Archfiend Deck Breakdown

DARK 3

If this card is sent to the GY by card effect, or by being destroyed by battle: You can add 1 "Archfiend" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Archfiend Heiress". You can only use this effect of "Archfiend Heiress" once per turn.

DARK 3

Monsters in your leftmost or rightmost Main Monster Zones cannot be destroyed by card effects. You can only use each of the following effects of "Buio the Dawn's Light" once per turn. If this card is in your hand: You can target 1 Fiend Effect Monster you control; negate its effects, and if you do, Special Summon this card. If this card is sent to the GY: You can add 1 "Mutiny in the Sky" from your Deck to your hand.

WATER 4

Gains ATK equal to its Level x 200. You can only use each of the following effects of "Duke Archfiend" once per turn. You can target 1 face-up monster you control that has a Level; send 1 "Archfiend" monster from your Deck to the GY, except "Duke Archfiend", and if you do, increase that monster's Level by the Level of the sent monster. When your Ritual Monster is destroyed by battle while this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card.

LIGHT 1

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

EARTH 3

Fiend monsters you control, except "Fiendish Rhino Warrior", cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects. If this card is sent to the GY: You can send 1 Fiend monster from your Deck to the GY, except "Fiendish Rhino Warrior". You can only use this effect of "Fiendish Rhino Warrior" once per turn.

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.

LIGHT 3

If this card is Normal Summoned: You can banish 1 "Archfiend" card from your GY; add 2 "Archfiend" cards from your Deck to your hand, except "Highness Archfiend", also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except "Archfiend" monsters. When your Ritual Monster is destroyed by battle while this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Highness Archfiend" once per turn.

DARK 8

Your opponent cannot activate Quick-Play Spell Cards.

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.

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.

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

You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by revealing another monster with 2500 ATK or DEF in your hand. You can only Special Summon "Regenesis Archfiend" once per turn this way. You can only use each of the following effects of "Regenesis Archfiend" once per turn. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Regenesis" card from your Deck or banishment to your hand, except "Regenesis Archfiend". During your opponent's End Phase, if this card is in the GY because it was sent there this turn: You can add this card to your hand.

WATER 7

If a monster with 2500 original ATK or DEF is on the field, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Regenesis Sage" once per turn this way. You can only use each of the following effects of "Regenesis Sage" once per turn. When your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can send 1 other "Regenesis" card from your hand or face-up field to the GY; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. During your opponent's End Phase, if this card is in the GY because it was sent there this turn: You can add this card to your hand.

FIRE 7

You can Tribute this card from your hand or face-up field; add 1 "Archfiend" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Royal Archfiend", also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except "Archfiend" monsters, but you can Normal Summon 1 Fiend monster during your Main Phase this turn, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set (you can only gain this effect once per turn). When your Ritual Monster is destroyed by battle while this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Royal Archfiend" once per turn.

DARK 3

When this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 3 Fiend monster from your hand or Deck, but negate its effects, also it cannot be used as Synchro Material.

WIND 6

2 Fiend monsters with the same Attribute If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can send 1 Fiend monster from your Deck to the GY. If this card is in your GY: You can banish 2 Level 6 or higher Fiend monsters with the same Attribute as each other from your GY, except "Aerial Eater"; Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Aerial Eater" 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.

LIGHT 6

2 LIGHT Fiend monsters Monsters your opponent controls lose 600 ATK. You can only use each of the following effects of "Fiendsmith's Lacrima" once per turn. If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can target 1 of your LIGHT Fiend monsters that is banished or in your GY; add it to your hand or Special Summon it. If this card is sent to the GY: You can shuffle 1 other LIGHT Fiend monster from your GY into the Deck/Extra Deck; inflict 1200 damage to your opponent.

LIGHT 9

1 "Fiendsmith" Fusion Monster + 1 Fusion or Link Monster Unaffected by card effects, except "Fiendsmith" cards, while equipped with a "Fiendsmith" Equip Spell. You can only use each of the following effects of "Fiendsmith's Rextremende" once per turn. If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can discard 1 card; send 1 LIGHT Fiend monster from your Deck or Extra Deck to the GY. If this card is sent to the GY: You can target 1 other "Fiendsmith" card in your GY or banishment; add it to your hand.

DARK 8

3 Fiend and/or Fairy monsters in your GY Monsters in your leftmost or rightmost Main Monster Zones cannot be destroyed by card effects. You can only use each of the following effects of "Luce the Dusk's Dark" once per turn. You can target 1 card your opponent controls; send 1 Fiend or Fairy monster from your Deck to the GY, and if you do, destroy that card. If another card(s) you control is destroyed by card effect (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 card on the field; destroy it.

DARK 6

1 monster equipped with a Monster Card + 1 Fiend Monster Card Must be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by sending the above cards from your hand and/or field to the GY. You can only control 1 "Necroquip Princess". If a monster(s) is sent from the hand to the GY to activate a card or effect: You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Equip 1 of those monsters to this card as an Equip Spell that gives it 500 ATK. ● Draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Necroquip Princess" once per turn.

DARK 6

2 Fiend and/or Zombie monsters Once per turn, during your Standby Phase, pay 500 LP or destroy this card. Cannot be destroyed by battle. You can only use each of the following effects of "The Duke of Demise" once per turn. During your Main Phase, you can: Immediately after this effect resolves, Normal Summon 1 monster. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Level 4 or higher Fiend or Zombie monster in your GY; add it to your hand.

DARK

2+ monsters, including a Fiend monster During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can discard 1 card, then activate 1 of these effects; ● Destroy 1 card on the field. ● Banish this card (until the End Phase), and if you do, Special Summon 1 LIGHT or DARK monster from your GY. During your Standby Phase: You can draw cards equal to the number of different Monster Types in your GY, then place cards from your hand on the bottom of the Deck in any order, equal to the number of cards you drew. You can only use each effect of "A Bao A Qu, the Lightless Shadow" once per turn.

DARK

2 Level 3 monsters Monsters this card points to cannot be destroyed by card effects. If this card would be destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect, you can send 1 other card you control to the GY instead. You can send 1 Level 3 monster from your Deck to the GY, then target 1 "Burning Abyss" monster on the field; it gains ATK/DEF equal to the ATK/DEF of the monster sent to the GY, until the end of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Cherubini, Ebon Angel of the Burning Abyss" once per turn.

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 Fiend monsters Once per turn, during your Standby Phase, pay 500 LP or destroy this card. Once per Chain, if you pay LP (except during the Damage Step): You can send 1 Fiend monster from your Deck to the GY with ATK or DEF equal to the amount paid. Once per Chain, if a Fiend monster(s) is sent to your GY (except during the Damage Step): You can roll a six-sided die, then apply this effect on 1 of those monsters based on the result. ● 1: Add it to your hand. ● 2, 3, 4, 5: Shuffle into the Deck. ● 6: Special Summon it.

LIGHT

2 Effect Monsters You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls this card points to; this turn, if you Link Summon a Link-5 monster using this card you control, you can also use that monster your opponent controls as material. You can only use this effect of "Moon of the Closed Heaven" once per turn.

FIRE 7

[ Pendulum Effect ] You can target 1 other face-up Spell/Trap on the field; destroy both it and this card. You can only use this effect of "Archfiend Emperor" once per turn. [ Monster Effect ] You can Ritual Summon this card with "Throne of the Archfiends". Must be Ritual Summoned. Unaffected by other monsters' effects while in the Extra Monster Zone. You can only use each of the following effects of "Archfiend Emperor" once per turn. If this card is Ritual Summoned from the Extra Deck: You can banish all monsters on the field, except in the Extra Monster Zones. If this card is in the Extra Monster Zone: You can Special Summon 1 Fiend monster from your hand, Deck, GY, or banishment.

DARK 6

You can Ritual Summon this card with "Ritual of the Matador". If this card is Ritual Summoned: You can add 2 "Archfiend" cards from your Deck to your hand, except "Matador Archfiend", also this card cannot attack for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Matador Archfiend" once per turn. Cannot be destroyed by battle, also you take no battle damage from battles involving this card. After damage calculation, if this card battled a monster: Destroy that monster, and if you do, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent.

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.

Spell Field

Fiend monsters in the Extra Monster Zone(s) gain 1000 ATK. You can activate 1 of these effects; ● Banish 1 Fiend monster or 1 "Archfiend" card from your hand or GY; add 1 "Archfiend" card from your Deck to your hand, except a Field Spell. ● Add 1 "Archfiend" Pendulum Monster from your Deck to your face-up Extra Deck. You can only use this effect of "Archfiend Strategy" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Activate 1 of these effects; ● Set 1 "Archfiend" Trap from your Deck or GY. It can be activated this turn. ● Ritual Summon 1 "Archfiend" Ritual Monster from your hand or face-up Extra Deck, by Tributing monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal or exceed its Level. You can only activate 1 "Archfiend's Usurpation" 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

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 Normal

Send 1 monster from your Deck to the GY.

Spell Quick

Send any number of other cards from your hand and/or field to the GY; choose that many Effect Monsters your opponent controls, and until the end of this turn, their ATK is halved, also their effects are negated. In response to this card's activation, your opponent cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with the same original type (Monster/Spell/Trap) as the cards sent to the GY to activate this card. You can only activate 1 "Forbidden Droplet" per turn.

Spell Normal

Fusion Summon 1 Fiend or Fairy Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, by shuffling Fiend and/or Fairy monsters from your GY into the Deck as material. If this card is in your GY: You can send 1 Fiend or Fairy monster from your hand or face-up field to the GY; add this card to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Mutiny in the Sky" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Add 1 Ritual Spell from your Deck to your hand, and add 1 Ritual Monster from your Deck or GY to your hand whose name is listed on that Ritual Spell. You can only activate 1 "Pre-Preparation of Rites" per turn.

Spell Normal

This card can be used to Ritual Summon "Matador Archfiend". You must also Tribute monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal 6 or more. You can banish this card from your GY; Special Summon 1 non-Ritual "Archfiend" monster from your hand. You can only use this effect of "Ritual of the Matador" once per turn.

Spell Normal

Ritual Summon 1 "Archfiend" Ritual Monster from your hand, face-up Extra Deck, GY, or banishment, by Tributing monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal or exceed its Level. During the Standby Phase, if you have "Archfiend Emperor" in your face-up Extra Deck: You can add this card from your GY or banishment to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Throne of the Archfiends" once per turn.

Trap Normal

Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower "Archfiend" monster from your hand or Deck, or if you have an "Archfiend" Ritual Monster in your face-up Extra Deck, you can Special Summon up to 1 each of "Royal Archfiend", "Duke Archfiend", and "Highness Archfiend" from your hand and/or Deck instead. You can only activate 1 "Archfiend Playtime" per turn.

Trap Normal

If you control a Fiend monster: Target 1 card on the field; destroy it, then, you can send 1 Fiend monster from your Deck to the GY.

WATER 4

Gains ATK equal to its Level x 200. You can only use each of the following effects of "Duke Archfiend" once per turn. You can target 1 face-up monster you control that has a Level; send 1 "Archfiend" monster from your Deck to the GY, except "Duke Archfiend", and if you do, increase that monster's Level by the Level of the sent monster. When your Ritual Monster is destroyed by battle while this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card.

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.

LIGHT 3

If this card is Normal Summoned: You can banish 1 "Archfiend" card from your GY; add 2 "Archfiend" cards from your Deck to your hand, except "Highness Archfiend", also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except "Archfiend" monsters. When your Ritual Monster is destroyed by battle while this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Highness Archfiend" once per turn.

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.

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.

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

You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by revealing another monster with 2500 ATK or DEF in your hand. You can only Special Summon "Regenesis Archfiend" once per turn this way. You can only use each of the following effects of "Regenesis Archfiend" once per turn. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Regenesis" card from your Deck or banishment to your hand, except "Regenesis Archfiend". During your opponent's End Phase, if this card is in the GY because it was sent there this turn: You can add this card to your hand.

FIRE 7

You can Tribute this card from your hand or face-up field; add 1 "Archfiend" card from your Deck to your hand, except "Royal Archfiend", also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except "Archfiend" monsters, but you can Normal Summon 1 Fiend monster during your Main Phase this turn, in addition to your Normal Summon/Set (you can only gain this effect once per turn). When your Ritual Monster is destroyed by battle while this card is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of "Royal Archfiend" once per turn.