Silent Swordsman Deck Breakdown

DARK 8

Gains 300 ATK for each banished card. You can only use each of the following effects of "Gandora-G the Dragon of Destruction" once per turn. If you control "Shining Sarcophagus": You can Special Summon this card from your hand. You can pay half your LP; destroy as many other cards on the field as possible, and if you do, banish them, then Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower monster that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" from your Deck, and increase its Level by the number of cards destroyed by this effect.

Spell Continuous

Any monster sent to the Graveyard is banished instead.

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.

Spell Normal

At the start of your Main Phase 1: Banish 3 or 6 random face-down cards from your Extra Deck, face-down; draw 1 card for every 3 cards banished. For the rest of this turn after this card resolves, you cannot draw any cards by card effects.

LIGHT 11

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters While your LP are less than or equal to your opponent's, this Synchro Summoned card is unaffected by your opponent's activated effects. Once per turn: You can pay 1000 LP, then target 1 monster you control and 1 card your opponent controls; banish them. At the start of the Battle Phase: You can make this card gain ATK equal to the difference in your LP and your opponent's.

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.

Spell Quick

Declare 1 card name; banish 1 of that declared card from your Main Deck, and if you do, negate its effects, as well as the activated effects and effects on the field of cards with the same original name, until the end of this turn. You can only activate 1 "Crossout Designator" per turn.

Spell Continuous

Cannot be destroyed by monster effects. You can only use each of the following effects of "Shining Sarcophagus" once per turn. During your Main Phase: You can add 1 card that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" from your Deck to your hand, except "Shining Sarcophagus". If your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) from the GY (except during the Damage Step): You can discard 1 Spell, then target 1 of those monsters; send it to the GY.

DARK

2 non-Link Monsters During your opponent's Main Phase, you can (Quick Effect): Immediately after this effect resolves, Link Summon 1 Link Monster using materials you control, including this card. You can only use this effect of "I:P Masquerena" once per turn. A Link Monster that used this card as material cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects.

LIGHT 1

During your opponent's Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY, then target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls; negate the effects of that face-up monster your opponent controls, until the end of this turn.

Spell Normal

If you control "Shining Sarcophagus" and a monster that mentions it: Special Summon up to 2 Level 4 or lower monsters with different names that mention "Shining Sarcophagus" from your hand and/or Deck, also, for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck. You can only activate 1 "Ties That Bind" per turn.

Spell Quick

Target 1 face-up monster you control; increase its Level by 3, also if you activated this card in response to your opponent's monster effect activation, while you control "Shining Sarcophagus" and a monster that mentions it, negate that opponent's effect. During damage calculation, if your monster that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" battles: You can banish this card from your GY; end the Battle Phase. You can only activate 1 "Turn Silence" per turn.

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.

LIGHT 4

Once per turn, during the Standby Phase: Increase this card's Level by 1. While this card's Level is higher than its original Level, it gains ATK equal to the difference x 500. When your opponent activates a card or effect that targets "Shining Sarcophagus", or a monster(s) that mentions it, that you control (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation, and if you do, increase this card's Level by 1. You can only use this effect of "Silent Swordsman Zero" once per turn.

Spell Quick

Add 1 monster that mentions "Shining Sarcophagus" from your Deck to your hand, then, if you activated this card during the Battle Phase while you controlled "Shining Sarcophagus" and a monster that mentions it, each player draws until they have 6 cards in their hand. You can only activate 1 "Future Silence" per turn.

DARK 10

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner LIGHT or DARK monsters For this card's Synchro Summon, you can treat 1 LIGHT or DARK monster you control as a Tuner. If this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 card on the field; banish it. This card gains these effects based on the original Attributes of materials used for its Synchro Summon. ● LIGHT: Synchro Monsters you control are unaffected by monster effects activated by your opponent. ● DARK: Monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle.

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

Banish 10 cards from the top of your Deck, face-down; draw 2 cards. You can only activate 1 "Pot of Desires" per turn.

Trap Continuous

Neither player can Summon more than two times per turn. (Negated Summons count toward this limit. Negated cards/effects that would Summon do not count.)

EARTH

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.

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.

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.

EARTH

3 monsters with different names If this card was Link Summoned using a Level 7 or higher monster(s) as material, your opponent cannot target it with card effects, also it cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can activate 1 of these effects; ● This card gains 1500 ATK. ● This card can make a second attack during the Battle Phase of your next turn. ● Banish 1 card on the field.

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.

WIND 10

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters Once per turn: You can target 1 card on the field; destroy it. Once while face-up on the field, when a card or effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. You can only use the previous effect of "Baronne de Fleur" once per turn. Once per turn, during the Standby Phase: You can target 1 Level 9 or lower monster in your GY; return this card to the Extra Deck, and if you do, Special Summon that monster.

EARTH 4

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Shining Sarcophagus" or 1 Spell/Trap that mentions it from your Deck to your hand. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Set 1 "Stronghold the Hidden Fortress" from your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Gadget Trio" once per turn.

DARK 8

1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can equip 1 Link Monster from your GY to this card, and if you do, place Borrel Counters on this card equal to that Link Monster's Link Rating. This card gains ATK equal to half the ATK of the monster equipped to it by its effect. When your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can remove 1 Borrel Counter from this card; negate the activation. You can only use this effect of "Borreload Savage Dragon" once per turn.

DARK

2+ Effect Monsters You cannot Summon/Set monsters to any Extra Monster Zone this card points to. Gains 200 ATK for each banished card. If another monster is Special Summoned to a zone a Link Monster points to, while this monster is on the field: Banish all cards on the field. Once per turn, during the Standby Phase of the next turn after this card was banished by its own effect: Special Summon this banished card.

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.

LIGHT 4

If your opponent draws a card(s): Increase this card's Level by the number drawn. While this card's Level is higher than its original Level, it gains ATK equal to the difference x 500. When your opponent activates a Spell Card or effect, while you control "Shining Sarcophagus" (Quick Effect): You can negate the activation, and if you do, increase this card's Level by 1. You can only use this effect of "Silent Magician Zero" once per turn.