Artmage Deck Breakdown

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.

LIGHT 7

Your opponent cannot target Level 6 or lower "Artmage" monsters you control with card effects. You can only use each of the following effects of "Artmage Finmel" once per turn. If you control an "Artmage" card: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then you can draw 1 card. During the Main Phase, if you have 3 or more different Monster Types on your field (Quick Effect): You can negate the effects of all face-up monsters your opponent currently controls, also until the end of this turn, their ATK's become halved.

LIGHT 5

The first time this card would be destroyed by battle each turn, it is not destroyed. You can only use each of the following effects of "Artmage Graflare" once per turn. If you control an "Artmage" card: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then you can Set 1 "Artmage" Spell from your Deck. You can target 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls; destroy it. This is a Quick Effect if you have 3 or more different Monster Types on your field.

LIGHT 3

You take no damage from battles involving this card. You can only use each of the following effects of "Artmage Litera" once per turn. If you control an "Artmage" card: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then you can add 1 "Artmage" card from your GY to your hand. During your opponent's Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon 1 "Artmage" monster from your hand or GY, except "Artmage Litera", then return this card from the field to the hand.

EARTH 1

You cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck, except Fusion Monsters. You can only use each of the following effects of "Artmage Power Patron" once per turn. During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can Fusion Summon 1 "Artmage" Fusion Monster or 1 "Nerva the Power Patron of Creation" from your Extra Deck, using this card you control and monsters from your hand or field. If this card is sent from the hand or field to the GY: You can add 1 "Artmage" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand, with a different name from the cards in your GY.

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 your opponent Special Summons a Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and/or Link Monster(s) (except during the Damage Step): You can Tribute 1 other LIGHT or DARK monster, then target 1 of those Special Summoned monsters; banish it. You can only use each effect of "Bystial Baldrake" 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 sent from the field to the GY: You can target 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls; send it to the GY. You can only use each effect of "Bystial Druiswurm" 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.

WIND 1

If a card(s) is added from the Main Deck to your opponent's hand, except during the Draw Phase (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY; for the rest of this turn, cards cannot be added from either player's Main Deck to the hand.

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 "K9-04 Noroi" once per turn. If this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 non-Machine "K9" monster from your Deck, but you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck, except "K9" monsters, while you control that face-up monster. You can send 1 face-up "K9" card you control to the GY; look at your opponent's hand.

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 has 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".

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 Jokul" 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 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 Level 5 non-Pyro "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.

EARTH 5

An Xyz Monster that has this card as material gains this effect. ● Your opponent cannot target this card with card effects. You can only use each of the following effects of "K9-ØØ Lupis" once per turn. During the Main Phase, if your opponent has 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.

DARK 4

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add to your hand, or Special Summon, 1 "Power Patron" monster from your Deck. If this card is in your GY: You can shuffle 1 monster from your hand or face-up field into the Deck, and if you do, Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use each effect of "Medius the Pure" 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

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 any GY(s) or banishment, 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.

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 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 during any turn in which your opponent has 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 ""A Case for K9"" once per turn. You can only activate 1 ""A Case for K9"" per turn.

Spell Field

During your Main Phase, you can Normal Summon 1 "Medius the Pure", in addition to your Normal Summon/Set (you can only gain this effect once per turn). You can discard 1 Spell/Trap, and declare 1 "Artmage" Monster Card name that is not among the monsters you control and has not been declared for "Artmage Academic Arcane Arts Acropolis" this turn; add that monster from your Deck to your hand, also you cannot Special Summon for the rest of this turn, except "Artmage" monsters, "Medius the Pure", or from the Extra Deck.

Spell Quick

During the Main Phase: Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field, including an "Artmage" monster, and if a card is in the Field Zone, that monster gains 500 ATK. During your Main Phase: You can banish this card from your GY, then target 3 "Artmage" cards with different names in your GY; shuffle them into the Deck. You can only use each effect of "Artmage Masterwork -Succession-" once per turn.

Spell Continuous

When this card is activated: You can add 1 "Medius the Pure" from your Deck to your hand. You can target 1 face-up monster you control; if that face-up monster would be used as Fusion Material this turn, it can be treated as an "Artmage" monster. You can only use this effect of "Artmage Vandalism -Assault-" once per turn. If "Artmage Academic Arcane Arts Acropolis" you control would be destroyed by card effect, you can send this card you control to the GY instead. You can only activate 1 "Artmage Vandalism -Assault-" per turn.

Spell Normal

Place 1 "Artmage Academic Arcane Arts Acropolis" from your Deck or GY, face-up in your Field Zone, or if you control "Artmage Academic Arcane Arts Acropolis", add 1 "Artmage" card from your Deck to your hand instead, except "Artmage Varnish -Alteration-". When your "Artmage" monster is targeted for an attack: You can banish this card from your GY; negate that attack, then you can Special Summon 1 "Medius the Pure" from your hand. You can only use each effect of "Artmage Varnish -Alteration-" once per turn.

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.

Trap Continuous

Both players must Set Spell Cards before activating them, and cannot activate them until their next turn after Setting them.

Trap Normal

Special Summon 1 "Artmage" monster or 1 "Medius the Pure" from your Deck, also for the rest of this turn, the activation of your cards and effects that include an effect that Fusion Summons a Fusion Monster cannot be negated, also your opponent cannot activate cards or effects when a monster is Fusion Summoned this way. You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 "Artmage" monster you control; return that monster to the hand/Extra Deck, and if you do, destroy 1 card your opponent controls. You can only use 1 "Artmage Pact -Awakening-" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

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 Counter

When a monster(s) would be Summoned, OR a Spell/Trap Card is activated: Pay half your LP; negate the Summon or activation, and if you do, destroy that card.

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.

LIGHT 8

"Medius the Pure" + 1 "Artmage" monster You can target 1 monster on the field; change its battle position. When your opponent activates a card or effect on the field, if you have 3 or more different Monster Types on your field (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. If this Fusion Summoned card is destroyed: You can Special Summon 1 "Medius the Pure" from your hand, Deck, or banishment. You can only use each effect of "Artmage Diactorus" once per turn.

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.

EARTH 10

3 "Artmage" monsters Must first be either Fusion Summoned, or Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) in Defense Position by Tributing 3 monsters with different Types. You can only Special Summon "Nerva the Power Patron of Creation(s)" once per turn. While a card is in the Field Zone, this card cannot be destroyed by card effects. Once per turn, when you activate an "Artmage" monster's effect (Quick Effect): You can make the activated effect become "Destroy all cards your opponent controls".

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.

EARTH

2+ monsters with different names This card gains effects based on the number of materials used for its Link Summon. ● 2+: If a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned to a zone this card points to: That monster(s) gains 300 ATK/DEF. ● 3+: Once per turn, during your Main Phase: You can Special Summon 1 monster from your hand. ● 4: When this card is Link Summoned: You can draw 4 cards, then place 3 cards from your hand on the bottom of your Deck in any order.

LIGHT

2 Level 5 monsters Once per turn, during either player's turn, you can activate 1 of these effects. ● When a monster effect is activated on the field OR when a Normal Spell/Trap Card is activated: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; the activated effect becomes "Destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls". ● You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; each player with a hand shuffles their entire hand into the Deck, then draws the same number of cards they shuffled into the Deck.

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.

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.

DARK

2 Level 5 monsters You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 Level 5 monster in either GY; Special Summon it to either field. If a face-up Level 5 monster you control is destroyed by battle, or leaves the field by an opponent's card effect, while you control this monster: You can add to your hand or Special Summon, 1 Level 5 monster from your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Imperial Princess Quinquery" once per turn.

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 has 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.

DARK

2 Level 5 monsters If this card is Xyz Summoned, or if your opponent activates a monster effect in the hand or GY: You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 1 monster on the field; destroy it. You can only use this effect of "K9-66X "Jacks"" once per turn. A "K9" Xyz Monster that has this card as material gains this effect. ● During any turn in which your opponent has activated a monster effect in the hand or GY, any battle damage this card inflicts to your opponent is doubled.

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.

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

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

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.