opponent directly for the rest of this turn, except this card, also take control of the targeted monster until the End Phase, but while this effect is applied, it has its effects negated, its ATK becomes 3000, also its name becomes "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon".
Knowledge to note
- Kuraz the Light Monarch can suffer from Miss timing
- You can destroy your own cards with Kuraz the Light Monarch for additional draws
- Many times you will want to destroy your Monarchs Spell/Trap so you can special summon from the Extra Deck when it prohibits you from Specializing from the ED (for example, the March of the Monarch card).
- March of the Monarchs prevents both of them from being targeted, so be careful of being crushed
- Ehther the Heavenly Monarch 's self-summoning effect can activate multiple times per turn
- Only the graveside effect of Pantheism of the Monarchs is one per turn
- Reveal 2 Tenacity of the Monarchs and 1 Monarchs Spell/Trap you want from Pantheism of the Monarchs' effect so you can be sure to get what you want