Prophecy

This article is about the archetype. For the anime and manga card, see "Prophecy (card)".

Prophecy
"Spellbook of Life" "Spellbook of Life"
Japanese	魔（ま）導（どう） 魔導 (base) まどう (ruby) Madō (romanized) Magical (translated)
German	Magisch
Portuguese	Mágico
Sets Return of the Duelist Abyss Rising
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"Prophecy", known as "Magical" (魔（ま）導（どう） Madō) in the OCG, is an archetype of Spellcaster-Type monsters with effects based around "Spellbook" Spell Cards.

Each of them is based on the Tarot of Marseilles.

Card name	Tarot card	Tarot number
Magician of Prophecy	Le Bateleur, French for The Magician	I
High Priestess of Prophecy	Junon, French for Juno. Some decks use her to represent The High Priestess	II
Empress of Prophecy	L'Impératrice, French for The Empress	III
Emperor of Prophecy	L'Empereur, French for The Emperor	IV
Hierophant of Prophecy	The Hierophant	V
Amores of Prophecy	L'Amoureux, French for The Lovers	VI
Chariot of Prophecy	Le Chariot, French for The Chariot	VII
Justice of Prophecy	La Justice, French for Justice	VIII or XI
Hermit of Prophecy	L'Hermite, French for The Hermit	IX
Strength of Prophecy	La Force, Latin for Strength	VIII or XI
Hanged Man of Prophecy	Le Pendu, French for The Hanged Man	XII
Temperance of Prophecy	Tempérance, French for Temperance	XIV
Spellbook Institute - La Maison	La Maison Dieu, French for The Tower	XVI

Several other cards include 魔（ま）導（どう） in their Japanese names and are thus technically part of this archetype. However, these cards are seldomly of use in the Deck as they lack synergy.

Playing Style

The archetype focuses on Spellcaster-Type monsters and the effects and presence of "Spellbook" Spell Cards. "Spellbook" cards focus on creating advantage, like raising a monster's ATK ("Spellbook of Power"), protecting monsters, "Spellbook of Wisdom", or Xyz Summoning "Spellbook of Life", and manipulating the amount on the field, in the hand and in the Graveyard to activate effects.

Recommended Cards

Monsters

• Apprentice Magician (Good card to search for cards like Batel, Le Pendu, Saambell, Night's End, Old Vindictive)
• Breaker the Magical Warrior
• Defender, the Magical Knight
• Dark Red Enchanter (Good target for Temper)
• Effect Veiler
• Endymion, The Master Magician (Good target for Temper)
• Gagaga Girl
• Gagaga Magician
• Magical Spellbook Writer Batel
• Amores of Prophecy
• Magical Emperor Empereur
• High Priestess of Prophecy
• Magical Exemplar
• Magical Instructor Sisti
• Magical Elder Hermite
• Temperance of Prophecy
• Magical Swordsman Chariot
• Magical Practitioner Le Pendu
• Strength of Prophecy
• Night's End Sorcerer (only use if planning to use Synchro monsters, good tech card against graveyard based decks.)
• Old Vindictive Magician
• Saambell the Summoner (Only use if interested in summoning rank 2 Xyz monsters)
• Sorciere de Fleur (Good target for Temper)
• Summoner Monk

Spells

• Alma Spellbook
• Arcane Barrier
• Bound Wand
• Goethe Spellbook
• Spellbook of Secrets
• Spellbook of Power
• Spellbook of Life
• Magical Dimension
• Spellbook of Wisdom
• Secret Village of the Spellcasters
• Spellbook Institute - La Maison
• Magical Citadel of Endymion
• Wonder Wand

Traps

• Magician's Circle
• Gagaga Shield
• The Transmigration Prophecy

Extra Deck

• Alchemic Magician (the number of spells supported by this archetype make it easy to summon and easy ATK gain)
• Arcanite Magician
• Magi Magi ☆ Magician Gal (Easy to summon. Use Temper's effect to Summon any Level 6 Spellcaster and keep activating Force effect until it reach level 6 or use Spellbook of Life to alter a monster level after summoning it from grave.)
• Magical Hierophant Heiron
• Magical Empress Saint Tris
• Tempest Magician

Trivia

• These cards are similar to the "Arcana Force" archetype in that they are based on Tarot Cards.
  • There are still several of the Major Arcana that have not had a Magical counterpart created. These include The Fool, The Wheel of Fortune, Death, The Devil, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgment and The World.
• These cards are similar to the "Koa'ki Meiru" archetype in that they revolve around the use of a specific name of spells.
• The ATK/DEF values and level/rank of "Magical Empress Saint Tris," "High Priestess of Prophecy," and "Magical Hierophant Heiron" are the same as the ATK/DEF and level/rank of the Dark Magicians, except for Tris who is just one rank below "Dark Magician Girl's" level of 6.