Tenpai Dragon

Tenpai Dragon
"Bestowed Dragon Chundra" "Bestowed Dragon Chundra"
Japanese	天盃龍 てんぱいりゅう (romanized)
Sets OCG Legacy of Destruction
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"Bestowed Dragon" (天（てん）盃（ぱい）龍（りゅう） Tenpairyū) is an archetype of FIRE Dragon monsters introduced in Legacy of Destruction.

It is closely related to the "Brightfleet" archetype.

Design

Etymology

Tenpairyū (天（てん）盃（ぱい）龍（りゅう）) is a play on tenpai (聴（テン）牌（パイ）), a term in mahjong that means "one tile short of a winning hand". A hand is recognized as tenpai when when only one more tile is needed to complete the hand. It is an important concept of mahjong, as recognition of a tenpai hand allows the player to make the best decisions on which tiles to best discard.

The members of the archetype are based on the Sānyuánpái (三（さん）元（げん）牌（ぱい） Sangenpai, lit. "Three fundamental tiles"), a group of three tiles used in mahjong. They are said to represent Heaven, Earth, and Man. Alternatively, it is also said that they represent the three core Confucian values. Western styles of mahjong refer to these three tiles as "Dragon tiles". The name "Dragon tile" is not used in Chinese and Japanese styles of mahjong.

Their names are also a play on dora (ドラ), bonus tiles that add han value to a winning hand. Dora uses the same kana as the first two kana used for "dragon" (ドラゴン doragon).

The name of the related "Brightfleet" archetype is also a play on Sānyuánpái.

Members

Level	Bestowed Dragon	Sānyuánpái	Dragon tile
3	Paidra	Bái (白)	White
	Fadra	Fā (發)	Green
4	Chundra	Zhōng (中)	Red

"Brightfleet" Synchro Monsters

Main article: Brightfleet

Level	Brightfleet	Visual components
7	Risedragon Bident Dragion	Bestowed Dragon Paidra	-	Bestowed Dragon Chundra
10	Superdragon Transcend Dragion		Bestowed Dragon Fadra

Playing style

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Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Bestowed Dragon Fadra Bestowed Dragon Paidra Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks Decoy Dragon Lava Dragon Poki Draco Tuner monsters Bestowed Dragon Chundra Spell Cards Normal Spells Fire Recovery Oil Dragon Shrine Field Spells Overflowing Brightfleet Manor Continuous Spells World Legacy Guardragon Quick-Play Spells Brightfleet Opening Salamangreat Charge Saga of the Dragon Emperor Trap Cards Normal Traps Guardragon Cataclysm Salamangreat Revive Counter Traps Mannadium Reframing Continuous Traps Rivalry of Warlords Extra Deck Synchro Monsters Brightfleet Risedragon Bident Dragion Brightfleet Superdragon Transcend Dragion Trident Dragion Ruddy Rose Dragon Black Rose Dragon Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon Lavalval Salamander Red Wyvern Xyz Monsters Blaze, Supreme Ruler of Dragons Link Monsters Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres Guardragon Pisty