Swordsoul Deck Breakdown

DARK 11

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by banishing 3 monsters with different Attributes from your GY and/or face-up field. Cannot be destroyed by card effects. You can declare 1 monster Attribute on the field; destroy all monsters on the field with that Attribute, also until the end of the next turn, neither player can Special Summon monsters with that Attribute. You can only use this effect of "Archnemeses Protos" once per turn.

FIRE 4

When this card you control is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to your Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Yang Zing" monster from your Deck in Defense Position, except "Suanni, Fire of the Yang Zing". You can only use this effect of "Suanni, Fire of the Yang Zing" once per turn. Once per turn, during your opponent's Main Phase or Battle Phase, you can: Immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon 1 Synchro Monster, using only "Yang Zing" monsters you control (this is a Quick Effect). A Synchro Monster that used this card as a Synchro Material gains 500 ATK and DEF.

EARTH 1

You can target 1 "Superheavy Samurai" monster you control; equip this monster from your hand or your side of the field to that target. It can make a second attack during each Battle Phase. While this card is equipped to a monster by this card's effect: You can Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Superheavy Samurai Soulhorns" once per turn.

WATER 4

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can reveal 1 "Swordsoul" card or 1 Wyrm monster in your hand; Special Summon 1 "Swordsoul Token" (Wyrm/Tuner/WATER/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 0). While that Token is in the Monster Zone, the player who Summoned it cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except Synchro Monsters. If this card is sent to the GY as Synchro Material: You can draw 1 card. You can only use each effect of "Swordsoul of Mo Ye" once per turn.

WIND 4

You can banish 1 "Swordsoul" card or 1 Wyrm monster from your GY; Special Summon 1 "Swordsoul Token" (Wyrm/Tuner/WATER/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 0). While that Token is in the Monster Zone, the player who Summoned it cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except Synchro Monsters. If this card is sent to the GY as Synchro Material: You can send 1 "Swordsoul" card or 1 Wyrm monster from your Deck to the GY. You can only use each effect of "Swordsoul of Taia" once per turn.

FIRE 6

You can discard 1 other "Swordsoul" card or 1 other Wyrm monster; Special Summon this card from your hand, then you can Special Summon 1 "Swordsoul Token" (Wyrm/Tuner/WATER/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 0). While that Token is in the Monster Zone, the player who Summoned it cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except Synchro Monsters. If this card is sent to the GY as Synchro Material: You can inflict 1200 damage to your opponent. You can only use each effect of "Swordsoul Strategist Longyuan" once per turn.

DARK 5

When this card you control is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to your Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Yang Zing" monster from your Deck in Defense Position, except "Taotie, Shadow of the Yang Zing". You can only use this effect of "Taotie, Shadow of the Yang Zing" once per turn. Once per turn, during your opponent's Main Phase or Battle Phase, you can: Immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon 1 Synchro Monster, using only "Yang Zing" monsters you control (this is a Quick Effect). Possession of a Synchro Monster on the field that used this card as a Synchro Material cannot switch.

LIGHT 7

If you control no Effect Monsters: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If you control a face-up non-Effect Monster: You can banish this card from your hand or GY; Special Summon 1 "Tenyi" monster from your Deck, except "Tenyi Spirit - Ashuna", also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except Wyrm monsters. You can only use each effect of "Tenyi Spirit - Ashuna" once per turn.

WATER 4

If you control no Effect Monsters: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If a face-up non-Effect Monster(s) you control is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can banish this card from your hand or GY, then target 1 of those destroyed monsters; Special Summon it, then you can destroy 1 monster your opponent controls. You can only use each effect of "Tenyi Spirit - Shthana" once per turn.

DARK 7

If you control no Effect Monsters: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If you control a face-up non-Effect Monster: You can banish this card from your hand or GY, then target 1 card your opponent controls; return it to the hand. You can only use each effect of "Tenyi Spirit - Vishuda" once per turn.

EARTH 81

[ Pendulum Effect ] If you control a "Superheavy Samurai" monster: You can add 1 "Superheavy Samurai Soul" monster from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Superheavy Samurai Monk Big Benkei" once per turn. [ Monster Effect ] If you have no Spells/Traps in your GY: You can send 1 "Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei" from your hand or Deck to the GY, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is used as Synchro Material and added to your Extra Deck face-up: You can place this card in your Pendulum Zone. You can only use each effect of "Superheavy Samurai Monk Big Benkei" once per turn.

DARK 48

[ Pendulum Effect ] If you have no Spells/Traps in your GY: You can place 1 "Superheavy Samurai" Pendulum Monster from your Deck, except "Superheavy Samurai Prodigy Wakaushi", in your other Pendulum Zone, then Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Superheavy Samurai Prodigy Wakaushi" once per turn. [ Monster Effect ] If you have no Spells/Traps in your GY: You can discard 1 monster; Special Summon 1 "Superheavy Samurai" monster from your hand or Deck in Defense Position, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except "Superheavy Samurai" monsters. If this card is used as Synchro Material and added to your Extra Deck face-up: You can place this card in your Pendulum Zone. You can only use each effect of "Superheavy Samurai Prodigy Wakaushi" once per turn.

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.

WIND 3

If your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) face-up (except during the Damage Step): You can discard this card, then target 1 of those face-up monsters; negate its effects until the end of this turn, also if that face-up monster leaves the field this turn, its controller takes damage equal to its original ATK. You can only use this effect of "Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill" once per turn.

LIGHT 4

If your opponent controls more monsters than you do, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous" once per turn this way. You can only use each of the following effects of "Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous" once per turn. During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Swordsoul" monster or 1 "Fallen of Albaz" from your hand or Deck. During the End Phase, if a Fusion Monster(s) was sent to your GY this turn: Add this card from the GY to your hand.

EARTH 2

If you have no Spells/Traps in your GY: You can discard this card; add 1 "Superheavy Samurai" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Superheavy Samurai Motorbike". You can only use this effect of "Superheavy Samurai Motorbike" once per turn. Once per turn: You can target 1 Machine monster you control; increase its Level by 2.

EARTH 1

If you control no Effect Monsters: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If you control a face-up non-Effect Monster: You can banish this card from your hand or GY, then target 1 of your banished Wyrm monsters, except this card; add it to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Tenyi Spirit - Adhara" 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 Quick

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

Spell Quick

Tribute 1 Wyrm monster; add 1 Wyrm monster from your Deck to your hand, or if you Tributed a non-Effect Monster to activate this card, you can Special Summon it instead, but negate its effects. During your Main Phase, if you control a face-up non-Effect Monster: You can banish this card from your GY; add 1 "Tenyi" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use 1 "Heavenly Dragon Circle" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

Spell Normal

Banish 10 cards from the top of your Deck, face-down; draw 2 cards. You can only activate 1 "Pot of Desires" per turn.

Spell Normal

Add 1 "Swordsoul" monster from your Deck to your hand, or if you control a Synchro Monster, you can add 1 Wyrm monster instead. If this card is banished: You can target 1 "Swordsoul" monster, or Wyrm monster, you control; increase or decrease its Level by 1 until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Swordsoul Emergence" once per turn.

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 Normal

Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; negate its effects (until the end of this turn), then, if this card was Set before activation and is on the field at resolution, for the rest of this turn all other Spell/Trap effects in this column are negated. If you control no cards, you can activate this card from your hand.

Trap Continuous

Each player can only control 1 Type of monster. Send all other face-up monsters they control to the GY.

Trap Normal

Target 1 Wyrm monster you control and 2 cards your opponent controls; destroy them. If this card is banished: You can Special Summon 1 "Swordsoul Token" (Wyrm/Tuner/WATER/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 0). While that Token is in the Monster Zone, the player who Summoned it cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck, except Synchro Monsters. You can only use each effect of "Swordsoul Blackout" once per turn.

EARTH

1 non-Link "Tenyi" monster

FIRE

2 Wyrm monsters You can discard 1 card, then target 1 Wyrm monster in your GY; Special Summon it, also, for the rest of this turn, you cannot activate the effects of monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, except "Tenyi" monsters. When an attack is declared involving your face-up non-Effect Monster: You can target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it. You can only use each effect of "Shaman of the Tenyi" once per turn.

LIGHT 8

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner Wyrm-Type monsters When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can target cards on the field, up to the number of different original Attributes of the Wyrm-Type monsters used for the Synchro Summon of this card; shuffle them into the Deck. Once per turn: You can target 1 card you control and 1 Level 4 or lower monster in your Graveyard; destroy that card on the field, and if you do, Special Summon that other monster from the Graveyard.

LIGHT 9

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters While this Synchro Summoned card is on the field, your opponent cannot activate effects of monsters with the same original Attribute(s) as the "Yang Zing" monster(s) used for the Synchro Summon of this card. When this Synchro Summoned card is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can add 1 Tuner monster from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn, when a monster(s) your opponent controls is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 Wyrm-Type monster from your Deck, in Defense Position, whose original Attribute matches the original Attribute that 1 of those destroyed monsters had on the field.

FIRE 8

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters If this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: Your opponent cannot Normal or Special Summon Level 5 or higher monsters during their next turn.

DARK 8

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters When your opponent activates a monster's effect (Quick Effect): You can banish it. If this attacking card destroys an Effect Monster by battle and sends it to the GY: This card gains ATK equal to the destroyed monster's original ATK, also it can make a second attack on a monster during this Battle Phase. You can only use each effect of "Draco Berserker of the Tenyi" once per turn.

WATER 10

1 WATER Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters (Quick Effect): You can activate this effect; face-up monsters you control cannot be destroyed, or banished, by your opponent's card effects this turn. Then, if you activated this effect in response to your opponent's card or effect activation, and your opponent has a card(s) with that name on their field and/or GY, you can banish those cards. If a card(s) is banished by your opponent's card effect, while this card is in your GY (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Icejade Gymir Aegirine" once per turn.

LIGHT 8

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner Wyrm monsters If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can add to your hand or banish 1 "Swordsoul" card from your Deck. (Quick Effect): You can banish 1 "Swordsoul" card or 1 Wyrm monster from your hand or GY, then target 1 other Effect Monster on the field; negate its effects until the end of this turn. You can only use 1 "Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

FIRE 10

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner Wyrm monsters If you Synchro Summon another Wyrm monster, while this monster is on the field: You can draw 1 card. If your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) (except during the Damage Step): You can banish 1 of those monster(s), and if you do, inflict 1200 damage to your opponent. When your opponent activates a Spell/Trap Card or effect (Quick Effect): You can banish that card, and if you do, inflict 1200 damage to your opponent. You can only use each effect of "Swordsoul Sinister Sovereign - Qixing Longyuan" once per turn.

WATER 10

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters For each banished card, this card gains 100 ATK/DEF and monsters your opponent controls lose 100 ATK/DEF. If this card would be destroyed by card effect, you can banish 1 card from your GY instead. If a card(s) is banished (except during the Damage Step): You can banish 1 card each from both your opponent's field and GY. You can only use this effect of "Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying" once per turn.

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 5

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters If this card is Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Yang Zing" card from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn: You can send 1 Wyrm-Type monster from your Deck to the Graveyard; this card's Level becomes the sent monster's. If this face-up card leaves the field: You can Special Summon 1 "Yang Zing" monster from your Deck. You can only Special Summon "Denglong, First of the Yang Zing(s)" once per turn.