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| + | {{quote|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.|source=[[Jaden Yuki]] on the Fusion potential of "Elemental HERO" monsters.}} | ||
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| − | | caption = | + | | caption = "[[Elemental HERO Bubbleman|Bubbleman]]" (bottom), "[[Elemental HERO Sparkman|Sparkman]]", "[[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix|Burstinatrix]]", and "[[Elemental HERO Avian|Avian]]" (middle, left to right), "[[Elemental HERO Clayman|Clayman]]" (top) in the artwork of "[[Fifth Hope]]". |
| − | | ja_name = {{Ruby|Ｅ・ＨＥＲＯ|エレメンタルヒーロー}} | + | | ja_name = {{Ruby|Ｅ・ＨＥＲＯ|エレメンタルヒーロー}} |
| − | | romaji | + | | romaji = Erementaru Hīrō |
| − | | fr_name = HÉROS Élémentaire | + | | tc_name = E・HERO |
| − | | de_name = Elementar-HELD | + | | sc_name = 元素－英雄 |
| − | | it_name = EROE Elementale | + | | fr_name = HÉROS Élémentaire |
| − | | ko_name = 엘리멘틀 히어로 | + | | de_name = Elementar-HELD |
| − | | ko_romanized = Ellimenteul Hieoro | + | | it_name = EROE Elementale |
| − | | pt_name = HERÓI do Elemento | + | | ko_name = 엘리멘틀 히어로 |
| − | | pt_name2= HERÓI Elementar <small>( | + | | ko_romanized = Ellimenteul Hieoro |
| − | | es_name = HÉROE Elemental | + | | pt_name = HERÓI do Elemento |
| − | + | | pt_name2 = HERÓI Elementar <small>(anime)</small> | |
| − | + | | es_name = HÉROE Elemental | |
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| + | "'''Elemental HERO'''" ({{Ruby|Ｅ・ＨＥＲＯ|エレメンタルヒーロー}} ''Erementaru Hīrō'') is a "[[HERO]]" sub-[[archetype]] of mostly [[Warrior]] monsters used by both [[Jaden Yuki]] and [[Aster Phoenix]] (for a period of time until the latter changed to the "[[Destiny HERO]]" archetype) 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)|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' manga. They are used by [[Fusion Mask]] in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! D Team ZEXAL]] manga. | ||
| + | They were designed by [[Kazuki Takahashi]], and are based on comic-book superheroes in the anime and on natural elements in the manga. | ||
| + | "Elemental HERO" Decks focus heavily on [[Fusion Summon]]ing. Most of these fall into two primary "Elemental HERO" monsters categories that can be fused with one another: [[Normal Monster]]s from the anime (monsters that are specifically required as materials for Fusion Summons) and the manga counterparts that also have effects (while the [[Fusion Monster]]s require generic [[Fusion Material]]s). | ||
| − | " | + | ==Design== |
| + | The "Elemental HERO" monsters are based after the western comics' heroes, and as the name implies, they each represent an aspect of nature. This goes beyond only representing classical elements like earth, fire or water; "[[Elemental HERO Wildheart]]", for example, represents the wilderness. Their [[Fusion Monster]]s typically combine the aspects from their [[Fusion Material]]s. | ||
| − | + | In the ''[[OCG]]'', all of the [[Main Deck]] monsters introduced in the anime, except "[[Elemental HERO Neos]]" and "[[Elemental HERO Prisma|Prisma]]", follow the naming scheme "Elemental HERO [Term related to its element] Man" (or "Lady", in the case of "[[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix]]" aka "Burst Lady"). In the manga, only "[[Elemental HERO Woodsman]]" ("Forestman" in the ''OCG'') and "[[Elemental HERO Stratos|Stratos]]" ("Airman" in the ''OCG'') follow the scheme while others like "[[Elemental HERO Ice Edge|Ice Edge]]" or "[[Elemental HERO Heat|Heat]]" do not. "[[Elemental HERO Captain Gold]]" is unique to the ''OCG''/''TCG'' and doesn't follow the naming scheme, but later cards like "[[Elemental HERO Blazeman|Blazeman]]", "[[Elemental HERO Solid Soldier|Solid Soldier]]" ("Solidman") and "[[Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier|Liquid Soldier]]" ("Liquidman") do. | |
| − | "Elemental HERO | + | ===Members=== |
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| + | ! [[Attribute]] | ||
| + | ! [[EARTH]] | ||
| + | ! [[WATER]] | ||
| + | ! [[FIRE]] | ||
| + | ! [[WIND]] | ||
| + | ! [[LIGHT]] | ||
| + | ! [[DARK]] | ||
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | ||
| + | ! [[Main Deck]] | ||
| + | | [[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]] | ||
| + | | [[Elemental HERO Bubbleman|Bubbleman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Ice Edge|Ice Edge]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier|Liquid Soldier]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman|Neo Bubbleman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Ocean|Ocean]] | ||
| + | | [[Elemental HERO Blazeman|Blazeman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix|Burstinatrix]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Heat|Heat]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Lady Heat|Lady Heat]] | ||
| + | | [[Elemental HERO Avian|Avian]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Stratos|Stratos]] | ||
| + | | [[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 Spirit of Neos|Spirit of Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Voltic|Voltic]]<br />[[Winged Kuriboh LV6]] | ||
| + | | [[Elemental HERO Necroshade|Necroshade]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist|Shadow Mist]] | ||
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | ||
| + | ! [[Extra Deck]] | ||
| + | | [[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]] | ||
| + | | [[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 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 Air Neos|Air Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman|Flame Wingman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage|Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Great Tornado|Great Tornado]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Storm Neos|Storm Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Tempest|Tempest]] | ||
| + | | [[Elemental HERO Brave Neos|Brave Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Cosmo Neos|Cosmo Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Divine Neos|Divine Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Electrum|Electrum]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Glow Neos|Glow Neos]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Grandmerge|Grandmerge]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Neos Kluger|Neos Kluger]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Neos Knight|Neos Knight]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman|Shining Flare Wingman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman|Shining Neos Wingman]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Sunrise|Sunrise]]<br />[[Elemental HERO The Shining|The Shining]]<br />[[Elemental HERO Thunder Giant|Thunder Giant]]<br />[[Wake Up Your Elemental HERO]] | ||
| + | | [[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]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
| − | == | + | ==Playing style== |
| − | "[[ | + | The "Elemental HERO" archetype has many [[Main Deck]] monsters and [[Extra Deck]] [[Fusion Monster]]s, each with their own varied effects. Historically, the archetype can be built to focus on their Main Deck monsters or their Fusion Monsters; currently, the Main Deck "Elemental HERO" monsters are too weak in contrast to the general power level of the game, and later "Elemental HERO" support leaned into their [[Fusion Summon]]ing playstyle more favorably. |
| − | "[[Elemental HERO | + | The pure "Elemental HERO" playstyle aims to Fusion Summon their Extra Deck Fusion boss monsters by [[search]]ing out their required [[Fusion Material]]s and "[[Polymerization (archetype)|Polymerization]]"/"[[Fusion (archetype)|Fusion]]" [[Spell Card]]s as quickly as possible. This can be done through a combination of specific "Elemental HERO" support cards (e.g. "[[A Hero Lives]]" and "[[E - Emergency Call]]"), generic "[[HERO]]" support cards (e.g. "[[Elemental HERO Stratos]]", "[[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist]]" and "[[Vision HERO Vyon]]"), and non-archetypal [[Warrior]] support cards (e.g. "[[Reinforcement of the Army]]"). |
| − | " | + | The "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters typically have battle-focused effects with little defensive capabilities. Most "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters also require Fusion Materials with specific names, but some of them have more generic [[material]]s, thus are much easier to summon. The 6 most notable ones are "[[Elemental HERO Great Tornado]]", "[[Elemental HERO Nova Master|Nova Master]]", "[[Elemental HERO The Shining|The Shining]]", "[[Elemental HERO Escuridao|Escuridao]]", "[[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero|Absolute Zero]]", and "[[Elemental HERO Gaia|Gaia]]", which require 1 "Elemental HERO" monster and a monster with a specific [[Attribute]] as their materials, making them useful choices to summon with "[[Super Polymerization]]" by using an opponent's monster as material. Among these 6, "Escuridao" and "Absolute Zero" are the most commonly used, because "Escuridao's" [[DARK]] Attribute is ubiquitous when mixed with other "HERO" monsters, and "Absolute Zero" has a very strong effect, and also only requires a "HERO" monster rather than an "Elemental HERO" monster as its material, making it even easier to Summon in a general "HERO" [[Deck]]. Following behind are "[[Elemental HERO Sunrise]]" and "[[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage]]" whose materials can make use of the varying Attributes of "Elemental HERO" monsters and they both have effects to search out yet another card that can Summon another "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster ("[[Miracle Fusion]]" and "[[Favorite Contact]]"). "[[Wake Up Your Elemental HERO]]" is the archetype's powerhouse that requires any number of Warrior monsters and an "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster, which can easily use close out games with its powerful attacks and can float into any Warrior monster from the Deck upon its destruction. |
| − | "[[ | + | An "Elemental HERO" Deck can consider running "[[King of the Swamp]]" and other [[Fusion Substitute Monster]]s for "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters with specified materials. |
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| − | + | ===With "Neos" and "Neo-Spacian"=== | |
| + | {{See also|[[Neo-Spacian#Playing style]]}} | ||
| − | + | While "[[Elemental HERO Neos]]" is featured as main piece of the "Neo-Spacian" and "[[Neos]]" archetypes that usually uses [[Contact Fusion]] or other effects to Special Summon the Fusion Monsters that mention "Elemental HERO Neos" as material, this mainly differs from the traditional Fusion Summon playstyle of "Elemental HERO" in general. Over time however, the "[[Neos]]"/"Neo-Spacian" theme has been integrated with the traditional "Elemental HERO" Fusion Summon playstyle by the introduction of newer support. These include: "[[Cross Keeper]]", the "EN" cards ("[[EN - Engage Neo Space]]", "[[EN Shuffle]]" and "[[EN Wave]]") and new "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters that must be Fusion Summoned such as "[[Elemental HERO Brave Neos]]", "[[Elemental HERO Neos Knight]]" and "[[Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman]]". In particular, "Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage" facilitates the Summon of "Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman" by searching "Favorite Contact" which can Summon "Neos Wingman" during the opponent's turn to disrupt the opponent. | |
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| − | + | "[[Elemental HERO Spirit of Neos]]" can search "Polymerization" or a Spell/Trap that mentions an "Elemental HERO" monster upon its Special Summon, which facilitates easier use of the niche classic "Elemental HERO" support. Then it can tag itself out with an "Elemental HERO" Normal Monster from the Deck. These effects in tandem grant easy access to use the "Elemental HERO" Normal Monsters-oriented cards (like the [[Counter Trap Card]] "[[Feather Wind]]", which negates the activation of a Spell/Trap Card with "[[Elemental HERO Avian]]"), though it will usually search most of the "Elemental HERO Neos"-oriented cards or "[[Protection of the Elements]]" (another Counter Trap Card which can negate the activation of a Spell/Trap Card by using any "Elemental HERO" monster for its activation requirements as opposed to "Feather Wind" requiring "Elemental HERO Avian" specifically). | |
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| + | Within the entire "[[HERO]]" meta-archetype, the "Elemental HERO" archetypal playstyle is strongly supported by the "[[Vision HERO]]" combo ("[[Vision HERO Faris|Faris]]" → "[[Vision HERO Increase|Increase]]" → "[[Vision HERO Vyon|Vyon]]") since "Vyon" can search out "[[Polymerization]]" and can [[send]] "[[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist]]" to the [[GY]] to search out more needed "Elemental HERO" monsters. The "Vision HERO" [[Fusion Monster]]s, "[[Vision Hero Adoration|Adoration]]" and "[[Vision HERO Trinity|Trinity]]", are also good options for an "Elemental HERO" Deck to run due to their generic Fusion [[Material]]s of just any "HERO" monsters. | ||
| − | + | The "[[Xtra HERO]]" [[Link Monster]]s provide many helpful benefits to the "Elemental HERO" playstyle. "[[Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer|Infernal Devicer]]" can directly search out up to 2 listed [[Fusion Material]]s on a "HERO" Fusion Monster, making it most strongly support the "Elemental HERO" and "[[Evil HERO]]" playstyle of [[Fusion Summon]]ing monsters with specific materials. "[[Xtra HERO Wonder Driver|Wonder Driver]]" can recover "Polymerization" and "Fusion" [[Spell Card]]s, making it useful for longer combos or grind games. | |
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| − | "Elemental HERO" | + | On the other side, the "Elemental HERO" archetype (specifically, a few individual members) are vital combo pieces to the overall "[[HERO]]" meta-archetype playstyle. The most important "Elemental HERO" monster with regards to the entire "HERO" archetype is "[[Elemental HERO Stratos]]", a non-once-per-turn searcher for all "HERO" monsters and the ideal choice for "[[A Hero Lives]]". "[[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist]]" is a once-per-turn searcher for all "HERO" monsters when [[sent]] to the [[GY]] (usually by "[[Vision HERO Vyon]]"), but it is also a searcher for "[[Change]]" [[Spell Card]]s, which enables the [[Special Summon]] of the powerful "[[Masked HERO]]" monsters (most notably "[[Masked HERO Dark Law|Dark Law]]" and "[[Masked HERO Acid|Acid]]", usually Summoned by using "Absolute Zero" to perform a board wipe); the variety of [[Attribute]]s the "Elemental HERO" monsters have makes them ideal for summoning "Masked HERO" monsters with "Mask Change" or "[[Mask Change II]]" (while the Levels of "Masked HERO" Fusion Monsters align with those of "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters for "[[Form Change]]"), making "Masked HERO" monsters good options even in a pure "Elemental HERO" build. In return, "Masked HERO" monsters themselves can be fused together for "[[Contrast HERO Chaos]]" for its useful Quick Effect to negate a card's effects on the field. |
| − | + | "[[Elemental HERO Solid Soldier]]" and "[[Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier|Liquid Soldier]]" are good monsters to [[Normal Summon]], as they can [[Special Summon]] needed "HERO" monsters (usually "Shadow Mist" to search for "[[Mask Change]]") and/or provide useful advantage after being used for a Fusion Summon (reviving a "HERO" monster from the GY via "Solid Soldier" or allows [[Draw a card|drawing of 2 cards]] + a discard with "Liquid Soldier"). Lastly, "[[Elemental HERO Honest Neos|Honest Neos]]" is an [[ATK]]-booster for all "HERO" monsters, and "[[Elemental HERO Sunrise|Sunrise]]" is a [[Fusion Monster]] with generic "HERO" [[Fusion Material]]s that can search out "[[Miracle Fusion]]", a powerful Fusion Spell Card that can use monsters in the [[GY]] as Fusion Materials, allowing a Fusion Summon with zero card loss to the [[field]] advantage. "Wake Up Your Elemental HERO" requires an "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster and any number of Warrior monsters (ie. the vast majority of the "HERO" archetype) which can be used to close out games with its high ATK and its attacking-oriented effects, or be destroyed to Special Summon another "HERO" monster from the Deck. | |
| − | + | Most "Evil HERO" Fusion Monsters also require specific "Elemental HERO" monsters as their Fusion Materials, which can be aided with the aforementioned "Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer". | |
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| + | This Deck list focuses on the playstyle of "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters that require specific Fusion Materials featured prominently in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' anime. While it is outclassed by the current power level of the game, this playstyle still received various modern pieces of support, namely "Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer" and greatly benefits from the "Vision HERO" engine involving "Vision HERO Faris", "Vision HERO Increase" and "Vision HERO Vyon". After searching "Polymerization" with "Vyon", both itself and "Increase" can be used to Link Summon "Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer" which help easily search the pair of Fusion Materials needed. Alternatively, one could use the searched "Polymerization" instead to Fusion Summon more generic choices, more notably "Elemental HERO Sunrise" or "Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage" which can search cards to Summon yet another "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck. | ||
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| + | |normal monsters = | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Avian]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Clayman]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Neos]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Sparkman]] | ||
| + | |effect monsters = | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Bladedge]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Blazeman]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Bubbleman]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Honest Neos]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Necroshade]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Ocean]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Prisma]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Solid Soldier]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Spirit of Neos]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Stratos]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Wildheart]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Woodsman]] | ||
| + | * [[Vision HERO Faris]] | ||
| + | * [[Vision HERO Increase]] | ||
| + | * [[Vision HERO Vyon]] | ||
| + | * [[Cross Keeper]] | ||
| + | * [[Winged Kuriboh LV6]] | ||
| + | * [[King of the Swamp]] | ||
| + | |fusion monsters = | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Brave Neos]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Core]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Darkbright]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Electrum]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Escuridao]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman]] | ||
| + | ** [[Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Grandmerge]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Great Tornado]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Neos Knight]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Nova Master]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer]] | ||
| + | ** [[Elemental HERO Shining Phoenix Enforcer]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Sunrise]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Tempest]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Terra Firma]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO The Shining]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Thunder Giant]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Wildedge]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Wild Wingman]] | ||
| + | * [[Wake Up Your Elemental HERO]] | ||
| + | * [[Vision HERO Adoration]] | ||
| + | * [[Vision HERO Trinity]] | ||
| + | |link monsters = | ||
| + | * [[Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer]] | ||
| + | * [[Xtra HERO Dread Decimator]] | ||
| + | * [[Xtra HERO Wonder Driver]] | ||
| + | |normal spells = | ||
| + | * [[A Hero Lives]] | ||
| + | * [[E - Emergency Call]] | ||
| + | * [[EN Shuffle]] | ||
| + | * [[Fusion Substitute]] | ||
| + | * [[Fusion Tag]] | ||
| + | * [[Instant Contact]] | ||
| + | * [[Legacy of a HERO]] | ||
| + | * [[Miracle Fusion]] | ||
| + | * [[Polymerization]] | ||
| + | * [[Reinforcement of the Army]] | ||
| + | * [[The Warrior Returning Alive]] | ||
| + | |quick-play spells = | ||
| + | * [[Over Fusion]] | ||
| + | * [[Super Polymerization]] | ||
| + | |normal traps = | ||
| + | * [[Favorite Contact]] | ||
| + | * [[Magistery Alchemist]] | ||
| + | |counter traps = | ||
| + | * [[Protection of the Elements]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| − | |monsters = | + | {{Decklist|Recommended cards |
| − | |effect monsters = * [[Elemental HERO Blazeman]] | + | |normal monsters = |
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Neos]] | ||
| + | |effect monsters = | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Blazeman]] | ||
* [[Elemental HERO Bubbleman]] | * [[Elemental HERO Bubbleman]] | ||
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* [[Elemental HERO Flash]] | * [[Elemental HERO Flash]] | ||
| − | * [[Elemental HERO Honest Neos]] | + | * [[Elemental HERO Honest Neos]] |
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier]] | ||
* [[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist]] | * [[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Solid Soldier]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Spirit of Neos]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Stratos]] | ||
| + | * [[Vision HERO Faris]] | ||
| + | * [[Vision HERO Increase]] | ||
* [[Vision HERO Vyon]] | * [[Vision HERO Vyon]] | ||
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* [[Contrast HERO Chaos]] | * [[Contrast HERO Chaos]] | ||
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* [[Elemental HERO Core]] | * [[Elemental HERO Core]] | ||
* [[Elemental HERO Escuridao]] | * [[Elemental HERO Escuridao]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage]] | ||
| + | ** [[Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman]] | ||
* [[Elemental HERO Great Tornado]] | * [[Elemental HERO Great Tornado]] | ||
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* [[Elemental HERO Nova Master]] | * [[Elemental HERO Nova Master]] | ||
| + | * [[Elemental HERO Sunrise]] | ||
* [[Elemental HERO The Shining]] | * [[Elemental HERO The Shining]] | ||
| + | * [[Wake Up Your Elemental HERO]] | ||
* [[Vision HERO Adoration]] | * [[Vision HERO Adoration]] | ||
* [[Vision HERO Trinity]] | * [[Vision HERO Trinity]] | ||
* [[Masked HERO Acid]] | * [[Masked HERO Acid]] | ||
| + | * [[Masked HERO Anki]] | ||
* [[Masked HERO Dark Law]] | * [[Masked HERO Dark Law]] | ||
* [[Masked HERO Dian]] | * [[Masked HERO Dian]] | ||
* [[Masked HERO Divine Wind]] | * [[Masked HERO Divine Wind]] | ||
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* Any generic Rank 4 Monsters | * Any generic Rank 4 Monsters | ||
| − | * [[ | + | |link monsters = |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Xtra HERO Dread Decimator]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Xtra HERO Wonder Driver]] |
| − | |spells = | + | * [[Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights]] (Traditional Format/''OCG'' only) |
| + | |normal spells = | ||
| + | * [[A Hero Lives]] | ||
* [[E - Emergency Call]] | * [[E - Emergency Call]] | ||
| + | * [[EN Shuffle]] | ||
| + | * [[Fusion Substitute]] | ||
| + | * [[Fusion Tag]] | ||
| + | * [[Instant Contact]] | ||
* [[Legacy of a HERO]] | * [[Legacy of a HERO]] | ||
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| − | * [[ | + | * [[Super Polymerization]] |
| − | |traps = | + | |normal traps = |
| + | * [[Favorite Contact]] | ||
| + | * [[Magistery Alchemist]] | ||
| + | |counter traps = | ||
| + | * [[Protection of the Elements]] | ||
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| − | * "Elemental HERO" | + | * "Elemental HERO" monsters often lack protection, and as such the player can often easily have their [[field]] cleared by mass destruction cards and effects like "[[Dark Hole]]", "[[Raigeki]]" and "[[Evenly Matched]]". |
| − | * | + | * Pure "Elemental HERO" monsters have very weak disruption and oppression power, having little ability to disrupt or prevent the opponent's plays. |
| − | * "[[Gozen Match]]" | + | * "[[Gozen Match]]" can significantly disrupt a pure "Elemental HERO" Deck due to their variety of [[Attribute]]s. |
| − | * | + | * As all "Elemental HERO" non-[[Contact Fusion|Contact]] Fusion Monsters [[Nomi|cannot be]] [[Special Summon]]ed in other ways than [[Fusion Summon]], cards like "[[Non-Fusion Area]]" and "[[Dimensional Barrier]]" can prevent these Fusion Monsters from being Summoned easily. Furthermore, cards like "[[Nekroz of Unicore]]" can have their effects negated. |
| + | * As "Elemental HERO" monsters are mostly Warrior-Type, cards such as "[[Cipher Soldier]]", "[[Warrior Elimination]]" and "[[There Can Be Only One]]" can pose as a threat to such decks. | ||
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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" (
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Design[edit]
The "Elemental HERO" monsters are based after the western comics' heroes, and as the name implies, they each represent an aspect of nature. This goes beyond only representing classical elements like earth, fire or water; "Elemental HERO Wildheart", for example, represents the wilderness. Their Fusion Monsters typically combine the aspects from their Fusion Materials.
In the OCG, all of the Main Deck monsters introduced in the anime, except "Elemental HERO Neos" and "Prisma", follow the naming scheme "Elemental HERO [Term related to its element] Man" (or "Lady", in the case of "Elemental HERO Burstinatrix" aka "Burst Lady"). In the manga, only "Elemental HERO Woodsman" ("Forestman" in the OCG) and "Stratos" ("Airman" in the OCG) follow the scheme while others like "Ice Edge" or "Heat" do not. "Elemental HERO Captain Gold" is unique to the OCG/TCG and doesn't follow the naming scheme, but later cards like "Blazeman", "Solid Soldier" ("Solidman") and "Liquid Soldier" ("Liquidman") do.
Members[edit]
| Attribute | EARTH | WATER | FIRE | WIND | LIGHT | DARK |
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| Main Deck | Bladedge Clayman Knospe Poison Rose Solid Soldier Wildheart Woodsman |
Bubbleman Ice Edge Liquid Soldier Neo Bubbleman Ocean |
Blazeman Burstinatrix Heat Lady Heat |
Avian Stratos |
Captain Gold Flash Honest Neos Neos Neos Alius Prisma Sparkman Spirit of Neos Voltic Winged Kuriboh LV6 |
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 Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage Great Tornado Storm Neos Tempest |
Brave Neos Cosmo Neos Divine Neos Electrum Glow Neos Grandmerge Neos Kluger Neos Knight Shining Flare Wingman Shining Neos Wingman Sunrise The Shining Thunder Giant Wake Up Your Elemental HERO |
Chaos Neos Dark Neos Darkbright Escuridao Necroid Shaman |
Playing style[edit]
The "Elemental HERO" archetype has many Main Deck monsters and Extra Deck Fusion Monsters, each with their own varied effects. Historically, the archetype can be built to focus on their Main Deck monsters or their Fusion Monsters; currently, the Main Deck "Elemental HERO" monsters are too weak in contrast to the general power level of the game, and later "Elemental HERO" support leaned into their Fusion Summoning playstyle more favorably.
The pure "Elemental HERO" playstyle aims to Fusion Summon their Extra Deck Fusion boss monsters by searching out their required Fusion Materials and "Polymerization"/"Fusion" Spell Cards as quickly as possible. This can be done through a combination of specific "Elemental HERO" support cards (e.g. "A Hero Lives" and "E - Emergency Call"), generic "HERO" support cards (e.g. "Elemental HERO Stratos", "Elemental HERO Shadow Mist" and "Vision HERO Vyon"), and non-archetypal Warrior support cards (e.g. "Reinforcement of the Army").
The "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters typically have battle-focused effects with little defensive capabilities. Most "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters also require Fusion Materials with specific names, but some of them have more generic materials, thus are much easier to summon. The 6 most notable ones are "Elemental HERO Great Tornado", "Nova Master", "The Shining", "Escuridao", "Absolute Zero", and "Gaia", which require 1 "Elemental HERO" monster and a monster with a specific Attribute as their materials, making them useful choices to summon with "Super Polymerization" by using an opponent's monster as material. Among these 6, "Escuridao" and "Absolute Zero" are the most commonly used, because "Escuridao's" DARK Attribute is ubiquitous when mixed with other "HERO" monsters, and "Absolute Zero" has a very strong effect, and also only requires a "HERO" monster rather than an "Elemental HERO" monster as its material, making it even easier to Summon in a general "HERO" Deck. Following behind are "Elemental HERO Sunrise" and "Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage" whose materials can make use of the varying Attributes of "Elemental HERO" monsters and they both have effects to search out yet another card that can Summon another "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster ("Miracle Fusion" and "Favorite Contact"). "Wake Up Your Elemental HERO" is the archetype's powerhouse that requires any number of Warrior monsters and an "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster, which can easily use close out games with its powerful attacks and can float into any Warrior monster from the Deck upon its destruction.
An "Elemental HERO" Deck can consider running "King of the Swamp" and other Fusion Substitute Monsters for "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters with specified materials.
With "Neos" and "Neo-Spacian"[edit]
While "Elemental HERO Neos" is featured as main piece of the "Neo-Spacian" and "Neos" archetypes that usually uses Contact Fusion or other effects to Special Summon the Fusion Monsters that mention "Elemental HERO Neos" as material, this mainly differs from the traditional Fusion Summon playstyle of "Elemental HERO" in general. Over time however, the "Neos"/"Neo-Spacian" theme has been integrated with the traditional "Elemental HERO" Fusion Summon playstyle by the introduction of newer support. These include: "Cross Keeper", the "EN" cards ("EN - Engage Neo Space", "EN Shuffle" and "EN Wave") and new "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters that must be Fusion Summoned such as "Elemental HERO Brave Neos", "Elemental HERO Neos Knight" and "Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman". In particular, "Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage" facilitates the Summon of "Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman" by searching "Favorite Contact" which can Summon "Neos Wingman" during the opponent's turn to disrupt the opponent.
"Elemental HERO Spirit of Neos" can search "Polymerization" or a Spell/Trap that mentions an "Elemental HERO" monster upon its Special Summon, which facilitates easier use of the niche classic "Elemental HERO" support. Then it can tag itself out with an "Elemental HERO" Normal Monster from the Deck. These effects in tandem grant easy access to use the "Elemental HERO" Normal Monsters-oriented cards (like the Counter Trap Card "Feather Wind", which negates the activation of a Spell/Trap Card with "Elemental HERO Avian"), though it will usually search most of the "Elemental HERO Neos"-oriented cards or "Protection of the Elements" (another Counter Trap Card which can negate the activation of a Spell/Trap Card by using any "Elemental HERO" monster for its activation requirements as opposed to "Feather Wind" requiring "Elemental HERO Avian" specifically).
Other "HERO" support[edit]
Within the entire "HERO" meta-archetype, the "Elemental HERO" archetypal playstyle is strongly supported by the "Vision HERO" combo ("Faris" → "Increase" → "Vyon") since "Vyon" can search out "Polymerization" and can send "Elemental HERO Shadow Mist" to the GY to search out more needed "Elemental HERO" monsters. The "Vision HERO" Fusion Monsters, "Adoration" and "Trinity", are also good options for an "Elemental HERO" Deck to run due to their generic Fusion Materials of just any "HERO" monsters.
The "Xtra HERO" Link Monsters provide many helpful benefits to the "Elemental HERO" playstyle. "Infernal Devicer" can directly search out up to 2 listed Fusion Materials on a "HERO" Fusion Monster, making it most strongly support the "Elemental HERO" and "Evil HERO" playstyle of Fusion Summoning monsters with specific materials. "Wonder Driver" can recover "Polymerization" and "Fusion" Spell Cards, making it useful for longer combos or grind games.
How "Elemental HERO" supports other "HERO" sub-archetypes[edit]
On the other side, the "Elemental HERO" archetype (specifically, a few individual members) are vital combo pieces to the overall "HERO" meta-archetype playstyle. The most important "Elemental HERO" monster with regards to the entire "HERO" archetype is "Elemental HERO Stratos", a non-once-per-turn searcher for all "HERO" monsters and the ideal choice for "A Hero Lives". "Elemental HERO Shadow Mist" is a once-per-turn searcher for all "HERO" monsters when sent to the GY (usually by "Vision HERO Vyon"), but it is also a searcher for "Change" Spell Cards, which enables the Special Summon of the powerful "Masked HERO" monsters (most notably "Dark Law" and "Acid", usually Summoned by using "Absolute Zero" to perform a board wipe); the variety of Attributes the "Elemental HERO" monsters have makes them ideal for summoning "Masked HERO" monsters with "Mask Change" or "Mask Change II" (while the Levels of "Masked HERO" Fusion Monsters align with those of "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters for "Form Change"), making "Masked HERO" monsters good options even in a pure "Elemental HERO" build. In return, "Masked HERO" monsters themselves can be fused together for "Contrast HERO Chaos" for its useful Quick Effect to negate a card's effects on the field.
"Elemental HERO Solid Soldier" and "Liquid Soldier" are good monsters to Normal Summon, as they can Special Summon needed "HERO" monsters (usually "Shadow Mist" to search for "Mask Change") and/or provide useful advantage after being used for a Fusion Summon (reviving a "HERO" monster from the GY via "Solid Soldier" or allows drawing of 2 cards + a discard with "Liquid Soldier"). Lastly, "Honest Neos" is an ATK-booster for all "HERO" monsters, and "Sunrise" is a Fusion Monster with generic "HERO" Fusion Materials that can search out "Miracle Fusion", a powerful Fusion Spell Card that can use monsters in the GY as Fusion Materials, allowing a Fusion Summon with zero card loss to the field advantage. "Wake Up Your Elemental HERO" requires an "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster and any number of Warrior monsters (ie. the vast majority of the "HERO" archetype) which can be used to close out games with its high ATK and its attacking-oriented effects, or be destroyed to Special Summon another "HERO" monster from the Deck.
Most "Evil HERO" Fusion Monsters also require specific "Elemental HERO" monsters as their Fusion Materials, which can be aided with the aforementioned "Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer".
Recommended cards[edit]
Classic[edit]
This Deck list focuses on the playstyle of "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monsters that require specific Fusion Materials featured prominently in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. While it is outclassed by the current power level of the game, this playstyle still received various modern pieces of support, namely "Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer" and greatly benefits from the "Vision HERO" engine involving "Vision HERO Faris", "Vision HERO Increase" and "Vision HERO Vyon". After searching "Polymerization" with "Vyon", both itself and "Increase" can be used to Link Summon "Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer" which help easily search the pair of Fusion Materials needed. Alternatively, one could use the searched "Polymerization" instead to Fusion Summon more generic choices, more notably "Elemental HERO Sunrise" or "Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage" which can search cards to Summon yet another "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck.
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Modern[edit]
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Weaknesses[edit]
- "Elemental HERO" monsters often lack protection, and as such the player can often easily have their field cleared by mass destruction cards and effects like "Dark Hole", "Raigeki" and "Evenly Matched".
- Pure "Elemental HERO" monsters have very weak disruption and oppression power, having little ability to disrupt or prevent the opponent's plays.
- "Gozen Match" can significantly disrupt a pure "Elemental HERO" Deck due to their variety of Attributes.
- As all "Elemental HERO" non-Contact Fusion Monsters cannot be Special Summoned in other ways than Fusion Summon, cards like "Non-Fusion Area" and "Dimensional Barrier" can prevent these Fusion Monsters from being Summoned easily. Furthermore, cards like "Nekroz of Unicore" can have their effects negated.
- As "Elemental HERO" monsters are mostly Warrior-Type, cards such as "Cipher Soldier", "Warrior Elimination" and "There Can Be Only One" can pose as a threat to such decks.
