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{{For|the Tag Duel team|Dragon Ruler (tag)}}
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| image   = Dragonroar.png
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| caption = Clockwise from top left: "[[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms|Tempest]]", "[[Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders|Redox]]", "[[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls|Tidal]]" and "[[Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos|Blaster]]" in the artwork of "[[Dragonroar]]"
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| ja_name = {{Ruby|征|せい}}{{Ruby|竜|りゅう}}
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| image         = Dragoroar-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png
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| romaji = Seiryū
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| caption       = Clockwise from top left: "[[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms|Tempest]]", "[[Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders|Redox]]", "[[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls|Tidal]]" and "[[Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos|Blaster]]" in the artwork of "[[Dragoroar]]"
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| fr_name = Maître Dragon
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| ja_name       = {{Ruby|征|せい}}{{Ruby|竜|りゅう}}
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| it_name = Drago Sovrano
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| romaji         = Seiryū
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| de_name = Drachenherrscher
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| zh_name        = 征龍
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| pt_name = Dragão Soberano
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| zh_jyutping    = Zing1 lung4
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| th_name = มังกรศึก
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| zh_pinyin      = Zhēnglóng
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|ko_name=정룡
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| fr_name       = Maître Dragon
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|ko_hanja=征龍
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| fr_trans      = Dragon Master
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|ko_romanized=Jeongnyong
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| it_name       = Drago Sovrano
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|zh_name=征龍
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| it_trans      = Sovereign Dragon
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|zh_jyutping=Zing1 lung4
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| ko_name        = 정룡
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|zh_pinyin=Zhēnglóng
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| ko_hanja      = 征龍
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| sets    =
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| ko_romanized  = Jeongnyong
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* [[Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy]]
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| de_name       = Drachenherrscher
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* [[Promotion Pack 3]]
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| pt_name       = Dragão Soberano
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| pt_trans      = Sovereign Dragon
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| th_name       = มังกรศึก
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| es_name        = Señor Dragón
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| es_trans      = Dragon Lord
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| sets          = [[Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy]]
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| tcg            =
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* [[2013 Collectible Tins Wave 1]]
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* [[2013 Collectible Tins Wave 2]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Fire Kings]]
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| ocg            =
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* [[Promotion Pack 3: Part A]]
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* [[Promotion Pack 3: Part B]]
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* [[Gold Series 2014]]
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* [[20th Anniversary Legend Collection]]
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* [[Structure Deck R: Onslaught of the Fire Kings]]
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* [[Promotion Pack 2013 Vol.3]]
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* [[Promotion Pack 2013 Vol.4]]
 
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"'''Dragon Ruler'''" (Japanese: {{Ruby|征|せい}}{{Ruby|竜|りゅう}} ''Seiryū'') is a [[series]] of [[Dragon]]-[[Type]] [[Effect Monster]]s consisting of two smaller groups: [[Level]] 7 monsters whose [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] always have a sum of 4600, and lower-Level monsters that act as miniatures of the Level 7 monsters.
 
"'''Dragon Ruler'''" (Japanese: {{Ruby|征|せい}}{{Ruby|竜|りゅう}} ''Seiryū'') is a [[series]] of [[Dragon]]-[[Type]] [[Effect Monster]]s consisting of two smaller groups: [[Level]] 7 monsters whose [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] always have a sum of 4600, and lower-Level monsters that act as miniatures of the Level 7 monsters.
  
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The series is infamous for its historically high power level in the ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'', with all of its members having been added to the Forbidden Lists of both ''OCG'' and ''TCG'' from 2013-2015, and not being removed from the list until years later.
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==Lore==
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{{See also|[[Gagaga Academy Tospedia card storylines#"The Four Dragon Rulers" Edition|Gagaga Academy Tospedia card storylines]]}}
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==Members==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! Dragon Ruler !! Baby version (Searcher) !! Attribute
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! Attribute !! Dragon Ruler !! Lower-level counterpart
 
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| [[Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos]] || [[Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks]] || [[FIRE]]
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| {{Attribute|FIRE|size=25px}} || [[Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos|Blaster]] || [[Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks|Burner]]
 
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| [[Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders]] || [[Reactan, Dragon Ruler of Pebbles]] || [[EARTH]]
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| {{Attribute|EARTH|size=25px}} || [[Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders|Redox]] || [[Reactan, Dragon Ruler of Pebbles|Reactan]]
 
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| [[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls]] || [[Stream, Dragon Ruler of Droplets]] || [[WATER]]
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| {{Attribute|WIND|size=25px}} || [[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms|Tempest]] || [[Lightning, Dragon Ruler of Drafts|Lightning]]
 
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| [[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms]] || [[Lightning, Dragon Ruler of Drafts]] || [[WIND]]
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| {{Attribute|WATER|size=25px}} || [[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls|Tidal]] || [[Stream, Dragon Ruler of Droplets|Stream]]
 
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{{See also|[[Gagaga Academy Tospedia card storylines#"The Four Dragon Rulers" Edition|Gagaga Academy Tospedia card storylines]]}}
 
  
 
==Playing style==
 
==Playing style==
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The Level 7 Dragon Rulers each have four effects, with an [[only 1 effect once per turn]] condition.
  
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The ''Adult'' "Dragon Rulers" all share three characteristics:
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* "You can discard this card and 1 [''Attribute''] monster to the GY; [''discard effect'']."
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* "You can banish a total of 2 [''Attribute''] and/or Dragon monsters from your hand and/or GY; Special Summon this card from your hand or GY."
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* "During your opponent's End Phase, if you control this Special Summoned card: Return it to the hand."
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* "If this card is banished: You can add 1 [''Attribute''] Dragon monster from your Deck to your hand."
  
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*"If this card is in your hand or Graveyard: You can banish a total of 2 [corresponding Attribute] monsters and/or Dragon-Type monsters from your hand and/or Graveyard, except this card; Special Summon this card."
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Dragon Ruler !! Attribute !! Discard effect
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*"During your opponent's End Phase, if this card was Special Summoned: Return it to the hand."
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| [[Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos|Blaster]] || {{Attribute|FIRE|size=25px}} || Target 1 card on the field; destroy it.
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*"When this card is banished: Add 1 [corresponding Attribute] Dragon-Type monster from your Deck to your hand.
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| [[Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders|Redox]] ||  {{Attribute|EARTH|size=25px}} || Target 1 monster in your GY; Special Summon it.
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You can only use 1 "[corresponding Dragon Ruler]" effect per turn, and only once that turn.", and a variable effect that triggers upon sending it and 1 other corresponding Attribute monster from your hand to the Graveyard.
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| [[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms|Tempest]] ||  {{Attribute|WIND|size=25px}} || Add 1 Dragon monster from your Deck to your hand.
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Each ''Baby'' "Dragon Ruler" can Special Summon one Level 7 "Dragon Ruler" of the same Attribute from the Deck, though that monster cannot attack that turn.
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| [[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls|Tidal]] || {{Attribute|WATER|size=25px}} || Send 1 monster from your Deck to the GY.
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|}
  
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However, as of September 1st for both the ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'' [[September 2013 Lists|Forbidden/Limited lists]], these four "younger" versions are Forbidden, cutting of the Deck's major source of support. On the [[January 2014 Lists|January 2014 Forbidden/Limited lists]], all the adult Dragons were Limited, further hampering the Deck's playability and rendering the "Dragon Ruler" monsters more practical as support for Attribute and other Dragon-based Decks.
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Each low-Level Dragon Ruler has one [[only once per turn]] effect: the player can discard them and 1 Dragon or 1 monster of their Attribute and Special Summon their corresponding high-Level Dragon Ruler with their Attribute from the Deck, but it cannot attack this turn.
  
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Generally, each "Dragon Ruler" can be used as support to decks of their corresponding Attribute, such as:
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By combining the summoning effects of all the Dragon Ruler monsters, and the searching effects of "Tempest" and "Tidal", the series can rapidly swarm the board with Level 7 Dragon Ruler monsters, which can then be used for Level 7 Xyz plays. The ability for Dragon Ruler monsters to Special Summon themselves from the GY also grants the Deck excellent recovery over multiple turns.
  
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* "Blaster" in "[[Laval]]"/"[[Fire King]]"/"[[Volcanic]]"/"[[Battlin' Boxer]]"/etc;
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Externally, a Dragon Ruler focused Deck can be supplemented with other Level 7 swarming engines, in particular the high-power "[[Kashtira]]" monsters. They can also work well with "[[Armed Dragon]]" monsters, who can replenish advantage when discarded by the low-Level Dragon Rulers or "Tempest", and can also swarm with Level 7 monsters. The Deck also synergizes with Level 3 Tuners (e.g. "[[Rose Dragon]]" monsters, or "[[Dragunity Guisarme]]" for its ability to revive "Lightning"), as they grant access to the powerful Level 10 Synchro Monster pool. In particular, "[[Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying]]" can activate its effect when a Dragon Ruler banishes monsters for its effect. Individual Dragon Ruler monsters can also be played as utility tools in Attribute or Dragon-focused Decks.
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* "Redox" in "[[Karakuri]]"/"[[X-Saber]]"/"[[Naturia]]"/etc;
 
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* "Tidal" in "[[Ice Barrier]]"/"[[Mermail]]"/"[[Atlantean]]"/etc;
 
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* "Tempest" in "[[Dragunity]]"/"[[Harpie]]"/"[[Gusto]]"/"[[Mecha Phantom Beast]]" etc.
 
  
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===Recommended cards===
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
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|effect monsters =
 
* [[Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos]]
 
* [[Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos]]
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* [[Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks]]
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* [[Lightning, Dragon Ruler of Drafts]]
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* [[Reactan, Dragon Ruler of Pebbles]]
 
* [[Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders]]
 
* [[Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders]]
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* [[Stream, Dragon Ruler of Droplets]] ''(Traditional Format)''
 
* [[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms]]
 
* [[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms]]
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* [[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls]]
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* [[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls]] ''(Traditional Format)''
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* [[Eclipse Wyvern]]
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* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
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* [[Exploder Dragon]]
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* [[Armed Dragon Thunder LV3]]
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* [[Armed Dragon Thunder LV5]]
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* [[Armed Dragon Thunder LV7]]
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* [[Pile Armed Dragon]]
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* [[Knight Armed Dragon]]
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* [[Dragunity Guisarme]]
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* [[Dragunity Remus]]
 
* [[Flamvell Guard]]
 
* [[Flamvell Guard]]
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* [[Light and Darkness Dragon]]
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* [[Red Rose Dragon]]
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* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
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* [[Roxrose Dragon]]
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* [[Mythic Tree Dragon]]
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* [[Mythic Water Dragon]]
 
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* [[Influence Dragon]]
 
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* [[Card Trooper]]
 
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* [[Cardcar D]]
 
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* [[Dandylion]]
 
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* [[Debris Dragon]]
 
 
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|fusion monsters =
 
* [[Five-Headed Dragon]]
 
* [[Five-Headed Dragon]]
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* [[Stardust Spark Dragon]]
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* [[Baronne de Fleur]]
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* [[Crimson Blader]]
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* [[Borreload Savage Dragon]]
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* [[Scrap Dragon]]
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* [[Bystial Dis Pater]]
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* [[Colossal Fighter]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair]] ''(with "Dragunity Guisarme")''
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* [[Star Eater]]
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* [[PSY-Framelord Omega]]
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* [[Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying]]
 
* [[Trident Dragion]]
 
* [[Trident Dragion]]
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|xyz monsters =
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* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]
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* [[Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon]]
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* [[Blaze, Supreme Ruler of Dragons]]
 
* [[Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack]]
 
* [[Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack]]
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* [[Mermail Abyssgaios]]
 
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* [[Number 7: Lucky Straight]]
 
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* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]
 
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* [[Number 74: Master of Blades]]
 
 
* [[Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger]]
 
* [[Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger]]
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* [[Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand]]
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* [[Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon]]/[[Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon Overlord]]
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* [[Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis]]
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* [[Number 46: Dragluon]]
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* [[Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Romulus]]
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* [[Guardragon Pisty]]
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* [[Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres]]
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* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
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* [[Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos]]
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* [[Dragon Ravine]] ''(Traditional Format, only)''
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* [[Dragon Ravine]]
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|quick-play spells =
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* [[Armed Dragon Flash]] ''(with "Armed Dragon" monsters)''
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* [[Basal Rose Shoot]] ''(with "Roxrose Dragon")''
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* [[Super Rejuvenation]]
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|normal spells =
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* [[Card Destruction]]
 
* [[Dragon Shrine]]
 
* [[Dragon Shrine]]
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* [[Dragon's Mirror]]
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
* [[Gold Sarcophagus]]
 
* [[Gold Sarcophagus]]
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* [[Monster Reborn]]
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* [[Return of the Dragon Lords]]
 
* [[Sacred Sword of Seven Stars]]
 
* [[Sacred Sword of Seven Stars]]
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* [[Cards of Consonance]]
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* [[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]
 
* [[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]
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* [[Scapegoat]]
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* [[Breakthrough Skill]]
 
 
* [[Castle of Dragon Souls]]
 
* [[Castle of Dragon Souls]]
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| normal traps =
 
* [[Dragoncarnation]]
 
* [[Dragoncarnation]]
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* [[Skill Drain]]
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* [[Dragon's Rebirth]]
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* [[Raigeki Break]]
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* [[Guardragon Cataclysm]]
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* [[Phoenix Wing Wind Blast]]
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* [[Storm Dragon's Return]]
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* [[Divine Wrath]]
 
 
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== Weaknesses and counter-strategies ==
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===Weaknesses===
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Cards that can shut down or slow this deck are cards that stops the opponent from banishing, discarding, or prevent Special Summoning. Having both a "[[Mind Drain]]" and "[[Soul Drain]]" on the field will completely shut down this Deck, but "[[A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon]]", "[[Mystical Space Typhoon]]", "[[Stamping Destruction]]", "[[Dust Tornado]]", and "[[Royal Decree]]" can eliminate this threat. While "Mind Drain" is active on the field you'll be prevented from using "Dragon Ruler" effects that banish/discard from the hand. While "Soul Drain" is active on the field you'll be prevented from using "Dragon Ruler" effects that banish/add from activating from the Graveyard and Banished Zone.
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* The Deck's playstyle is directly countered by:
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** Anti-banish floodgates (e.g. "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]")
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Cards that prevent players from Special Summoning, such as "[[Archlord Kristya]]", "[[Evilswarm Ophion]]", "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]", "[[Crimson Blader]]" and also "[[Barrier Statue of the Abyss]] and "[[Barrier Statue of the Heavens]]" can prove problematic as this Deck relies heavily on Level 7 and higher monsters. "[[Dragon Capture Jar]]" can prevent your Dragons from attacking, "[[Summon Limit]]" can prevents Xyz Summoning Rank 7 monsters indirectly, while also hampering your Normal Summon and other Special Summons. Also, "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]", "[[Chaos Hunter]]" or "[[Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer]]" prevents banishment attempts, effectively blocking any Dragon Ruler's Special Summon as well. "[[Banisher of the Radiance]]", "[[Banisher of the Light]]", "[[Dimensional Fissure]]" and "[[Macro Cosmos]]" can banish the Dragon Rulers, rendering them un-Summonable or at least, forcing cards like "[[Dragoncarnation]]" to retrieve them back. "[[Goblin of Greed]]" also prevents the player from using the discard-based effects of all the "Rulers" themselves.
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** Anti-Special Summon floodgates (e.g. "[[Archlord Kristya]]", "[[Evilswarm Ophion]]", "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]", "[[Crimson Blader]]", "[[Summon Limit]]")
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* The Deck is heavily disrupted by anti-Graveyard floodgates (e.g. "[[Macro Cosmos]]"), as it cuts off the Deck's Graveyard recursion.
  
 
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Revision as of 09:52, 27 April 2024

For the Tag Duel team, see Dragon Ruler (tag).
Dragon Ruler
Clockwise from top left: "Tempest", "Redox", "Tidal" and "Blaster" in the artwork of "Dragoroar"
Clockwise from top left: "Tempest", "Redox", "Tidal" and "Blaster" in the artwork of "Dragoroar"
Japanese
  • 征（せい）竜（りゅう）
  • 征竜 (base)
  • せいりゅう (ruby)
  • Seiryū (romanized)
French
  • Maître Dragon
  • Dragon Master (translated)
German
  • Drachenherrscher
Italian
  • Drago Sovrano
  • Sovereign Dragon (translated)
Korean
  • 정룡
  • 征龍 (Hanja)
  • Jeongnyong (romanized)
Portuguese
  • Dragão Soberano
  • Sovereign Dragon (translated)
Spanish
  • Señor Dragón
  • Dragon Lord (translated)
Sets
TCG
OCG
Korean
Lists

"Dragon Ruler" (Japanese: 征（せい）竜（りゅう） Seiryū) is a series of Dragon-Type Effect Monsters consisting of two smaller groups: Level 7 monsters whose ATK and DEF always have a sum of 4600, and lower-Level monsters that act as miniatures of the Level 7 monsters.

The series is infamous for its historically high power level in the OCG and TCG, with all of its members having been added to the Forbidden Lists of both OCG and TCG from 2013-2015, and not being removed from the list until years later.

Lore

See also: Gagaga Academy Tospedia card storylines

Members

Attribute Dragon Ruler Lower-level counterpart
FIRE FIRE.svg Blaster Burner
EARTH EARTH.svg Redox Reactan
WIND WIND.svg Tempest Lightning
WATER WATER.svg Tidal Stream

Playing style

The Level 7 Dragon Rulers each have four effects, with an only 1 effect once per turn condition.

  • "You can discard this card and 1 [Attribute] monster to the GY; [discard effect]."
  • "You can banish a total of 2 [Attribute] and/or Dragon monsters from your hand and/or GY; Special Summon this card from your hand or GY."
  • "During your opponent's End Phase, if you control this Special Summoned card: Return it to the hand."
  • "If this card is banished: You can add 1 [Attribute] Dragon monster from your Deck to your hand."
Dragon Ruler Attribute Discard effect
Blaster FIRE FIRE.svg Target 1 card on the field; destroy it.
Redox EARTH EARTH.svg Target 1 monster in your GY; Special Summon it.
Tempest WIND WIND.svg Add 1 Dragon monster from your Deck to your hand.
Tidal WATER WATER.svg Send 1 monster from your Deck to the GY.

Each low-Level Dragon Ruler has one only once per turn effect: the player can discard them and 1 Dragon or 1 monster of their Attribute and Special Summon their corresponding high-Level Dragon Ruler with their Attribute from the Deck, but it cannot attack this turn.

By combining the summoning effects of all the Dragon Ruler monsters, and the searching effects of "Tempest" and "Tidal", the series can rapidly swarm the board with Level 7 Dragon Ruler monsters, which can then be used for Level 7 Xyz plays. The ability for Dragon Ruler monsters to Special Summon themselves from the GY also grants the Deck excellent recovery over multiple turns.

Externally, a Dragon Ruler focused Deck can be supplemented with other Level 7 swarming engines, in particular the high-power "Kashtira" monsters. They can also work well with "Armed Dragon" monsters, who can replenish advantage when discarded by the low-Level Dragon Rulers or "Tempest", and can also swarm with Level 7 monsters. The Deck also synergizes with Level 3 Tuners (e.g. "Rose Dragon" monsters, or "Dragunity Guisarme" for its ability to revive "Lightning"), as they grant access to the powerful Level 10 Synchro Monster pool. In particular, "Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying" can activate its effect when a Dragon Ruler banishes monsters for its effect. Individual Dragon Ruler monsters can also be played as utility tools in Attribute or Dragon-focused Decks.

Recommended cards

Recommended cards

Monster Cards

Effect Monsters

Tuner monsters

Spell Cards

Normal Spells

Equip Spells

Field Spells

Quick-Play Spells

Trap Cards

Normal Traps

Continuous Traps

Weaknesses

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