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{{quote|[[Jaden Yuki]] on the Fusion potential of "Elemental HERO" monsters.|See, I know my [[Elemental Hero Avian (anime)|two]] [[Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (anime)|Heroes]] aren't powerful by themselves, but if [[Fusion Summon|I can form them together]], it's another story.}}
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"'''Elemental HERO'''" (Japanese: {{Ruby|E・HERO|エレメンタルヒーロー}} ''Erementaru Hīrō'') is a "[[HERO]]" sub-[[archetype]] of [[Monster Card|monsters]] used by both [[Jaden Yuki]] and [[Aster Phoenix]] (for a period of time until the latter changed to [[Destiny HERO|Destiny HEROes]]) in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. The former also used this archetype, along with his mentor [[Koyo Hibiki]], in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|manga]]. All monsters of this sub-archetype are [[Warrior]]-[[Type]]s, except for the [[Plant]]-Types "[[Elemental HERO Knospe]]" & "[[Elemental HERO Poison Rose]]", the [[Pyro]]-Types "[[Elemental HERO Heat]]", "[[Elemental HERO Inferno]]" & "[[Elemental HERO Lady Heat]]" and the [[Thunder]]-Type "[[Elemental HERO Voltic]]".
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"'''Elemental HERO'''" (Japanese: {{Ruby|E・HERO|エレメンタルヒーロー}} ''Erementaru Hīrō'') is a "[[HERO]]" sub-[[archetype]] of [[Monster Card|monsters]] used by both [[Jaden Yuki]] and [[Aster Phoenix]] (for a period of time until the latter changed to [[Destiny HERO|Destiny HEROes]]) in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. The former also used this archetype, along with his mentor [[Koyo Hibiki]], in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|manga]]. All members of this sub-archetype are [[Warrior]] monsters, except for the [[Plant]] "[[Elemental HERO Knospe]]" and "[[Elemental HERO Poison Rose]]"; the [[Pyro]] "[[Elemental HERO Heat]]", "[[Elemental HERO Inferno]]" and "[[Elemental HERO Lady Heat]]"; and the [[Thunder]] "[[Elemental HERO Voltic]]".
  
 
They were designed by [[Kazuki Takahashi]], and are themed after comic-book superheroes from the anime and are based off natural elements in the manga.
 
They were designed by [[Kazuki Takahashi]], and are themed after comic-book superheroes from the anime and are based off natural elements in the manga.
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==Design==
 
==Design==
The Elemental HEROes' designs are based after the western comics' heroes. In the Japanese version, their nomenclature is "Elemental HERO (term related to its element) "man" (for the masculine heroes, with the only exception of "[[Elemental HERO Prisma|Prisma]]"). The only feminine heroes are "[[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix|Burstinatrix]]",  "[[Elemental HERO Lady Heat|Lady Heat]]", "[[Elemental HERO Poison Rose|Poison Rose]]"  and "[[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist|Shadow Mist]]" (the first two having "Lady" instead of "Man" in their Japanese name). Some of the names are changed in the English version.
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The Elemental HEROes' designs are based after the western comics' heroes. In the Japanese version, their nomenclature is "Elemental HERO (term related to its element) "man" (for the masculine heroes, with the exceptions of "[[Elemental HERO Prisma|Prisma]]" and every "Neos"). The only feminine heroes are "[[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix|Burstinatrix]]",  "[[Elemental HERO Lady Heat|Lady Heat]]", "[[Elemental HERO Poison Rose|Poison Rose]]"  and "[[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist|Shadow Mist]]" (the first two having "Lady" instead of "Man" in their Japanese name). Some of the names are changed in the English version.
  
 
As the name says, the "Elemental HEROes" each represent an element of nature. In western culture, the main elements are fire, water, air, earth, light and darkness, but in eastern culture, more elements are considered, such as lightning, wood, metal and ice, though ice is many times not considered since it's part of "water".
 
As the name says, the "Elemental HEROes" each represent an element of nature. In western culture, the main elements are fire, water, air, earth, light and darkness, but in eastern culture, more elements are considered, such as lightning, wood, metal and ice, though ice is many times not considered since it's part of "water".
  
The manga doesn't follow the same theme as the anime, but the heroes still are based after those same elements.
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The manga doesn't follow the same theme as the anime, but the heroes are still based around those same elements.
  
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Attribute
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! [[Attribute]]
! colspan="2" | Elemental HERO
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! [[EARTH]]
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! [[WATER]]
! Main Deck
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! [[FIRE]]
! Extra Deck
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! [[WIND]]
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! [[LIGHT]]
| [[DARK]]
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! [[DARK]]
| [[Elemental HERO Necroshade|Necroshade]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist|Shadow Mist]]
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|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[Elemental HERO Chaos Neos|Chaos Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Dark Neos|Dark Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Darkbright|Darkbright]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Escuridao|Escuridao]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman|Necroid Shaman]]
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! [[Main Deck]]
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| [[Elemental HERO Bladedge|Bladedge]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Clayman|Clayman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Knospe|Knospe]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Poison Rose|Poison Rose]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Solid Soldier|Solid Soldier]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Wildheart|Wildheart]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Woodsman|Woodsman]]
| [[EARTH]]<br>([[Beast|Animal]] /<br>[[Rock|Metal]] /<br>[[Plant|Plant /<br>Wood]])
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| [[Elemental HERO Bubbleman|Bubbleman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Ice Edge|Ice Edge]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman|Neo Bubbleman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Ocean|Ocean]]
| [[Elemental HERO Bladedge|Bladedge]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Clayman|Clayman]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Knospe|Knospe]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Poison Rose|Poison Rose]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Wildheart|Wildheart]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Woodsman|Woodsman]]
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| [[Elemental HERO Blazeman|Blazeman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix|Burstinatrix]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Heat|Heat]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Lady Heat|Lady Heat]]
| [[Elemental HERO Clay Guardian|Clay Guardian]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Core|Core]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Gaia|Gaia]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Grand Neos|Grand Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Mudballman|Mudballman]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Plasma Vice|Plasma Vice]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Rampart Blaster|Rampart Blaster]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Terra Firma|Terra Firma]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Wild Wingman|Wild Wingman]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Wildedge|Wildedge]]
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| [[Elemental HERO Avian|Avian]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Stratos|Stratos]]
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| [[Elemental HERO Captain Gold|Captain Gold]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Flash|Flash]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Honest Neos|Honest Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Neos|Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Neos Alius|Neos Alius]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Prisma|Prisma]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Sparkman|Sparkman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Voltic|Voltic]]
| [[FIRE]]
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| [[Elemental HERO Necroshade|Necroshade]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist|Shadow Mist]]
| [[Elemental HERO Blazeman|Blazeman]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix|Burstinatrix]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Heat|Heat]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Lady Heat|Lady Heat]]
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|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| [[Elemental HERO Flare Neos|Flare Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Inferno|Inferno]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Magma Neos|Magma Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Nova Master|Nova Master]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer|Phoenix Enforcer]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Shining Phoenix Enforcer|Shining Phoenix Enforcer]]
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! [[Extra Deck]]
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| [[Elemental HERO Clay Guardian|Clay Guardian]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Core|Core]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Gaia|Gaia]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Grand Neos|Grand Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Mudballman|Mudballman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Nebula Neos|Nebula Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Plasma Vice|Plasma Vice]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Rampart Blaster|Rampart Blaster]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Terra Firma|Terra Firma]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Wild Wingman|Wild Wingman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Wildedge|Wildedge]]
| [[LIGHT]]<br>([[Thunder|Electricity]] /<br>Metal /<br>[[Neo Space|Space]])
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| [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero|Absolute Zero]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Aqua Neos|Aqua Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Marine Neos|Marine Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Mariner|Mariner]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Steam Healer|Steam Healer]]
| [[Elemental HERO Captain Gold|Captain Gold]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Flash|Flash]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Honest Neos|Honest Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Neos|Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Neos Alius|Neos Alius]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Prisma|Prisma]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Sparkman|Sparkman]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Voltic|Voltic]]
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| [[Elemental HERO Flare Neos|Flare Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Inferno|Inferno]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Magma Neos|Magma Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Nova Master|Nova Master]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer|Phoenix Enforcer]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Shining Phoenix Enforcer|Shining Phoenix Enforcer]]
| [[Elemental HERO Divine Neos|Divine Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Electrum|Electrum]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Glow Neos|Glow Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Neos Knight|Neos Knight]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman|Shining Flare Wingman]]<br>[[Elemental HERO The Shining|The Shining]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Thunder Giant|Thunder Giant]]
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| [[Elemental HERO Air Neos|Air Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman|Flame Wingman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Great Tornado|Great Tornado]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Storm Neos|Storm Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Tempest|Tempest]]
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| [[Elemental HERO Divine Neos|Divine Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Electrum|Electrum]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Glow Neos|Glow Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Neos Knight|Neos Knight]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman|Shining Flare Wingman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO The Shining|The Shining]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Thunder Giant|Thunder Giant]]
| [[WATER]]<br>(Ice)
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| [[Elemental HERO Chaos Neos|Chaos Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Dark Neos|Dark Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Darkbright|Darkbright]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Escuridao|Escuridao]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman|Necroid Shaman]]
| [[Elemental HERO Bubbleman|Bubbleman]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Ice Edge|Ice Edge]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman|Neo Bubbleman]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Ocean|Ocean]]
 
| [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero|Absolute Zero]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Aqua Neos|Aqua Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Marine Neos|Marine Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Mariner|Mariner]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Steam Healer|Steam Healer]]
 
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| [[WIND]]
 
| [[Elemental HERO Avian|Avian]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Stratos|Stratos]]
 
| [[Elemental HERO Air Neos|Air Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman|Flame Wingman]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Great Tornado|Great Tornado]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Storm Neos|Storm Neos]]<br>[[Elemental HERO Tempest|Tempest]]
 
 
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Perhaps the best part of an "Elemental HERO" deck is the search/recovery power. Cards like "Salvage", "Shadow Mist", "Blazeman", "[[Legacy of a HERO]]", "[[Fusion Recovery]]", "[[Elemental HERO The Shining]]", "[[E - Emergency Call]]" and "[[Reinforcement of the Army]] can be used to go into many pluses.
 
Perhaps the best part of an "Elemental HERO" deck is the search/recovery power. Cards like "Salvage", "Shadow Mist", "Blazeman", "[[Legacy of a HERO]]", "[[Fusion Recovery]]", "[[Elemental HERO The Shining]]", "[[E - Emergency Call]]" and "[[Reinforcement of the Army]] can be used to go into many pluses.
  
"Elemental HEROes" somewhat lack protection, as they are mostly offensive. "[[Safe-Zone]]" is useful here, and can cause an easy OTK by comboeing it with "[[Vision HERO Trinity]]".
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"Elemental HEROes" somewhat lack protection, as they are mostly offensive. "[[Safe Zone]]" is useful here, and can cause an easy OTK by comboeing it with "[[Vision HERO Trinity]]".
  
 
There is a great combo using [[Mask Change]], [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]], and [[Masked HERO Acid]]. First fuse any [[HERO]] monster and a Water Attribute monster with [[Polymerization]], or any card that can fuse monsters, to get [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]]. Use [[Mask Change]] to send [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]] back to the Graveyard and summon [[Masked HERO Acid]], remember that when [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]] is removed from the field, it destroys all of your opponent's monsters, and [[Masked HERO Acid]]'s effect says that when it is summoned to the field, all of your opponent's Spells/Traps are destroyed, effectively clearing your opponent's field. This combo works perfectly because [[Masked HERO Acid]] only needs a Water Attribute monster like  [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]] and a [[Change]] card to be Summoned.
 
There is a great combo using [[Mask Change]], [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]], and [[Masked HERO Acid]]. First fuse any [[HERO]] monster and a Water Attribute monster with [[Polymerization]], or any card that can fuse monsters, to get [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]]. Use [[Mask Change]] to send [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]] back to the Graveyard and summon [[Masked HERO Acid]], remember that when [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]] is removed from the field, it destroys all of your opponent's monsters, and [[Masked HERO Acid]]'s effect says that when it is summoned to the field, all of your opponent's Spells/Traps are destroyed, effectively clearing your opponent's field. This combo works perfectly because [[Masked HERO Acid]] only needs a Water Attribute monster like  [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]] and a [[Change]] card to be Summoned.

Revision as of 20:28, 5 October 2018

See, I know my two Heroes aren't powerful by themselves, but if I can form them together, it's another story.

— Jaden Yuki on the Fusion potential of "Elemental HERO" monsters.
Elemental HERO
Bottom: "Bubbleman". Middle, left to right: "Sparkman", "Burstinatrix" and "Avian". Top: "Clayman" on the card Fifth Hope.
Bottom: "Bubbleman". Middle, left to right: "Sparkman", "Burstinatrix" and "Avian". Top: "Clayman" on the card Fifth Hope.
Japanese
  • E・HEROエレメンタルヒーロー
  • E・HERO (base)
  • エレメンタルヒーロー (ruby)
  • Erementaru Hīrō (romanized)
French
  • HÉROS Élémentaire
German
  • Elementar-HELD
Italian
  • EROE Elementale
Korean
  • 엘리멘틀 히어로
  • Ellimenteul Hieoro (romanized)
Portuguese
  • HERÓI do Elemento (TCG)
  • HERÓI Elementar (Anime)
Spanish
  • HÉROE Elemental
Other names
Arabic
البطل البارز
البطلة البارزة (female)
Croatian
Elementalni Heroji
Hebrew
גיבור יסודות
Sets
TCG
Anime appearances
Manga appearances
Lists

"Elemental HERO" (Japanese: E・HEROエレメンタルヒーロー Erementaru Hīrō) is a "HERO" sub-archetype of monsters used by both Jaden Yuki and Aster Phoenix (for a period of time until the latter changed to Destiny HEROes) in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. The former also used this archetype, along with his mentor Koyo Hibiki, in the manga. All members of this sub-archetype are Warrior monsters, except for the Plant "Elemental HERO Knospe" and "Elemental HERO Poison Rose"; the Pyro "Elemental HERO Heat", "Elemental HERO Inferno" and "Elemental HERO Lady Heat"; and the Thunder "Elemental HERO Voltic".

They were designed by Kazuki Takahashi, and are themed after comic-book superheroes from the anime and are based off natural elements in the manga.

"Elemental HERO" Decks focus heavily on Fusion Summoning. Most of these fall into two primary "Elemental HERO" monsters categories that can be fused with one another. Normal Monsters from the TV series (Named Materials for Fusion Summoning) and manga counterparts that are retrained versions with effects (Fusion Materials are generic). See 'Grouping' section for more information.

Grouping

"Avian", "Burstinatrix", "Clayman" and "Bubbleman" are often grouped together because there is at least one Fusion Monster for each pair of them (except "Avian" and "Clayman"), as well as "Elemental HERO Electrum" using all 4 as Fusion Materials.

"Bladedge", "Wildheart", and "Necroshade" are often grouped together because there is at least one Fusion Monster for each pair of them (except "Bladedge" and "Necroshade").

"Sparkman" was introduced very early on and is usually on cards like "Fifth Hope" and "HERO's Bond". "Sparkman" has the most fusions of any Elemental HERO, other than "Neos", with a grand total of 6 ("Thunder Giant", "Tempest", "Shining Flare Wingman", "Shining Phoenix Enforcer", "Plasma Vice", and "Darkbright").

"Elemental HERO Neos" is instead seen as having his own support often grouped with the "Neo-Spacians".

The manga "Elemental HERO" monsters (unoffically called "Omni Heroes") are also grouped together since they don't have fusions with the anime "Elemental HERO" monsters. These include "Ocean", "Woodsman", "Heat", and "Lady Heat".

Lastly, "Stratos", "Shadow Mist" and "Blazeman" are considered a group of their own due to their superiority over others.

Design

The Elemental HEROes' designs are based after the western comics' heroes. In the Japanese version, their nomenclature is "Elemental HERO (term related to its element) "man" (for the masculine heroes, with the exceptions of "Prisma" and every "Neos"). The only feminine heroes are "Burstinatrix", "Lady Heat", "Poison Rose" and "Shadow Mist" (the first two having "Lady" instead of "Man" in their Japanese name). Some of the names are changed in the English version.

As the name says, the "Elemental HEROes" each represent an element of nature. In western culture, the main elements are fire, water, air, earth, light and darkness, but in eastern culture, more elements are considered, such as lightning, wood, metal and ice, though ice is many times not considered since it's part of "water".

The manga doesn't follow the same theme as the anime, but the heroes are still based around those same elements.

Members

Attribute EARTH WATER FIRE WIND LIGHT DARK
Main Deck Bladedge
Clayman
Knospe
Poison Rose
Solid Soldier
Wildheart
Woodsman
Bubbleman
Ice Edge
Neo Bubbleman
Ocean
Blazeman
Burstinatrix
Heat
Lady Heat
Avian
Stratos
Captain Gold
Flash
Honest Neos
Neos
Neos Alius
Prisma
Sparkman
Voltic
Necroshade
Shadow Mist
Extra Deck Clay Guardian
Core
Gaia
Grand Neos
Mudballman
Nebula Neos
Plasma Vice
Rampart Blaster
Terra Firma
Wild Wingman
Wildedge
Absolute Zero
Aqua Neos
Marine Neos
Mariner
Steam Healer
Flare Neos
Inferno
Magma Neos
Nova Master
Phoenix Enforcer
Shining Phoenix Enforcer
Air Neos
Flame Wingman
Great Tornado
Storm Neos
Tempest
Divine Neos
Electrum
Glow Neos
Neos Knight
Shining Flare Wingman
The Shining
Thunder Giant
Chaos Neos
Dark Neos
Darkbright
Escuridao
Necroid Shaman

Playing style

"Elemental HERO" decks mainly focus on swarming the field with Fusion Monsters, using cards like "Polymerization" and "Miracle Fusion". For "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters with specified names, "King of the Swamp" and other Fusion Substitute Monsters are very useful. They also have access to Rank 4 Xyz Monsters due to cards like "Elemental HERO Bubbleman" and "A Hero Lives". "Instant Fusion" can also be used to summon "Elder Entity Norden and a level 4 WATER monster, then Xyz Summoning "Bahamut Shark" and using it's effect to summon "Toadally Awesome". Lastly, they can be used as a bridge to the "Masked HEROes".

As with the release of the "Omni HEROs" (Attribute-specifc Fusion Monsters), as well as the 2 Extra Deck "Vision HEROs ("Vision Hero Adoration and "Vision HERO Trinity"), all "Elemental HEROs" can be fused together with each other, as well as other "HEROs". The "Omni HEROs" basically allow the "Elemental HEROs" to exist in any deck focused on an archetype of monsters with the same Attribute, and each Attribute allows these "Elemental HEROs" access to Attribute-specific support cards, such as "Salvage".

Perhaps the best part of an "Elemental HERO" deck is the search/recovery power. Cards like "Salvage", "Shadow Mist", "Blazeman", "Legacy of a HERO", "Fusion Recovery", "Elemental HERO The Shining", "E - Emergency Call" and "Reinforcement of the Army can be used to go into many pluses.

"Elemental HEROes" somewhat lack protection, as they are mostly offensive. "Safe Zone" is useful here, and can cause an easy OTK by comboeing it with "Vision HERO Trinity".

There is a great combo using Mask Change, Elemental HERO Absolute Zero, and Masked HERO Acid. First fuse any HERO monster and a Water Attribute monster with Polymerization, or any card that can fuse monsters, to get Elemental HERO Absolute Zero. Use Mask Change to send Elemental HERO Absolute Zero back to the Graveyard and summon Masked HERO Acid, remember that when Elemental HERO Absolute Zero is removed from the field, it destroys all of your opponent's monsters, and Masked HERO Acid's effect says that when it is summoned to the field, all of your opponent's Spells/Traps are destroyed, effectively clearing your opponent's field. This combo works perfectly because Masked HERO Acid only needs a Water Attribute monster like Elemental HERO Absolute Zero and a Change card to be Summoned.

Lastly, due to their high recovery and "Elemental HERO Honest Neos", "Elemental HEROes" won't be stopped by disabling Special Summons as their non-Fusion Monsters can stand on their own until Special Summoning is allowed again.

Weaknesses

  • "Elemental HERO" Decks lack protection on their own, and need generic protection cards outside of the archetype.
  • Unless you're using "Masked HEROes", they have very little Quick-Play and Trap Cards to use, so they are unable to disrupt the opponent's plays, save for "Honest Neos" and "Absolute Zero".
  • "Gozen Match" is particularly annoying due to their many Attributes.
  • Finally, "Skill Drain" and/or "Angel O7" can cease and desist "HERO" effects, which would be significant against these Decks because without substantial Spell/Trap support, many of the "HERO" monsters, including quite a number of "HERO" Fusion Monsters, do not possess significant sustainability stat-wise whilst on the field.