Dark Magician 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 6

You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by discarding 1 card, and if you do, this card's name becomes "Dark Magician Girl". You can only Special Summon "Dark Magician Girl the Magician's Apprentice" once per turn this way. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Shining Sarcophagus" from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Dark Magician Girl the Magician's Apprentice" once per turn. Gains 300 ATK for each monster that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" in the GYs.

DARK 7

This card's name becomes "Dark Magician" while on the field. You can only use each of the following effects of "Dark Magician the Magician of Black Magic" once per turn. If "Shining Sarcophagus" is on the field: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is destroyed by card effect and a Level 5 or higher monster is on the field: You can Special Summon this card, then you can Set 1 Spell/Trap from your Deck that mentions "Dark Magician".

LIGHT 1

If this card is discarded to the GY: Special Summon it.

LIGHT 6

You can discard this card; add 1 "Fiendsmith" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. You can target 1 "Fiendsmith" Equip Card you control and 1 monster on the field; send them to the GY. If this card is in your GY: You can shuffle 1 other LIGHT Fiend monster from your GY into the Deck/Extra Deck; Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Fiendsmith Engraver" once per turn.

EARTH 4

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Shining Sarcophagus" or 1 Spell/Trap that mentions it from your Deck to your hand. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Set 1 "Stronghold the Hidden Fortress" from your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Gadget Trio" once per turn.

DARK 8

Gains 300 ATK for each banished card. You can only use each of the following effects of "Gandora-G the Dragon of Destruction" once per turn. If you control "Shining Sarcophagus": You can Special Summon this card from your hand. You can pay half your LP; destroy as many other cards on the field as possible, and if you do, banish them, then Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower monster that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" from your Deck, and increase its Level by the number of cards destroyed by this effect.

LIGHT 4

(This card is always treated as a "Fiendsmith" card.) If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can send 1 "Fiendsmith" card from your Deck to the GY, except "Lacrima the Crimson Tears". During your opponent's turn, if this card is in your GY (Quick Effect): You can target 1 "Fiendsmith" Link Monster in your GY; shuffle this card into the Deck, and if you do, Special Summon that monster. You can only use each effect of "Lacrima the Crimson Tears" once per turn.

LIGHT 3

While you control "Shining Sarcophagus", this card cannot be destroyed by battle, also your opponent's monsters cannot target monsters for attacks, except this one. You can only use each of the following effects of "Moremarshmallon" once per turn. During your opponent's turn, if you control "Shining Sarcophagus" (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is destroyed by card effect: You can Special Summon 1 "Moremarshmallon" from your hand, Deck, GY, or banishment, except this card, and if you do, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent.

LIGHT 4

If your opponent draws a card(s): Increase this card's Level by the number drawn. While this card's Level is higher than its original Level, it gains ATK equal to the difference x 500. When your opponent activates a Spell Card or effect, while you control "Shining Sarcophagus" (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation, and if you do, increase this card's Level by 1. You can only use this effect of "Silent Magician Zero" once per turn.

LIGHT 4

Once per turn, during the Standby Phase: Increase this card's Level by 1. While this card's Level is higher than its original Level, it gains ATK equal to the difference x 500. When your opponent activates a card or effect that targets "Shining Sarcophagus", or a monster(s) that mentions it, that you control (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation, and if you do, increase this card's Level by 1. You can only use this effect of "Silent Swordsman Zero" once per turn.

LIGHT 9

"Fiendsmith Engraver" + 2 LIGHT Fiend monsters (Quick Effect): You can negate the effects of a number of face-up cards on the field, up to the total Link Rating of Link Monsters equipped to this card, until the end of this turn. If this card is sent to the GY: You can shuffle 1 other LIGHT Fiend monster from your GY into the Deck/Extra Deck, then target 1 card on the field; send it to the GY. You can only use each effect of "Fiendsmith's Desirae" once per turn.

DARK 6

2 monsters with the same Type and Attribute, but different names Any battle damage your opponent takes from battles involving this card is doubled. If this card is sent to the GY: You can draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Garura, Wings of Resonant Life" once per turn.

WATER 4

2 monsters with the same Attribute but different Types Your opponent cannot target this card, or monsters on the field with the same Attribute as this card, with card effects. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can declare 1 Attribute; this card becomes that Attribute until the end of this turn.

LIGHT 8

1 Spellcaster monster + 1 Dragon monster Cannot be used as Fusion Material. This card loses 100 ATK for each of your banished cards. If a monster uses its activated effect to Special Summon itself, or a monster(s) with its same original Type (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 of those Special Summoned monsters; banish that monster, also banish all monsters from the field with its same original Type. You can only use this effect of "Mysterion the Dragon Crown" once per turn.

DARK 8

2 DARK monsters on the field, except Tokens If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can make this card gain ATK equal to 1 opponent's Special Summoned monster, until the end of this turn. Once per turn: You can target 1 Level 5 or higher monster your opponent controls; until the End Phase, this card's name becomes that monster's original name, and replace this effect with that monster's original effects. If this Fusion Summoned card is destroyed: You can destroy all your opponent's Special Summoned monsters.

LIGHT

2+ monsters, including a LIGHT Fiend monster Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can target 1 LIGHT non-Link Fiend monster in your GY; Special Summon it, and if you do, equip this card you control to that monster as an Equip Spell with the following effects. ● The equipped monster gains ATK equal to the total Link Rating of Link Monsters equipped to it x 600. ● If the equipped monster attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.

LIGHT

1 LIGHT Fiend monster You can only Special Summon "Fiendsmith's Requiem(s)" once per turn. During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Fiendsmith" monster from your hand or Deck. You can target 1 LIGHT non-Link Fiend monster you control; equip this card from your field or GY to that monster you control as an Equip Spell that gives it 600 ATK. You can only use this effect of "Fiendsmith's Requiem" once per turn.

LIGHT

2 monsters, including a LIGHT Fiend monster During your Main Phase: You can Fusion Summon 1 Fiend Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, by shuffling its materials from your GY into the Deck. You can target 1 LIGHT non-Link Fiend monster you control; equip this card from your field or GY to that monster you control as an Equip Spell with the following effect. ● Your opponent cannot target the equipped monster with card effects. You can only use each effect of "Fiendsmith's Sequence" once per turn.

DARK

2 Effect Monsters If this card is Link Summoned using a Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Monster as material: You can target 1 card on the field or in either GY; banish it, also your monsters cannot attack directly this turn. When your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can target 2 face-up monsters on the field, including a monster you control; banish both until the End Phase. You can only use each effect of "S:P Little Knight" once per turn.

DARK 10

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner LIGHT or DARK monsters For this card's Synchro Summon, you can treat 1 LIGHT or DARK monster you control as a Tuner. If this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 card on the field; banish it. This card gains these effects based on the original Attributes of materials used for its Synchro Summon. ● LIGHT: Synchro Monsters you control are unaffected by monster effects activated by your opponent. ● DARK: Monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle.

FIRE 3

When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that effect. ● Add a card from the Deck to the hand. ● Special Summon from the Deck. ● Send a card from the Deck to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" once per turn.

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.

LIGHT

2 Level 4 monsters Once per chain, during your Main Phase or your opponent's Battle Phase, if your opponent has more total cards in their hand and field than you do (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card; destroy all other cards on the field, also your opponent takes no further damage this turn.

EARTH

2 Level 4 monsters Once per turn, during your Standby Phase, detach 1 material from this card. If you cannot, destroy it. This Attack Position card cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. Your opponent cannot target this Attack Position card with card effects. While this card is in face-up Defense Position, change all face-up monsters on the field to Defense Position, also negate the activated effects of monsters that were in Defense Position when that effect was activated.

Spell Quick

Change all face-up monsters on the field to face-down Defense Position. During the End Phase of this turn, change as many face-down Defense Position monsters your opponent controls as possible to face-up Defense Position, then your opponent draws cards equal to the number of monsters changed face-up by this effect.

Spell Quick

Pay 1000 LP, then target 1 Spell/Trap on the field; banish it.

Spell Quick

If you control no face-up monsters, or the only face-up monsters you control are LIGHT Fiend monsters: Special Summon 1 "Fiendsmith Token" (Fiend/LIGHT/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0), also you cannot declare attacks for the rest of this turn, except with Fiend monsters. If a face-up "Fiendsmith" monster(s) you control is destroyed by an opponent's card effect, while this card is in your GY: You can Set this card. You can only use each effect of "Fiendsmith's Sanct" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Add 1 LIGHT Fiend monster from your Deck to your hand, then discard 1 card. You can banish this card from your GY; Fusion Summon 1 "Fiendsmith" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field. You can only use each effect of "Fiendsmith's Tract" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Add 1 monster that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" from your Deck to your hand, then, if you activated this card during the Battle Phase while you controlled "Shining Sarcophagus" and a monster that mentions it, each player draws until they have 6 cards in their hand. You can only activate 1 "Future Silence" per turn.

Spell Field

If only you control a Spellcaster monster, your opponent cannot activate Spell Cards. If you control no Spellcaster monsters, you cannot activate Spell Cards.

Spell Quick

For the rest of this turn, each time a card(s) is added from the Main Deck or GY to your opponent's hand, except by drawing them, you immediately draw 1 card. You can only activate 1 "Shared Ride" per turn.

Spell Continuous

Cannot be destroyed by monster effects. You can only use each of the following effects of "Shining Sarcophagus" once per turn. During your Main Phase: You can add 1 card that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" from your Deck to your hand, except "Shining Sarcophagus". If your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) from the GY (except during the Damage Step): You can discard 1 Spell, then target 1 of those monsters; send it to the GY.

Spell Quick

All face-up monsters your opponent currently controls cannot be Tributed, or used as material for a Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Summon, until the end of this turn.

Spell Quick

Discard 1 card; Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from either field as Fusion Material. Neither player can activate cards or effects in response to this card's activation.

Spell Normal

If you control "Shining Sarcophagus" and a monster that mentions it: Special Summon up to 2 Level 4 or lower monsters with different names that mention "Shining Sarcophagus" from your hand and/or Deck, also, for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck. You can only activate 1 "Ties That Bind" per turn.

Spell Quick

Target 1 face-up monster you control; increase its Level by 3, also if you activated this card in response to your opponent's monster effect activation, while you control "Shining Sarcophagus" and a monster that mentions it, negate that opponent's effect. During damage calculation, if your monster that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" battles: You can banish this card from your GY; end the Battle Phase. You can only activate 1 "Turn Silence" per turn.

Trap Normal

When an opponent's monster declares an attack, or an opponent's monster effect is activated that would destroy a monster(s) on the field, while a monster that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" is on the field: Destroy as many Attack Position monsters your opponent controls as possible, then if you control "Dark Magician", inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each monster destroyed, also for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, the first time each monster you control that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" would be destroyed by battle or card effect, it is not destroyed.

Trap Normal

Target 1 Level 7 or higher LIGHT Fiend monster you control; send all cards on the field to the GY that are not that monster. If your opponent Special Summons a monster(s), while this card is in your GY: You can banish this card; send 1 "Fiendsmith" monster from your Deck or Extra Deck to the GY. You can only use each effect of "Fiendsmith in Paradise" once per turn.

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.

Trap Continuous

Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Machine/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 2000) with the following effects (this card is also still a Trap). ● Gains 1000 ATK for each "Shining Sarcophagus", and monster that mentions it, that you control. ● Once per turn, when an opponent's monster declares an attack, while you control "Shining Sarcophagus": You can destroy that monster.