Black Luster Soldier Deck Breakdown

DARK 2

If a Level 5 or higher DARK monster is on the field, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Vision Resonator" once per turn this way. If this card is sent to the GY: You can add 1 Spell/Trap that mentions "Red Dragon Archfiend" from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Vision Resonator" once per turn.

DARK 8

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters This card's name becomes "Red Dragon Archfiend" while it is on the field or in the GY. Once per turn: You can destroy as many Special Summoned Effect Monsters on the field as possible with ATK less than or equal to this card's (other than this card), then inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each monster destroyed.

LIGHT 2

1 Tuner + 1 non-Tuner monster When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can draw 1 card. Once per Chain, during your opponent's Main Phase, you can (Quick Effect): Immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon using this card you control.

Spell Quick

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.

DARK 8

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner DARK monsters This card's name becomes "Red Dragon Archfiend" while on the field or in the GY. If this card is sent from the Monster Zone to the GY: You can Special Summon 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" from your Extra Deck (this is treated as a Synchro Summon), then, if this card was sent to the GY as Synchro Material for a DARK Dragon Synchro Monster, you can destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls. You can only use this effect of "Scarred Dragon Archfiend" once per turn.

Spell Continuous

During your Main Phase: You can add 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" or 1 card that mentions it from your Deck or GY to your hand, except "Crimson Gaia". When your "Red Dragon Archfiend" declares an attack: You can change all monsters your opponent controls to face-down Defense Position. If a monster(s) on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" from your GY. You can only use each effect of "Crimson Gaia" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Target 1 monster in your opponent's GY; banish it, and if you do, until the end of the next turn, its effects are negated, as well as the activated effects and effects on the field of monsters with the same original name.

DARK 1

When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then end the Battle Phase. If Summoned this way, banish it when it leaves the field.

DARK 9

1 Tuner + 1 non-Tuner DARK Dragon Synchro Monster (Quick Effect): You can target 1 face-up card your opponent controls; negate its effects until the end of this turn. When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can target 1 Tuner in your GY; Special Summon it in Defense Position. You can only use each effect of "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Target 1 monster in either GY; Special Summon it.

Trap Normal

At the end of the Battle Phase, if your opponent controls more cards than you do: You can make your opponent banish cards from their field face-down so they control the same number of cards as you do. If you control no cards, you can activate this card from your hand.

Trap Counter

When a monster(s) would be Summoned, OR a Spell/Trap Card is activated: Pay half your LP; negate the Summon or activation, and if you do, destroy that card.

DARK 6

1 Fiend Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can target 1 "Resonator" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck the turn you activate this effect, except DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the GY: You can banish this card from your GY, then target 2 Level 1 "Resonator" monsters in your GY; Special Summon both.

Trap Continuous

When your opponent activates a card or effect while you control "Red Dragon Archfiend" or a Synchro Monster that mentions it: You can target 1 card on the field; destroy it. You can target 1 of your banished DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters; Special Summon it. You can only use each effect of "Red Zone" once per turn.

LIGHT 4

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters Once per turn, you can either: Target 1 monster on the field; equip this card to that target, OR: Unequip this card and Special Summon it in Attack Position. While equipped by this effect, that target gains 1000 ATK. If that target destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster in the Graveyard.

FIRE 3

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 Level 4 or lower Fiend monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Soul Resonator", also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except DARK Synchro Monsters. If a card(s) you control would be destroyed by card effect, while you control "Red Dragon Archfiend" or a Synchro Monster that mentions it, you can banish this card from your GY instead. You can only use each effect of "Soul Resonator" once per turn.

DARK 4

When this card is Summoned: You can send 1 DARK monster from your Deck to the GY.

Spell Normal

Send 1 LIGHT or DARK monster from your hand to the GY; add 1 LIGHT or DARK monster that cannot be Normal Summoned/Set from your Deck to your hand, with a Level from 4 to 8, and with a different Attribute than that monster. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 of your banished LIGHT or DARK monsters that cannot be Normal Summoned/Set; place that monster on the bottom of the Deck, then draw 1 card. You can only use each effect of "Chaos Space" once per turn.

DARK 10

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner Dragon monsters You can target 1 banished LIGHT or DARK monster; Special Summon it to your field. When your opponent activates a monster effect (Quick Effect): You can target 1 banished card; shuffle it into the Deck, then if you shuffled it into your Deck, destroy that monster, or if you shuffled it into your opponent's Deck, negate that activated effect. You can only use each effect of "Bystial Dis Pater" once per turn.

LIGHT 1

(Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY and pay 2000 LP; you take no damage this turn. If this card is in your GY: You can send 1 "Photon" monster from your hand to the GY, except "Kuriphoton"; add this card from your GY to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Kuriphoton" once per turn.

DARK 4

If this card is sent from the field to the GY: Add 1 monster with 1500 or less DEF from your Deck to your hand, but you cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with that name for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Witch of the Black Forest" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards your opponent controls.

DARK 2

If you control no monsters: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If the only other monster you control is exactly 1 DARK Dragon Synchro Monster: You can Special Summon up to 2 "Resonator" monsters from your hand or Deck, except "Crimson Resonator". You can only use each effect of "Crimson Resonator" once per turn. You cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters, the turn you activate either of this card's effects.

DARK 4

If you control a Fiend-Type Tuner with 1500 or less ATK, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). If you attempt this, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Synchro Monsters. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the Graveyard: You can banish this card from your Graveyard; add 1 Fiend-Type Tuner with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand.

DARK 10

2 Tuners + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters Must be Synchro Summoned, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. You can only use each of these effects of "Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend" once per turn. ● During your Main Phase 1: You can destroy all other cards on the field, also, for the rest of this turn, other monsters you control cannot attack. ● During either player's Battle Phase, when a Spell/Trap Card is activated: You can negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card, and if you do that, this card gains 500 ATK.

DARK 7

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters Cannot be targeted by an opponent's card effects. You can only use each of these effects of "Yazi, Evil of the Yang Zing" once per turn. ● You can target 1 "Yang Zing" monster you control and 1 card your opponent controls; destroy them. ● When this card you control is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to your Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 Wyrm-Type monster from your Deck in Defense Position.

LIGHT 6

You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) to your opponent's field in Defense Position, by Tributing 1 monster they control. If Summoned this way, once, during the End Phase of this turn: You can draw 1 card.

DARK 8

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by banishing 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your GY. If you control this card that was Special Summoned from the hand: You can target 3 banished monsters with different names; Special Summon 1 of them, then place the rest on the bottom of the Deck in any order. You can only use this effect of "The Chaos Creator" once per turn.

DARK 4

You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 2 "Dark Beast Tokens" (Fiend/DARK/Level 2/ATK 1000/DEF 500). If this card is banished from the hand or GY: You can Special Summon 2 "Light Beast Tokens" (Fairy/Tuner/LIGHT/Level 2/ATK 500/DEF 1000). You can only use 1 "Chaos Witch" effect per turn, and only once that turn, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except LIGHT or DARK Synchro Monsters, the turn you activate either effect.

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.

LIGHT 11

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters While your LP are less than or equal to your opponent's, this Synchro Summoned card is unaffected by your opponent's activated effects. Once per turn: You can pay 1000 LP, then target 1 monster you control and 1 card your opponent controls; banish them. At the start of the Battle Phase: You can make this card gain ATK equal to the difference in your LP and your opponent's.

DARK 12

3 Tuners + 1+ non-Tuner Synchro Monsters Must first be Synchro Summoned. Gains 500 ATK for each Tuner in your GY. Cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. Once per turn, when your opponent's monster effect is activated, or when an opponent's monster declares an attack (Quick Effect): You can activate this effect; banish this card, also banish all cards your opponent controls. Once per turn, during your next End Phase after this card was banished by its own effect: Special Summon this banished card.

LIGHT 8

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by banishing 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your GY. Once per turn, you can activate 1 of these effects. ● Target 1 monster on the field; banish it. This card cannot attack the turn this effect is activated. ● If this attacking card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: It can make a second attack in a row.

LIGHT 4

You can target 1 banished LIGHT or DARK monster; Special Summon it to your field, but negate its effects, also for the rest of this turn, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except LIGHT or DARK Synchro Monsters. If this card is sent to the GY as Synchro Material: You can target cards your opponent controls, up to the number of other monsters used for the Synchro Summon; banish them. You can only use each effect of "Chaos Mirage Dragon" once per turn.

DARK 8

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters After damage calculation, if this card attacks a Defense Position monster your opponent controls: Destroy all Defense Position monsters your opponent controls. During your End Phase: Destroy all other monsters you control that did not declare an attack this turn. This card must be face-up on the field to activate and to resolve this effect.

Spell Quick

Target 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" you control; if it battles an opponent's monster this turn while you control it, apply these effects until the end of the Damage Step. ● It gains 1000 ATK. ● Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects. ● If it attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent. ● Any battle damage your opponent takes from that battle is doubled.

LIGHT 4

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned by a card effect. You can banish 1 LIGHT or DARK monster from your GY: Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is banished: You can send 1 LIGHT or DARK monster from your Deck to the GY, but for the rest of this turn, you cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with the same name as that card. You can only use each effect of "Chaos Valkyria" once per turn.

DARK 1

If a Synchro Monster is on the field, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Synkron Resonator" once per turn this way. If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can target 1 "Resonator" monster in your Graveyard, except "Synkron Resonator"; add it to your hand.

Trap Normal

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

LIGHT 4

Cannot be destroyed by battle. At the end of the Damage Step, if this card battled an opponent's monster: You can place 1 Piece Counter on this card (max. 4), then you can apply the following effect, based on the number of Piece Counters on it. ● 1: Place 1 monster from your Deck on top of your Deck. ● 2: Draw 1 card. ● 3: Add 1 monster from your Deck to your hand. ● 4: Add 1 card from your Deck to your hand.

Trap Normal

If a monster(s) you control is destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect: Target 1 of those monsters; Special Summon monster(s) from your Deck in Defense Position so their combined Levels equal the Level of that monster, but negate their effects. You can only activate 1 "Level Resist Wall" per turn.

Trap Normal

If you control a Level 8 or higher Synchro Monster: Banish all monsters on the field, except the monster(s) with the highest Level, also the remaining face-up monsters on the field are unaffected by other card effects, except their own, until the end of this turn. If a DARK Dragon Synchro Monster is Synchro Summoned to your field while this card is in your GY: You can add this card to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Red Reign" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Add 1 Level 4 or lower Warrior monster from your Deck to your hand.

LIGHT 1

When this card is Normal Summoned while a Synchro Monster is on the field: You can Special Summon 1 "Resonator" monster from your Deck, except "Chain Resonator".

DARK 3

If this card is sent from the field to the GY: Add 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand, but you cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with that name for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Sangan" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Send any number of other cards from your hand and/or field to the GY; choose that many Effect Monsters your opponent controls, and until the end of this turn, their ATK is halved, also their effects are negated. In response to this card's activation, your opponent cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with the same original type (Monster/Spell/Trap) as the cards sent to the GY to activate this card. You can only activate 1 "Forbidden Droplet" per turn.

DARK 4

If this card is in your hand or GY: You can send 1 other card from your hand or field to the GY; Special Summon this card, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters. You can target 1 face-up monster you control that has a Level; send 1 Fiend Tuner from your hand or Deck to the GY, and if you do, increase or decrease that monster's Level by 1. You can only use each effect of "Bone Archfiend" once per turn.

LIGHT 1

During your opponent's Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY, then target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls; negate the effects of that face-up monster your opponent controls, until the end of this turn.

Spell Normal

If your opponent has activated a monster effect during this turn: Set 1 Normal Spell/Trap directly from your Deck, except "Triple Tactics Thrust", or if your opponent controls a monster, you can add it to your hand instead. That Set card cannot be activated this turn. You can only activate 1 "Triple Tactics Thrust" per turn.

LIGHT 4

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) while you control no monsters. Cannot attack if you control another monster.

Trap Normal

Target 1 monster in your GY; Special Summon it in Defense Position.

DARK 5

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters If a monster is Synchro Summoned: Draw 1 card. This card must be face-up on the field to activate and to resolve this effect.

Spell Normal

Add 1 "Resonator" monster from your Deck to your hand.

DARK 6

1 LIGHT Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner DARK monsters If any card(s) have been banished this turn, this card gains 1000 ATK. You can only use each of the following effects of "Chaos Beast" once per turn. You can target 1 of your banished LIGHT or DARK monsters; add it to your hand. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the GY: You can banish 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your hand and/or GY, except this card; Special Summon this card from your GY.

DARK 10

1 Tuner + 1 non-Tuner DARK Dragon Synchro Monster You can Tribute 1 monster, then target 1 "Red Dragon Archfiend" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can Special Summon 2 Tuners with the same Level (1 from your Deck and 1 from your GY) in Defense Position. You can only use each effect of "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane" once per turn.