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| image           = DragonMastery-TF05-JP-VG.png
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| caption         = "[[Dragunity Militum]]" equipped with "[[Dragunity Phalanx]]"
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| image         = DragunityLegion-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png
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| romaji           = Doragunitï
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| caption       = "[[Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg]]", "[[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg|Gae Dearg]]", "[[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana|Vajrayana]]", and "[[Dragunity Knight - Luin|Luin]]", in the artwork of "[[Dragunity Legion]]".
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| ja_name         = ドラグニティ－
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| romaji         = Doraguniti
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| trans           = Dragunity
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| ja_name       = ドラグニティ
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| fr_name         = Dragunité
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| trans         = Dragunity
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| de_name         = Dracheneinheit
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| fr_name       = Dragunité
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| es_name          = Dracounidad
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| de_name       = Dracheneinheit
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| sets            =            
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| it_name        = Dragunità
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* [[Duel Terminal - Dragunity of the Hurricane]]
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| ko_name        = 드래그니티
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* [[Limited Edition Pack 16]]
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| ko_romanized  = Deuraegeuniti
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* [[Duel Terminal - Charge of the Genex]]
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| sc_name        = 龙骑兵团
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* [[Duel Terminal - Pulse of the Trishula]]
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| pt_name        = Dragunidade
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* [[Structure Deck 19: Dragunity Drive]]
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| es_name        = Dracounidad
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* [[Starstrike Blast]]
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| sets          =
 
* [[Hidden Arsenal 3]]
 
* [[Hidden Arsenal 3]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Dragunity Legion]]
 
 
* [[Hidden Arsenal 4: Trishula's Triumph]]
 
* [[Hidden Arsenal 4: Trishula's Triumph]]
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* [[Secrets of Eternity]]
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* [[Cybernetic Horizon]]
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* [[Blazing Vortex]]
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| tcg            =
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* [[Starstrike Blast]]
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* [[Dragunity Legion Structure Deck]]
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* [[Battles of Legend: Light's Revenge]]
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* [[Shadows in Valhalla]]
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* [[Rising Rampage]]
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* [[2019 Gold Sarcophagus Tin Mega Pack]]
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* [[2020 Tin of Lost Memories]]
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* [[Ghosts From the Past (set)|Ghosts From the Past]]
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* [[Hidden Arsenal: Chapter 1]]
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| ocg            =
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* [[Duel Terminal - Dragunity of the Hurricane!!]]
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* [[Limited Edition 16]]
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* [[Duel Terminal - Charge of the Genex!!]]
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* [[Duel Terminal - Pulse of the Trishula!!]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Dragunity Drive]]
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* [[LINK VRAINS Pack 2]]
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* [[Structure Deck R: Dragunity Drive]]
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* [[Structure Deck R: Dragunity Drive Legend of the Dragon Ravine Pack‎]]
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* [[V Jump October 2020 promotional card]]
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* [[Premium Pack 2022]]
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| sc_sets        =
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* [[Classic Pack 01]]
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| anime          =
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
 
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}}
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{{Quote|The tagline of ''[[Structure Deck R: Dragunity Drive]]'' in promotional material|A freezing world, the end looming over it.<br />Now once again, the dragon knights of gales take flight!!}}
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"'''Dragunity'''" (ドラグニティ ''Doraguniti'') is an [[archetype]] of [[WIND]] [[Dragon]] and [[Winged Beast]] monsters released in the [[Duel Terminal]] revolving around equipping Level 3 or lower Dragon Tuner monsters and [[Synchro Summon]]ing powerful monsters.
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==Lore==
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{{Main|Duel Terminal Master Guide card storylines|The Valuable Book EX card storylines#No. 10: Duel Terminal World Addendum: The Sealing of the Three Dragons}}
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== Design ==
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=== Appearance ===
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The Dragon "Dragunity" all have armor which either covers most of their body ("[[Dragunity Phalanx]]"), or have a piece of armor that resembles, and is named after, a weapon (i.e. "[[Dragunity Darkspear]]"), or wielding the weapons themselves (i.e. "[[Dragunity Arma Leyvaten]]").
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=== Etymology ===
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"Dragunity" is a portmanteau of "dragon" and "unity", referring to the underlying concept of uniting the humanoid warriors to the dragonic weapons to form powerful knights. The artworks of the "Dragunity Knight" monsters generally showcase a "Dragunity" Winged Beast monster riding a mature/transformed version of a Dragon Tuner monster, which is implied by their Levels, that are a sum of the Levels of the corresponding pair of "Dragunities".
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Most of the Dragon Main Deck "Dragunity" Monsters are named after general types of [[wikipedia:pole weapon|pole weapon]]s, except "[[Dragunity Arma Gram]]", or in case of "[[Dragunity Phalanx]]" a formation performed with spears. Whereas the Synchro Monsters except for "[[Dragunity Knight - Gormfaobhar]]" are named after specific spears in European and Indian mythology. By contrast, the Winged Beast "Dragunity" monsters are all named after military or diplomatic ranks/titles or general terms of administration all used by the roman empire. In consequence, monsters with higher Levels and stats have a corresponding higher rank or title in their names (eg. "[[Dragunity Primus Pilus]]" and "[[Dragunity Tribus]]").
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The theme's first Link Monster, "[[Dragunity Knight - Romulus]]", is named after the founder and first king of Rome, whose [[wikipedia:Remus|twin brother]] inspired "[[Dragunity Remus]]".
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Main Deck Dragon "Dragunity" !! Origin
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| [[Dragunity Aklys|Aklys]] || [[wikipedia:Aklys|Aklys]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Brandistock|Brandistock]] || [[wikipedia:Brandistock|Brandistock]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Corsesca|Corsesca]] || [[wikipedia:Corseque|Corseque]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Couse|Couse]] || ''Couse''
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Darkspear|Darkspear]] || [[wikipedia:Spear|Spear]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Guisarme|Guisarme]] || [[wikipedia:Guisarme|Guisarme]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Javelin|Javelin]] || [[wikipedia:Javelin|Javelin]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Partisan|Partisan]] || [[wikipedia:Partisan (weapon)|Partisan]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Phalanx|Phalanx]] || [[wikipedia:Phalanx formation|Phalanx formation]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Pilum|Pilum]] || [[wikipedia:Pilum|Pilum]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Remus|Remus]] || [[wikipedia:Remus|Remus]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn|Arma Mystletainn]] || [[wikipedia:Mistilteinn|Mistilteinn]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Arma Leyvaten|Arma Leyvaten]]|| [[wikipedia:Lævateinn|Lævateinn]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Arma Gram|Arma Gram]]|| [[wikipedia:Gram (mythology)|Gram]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Winged Beast "Dragunity" !! Origin
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Angusticlavii|Angusticlavii]] || [[wikipedia:Tribunus angusticlavius|Tribunus Angusticlavia]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Dux|Dux]] || [[wikipedia:Dux|Dux]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Legatus|Legatus]] || [[wikipedia:Legatus|Legatus]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Legionnaire|Legionnaire]] || [[wikipedia:Legionary|Legionary]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Militum|Militum]] || [[wikipedia:Military tribune|Militum]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Primus Pilus|Primus Pilus]] || [[wikipedia:Primus pilus|Primus pilus]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Senatus|Senatus]] || [[wikipedia:Senate of the Roman Republic|Senatus]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Tribus|Tribus]] || [[wikipedia:Roman tribe|Tribus]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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! "Dragunity Knight" !! Origin !! Combination
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Ascalon|Ascalon]] || [[wikipedia:Saint George#Saint George and the dragon|Ascalon]] || [[Dragunity Dux|Dux]] + [[Dragunity Divine Lance|Divine Lance]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair|Areadbhair]] || [[wikipedia:Lugh#Lugh's_spear|Ar-éadbair/Areadbhair]] || [[Dragunity Legatus|Legatus]] + ''?''
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Barcha|Barcha]] || [[wikipedia:Barcha|Barcha]] || [[Dragunity Angusticlavii|Angusticlavii]] + [[Dragunity Pilum|Pilum]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg|Gae Bulg]] || [[wikipedia:Gáe Bulg|Gáe Bulg]] || [[Dragunity Dux|Dux]] + [[Dragunity Phalanx|Phalanx]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg|Gae Dearg]] || [[wikipedia:Diarmuid Ua Duibhne#Famous weapons|Gáe Derg]] || [[Dragunity Legionnaire|Legionnaire]] + [[Dragunity Darkspear|Darkspear]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Luin|Luin]] || [[wikipedia:Lúin of Celtchar|Lúin of Celtchar]] || [[Dragunity Senatus|Senatus]] + [[Dragunity Couse|Couse]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Romulus|Romulus]] || [[wikipedia:Romulus|Romulus]] || ''?'' + [[Dragunity Remus|Remus]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Trident|Trident]] || [[wikipedia:Trident|Trident]] || [[Dragunity Primus Pilus|Primus Pilus]] + [[Dragunity Javelin|Javelin]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana|Vajrayana]] || [[wikipedia:Vajra|Vajra]] || [[Dragunity Militum|Militum]] + [[Dragunity Aklys|Aklys]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Gormfaobhar|Gormfaobhar]] || [[wikipedia:Gorm the Old|Gorm the Old]]  || ''?'' + [[Dragunity Guisarme|Guisarme]]
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|}
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== Playing style ==
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The main purpose of "Dragunity" Decks is to set up the Synchro Summons of their boss monsters, essentially 'Synchro Climbing' into them. "Dragunity Phalanx" and "Dragunity Couse" are key cards to enable this strategy, thanks to their inherent ability to Special Summon themselves from the Spell & Trap Zones after being equipped through the effect of a Winged Beast "Dragunity" monster. The most basic combo consists of equipping them to "Dragunity Dux" or "Dragunity Senatus" in order to rapidly climb to the high-level Synchro Monster. "Dragunity Knight - Barcha" is used the most, being able to equip as many "Dragunity" monsters from the Graveyard as possible to enable multiple Synchro Summons and even Link Summons with multiple copies of Phalanx or Couse. If going second, a player can use "Dragunity Whirlwind", instantly granting a Synchro Summon without having to use a normal summon for "Dux" or "Senatus", while also setting up the Graveyard for later interactions with the tuner summoned by "Whirlwind".
  
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'''"Dragunity"''' (ドラグニティ－ ''Doragunitï'') is an [[archetype]] released in the [[Duel Terminal]]. The term "Dragunity" is a portmanteau of the words ''Dragon'' and ''Unity''. Their effects mainly revolve around equipping any [[Level]] 3 or lower [[Dragon]]-[[Type]] monsters in your [[Graveyard]] to your [[Winged Beast]]-Type monsters in play (in the sense of the Dragon-Types transforming into weapons, or the Winged-Beast "Dragunity" monsters "uniting" with their Dragon "steeds" as "Dragunity Knights"). Because of their heavy focus on sending monsters to the Spell & Trap Card Zones, the "Dragunity" archetype is often compared to the "[[Crystal Beast]]" and "[[Cyberdark]]" archetypes. They also utilize powerful Dragon-Type [[Synchro Monster]]s, although they require Dragon-Type [[Tuner monster]]s as well as Winged Beast-Type non-Tuners.
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Contrary to their current state, the deck historically had a lack of boss monsters, relying on generic options like "Stardust Dragon", "Red Dragon Archfiend" or "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon" to grant field presence. A classic way to combine "Dragunity" monsters with some generic options is to Synchro Summon "Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg", to use its effect to search and then discard "Mist Valley Baby Roc", which special summon itself directly after being discarded, enabling the Synchro Summon of a relatively generic level 8 monster like the aforementioned ones. However, with the release of "Dragunity Knight - Ascalon" and "Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair", the deck gained their own boss cards with abilities that banish opponents' monsters, effective monster negation, and also residual effects when they're destroyed.
  
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All of the "Dragunity" monsters that have been released so far are [[WIND]] monsters, so "[[Flying Kamakiri 1]]" and "[[Gozen Match]]" can be useful along with some other WIND support cards; and because many of them are Winged Beast-Type monsters, the Deck can run "[[Icarus Attack]]". The Dragon-Type monsters in this archetype so far all have armor which either covers most of their body ("[[Dragunity Phalanx]]"), or they have a piece of armor that resembles, and is named after, a weapon (i.e. "[[Dragunity Darkspear]]"). By contrast, the Winged Beast-Type monsters seem to be named after historical warriors (Ex. - "[[Dragunity Legionnaire]]" is named after the common solider in the Roman army). Their archetype symbol is the green emerald for the Dragon-Type monsters, and for the [[Winged Beast]]-Type monsters is the green emerald surrounded by a gold outline of wings.
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"Dragunity Knight - Romulus" and "Dragunity Remus" act as the searchers for the archetype's spell and traps, most importantly "Dragon Ravine", the main consistency engine of the deck. Besides searching for resources, each one also has a second effect that provides ways for more Synchro Summons. The "Dragunity" Tuners also emphasize the use of "Cards of Consonance" as an essential part of the deck, providing draw power while simultaneously setting up the Graveyard for combo plays. Lastly, "Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms" is highly recommended to be teched into the deck to search a Dragon and dump a WIND monster, preferably one of the deck's combo tuners. With the plentiful search and draw engines, the "Dragunity" archetype has a very reliable and stable game plan.
  
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As with the "[[Blackwing]]" archetype, there is a heavy distinction between the Tuner monsters and the non-Tuner monsters in terms of appearance. Similar to "Blackwings", the non-Tuner monsters are all humanoids in bird costumes while the Tuner monsters are all small armored dragons <!-- Note: this isn't Dragon-Type monsters since it's just saying that they are dragons -->(whereas the "Blackwing" Tuner monsters are all small birds).
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Due to the synergy with Dragon, Winged Beast, and WIND monsters in general, the Deck can also be combined with splashable cards like "Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite", "Garuda the Wind Spirit", "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon" and "Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres". They are also one of the few archetypes that can benefit from "Windwitch" support, as they are unaffected by the latter's WIND monster restriction. (All "Dragunity" monsters are already WIND monsters). These series of cards are highly complementary to the deck as “Windwitch - Ice Bell” acts as essentially a one-card gateway to "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon", a powerful monster the "Dragunity" archetype already utilizes.
  
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==Playing style==
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The high-level "Dragunity" monsters function very differently from the other main deck monsters. "Dragunity Arma Mystletainn" is a combo extender, providing material that facilitates further Synchro Summons and even Xyz Summons, and with "Dragunity Knight - Luin", also unlocks the use of "Ultimaya Tzolkin". If "Romulus" or another Link monster is in the GY, "Mystletainn" can easily facilitate the summon and omni-negate effect of "Borreload Savage Dragon", by using itself with most likely "Phalanx". "Dragunity Arma Gram" is an extra weapon that is typically easy to summon after your initial combo plays, and can also aid link plays. Both Armas have synergy with "Dragunity Glow", (whose graveyard effect allows you to special summon a monster in the S/T zone equipped to a "Dragunity").
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The main purpose of "Dragunity" decks is to have versatile and easy [[Synchro Summon]]s. "[[Dragunity Phalanx]]" is the key card here - it's a level 2 Tuner monster that Special Summons when it is equipped to a monster. Thanks to the effects of "[[Dragunity Dux]]" and "[[Dragunity Legionnaire]]", you can easily summon Level 5 or 6 Synchro Monsters - however, if you decide to Synchro Summon "[[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]]" with "Dux" and "Phalanx", you can use one of the deck's most powerful combos. "Vajrayana" is a Level 6 monster that can also equip a Level 3 or lower [[Dragon]]-[[Type]] "Dragunity" monster from the Graveyard. Because the "Once per turn" effect of "Phalanx" resets when it is sent to the Graveyard, if you equip "Phalanx" it can Special Summon itself again and you can [[Synchro Summon]] a Level 8 [[Synchro Monster]] - effectively turning one card in your hand into a Level 8 monster from your [[Extra Deck]] (typically "Stardust Dragon"). You can also equip "Aklys" to "Vajrayana" so when you send "Aklys" to the Graveyard to double "Vajrayana" ATK you can destroy 1 card on the field. Another fast combo to Synchro Summon Level 8 Synchro Monsters is to use the Level 6 "[[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn]]". Its effect lets you Special Summon it by Tributing a Dragunity Monster, and then it equips a Dragon-Type "Dragunity" monster from the Graveyard. Equipping "Phalanx" and then Special Summoning will allow you to Synchro Summon a Level 8 Synchro Monster.
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=== Recommended cards ===
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{{Decklist|Dragunity
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This combo only requires "Dux" in your hand and "Phalanx" in your Graveyard, and it is incredibly simple to set up with the help of "[[Dragon Ravine]]". With it, once per turn, you can discard a card to either add a "Dragunity" monster from your Deck to your hand or send any Dragon-Type monster from your Deck to the Graveyard - essentially turning any card in your hand into either a Dragunity version of "[[Reinforcement of the Army]]" or "[[Foolish Burial]]", which makes combos easy. Another move is to play "Pilum", which Summons a "Dragunity" Winged Beast. By Summoning "Militum" with this effect, "Militum" can Summon back "Pilum" and Synchro for "Trident" or another Level 7 Synchro Monster.
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However, the "Dragunity" monsters have many alternate strategies. Even without Synchro Monsters, the archetype can hold its own in battle: "[[Dragunity Legionnaire]]" takes out tough monsters with its effect - you can send an equipped Dragon-Type monster to the graveyard to destroy one of your opponent's face-up monsters. This is especially useful with "[[Dragunity Aklys]]", as when it is equipped and sent to the Graveyard, one card on the field is destroyed. This effect is not applied when the equipped card is sent to graveyard while the monster this card was equipped is also sent to the graveyard, because in order to activate the effect of "[[Dragunity Aklys]]", this card has to be sent to the graveyard while the monster this card is equipped to is still on the field. One of the main "Dragunity" combos is to Normal Summon "Legionnaire", equip "Aklys", and send it to the Graveyard to destroy one your opponent's Face-up monsters and another one of his/her cards, in a devastating one-two punch that costs you nothing. This also works with the second effect of "[[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]]", which can send a card equipped to itself to the Graveyard to double its own ATK until the end of the turn. If you equip and then send "Aklys" to the Graveyard, you will end up with a 3800 ATK monster that turn while destroying one of your opponent's cards, allowing for big finishes.
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* [[Dragunity Arma Gram]]
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* [[Dragunity Arma Leyvaten]]
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With the release of "[[Hieratic Dragon King of Atum]]" in ''[[Galactic Overlord]]'', this deck's capable of alternate method of swarming, combined with "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]" for reusing your "[[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn]]" and "[[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]] for Rank 6 Xyz Summons, or just reviving your fallen Dragons for another beating round. This, in turn, will give you stronger field presence.
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* [[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn]]
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* [[Dragunity Dux]]
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Recently, the Dragunity archetype has received yet more indirect support with the onset of ''[[Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy]]'', with "[[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms]]", and "[[Windrose the Elemental Lord]]". "Tempest" adds more consistency, as it can discard itself and a "Dragunity Phalanx" to add a Dragon from the Deck to the hand, greatly benefiting builds that run "Hieratic Dragon King of Atum", and can even utilize "[[Gold Sarcophagus]]" for a free WIND "Dragunity" Dragon-Type monster. This, in turn, makes "Dragunity" decks even more powerful since they don't have to rely on "Dragon Ravine" nearly as much.
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* [[Dragunity Legatus]]
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==Classic Dragunity==
 
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This build focusing on the classic Dux-Phalanx-Vajrayana combo for swarming the Field with Level 6 or 8 Synchro Monsters.
 
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{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
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* [[Dragunity Phalanx]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Aklys]]
 
 
* [[Dragunity Legionnaire]]
 
* [[Dragunity Legionnaire]]
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* [[Dragunity Dux]]
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* [[Dragunity Militum]]
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* [[Dragunity Senatus]]
 
* [[Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite]]
 
* [[Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite]]
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* [[Dragunity Corsesca]]
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* [[Garuda the Wind Spirit]]
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* [[Light and Darkness Dragon]]
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* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
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* [[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms]]
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* [[Harpie's Pet Dragon - Fearsome Fire Blast]]
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* [[Windwitch - Ice Bell]]
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* [[Knight Armed Dragon]]
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* [[Dragunity Brandistock]]
 
* [[Dragunity Brandistock]]
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* [[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn]]
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* [[Dragunity Couse]]
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* [[Dragunity Guisarme]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]]
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* [[Dragunity Phalanx]]
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* [[Dragunity Remus]]
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* [[Mist Valley Baby Roc]]
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* [[Windwitch - Glass Bell]]
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* [[Windwitch - Snow Bell]]
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* [[Shining Star Dragon]]
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* [[Mavelus]]/[[Punished Eagle]] (as targets for "Ready Fusion")
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|synchro monsters =
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Ascalon]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Barcha]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Gormfaobhar]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Luin]]
 
* [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg]]
 
* [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg]]
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* [[Stardust Dragon]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Trident]]
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* [[Thought Ruler Archfiend]]
 
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* [[Red Dragon Archfiend]]
 
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* [[Scrap Dragon]]
 
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* [[Ally of Justice Catastor]]
 
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* [[Daigusto Phoenix]]
 
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* [[Black-Winged Dragon]]
 
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* [[Colossal Fighter]]
 
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* [[T.G. Hyper Librarian]]
 
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* [[Dragon Ravine]]
 
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* [[Terraforming]]
 
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* [[Super Rejuvenation]]
 
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* [[Pot of Avarice]]
 
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
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* [[Quill Pen of Gulldos]]
 
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* [[One for One]]
 
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* [[Cards of Consonance]]
 
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* [[Urgent Tuning]]
 
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==Dragunity Rider==
 
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You can make a loop with 2 "[[Dragunity Arma Leyvaten]]" and "[[Light and Darkness Dragon]]". When you Summon a "[[Dragunity Arma Leyvaten]]", equip "Light and Darkness Dragon" to it. Whenever it or "[[Light and Darkness Dragon]]" is destroyed, your field will be destroyed by the effect of "[[Light and Darkness Dragon]]". Then, use "Light and Darkness Dragon's" other effect to Special Summon the other "Leyvaten" from your Graveyard, re-equip "[[Light and Darkness Dragon]]" to it and repeat. The only weakness in this loop is cards that can remove the two monsters from play, or send them back to the hand or deck.
 
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Note: Due to the wording on "[[Light and Darkness Dragon]]"'s third effect, if a "[[Dragunity Arma Leyvaten]]" isn't in the graveyard when it goes, you can't Summon it back on the field because the field didn't get cleared before you picked the monster to Summon back. One way to counter this is to have a second Leyvaten in your Graveyard ready to take its place.
 
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* [[Light and Darkness Dragon]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Arma Leyvaten]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Phalanx]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Aklys]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Legionnaire]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Dux]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn]]
 
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* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]]
 
* [[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]]
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* [[Borreload Savage Dragon]]
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* [[Clear Wing Fast Dragon]]
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* [[Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]
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* [[Red Nova Dragon]]
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* [[Red Supernova Dragon]]
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* [[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]
 
* [[Trident Dragion]]
 
* [[Trident Dragion]]
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* [[Stardust Dragon]]
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* [[Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon]]
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** [[Stardust Dragon]]
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* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]
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* [[Hieratic Sky Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis]]
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* [[Voloferniges, the Darkest Dragon Doomrider]]
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* [[Dark Armed, the Dragon of Annihilation]]
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* [[Blaze, Supreme Ruler of Dragons]]
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* [[Hieratic Dragon King of Atum]]
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* [[Evolzar Lars]]
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* [[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max]]
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** [[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Romulus]]
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* [[Borreload Dragon]]
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* [[Crystron Halqifibrax]] (Traditional Format only)
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* [[Greatfly]]
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* [[Guardragon Elpy]] (Traditional Format only)
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* [[Guardragon Pisty]]
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* [[Hraesvelgr, the Desperate Doom Eagle]]
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* [[Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres]]
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* [[Wynn the Wind Charmer, Verdant]]
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* [[Dragunity Glow]]
 
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* [[Pot of Avarice]]
 
 
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* [[Terraforming]]
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* [[Royal Decree]]
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This build utilize "[[Hieratic Dragon King of Atum]]" as additional method for swarming the Field, combined with "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]" for reviving any of your Dragons you need. What makes this build different from its classic counterpart is the added ability for Rank 6 Xyz Summon, but still retaining the ability of Synchro Summoning Level 8 monsters. 
 
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* [[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Legionnaire]]
 
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* [[Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]]
 
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg]]
 
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* [[Hieratic Dragon King of Atum]]
 
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* [[Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger]]
 
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* [[Photon Strike Bounzer]]
 
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* [[Inzektor Exa-Beetle]]
 
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* [[Constellar Ptolemy M7]]
 
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* [[Dragon Ravine]]
 
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Dragunity Draft]]
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* [[World Legacy Guardragon]]
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* [[Dragunity Whirlwind]]
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* [[Saga of the Dragon Emperor]]
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* [[Guardragon Cataclysm]]
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* [[Back to the Front]]
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* [[Metaverse]]
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* [[Omega Judgment]]
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* [[Dragunity Oubliette]]
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* [[Centur-Ion True Awakening]]
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* [[Mannadium Reframing]]
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* [[Dragunity Legion]]
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* [[Etude of the Branded]]
 
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Due to the reliance on "Dux", "Senatus", and the Tuner monsters to be in the Graveyard, hand traps like "[[Effect Veiler]]", "[[Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit]]", "[[Called by the Grave]]", "[[D.D. Crow]]", as well as removal effects that trigger upon its Summon, such as cards like "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]", can be effective ways to disrupt the strategy. The first weakness was addressed with the release of "Senatus" and "Divine Lance", that can equip "Dragunity" Tuners directly from the Deck.
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* "[[Malefic Stardust Dragon]]" : Another Level 8 monster for Synchro Summoning "[[Trident Dragion]]". It can also protect your "[[Dragon Ravine]]" from any destruction effects.
 
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* "[[Cards of Consonance]]": This card can be very good in a "Dragunity" deck. It's a 2 for that sets up your combos. However, the strongest "Dragunity" decks don't use a lot of targets for this card and aren't as likely to actually draw them as in Dragon Draw Exodia, so "Cards of Consonance" isn't as useful as it is in other decks.
 
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* "[[Icarus Attack]]": While potentially useful, "Icarus Attack" is usually less than effective since in most cases you will be Synchro Summoning, not destroying cards with "Legionnaire".
 
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* "[[Pot of Avarice]]": This deck sends monsters to the Graveyard very quickly thanks to its Synchro Summons, discards from "Cards of Consonance" and "Dragon Ravine", and plain destruction by battle. "Pot of Avarice" rewards the filling of the graveyard with two new cards, as well as a chance to get another use out of used "Duxes", "Darkspears" and/or "Legionnaires".
 
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* "[[Terraforming]]": This card is the easiest way to search out "[[Dragon Ravine]]", so running two or three is recommended. This card can also serves as discard fodder for "[[Dragon Ravine]]"'s effect, so it will never be dead draw.
 
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* "[[T.G. Hyper Librarian]]: "Dragunity" decks can easily Synchro Summon level 5 Synchro Monsters with "[[Dragunity Legionnaire]]". Afterwards, you can do the standard double Synchro Summon with "Dux" and "Vajrayana", and you will draw two cards.
 
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* "[[Photon Strike Bounzer]]: Due to the frequent level 6 Synchro Summoning, Dragunity players can Xyz Summon this card by overlaying "[[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]]", "[[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn]]" or "[[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg]]".
 
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* "[[Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite]]": Although it's not a "Dragunity" monster, it is useful for "Dragunity" because you can return a "Legionnaire" to your hand after using its effect and Special Summon "Zephyros" or return a "Dux" to your hand after Special Summoning "Phalanx" and still get to Synchro Summon "Vajrayana" since "Zephyros" is a Winged Beast-Type monster.
 
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* "[[Foolish Burial]]": Sending "Zephyros", "Aklys", and "Phalanx" to your Graveyard to set up combos.
 
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* "[[Genex Ally Birdman]]": Help return a used up "[[Dragunity Legionnaire]]" or a "[[Dragunity Dux]]" that has its effect negated by "[[Effect Veiler]]" also leads to level 7 synchros with "[[Dragunity Dux]] " and level 6 synchros with "[[Dragunity Legionnaire]]".
 
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Dragunity decks are aggresive and consistent, but they are also the archetype considered by many of having numerous weaknesses. One, is their signature Field Spell "[[Dragon Ravine]]", which is the core of most Dragunity decks. "[[Mystical Space Typhoon]]" can be chained to "Dragon Ravine's" effect, which means nullifying their main search power and gave themselves -1 advantage due to the cost already paid. Two, is their reliance on Normal Summoning "[[Dragunity Dux]]" for starting the offensive stance, which makes "[[Effect Veiler]]", "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]", "[[Torrential Tribute]]" and "[[Solemn Warning]]" troublesome for any Dragunity players. However, "[[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn]]" can still mitigate Effect Veiler's threat. Three, is their reliance on the Graveyard for placing "[[Dragunity Phalanx]]" necessary for their combo, which means "[[D.D. Crow]]", "[[Crevice Into the Different Dimension]]" and "[[Chain Disappearance]]" can be reliable counters against Dragunity decks.  Four, is their additional reliance on "Dragunity" card effects involving using other "Dragunities" as Equip Spells, made possible to be interdicted by cards such as "[[Dark Highlander]]", "[[Eternal Rest]]", "[[Really Eternal Rest]]", "[[Disarmament]]" and "[[Armor Break]]".  "Dark Highlander" is in fact ''the'' perfect mis-match against "Dragunities" because it can ''both'' reprove Equip Spell use and veto Synchro Summoning, the two biggest strategies of most "Dragunity" Decks.  Five is their WIND-Attribute, something that can be punishable via "[[Poisonous Winds]]" and "[[Milus Radiant]]", the former of which can be more potent than "Dark Highlander" because it can also cease the use of "Mystletainn" and "Aklys".
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Also, as with any Graveyard-reliant Deck, the strategy is vulnerable to effects like that of "[[Dimension Shifter]]", "[[Different Dimension Ground]]" or "[[Macro Cosmos]]", all of which can easily paralyze the Deck.
  
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Despite the numerous disadvantages "Dragunity" users face, "Dragunity" Decks also have ways of dealing with these cards. "[[Debunk]]" (which is even a good Main Deck card in this current format due to the common use of "[[Maxx "C"]], "[[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness]]", and "[[Effect Veiler]]", especially since the resurgence of [[Wind-Up]] decks) stops the aforementioned cards, while "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]" completely annihilate any and all banishing attempts. "[[Malefic Stardust Dragon]]" (or even "[[Card Guard]]") becomes more important in this Deck, due to its easy-to-Summon nature, also adding a layer of defense on your "[[Dragon Ravine]]", which is a good thing for your future plays. "[[The End of Anubis]]" and "[[Necrovalley]]" prevent any "Dragunity" from equipping themselves with the other "Dragunity" monsters in the Graveyard.
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The sequence of Summons also makes them vulnerable to "[[Nibiru, the Primal Being]]". However, if the goal of the turn is to Summon "Areadbhair" starting with "Vajrayana/Barcha", or "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon" with the "Windwitch" engine, its Synchro Summon will be the fifth Summon of the turn, which makes it a good way to protect the Deck against this specific threat.
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== Trivia ==
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* Their archetype symbol is the green emerald for the Dragon monsters, and for the Winged Beast monsters is the green emerald surrounded by a gold outline of wings.
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* As with the "[[Blackwing]]" archetype, there is a heavy distinction between the Tuner monsters and the non-Tuner monsters in terms of appearance. Similar to "Blackwings", the non-Tuner monsters are all humanoids in bird outfits with mechanical-like wings, while the Tuner monsters are composed of small, armored dragons (whereas the "Blackwing" Tuner monsters are all small birds).
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Dragunity
"Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg", "Gae Dearg", "Vajrayana", and "Luin", in the artwork of "Dragunity Legion".
"Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg", "Gae Dearg", "Vajrayana", and "Luin", in the artwork of "Dragunity Legion".
Japanese
  • ドラグニティ
  • Doraguniti (romanized)
  • Dragunity (translated)
Simplified Chinese
  • 龙骑兵团
French
  • Dragunité
German
  • Dracheneinheit
Italian
  • Dragunità
Korean
  • 드래그니티
  • Deuraegeuniti (romanized)
Portuguese
  • Dragunidade
Spanish
  • Dracounidad
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A freezing world, the end looming over it.
Now once again, the dragon knights of gales take flight!!

— The tagline of Structure Deck R: Dragunity Drive in promotional material

"Dragunity" (ドラグニティ Doraguniti) is an archetype of WIND Dragon and Winged Beast monsters released in the Duel Terminal revolving around equipping Level 3 or lower Dragon Tuner monsters and Synchro Summoning powerful monsters.

Lore[edit]

Main articles: Duel Terminal Master Guide card storylines and The Valuable Book EX card storylines § No. 10: Duel Terminal World Addendum: The Sealing of the Three Dragons

Design[edit]

Appearance[edit]

The Dragon "Dragunity" all have armor which either covers most of their body ("Dragunity Phalanx"), or have a piece of armor that resembles, and is named after, a weapon (i.e. "Dragunity Darkspear"), or wielding the weapons themselves (i.e. "Dragunity Arma Leyvaten").

Etymology[edit]

"Dragunity" is a portmanteau of "dragon" and "unity", referring to the underlying concept of uniting the humanoid warriors to the dragonic weapons to form powerful knights. The artworks of the "Dragunity Knight" monsters generally showcase a "Dragunity" Winged Beast monster riding a mature/transformed version of a Dragon Tuner monster, which is implied by their Levels, that are a sum of the Levels of the corresponding pair of "Dragunities". Most of the Dragon Main Deck "Dragunity" Monsters are named after general types of pole weapons, except "Dragunity Arma Gram", or in case of "Dragunity Phalanx" a formation performed with spears. Whereas the Synchro Monsters except for "Dragunity Knight - Gormfaobhar" are named after specific spears in European and Indian mythology. By contrast, the Winged Beast "Dragunity" monsters are all named after military or diplomatic ranks/titles or general terms of administration all used by the roman empire. In consequence, monsters with higher Levels and stats have a corresponding higher rank or title in their names (eg. "Dragunity Primus Pilus" and "Dragunity Tribus"). The theme's first Link Monster, "Dragunity Knight - Romulus", is named after the founder and first king of Rome, whose twin brother inspired "Dragunity Remus".

Main Deck Dragon "Dragunity" Origin
Aklys Aklys
Brandistock Brandistock
Corsesca Corseque
Couse Couse
Darkspear Spear
Guisarme Guisarme
Javelin Javelin
Partisan Partisan
Phalanx Phalanx formation
Pilum Pilum
Remus Remus
Arma Mystletainn Mistilteinn
Arma Leyvaten Lævateinn
Arma Gram Gram
Winged Beast "Dragunity" Origin
Angusticlavii Tribunus Angusticlavia
Dux Dux
Legatus Legatus
Legionnaire Legionary
Militum Militum
Primus Pilus Primus pilus
Senatus Senatus
Tribus Tribus
"Dragunity Knight" Origin Combination
Ascalon Ascalon Dux + Divine Lance
Areadbhair Ar-éadbair/Areadbhair Legatus + ?
Barcha Barcha Angusticlavii + Pilum
Gae Bulg Gáe Bulg Dux + Phalanx
Gae Dearg Gáe Derg Legionnaire + Darkspear
Luin Lúin of Celtchar Senatus + Couse
Romulus Romulus ? + Remus
Trident Trident Primus Pilus + Javelin
Vajrayana Vajra Militum + Aklys
Gormfaobhar Gorm the Old ? + Guisarme

Playing style[edit]

The main purpose of "Dragunity" Decks is to set up the Synchro Summons of their boss monsters, essentially 'Synchro Climbing' into them. "Dragunity Phalanx" and "Dragunity Couse" are key cards to enable this strategy, thanks to their inherent ability to Special Summon themselves from the Spell & Trap Zones after being equipped through the effect of a Winged Beast "Dragunity" monster. The most basic combo consists of equipping them to "Dragunity Dux" or "Dragunity Senatus" in order to rapidly climb to the high-level Synchro Monster. "Dragunity Knight - Barcha" is used the most, being able to equip as many "Dragunity" monsters from the Graveyard as possible to enable multiple Synchro Summons and even Link Summons with multiple copies of Phalanx or Couse. If going second, a player can use "Dragunity Whirlwind", instantly granting a Synchro Summon without having to use a normal summon for "Dux" or "Senatus", while also setting up the Graveyard for later interactions with the tuner summoned by "Whirlwind".

Contrary to their current state, the deck historically had a lack of boss monsters, relying on generic options like "Stardust Dragon", "Red Dragon Archfiend" or "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon" to grant field presence. A classic way to combine "Dragunity" monsters with some generic options is to Synchro Summon "Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg", to use its effect to search and then discard "Mist Valley Baby Roc", which special summon itself directly after being discarded, enabling the Synchro Summon of a relatively generic level 8 monster like the aforementioned ones. However, with the release of "Dragunity Knight - Ascalon" and "Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair", the deck gained their own boss cards with abilities that banish opponents' monsters, effective monster negation, and also residual effects when they're destroyed.

"Dragunity Knight - Romulus" and "Dragunity Remus" act as the searchers for the archetype's spell and traps, most importantly "Dragon Ravine", the main consistency engine of the deck. Besides searching for resources, each one also has a second effect that provides ways for more Synchro Summons. The "Dragunity" Tuners also emphasize the use of "Cards of Consonance" as an essential part of the deck, providing draw power while simultaneously setting up the Graveyard for combo plays. Lastly, "Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms" is highly recommended to be teched into the deck to search a Dragon and dump a WIND monster, preferably one of the deck's combo tuners. With the plentiful search and draw engines, the "Dragunity" archetype has a very reliable and stable game plan.

Due to the synergy with Dragon, Winged Beast, and WIND monsters in general, the Deck can also be combined with splashable cards like "Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite", "Garuda the Wind Spirit", "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon" and "Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres". They are also one of the few archetypes that can benefit from "Windwitch" support, as they are unaffected by the latter's WIND monster restriction. (All "Dragunity" monsters are already WIND monsters). These series of cards are highly complementary to the deck as “Windwitch - Ice Bell” acts as essentially a one-card gateway to "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon", a powerful monster the "Dragunity" archetype already utilizes.

The high-level "Dragunity" monsters function very differently from the other main deck monsters. "Dragunity Arma Mystletainn" is a combo extender, providing material that facilitates further Synchro Summons and even Xyz Summons, and with "Dragunity Knight - Luin", also unlocks the use of "Ultimaya Tzolkin". If "Romulus" or another Link monster is in the GY, "Mystletainn" can easily facilitate the summon and omni-negate effect of "Borreload Savage Dragon", by using itself with most likely "Phalanx". "Dragunity Arma Gram" is an extra weapon that is typically easy to summon after your initial combo plays, and can also aid link plays. Both Armas have synergy with "Dragunity Glow", (whose graveyard effect allows you to special summon a monster in the S/T zone equipped to a "Dragunity").

Recommended cards[edit]

Dragunity

Monster Cards

Effect Monsters

Tuner monsters

Spell Cards

Normal Spells

Equip Spells

Field Spells

Continuous Spells

Quick-Play Spells

Trap Cards

Normal Traps

Counter Traps

Continuous Traps

Fusion Monsters

Synchro Monsters

Xyz Monsters

Link Monsters

Weaknesses[edit]

Due to the reliance on "Dux", "Senatus", and the Tuner monsters to be in the Graveyard, hand traps like "Effect Veiler", "Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit", "Called by the Grave", "D.D. Crow", as well as removal effects that trigger upon its Summon, such as cards like "Bottomless Trap Hole", can be effective ways to disrupt the strategy. The first weakness was addressed with the release of "Senatus" and "Divine Lance", that can equip "Dragunity" Tuners directly from the Deck.

Also, as with any Graveyard-reliant Deck, the strategy is vulnerable to effects like that of "Dimension Shifter", "Different Dimension Ground" or "Macro Cosmos", all of which can easily paralyze the Deck.

The sequence of Summons also makes them vulnerable to "Nibiru, the Primal Being". However, if the goal of the turn is to Summon "Areadbhair" starting with "Vajrayana/Barcha", or "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon" with the "Windwitch" engine, its Synchro Summon will be the fifth Summon of the turn, which makes it a good way to protect the Deck against this specific threat.

Trivia[edit]

  • Their archetype symbol is the green emerald for the Dragon monsters, and for the Winged Beast monsters is the green emerald surrounded by a gold outline of wings.
  • As with the "Blackwing" archetype, there is a heavy distinction between the Tuner monsters and the non-Tuner monsters in terms of appearance. Similar to "Blackwings", the non-Tuner monsters are all humanoids in bird outfits with mechanical-like wings, while the Tuner monsters are composed of small, armored dragons (whereas the "Blackwing" Tuner monsters are all small birds).
  • Their "rider and mount" style, as depicted in their "Dragunity Knight" forms, are also adopted by later archetypes, such as "Gusto" and "Ritual Beast" (albeit with different types and mechanics).
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