Archfiend Deck Breakdown

DARK 6

While you control "Shining Sarcophagus", you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. Other monsters you control gain 500 ATK, during your turn only. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; take control of it until the End Phase, but that monster cannot attack unless you controlled "Shining Sarcophagus" when this effect was activated. You can only use this effect of "Archfiend's Advent" once per turn.

DARK 8

If a Fiend monster(s), except "Diabolica the Draconique General", is sent to your GY by card effect (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from your GY (if it was there when the monster was sent) or hand (even if not), but banish it when it leaves the field. If this card is sent to the GY by card effect: You can target 1 Fiend monster in your GY, except "Diabolica the Draconique General"; add it to your hand. You can only use 1 "Diabolica the Draconique General" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

EARTH 3

Fiend monsters you control, except "Fiendish Rhino Warrior", cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects. If this card is sent to the GY: You can send 1 Fiend monster from your Deck to the GY, except "Fiendish Rhino Warrior". You can only use this effect of "Fiendish Rhino Warrior" once per turn.

DARK 7

Gains 400 ATK for each Normal Trap with a different name in your GY. Your opponent's monsters cannot target Fiend monsters for attacks, except "Labrynth Archfiend". You can only use each of the following effects of "Labrynth Archfiend" once per turn. If a Trap Card is activated (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Special Summoned: You can Set 1 Normal Trap from your Deck that can only be activated when an attack is declared.

DARK 4

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can banish 1 Trap from your Deck; increase this card's Level by 1. You can target 1 Trap in either GY; banish it, and if you do, increase this card's Level by 1. If this card in its owner's possession is destroyed by an opponent's card: You can Set 1 of your banished Normal Traps. You can only use each effect of "Prufinesse, the Tactical Trapper" once per turn.

FIRE 4

You can reveal this card and 1 Fiend monster in your hand; Special Summon 1 of them and discard the other. When a monster is destroyed by battle involving your Fiend monster, while this card is in your GY: You can add this card to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Zalamander Catalyzer" once per turn.

DARK 3

FLIP: You can send 1 Fiend monster from your Deck to the GY. If this card is sent from the hand or Deck to the GY: You can Special Summon this card in face-down Defense Position. You can only use each effect of "Terrifying Toddler of Torment" once per turn.

DARK

2 monsters At the start of each Battle Phase: You can target this card or 1 monster this card points to; banish it until the End Phase. You can only use this effect of "Baba Barber" once per turn.

DARK

2+ monsters, including a Link Monster

DARK

2 Effect Monsters When this card is Special Summoned, if it is co-linked: You can Special Summon 1 "Codebreaker Zero Day" from your hand, Deck, or GY, to any zone a Link Monster points to. During the End Phase, if this card is in the GY because it was destroyed, while in your possession, by an opponent's card and sent there this turn: You can Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use each effect of "Codebreaker Virus Swordsman" once per turn.

WATER

2 monsters with different names You can banish 1 monster from your face-up field or GY with 2000 or less ATK, then target 1 face-up monster on the field; make its ATK become equal to the original ATK of the monster banished to activate this effect (until the end of this turn), then if you banished a monster that was originally Reptile, draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Haggard Lizardose" once per turn.

WIND

1 Normal Monster, except a Token During your Main Phase, you can Normal Summon 1 "World Chalice" monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) At the start of the Damage Step, if this card battles an opponent's monster this card points to: You can destroy that opponent's monster. If this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can Special Summon 1 "World Chalice" monster from your hand.

FIRE

2 Effect Monsters When a monster this card points to activates its effect (except during the Damage Step) (Quick Effect): You can target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls; until the end of this turn, change its ATK to 0, also negate its effects. During the End Phase, if this card is in the GY because it was destroyed by battle or card effect and sent there this turn: You can Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Pitknight Earlie" once per turn.

LIGHT

2 monsters with different Levels If a monster is Special Summoned face-up to a zone this card points to while you control this monster (except during the Damage Step): You can declare a Level from 1 to 8; that monster becomes that Level until the end of the turn. You can target 2 monsters with the same Level (1 from each field); destroy them. You can only use each effect of "Puzzlomino, the Drop-n-Deleter" once per turn.

DARK

2+ monsters, except Tokens Once per turn, during the Damage Step, when a Spell/Trap Card, or monster effect, is activated (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was Special Summoned: You can Tribute this card, then target 1 Link-2 or lower monster in your GY; Special Summon it, then you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Dragon monster from your hand.

DARK 4

An expert at battle who belongs to a crack diabolical unit. He's famous because he always gets the job done.

DARK 6

Only the master of the sword among Fiend-Type monsters is permitted to hold the Talwar. (This card is always treated as an "Archfiend" card.)

WATER

2 Level 6 Fiend monsters When a Spell/Trap Card, or monster effect, is activated that includes an effect that Special Summons a monster (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card, then you can make 1 other "D/D" monster you control and this card gain 1800 ATK until the end of this turn. If this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can add 1 "Dark Contract" card from your Deck to your hand.

DARK

2+ Level 7 monsters Once per turn, if you have exactly 5 DARK monsters in your GY, you can also Xyz Summon "Dark Armed, the Dragon of Annihilation" by using 1 Level 5 or higher DARK Dragon monster you control as material. You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it, then banish 1 card from your GY, also, this card cannot attack for the rest of this turn.

DARK

2+ Level 6 monsters Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 Spell/Trap on the field; detach 2 materials from a monster(s) on the field, and if you do, attach that target to this card as material. If a monster(s) you control would be destroyed by card effect, you can detach 1 material from this card instead. If this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card, then you can attach 1 "Goblin" monster from your GY to this card as material. You can only use this effect of "Goblin's Crazy Beast" once per Duel.

LIGHT

2 Level 2 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 monster in your opponent's GY; Special Summon it to your opponent's field. If a monster(s) is Special Summoned to your opponent's field, while you control this monster (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; Special Summon 1 monster with the same Type or Attribute from your hand, Deck, or GY. You can only use this effect of "Number 29: Mannequin Cat" once per turn.

DARK

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.

WATER

2 Level 3 monsters Cannot attack unless it has Xyz Material. Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field; destroy it. This effect can be activated during either player's turn, if this card has "Super Quantum Blue Layer" as Xyz Material. Once per turn: You can attach 1 "Super Quantum" monster from your hand or field to this card as an Xyz Material.

EARTH

2+ Level 4 monsters Unaffected by other cards' effects. If this card is Xyz Summoned, also once per turn during your Standby Phase: Attach the top 3 cards of your Deck to this card as material, then apply the following effect based on the number of monsters attached to this card. ● 4 or less: Give control of this card to your opponent. ● 5 or more: Take 400 damage for each material this card has, and if you do, destroy all monsters you control.

Spell Quick

Activate 1 of these effects; ● Set 1 "Archfiend" Trap from your Deck or GY. It can be activated this turn. ● Ritual Summon 1 "Archfiend" Ritual Monster from your hand or face-up Extra Deck, by Tributing monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal or exceed its Level. You can only activate 1 "Archfiend's Usurpation" per turn.

Trap Normal

Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower "Archfiend" monster from your hand or Deck, or if you have an "Archfiend" Ritual Monster in your face-up Extra Deck, you can Special Summon up to 1 each of "Royal Archfiend", "Duke Archfiend", and "Highness Archfiend" from your hand and/or Deck instead. You can only activate 1 "Archfiend Playtime" per turn.

Trap Normal

Draw cards equal to the number of cards your opponent controls, then place cards from your hand on the bottom of the Deck in any order, equal to the number of cards you drew. During the End Phase, if your opponent controls more cards than you do while this card is in your GY: You can Set this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use 1 "Backup Team" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

Trap Continuous

You can target 1 Level 5 or higher Fiend monster in your GY; discard 1 Fiend monster, and if you do, Special Summon the targeted monster. You can only use this effect of "Call of the Archfiend" once per turn.

Trap Continuous

Monsters you control gain 300 ATK for each card type (Monster, Spell, or Trap) among your banished cards. Once per turn, during the Main Phase: You can banish 1 card from your hand or GY, then you can shuffle 1 of your banished cards into the Deck. If this card is banished: You can place it face-up on your field. You can only use this effect of "D.D. Post" once per turn.

Trap Continuous

You can send 1 monster from your hand or field to the GY; draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Dark Factory of More Production" once per turn.

Trap Normal

When a monster declares an attack, while you control a Fiend monster: Target 1 card on the field; negate the attack, and if you do, destroy that targeted card, then, you can Set 1 non-"Labrynth" Normal Trap from your hand or Deck.

Trap Normal

When a monster declares an attack: Target 1 monster on the field; shuffle it into the Deck.

Trap Normal

Target 1 face-up Special Summoned monster on the field; negate its effects, also its original ATK is halved. If a monster is Special Summoned from your opponent's Extra Deck, while this card is in your GY (except during the Damage Step): You can Set this card, but banish it when it leaves the field.

Trap Normal

Target 1 face-up card on the field; discard 1 card, and if you do, banish it. Once per Chain, when a Trap Card is activated while this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card as a Normal Monster (Aqua/WATER/Level 2/ATK 1200/DEF 0). (This card is NOT treated as a Trap.) If Summoned this way, this card is unaffected by monster effects, also banish it when it leaves the field.

Trap Normal

Send 1 Trap from your Deck to the GY. Once per Chain, when a Trap Card is activated while this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card as a Normal Monster (Aqua/WATER/Level 2/ATK 1200/DEF 0). (This card is NOT treated as a Trap.) If Summoned this way, this card is unaffected by monster effects, also banish it when it leaves the field.

Trap Normal

Declare 1 Normal Monster Card name; you take no battle damage from battles involving your declared Normal Monsters or your "Primite" monsters (for the rest of this turn), then if you control no monsters, you can Special Summon 1 declared Normal Monster from your Deck or GY. During your opponent's turn: You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Normal Monster you control or in your GY; take control of 1 monster your opponent controls with higher ATK than that monster, until the End Phase.

Trap Normal

When a monster(s) is Summoned: Destroy all monsters on the field.

Spell Quick

Activate 1 of these effects; ● Set 1 "Archfiend" Trap from your Deck or GY. It can be activated this turn. ● Ritual Summon 1 "Archfiend" Ritual Monster from your hand or face-up Extra Deck, by Tributing monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal or exceed its Level. You can only activate 1 "Archfiend's Usurpation" per turn.

Trap Normal

Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower "Archfiend" monster from your hand or Deck, or if you have an "Archfiend" Ritual Monster in your face-up Extra Deck, you can Special Summon up to 1 each of "Royal Archfiend", "Duke Archfiend", and "Highness Archfiend" from your hand and/or Deck instead. You can only activate 1 "Archfiend Playtime" per turn.