Instructions for playing Witchcrafter

By Mèo Fool Gaming Published Jan 1, 2022 Updated May 21, 2022

Summary: Witchcrafter is a deck with a variety of systems, in which the LIGHT system accounts for the majority (currently).

Style play :

Witchcrafter Level 4 or lower and Witchcrafter Level 5 or higher always have the ability to cooperate with each other

Level 4 or lower always has a quick effect: throw a spell card and summon another Witchcrafter from the deck. As well as banishing yourself from the grave to assist other Witchcrafters

Meanwhile, Level 5 or higher has the ability to prevent effects, bombardment, and increase ATK/DEF, making it difficult for the opponent.

Gameplay: Control

Should you play F2P: yes

Should a newbie play: if you want the game to go fast or don't have the ability to think and judge situations, you shouldn't play. Because this is a fast duel, as well as a control deck, one mistake is a lost match.

Sections covered in this guide:

Skill

Grit (32% at KoG)

As a Control deck, you must try to survive until you have a full setup or a preliminary setup so you can try to reach maximum power at the end of the game. Grit allows you when you survive 1 more turn. If your LP is 4000 or more, only once, your life points will not decrease to 1. Helps you who are OTK still stay on the field with 1 LP remaining.

Balance (Skill Card) (7%)

Balance helps you reduce bricks, helping you to have at least 1 Spellcaster monster, 1 Spell and maximum 1 trap in your hand. Although the skill will prohibit you from special summoning and activating effects until the end of the Main Phase. But Witchcrafter is a quick effect, so you can activate it in End Phase or the opponent's turn to avoid the target.

Draw Loan (Skill Card) (58% at KoG)

This skill allows you to draw 1 Draw Loan card from the deck to your hand once per turn, but next turn you cannot draw normal cards. This skill allows you to take 1 MAGIC Draw Loan card straight from the deck into your hand to help you combo easier and faster. Although its minus 1 turn effect is quite harsh, Witchcrafter always has a way to manage it.

Show Of Nightmares (Skill Card) (3%)

This skill has two abilities that are both useful to Witchcrafter. If you have 3 or more spells in your grave, you add 1 random spell from your grave to your hand (allowing you to recreate Lightning Vortex , BoM , etc.), then you put 1 card from your hand into your deck ( will often bring in Madame Verre to use another Witchcrafter to call out).

Core

Witchcrafter Pittore (X1-3)

Due to its low level, Pittore will hardly lead to bricking. Pittore has the quick effect of sacrificing himself and throwing 1 Spell card from his hand (does not need to have Witchcrafter in his name). And directly summon 1 Witchcrafter from your deck, except this card. It can be said that this is the search ability but stronger and more versatile. Because Witchcrafters often activate effects on the field, if you summon Level 4 or lower Witchcrafter monsters you will perform many beneficial combos for yourself. If you are Level 5 or higher, you will summon the Boss to def the field, etc.

Additionally, you can banish this card from the grave to draw 1 card then throw 1 Witchcrafter card to the grave (+1 resource if you throw Spell Witchcrafter, I will explain later). However, the disadvantage is that if you don't have a Witchcrafter to throw, ALL the cards in your hand will be BANISHED.

Witchcrafter Schmietta (X1-3)

Due to its low level, Schmietta will hardly lead to bricking. Schmietta has the quick effect of sacrificing herself and throwing 1 Spell card from her hand (does not need to have Witchcrafter in her name). And directly summon 1 Witchcrafter from your deck, except this card. It can be said that this is the search ability but stronger and more versatile. Because Witchcrafters often activate effects on the field, if you summon Level 4 or lower Witchcrafter monsters you will perform many beneficial combos for yourself. If you are Level 5 or higher, you will summon the Boss to def the field, etc.

You can banish this card from the Graveyard and throw 1 Witchcrafter card from the Deck to the Graveyard. This is a disguised search because if you throw a Witchcrafter monster to the grave it will trigger a banish effect from the grave, or you use a summon spell on the field. If you throw a spell, you will gain +1 resource (I will explain later).

Witchcrafter Genni (X0-3)

Due to its low level, Genni will hardly lead to bricking. Genni has the quick effect of sacrificing himself and throwing 1 Spell card from his hand (does not need to have Witchcrafter in his name). And directly summon 1 Witchcrafter from your deck, except this card. It can be said that this is the search ability but stronger and more versatile. Because Witchcrafters often activate effects on the field, if you summon Level 4 or lower Witchcrafter monsters you will perform many beneficial combos for yourself. If you are Level 5 or higher, you will summon the Boss to def the field, etc.

Additionally, you can banish this card and 1 Witchcrafter spell from the grave. This card's effect will become an effect when that spell activates. This effect allows you to use a Spell's effect from the grave, but if you cannot recycle it, you will lose the resources that the spell regenerates into your hand, which is a waste.

Witchcrafter Edel (X1-2)

As a Level 5 monster, it is easy to brick, Edel has the quick effect of throwing 1 magic card from hand to the grave and summoning 1 Witchcrafter from hand, except Edel . This effect isn't of much use unless you have all the copies of Madame Verre on hand. The main reason professional players bring Edel is the effect of sacrificing this card to summon a Witchcrafter from the grave, which is very effective when mixed with Lightsworn.

Witchcrafter Madame Verre (X1-3)

Currently in duel links, Madame Verre is the final boss of the Witchcrafters. Madame Verre has the ability to increase Spellcaster monsters by 1000 ATK/DEF until the end of the turn for each DIFFERENT NAME spell card you show your opponent in your hand during the damage calculation step. (this is a quick effect). The benefit of this effect allows other Spellcaster monsters to attack instead of Madame Verre (to avoid being affected by Drowning Mirror Force ), while also making Madame Verre easier to defend and the opponent does not dare to attack (2800 DEF + 1000 for each spell with different name).

In addition, Madame Verre also has the ability to lock the field very strongly. (quick effect) you throw 1 Magic from your hand to the grave to block all monster effects the opponent is CURRENTLY controlling. This is a strong effect, but if you use this effect at the wrong time or don't have a second card to protect it, your opponent can still summon a monster to the field and that monster can activate the effect as usual.

Witchcrafter Holiday (X0-3)

Witchcrafter Holiday allows you to target 1 Witchcrafter from the Graveyard and special summon it to the field. and if you have a Witchcrafter monster on the field, you can return this card from your Graveyard to your hand. This card used to be very strong when mixed with Lightsworn, and because of its strength, Konami limited these two cards along with Lightsworn's charge card, so this card was hardly put in the deck, instead it took 2 charges . But if you play purely, you can still play this card as usual.

Witchcrafter Unveiling (X1-3)

This card allows you to avoid bricking when holding too many high-level monsters like Edel or Madame Verre in your hand. Unveiling has the ability to summon 1 Witchcrafter monster from your hand, and is an instant magic so you can surprise your opponents. method after baiting unpleasant cards like TtH , BoM ,... If you activate the summoning effect from this card's hand. When Spellcaster monster effects are activated, the opponent cannot insert effects or cards for the entire turn, making it easier for Madame Verre or other Spellcaster cards to combo. While this card is in the grave and you control a Witchcrafter monster on the field, you can return this card from the grave to your hand.

Witchcrafter Collaboration (X1,-3)

Collaboration allows you to perform OTK with Witchcrafter when the opportunity arises, Collaboration will target 1 of your Witchcrafter and that monster will be attacked twice in the Battle Phase. And when that monster attacks, until the Damage Step ends, your opponent cannot activate magic or traps. When this card is in the Graveyard and you have 1 Witchcrafter monster on the field, you can return this card from the Graveyard to your hand.

Witchcrafter Patronus (X1-3)

Patronus is a very powerful resource regeneration card, it allows you to target 1 Spellcaster monster in the graveyard or banish zone ( Raigeki Break and Karma Cut hate this), after regeneration, you add 1 Witchcrafter magic card. From deck to hand (+1 resource). If this card is in the grave, you can banish itself to select Witchcrafter magic cards with different names in the banish zone, taking it INTO YOUR HAND (this card's ability + resources and recycling are huge).

Witchcrafter Masterpiece (X0-2)

Masterpiece allows you to search the grave for a Spell card of the same name, if you control a Witchcrafter monster ( BoM , Lightning Vortex like this). If this card is in the Graveyard, except the turn it was sent, you can remove from play it and a spell (any spell, not necessarily Witcrafter), to summon 1 Witchcrafter monster with Level is equal to the number of cards removed from play. This effect helps you summon Witchcrafter monsters as you like, but I recommend as low a level as possible to activate the summoning effect of higher level monsters. If madame verre is in the grave, you can replace it with Edel .

Staple

Mill grave

Beggar the past: before being nefted, there was a time when Witchcrafter was tier 1 thanks to Lightsworn cards throwing cards into the grave. Nowadays they still use the Lightsworn engine, but Lightsworn has been nerfed, so today players mix in other cards with strong mill deck abilities. And until now, the Lightsworn engine still takes the number 1 position in making the Witchcrafter deck convenient to play (less bricks). Lumina is not used much because its ability to mill graves is in End Phase, it can be OTKed and does not mill graves as fast as Raiden .

Lightning Vortex (X0-3)

The strength of Lightning Vortex in the Witchcrafter deck is that it is magic. Lightning Vortex has the ability to clear the field very well by destroying all face-up monsters on the opponent's field. For the cost of throwing 1 card, you can throw another Witchcrafter spell to get that spell back to your hand at the end of your turn.

Cosmic Cyclone and Mystical Space Typhoon (X0-3)

The same goal is to not give the opponent a chance to harass you, but Cosmic Cyclone and MST follow two separate playing styles.

Specifically :

Cosmic Cyclone : requires you to pay 1000 LP to target and remove the enemy spell/trap from the game

===> This makes it easier to activate Level Duplication skills or skills that require LP

MST only targets and destroys 1 spell/trap without paying a cost

===> This will help you play skills that do not require low LP to activate and can still destroy enemy spells/traps without wasting your resources.

Book of Moon and Forbidden Chalice (X0-3)

They all have the same ability to lock the effects of monsters that can attack opponents during your turn so you can combo more easily, but BoM and Chalice are used depending on different situations such as:

Chalice : cheaper than BoM with the ability to prevent effects but increases the blocked monster by 400 ATK

BoM : Place monsters on the field face down (if monsters are face down, except Krawler, the effect will be prevented). In addition, BoM also helps your monsters punch low ATK to DEF monsters like Levianeer and can protect your monsters from cards like Karma Cut (and of course your monster will be in defense position and you have an extra piece of meat to use). Block 1 hit and still consume enemy resources).

Staple Extra Deck

Number 39: Utopia and Number C39: Utopia Ray (X0-1)

Number 39: Utopia

===> used to jump to Number C39: Utopia Ray

Number C39: Utopia Ray

You can Xyz Summon this card by using Number 39 as the material. Number 39 and all of its current materials will be transferred to this card.

When your base score is 1000 or lower. You can discard 1 Xyz material from this card, this card gains 500 ATK, and if it does, 1 opponent's monster loses 1000 ATK (not targeted).

===> This is a card with extremely strong OTK and comeback abilities. As long as the opponent does not have enough ATK or DEF to OTK you and you have enough resources to summon this monster, there is a high chance you will turn the bet.

Number 70: Malevolent Sin (X0-1)

Number 70 is used for OTK phases with the ability to banish 1 monster on the opponent's field to help eliminate annoying monsters such as: Bloom Diva , Twin Burst ,... Things that Madame Verre finds difficult or impossible to handle without losing Madame Verre for the exchange of moves.

Diamond Dire Wolf (X0-1)

Diamond Dire Wolf is summoned very easily with just 2 Level 4 monsters. Diamond Dire Wolf is a very famous monster with Magnet Warrior due to its ability to both destroy cards and send monsters as Xyz materials to the grave, the same in Witchcrafter, Diamond Dire Wolf also destroys the card and sends Schmietta to the grave to activate the effect.

Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis (X0-1)

HSDOOH is used like Diamond Dire Wolf but the cost is different:

HSDOOH requires you to sacrifice MONSTER cards in your hand or field, and destroy (not target) cards on the field equal to the number of cards sacrificed. This card does not need to explode itself or be used in case of sending its Xyz material to the grave to activate the effect. HSDOOH is more stable than Diamond Dire Wolf and has a large Body (ATK 3000) that can be traded well with the opponent. , with only HSDOOH left on the field, you can confidently win the card.

That's why decks that have the ability to recycle cards into the hand like BE or onto the field like Witchcrafter are often used for the purpose of mass bombardment.

Dante Traveler of the Burning Abyss (X0-1)

Yes, it's Dante again, lord of staple, boss of tomb mill. Dante has a very good milling ability, but the milling ability is not as strong as the engine above ( Charge + Raiden ). Dante is also a grave mill card with a 2k5 body if milling 3 cards. Using Dante cannot be as carefree as the engines above. Using Dante requires trading 2 Level 3 monsters like Pittore , etc. If you mill a grave that is not good, then getting OTK is normal.

Bonus: when you discard an Xyz material, Pittore, Dante will give you +1 if you throw a spell thanks to the effect and have 1 Witchcrafter on the field.

Sylvan Princessprite (X0-1)

Even though it's only a 1-card mill, I consider Princess to be better than the mill cards above. Before milling, this card will go through the filtering stage. If it's magic or a trap, it will be taken into your hand, and if it's a monster, it will be thrown into the grave. This helps you mill less leaves like BoM , Lightning Vortex ,... Go to the grave in regret.

Synchro 7 Sao

Although these monsters operate differently, they all have the same purpose: removing obstacles or making OTK go more smoothly.

Number 47: Nightmare Shark (X0-1)

Number 47: Nightmare Shark has an extremely dirty ability, which is to spend 1 Xyz material to punch straight at your starting point with a 2k ATK body. Although the side effect is that your other monster cannot attack when it uses the effect, but if you cannot block it, another Number 47 will come onto the field and punch you again (if used to hit the original point, it usually brings 2 leaves ). Nightmare Shark has the ability to overcome all large-bodied enemy monsters and win (if not blocked).

Number 47: Nightmare Shark (X0-1)

Number 20: Giga-Brilliant, Digital Bug Corebage, Gaia Dragon and the Thunder Charger (X0-1)

Number 20 here is a monster that is only used as a material for higher ranks. Because the summoning conditions only require 2 Level 3 monsters, many people bring Number 20 as a Staple for the F2P version of the Extra Deck.

Digital Bug Corebage can be Xyz Summoned by separating 2 of Number 20 's materials to jump onto the field and Number 20 will become this card's material. Its strongest effect is to discard 1 Xyz Material and push 1 defense position card to the deck. Although the last effect has the effect of increasing Xyz Materials for this card, if you do not play purely Digital Bug, it will be difficult to activate, so Corebage will usually activate the effect and then jump in rank again.

Gaia Dragon can be Xyz Summoned by using a Rank 5 or 6 monster as material for it and transferring all materials to Gaia Dragon . In the case above, Corebage no longer has Xyz materials, so Gaia Dragon will have only one Xyz material, Corebage , but Xyz materials are not very important to Gaia Dragon because Gaia Dragon does not use Xyz materials for any effects. at all. Gaia Dragon has penetration. Just imagine that the process of jumping rank is to move from a weak body to a slightly higher body and penetrate it.

Combo

Witchcrafter Unveiling, Witchcrafter Madame Verre and Witchcrafter Schmietta (Basic combos)

In this combo, you will use what you have to summon Madame Verre in a defensive position. For example, Unveiling to summon Madame Verre from hand or use Witchcrafter Level 4 or lower effect to throw magic and sacrifice itself to summon Madame Verre to the field.

Combo summons Madame Verre from the grave

Use everything you have to throw as many cards into the grave as possible. If you have Charge, use it to search for Raiden and use the Raiden effect to throw more. Once you have Madame Verre in the grave, you can use Holiday or Edel (summoned with Unveiling or a Level 4 or lower Witchcrafter monster + 1 spell) to summon Madame Verre from the grave.

Number 39: Utopia, Witchcrafter Schmietta and Number C39: Utopia Ray (OTK)

When your LP is 1000 or lower.

If you have a Level 4 or lower Witchcrafter monster on the field, summon 1 Schmietta . If that monster is already a Schmietta , use another Level 4 or lower Witchcrafter monster to activate the effect to summon another Schmietta (or summon another Schmietta from hand). Then summon Number 39 and get Chaos Number 39 and OTK (if possible).

Number 39: Utopia, Number C39: Utopia Ray and Witchcrafter Holiday (Combo OTK)