Madolche

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Madolche
Japanese	マドルチェ Madoruche (romanized)
French	Magidolce
German	Magidolce
Italian	Magidolce
Korean	마돌체 Madolche (romanized)
Portuguese	Magidoce
Spanish	Magidulce
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"Madolche" (マドルチェ Madoruche, pronounced as "mah-DOL-chay") is an archetype of EARTH monsters with various Types.

Design

All "Madolche" monsters appear as cutesy dessert-themed characters standing on various sweets in the shape of a jigsaw puzzle piece. On close inspection, the limbs of all the "Madolche" monsters show what appear to be sewing seams, implying that all the characters are dolls or plushies. This is supported by the artwork of "Madolche Nights" showing the "Madolche" monsters as dolls in a room.

Etymology

"Madolche" is a combination of the words "magical" ("madō" in Japanese), "doll", and "dolce" (pronounced "dol-chay"), the Italian word for "sweet" or "dessert".

Members

The names of the "Madolche" are portmanteaus of French and Italian desserts, and titles or animal sounds, depending on the monster's Type.

Fairy

The Fairy monsters are the royalty, and thus have royalty-based portmanteaus.

Madolche	Title	Dessert
Anjelly	Angel	Jelly
Fresh Sistart	Sister	Tart
Petingcessoeur	Princess/ Petit sister	Pudding
Puddingcess	Princess
Puddingcess Chocolat-a-la-Mode		Pudding-à-la-mode/ Chocolate
Queen Tiaramisu	Queen/ Tiara	Tiramisu
Queen Tiara-a-la-Fraise		Tiramisu à la fraise
Teacher Glassouffle	Teacher	Soufflé

Spellcaster / Warrior

The Spellcaster and Warrior monsters make up the servants, and have portmanteaus that relate to their respective occupations.

Madolche	Occupation	Dessert
Butlerusk	Butler	Rusk
Chouxvalier	Chevalier	Choux à la crème/Choux pastry
Magileine	Magician / Witch	Madeleine
Marmalmaide	Maid	Marmalade
Messengelato	Messenger	Gelato

Beast

The Beast monsters make up the pets, having portmanteaus reflecting the sound of the animal that they make.

Madolche	Animal "sound" or name	Dessert
Baaple	"Baa"	Maple syrup
Chickolates	Chick†	Chocolate
Cruffssant	"Ruff"	Croissant
Hootcake	"Hoot"	Hotcake
Mewfeuille	"Mew"	Mille-feuille
Mewgnard Meowcaron		Macaron

†(JP: ピー, "Pī", the standard onomatopoeia of chick noises)

Spell / Trap

Certain support Spells/Traps of the archetype are based on lives of the royalty, as well as the culture surrounding consumption of sweets.

Madolche	Origin
Madolche Chateau	Château Gâteau Château wine
Madolche Lesson	Lesson in Etiquette
Madolche Promenade	Promenade
Madolche Tea Break	Tea Time
Madolche Waltz	Waltz
Madolchepalooza	Party

Playing style

The "Madolche" focus on recycling their cards for repeated use, with all of the "Madolche" monsters being sent either back to the Deck or to the hand after being destroyed by an opponent. Several of those monsters have effects that send "Madolche"-specific Spell and Trap Cards from the Graveyard back to the Deck, or from the Deck to your hand. This makes the "Madolche" very difficult to Deck Out, a strategy almost entirely opposite to many other contemporary archetypes. While the Deck does not do any Deck thinning on its own, it does however feature a wide variety of searchers, making the Deck highly stable. "Madolche Butlerusk" is capable of scanning the Deck for a field spell, which is mostly exclusively used for "Madolche Chateau". "Madolche Messengelato" can search for any "Madolche" Spell or Trap Card, allowing easy access to many support cards. "Madolche Magileine" and "Madolche Ticket" are easily capable of searching for other monsters from the Deck, and "Madolche Marmalmaide" can recycle Spells and Traps, which are likely the only cards that will stay in the Graveyard. The ultimate goal of most "Madolche" Decks is to maintain card advantage and take advantage of openings to quickly deal damage. The main powerhouse cards used are "Madolche Puddingcess" and "Madolche Queen Tiaramisu"; they have relatively high ATK (so long as the effect of "Puddingcess" requirement of the Graveyard being empty is met) and powerful effects to deplete your opponents' field presence, clearing the way for the weaker monsters to attack directly. Out of the two, "Queen Tiaramisu" is more prominently used as the Deck's boss monster, as it not only features a massive ATK stat, but it also possesses the ability to eliminate targets on the opposing field by returning cards to the Deck. This is particularly effective because "Queen Tiaramisu" has an effect that does not target, making responding to this effect very difficult to do in most scenarios. The "Madolche" are also in possession of an effect damage loop that abuses the effects of "Madolche Waltz", "Chateau" and "Desperate Tag". While those three cards are active and the player controls at least two of the Warrior "Madolche", they can use "Desperate Tag" to continuously attack a more powerful opponent, cause 300 damage with "Waltz", Special Summon a new Warrior, and return the old one to the hand. "Messengelato" is preferable for this so long as you also have a Beast on the field, since each time it is Special Summoned you can add one of the "Madolche" Spell or Trap Cards to your hand, further increasing your hand and field advantage. "Madolche Chouxvalier" works fine as well, since his effect prevents your other "Madolche" monsters from being targeted for attacks. If you have "Madolche Ticket" and a Fairy "Madolche" monster, you can Special Summon another Warrior "Madolche" monster in addition to this loop. For "Messengelato", as long as this loop happens in your Battle Phase, you can use it's effect again and again.

Recommended cards

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Madolche Anjelly Madolche Cruffssant Madolche Hootcake Madolche Magileine Madolche Messengelato Madolche Mewfeuille Madolche Puddingcess Madolche Petingcessoeur Rescue Cat Spell Cards Normal Spells Terraforming Field Spells Madolche Chateau Continuous Spells Madolche Salon Madolche Ticket Quick-Play Spells Chain Summoning Trap Cards Normal Traps Madolche Dessert Madolche Promenade Madolchepalooza Trap Trick Counter Traps Madolche Nights Continuous Traps Anti-Spell Fragrance Gozen Match Extra Deck Xyz Monsters Madolche Puddingcess Chocolat-a-la-Mode Madolche Queen Tiaramisu Madolche Queen Tiara-a-la-Fraise Madolche Teacher Glassouffle Leviair the Sea Dragon Link Monsters Madolche Fresh Sistart Madolche Mewgnard Meowcaron Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable Missus Radiant

From Let's built a Madolche Deck (August 2, 2012)

Madolche Deck マドルチェデッキ

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Madolche Messengelato x3 Madolche Mewfeuille x3 Madolche Magileine x3 Madolche Cruffssant Madolche Marmalmaide Madolche Butlerusk Sangan Flip monsters Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter x2 Spell Cards Madolche Ticket x3 Madolche Chateau x3 Book of Life Dark Hole Pot of Duality x2 Mystical Space Typhoon x3 Monster Reborn Lightning Vortex Trap Cards Madolchepalooza x2 Compulsory Evacuation Device x2 Torrential Tribute x2 Bottomless Trap Hole Starlight Road Solemn Judgment Extra Deck Synchro Monsters Stardust Dragon Xyz Monsters Madolche Queen Tiaramisu x2 Fairy King Albverdich Wind-Up Zenmaines

Yubel + Madolche deck (December 15, 2017)

『ユベル』＋『マドルチェ』デッキだ

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare Yubel - Terror Incarnate Yubel Madolche Puddingcess x3 Madolche Anjelly x3 Madolche Magileine x2 Madolche Messengelato x2 Madolche Chouxvalier Madolche Mewfeuille x3 Madolche Hootcake x2 Mystic Tomato x2 Armageddon Knight x2 Nefarious Archfiend Eater of Nefariousness Dandylion x2 Maxx "C" x2 Tuner monsters Spore Spell Cards Madolche Chateau x2 Madolche Ticket x2 Overdone Burial x2 Dark Hole x2 Hand Destruction x2 Foolish Burial Trap Cards Madolche Waltz Limit Reverse x2 Extra Deck Synchro Monsters Formula Synchron Hi-Speedroid Chanbara Clear Wing Synchro Dragon Xyz Monsters Meliae of the Trees Madolche Queen Tiaramisu Madolche Puddingcess Chocolat-a-la-Mode Link Monsters Madolche Fresh Sistart Aromaseraphy Jasmine Link Spider Proxy Dragon Security Dragon Akashic Magician Summon Sorceress Firewall Dragon Borreload Dragon

Weaknesses

• The biggest weakness of the archetype is its reliance on its monster effects to create combos; cards efficient at negating them are a serious threat to most "Madolche" Decks. Hand traps like "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" or "Effect Veiler" can negate the monster effects that summon additional Madolche cards.
• Cards that can limit a player's ability to search, like "Thunder King Rai-Oh", "Drop Off" or "Drastic Drop Off" can severely hinder a "Madolche" player's ability to gather resources. "Rai-Oh" can also block the Summoning of "Tiaramisu" and send all the monsters involved to the Graveyard, and no other "Madolche" is strong enough to destroy "Rai-Oh" without help.
• Cards like "Macro Cosmos", "Banisher of the Light", "Divine Knight Ishzark" and "Transmigration Break" will prevent any "Madolche" cards from being sent to the Graveyard at all, preventing not only their own effects, but keeping "Tiaramisu" from having any valid targets in the Grave.
  • Similarly, "Necrovalley" will keep cards moving out of the GY, which is essential for its strategy.
• The recycle effect of "Madolche" monsters are only limited to Main Deck ones, not the Extra Deck ones. It can also be a double-edged sword since it can hinder the use of "Tiaramisu" and "Hootcake". Not to mention the effect can only be triggered when destroyed under the owner's possession, any other removal methods will not trigger such effect.
• "Imperial Iron Wall" or a "Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer" controlled by your opponent will easily shut down "Hootcake" and any Psychic "Madolche" builds, slowing progress to a crawl until those obstacles can be overcome.