Swordsoul Deck Breakdown

DARK 6

You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster. If this card is Special Summoned: You can activate this effect; during the End Phase of this turn, add 1 Dragon monster from your Deck or GY to your hand, except "Bystial Magnamhut". You can only use each effect of "Bystial Magnamhut" once per turn.

DARK 1

(Quick Effect): You can discard this card to the GY, then target 1 card in your opponent's GY; banish that target.

EARTH 7

If your opponent controls more monsters than you do, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Dinowrestler Pankratops" once per turn this way. (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 "Dinowrestler" monster, then target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it. You can only use this effect of "Dinowrestler Pankratops" once per turn.

DARK 7

If your opponent Special Summons a Link Monster(s) (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from your hand, draw cards equal to the number of Link Monsters your opponent controls +1, then shuffle cards from your hand into the Deck equal to the number of Link Monsters they control. When your opponent activates a card or effect that targets a monster(s) you control (Quick Effect): You can discard 1 card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it. You can only use each effect of "Fantastical Dragon Phantazmay" once per turn.

WIND 4

If you control no cards (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; apply these effects this turn. ● Each time your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) from the Deck and/or Extra Deck, immediately draw 1 card. ● Once, during this End Phase, if the number of cards in your hand is more than the number of cards your opponent controls +6, you must randomly shuffle cards from your hand into the Deck so the number in your hand equals the number your opponent controls +6. You can only activate 1 other "Mulcharmy" monster effect, the turn you activate this effect.

EARTH 4

During either player's turn, when your opponent activates a Spell Card that includes an effect that Special Summons a monster(s): You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If Summoned this way, while this card is face-up on the field, any card sent to the Graveyard is banished instead. If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can add 1 EARTH Insect-Type monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand, except "Retaliating "C"".

EARTH 8

During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can target 1 non-Dragon "Vanquish Soul" monster you control; return it to the hand, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. (Quick Effect): You can activate 1 of these effects, by revealing monster(s) in your hand with the listed Attribute(s); ● EARTH: This face-up card is unaffected by your opponent's activated effects this turn. ● EARTH, FIRE, & DARK: Destroy 1 other card on the field. You can only use each effect of "Vanquish Soul Caesar Valius" once per turn, and cannot activate more than 1 in the same Chain.

DARK 4

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Vanquish Soul" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. (Quick Effect): You can activate 1 of these effects, by revealing monster(s) in your hand with the listed Attribute(s); ● DARK: 1 face-up monster your opponent controls loses 500 ATK/DEF. ● DARK & EARTH: Return the 1 monster with the lowest DEF on the field to the hand (your choice, if tied). You can only use each effect of "Vanquish Soul Dr. Mad Love" once per turn, and cannot activate more than 1 in the same Chain.

DARK 7

During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can target 1 non-Machine "Vanquish Soul" monster you control; return it to the hand, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. (Quick Effect): You can activate 1 of these effects, by revealing monster(s) in your hand with the listed Attribute(s); ● DARK: Draw 1 card. ● EARTH & FIRE: Inflict 1500 damage to your opponent. You can only use each effect of "Vanquish Soul Heavy Borger" once per turn, and cannot activate more than 1 in the same Chain.

EARTH 5

During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can reveal 1 other "Vanquish Soul" monster in your hand; Special Summon this card from your hand. (Quick Effect): You can activate 1 of these effects, by revealing monster(s) in your hand with the listed Attribute(s); ● EARTH & DARK: Take control of 1 monster your opponent controls with the lowest ATK (your choice, if tied) until the End Phase. ● FIRE & DARK: Special Summon 1 non-Psychic "Vanquish Soul" monster from your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue" once per turn, and cannot activate more than 1 in the same Chain.

FIRE 5

If you reveal a card(s) in your hand to activate a "Vanquish Soul" card or effect (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card from your hand. (Quick Effect): You can activate 1 of these effects, by revealing monster(s) in your hand with the listed Attribute(s); ● FIRE: Change the battle position of 1 monster on the field. ● 2 FIRE: Add 1 "Vanquish Soul" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Vanquish Soul Jiaolong". You can only use each effect of "Vanquish Soul Jiaolong" once per turn, and cannot activate more than 1 in the same Chain.

FIRE 4

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 non-Warrior "Vanquish Soul" monster from your Deck to your hand. (Quick Effect): You can activate 1 of these effects, by revealing monster(s) in your hand with the listed Attribute(s); ● FIRE: This card cannot be destroyed by card effects this turn. ● FIRE & DARK: Destroy all other monsters in this card's column. You can only use each effect of "Vanquish Soul Razen" once per turn, and cannot activate more than 1 in the same Chain.

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.

EARTH 3

When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that activation. ● Add a card(s) from the GY to the hand, Deck, and/or Extra Deck. ● Special Summon a Monster Card(s) from the GY. ● Banish a card(s) from the GY. You can only use this effect of "Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion" 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.

Spell Normal

Negate the effects of all face-up monsters your opponent currently controls, until the end of this turn, also, for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, your opponent takes no damage. Neither player can activate monster effects in response to this card's activation.

Spell Normal

Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards your opponent controls.

Spell Normal

If you control no face-up cards: Activate 1 of these effects; ● Destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls. ● Destroy all Spells and Traps your opponent controls. You can only activate 1 "Lightning Storm" per turn.

Spell Normal

At the start of your Main Phase 1: Banish 3 or 6 random face-down cards from your Extra Deck, face-down; draw 1 card for every 3 cards banished. For the rest of this turn after this card resolves, you cannot draw any cards by card effects.

Spell Normal

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

Spell Normal

Reveal 1 monster in your hand; Special Summon 1 "Vanquish Soul" monster with the same Attribute, but a different name, from your Deck, but return it to the hand during the End Phase. You can only activate 1 "Stake your Soul!" per turn.

Spell Normal

If your opponent has activated a monster effect during your Main Phase this turn: Activate 1 of these effects; ● Draw 2 cards. ● Take control of 1 monster your opponent controls until the End Phase. ● Look at your opponent's hand, and choose 1 card from it to shuffle into the Deck. You can only activate 1 "Triple Tactics Talent" per 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.

Spell Field

You can target 1 "Vanquish Soul" monster you control; add 1 "Vanquish Soul" monster with a different Attribute from your Deck to your hand. If a "Vanquish Soul" monster(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can reveal 1 "Vanquish Soul" monster in your hand instead. During your End Phase, if you control 2 or more "Vanquish Soul" monsters: You can Set 1 "Vanquish Soul" Trap from your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Vanquish Soul, Start!" once per turn.

Trap Normal

Declare 1 monster card type (Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Pendulum); for the rest of this turn, neither player can Special Summon monsters of the declared type, also negate the effects of all monsters of that type while they are on the field. You can only activate 1 "Dimensional Barrier" per turn.

Trap Continuous

Each player can only control 1 monster of each Type. If a player controls 2 or more monsters of the same Type, they must send some to the GY so they control no more than 1 monster of that Type.

Trap Normal

Reveal up to 1 each of DARK, EARTH, and FIRE monsters in your hand; apply the following effect(s) in sequence, based on the number revealed. ● 1+: Inflict 400 damage to your opponent, then you can Special Summon 1 "Vanquish Soul" monster from your hand. ● 2+: Inflict 600 damage to your opponent, also this turn, "Vanquish Soul" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by card effects. ● 3: Inflict 800 damage to your opponent, then you can destroy all monsters on the field. You can only activate 1 "Vanquish Soul Snow Devil" per turn.

DARK

2+ Effect Monsters Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to this card's effect activations. If this card is Link Summoned: You can target 1 Link Monster that was used as material for its Link Summon; this card gains ATK equal to that monster's Link Rating x 1000. You can banish 1 Link Monster from your field or GY; destroy 1 card your opponent controls, also for the rest of this turn, you cannot banish monsters with that same Attribute to activate this effect of "Accesscode Talker".

EARTH

2 monsters with different names If this card is Link Summoned: You can discard 1 card, then target 1 Special Summoned monster in your opponent's Main Monster Zone; destroy it, then, if this card was co-linked when this effect was activated, you can draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Knightmare Cerberus" once per turn. Co-linked monsters you control cannot be destroyed by card effects.

FIRE

2 monsters with different names If this card is Link Summoned: You can discard 1 card, then target 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls; destroy it, then, if this card was co-linked when this effect was activated, you can draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Knightmare Phoenix" once per turn. Co-linked monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle.

DARK

2+ monsters with different names If this card is Link Summoned: You can discard 1 card, then target 1 card on the field; shuffle it into the Deck, then, if this card was co-linked when this effect was activated, you can draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Knightmare Unicorn" once per turn. While any co-linked "Knightmare" monsters are on the field, for your normal draw in your Draw Phase, draw 1 card for each different card name among those co-linked "Knightmare" monsters, instead of drawing just 1 card.

DARK

1 "Vanquish Soul" monster Cannot be used as Link Material. While you control a "Vanquish Soul" monster, your opponent's monsters can only target monsters you control with the highest ATK (their choice, if tied) for attacks. During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Special Summon 1 "Vanquish Soul" monster from your hand. ● Add 1 "Vanquish Soul" monster from your GY to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Rock of the Vanquisher" 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.

LIGHT

2 Level 12 monsters Once per turn, if an Xyz Monster battled this turn, you can also Xyz Summon "Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder" by using 1 Xyz Monster you control as material. (Transfer its materials to this card.) (Quick Effect): You can detach 2 materials from this card; send all other cards from the field to the GY. Once per turn, if another card(s) you control is destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect: You can attach 1 card from your hand, Deck, or Extra Deck to this card as material.

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.

DARK

2 Level 12 monsters During the turn, or turn after, your opponent Special Summoned 2 or more monsters from the Extra Deck, you can also Xyz Summon this card by using 1 monster you control with the highest ATK (your choice, if tied). (Transfer its materials to this card.) If you do, you cannot Normal or Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn. While this Xyz Summoned monster is on the field, neither player can activate the effects of monsters with 3000 or more ATK. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card; return 1 monster from the field to the hand.

DARK

2+ Level 4 "Vanquish Soul" monsters Once per turn, if a "Vanquish Soul" monster battled this turn, you can also Xyz Summon "Vanquish Soul Rocks" by using 1 "Vanquish Soul" monster or 1 "Rock of the Vanquisher" you control (transfer its materials to this card). Gains the following effects, based on the Attributes of its attached materials. ● DARK: All monsters your opponent controls lose 800 ATK. ● FIRE: "Vanquish Soul" monsters you control gain 1000 ATK. ● EARTH: You can detach 1 material from this card; destroy 1 card your opponent controls.

EARTH

5 Level 4 monsters Once per turn, you can also Xyz Summon "Zoodiac Boarbow" by using 1 "Zoodiac" monster you control with a different name as Xyz Material. (If you used an Xyz Monster, any Xyz Materials attached to it also become Xyz Materials on this card.) This card gains ATK and DEF equal to the ATK and DEF of all "Zoodiac" monsters attached to it as Materials. This card can attack your opponent directly. When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent while it has 12 or more Xyz Materials: You can send as many cards as possible from your opponent's hand and field to the Graveyard, then change this card to Defense Position.

EARTH

2 or more Level 4 monsters Once per turn, you can also Xyz Summon "Zoodiac Chakanine" by using 1 "Zoodiac" monster you control with a different name as Xyz Material. (If you used an Xyz Monster, any Xyz Materials attached to it also become Xyz Materials on this card.) This card gains ATK and DEF equal to the ATK and DEF of all "Zoodiac" monsters attached to it as Materials. Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 "Zoodiac" monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it, but for the rest of this turn, it has its effects negated, also it cannot be used as an Xyz Material for a Summon.