Vanquish Soul Deck Breakdown

DARK

4 Level 5 monsters When this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field; destroy that target. If this card has "Number 104: Masquerade" as an Xyz material, it gains this effect. ● Once per turn, during either player's turn, when a monster effect is activated on your opponent's side of the field: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; negate the activation, then you can send 1 random card from your opponent's hand to the Graveyard, and if you do, halve your opponent's Life Points.

DARK 5

If your opponent has 2 or more cards in their hand, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. You can only use each of the following effects of "K9 - #66a Jokull" once per turn. You can reveal this card and 1 other Level 5 monster in your hand; Special Summon both, but they cannot be used as material for the Xyz Summon of a LIGHT monster. During your Main Phase: You can add 1 non-Aqua "K9" monster from your Deck to your hand.

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.

LIGHT

2 Level 9 monsters While this card has material, it can attack a number of times each Battle Phase, up to the number of materials attached to it. When your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card, then activate this effect depending on whose turn it is; ● Yours: Banish 1 card your opponent controls and/or 1 card from their GY. ● Your opponent's: Look at your opponent's hand and banish 1 card from it face-up until the End Phase. You can only use this effect of "K9 - EX "Werewolf"" once per turn.

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 5

If your opponent has 2 or more cards in their hand, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. You can only use each of the following effects of "K9 - #66b Lantern" once per turn. If this card is in your hand: You can target 1 non-Pyro Level 5 "K9" monster in your GY; Special Summon both it and this card, but they cannot be used as material for the Xyz Summon of a LIGHT monster. During your Main Phase: You can add 1 "K9" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand.

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.

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.

LIGHT

2+ Level 5 monsters Once per turn, during your Main Phase 1: You can detach 2 materials from this card; each player rolls a six-sided die twice. The player with the higher total cannot activate monster effects or declare an attack, until the end of the next turn. Once per turn, if either player rolls a six-sided die (or dice) while this card has material, you can treat one of the results as 7.

EARTH 5

If your opponent has 2 or more cards in their hand, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. You can only use each of the following effects of "K9 - #17 Izuna" once per turn. During the Main Phase, if your opponent activated a monster effect in the hand or GY this turn (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can send 1 "K9" card from your Deck to the GY, except "K9 - #17 Izuna".

Spell Continuous

When this card is activated: You can add 1 "K9" monster from your Deck to your hand. "K9" monsters you control gain 900 ATK the turn your opponent activated a monster effect in the hand or GY. If this card in the Spell & Trap Zone is destroyed by card effect: You can Set 1 "K9" Quick-Play Spell from your Deck or GY. You can only use this effect of ""Case of K9"" once per turn. You can only activate 1 ""Case of K9"" per turn.

LIGHT

2 Level 5 monsters Cannot be destroyed by battle or your opponent's card effects the turn it is Special Summoned. Each time your opponent activates a monster effect, this card gains 500 ATK when that effect resolves. Once per turn, during the Standby Phase: You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 card on the field; banish it.

LIGHT 5

You can Set this card from your hand to your Spell & Trap Zone as a Spell. During your opponent's turn, if this Set card in the Spell & Trap Zone is destroyed and sent to your GY: Special Summon it. During your opponent's turn (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card from your hand or face-up field; neither player can banish cards for the rest of this turn.

DARK 6

If you have no cards in your GY (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY; until the end of the next turn, any card sent to the GY is banished instead.

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"".

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.

Trap Counter

When a monster(s) would be Summoned, OR when a Spell/Trap Card, or monster effect, is activated that includes an effect that Special Summons a monster(s): Pay 2000 LP; negate the Summon or activation, and if you do, destroy it.

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.

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.

EARTH 2

During either player's turn: You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard; this turn, each time your opponent Special Summons a monster(s), immediately draw 1 card. You can only use 1 "Maxx "C"" per turn.

Spell Quick

During the Main Phase: Target 1 "K9" Xyz Monster you control; Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 "K9" Xyz Monster with a different name, by using that monster you control as material (this is treated as an Xyz Summon, transfer its materials to the Summoned monster), then you can destroy 1 card your opponent controls. At the end of the Battle Phase, if your "K9" monster battled this turn: You can Set this card from your GY. You can only use each effect of "K9 - EX Forced Liberation" once per turn.

LIGHT

3 Level 4 monsters During either player's Battle Phase, when an opponent's monster effect is activated: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; negate the activation, and if you do, inflict 800 damage to your opponent. Once per turn: You can send the top card of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard.

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 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.

WATER

3 Level 6 monsters You can also Xyz Summon this card by using "N.As.H. Knight" you control. (Transfer its materials to this card.) Cannot be destroyed by card effects. You can detach 1 material from this card; Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 "Number" Xyz Monster that has a number between "101" and "107" in its name, using this face-up card you control as material, but destroy it during your opponent's next End Phase. (This is treated as an Xyz Summon. Transfer its materials to the Summoned monster.) You can only use this effect of "CXyz N.As.Ch. Knight" once per turn.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WATER

2 Level 5 monsters Cannot be destroyed by battle while a "Number" monster is on the field. During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can detach 2 materials from this card; attach 1 "Number" Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck to this card as material that has a number between "101" and "107" in its name, then you can attach 1 other face-up monster on the field to this card as material. You can only use this effect of "N.As.H. Knight" once per turn.

Spell Normal

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

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 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.

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.

WIND

2 Level 5 monsters You can detach 1 material from this card; add 1 "K9" card from your Deck to your hand, then, if your opponent activated a monster effect this turn, you can Set 1 "K9" Quick-Play Spell from your Deck or GY. When your opponent activates a monster effect in the hand or GY (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card; negate that effect. You can only use each effect of "K9 - #17 "Ripper"" once per turn.

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.

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.

EARTH 5

During the Main Phase, if your opponent activated a monster effect in the hand or GY this turn (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card from your hand or GY, but banish it when it leaves the field. During your opponent's turn, you can (Quick Effect): Immediately after this effect resolves, Xyz Summon using this card you control. You can only use each of the previous effects of "K9 - #ØØ Lupus" once per turn. An Xyz Monster that has this card as material gains this effect. ● Your opponent cannot target this card with card effects.

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.

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.