Gate Guardian Deck Breakdown

DARK 4

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

LIGHT 10

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand or GY) during a Duel in which your opponent has activated a monster effect in their hand or GY. You can only Special Summon "Carnot the Eternal Machine" once per turn. Once per turn, if your opponent activates a monster effect (except during the Damage Step): You can make this card gain 1000 ATK. If this card is sent to the GY, except from the hand or Deck: Shuffle this card into the Deck.

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 6

Gains 300 ATK for every "Dark Magician" or "Magician of Black Chaos" in the GY.

LIGHT 4

Once per turn: You can reveal 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, then send 1 of the Fusion Materials whose name is specifically listed on that card from your Deck to the Graveyard; this card's name becomes the sent monster's until the End Phase.

LIGHT 7

When an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can Special Summon this card from your hand in Defense Position, and if you do, it cannot be destroyed by battle. If this card is Special Summoned: You can add from your Deck to your hand 1 "Polymerization" or 1 Spell/Trap that mentions an "Elemental HERO" monster's card name. During your Main Phase: You can shuffle this card into the Deck, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Elemental HERO" Normal Monster from your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Elemental HERO Spirit of Neos" once per turn.

DARK 1

This card can be used as a substitute for any 1 Fusion Material whose name is specifically listed on the Fusion Monster Card, but the other Fusion Material(s) must be correct. Cannot be used as Fusion Material otherwise. If this card is Special Summoned (except during the Damage Step): You can Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters you control as Fusion Materials, including this card.

DARK 1

Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can activate this effect; look at your opponent's hand, also this card's name becomes "Thousand-Eyes Idol" until the End Phase. If this card is banished, or sent to the GY by card effect: You can target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls; equip that Effect Monster to 1 "Eyes Restrict" or "Relinquished" monster you control that cannot be Normal Summoned. While equipped by this effect, that monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of the equipped monster. You can only use this effect of "Golden-Eyes Idol" once per turn.

DARK 5

If a face-up "Eyes Restrict" Fusion Monster(s) or "Relinquished" you control is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon this card from the GY (if it was there when that monster was destroyed) or hand (even if not). If this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can target 1 "Eyes Restrict" Fusion Monster or "Relinquished" in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only use each effect of "Illusionist Faceless Magician" once per turn.

WIND 4

If your opponent controls 2 or more face-up monsters, except WIND monsters, those monsters cannot target this card for attacks. You can only use each of the following effects of "Kaitoptera" once per turn. During your Main Phase: You can add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck to your hand. If this card is banished: You can Special Summon it, then you can add 1 "Polymerization" from your GY to your hand.

WATER 3

This card can be used as a substitute for any 1 Fusion Material whose name is specifically listed on the Fusion Monster Card, but the other Fusion Material(s) must be correct. You can discard this card to the Graveyard; add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck to your hand.

DARK 4

During your Main Phase, you can Tribute Summon 1 Spellcaster monster in face-up Attack Position, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) If this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can add 1 Spellcaster Normal Monster from your Deck or GY to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Legion the Fiend Jester" once per turn.

DARK 1

You can send up to 2 Spells/Traps from your hand and/or field to the GY; draw that many cards. If this card is in your hand: You can send 1 Level 6 or higher Spellcaster monster from your Deck to the GY, then activate 1 of these effects; ● Special Summon this card. ● Send this card to the GY, then, you can Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician" or 1 "Dark Magician Girl" from your GY. You can only use each effect of "Magicians' Souls" once per turn.

DARK 1

During the Main or Battle Phase, if you took damage by battle or an opponent's card effect this turn (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY; Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician" or 1 "Dark Magician Girl" from your Deck or GY. If a face-up Spellcaster monster(s) you control is destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect: You can add this card from the GY to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Magikuriboh" once per turn.

EARTH 3

When this card is Normal Summoned: You can send 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your Deck to the GY. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the GY: You can draw 1 card.

DARK 2

(Quick Effect): You can discard this card, then target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls; equip that target to an "Eyes Restrict" Fusion Monster or "Relinquished" you control, as if it were equipped by that monster's effect. If an "Eyes Restrict" Fusion Monster(s) or a "Relinquished" is Special Summoned: Add this card from your GY to your hand (this is not optional). You can only use each effect of "Millennium-Eyes Illusionist" once per turn.

LIGHT 7

When you draw this card: You can reveal this card; Special Summon it from your hand. If this card battles a DARK monster, its ATK is doubled during the Damage Step only. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician" from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard.

LIGHT 6

When your opponent activates a card or effect that targets 1 Spellcaster monster you control (and no other cards), while this card is in your hand or GY (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Palladium Oracle Mana" once per turn. Level 7 or higher Spellcaster monsters you control cannot be destroyed by card effects. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician Girl" from your hand, Deck, or GY.

LIGHT 3

Once per turn, when another Monster Card's effect is activated while there is no Spellstone Counter on this card, place 1 Spellstone Counter on this card (max. 1). This card gains 300 DEF for each Spellstone Counter on it. Once per turn, you can remove 1 Spellstone Counter from your side of the field to select 1 card in your opponent's Graveyard, and remove that card from play.

DARK 4

While this card is face-up on the field, it cannot be Tributed. If this card is Normal or Flip Summoned: Change this card to Defense Position. Once per turn: You can discard 1 Spell; Special Summon 1 Level 4 monster from your Deck, but that monster cannot attack this turn.

DARK 3

You can substitute this card for any 1 Fusion Material Monster, but the other Fusion Material Monster(s) must be correct. You can Tribute Fusion Material Monsters on the field, including this face-up card; Special Summon 1 corresponding DARK Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck.

LIGHT 8

You can send 1 Spellcaster monster, or 1 Spell/Trap that mentions "Dark Magician", from your hand or face-up field to the GY; Special Summon this card from your hand. During your Main Phase: You can Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as material, including a Spellcaster monster. You can only use each effect of "Timaeus the United Dragon" once per turn.

LIGHT 7

1 monster with 2500 or more ATK + 1 face-down Defense Position monster with 2500 or less DEF You can only Special Summon "Ace★Spades Speculation(s)" once per turn. You can Tribute 1 Attack Position monster and 1 face-down Defense Position monster; Special Summon this card from your GY. This card gains the following effect based on its battle position. ● Attack Position: Gains ATK equal to the highest original ATK among monsters your opponent controls (your choice, if tied). ● Defense Position: Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects.

LIGHT 8

1 "Buster Blader" + 1 Dragon-Type monster Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. This card cannot attack directly. This card gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each Dragon-Type monster your opponent controls or is in their Graveyard. Change all Dragon-Type monsters your opponent controls to Defense Position, also Dragon-Type monsters in your opponent's possession cannot activate their effects. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.

DARK 8

"Cyber Dragon" + 1+ Machine monsters Cannot be used as Fusion Material. Must first be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by sending the above cards from either field to the GY. (You do not use "Polymerization".) The original ATK of this card becomes 1000 x the number of Fusion Materials used for its Special Summon.

DARK 8

"Dark Magician" + 1 Warrior monster Gains 100 ATK for each Spell/Trap on the field and in the GYs. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. When a card or effect is activated that targets a card on the field (Quick Effect): You can discard 1 card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it.

DARK 7

"Dark Magician Girl" + 1 Dragon monster Must be Fusion Summoned with the above Fusion Materials or with "The Eye of Timaeus". Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can send 1 card from your hand to the GY, then target 1 face-up card on the field; destroy that target.

DARK 8

"Dark Magician" + 1 Level 7 or higher Dragon or Warrior monster If your monster attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent. Once per turn, when your monster destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can inflict damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monster's original ATK. If this card is destroyed: You can Special Summon both 1 "Dark Magician" and 1 "Gaia the Dragon Champion" from your hand, Deck, Extra Deck, and/or GY.

DARK 8

"Dark Magician" + "Buster Blader" Must be Fusion Summoned. When a Spell Card is activated (Quick Effect): You can discard 1 card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it. This card must be face-up on the field to activate and to resolve this effect. Gains 500 ATK for each Dragon monster on the field and in the GY.

WIND 7

"Gaia The Fierce Knight" + "Curse of Dragon"

DARK 9

3 monsters with different names Must first be Fusion Summoned using only Fusion Materials from your hand and field, with at least 1 monster from each. If this card is Fusion Summoned by a Spell Card or effect: You can draw cards equal to the number of cards used as material from the hand, and if you do, destroy cards your opponent controls equal to the number of cards used as material from the field. You can only use this effect of "Guardian Chimera" once per turn. While "Polymerization" is in your GY, your opponent cannot target this card with card effects.

DARK 6

"Kaitoptera" + 1 Dinosaur or Dragon monster This card can attack directly the turn it is Special Summoned. You can only use each of the following effects of "Horned Saurus" once per turn. If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can place 1 Field Spell from your Deck or GY face-up in your Field Zone. During your Main Phase, you can: Immediately after this effect resolves, Normal Summon 1 Dinosaur or Dragon monster.

DARK 8

"Dark Magician" + 1 "Chaos" or "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monster If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You can Tribute 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster; banish all monsters your opponent controls. If this Fusion Summoned card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can target 1 Spell in your GY; add it to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Master of Chaos" once per turn.

DARK 1

"Relinquished" + 1 Effect Monster Once per turn, when your opponent activates a monster effect (Quick Effect): You can target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls or in their GY; equip that target to this card you control. This card gains ATK/DEF equal to that equipped monster's. Monsters with that equipped monster's name cannot attack, also their effects on the field and their activated effects are negated.

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 12

5 Spellcaster monsters Must be Fusion Summoned. If this card is Fusion Summoned using 5 Spellcaster monsters with different names: You can destroy all cards your opponent controls. This face-up card on the field cannot be Tributed, nor used as Fusion Material, also it cannot be destroyed by card effects.

DARK 8

"Dark Magician" or "Dark Magician Girl" + 1 Spellcaster monster Once per turn, if a Spell/Trap Card or effect is activated (except during the Damage Step): You can draw 1 card, then if it was a Spell/Trap, you can Set it, and if it was a Trap or Quick-Play Spell, you can activate it this turn. If this card is destroyed: You can Special Summon both 1 "Dark Magician" and 1 "Dark Magician Girl" from your hand, Deck, and/or GY.

DARK 1

"Relinquished" + "Thousand-Eyes Idol" Other monsters on the field cannot change their battle positions or attack. Once per turn: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; equip that target to this card (max. 1). This card's ATK/DEF become equal to that equipped monster's. If this card would be destroyed by battle, destroy that equipped monster instead.

LIGHT 5

"Time Wizard" + 1 Effect Monster Once per turn, while you control this Fusion Summoned card: You can toss a coin and call it. Destroy as many monsters on the field as possible, and if you do, inflict damage equal to half the total original ATK of the destroyed face-up monsters. If you called the coin toss right, your opponent takes the damage, if you called it wrong, you take the damage.

DARK 7

''The ultimate wizard in terms of attack and defense.''

DARK 1

A wicked entity that controls the hearts of men, its thousand eyes are able to see and expand the negative influences in an individual's soul.

DARK 7

You can Ritual Summon this card with "Chaos Form". You can reveal this card in your hand; add 1 "Dark Magician", or 1 non-Ritual Monster that mentions it, from your Deck to your hand, then place 1 card from your hand on top of the Deck. When your opponent activates a monster effect (Quick Effect): You can return this card to the hand, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician" from your GY, and if you do that, negate that activated effect. You can only use each effect of "Illusion of Chaos" once per turn.

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.

Spell Normal

Pay 1000 LP; Special Summon 1 DARK Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand or Graveyard.

Spell Normal

Send 1 monster from your Deck to the GY.

Spell Field

Once per turn: You can discard 1 card; add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck or GY to your hand. Once per turn, during the End Phase: You can target 1 monster in your GY that was used as a Fusion Material for a Fusion Summon this turn; add it to your hand.

Spell Quick

If your LP are lower than your opponent's: Add to your hand, or Special Summon, 1 "Elemental HERO" monster, "Kuriboh" monster, or "Neo-Spacian" monster from your Deck or GY, with ATK less than or equal to the difference in LPs, also 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 activate 1 "Generation Next" per turn.

Spell Normal

Banish 1 card from your Deck, face-up. During your second Standby Phase after this card's activation, add that card to the hand.

Spell Normal

Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards your opponent controls.

Spell Normal

Pay 1000 LP; Special Summon 1 Level 5 or lower Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, but it cannot attack, also it is destroyed during the End Phase. (This is treated as a Fusion Summon.) You can only activate 1 "Instant Fusion" per turn.

Spell Equip

Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Fairy, Spellcaster, Winged Beast, or Beast-Warrior monster from your hand, and if you do, equip it with this card, then you can return all Dragon monsters on the field to the hand. During the End Phase, if this card is in the GY because it was sent there from the Spell & Trap Zone this turn while face-up: You can add 1 "Polymerization" Spell, "Fusion" Spell, or "Fusion Parasite" from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Kahyoreigetsu" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Fusion Summon 1 Spellcaster Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, by banishing Fusion Materials listed on it from your field or GY. You can only activate 1 "Magicalized Fusion" per turn.

Spell Continuous

Negate the effect of your opponent's first Trap Card or effect that resolves each turn while you control a Spellcaster monster, and if you do, destroy that card.

Spell Continuous

You can target 1 Level 3 or lower Spellcaster-Type monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it. This effect can only be used once while this card is face-up on the field. If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can add 1 "Magician" Continuous Spell Card from your Deck to your hand, except "Magician's Restage".

Spell Continuous

Negate the effect of your opponent's first Spell Card or effect that resolves each turn while you control a Spellcaster monster, and if you do, or if it did not have an effect, destroy that card.

Spell Normal

Target 1 monster in either GY; Special Summon it.

Spell Normal

Send 1 monster from your hand to the GY; Special Summon 1 Level 1 monster from your hand or Deck.

Spell Normal

Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material.

Spell Quick

Fusion Summon 1 "Eyes Restrict" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, by banishing materials from your hand, field and/or GY. During your Main Phase: You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls; equip that target to an "Eyes Restrict" Fusion Monster or "Relinquished" you control, as if it were equipped by that monster's effect. You can only use each effect of "Relinquished Fusion" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Activate 1 of the following effects. ● Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field, including "Dark Magician" or "Dark Magician Girl", as Fusion Material. ● Ritual Summon 1 Ritual Monster from your hand, by Tributing monsters from your hand or field, including "Dark Magician" or "Dark Magician Girl", whose total Levels equal or exceed the Level of the Ritual Monster.

Spell Normal

Target up to 5 cards in any GY(s); banish them.

Spell Quick

Place 1 card on top of the Deck from your hand, Deck, or GY, that is "Dark Magician" or specifically lists "Dark Magician" or "Dark Magician Girl" in its text, except "Soul Servant". During your Main Phase: You can banish this card from your GY; draw cards equal to the number of "Palladium" monsters, "Dark Magician", and/or "Dark Magician Girl", with different names, on the field and in the GYs. You can only use this effect of "Soul Servant" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Return 1 Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls to the hand. This card's activation and effect cannot be negated.

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

(This card is also always treated as "Legendary Dragon Timaeus".) Target 1 "Dark Magician" monster you control; Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck that lists that monster on the field as Fusion Material, using it as the Fusion Material. You can only activate 1 "The Eye of Timaeus" 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 Normal

When your opponent activates a card or effect that would destroy a card(s) on the field: Negate the effect, then send 1 Level 3 or lower DARK monster from your Deck to your GY.

Trap Normal

Target 1 "Fusion" or "Polymerization" Normal or Quick-Play Spell in either player's GY; banish that Spell, then apply that Spell's effect when that card is activated. You can only activate 1 "Fusion Duplication" per turn.

Trap Normal

Reveal 1 Fusion Monster in your Extra Deck, add 1 of the Fusion Materials whose name is specifically listed on that card from your Deck to your hand, then you can add 1 "Polymerization" from your Graveyard to your hand.

Trap Normal

Target 5 cards in your GY, except "Jar of Avarice"; shuffle all 5 into the Deck, then draw 1 card. You can only activate 1 "Jar of Avarice" per turn.