Heroic

Heroic
"Heroic Champion - Excalibur" in the artwork of "Heroic Chance".
Japanese	ヒロイック Hiroikku (romanized) Ｈ（ヒロイック） (anime) Ｈ (base) ヒロイック (ruby) Hiroikku (romanized)
French	Héroïque
German	Heroisch
Italian	Eroico
Korean	히로익 Hiroik (romanized)
Portuguese	Heroico
Spanish	Heroico
Sets Return of the Duelist Abyss Rising Dimension Force TCG Collectible Tins 2012 Wave 1 Number Hunters War of the Giants: Round 2 War of the Giants Reinforcements World Superstars OTS Tournament Pack 19 Battles of Legend: Crystal Revenge OCG Collectors Pack: ZEXAL Version Duelist Pack: Yuma 2: Gogogo & Dododo Duelist Alliance Dimension Force +1 Bonus Pack Tournament Pack 2022 Vol.1 Animation Chronicle 2022
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS
Manga appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! D Team ZEXAL
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"Heroic" (ヒロイック Hiroikku, written as Ｈ（ヒロイック） in the anime) is an archetype of Warrior monsters used by Nistro in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. All Main Deck and some Extra Deck members of this archetype are EARTH monsters, except for the LIGHT "Heroic Champion - Excalibur" and "Heroic Champion - Claivesolish", as well as the DARK "Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomyniad". They also have effects that allow them to get stronger via ATK manipulation. Their crest is a crimson Phoenix, which symbolizes the undying fighting spirit within Nistro. In the anime, "Heroic Challenger" and "Heroic Champion" were both archetypes. In the OCG/TCG, most of their support cards were changed to be support for all "Heroic" monsters.

Members

Main Deck

Level	Heroic Challenger	Origin
1	Ambush Soldier	Ambush
	Clasp Sword	Clasp knife
	Knuckle Sword	Knuckle knife
4	Assault Halberd	Halberd
	Double Lance	Lance
	Extra Sword	Dual sword
	Morning Star	Morning Star
	Night Watchman	Cantera
	Spartan	Spartan
	Swordshield	Shield
	Thousand Blades	Blade
6	War Hammer	War hammer

Extra Deck

Rank	Heroic Champion	Origin
1	Jarngreipr	Járngreipr
4	Claivesolish	Claíomh Solais
	Excalibur	Excalibur
	Gandiva	Gandiva
	Kusanagi	Kusanagi
	Rhongomyniad	Rhongomyniad

Playing style

The "Heroic" archetype focuses on swarming the field with Level 4 Warrior monsters to perform Xyz Summons, and performing an OTK by rapidly stacking large amounts of ATK boosts on a single "Heroic" Xyz Monster. Secondarily, the "Heroic" archetype focuses on putting the player below 500 LP, in order to enable additional effects from its cards. "Heroic Challenger - Thousand Blades", "Morning Star", and "Knuckle Sword" are the archetype's key swarming monsters.

• "Morning Star" and "Knuckle Sword" are extenders from hand, with "Morning Star" also searching a "Heroic" Spell/Trap on Summon. "Assault Halberd" can provide an additional Special Summon when going second.
• "Thousand Blades" can Summon a "Heroic" monster directly from the Deck by discarding a "Heroic" card, but locks the player into only Special Summoning "Heroic" monsters for the rest of the turn. While the restriction is significant, "Thousand Blades" itself is very powerful, as it can Summon another "Thousand Blades" for more Summons, or to Summon "Morning Star" or "Heroic Challenger - Clasp Sword" for searches.

For Spell/Trap support, "Heroic Envoy" is the archetype's main search Spell, with a GY recovery effect if the player is at 500 LP or less. "Heroic Call" is a Warrior-specific "Monster Reborn", with an additional GY ATK boost effect if the player is at 500 LP or less. To OTK the opponent, the Deck typically stacks multiple ATK-boosting effects on a single "Heroic" Xyz Monster, with cards like "Heroic Chance", "Heroic Champion - Excalibur", "Heroic Champion - Claivesolish", and the GY effect of "Heroic Call". Combined, these effects can typically skyrocket the ATK of one "Heroic" monster into 10,000 or even 20,000 ATK. Because the effect of "Heroic Champion - Claivesolish" reduces the player's LP to only 500, "Number C39: Utopia Ray" can become a useful tool to allow a monster boosted by "Heroic Chance" and "Claiomh Solais" to deal tremendous amounts of damage, while "Number S39: Utopia Prime" can also easily remove a good chunk of the opponent's defenses and leave them incredibly vulnerable. LP difference-based cards in general may become of high value, as well. "Promotion" can also effectively turn a monster such as "Clasp Sword" into another Level 4 monster for Xyz Summoning.

Recommended cards

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Heroic Challenger - Ambush Soldier Heroic Challenger - Assault Halberd Heroic Challenger - Clasp Sword Heroic Challenger - Double Lance Heroic Challenger - Extra Sword Heroic Challenger - Knuckle Sword Heroic Challenger - Morning Star Heroic Challenger - Spartan Heroic Challenger - Swordshield Heroic Challenger - Thousand Blades Heroic Challenger - War Hammer Blue Mountain Butterspy Colonel on C-String Doggy Diver Fire Flint Lady Goblindbergh Photon Thrasher Rookie Warrior Lady Puppet Rook War Rock Gactos Spell Cards Normal Spells Heroic Call Heroic Chance Heroic Envoy Generation Force Promotion Reinforcement of the Army The Warrior Returning Alive Instant Fusion / Ready Fusion (with "Karbonala Warrior") Equip Spells Assault Armor Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade Magnum Shield Phoenix Gearblade Stoic Challenge Xyz Unit (with "Generation Force") Continuous Spells Overlay Network Reinforcement of the Army's Troops Quick-Play Spells Double or Nothing! (with "Number 39: Utopia Double") Inferno Reckless Summon Xyz Import (with "Generation Force") Trap Cards Normal Traps Heroic Retribution Sword Battleguard Howling Expendable Dai Reinforce Truth The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine Xyz Reborn (with "Generation Force") Continuous Traps Floodgate cards Rivalry of Warlords Extra Deck Fusion Monsters Karbonala Warrior (with "Instant Fusion"/"Ready Fusion") Xyz Monsters Heroic Champion - Claivesolish Heroic Champion - Excalibur Heroic Champion - Gandiva Heroic Champion - Jarngreipr Heroic Champion - Kusanagi Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomyniad (Traditional Format) Blade Armor Ninja Comics Hero King Arthur Exosister Asophiel Exosister Gibrine Gagaga Cowboy Gagaga Samurai Number 39: Utopia Number 39: Utopia Double Number 39: Utopia Roots Number S39: Utopia the Lightning Number 54: Lion Heart Number F0: Utopic Future Number F0: Utopic Draco Future Link Monsters Bujinki Ahashima Ferocious Flame Swordsman Gouki The Powerload Ogre Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights

Weakness

• As with all Special Summon-based Decks, "Heroic" can be shut down by stopping or punishing Special Summons, like with "Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo" or "Vanity's Emptiness".
• "Heroic" is a battle-oriented Deck, so cards that stop or punish attacking like "Threatening Roar" will affect this Deck negatively.