Yosenju is a very virtual deck, so virtual that you want OTK, Midrange or Control, but at the end of the turn they all disappear, this deck is divided into 2 types: Pendulum and not using Pendulum, but now people mainly play Pendulum. weak due to having too many good supports and less choke points than the other playstyle - the playstyle is broken when negate normal summons
Instructions for Playing Yosenju
Sections covered in this guide:
Core
Yosenju Kama 1 and Yosenju Izna (x0-1)
Yosenju Kama 1
ATK:
1600
DEF:
500
If this card is Normal Summoned, you can: Immediately after this effect resolves, Normal Summon 1 "Yosenju" monster from your hand, except "Yosenju Kama 1". If you control another "Yosenju" monster: You can target 1 face-up card your opponent controls; return it to the hand. This effect can only be used once while this card is face-up on the field. Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card was Normal Summoned this turn: Return it to the hand.
Yosenju Izna
ATK:
800
DEF:
1200
Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card was Normal Summoned this turn: Return it to the hand. You can only use each of the following effects of "Yosenju Izna" once per turn. ● You can discard this card; this turn, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects when a "Yosenju" monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned. ● If you control another "Yosenju" monster: You can draw 1 card.
The only two pieces of the yosenju normal summon gameplay that remain, Kama 1 allows you to normal summon a Yosenju monster after it has been normal summoned, and both have an end phase effect that returns to hand (bubble).
Gadarla the Mystery Dust Kaiju (x3)
Gadarla, the Mystery Dust Kaiju
ATK:
2700
DEF:
1600
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) to your opponent's side of the field in Attack Position, by Tributing 1 monster they control. If your opponent controls a "Kaiju" monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in Attack Position. You can only control 1 "Kaiju" monster. Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can remove 3 Kaiju Counters from anywhere on the field; the ATK and DEF of all other monsters on the field become halved.
=))
Yosenju Sabu (x3)
Yosenju Sabu
ATK:
1700
DEF:
400
Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card was Normal Summoned this turn: Return it to the hand. You can only use each of the following effects of "Yosenju Sabu" once per turn. ● If this card is Normal Summoned: If you control another "Yosenju" card, you can add 1 "Yosenju" Pendulum Monster from your Deck to your hand. ● You can target 1 "Yosenju" card you control; place 1 "Dizzying Winds of Yosen Village" or "Yosen Whirlwind" from your Deck face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone, and if you do, shuffle the targeted card into the Deck.
Searcher x3 is normal, this one searches twice so x3 is obvious (but no one uses its 2nd effect).
Yosenju Shinchu R and Yosenju Shinchu L (x1)
Yosenju Shinchu R
ATK:
0
DEF:
2100
[ Pendulum Effect ] Once per turn, if you have a "Yosenju" card in your other Pendulum Zone: You can make this card's Pendulum Scale become 11 until the end of this turn, also you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except "Yosenju" monsters (even if this card leaves the field). [ Monster Effect ] If this card is Normal Summoned: Change it to Defense Position. Monsters your opponent controls cannot target face-up "Yosenju" monsters for attacks, except this one.
Yosenju Shinchu L
ATK:
0
DEF:
2100
[ Pendulum Effect ] If a "Yosenju" monster(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can destroy this card instead. [ Monster Effect ] If this card is Normal Summoned: Change it to Defense Position. Your opponent cannot target "Yosenju" monsters you control with card effects, except this one.
The card you hold in your hand will be triggered to death, because these 2 cards can be placed on the field with just 1 spell :D
Mayosenju Hitot (x2-3)
Mayosenju Hitot
ATK:
2000
DEF:
3000
[ Pendulum Effect ] You can target 1 "Yosenju" card in your Pendulum Zone; for the rest of this turn, its Pendulum Scale becomes 11, also you cannot Special Summon monsters, except "Yosenju" monsters (even if this card leaves the field). During your End Phase: Return this card to the hand. You can only use each Pendulum Effect of "Mayosenju Hitot" once per turn. [ Monster Effect ] Cannot be Special Summoned, except by Pendulum Summon. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 card your opponent controls; return it to the hand. Each time a card(s) on the field is returned to the hand or Main Deck by your card effect, while this card is on the field: All "Yosenju" monsters you currently control gain 500 ATK. Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card was Special Summoned this turn: Return it to the hand.
Warning: This card cannot be special summoned, except pendulum
Mayosenju Daibak (x2-3)
Mayosenju Daibak
ATK:
3000
DEF:
300
[ Pendulum Effect ] When a "Yosenju" monster you control declares an attack: You can have that attacking monster gain 300 ATK until the end of the Battle Phase. [ Monster Effect ] Cannot be Special Summoned, except by Pendulum Summon. This card's Pendulum Summon cannot be negated. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target up to 2 cards on the field; return them to the hand. Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card was Special Summoned this turn: Return it to the hand.
Warning this monster can only be special summoned with Pendulum
Yosenju Oroshi Channeling (x3)
Yosenju Oroshi Channeling
If you control no monsters: Activate 1 of the following effects; also for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, you cannot Special Summon monsters, except "Yosenju" monsters. ● Add 1 Level 5 or higher "Yosenju" monster from your Deck to your hand. ● Place 1 "Yosenju Shinchu L" and 1 "Yosenju Shinchu R" from your Deck in your Pendulum Zones, but destroy them during your opponent's next End Phase.
a super powerful card that doesn't work once per turn but you only special summon Yosenju monsters for the whole turn
Staple
Fire Formation - Tenki (x2)
Because the Yosenju have 2 combo cards (because they have to normally summon another Yosenju monster from their hand, and especially have another Yosenju to activate the effect), this card helps you find an extra piece to make it easier to play.
Pot of Extravagance, Pot of Prosperity and Pot of Duality (Pot Of Greasy)
Pot of Prosperity
Banish 3 or 6 cards of your choice from your Extra Deck, face-down; for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, any damage your opponent takes is halved, also excavate cards from the top of your Deck equal to the number of cards banished, add 1 excavated card to your hand, place the rest on the bottom of your Deck in any order. You can only activate 1 "Pot of Prosperity" per turn. You cannot draw cards by card effects the turn you activate this card.
Because they don't use Extra Decks as much as Eldlich, they can be used freely
Raigeki, Harpie's Feather Duster and Lightning Storm (pay yard)
Because they are afraid of backrow, Lightning Storm and broom are often brought, Raigeki can be brought if you want to bait 1 negate of opp or simply pay opp's field, but this deck mainly returns more than destroy
Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer, Majester Paladin, the Ascending Dracoslayer, Ignister Prominence and the Blasting Dracoslayer (mercenary)
Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer
ATK:
1850
DEF:
0
[ Pendulum Effect ] Once per turn, if you have a card in your other Pendulum Zone: You can destroy that card, and if you do, add 1 card from your Deck to your hand, with the same name as that card. [ Monster Effect ] Cannot Special Summon Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Monsters using this card as material, except "Dracoslayer" monsters.
Majester Paladin, the Ascending Dracoslayer
ATK:
1850
DEF:
2000
2 Level 4 Pendulum Monsters When this card is Xyz Summoned: You can add 1 Pendulum Monster from your Deck to your hand during the End Phase of this turn. Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; Special Summon 1 face-up "Dracoslayer" Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck, but it cannot be used as an Xyz Material for a Summon.
Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer
ATK:
2850
DEF:
0
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner Pendulum Monsters Once per turn: You can target 1 Pendulum Monster on the field or 1 card in the Pendulum Zone; destroy it, and if you do, shuffle 1 card on the field into the Deck. Once per turn: You can Special Summon 1 "Dracoslayer" monster from your Deck in Defense Position, but it cannot be used as a Synchro Material for a Summon.
Luster Pendulum, shoot the card, search for the card you just shot, then pendulum the card you just shot
Dimension Shifter (x3)
anti meta loose handtrap makes any card that goes to the grave at the end of the next turn banned. Because your yosenju returns to your hand, at least in theory you won't be able to use the grave.
Maxx "C", Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring and PSY-Framegear Gamma (handtrap)
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
ATK:
0
DEF:
1800
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.
PSY-Framegear Gamma
ATK:
1000
DEF:
0
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned by a card effect. When your opponent activates a monster effect while you control no monsters (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon both this card from your hand and 1 "PSY-Frame Driver" from your hand, Deck, or GY, and if you do, negate that activation, and if you do that, destroy that monster. During the End Phase, banish the face-up monsters Special Summoned by this effect.
Ash Blossom: Braindead Fusion lowers his head
Extra Duck
We don't use Extra Deck (or Extra Duck), but sometimes we will use it, so if you build F2P, put a few N/R in to use the pot.
Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir (x0-1)
Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir
ATK:
2100
DEF:
2000
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.
Usually comes up when you go turn 1, used to negate opp, but when you get this one, you will lose 2 resources, but because this deck has 2 combo cards, 2 resources are something very valuable.
Tornado Dragon and Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger King (x0-1)
Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger King
ATK:
2200
DEF:
1800
2 Level 4 Beast-Warrior monsters When this card is Xyz Summoned: You can Set 1 "Fire Formation" Spell/Trap directly from your Deck. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card; negate the effects of all face-up Effect Monsters currently on the field, except Beast-Warriors, until the end of your opponent's turn. When this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can send 3 "Fire Formation" Spells/Traps you control to the GY; Special Summon 2 Level 4 or lower Beast-Warrior monsters with the same ATK from your Deck, in face-up Defense Position.
Because the cards are situational and used as bait for the pot, I will only briefly say:
Number 82: Heartlandraco and Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder (Ancient stamping machine)
Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder
ATK:
3000
DEF:
3000
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.
Mainly punch Zeus
Evilswarm Exciton Knight (x0-1)
Evilswarm Exciton Knight
ATK:
1900
DEF:
0
2 Level 4 monsters Once per chain, during your Main Phase or your opponent's Battle Phase, if your opponent has more total cards in their hand and field than you do (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card; destroy all other cards on the field, also your opponent takes no further damage this turn.
a staple legend, but now before entering the battle phase, there is a bunch of negates, F to remember
Number 60: Dugares the Timeless (x0-1)
Number 60: Dugares the Timeless
ATK:
1200
DEF:
1200
2 Level 4 monsters You can detach 2 materials from this card, then activate 1 of the following effects; ● Skip your next Draw Phase, also draw 2 cards, then discard 1 card. ● Skip your next Main Phase 1, also Special Summon 1 monster from your GY in Defense Position. ● Skip the Battle Phase of your next turn, also double the ATK of 1 monster you control until the end of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Number 60: Dugares the Timeless" once per turn.
There are 3 effects: draw, monster jump, OTK but the side effects are very limited. If you want to OTK, using this one is ok because there is no next turn so there are no side effects :)
Stardust Dragon (x0-1)
Stardust Dragon
ATK:
2500
DEF:
2000
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters When a card or effect is activated that would destroy a card(s) on the field (Quick Effect): You can Tribute this card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it. During the End Phase, if this effect was activated this turn (and was not negated): You can Special Summon this card from your GY.
starduck dragon has the effect of protecting from destruction and then destroying it :), and jumps back onto the field, body is good, 4+4 = 8 so it's easy to get up (or gamma 2 + 6 = 8)
PSY-Framelord Omega (x0-1)
PSY-Framelord Omega
ATK:
2800
DEF:
2200
1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters Once per turn, during the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can banish both this face-up card from the field and 1 random card from your opponent's hand, face-up, until your next Standby Phase. Once per turn, during your opponent's Standby Phase: You can target 1 banished card; return it to the GY. If this card is in your GY: You can target 1 other card in the GY; shuffle both that card and this card from the GY into the Deck.
snatch the hand, recover the goods
Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom, Wynn the Wind Charmer and Verdant (link monsters)
Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom
ATK:
1600
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2 Beast, Beast-Warrior, and/or Winged Beast monsters During your Main Phase: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged Beast monster from your hand, also you cannot use monsters as Link Material for the rest of this turn, except Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged Beast monsters. If this card is sent to the GY: You can draw 1 card, then place 1 card from your hand on the bottom of the Deck. You can only use each effect of "Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom" once per turn.
Wynn the Wind Charmer, Verdant
ATK:
1850
LINK-2
Link Arrow:
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Bottom-Right
2 monsters, including a WIND monster (This card is always treated as a "Familiar-Possessed" card.) You can target 1 WIND monster in your opponent's GY; Special Summon it to your zone this card points to. If this Link Summoned card is destroyed by battle, or is destroyed by an opponent's card effect while in its owner's Monster Zone: You can add 1 WIND monster with 1500 or less DEF from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Wynn the Wind Charmer, Verdant" once per turn.
Wynn: search for Daibak