Prophecy

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

Each of them is based on a Tarot card.

Monster name	Tarot card	Tarot number
Magical Spellbook Writer Batel	Le Bateleur, French for The Magician	I
Magical Erudite Junon	Junon, a name for The High Priestess	II
Magical Empress Saint Tris	L'Impératrice, French for The Empress	III
Magical Emperor Empeur	L'Empereur, French for The Emperor	IV
Magical Hierophant Heiron	The Hierophant	V
Magical Archer L'Amour	L'Amoureux, French for The Lovers	VI
Magical Swordsman Chariot	Le Chariot, French forThe Chariot	VII
Magical Instructor Sisti	The Justice	VIII or XI
Magical Lao-tse Hermit	L'Hermite, French for The Hermit	IX
Magical Warrior Fors	La Force, Latin for The Strength	VIII or XI
Magical Warlock Lapande	Le Pendu, French for The Hanged Man	XII
Magical Summoner Temper	The Temperance	XIV

Recommended Cards

Monsters

• Apprentice Magician (Good card for Search cards like Batel, 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
• Magical Archer L'Amour
• Magical Emperor Empeur
• Magical Erudite Junon
• Magical Exemplar
• Magical Instructor Sisti
• Magical Lao-tse Hermit
• Magical Summoner Temper
• Magical Swordsman Chariot
• Magical Warlock Lapande
• Magical Warrior Fors
• 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
• Grim Spellbook
• Hygro Spellbook
• Necro Spellbook
• Magical Dimension
• Torah Spellbook
• Secret Village of the Spellcasters
• Spellbook Drawing Room - 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 Fors effect until it reach level 6 or use Necro Spellbook to alter a monster level after summoning it from grave.)
• Magical Hierophant Hieron
• Magical Empress Saint Tris
• Tempest Magician

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.