Monarch Deck Breakdown

DARK 1

When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then end the Battle Phase. If Summoned this way, banish it when it leaves the field.

EARTH 4

This card gains 300 ATK for each Plant-Type monster you control. Control of this face-up card on the field cannot switch.

DARK 6

If this card is Tribute Summoned: Target 1 card on the field; banish that target, and if you do, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent if it is a DARK monster.

EARTH 3

Once per turn: You can choose a number from 1 to 3, then send that many cards from the top of your Deck to the GY; this card gains 500 ATK for each card sent to the GY this way, until the end of this turn. If this card you control is destroyed and sent to your GY: Draw 1 card.

LIGHT 5

If only your opponent controls a monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand).

DARK 1

(Quick Effect): You can discard this card to the GY, then target 1 card in your opponent's GY; banish that target.

EARTH 3

If this card is sent to the Graveyard: Special Summon 2 "Fluff Tokens" (Plant-Type/WIND/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0) in Defense Position. These Tokens cannot be Tributed for a Tribute Summon during the turn they are Special Summoned.

DARK 7

When you take damage from a card in your opponent's possession: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. You must control no cards to activate and to resolve this effect. If Summoned this way, activate the appropriate effect, based on the type of damage: ● Battle damage: Special Summon 1 "Emissary of Darkness Token" (Fairy-Type/LIGHT/Level 7/ATK ?/DEF ?). Its ATK and DEF are each equal to the amount of battle damage you took. ● Effect damage: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the amount of damage you took.

EARTH 3

If this Defense Position card battled a monster, at the end of the Damage Step: Place that monster on the top of the Deck.

FIRE 3

Once per turn: You can Tribute 1 face-up Plant monster; Special Summon 1 Plant monster from your Deck.

DARK 3

If this card is sent from the field to the GY: Add 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand, but you cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with that name for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Sangan" once per turn.

WIND 8

When a card or effect is activated that targets a card(s) on the field (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 face-up Plant monster; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it.

DARK 6

Cannot be Special Summoned. Neither player can Special Summon monsters.

FIRE 1

Once per turn: You can pay 500 LP; add 1 "Volcanic Shell" from your Deck to your hand. This card must be in the GY to activate and to resolve this effect.

LIGHT 2

FLIP: Apply these effects (simultaneously). ● You can destroy 1 card on the field. ● Send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the GY.

EARTH 4

FLIP: You can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower Beast-Type monster from your Deck in face-down Defense Position.

DARK 8

"Cyber Dragon" + 1+ Machine monsters Cannot be used as Fusion Material. Must first be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by sending the above cards from either field to the GY. (You do not use "Polymerization".) The original ATK of this card becomes 1000 x the number of Fusion Materials used for its Special Summon.

LIGHT 7

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters During your Main Phase: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your hand. You cannot conduct your Battle Phase the turn you activate this effect. During your Main Phase: You can destroy as many cards in the Field Zones as possible (min. 1), and if you do, gain 1000 LP, then you can add 1 Field Spell with a different name than the destroyed card(s), from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Ancient Fairy Dragon" once per turn.

FIRE 7

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can destroy all cards on the field. Once per turn: You can banish 1 Plant monster from your GY, then target 1 Defense Position monster your opponent controls; change that target to face-up Attack Position, and if you do, its ATK becomes 0 until the end of this turn.

WATER 6

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters You can discard any number of cards to the GY, then target the same number of cards your opponent controls; return those cards to the hand. You can only use this effect of "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier" once per turn.

EARTH 6

"Drill Synchron" + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters Once per turn, during your Main Phase 1: You can halve this card's ATK, and if you do, it can attack your opponent directly this turn. Once per turn: You can discard 1 card, and if you do, banish this card. During your next Standby Phase: Special Summon this card banished by this effect, then add 1 monster from your Graveyard to your hand.

EARTH 6

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters You can remove from play all "Iron Chain" monsters from your Graveyard to have this card gain 200 ATK for each card removed, until the End Phase. When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent, send the top 3 cards of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard.

EARTH 7

"Junk Synchron" + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters Once per turn: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; banish it. During the End Phase of this turn, return it to your opponent's side of the field, in the same battle position.

FIRE 7

"Nitro Synchron" + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters Once during each of your turns, if you activate a Spell Card, this card gains 1000 ATK during the next attack this turn involving this card, during damage calculation only. If this attacking card destroys an opponent's monster by battle, after damage calculation: You can target 1 face-up Defense Position monster your opponent controls; change that target to Attack Position, then this card can make a second attack in a row, on that monster.

DARK 8

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters After damage calculation, if this card attacks a Defense Position monster your opponent controls: Destroy all Defense Position monsters your opponent controls. During your End Phase: Destroy all other monsters you control that did not declare an attack this turn. This card must be face-up on the field to activate and to resolve this effect.

WIND 8

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.

WIND 6

"Turbo Synchron" + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters When this card declares an attack on a Level 6 or higher Synchro Monster: Halve the ATK of the attack target until the end of the Damage Step. This card cannot be targeted by the effects of Level 6 or lower monsters.

WIND 4

When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 monster with 500 or less ATK in your GY; Special Summon that target in Attack Position, but negate its effects. Cannot be used as Synchro Material, except for the Synchro Summon of a Dragon monster. The other Synchro Material(s) cannot be Level 4.

WIND 5

You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by sending 1 monster from your hand to the GY. For a Synchro Summon, you can substitute this card for any 1 "Synchron" Tuner. Cannot be used as a Synchro Material, except for the Synchro Summon of a monster that lists a "Synchron" Tuner as material.

Spell Quick

Target 1 face-up monster on the field; change that target to face-down Defense Position.

Spell Normal

Pay 800 LP, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls that can be Normal Summoned/Set; take control of that target until the End Phase.

Spell Normal

Send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard; add 1 Level 4 or lower "Lightsworn" monster from your Deck to your hand.

Spell Normal

This card can only be activated at the start of Main Phase 1. Until your next turn, you and your opponent cannot play or Set any Spell or Trap Cards.

Spell Normal

Send 1 monster from your Deck to the GY.

Spell Normal

Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field.

Spell Normal

Discard 1 card; destroy all face-up monsters your opponent controls.

Spell Quick

Target 1 Spell/Trap on the field; destroy that target.

Spell Normal

Target 5 monsters in your GY; shuffle all 5 into the Deck, then draw 2 cards.

Trap Normal

When your opponent Summons a monster(s) with 1500 or more ATK: Destroy that monster(s) with 1500 or more ATK, and if you do, banish it.

Trap Normal

When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Target that attacking monster; banish that target.

Trap Normal

Target 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls; destroy that target, then you can Set 1 Spell/Trap from your hand.

Trap Normal

When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Destroy all your opponent's Attack Position monsters.

Trap Continuous

Either player can pay 800 Life Points to negate the Special Summon of a monster(s), and/or an effect that Special Summons a monster(s), and destroy those cards.

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 Normal

Target 2 cards in the GY(s); shuffle those targets into the Deck(s).

Trap Normal

When a monster(s) is Summoned: Destroy all monsters on the field.

Trap Normal

Negate all other Trap effects on the field this turn.