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| image   = Mat-WCQRegional-SuperBLSandChibiKnights.png
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| image       = Mat-WCQRegional-SuperBLSandChibiKnights.png
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| caption = From left to right: "[[Evening Twilight Knight]]", "[[Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier]]" and "[[Beginning Knight]]".
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| caption     = From left to right: "[[Evening Twilight Knight]]", "[[Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier]]" and "[[Beginning Knight]]".
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| ja_name = カオス・ソルジャー
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| ja_name     = カオス・ソルジャー
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| romaji = Kaosu Sorujā
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| romaji       = Kaosu Sorujā
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| trans   = Chaos Soldier
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| trans       = Chaos Soldier
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| zh_name = 混沌战士
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| zh_name     = 混沌战士
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| fr_name = Soldat du Lustre Noir
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| fr_name     = Soldat du Lustre Noir
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| de_name = Schwarz Glänzender Soldat
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| de_name     = Schwarz Glänzender Soldat
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| it_name = Glorioso Soldato Nero
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| it_name     = Glorioso Soldato Nero
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| it_trans = Glorious Black Soldier
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| it_trans     = Glorious Black Soldier
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| ko_name = 카오스 솔저
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| ko_name     = 카오스 솔저
 
| ko_romanized = Kaoseu Soljeo
 
| ko_romanized = Kaoseu Soljeo
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| ko_trans = Chaos Soldier
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| ko_trans     = Chaos Soldier
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| pt_name = Soldado do Lustro Negro
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| pt_name     = Soldado do Lustro Negro
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| es_name = Soldado del Brillo Negro
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| es_name     = Soldado del Brillo Negro
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| sets   =  
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* [[Invasion of Chaos]]
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* [[Starter Deck: Yugi Evolution]]
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* [[Duelist Pack: Yugi]]
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* [[Duelist Pack: Battle City]]
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* [[Dimension of Chaos]]
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* [[Breakers of Shadow]]
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* [[Raging Tempest]]
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| tcg          =
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* [[Master Collection Volume 2]]
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* [[Dark Revelation Volume 2]]
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* [[Mattel Action Figure promotional cards: Series 3]]
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* [[Gold Series 4: Pyramids Edition]]
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* [[Duel Terminal 7a]]
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* [[Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack]]
 
* [[2013 Collectible Tins Wave 1]]
 
* [[2013 Collectible Tins Wave 1]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters National Tournament attendance card]]
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* [[Premium Gold]]
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* [[Breakers of Shadow]] ''(TCG)''
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* [[Weekly Shonen Jump August 2014 membership promotional card]]
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* [[Jump Pack 2014 Issue 3 promotional card]]
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* [[Astral Pack Eight]]
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* [[Yugi's Legendary Decks]]
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* [[2016 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]
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* [[Duelist Saga]]
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* [[Shadows in Valhalla]]
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* [[Duel Power]]
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* [[Battles of Legend: Hero's Revenge]]
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* [[Toon Chaos]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Shaddoll Showdown]]
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* [[Ghosts From the Past (set)|Ghosts From the Past]]
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* [[OTS Tournament Pack 17]]
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* [[Magnificent Mavens]]
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* [[Battles of Legend: Crystal Revenge]]
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* [[Maze of Memories]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters National Tournament prize cards]]
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* [[Premium Pack 2 (Japanese)]]
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* [[Dark Ceremony Edition]]
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* [[Power of the Guardian]]
 
* [[Controller of Chaos]]
 
* [[Controller of Chaos]]
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* [[Dark Ceremony Edition]]
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* [[Expert Edition Volume.2]]
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* [[Dark Revelation Volume 2]]
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* [[Tournament Pack 2008 Vol.2]]
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* [[Dimension of Chaos]]
 
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* [[Duelist Pack: Battle City]]
 
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* [[Duelist Pack: Yugi]]
 
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* [[Duelist Saga]]
 
 
* [[Duel Terminal - Sacred Star Knights!!]]
 
* [[Duel Terminal - Sacred Star Knights!!]]
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* [[Duel Terminal 7a]]
 
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* [[Expansion Pack Vol.3]]
 
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* [[Expert Edition Volume.2]]
 
 
* [[Gold Series 2012]]
 
* [[Gold Series 2012]]
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* [[Gold Series 4: Pyramids Edition]]
 
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* [[Invasion of Chaos]]
 
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* [[Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack]]
 
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* [[Master Collection Volume 2]]
 
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* [[Memories of the Duel King: Duelist Kingdom Arc]]
 
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* [[Power of the Guardian]]
 
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* [[Premium Gold]]
 
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* [[Premium Pack 2 (Japanese)|Premium Pack 2]]
 
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* [[Premium Pack Vol.9]]
 
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* [[Raging Tempest]]
 
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* [[Starter Deck: Yugi Evolution]]
 
 
* [[The Gold Box]]
 
* [[The Gold Box]]
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* [[Tournament Pack 2008 Vol.2]]
 
 
* [[V Jump Edition 9]]
 
* [[V Jump Edition 9]]
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* [[Weekly Shonen Jump August 2014 membership promotional card]]
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* [[Memories of the Duel King: Duelist Kingdom Arc]]
 
* [[Weekly Shōnen Jump 2015, Issue 34 promotional card]]
 
* [[Weekly Shōnen Jump 2015, Issue 34 promotional card]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2003 prize cards]]
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* [[Millennium Pack (OCG)]]
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* [[Yugi's Legendary Decks]]
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* [[20th Anniversary Pack 1st Wave]]
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| anime =
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* [[LINK VRAINS Pack 2]]
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* [[20th Anniversary Duelist Box]]
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* [[Tournament Pack 2020 Vol.2]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Rebirth of Shaddoll]]
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* [[History Archive Collection]]
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* [[Prismatic Secret Rare "Black Luster Soldier" GET Campaign]]
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* [[Legendary "Black Luster Soldier" GET Campaign]]
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* [[Quarter Century Duelist Box]]
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| korea        =
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* [[Expansion Pack Vol.3]]
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* [[Tournament Pack 2010 Vol.6]]
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* [[Asia Tour Invitational 2011 promotional card]]
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* [[Premium Pack Vol.9]]
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* [[Special Pack Vol.3]]
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| anime       =
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
 
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"'''Black Luster Soldier'''", known as "'''Chaos Soldier'''" (カオス・ソルジャー ''Kaosu Sorujā'') in the ''[[OCG]]'', is an [[archetype]] of [[Warrior]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] used by [[Yugi Muto]]/[[Yami Yugi]] in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|manga]], as well as [[Dimitri]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime, that includes "[[Black Luster Soldier]]" and monsters based on it. Members of this archetype have existed since the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters National Tournament'', but did not receive [[support]] until ''[[Dimension of Chaos]]''.
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"'''Black Luster Soldier'''", known as "'''Chaos Soldier'''" (カオス・ソルジャー ''Kaosu Sorujā'') in the ''[[OCG]]'', is an [[archetype]] of monsters based on "[[Black Luster Soldier]]" used by [[Yugi Muto]]/[[Yami Yugi]] in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|manga]], as well as [[Dimitri]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. It is a sub-archetype of the "[[Chaos]]" archetype. All of the members are [[Level]] 8 [[Warrior]]-[[Type]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] with 3000 [[ATK]] and 2500 [[DEF]]; they are all either [[EARTH]] or [[LIGHT]], except the [[DARK]] "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Evening Twilight]]".
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Due to its OCG name, "Black Luster Soldier" is a sub-archetype of the "[[Chaos]]" Ritual archetype, and is supported in gameplay by "Chaos" Ritual support. As such, in the TCG, "Chaos" Ritual Monsters and "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monsters are supported individually in all "Chaos" support. This archetype is also related by gameplay to the "[[Gaia The Fierce Knight (archetype)|Gaia The Fierce Knight]]" archetype.
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The archetype is also related by gameplay and aesthetic themes to the [[Chaos (series)|LIGHT and DARK Chaos]] series.
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Members of this archetype have existed since the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters National Tournament attendance card|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters National Tournament]]'', but did not receive [[support]] until ''[[Dimension of Chaos]]''.
 
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== Members ==
 
== Members ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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All "Black Luster Soldier" monsters have 3000 ATK, and, save for the Link 3 "[[Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos]]", are all [[Level]] 8 and have 2500 [[DEF]]. All "Black Luster Soldier" monsters are [[EARTH]] or [[LIGHT]] monsters, except for the [[DARK]] "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Evening Twilight]]".
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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! [[Monster card type|Type]]
 
! Black Luster Soldier
 
! Black Luster Soldier
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! Banishing target
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! Summon procedure
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|-
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! rowspan = 3 | [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]]
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| [[Black Luster Soldier]]
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| [[Black Luster Ritual]]<sup>1</sup>
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|-
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| [[Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier|Super Soldier]]
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| [[Super Soldier Ritual]]<sup>1</sup>
 
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|-
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| [[Black Luster Soldier - Legendary Swordsman|Legendary Swordsman]]
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| [[Chaos Form]] or [[Super Soldier Ritual]]<sup>1</sup>
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|-
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! rowspan = 4 | Main Deck<br/>Non-Ritual
 
| [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning|Envoy of the Beginning]]
 
| [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning|Envoy of the Beginning]]
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| 1 monster on the field once per turn, but it cannot attack during the turn this effect is activated
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| Banish 1 [[LIGHT]] and 1 [[DARK]] monster from your GY.<sup>2, 3</sup>
 
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| [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Evening Twilight|Envoy of the Evening Twilight]]
 
| [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Evening Twilight|Envoy of the Evening Twilight]]
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| Varies depending on the Attribute of the monsters banished to Special Summon it, but its controller cannot conduct their Battle Phase during that turn
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| Banish all LIGHT monsters or all DARK monsters from your GY,<br/>while you have an equal number of each in your GY.<sup>2, 3</sup>
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* LIGHT: 1 monster on the field
 
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* DARK: 1 random card from the opponent's hand face-down, until their End Phase
 
 
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| [[Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier|Sacred Soldier]]
 
| [[Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier|Sacred Soldier]]
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| 1 card the opponent controls while also returning 1 banished LIGHT or DARK monster to its controller's Graveyard after being Special Summoned
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| -
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|-
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| [[Toon Black Luster Soldier|Toon]]
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| Tribute [[Toon monster]]s from your hand or field, whose total Levels equal 8 or more.<sup>2</sup>
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|-
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! [[Link Monster|Link]]
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| [[Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos|Soldier of Chaos]]
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| 3 monsters with different names<sup>4</sup>
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|-
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! [[Normal Monster|Normal]]
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| [[Black Luster Soldier (Normal)|Black Luster Soldier]]
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| -
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|}
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# Specified [[Ritual Spell]].
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# Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be (or must first be) Special Summoned from the hand via this Summoning procedure.
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# [[Chaos (series)|LIGHT and DARK Chaos]] series-patterned Summoning procedure.
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# [[Link Material]]s.
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</small>
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===Support===
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; Chibi Soldier
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A small series of 3 Level 4 Warrior monsters focused on supporting "Black Luster Soldier" monsters and Ritual Summoning. They are supported by "[[Super Soldier Soul]]".
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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! Card type
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! TCG/OCG Support Card
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|-
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| rowspan = 4 | [[Monster]]
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| [[Envoy of Chaos]]
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|-
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| [[Beginning Knight]]
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|-
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| [[Evening Twilight Knight]]
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| [[Super Soldier Soul]]
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|}
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; [[Gaia The Fierce Knight]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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! Card type
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! TCG/OCG Support Card
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|-
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| rowspan = 2 | [[Monster]]
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| [[Arisen Gaia the Fierce Knight]]
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|-
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| [[Charging Gaia the Fierce Knight]]
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|}
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; Miscellaneous
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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! TCG/OCG Support Card
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! Notes
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|-
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| [[Gateway to Chaos]]<br/>[[Beginning of Heaven and Earth]]<br/>[[Super Soldier Rebirth]]<br/>[[Super Soldier Shield]]
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| General support.
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|-
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| [[Super Soldier Ritual]]<br/>[[Super Soldier Synthesis]]
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| [[Ritual Spell]]s.
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|-
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| [[Black Luster Ritual]]<br/>[[Dragon Master Knight]]
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| "[[Black Luster Soldier]]"-specific support.
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|-
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| [[Primal Seed]]
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| "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning|Envoy of the Beginning]]"-specific support.
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|-
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| [[Magician of Chaos]]<br/>[[Chaos Form]]<br/>[[Master of Chaos]]
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| "[[Chaos]]" Ritual cross-archetypal support.
 
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|}
  
 
==Playing style==
 
==Playing style==
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The many search effects of this archetype are the [[Field Spell Card]] "[[Gateway to Chaos]]" can add either of the "[[Black Luster Soldier]]" Ritual Monster or "Gaia the Fierce Knight" Monsters on activation and with enough [[Spell Counter]]s, can also search for any [[Ritual Spell Card]]. Leftover counters can be used to activate the effect of "[[Super Soldier Shield]]" in the Graveyard. "[[Beginning of Heaven and Earth]]" can set up the Graveyard or "[[Super Soldier Synthesis]]" to [[Ritual Summon]] him from the Hand or Graveyard.
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A pure "Black Luster Soldier" Deck is a [[Ritual Summon|Ritual]]-focused Deck, focusing on Ritual Summoning "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monsters.
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Of the many search effects of this archetype, the most prominent are those of the [[Field Spell Card]] "[[Gateway to Chaos]]", which can add either a "[[Black Luster Soldier]]" Ritual Monster or a "Gaia the Fierce Knight" monster upon activation, and with enough [[Spell Counter]]s can also search for any [[Ritual Spell Card]]. Leftover counters can be used to activate the effect of "[[Super Soldier Shield]]" in the Graveyard. "[[Beginning of Heaven and Earth]]" can set up the Graveyard or "[[Super Soldier Synthesis]]" to [[Ritual Summon]] him from the Hand or Graveyard.
 
"Super Soldier Synthesis", "[[Envoy of Chaos]]" and "[[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]" tend to make Decklists of this archetype Level 4 based because of needing Tribute of exactly Level 8.
 
"Super Soldier Synthesis", "[[Envoy of Chaos]]" and "[[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]" tend to make Decklists of this archetype Level 4 based because of needing Tribute of exactly Level 8.
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"[[Super Soldier Soul]]" can Banish itself from the Graveyard to search either Level 4 "[[Evening Twilight Knight]]" and "[[Beginning Knight]]" Monsters, which can also search when Banished but cannot do this themselves and need effects of "Chaos" Monsters like "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning|Envoy of the Beginning]]", "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]", "[[Black Dragon Collapserpent]]" and "[[White Dragon Wyverburster]]" or the [[Ritual Spell Card]] "[[Super Soldier Ritual]]" to activate them.
 
"[[Super Soldier Soul]]" can Banish itself from the Graveyard to search either Level 4 "[[Evening Twilight Knight]]" and "[[Beginning Knight]]" Monsters, which can also search when Banished but cannot do this themselves and need effects of "Chaos" Monsters like "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning|Envoy of the Beginning]]", "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]", "[[Black Dragon Collapserpent]]" and "[[White Dragon Wyverburster]]" or the [[Ritual Spell Card]] "[[Super Soldier Ritual]]" to activate them.
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"[[Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier]]" can be searched or Special Summoned by the effects of both the "Gaia The Fierce Knight" monsters, is able to recycle Banished cards to the Graveyard and when destroyed by an opposing effect can return a card from the Graveyard to the Hand.
 
"[[Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier]]" can be searched or Special Summoned by the effects of both the "Gaia The Fierce Knight" monsters, is able to recycle Banished cards to the Graveyard and when destroyed by an opposing effect can return a card from the Graveyard to the Hand.
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"Black Luster" cards are sometimes run alongside "[[Trade-In]]" and "[[The Melody of Awakening Dragon]] to search cards from the "[[Blue-Eyes]]" archetype.  Using either "[[Chaos Form]]" or "[[Advanced Ritual Art]]" to their fullest.
 
"Black Luster" cards are sometimes run alongside "[[Trade-In]]" and "[[The Melody of Awakening Dragon]] to search cards from the "[[Blue-Eyes]]" archetype.  Using either "[[Chaos Form]]" or "[[Advanced Ritual Art]]" to their fullest.
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===Recommended cards===
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
 
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
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|normal monsters =
 
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("Advanced Ritual Art" targets)
 
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* [[Alexandrite Dragon]]
 
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* [[Mystery Shell Dragon]]
 
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* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
 
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|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier]]
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier]]
 
* [[Arisen Gaia the Fierce Knight]]
 
* [[Arisen Gaia the Fierce Knight]]
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* [[Beginning Knight]]
 
* [[Charging Gaia the Fierce Knight]]
 
* [[Charging Gaia the Fierce Knight]]
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* [[Beginning Knight]]
 
 
* [[Envoy of Chaos]]
 
* [[Envoy of Chaos]]
 
* [[Evening Twilight Knight]]
 
* [[Evening Twilight Knight]]
 
* [[Super Soldier Soul]]
 
* [[Super Soldier Soul]]
 
* [[Armageddon Knight]]
 
* [[Armageddon Knight]]
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* [[Black Dragon Collapserpent]]
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* [[Impcantation]] monsters
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* [[Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite]]
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* [[King of the Swamp]]
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* [[Djinn Disserere of Rituals]]
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* [[Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight]]
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* [[Djinn Presider of Rituals]]
 
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* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]
 
 
* [[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]
 
* [[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]
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* [[Performage Hat Tricker]]
 
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* [[Performage Trick Clown]]
 
 
* [[Relinkuriboh]]
 
* [[Relinkuriboh]]
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* [[Senju of the Thousand Hands]]
 
 
* [[Sphere Kuriboh]]
 
* [[Sphere Kuriboh]]
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* [[White Dragon Wyverburster]]
 
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|pendulum monsters =
 
|pendulum monsters =
 
* [[Dragodies, the Empowered Warrior]]
 
* [[Dragodies, the Empowered Warrior]]
 
* [[Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior]]
 
* [[Dragonox, the Empowered Warrior]]
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|tuner monsters =
 
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|ritual monsters =
 
|ritual monsters =
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier]]
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier]]
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier]]
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier]]
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* [[Black Luster Soldier - Legendary Swordsman]]
 
* [[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon]]
 
* [[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon]]
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* [[Sauravis, the Ancient and Ascended]]
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|fusion monsters =
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* [[Dragon Magia Master]]
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* [[Dragon Master Knight]]
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* [[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]
 
|xyz monsters =
 
|xyz monsters =
 
* [[Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand]]
 
* [[Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand]]
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** [[Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon]]
 
** [[Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon]]
 
** [[Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon]]
 
** [[Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon]]
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*** [[Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon]]
 
 
* [[Number 23: Lancelot, Dark Knight of the Underworld]]
 
* [[Number 23: Lancelot, Dark Knight of the Underworld]]
 
* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]
 
* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]
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|link monsters =
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|spells =
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* [[Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos]]
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* [[Black Luster Ritual]]
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* [[Hip Hoshiningen]]
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* [[Chaos Form]]
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* [[Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights]]
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* [[Wee Witch's Apprentice]]
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|normal spells =
 
* [[Chaos Seed]]
 
* [[Chaos Seed]]
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* [[Gateway to Chaos]]
 
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* [[Super Soldier Synthesis]]
 
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* [[Super Soldier Ritual]]
 
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* [[Empowerment]] (when using [[Dragodies, the Empowered Warrior]])
 
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* [[Advanced Ritual Art]]
 
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** [[The Melody of Awakening Dragon]]
 
 
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
 
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
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* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
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* [[Dragon's Mirror]]
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Pot of Acquisitiveness]]
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* [[Fusion Armament]]
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* [[Fusion Deployment]]
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* [[Fusion Tag]]
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* [[One for One]]
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* [[Polymerization]]
 
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
 
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
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* [[The Warrior Returning Alive]]
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* [[Sacred Sword of Seven Stars]]
 
* [[Terraforming]]
 
* [[Terraforming]]
 
* [[Trade-In]]
 
* [[Trade-In]]
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* [[Starry Knight Balefire]]
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|traps =
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|equip spells =
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* [[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]
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* [[Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade]]
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* [[Fulfillment of the Contract]]
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* [[Living Fossil]]
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* [[Moon Mirror Shield]]
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* [[Phoenix Gearblade]]
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|field spells =
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* [[Gateway to Chaos]]
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|ritual spells =
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* [[Black Luster Ritual]]
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* [[Chaos Form]]
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* [[Super Soldier Ritual]]
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* [[Super Soldier Synthesis]]
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|quick-play spells =
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* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
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|normal traps =
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* [[Beginning of Heaven and Earth]]
 
* [[Super Soldier Rebirth]]
 
* [[Super Soldier Rebirth]]
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|counter traps =
 
* [[Super Soldier Shield]]
 
* [[Super Soldier Shield]]
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* [[Beginning of Heaven and Earth]]
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* [[Drytron Meteor Shower]]
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|continuous traps =
 
* [[Exchange of Night and Day]]
 
* [[Exchange of Night and Day]]
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* [[Escape from the Dark Dimension]]
 
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==Official Decks==
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===Official Decks===
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{{Decklist|Ritual Black Luster
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{{Decklist|Ritual Black Luster Solider<ref>https://ygorganization.com/rate-konami-sample-deck-lists/</ref>
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Solider<ref>https://ygorganization.com/rate-konami-sample-deck-lists/</ref>
 
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
 
*3 [[Envoy of Chaos]]
 
*3 [[Envoy of Chaos]]
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*1 [[Super Soldier Rebirth]]
 
*1 [[Super Soldier Rebirth]]
 
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{{Decklist|Chaos Black Luster Soldier<ref>http://ygorganization.com/blsdecks/</ref>
 
{{Decklist|Chaos Black Luster Soldier<ref>http://ygorganization.com/blsdecks/</ref>
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
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* [[Super Soldier Rebirth]] x2
 
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 19 December 2023

Black Luster Soldier
From left to right: "Evening Twilight Knight", "Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier" and "Beginning Knight".
From left to right: "Evening Twilight Knight", "Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier" and "Beginning Knight".
Japanese
  • カオス・ソルジャー
  • Kaosu Sorujā (romanized)
  • Chaos Soldier (translated)
French
  • Soldat du Lustre Noir
German
  • Schwarz Glänzender Soldat
Italian
  • Glorioso Soldato Nero
  • Glorious Black Soldier (translated)
Korean
  • 카오스 솔저
  • Kaoseu Soljeo (romanized)
  • Chaos Soldier (translated)
Portuguese
  • Soldado do Lustro Negro
Spanish
  • Soldado del Brillo Negro
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"Black Luster Soldier", known as "Chaos Soldier" (カオス・ソルジャー Kaosu Sorujā) in the OCG, is an archetype of Warrior monsters used by Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga, as well as Dimitri in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime, that includes "Black Luster Soldier" and monsters based on it. Members of this archetype have existed since the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters National Tournament, but did not receive support until Dimension of Chaos. Due to its OCG name, "Black Luster Soldier" is a sub-archetype of the "Chaos" Ritual archetype, and is supported in gameplay by "Chaos" Ritual support. As such, in the TCG, "Chaos" Ritual Monsters and "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monsters are supported individually in all "Chaos" support. This archetype is also related by gameplay to the "Gaia The Fierce Knight" archetype. The archetype is also related by gameplay and aesthetic themes to the LIGHT and DARK Chaos series.

Members[edit]

All "Black Luster Soldier" monsters have 3000 ATK, and, save for the Link 3 "Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos", are all Level 8 and have 2500 DEF. All "Black Luster Soldier" monsters are EARTH or LIGHT monsters, except for the DARK "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Evening Twilight".

Type Black Luster Soldier Summon procedure
Ritual Black Luster Soldier Black Luster Ritual1
Super Soldier Super Soldier Ritual1
Legendary Swordsman Chaos Form or Super Soldier Ritual1
Main Deck
Non-Ritual 		Envoy of the Beginning Banish 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your GY.2, 3
Envoy of the Evening Twilight Banish all LIGHT monsters or all DARK monsters from your GY,
while you have an equal number of each in your GY.2, 3
Sacred Soldier -
Toon Tribute Toon monsters from your hand or field, whose total Levels equal 8 or more.2
Link Soldier of Chaos 3 monsters with different names4
Normal Black Luster Soldier -

  1. Specified Ritual Spell.
  2. Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be (or must first be) Special Summoned from the hand via this Summoning procedure.
  3. LIGHT and DARK Chaos series-patterned Summoning procedure.
  4. Link Materials.

Support[edit]

Chibi Soldier

A small series of 3 Level 4 Warrior monsters focused on supporting "Black Luster Soldier" monsters and Ritual Summoning. They are supported by "Super Soldier Soul".

Card type TCG/OCG Support Card
Monster Envoy of Chaos
Beginning Knight
Evening Twilight Knight
Super Soldier Soul
Gaia The Fierce Knight
Card type TCG/OCG Support Card
Monster Arisen Gaia the Fierce Knight
Charging Gaia the Fierce Knight
Miscellaneous
TCG/OCG Support Card Notes
Gateway to Chaos
Beginning of Heaven and Earth
Super Soldier Rebirth
Super Soldier Shield 		General support.
Super Soldier Ritual
Super Soldier Synthesis 		Ritual Spells.
Black Luster Ritual
Dragon Master Knight 		"Black Luster Soldier"-specific support.
Primal Seed "Envoy of the Beginning"-specific support.
Magician of Chaos
Chaos Form
Master of Chaos 		"Chaos" Ritual cross-archetypal support.

Playing style[edit]

A pure "Black Luster Soldier" Deck is a Ritual-focused Deck, focusing on Ritual Summoning "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monsters. Of the many search effects of this archetype, the most prominent are those of the Field Spell Card "Gateway to Chaos", which can add either a "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monster or a "Gaia the Fierce Knight" monster upon activation, and with enough Spell Counters can also search for any Ritual Spell Card. Leftover counters can be used to activate the effect of "Super Soldier Shield" in the Graveyard. "Beginning of Heaven and Earth" can set up the Graveyard or "Super Soldier Synthesis" to Ritual Summon him from the Hand or Graveyard. "Super Soldier Synthesis", "Envoy of Chaos" and "Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands" tend to make Decklists of this archetype Level 4 based because of needing Tribute of exactly Level 8. "Super Soldier Soul" can Banish itself from the Graveyard to search either Level 4 "Evening Twilight Knight" and "Beginning Knight" Monsters, which can also search when Banished but cannot do this themselves and need effects of "Chaos" Monsters like "Envoy of the Beginning", "Lightpulsar Dragon", "Black Dragon Collapserpent" and "White Dragon Wyverburster" or the Ritual Spell Card "Super Soldier Ritual" to activate them. "Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier" can be searched or Special Summoned by the effects of both the "Gaia The Fierce Knight" monsters, is able to recycle Banished cards to the Graveyard and when destroyed by an opposing effect can return a card from the Graveyard to the Hand. "Black Luster" cards are sometimes run alongside "Trade-In" and "The Melody of Awakening Dragon to search cards from the "Blue-Eyes" archetype. Using either "Chaos Form" or "Advanced Ritual Art" to their fullest.

Recommended cards[edit]

Recommended cards

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Effect Monsters

Pendulum Monsters

Ritual Monsters

Spell Cards

Normal Spells

Equip Spells

Field Spells

Ritual Spells

Quick-Play Spells

Trap Cards

Normal Traps

Counter Traps

Continuous Traps

Official Decks[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://ygorganization.com/rate-konami-sample-deck-lists/
  2. ↑ http://ygorganization.com/blsdecks/
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