Gandora (archetype)
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"Gandora" (ガンドラ Gandora) is an archetype of Level 8 DARK Dragon monsters with 0 ATK and DEF used by Yugi Muto, which consists of the original "Gandora the Dragon of Destruction" and its retrains.
Members have existed since The Valuable Book 8 promotional cards, but didn't receive support until the V Jump February 2017 promotional card.
Playstyle
All "Gandora" monsters have a nuking effect followed by an ATK gain, and the downside of halving the player's own LP. Due to lacking in-archetype searching, summoning, or utility-based support, "Gandora" does not form a themed strategy by itself. Instead, they can be played as generic boss monsters for Decks that can tutor them, such as Dragon Link.
| Member | LP halving | Nuke | Boost | Other |
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| Gandora the Dragon of Destruction | Cost for nuking | Destroys and banishes all other cards | 300 ATK per card destroyed | Cannot be Special Summoned and sends itself to the Graveyard in the End Phase of the turn it is Normal or Flip Summoned |
| Gandora-X the Dragon of Demolition | Mandatory effect in End Phase | Destroys all other monsters | The highest original ATK among the monsters destroyed | Inflicts damage to the opponent equal to that highest original ATK |
| Geas Gandora the Dragon of Destruction | Cost for nuking | Destroys and banishes all other cards | 300 ATK for every banished card | Special Summons itself if the player controls "Gold Sarcophagus of Light", as well as Special Summons a Level 7 or lower monster that mentions it after nuking with its Level increased by the number of cards destroyed |
| Gigarays Gandora the Dragon of Destruction | Cost for nuking | Destroys all other cards, or banishes them, or banishes them and those in the Graveyard; depending on the number of different "Gandora" monsters in the player's Graveyard | 300 ATK for every banished card | Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set and Special Summons itself by sending 2 monsters from the hand or field to the Graveyard |
