Instructions for Playing Ancient Warrior

By Mèo Fool Gaming Published Dec 30, 2023 Updated Jan 4, 2024

is a very strong archetype at the moment, easy to build and cheap, this is a deck that can help you completely climb KoG extremely easily with OTK playstyle, very strong on turn 2 and can cause difficulties for the enemy When taking turn 1, you have the ability to search, push cards, shoot cards and negate !!!

Sections covered in this guide:

1/ Skill

2/ CORE

3/ Staple

Skill

Spell Swap: Fire Formation - Tenki (Skill Card) (100%)

Skill allows you to search for Tenki - a searcher of the deck. To use this skill, you usually bring Tensu - a card that allows you to normally summon one more time.

CORE

Ancient Warriors - Masterful Sun Mou (x3)

While you control an "Ancient Warriors" , your opponent's monster cannot target this card for an attack. You can only use each of the following effects of "Ancient Warriors - Masterful Sun Mou" once per turn.
● You can send 1 card from your hand or field to the Graveyard; add 1 "Ancient Warriors" from your Deck to your hand, except "Ancient Warriors - Masterful Sun Mou".
● If your "Ancient Warriors" is activated (except during Damage Step): You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; Return it to your hand.

You are a searcher and have the ability to protect yourself in combat and push cards, but if you are F2P you must bring at least x2 to prevent bricking.

Ancient Warriors Saga - Three Visits (x2-3)

During your Main Phase, if you Normal or Special Summon an "Ancient Warriors" : You can target 1 of those monsters; add 1 "Ancient Warriors" with a different name from your Deck to your hand. If this card is sent from the Spell & Trap Card Zone to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Ancient Warriors" from your hand. You can only use each effect of "Ancient Warriors Saga - Three Visits" once per turn. Send this card to the Graveyard in your 2nd Standby Phase after activation.

has the ability to search, but if you summon an Ancient Warrior monster, sometimes picking it up will brick it, and if this card is sent from the spell/trap zone to the grave, you can jump 1 Ancient Warrior monster from your hand, allowing you to gain 1 more body. combo. combo

Fire Formation - Gyokkou, Fire Formation - Tensu and Fire Formation - Tenki (x2-3)

Usually, I will bring 3 Tensu because Tenki can search by skill. I also bring 20 cards to avoid bricks. Gyokkou is a card with quite good locking ability, because duel links have 3 spell/trap slots, so locking one slot is good. opp will sometimes have problems if all 3 set cards cannot be used, the strength of this card is that the selected card will not respond when this card is used on it.

Ancient Warriors - Ingenious Zhuge Kong (x2-3)

If this card is added from the Deck to your hand by the effect of "Ancient Warriors" : You can Special Summon it. When a Spell / Trap Card is activated (Quick Effect): You can send 1 "Ancient Warriors" Card you control to the Graveyard; disable activation. When a monster effect is activated while you control "Ancient Warriors - Virtuous Liu Xuan" (Quick Effect): You can send 1 "Ancient Warriors" you control to the Graveyard; disable activation. You can only use each effect of "Ancient Warriors - Ingenious Zhuge Kong" once per turn.

The jump effect is quite easy, just need Sun Mou or Three Visit to get on the field, in addition you also have the ability to negate spells/traps which is very annoying.

Ancient Warriors - Valiant Zhang De (x1-3)

Gain 300 ATK for each monster your opponent controls, during your turn only. You can only use each of the following effects of "Ancient Warriors - Valiant Zhang De" once per turn.
● If you control 2 "Ancient Warriors" : You can Special Summon this card from your hand.
● If your opponent controls more monsters than you: You can activate this effect; This card can make up to 2 attacks on monsters per Battle Phase this turn.

Has the ability to increase ATK to deal quite strong damage, strong OTK ability, jumps from hand easily, but sometimes gets bricked, but compensates with big ATK and punches twice on monsters

Ancient Warriors - Fearsome Zhang Yuan (x0-3)

All "Ancient Warriors" you control cannot be destroyed in combat. You can only use each of the following effects of "Ancient Warriors - Fearsome Zhang Yuan" once per turn.
● At the start of the Damage Step, when your "Ancient Warriors" battles your opponent's face-up monster: You can Special Summon this card from your hand and if you do, that monster is your opponent's. will lose 1000 ATK.
● If the card(s) your opponent controls are destroyed by battle or card effects: You can target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it.

with the ability to protect all Ancient Warrior monsters from being destroyed by combat, and the ability to reduce and shoot opp cards to be able to OTK strong enemies, however you should only bring x1 because if you bring too much, it will brick when the monster When the Ancient Warrior fights, you jump this card from your hand, so you can't jump onto the field on turn 1 to protect yourself

Ancient Warriors - Loyal Guan Yun (x2-3)

If only your opponent controls one monster: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. Your opponent cannot target "Ancient Warriors" you control with card effects. If your opponent controls more monsters than you: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy it. You can only use this effect of "Ancient Warriors - Loyal Guan Yun" once per turn.

Has the ability to jump onto the field easily, protect the Ancient Warrior from the target and can shoot cards, with a large body to easily OTK the enemy

Ancient Warriors - Graceful Zhou Gong (x0-2)

You can continuously choose 1 Spell/Trap card you control; send it to the Graveyard, and if you do, add 1 "Ancient Warriors" Spell/Trap card from your Deck to your hand. If your "Ancient Warriors" monster effect is activated (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 Effect monster your opponent controls; negate its effects until the end of this turn. Each "Ancient Warriors - Graceful Zhou Gong" effect can only be used once per turn.

You can also send Fire Formation to search and get negate (works very well with Yubel), but sometimes holding it in your hand will brick it.

Ancient Warriors - Virtuous Liu Xuan (x0-2)

While you control an "Ancient Warriors" , your opponent's monster cannot target this card for an attack. You can only use each of the following effects of "Ancient Warriors - Virtuous Liu Xuan" once per turn.
● If your opponent controls more monsters than you: You can send 1 card from your hand or field to the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 "Ancient Warriors" from your Deck, except "Ancient Warriors - Virtuous Liu Xuan". ● When an attack is declared regarding an "Ancient Warriors" you control: You can draw 1 card.

has the ability to draw and take turn 2 strongly, unfortunately when taking turn 1 it is almost useless, can play a role for Zhuge Kong to optimize the effect

Ancient Warriors Saga - Defense of Changban (x1)

If your monster "Ancient Warriors" battles, your opponent cannot activate any Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. You can only use 1 of the following effects of "Ancient Warriors Saga - Defense of Changban" per turn, and only once that turn.
● At the start of your opponent's Battle Phase: You can send this face-up card from your Spell & Trap Zone to the Graveyard; Monsters your opponent controls cannot target "Ancient Warriors" for attacks this turn.
● When your opponent's monster declares an attack: You can remove this card from your Graveyard; Special Summon 1 "Ancient Warriors" from your Deck.

is an extremely annoying card in the battle phase, even if you bombard this card, it can still be used in the grave

Ancient Warriors Oath - Double Dragon Lords (x2-3)

2 Beast-Warrior monsters, including a WIND "Ancient Warriors" monster
All "Ancient Warriors" you control gain 500 ATK/DEF. You can only use each of the following effects of "Ancient Warriors Oath - Double Dragon Lords" once per turn. If this card is Link Summoned: You can add 1 "Ancient Warriors" card from your Deck to your hand. (Quick Effect): You can send 1 card from your hand or field to the Graveyard, then select 1 face-up card your opponent controls; Return it to your hand.

It's so easy and easy to hire that you can hire many decks, the powerful effect allows you to push the opponent's card back to your hand whether it's your turn or the enemy's turn, and also has the ability to search if used in the Ancient Warrior deck (not for hire).

Staple

Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger King (x1-2)

2 Level 4 Warrior-Beast monsters
When this card is Xyz Summoned: You can Set 1 "Fire Formation" directly from your Deck. Once per turn: You can detach 1 ingredient from this card; negate the effects of all face-up Effect monsters currently on the field, except Warrior-monsters, until the end of your opponent's turn. When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can send 3 "Fire Formation" you control to the Graveyard; Special Summon 2 Level 4 or lower Warrior-Monsters with the same ATK from your Deck, in face-up Defense Position.

is a strong mercenary card, the ability to negate all monsters is something too strong, in this deck, it also has the ability to search Fire Formation, even jump monsters from the deck.

Abyss Dweller (x1)

2 Level 4 monsters
While this card has a starting material of WATER, all WATER monsters you control gain 500 ATK. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card; Your opponent cannot activate any card effects in their Graveyard this turn.

is a card that has an extremely annoying ability to lock the grave, especially when the current tier 1 is Tenyi, a deck that activates effects from the grave.

Fire Fighting Daruma Doll (x0-1)

2 Beast monsters, Beast-Warrior and/or Winged Beast
This card gains 100 ATK for each Beast, Beast-Warrior, and Winged Beast monster on the field. Once per turn: You can target 1 Spell/Trap card per field; destroy them. When this card destroys your opponent's monster by battle: You can target 1 of the monsters, Fighters or Winged monsters, that were discarded or are in your Graveyard; Add it to your hand.

Up easy, shoot spells/traps

Knightmare Phoenix and Knightmare Unicorn (Knightmares)

It's a pity that Double Dragon Loose's arrows are too bad to optimize the effect, however Knightmare are very strong, both easy to level and have removal, good ATK.