Dragon Ruler

Dragon Ruler
Clockwise from top left: "Tempest", "Redox", "Tidal" and "Blaster" in the artwork of "Dragonroar" Clockwise from top left: "Tempest", "Redox", "Tidal" and "Blaster" in the artwork of "Dragonroar"
Japanese	征（せい）竜（りゅう） 征竜 (base) せいりゅう (ruby) Seiryū (romanized)
French	Maître Dragon
German	Drachenherrscher
Italian	Drago Sovrano
Portuguese	Dragão Soberano
Sets Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy Promotion Pack 3
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"Dragon Ruler" (Japanese: 征（せい）竜（りゅう） Seiryū; Chinese: 巖征龍 Yánzhēnglóng) 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.

Dragon Ruler	Baby version (Searcher)	Attribute
Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos	Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks	FIRE
Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders	Reactan, Dragon Ruler of Pebbles	EARTH
Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls	Stream, Dragon Ruler of Droplets	WATER
Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms	Lightning, Dragon Ruler of Drafts	WIND

See also: Gagaga Academy Tospedia card storylines

Playing style

The Adult "Dragon Rulers" all share three characteristics:

• "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."

• "During your opponent's End Phase, if this card was Special Summoned: Return it to the hand."

• "When this card is banished: Add 1 [corresponding Attribute] Dragon-Type monster from your Deck to your hand.

• Each monster has a combined ATK and DEF of 4600.

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.

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.

However, as of September 1st for both the OCG and TCG Forbidden/Limited lists, these four "younger" versions are Forbidden, cutting of the Deck's major source of support. On the 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.

Generally, each "Dragon Ruler" can be used as support to decks of their corresponding Attribute, such as:

• "Blaster" in "Laval"/"Fire King"/"Volcanic"/"Battlin' Boxer"/etc;
• "Redox" in "Karakuri"/"X-Saber"/"Naturia"/etc;
• "Tidal" in "Ice Barrier"/"Mermail"/"Atlantean"/etc;
• "Tempest" in "Dragunity"/"Harpie"/"Gusto"/"Mecha Phantom Beast" etc.

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls Eclipse Wyvern Exploder Dragon Flamvell Guard Light and Darkness Dragon Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon Mythic Tree Dragon Mythic Water Dragon Trigon Influence Dragon Card Trooper Cardcar D Dandylion Debris Dragon Spell Cards Burial from a Different Dimension Dragon Ravine (Traditional Format, only) Dragon Shrine Foolish Burial Gold Sarcophagus Sacred Sword of Seven Stars Cards of Consonance D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation Scapegoat Trap Cards Breakthrough Skill Castle of Dragon Souls Dragoncarnation Skill Drain Raigeki Break Phoenix Wing Wind Blast Divine Wrath Return from the Different Dimension (Traditional Format, only) Royal Decree Extra Deck Fusion Monsters Five-Headed Dragon Synchro Monsters Stardust Spark Dragon Crimson Blader Scrap Dragon Colossal Fighter Star Eater Trident Dragion Xyz Monsters Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack Mermail Abyssgaios Number 7: Lucky Straight Number 11: Big Eye Number 74: Master of Blades Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis Number 46: Dragluon Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon

Weaknesses and counter-strategies

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.

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.