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| image   = SubterrorArchetype.png
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| caption = Clockwise from center: "[[Subterror Nemesis Defender|Defender]]", "[[Subterror Nemesis Warrior|Warrior]]" and "[[Subterror Nemesis Archer|Archer]]" are attacking "[[Subterror Behemoth Stalagmo|Stalagmo]]" and "[[Subterror Behemoth Voltelluric|Voltelluric]]" in the artwork of "[[Subterror Cave Clash]]"
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| image         = SubterrorFinalBattle-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png
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| ja_name = サブテラー
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| caption       = "[[Subterror Fiendess]]", "[[Subterror Nemesis Archer|Archer]]", "[[Subterror Nemesis Defender|Defender]]", "[[Subterror Nemesis Warrior|Warrior]]", and "[[Subterror Behemoth Speleogeist|Speleogeist]]" in the artwork of "[[Subterror Final Battle]]"
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| romaji = Sabuterā
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| ja_name       = サブテラー
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| fr_name = Subterreur
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| romaji         = Sabuterā
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| de_name = Unterterror
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| fr_name       = Subterreur
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| it_name = Subterrore
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| de_name       = Unterterror
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| pt_name = Subterror
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| it_name       = Subterrore
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| es_name = Subterror
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| ko_name        = 서브테러
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| tcg     =  
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| pt_name       = Subterror
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| es_name       = Subterror
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| sets          = [[Savage Strike]]
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| tcg           =
 
* [[The Dark Illusion]]
 
* [[The Dark Illusion]]
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* [[The Dark Illusion: Special Edition]]
 
* [[Invasion: Vengeance]]
 
* [[Invasion: Vengeance]]
 
* [[Raging Tempest]]
 
* [[Raging Tempest]]
 
* [[Maximum Crisis]]
 
* [[Maximum Crisis]]
 
* [[Circuit Break]]
 
* [[Circuit Break]]
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| ocg     =
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* [[Battles of Legend: Hero's Revenge]]
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* [[OTS Tournament Pack 11]]
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* [[Fists of the Gadgets]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Shaddoll Showdown]]
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* [[2020 Tin of Lost Memories]]
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| ocg           =
 
* [[Extra Pack 2017]]
 
* [[Extra Pack 2017]]
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* [[V Jump November 2017 promotional card]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Rebirth of Shaddoll]]
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| korea          =
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* [[Advanced Event Pack 2018 Vol.1]]
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* [[Premium Pack Vol.13]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
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"'''Subterror'''" (サブテラー ''Sabuterā'') is an archetype of [[EARTH]] monsters that first appeared in ''[[The Dark Illusion]]''. It is one of two formerly ''[[TCG-only|TCG-exclusive]]'' archetypes that premiered in that set, the other being the "[[SPYRAL]]". The archetype includes a sub-archetype called "[[Subterror Behemoth]]".
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"'''Subterror'''" (サブテラー ''Sabuterā'') is an archetype of [[EARTH]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] that first appeared in ''[[The Dark Illusion]]''. It is one of two formerly ''[[TCG-only|TCG-exclusive]]'' archetypes that premiered in that set, the other being the "[[SPYRAL]]". The archetype includes a sub-archetype called "[[Subterror Behemoth]]".
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==Lore==
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{{Main|Master Duel card storylines#Wicked Dragon of the Hidden City}}
  
 
== Design ==
 
== Design ==
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All members of this archetype are EARTH monsters. The archetype's higher Leveled "Subterror Behemoth" sub-archetype is comprised of colossal beasts whose names are a reference to subterranean anomalies or types of rock. The lower Leveled monsters comprise the "Subterror Nemesis" sub-series, who are human hunters fighting the "Subterror Behemoths".
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The high-Leveled "[[Subterror Behemoth]]" are comprised of colossal beasts whose names are a reference to subterranean anomalies or types of rock (''TCG''), or bodies of water in the [[wikipedia:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]] (''OCG''). "[[Subterror Fiendess]]" is the humanoid form of "[[Subterror Behemoth Fiendess]]", and "[[Subterror Guru]]" appears to be related to "[[Subterror Behemoth Speleogeist]]", as they have similarly-patterned legs and tails.
  
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The announcement of the archetype's first [[Extra Deck]] monster, "[[Subterror Behemoth Apparition]]", revealed that "[[Subterror Fiendess]]" may have been a "Subterror Behemoth" in disguise since they share the same hair and wing design.
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The ''OCG'' name of "Subterror Behemoth" is "Subterror Malice", which is a pun on the Latin genitive singular case for "sea", ''maris''. The ''OCG'' epithet of "[[The Hidden City]]", 地中界 (''Chichūkai'', lit. "World in the Middle of the Earth"), is a pun on the Japanese name for the Mediterranean Sea itself, 地中海 (''Chichūkai'', lit. "Sea in the Middle of the World"). "Mediterranean" originates from the Latin word ''[[wiktionary:mediterraneus|Mediterraneus]]'', meaning "in the middle of the land", referring to the Mediterranean Sea being completely enclosed by Europe and Africa. However, 地中 can also mean "''sub''terranean" as well, so its possible that "Subterror Malice" was intended as a wordplay on "Sub Terra Maris" ("underground sea").
  
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==Members==
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===Main Deck (low Level)===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! scope="col" | Level
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! scope="col" | Level / [[Link Rating|Rating]]
 
 
! scope="col" | Type
 
! scope="col" | Type
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! scope="col" | Subterror member/support
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! scope="col" | Subterror
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! scope="col" | Japanese name
 
! scope="col" | Origin
 
! scope="col" | Origin
 
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| [[Spellcaster]]
 
| [[Spellcaster]]
 
| [[Subterror Fiendess|Fiendess]]
 
| [[Subterror Fiendess|Fiendess]]
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| [[wikipedia:Succubus|Succubus]]
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| ''Apparition''
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| [[wikipedia:Succubus|Succubus]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Ghost|Apparition]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2
 
| 2
 
| [[Beast-Warrior]]
 
| [[Beast-Warrior]]
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| [[Subterror Nemesis Defender|Defender]]
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| [[Subterror Nemesis Defender|Defender]]<ref group="lower-alpha" name="SubterrorNemesis"/>
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| [[wikipedia:Defender|Defender]]
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| ''Swordsmith​''
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| [[wikipedia:Defender|Defender]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Bladesmith|Swordsmith]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 3
 
| 3
 
| [[Fairy]]
 
| [[Fairy]]
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| [[Subterror Nemesis Archer|Archer]]
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| [[Subterror Nemesis Archer|Archer]]<ref group="lower-alpha" name="SubterrorNemesis"/>
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| [[wikipedia:Archer|Archer]]
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| ''Archer''
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| [[wikipedia:Archery|Archer]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| 4
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| rowspan=2| 4
 
| [[Warrior]]
 
| [[Warrior]]
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| [[Subterror Nemesis Warrior|Warrior]]
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| [[Subterror Nemesis Warrior|Warrior]]<ref group="lower-alpha" name="SubterrorNemesis"/>
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| ''Warrior''
 
| [[wikipedia:Warrior|Warrior]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Warrior|Warrior]]
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|-
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| [[Dragon]]
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| [[Subterror Guru|Guru]]
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| ''Guru''
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| [[wikipedia:Guru|Guru]]
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|}
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<references group="lower-alpha">
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<ref name="SubterrorNemesis">"Subterror Nemesis [X]" monster in the TCG.</ref>
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</references>
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===Subterror Behemoth===
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====Main Deck====
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! scope="col" | Level
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! scope="col" | Type
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! scope="col" | Subterror
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! scope="col" | Japanese name
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! scope="col" | TCG name origin<br />(subterranean phenomena)
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! scope="col" | OCG name origin<br />(body of water)
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 5
 
| 5
 
| [[Sea Serpent]]
 
| [[Sea Serpent]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Stygokraken|Stygokraken]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Stygokraken|Stygokraken]]
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| [[wikipedia:Stygofauna|Stygofauna]]<br>[[wikipedia:Kraken|Kraken]]
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| ''Aquadria''
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| [[wikipedia:Stygofauna|Stygofauna]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Kraken|Kraken]]
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| [[wikipedia:Adriatic Sea|Adriatic Sea]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 6
 
| 6
 
| [[Zombie]]
 
| [[Zombie]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Dragossuary|Dragossuary‎]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Dragossuary|Dragossuary‎]]
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| [[wikipedia:Dragon|Dragon]]<br>[[wikipedia:Ossuary|Ossuary]]
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| ''Alrabone''
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| [[wikipedia:Dragon|Dragon]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Ossuary|Ossuary]]
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| [[wikipedia:Alboran Sea|Alboran Sea]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 7
 
| 7
 
| [[Reptile]]
 
| [[Reptile]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Umastryx|Umastryx]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Umastryx|Umastryx]]
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| ''Liguriard''
 
| [[wikipedia:Uromastyx|Uromastyx]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Uromastyx|Uromastyx]]
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| [[wikipedia:Ligurian Sea|Ligurian Sea]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 8
 
| 8
 
| [[Aqua]]
 
| [[Aqua]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Phospheroglacier|Phospheroglacier]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Phospheroglacier|Phospheroglacier]]
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| [[wikipedia:Phosphorus|Phosphorus]]<br>[[wikipedia:Glacier|Glacier]]
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| ''Glaioath''
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| [[wikipedia:Phosphorus|Phosphorus]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Glacier|Glacier]]
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| [[wikipedia:Ionian Sea|Ionian Sea]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 9
 
| 9
 
| [[Thunder]]
 
| [[Thunder]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Voltelluric|Voltelluric]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Voltelluric|Voltelluric]]
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| [[wikipedia:Volt|Volt]]<br>[[wikipedia:Telluric current|Telluric current]]
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| ''Voltinia''
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| [[wikipedia:Volt|Volt]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Telluric current|Telluric current]]
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| [[wikipedia:Sea of Sardinia|Sea of Sardinia]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 10
 
| 10
 
| [[Rock]]
 
| [[Rock]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Stalagmo|Stalagmo]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Stalagmo|Stalagmo]]
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| ''Gibraltar''
 
| [[wikipedia:Stalagmite|Stalagmite]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Stalagmite|Stalagmite]]
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| [[wikipedia:Strait of Gibraltar|Strait of Gibraltar]]
 
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|-
 
| 11
 
| 11
 
| [[Fiend]]
 
| [[Fiend]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Speleogeist|Speleogeist]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Speleogeist|Speleogeist]]
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| [[wikipedia:Speleology|Speleology]]<br>[[wikipedia:Geist|Geist]]
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| ''Alegeist''
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| [[wikipedia:Speleology|Speleology]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Geist|Geist]]
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| [[wikipedia:Aegean Sea|Aegean Sea]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 12
 
| 12
 
| [[Pyro]]
 
| [[Pyro]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Ultramafus|Ultramafus]]
 
| [[Subterror Behemoth Ultramafus|Ultramafus]]
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| ''Balesash''
 
| [[wikipedia:Ultramafic rock#Volcanic ultramafic rocks|Volcanic ultramafic rocks]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Ultramafic rock#Volcanic ultramafic rocks|Volcanic ultramafic rocks]]
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| [[wikipedia:Balearic Sea|Balearic Sea]]
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|}
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====Extra Deck====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" | Link Rating
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! scope="col" | Type
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! scope="col" | Subterror
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! scope="col" | Origin
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2
 
| 2
 
| [[Wyrm]]
 
| [[Wyrm]]
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| [[Subterror Behemoth Apparition|Apparition]]
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| [[Subterror Behemoth Fiendess|Fiendess]]
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| [[wikipedia:Apparition|Apparition]]
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| [[wikipedia:Ghost|Apparition]]
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|}
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===Support===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! scope="col" | Spell/Trap
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! scope="col" | Japanese name
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! scope="col" | Origin
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[The Hidden City]]
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| ''Shambhala the Underground World''
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| [[wikipedia:Shambhala|Shambhala]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Playing style==
 
==Playing style==
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The effects of the two "Subterror Nemesis" monsters are very necessary in order to Special Summon the "Subterror Behemoth" monsters from the Deck face-up or face-down. Since "[[Subterror Nemesis Warrior]]" has the ability to be continually re-used, it is common to see the cards "[[Speedroid Terrortop]]" and "[[Speedroid Taketomborg]]" being used to Xyz Summon "[[M-X-Saber Invoker]]" simply to search it out. "[[Tour Guide From the Underworld]]" with any Level 3 Fiend-Type monster or "[[Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio]]" with "[[Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra]]" can have the same result, with the ability to search "[[Instant Fusion]]" if using the "Predaplant" engine.
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"Subterror" is a [[Flip monster|Flip]]-focused archetype consisting of high-Level Flip monsters (the "[[Subterror Behemoth]]" monsters) with high-power Flip effects, and low-Level monsters that support Flip mechanics.
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All Main Deck "Subterror Behemoth" monsters share the following effects in addition to their [[Flip effect]]:
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* ''When a [[face-up]] [[Monster Card|monster]] you control is flipped [[face-down]], if you control no face-up monsters: You can [[Special Summon]] this card from your [[hand]] in [[Defense Position]].''
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* ''Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position.''
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The combination of these effects means that if the player has multiple "Subterror Behemoth" monsters in their hand, and flips a face-up monster they control face-down so that they control no face-up monsters, they can Special Summon 1 "Subterror Behemoth" monster in their hand and then flip it face-down to summon another one, eventually summoning all of them.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Role
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! Level
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! Subterror Behemoth
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! Flip effect
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! rowspan = 2 | Consistency
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| 8
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| [[Subterror Behemoth Phospheroglacier|Phospheroglacier]]
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| Send 1 card from your Deck to the Graveyard.
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| 10
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| [[Subterror Behemoth Stalagmo|Stalagmo]]
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| Discard 1 "Subterror" monster, and if you do, draw 2 cards.
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|-
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! rowspan = 2 | Defense
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| 6
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| [[Subterror Behemoth Dragossuary|Dragossuary‎]]
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| Activate this effect; this turn, "Subterror" cards you control cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects.
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|-
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| 11
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| [[Subterror Behemoth Speleogeist|Speleogeist]]
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| Target 1 monster on the field; change it to face-up Attack Position if it is in Defense Position, also change its ATK to 0.
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! rowspan = 4 | Offense
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| 5
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| [[Subterror Behemoth Stygokraken|Stygokraken]]
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| Target Set cards on the field, equal to the number of "Subterror Behemoth" monsters you control; destroy them.
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| 7
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| [[Subterror Behemoth Umastryx|Umastryx]]
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| Target 1 monster your opponent controls; banish it.
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| 9
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| [[Subterror Behemoth Voltelluric|Voltelluric]]
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| Target 1 Set monster your opponent controls; take control of it until your next End Phase.
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|-
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| 12
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| [[Subterror Behemoth Ultramafus|Ultramafus]]
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| Change all other face-up monsters on the field to face-down Defense Position.
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|}
  
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Flipping the "Subterror Behemoth" monsters face-up and face-down can be controlled through card effects such as "[[Prediction Princess Tarotrei]]", "[[Book of Taiyou]]", "[[Subterror Final Battle]]" and "[[The Hidden City]]".
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The low-Level "Subterror" monsters, as well as their Spell/Traps, function as support for the "Subterror Behemoth" monsters, providing searching, recovery, and other forms of protection to "Subterror" monsters. The most important member among them is "[[Subterror Guru]]", a Flip-based "Subterror" searcher, who also has a (conditionally [[Quick Effect|Quick]]) effect to flip itself and another monster face-down, instantly setting up the summon requirements of "Subterror Behemoth" monsters. For the other members, the important members are "[[Subterror Fiendess]]", an omni-negate handtrap, "[[Subterror Nemesis Warrior]]", a situational searcher, and "[[Subterror Nemesis Archer]]", a situational removal and monster searcher.
  
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"Subterror" Spell/Trap support round out the deck with more utility. For Spells, the Field Spell "[[The Hidden City]]" provides monster searching, extra flip-up, and battle protection; it can be used to search "Guru" and immediately flip it for another search. The Continuous Spell "[[Subterror Cave Clash]]" provides GY recovery.
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For Traps, "[[Subterror Behemoth Burrowing]]" provides protection and a flip-down GY effect, "[[Subterror Succession]]" is a (technically generic) reusable trap that can exchange low-Level "Subterror" support monsters for high-Level "Subterror" flip monsters (and vice versa), and "[[Subterror Final Battle]]" is a reusable trap with four different effects: flip-up, flip-down, stat boosting, and protection against effect negation.
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===Recommended cards===
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
 
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
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|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
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* [[Subterror Fiendess]]
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* [[Subterror Nemesis Archer]]
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* [[Subterror Nemesis Defender‎]]
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* [[Subterror Nemesis Warrior]]
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* [[Mitsu the Insect Ninja]]
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* [[Primineral Kongreat]]
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* [[Spirit of the Fall Wind]]
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* [[Time Reloader]]
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|flip monsters =
 
* [[Subterror Behemoth Dragossuary‎]]
 
* [[Subterror Behemoth Dragossuary‎]]
 
* [[Subterror Behemoth Phospheroglacier]]
 
* [[Subterror Behemoth Phospheroglacier]]
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* [[Subterror Behemoth Umastryx‎‎]]
 
* [[Subterror Behemoth Umastryx‎‎]]
 
* [[Subterror Behemoth Voltelluric]]
 
* [[Subterror Behemoth Voltelluric]]
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* [[Subterror Fiendess]]
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* [[Subterror Guru]]
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* [[Subterror Nemesis Archer]]
 
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* [[Subterror Nemesis Defender‎]]
 
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* [[Subterror Nemesis Warrior]]
 
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* [[Des Lacooda]]
 
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* [[Dust Knight]]
 
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* [[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands]]
 
 
* [[Pot of The Forbidden]]
 
* [[Pot of The Forbidden]]
 
* [[Prediction Princess Coinorma]]
 
* [[Prediction Princess Coinorma]]
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* [[Spirit of the Fall Wind]]
 
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|ritual monsters =
 
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* [[Prediction Princess Tarotrei]]
 
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|fusion monsters =
 
|fusion monsters =
 
* [[Invoked Raidjin]]
 
* [[Invoked Raidjin]]
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* [[Master of Ham]]
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* [[Thunder Dragon Colossus]] (if running "Voltelluric") (OCG or Traditional Format only)
 
|xyz monsters =
 
|xyz monsters =
 
* [[Ghostrick Alucard]]
 
* [[Ghostrick Alucard]]
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* [[M-X-Saber Invoker]]
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* [[Gallant Granite]]
 
* [[Photon Papilloperative]]
 
* [[Photon Papilloperative]]
 
* [[Soul of Silvermountain]]
 
* [[Soul of Silvermountain]]
 
* [[Wind-Up Zenmaister]]
 
* [[Wind-Up Zenmaister]]
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|link monsters =
 
|link monsters =
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* [[Subterror Behemoth Apparition]]
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* [[Subterror Behemoth Fiendess]]
 
* [[Missus Radiant]]
 
* [[Missus Radiant]]
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|normal spells =
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|spells =
 
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* [[Subterror Cave Clash]]
 
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* [[The Hidden City]]
 
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* [[Book of Eclipse]]
 
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* [[Book of Moon]]
 
 
* [[Book of Taiyou]]
 
* [[Book of Taiyou]]
 
* [[Instant Fusion]]
 
* [[Instant Fusion]]
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* [[The Monarchs Stormforth]]
 
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* [[Nobleman of Crossout]]
 
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* [[Prediction Ritual]]
 
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* [[Pre-Preparation of Rites]]
 
 
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
 
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
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* [[Soul Reversal]]
 
 
* [[The Shallow Grave]]
 
* [[The Shallow Grave]]
 
* [[Terraforming]]
 
* [[Terraforming]]
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|field spells =
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|traps =
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* [[The Hidden City]]
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|continuous spells =
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* [[Subterror Cave Clash]]
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* [[Terrors in the Hidden City]]
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* [[Sunset Beat]]
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|quick-play spells =
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* [[Sol and Luna]]
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* [[Book of Moon]]
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* [[Book of Lunar Eclipse]]
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* [[The Monarchs Stormforth]]
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* [[Soul Reversal]]
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|normal traps =
 
* [[Subterror Behemoth Burrowing]]
 
* [[Subterror Behemoth Burrowing]]
 
* [[Subterror Final Battle]]
 
* [[Subterror Final Battle]]
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* [[Burst Rebirth]]
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* [[Subterror Succession]]
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* [[Call of the Haunted]]
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* [[Back to the Front]]
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* [[Dark Mirror Force]]
 
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* [[Desert Sunlight]]
 
 
* [[Floodgate Trap Hole]]
 
* [[Floodgate Trap Hole]]
 
* [[Quaking Mirror Force]]
 
* [[Quaking Mirror Force]]
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* [[Setuppercut]]
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* [[Sinful Spoils of Slumber - Morrian]]
 
* [[Metaverse]]
 
* [[Metaverse]]
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* [[Trap Trick]]
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|continuous traps =
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* [[Junk Sleep]]
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* [[World Legacy Pawns]]
 
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===Guru Control===
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Guru Control is a variant of the "Subterror" playstyle focusing exclusively on "[[Subterror Guru]]", and plays few to no "Subterror Behemoth" monsters. In Guru Control, the only "Subterror" monsters played are "[[Subterror Guru]]", "[[Subterror Fiendess]]", "[[Subterror Nemesis Archer]]", and optionally, "[[Subterror Behemoth Umastryx]]".
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"Guru" serves as the Deck's central engine card; by searching out "Guru", then repeatedly flipping it in both players' turns with "Subterror" card effects, the Deck can quickly search out its key cards and gain an overwhelming card advantage over a few turns. The primary search targets for "Guru" are "[[Subterror Fiendess|Fiendess]]" and "[[Subterror Final Battle|Final Battle]]", who provide omni-negates and wide-range utility respectively. Secondarily, "[[Subterror Nemesis Archer|Nemesis Archer]]" and "[[Subterror Behemoth Umastryx|Umastryx]]" are searchable pieces of removal, and "[[Subterror Cave Clash|Cave Clash]]" is another searchable recursion point.
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Typically, Guru Control Decks are supplemented by large amounts of staple traps and [[floodgate]]s, most prominently "[[Crackdown]]" (as "Guru" can flip the taken monster face-down, giving the player full control over the monster once it's flipped face-up again) and "[[There Can Be Only One]]" (due to the archetype's multi-type nature).
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===Official Decklist===
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{{Decklist|Subterror Deck Experience Deck Recipe<ref>https://ygorganization.com/ocg-subterror-deck-experience-deck-recipes/</ref>
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|effect monsters =
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*[[Subterror Fiendess]] x3
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*[[Subterror Nemesis Archer]] x3
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*[[Subterror Nemesis Defender]] x2
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*[[Des Lacooda]] x2
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|flip monsters =
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*[[Subterror Behemoth Ultramafus]]
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*[[Subterror Behemoth Speleogeist]]
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*[[Subterror Behemoth Stalagmo]] x2
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*[[Subterror Behemoth Voltelluric]]
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*[[Subterror Behemoth Phospheroglacier]]
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*[[Subterror Behemoth Umastryx]] x3
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*[[Subterror Behemoth Dragossuary]]
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*[[Subterror Behemoth Stygokraken]]
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|xyz monsters =
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* [[Tornado Dragon]]
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|link monsters =
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* [[Subterror Behemoth Fiendess]] x3
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* [[Missus Radiant]]
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|spells =
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* [[The Hidden City]] x3
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* [[Terraforming]] x2
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* [[Murmur of the Forest]]
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* [[Subterror Cave Clash]]
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* [[One for One]]
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* [[Harpie's Feather Duster]]
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* [[Twin Twisters]]
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* [[Book of Eclipse]]
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* [[Monster Reborn]]
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
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|traps =
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* [[Subterror Final Battle]] x2
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* [[Subterror Behemoth Burrowing]]
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* [[Back to the Front]]
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* [[Quaking Mirror Force]]
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}}
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Subterror
"Subterror Fiendess", "Archer", "Defender", "Warrior", and "Speleogeist" in the artwork of "Subterror Final Battle"
"Subterror Fiendess", "Archer", "Defender", "Warrior", and "Speleogeist" in the artwork of "Subterror Final Battle"
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  • サブテラー
  • Sabuterā (romanized)
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"Subterror" (サブテラー Sabuterā) is an archetype of EARTH monsters that first appeared in The Dark Illusion. It is one of two formerly TCG-exclusive archetypes that premiered in that set, the other being the "SPYRAL". The archetype includes a sub-archetype called "Subterror Behemoth".

Lore[edit]

Main article: Master Duel card storylines § Wicked Dragon of the Hidden City

Design[edit]

The high-Leveled "Subterror Behemoth" are comprised of colossal beasts whose names are a reference to subterranean anomalies or types of rock (TCG), or bodies of water in the Mediterranean Sea (OCG). "Subterror Fiendess" is the humanoid form of "Subterror Behemoth Fiendess", and "Subterror Guru" appears to be related to "Subterror Behemoth Speleogeist", as they have similarly-patterned legs and tails.

The OCG name of "Subterror Behemoth" is "Subterror Malice", which is a pun on the Latin genitive singular case for "sea", maris. The OCG epithet of "The Hidden City", 地中界 (Chichūkai, lit. "World in the Middle of the Earth"), is a pun on the Japanese name for the Mediterranean Sea itself, 地中海 (Chichūkai, lit. "Sea in the Middle of the World"). "Mediterranean" originates from the Latin word Mediterraneus, meaning "in the middle of the land", referring to the Mediterranean Sea being completely enclosed by Europe and Africa. However, 地中 can also mean "subterranean" as well, so its possible that "Subterror Malice" was intended as a wordplay on "Sub Terra Maris" ("underground sea").

Members[edit]

Main Deck (low Level)[edit]

Level Type Subterror Japanese name Origin
1 Spellcaster Fiendess Apparition Succubus
Apparition
2 Beast-Warrior Defender[a] Swordsmith​ Defender
Swordsmith
3 Fairy Archer[a] Archer Archer
4 Warrior Warrior[a] Warrior Warrior
Dragon Guru Guru Guru
  1. ↑ a b c "Subterror Nemesis [X]" monster in the TCG.

Subterror Behemoth[edit]

Main Deck[edit]

Level Type Subterror Japanese name TCG name origin
(subterranean phenomena) 		OCG name origin
(body of water)
5 Sea Serpent Stygokraken Aquadria Stygofauna
Kraken 		Adriatic Sea
6 Zombie Dragossuary‎ Alrabone Dragon
Ossuary 		Alboran Sea
7 Reptile Umastryx Liguriard Uromastyx Ligurian Sea
8 Aqua Phospheroglacier Glaioath Phosphorus
Glacier 		Ionian Sea
9 Thunder Voltelluric Voltinia Volt
Telluric current 		Sea of Sardinia
10 Rock Stalagmo Gibraltar Stalagmite Strait of Gibraltar
11 Fiend Speleogeist Alegeist Speleology
Geist 		Aegean Sea
12 Pyro Ultramafus Balesash Volcanic ultramafic rocks Balearic Sea

Extra Deck[edit]

Link Rating Type Subterror Origin
2 Wyrm Fiendess Apparition

Support[edit]

Spell/Trap Japanese name Origin
The Hidden City Shambhala the Underground World Shambhala
Mediterranean Sea

Playing style[edit]

"Subterror" is a Flip-focused archetype consisting of high-Level Flip monsters (the "Subterror Behemoth" monsters) with high-power Flip effects, and low-Level monsters that support Flip mechanics. All Main Deck "Subterror Behemoth" monsters share the following effects in addition to their Flip effect:

The combination of these effects means that if the player has multiple "Subterror Behemoth" monsters in their hand, and flips a face-up monster they control face-down so that they control no face-up monsters, they can Special Summon 1 "Subterror Behemoth" monster in their hand and then flip it face-down to summon another one, eventually summoning all of them.

Role Level Subterror Behemoth Flip effect
Consistency 8 Phospheroglacier Send 1 card from your Deck to the Graveyard.
10 Stalagmo Discard 1 "Subterror" monster, and if you do, draw 2 cards.
Defense 6 Dragossuary‎ Activate this effect; this turn, "Subterror" cards you control cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects.
11 Speleogeist Target 1 monster on the field; change it to face-up Attack Position if it is in Defense Position, also change its ATK to 0.
Offense 5 Stygokraken Target Set cards on the field, equal to the number of "Subterror Behemoth" monsters you control; destroy them.
7 Umastryx Target 1 monster your opponent controls; banish it.
9 Voltelluric Target 1 Set monster your opponent controls; take control of it until your next End Phase.
12 Ultramafus Change all other face-up monsters on the field to face-down Defense Position.

The low-Level "Subterror" monsters, as well as their Spell/Traps, function as support for the "Subterror Behemoth" monsters, providing searching, recovery, and other forms of protection to "Subterror" monsters. The most important member among them is "Subterror Guru", a Flip-based "Subterror" searcher, who also has a (conditionally Quick) effect to flip itself and another monster face-down, instantly setting up the summon requirements of "Subterror Behemoth" monsters. For the other members, the important members are "Subterror Fiendess", an omni-negate handtrap, "Subterror Nemesis Warrior", a situational searcher, and "Subterror Nemesis Archer", a situational removal and monster searcher.

"Subterror" Spell/Trap support round out the deck with more utility. For Spells, the Field Spell "The Hidden City" provides monster searching, extra flip-up, and battle protection; it can be used to search "Guru" and immediately flip it for another search. The Continuous Spell "Subterror Cave Clash" provides GY recovery.

For Traps, "Subterror Behemoth Burrowing" provides protection and a flip-down GY effect, "Subterror Succession" is a (technically generic) reusable trap that can exchange low-Level "Subterror" support monsters for high-Level "Subterror" flip monsters (and vice versa), and "Subterror Final Battle" is a reusable trap with four different effects: flip-up, flip-down, stat boosting, and protection against effect negation.

Recommended cards[edit]

Recommended cards

Monster Cards

Effect Monsters

Flip monsters

Spell Cards

Normal Spells

Field Spells

Continuous Spells

Quick-Play Spells

Trap Cards

Normal Traps

Continuous Traps

Guru Control[edit]

Guru Control is a variant of the "Subterror" playstyle focusing exclusively on "Subterror Guru", and plays few to no "Subterror Behemoth" monsters. In Guru Control, the only "Subterror" monsters played are "Subterror Guru", "Subterror Fiendess", "Subterror Nemesis Archer", and optionally, "Subterror Behemoth Umastryx".

"Guru" serves as the Deck's central engine card; by searching out "Guru", then repeatedly flipping it in both players' turns with "Subterror" card effects, the Deck can quickly search out its key cards and gain an overwhelming card advantage over a few turns. The primary search targets for "Guru" are "Fiendess" and "Final Battle", who provide omni-negates and wide-range utility respectively. Secondarily, "Nemesis Archer" and "Umastryx" are searchable pieces of removal, and "Cave Clash" is another searchable recursion point.

Typically, Guru Control Decks are supplemented by large amounts of staple traps and floodgates, most prominently "Crackdown" (as "Guru" can flip the taken monster face-down, giving the player full control over the monster once it's flipped face-up again) and "There Can Be Only One" (due to the archetype's multi-type nature).

Official Decklist[edit]

Subterror Deck Experience Deck Recipe

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://ygorganization.com/ocg-subterror-deck-experience-deck-recipes/
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