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{{About|the archetype|the anime and manga card|"[[Prophecy (card)]]"}}
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{{Infobox archetype
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| image  = Magical.jpg
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| caption = "[[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]", "[[Hermit of Prophecy]]" and "[[Justice of Prophecy]]".
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| ja_name = {{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|導|どう}}
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| romaji  = Madō
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| trans = Magical
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| fr_name = Prophétie
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| de_name = Prophezeiung
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| it_name = Profezia
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| pt_name = Profecia
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| es_name = Profecía
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| sets    =
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* [[Return of the Duelist]]
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* [[Abyss Rising]]
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* [[Cosmo Blazer]]
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* [[Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy]]
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* [[Extra Pack: Sword of Knights]]
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* [[Judgment of the Light]]
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| anime  =
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]
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| manga  =
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist]]
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}}
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'''"Prophecy"''', known as "'''Magical'''" ({{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|導|どう}} ''Madō'') in the ''[[OCG]]'', is an [[archetype]] of mostly [[Spellcaster]]-[[Type]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] with [[Card effect|effects]] based around "[[Spellbook]]" [[Spell Card]]s.
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Each Prophecy Monster is based on a [[wikipedia:Tarot|Tarot]] card of the [[wikipedia:Major Arcana|Major Arcana]]. The English names come from the [[wikipedia:Rider-Waite tarot deck|Rider-Waite tarot deck]] which uses the names "The High Priestess" and "The Hierophant" instead of "The Popesse" and "The Pope" which is found in other decks. The Japanese names of the Prophecy monsters make reference to the [[Wikipedia:Tarot of Marseilles|Tarot of Marseilles]] tarot deck.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Card name
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! Tarot card
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! Tarot number
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|-
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| [[Fool of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Fool (Tarot card)|The Fool]]
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| 0
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|-
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| [[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Magician (Tarot card)|The Magician]]
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| I
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|-
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| [[High Priestess of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The High Priestess|The High Priestess]]
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| II
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|-
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| [[Empress of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Empress (Tarot card)|The Empress]]
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| III
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|-
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| [[Emperor of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Emperor (Tarot card)|The Emperor]]
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| IV
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|-
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| [[Hierophant of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Hierophant|The Hierophant]]
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| V
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|-
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| [[Amores of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Lovers|The Lovers]]
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| VI
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|-
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| [[Charioteer of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Chariot (Tarot card)|The Chariot]]
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| VII
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|-
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| [[Strength of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:Strength (Tarot card)|Strength]]
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| VIII
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|-
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| [[Hermit of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The_Hermit (Tarot_card)|The Hermit]]
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| IX
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|-
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| [[Wheel of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:Wheel of Fortune (Tarot card)|Wheel of Fortune]]
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| X
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|-
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| [[Justice of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:Justice (Tarot card)|Justice]]
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| XI
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|-
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| [[Stoic of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Hanged Man (Tarot card)|The Hanged Man]]
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| XII
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|-
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| [[Reaper of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:Death (Tarot card)|Death]]
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| XIII
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|-
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| [[Temperance of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:Temperance (Tarot card)|Temperance]]
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| XIV
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|-
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| [[Prophecy Destroyer]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Devil (Tarot card)|The Devil]]
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| XV
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|-
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| [[The Grand Spellbook Tower]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Tower (Tarot card)|The Tower]]
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| XVI
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|-
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| [[Spellbook Star Hall]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Star (Tarot card)|The Star]]
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| XVII
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|-
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| [[Spellbook Library of the Crescent]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Moon (Tarot card)|The Moon]]
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| XVIII
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|-
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| [[Spellbook Library of the Heliosphere]]
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| [[wikipedia:The Sun (Tarot card)|The Sun]]
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| XIX
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|-
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| [[Spellbook of Judgment]]
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| [[wikipedia:Judgment (Tarot card)|Judgment]]
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| XX
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|-
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| [[World of Prophecy]]
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| [[wikipedia:The World (Tarot card)|The World]]
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| XXI
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|}
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Several other cards include {{Ruby|魔|ま}}{{Ruby|導|どう}} in their Japanese names and are thus technically a part of this archetype. Examples include "[[Armor Exe]]", "[[Defender, the Magical Knight]]", "[[Magical Scientist]]", etc. However, these cards do not have effects relating to "[[Spellbook]]" cards so they could be seldom of use to the Deck as they lack synergy.
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==Playing Style==
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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.
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==Spellbook Recycle==
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A loop is possible using "[[High Priestess of Prophecy]]" that can ensure the monster gains 1000 ATK every turn, provided that she destroys a monster. You also need "[[Spellbook of Power]]" and "[[Spellbook of Eternity]]". Have "High Priestess of Prophecy" on the field, then play "Spellbook of Power". When it is in the Graveyard, use "High Priestess of Prophecy" to banish the Spellbook then attack to destroy a monster. The effect of "Spellbook of Power" activates and you can search for "Spellbook of Eternity". Next turn you can use "Spellbook of Eternity" to add "Spellbook of Power" to your hand. This loop can be prolonged by using "[[The Grand Spellbook Tower]]" to return "Spellbook of Eternity" to your Deck. If you need to dump Spellbook cards into your grave for whatever reason this can be possible by searching for "Spellbook of Secrets" instead of "Spellbook of Power". Then you can use "Spellbook of Secrets" to search for "Spellbook or Power" to continue the loop or a separate "[[Spellbook]]" card if needed.
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Another loop is using "[[High Priestess of Prophecy]]" with "[[Spellbook of Secrets]]", "[[The Grand Spellbook Tower]]", "[[Spellbook of Eternity]]". This is as follows: Have Tower and High Priestess on the field. Use Secrets to get Eternity. Use Priestess effect to destroy a card by banishing Secrets. Then use Eternity to get Secrets back. Next turn; use Tower to put Eternity back in deck. Then repeat. This a good combo with "[[Spellbook Star Hall]]"; you are guaranteed to get 2 counters everyturn.
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This loop is easily broken if you cannot destroy a card with the effect of "High Priestess of Prophecy" or cannot destroy a monster by battle. However if this is your situation you may use the same technique to reuse "Spellbook" cards by banishing needed cards instead, then adding them to your hand via "Spellbook of Eternity".
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Used in conjuction with "[[Spell Absorption]]" this loop can potentially be an extra 1000 life points every turn and an extra card in every standby phase.
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Another way to recycle Spellbook of Power is with "[[The Grand Spellbook Tower]]" and "[[Spellbook of Secrets]]". Play "Spellbook of Power", use it to search for "Spellbook of Secrets". Then use "La Maison" to put "Spellbook of Power" back into the deck.
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You can also perform a mini-loop using "[[Strength of Prophecy]]", by summoning it, and using Spellbook of Power to bring Strength to 2500 attack.  Next you can use Strength's effect to recycle Power from the grave to bring itself to 3000 attack.  Then attack a monster and destroy it to add a Spellbook of Secrets from the deck via Spellbook of Power.
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==Recommended cards==
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{{Decklist|
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|effect monsters =
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* [[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]
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* [[High Priestess of Prophecy]]
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* [[Temperance of Prophecy]]
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* [[Justice of Prophecy]]
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* [[Stoic of Prophecy]]
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* [[Strength of Prophecy]]
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* [[Breaker the Magical Warrior]]
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* [[Jowgen the Spiritualist]]
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* [[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]
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* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
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* [[Effect Veiler]]
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* [[Gagaga Magician]]
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* [[Night's End Sorcerer]]
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|synchro monsters =
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* [[Arcanite Magician]]
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* [[Tempest Magician]]
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|xyz monsters =
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* [[Empress of Prophecy]]
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* [[Hierophant of Prophecy]]
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* [[Magi Magi ☆ Magician Gal]]
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* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]
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* [[Gachi Gachi Gantetsu]]
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|spells =
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* [[Spellbook of Eternity]]
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* [[Spellbook of Fate]]
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* [[Magical Dimension]]
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* [[Secret Village of the Spellcasters]]
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* [[The Grand Spellbook Tower]]
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* [[Spellbook of Life]]
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* [[Spellbook of Power]]
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* [[Spellbook of Secrets]]
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* [[Spellbook of Wisdom]]
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* [[Wonder Wand]]
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|traps =
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* [[Hidden Spellbook]]
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}}
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==For High Priestess==
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{{Decklist|
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|effect monsters =
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* [[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]
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* [[High Priestess of Prophecy]]
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* [[Temperance of Prophecy]]
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* [[Stoic of Prophecy]]
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* [[Strength of Prophecy]]
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* [[Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer]]
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* [[Magical Exemplar]]
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* [[Effect Veiler]]
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* [[Amores of Prophecy]]
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* [[Oracle of the Sun]]  or [[Emperor of Prophecy]]
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<u>Recommended Side Deck</u>
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* [[Justice of Prophecy]]
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* [[Saambell the Summoner]]
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* [[Breaker the Magical Warrior]]
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* [[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]
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* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
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* [[Effect Veiler]]
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* [[Gagaga Magician]]
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* [[Night's End Sorcerer]]
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|synchro monsters =
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* [[Stardust Dragon]]
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* [[Black Rose Dragon]]
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* [[T.G. Hyper Librarian]]
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* [[Arcanite Magician]]
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* [[Explosive Magician]]
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|xyz monsters =
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* [[Tiras, Keeper of Genesis]]
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* [[Soul of Silvermountain]]
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* [[Empress of Prophecy]]
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* [[Hierophant of Prophecy]]
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* [[Magi Magi ☆ Magician Gal]]
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* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]
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* [[Gachi Gachi Gantetsu]]
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|spells =
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* [[Spellbook of Eternity]]
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* [[Secret Sanctuary of the Spellcasters]]
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* [[The Grand Spellbook Tower]]
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* [[Spellbook of Life]]
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* [[Spellbook of Power]]
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* [[Spellbook of Secrets]]
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* [[Spellbook of Wisdom]]
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* [[Wonder Wand]]
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* [[Spellbook of Fate]]
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* [[Magical Dimension]]
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|traps =
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* [[Reckless Greed]]
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* [[Gagaga Shield]]
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}}
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==Spellbook Manipulation Xyz==
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By adding Spellbooks to your hand and taking advantage of them in your Graveyard, using cards like "[[Fool of Prophecy]]", "[[Justice of Prophecy]]", "[[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]", "[[Spellbook of Secrets]]", and "[[Spellbook of the Master]]", you can use them to aid you in Special Summoning Xyz Monsters. Using "Spellbook of Secrets" and "Spellbook of the Master", you can add "[[Spellbook]]s" to your hand to easily Special Summon "[[High Priestess of Prophecy]]". With "[[Gagaga Magician]]", you can bring out [[Rank]] 7 [[Xyz Monster]]s. When manipulating "Spellbooks", [[banish]]ing a few of them will be inevitable so "[[Spellbook of Eternity]]" and "Spellbook of the Master" can help recycle them for more usage and many "Spellbooks" will hit the Graveyard, so "[[The Grand Spellbook Tower]]" can give you additional draw power and help bring out a Spellcaster from your Deck when the right amount of "Spellbooks" are in the Graveyard. To protect your Spellcasters from getting destroyed, "[[Gagagashield]]" can come in handy so you have monsters to use as Xyz Materials for an Xyz Summon.
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{{Decklist|
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|effect monsters =
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* [[Fool of Prophecy]]
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* [[Gagaga Magician]]
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* [[High Priestess of Prophecy]]
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* [[Justice of Prophecy]]
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* [[Prophecy Destroyer]]
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* [[Reaper of Prophecy]]
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* [[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]
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* [[Stoic of Prophecy]]
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* [[Strength of Prophecy]]
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* [[Temperance of Prophecy]]
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|xyz monsters =
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* [[Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon]]
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* [[Empress of Prophecy]]
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* [[Hierophant of Prophecy]]
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* [[Leviair the Sea Dragon]]
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* [[Maestroke the Symphony Djinn]]
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* [[Magi Magi ☆ Magician Gal]]
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* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]
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* [[Number 39: Utopia]]
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* [[Tiras, Keeper of Genesis]]
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* [[Wind-Up Zenmaines]]
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|spells =
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* [[Spellbook of Eternity]]
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* [[Spellbook of Fate]]
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* [[Spellbook of Life]]
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* [[Spellbook of Power]]
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* [[Spellbook of Secrets]]
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* [[Spellbook of the Master]]
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* [[Spellbook of Wisdom]]
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* [[The Grand Spellbook Tower]]
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|traps =
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* [[Gagaga Shield]]
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* [[Mirror Force]]
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* [[Torrential Tribute]]
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}}
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==Infected Gloomy Warlocks==
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By using some viruses like [[Eradicator Epidemic Virus]], [[Crush Card Virus]] and [[Deck Devastation Virus]] and using some [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]]-type [[monster]] like [[Reaper of Prophecy]], [[Prophecy Destroyer]], [[Fortune of Prophecy]] and some others [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]]-type [[monster]] like [[Endymion, the Master Magician]] for the tribute. Also with [[Reaper of Prophecy]]'s effect to swarm the field with high level [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]]-type [[monsters]] and with [[Sorciere de Fleur]]'s effect to make it a [[One Turn Kill]].
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With miximizing the effect of [[Spellbook of Judgment]] and sends all the over [[Spell card]] by this effect to the graveyard as the food for [[Prophecy Destroyer]].
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{{Decklist|
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|effect monsters =
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* [[Fool of Prophecy]]
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* [[Gagaga Magician]]
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* [[High Priestess of Prophecy]]
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* [[Justice of Prophecy]]
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* [[Prophecy Destroyer]]
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* [[Reaper of Prophecy]]
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* [[Endymion, the Master Magician]]
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* [[Sorciere de Fleur]]
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* [[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]
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* [[Stoic of Prophecy]]
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* [[Strength of Prophecy]]
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* [[Fortune of Prophecy]]
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* [[Magical Exemplar]]
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|xyz monsters =
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* [[Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon]]
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* [[Empress of Prophecy]]
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* [[Hierophant of Prophecy]]
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* [[Maestroke the Symphony Djinn]]
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* [[Magi Magi ☆ Magician Gal]]
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* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]
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* [[Number 39: Utopia]]
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* [[Tiras, Keeper of Genesis]]
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* [[Wind-Up Zenmaines]]
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|spells =
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* [[Spellbook of Eternity]]
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* [[Spellbook of Fate]]
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* [[Spellbook of Life]]
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* [[Spellbook of Power]]
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* [[Spellbook of Secrets]]
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* [[Spellbook of the Master]]
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* [[Spellbook of Wisdom]]
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* [[The Grand Spellbook Tower]]
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* [[Spellbook Star Hall]]
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* [[Spellbook of Judgment]]
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Spellbook Organization]]
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|traps =
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* [[Crush Card Virus]]
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* [[Eradicator Epidemic Virus]]
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* [[Deck Devastation Virus]]
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* [[Trap Stun]]
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}}
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==Counter-Strategies==
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The "Prophecy" archetype is overall so diverse in terms of monster stats (minus their Type) and strategies that it's almost impossible if at all to ''completely'' render this Deck moot as well-built "Prophecy" Decks can be very resilient and multi-faceted in terms of play strategies.  However, there ''are'' some cards that can deter these kind of Decks:
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* "[[Spell Canceller]]", "[[Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell]]", "[[Morphing Jar 2]]" and/or "[[Eradicator Epidemic Virus]]" - Can deadlock "Spellbook" Spells from being played, however the first may also lock your own Deck. The second could be a temporary reprieve if you run a good amount of Spells, but may backlash against you if your opponent gets monsters out, which well-built "Prophecy" Decks will have a diverse way of doing so.  The third may often rely on chance, yet if your opponent lacks monsters in their Deck or better yet have used most of them along with having a lot of them on the Field, it could severely Deck your opponent out.  The last card does not stay on the Field and forces your opponent to reveal every card they draw for a few turns, but not every Deck will be able to use it either at all or very easily, given its pre-effect [[Cost]].
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* "[[Spell Shattering Arrow]]" - While more [[staple]] S/T removal (i.e. "[[Mystical Space Typhoon]]") can also be temporary alleviators against "Prophecy" Decks too, this card in particular can be harshly judgmental by not only wiping [[Spell Card]]s ''en masse'' at no cost to the user, but also inflicting hefty damage as well.
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* "[[Attention!]]" and/or "[[Unification]]" + "[[Gozen Match]]" and/or "[[Battle of the Elements]]" - These two pairs of cards go hand-in-hand as "Prophecy" monsters have a diverse range of Levels and Attributes.  However, like the above two cards, these cards can harm your strategy too if you're not careful and a simple "[[Dark Bribe]]" or "[[Solemn Judgment]]" can quickly interdict these cards.  Even if that's not the case "Prophecy" monsters like "[[High Priestess of Prophecy]]" and "[[Hierophant of Prophecy]]" can quickly clear the field of these deterrents
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** A more efficient way to temporarily relive their Field presence is "[[Last Day of Witch]]", which can serve as a "[[Raigeki]]"-esque turnaround against "Prophecy" monsters, so long as you don't run too many Spellcasters yourself, if any at all.
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* "[[Nanobreaker]]", "[[Armed Dragon LV5]]", "[[Armed Dragon LV7]]" and/or "[[Shreddder]]" - Can clear the opponent's field of the lower-level "Prophecy" monsters, especially those that could have game-changing effects.  Like the directly above noted cards though, cards like "High Priestess of Prophecy" and "Hierophant of Prophecy" can hastily end this opposition.
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* "[[Droll & Lock Bird]]", "[[Prohibition]]" and/or "[[Psi-Blocker]]" - Can stop many Spellbook-theme cards: "Spellbook of Judgment", "Spellbook Library of the Heliosphere", "Spellbook Star Hall", "Spellbook of Power", "Spellbook of Secrets", and "The Grand Spellbook Tower" as well as key "Prophecy" monsters from being used.  Again though, these "one-card armies" can be easily put down, especially in the current meta, which has focused more on Field control.
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* "[[Deck Lockdown]]" and/or  "[[Mistake]]" plus/minus "[[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]" - "Prophecy" Decks often times substantially rely on [[Toolbox]] tactics to add "Prophecy" monsters and "Spellbook" Spells from the Deck to the [[Hand]] to keep Hand resources and play options motley. That being said, these cards can extensively make [[Hand advantage]] much more sluggish by making Toolbox card effects useless.
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* "[[Puppet Plant]]" - This card can flich a high-powered "Prophecy" monster in a pinch; it's not as easy to interdict unless it is discarded beforehand or if "[[Mind Drain]]" is used.  Better yet, the monster can afterwards be either Tributed, used for an effect or even as Synchro or Xyz Material (i.e. with Xyz Summons, use two of this card to embezzle two "High Priestess of Prophecy"s and then Xyz Summon "[[Number 11: Big Eye]]" (in the [[TCG]]) or "[[Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack]]").
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==Trivia==
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* These cards are similar to the "[[Arcana Force]]" [[archetype]] in that they are based on Tarot Cards.
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* These cards are similar to the "[[Koa'ki Meiru]]" archetype in that they revolve around the use of a specific name of spells.
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* The ATK/DEF values and Level/Rank of "[[Empress of Prophecy]]", "[[High Priestess of Prophecy]]", and "[[Hierophant of Prophecy]]" are the same as the ATK/DEF and Level/Rank of the Dark Magicians.
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**Except for XYZ monsters, "Hierophant" and "Empress". Empress is Rank 5, just one Rank below the Level of "[[Dark Magician Girl]]"; and Heirophant is rank 7, one below [[Dark Magician of Chaos]].
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* The Xyz "Prophecy" Monsters show the relationship they have with other "Prophecy" Monsters.
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** "High Priestess of Prophecy" being a Level 7 and being The High Priestess, which can be called by, ''The Popess''. "And "Hierophant of Prophecy" being a Rank 7 and being The Hierophant which can be called by, ''The Pope''.
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*** "Empress of Prophecy" being a Rank 5 and being The Empress. And "Emperor of Prophecy" being a Level 5 and being The Emperor.
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* These cards have elements in this order; WATER (Levels 1-2), EARTH (Level 3), WIND/FIRE (Level 4), DARK (Levels 5-6, 8), LIGHT (Level 7,9).
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* All of the Prophecy monsters (except "Prophecy Destroyer") wear long flowing ribbons or sashes that feature magical runes on them.
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* All of the Prophecy monsters and Spellbooks feature the mirror-like crest of the Prophecy archetype.
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Revision as of 03:44, 17 February 2014

This article is about the archetype. For the anime and manga card, see "Prophecy (card)".
Prophecy
"Spellbook Magician of Prophecy", "Hermit of Prophecy" and "Justice of Prophecy".
"Spellbook Magician of Prophecy", "Hermit of Prophecy" and "Justice of Prophecy".
Japanese
  • 魔（ま）導（どう）
  • 魔導 (base)
  • まどう (ruby)
  • Madō (romanized)
  • Magical (translated)
French
  • Prophétie
German
  • Prophezeiung
Italian
  • Profezia
Portuguese
  • Profecia
Spanish
  • Profecía
Sets
Anime appearances
Manga appearances
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"Prophecy", known as "Magical" (魔（ま）導（どう） Madō) in the OCG, is an archetype of mostly Spellcaster-Type monsters with effects based around "Spellbook" Spell Cards.

Each Prophecy Monster is based on a Tarot card of the Major Arcana. The English names come from the Rider-Waite tarot deck which uses the names "The High Priestess" and "The Hierophant" instead of "The Popesse" and "The Pope" which is found in other decks. The Japanese names of the Prophecy monsters make reference to the Tarot of Marseilles tarot deck.

Card name Tarot card Tarot number
Fool of Prophecy The Fool 0
Spellbook Magician of Prophecy The Magician I
High Priestess of Prophecy The High Priestess II
Empress of Prophecy The Empress III
Emperor of Prophecy The Emperor IV
Hierophant of Prophecy The Hierophant V
Amores of Prophecy The Lovers VI
Charioteer of Prophecy The Chariot VII
Strength of Prophecy Strength VIII
Hermit of Prophecy The Hermit IX
Wheel of Prophecy Wheel of Fortune X
Justice of Prophecy Justice XI
Stoic of Prophecy The Hanged Man XII
Reaper of Prophecy Death XIII
Temperance of Prophecy Temperance XIV
Prophecy Destroyer The Devil XV
The Grand Spellbook Tower The Tower XVI
Spellbook Star Hall The Star XVII
Spellbook Library of the Crescent The Moon XVIII
Spellbook Library of the Heliosphere The Sun XIX
Spellbook of Judgment Judgment XX
World of Prophecy The World XXI

Several other cards include 魔（ま）導（どう） in their Japanese names and are thus technically a part of this archetype. Examples include "Armor Exe", "Defender, the Magical Knight", "Magical Scientist", etc. However, these cards do not have effects relating to "Spellbook" cards so they could be seldom of use to 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.

Spellbook Recycle

A loop is possible using "High Priestess of Prophecy" that can ensure the monster gains 1000 ATK every turn, provided that she destroys a monster. You also need "Spellbook of Power" and "Spellbook of Eternity". Have "High Priestess of Prophecy" on the field, then play "Spellbook of Power". When it is in the Graveyard, use "High Priestess of Prophecy" to banish the Spellbook then attack to destroy a monster. The effect of "Spellbook of Power" activates and you can search for "Spellbook of Eternity". Next turn you can use "Spellbook of Eternity" to add "Spellbook of Power" to your hand. This loop can be prolonged by using "The Grand Spellbook Tower" to return "Spellbook of Eternity" to your Deck. If you need to dump Spellbook cards into your grave for whatever reason this can be possible by searching for "Spellbook of Secrets" instead of "Spellbook of Power". Then you can use "Spellbook of Secrets" to search for "Spellbook or Power" to continue the loop or a separate "Spellbook" card if needed.

Another loop is using "High Priestess of Prophecy" with "Spellbook of Secrets", "The Grand Spellbook Tower", "Spellbook of Eternity". This is as follows: Have Tower and High Priestess on the field. Use Secrets to get Eternity. Use Priestess effect to destroy a card by banishing Secrets. Then use Eternity to get Secrets back. Next turn; use Tower to put Eternity back in deck. Then repeat. This a good combo with "Spellbook Star Hall"; you are guaranteed to get 2 counters everyturn.

This loop is easily broken if you cannot destroy a card with the effect of "High Priestess of Prophecy" or cannot destroy a monster by battle. However if this is your situation you may use the same technique to reuse "Spellbook" cards by banishing needed cards instead, then adding them to your hand via "Spellbook of Eternity".

Used in conjuction with "Spell Absorption" this loop can potentially be an extra 1000 life points every turn and an extra card in every standby phase.

Another way to recycle Spellbook of Power is with "The Grand Spellbook Tower" and "Spellbook of Secrets". Play "Spellbook of Power", use it to search for "Spellbook of Secrets". Then use "La Maison" to put "Spellbook of Power" back into the deck.

You can also perform a mini-loop using "Strength of Prophecy", by summoning it, and using Spellbook of Power to bring Strength to 2500 attack. Next you can use Strength's effect to recycle Power from the grave to bring itself to 3000 attack. Then attack a monster and destroy it to add a Spellbook of Secrets from the deck via Spellbook of Power.


Recommended cards

For High Priestess

Deck

Spellbook Manipulation Xyz

By adding Spellbooks to your hand and taking advantage of them in your Graveyard, using cards like "Fool of Prophecy", "Justice of Prophecy", "Spellbook Magician of Prophecy", "Spellbook of Secrets", and "Spellbook of the Master", you can use them to aid you in Special Summoning Xyz Monsters. Using "Spellbook of Secrets" and "Spellbook of the Master", you can add "Spellbooks" to your hand to easily Special Summon "High Priestess of Prophecy". With "Gagaga Magician", you can bring out Rank 7 Xyz Monsters. When manipulating "Spellbooks", banishing a few of them will be inevitable so "Spellbook of Eternity" and "Spellbook of the Master" can help recycle them for more usage and many "Spellbooks" will hit the Graveyard, so "The Grand Spellbook Tower" can give you additional draw power and help bring out a Spellcaster from your Deck when the right amount of "Spellbooks" are in the Graveyard. To protect your Spellcasters from getting destroyed, "Gagagashield" can come in handy so you have monsters to use as Xyz Materials for an Xyz Summon.

Infected Gloomy Warlocks

By using some viruses like Eradicator Epidemic Virus, Crush Card Virus and Deck Devastation Virus and using some DARK Spellcaster-type monster like Reaper of Prophecy, Prophecy Destroyer, Fortune of Prophecy and some others DARK Spellcaster-type monster like Endymion, the Master Magician for the tribute. Also with Reaper of Prophecy's effect to swarm the field with high level DARK Spellcaster-type monsters and with Sorciere de Fleur's effect to make it a One Turn Kill. With miximizing the effect of Spellbook of Judgment and sends all the over Spell card by this effect to the graveyard as the food for Prophecy Destroyer.

Deck

Counter-Strategies

The "Prophecy" archetype is overall so diverse in terms of monster stats (minus their Type) and strategies that it's almost impossible if at all to completely render this Deck moot as well-built "Prophecy" Decks can be very resilient and multi-faceted in terms of play strategies. However, there are some cards that can deter these kind of Decks:

  • "Spell Canceller", "Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell", "Morphing Jar 2" and/or "Eradicator Epidemic Virus" - Can deadlock "Spellbook" Spells from being played, however the first may also lock your own Deck. The second could be a temporary reprieve if you run a good amount of Spells, but may backlash against you if your opponent gets monsters out, which well-built "Prophecy" Decks will have a diverse way of doing so. The third may often rely on chance, yet if your opponent lacks monsters in their Deck or better yet have used most of them along with having a lot of them on the Field, it could severely Deck your opponent out. The last card does not stay on the Field and forces your opponent to reveal every card they draw for a few turns, but not every Deck will be able to use it either at all or very easily, given its pre-effect Cost.
  • "Spell Shattering Arrow" - While more staple S/T removal (i.e. "Mystical Space Typhoon") can also be temporary alleviators against "Prophecy" Decks too, this card in particular can be harshly judgmental by not only wiping Spell Cards en masse at no cost to the user, but also inflicting hefty damage as well.
  • "Attention!" and/or "Unification" + "Gozen Match" and/or "Battle of the Elements" - These two pairs of cards go hand-in-hand as "Prophecy" monsters have a diverse range of Levels and Attributes. However, like the above two cards, these cards can harm your strategy too if you're not careful and a simple "Dark Bribe" or "Solemn Judgment" can quickly interdict these cards. Even if that's not the case "Prophecy" monsters like "High Priestess of Prophecy" and "Hierophant of Prophecy" can quickly clear the field of these deterrents
    • A more efficient way to temporarily relive their Field presence is "Last Day of Witch", which can serve as a "Raigeki"-esque turnaround against "Prophecy" monsters, so long as you don't run too many Spellcasters yourself, if any at all.
  • "Nanobreaker", "Armed Dragon LV5", "Armed Dragon LV7" and/or "Shreddder" - Can clear the opponent's field of the lower-level "Prophecy" monsters, especially those that could have game-changing effects. Like the directly above noted cards though, cards like "High Priestess of Prophecy" and "Hierophant of Prophecy" can hastily end this opposition.
  • "Droll & Lock Bird", "Prohibition" and/or "Psi-Blocker" - Can stop many Spellbook-theme cards: "Spellbook of Judgment", "Spellbook Library of the Heliosphere", "Spellbook Star Hall", "Spellbook of Power", "Spellbook of Secrets", and "The Grand Spellbook Tower" as well as key "Prophecy" monsters from being used. Again though, these "one-card armies" can be easily put down, especially in the current meta, which has focused more on Field control.
  • "Deck Lockdown" and/or "Mistake" plus/minus "Thunder King Rai-Oh" - "Prophecy" Decks often times substantially rely on Toolbox tactics to add "Prophecy" monsters and "Spellbook" Spells from the Deck to the Hand to keep Hand resources and play options motley. That being said, these cards can extensively make Hand advantage much more sluggish by making Toolbox card effects useless.
  • "Puppet Plant" - This card can flich a high-powered "Prophecy" monster in a pinch; it's not as easy to interdict unless it is discarded beforehand or if "Mind Drain" is used. Better yet, the monster can afterwards be either Tributed, used for an effect or even as Synchro or Xyz Material (i.e. with Xyz Summons, use two of this card to embezzle two "High Priestess of Prophecy"s and then Xyz Summon "Number 11: Big Eye" (in the TCG) or "Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack").

Trivia

  • These cards are similar to the "Arcana Force" archetype in that they are based on Tarot Cards.
  • 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 "Empress of Prophecy", "High Priestess of Prophecy", and "Hierophant of Prophecy" are the same as the ATK/DEF and Level/Rank of the Dark Magicians.
  • The Xyz "Prophecy" Monsters show the relationship they have with other "Prophecy" Monsters.
    • "High Priestess of Prophecy" being a Level 7 and being The High Priestess, which can be called by, The Popess. "And "Hierophant of Prophecy" being a Rank 7 and being The Hierophant which can be called by, The Pope.
      • "Empress of Prophecy" being a Rank 5 and being The Empress. And "Emperor of Prophecy" being a Level 5 and being The Emperor.
  • These cards have elements in this order; WATER (Levels 1-2), EARTH (Level 3), WIND/FIRE (Level 4), DARK (Levels 5-6, 8), LIGHT (Level 7,9).
  • All of the Prophecy monsters (except "Prophecy Destroyer") wear long flowing ribbons or sashes that feature magical runes on them.
  • All of the Prophecy monsters and Spellbooks feature the mirror-like crest of the Prophecy archetype.
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