Adamancipator

Adamancipator
"Adamancipator Friends"
Japanese	アダマシア Adamashia (romanized) Adamassiah (translated)
Simplified Chinese	魔救
French	Inflexcipateur
German	Steinbefreier
Italian	Irremovibilatore
Korean	아다마시아
Portuguese	Adamancipador
Spanish	Adamancipador
Sets Rise of the Duelist TCG Secret Slayers 2021 Tin of Ancient Battles OCG Deck Build Pack: Secret Slayers
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"Adamancipator", known in Japan as "Adamassiah" (アダマシア Adamashia), is an archetype of Rock monsters which debuted in Deck Build Pack: Secret Slayers. It is a Synchro Archetype comprised of mostly Level 4 monsters of different attributes and two Level 2 EARTH monsters. They are used by Anna Des in Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures.

Design

The archetype's card artworks tell the story of a trio of cave explorers exploring a magical cave, where they find and unseal magical beasts encased in crystals, who reveal their true forms and bond with their liberators. The archetype's monsters are divided into three sub-groups:

• The monsters simply named "Adamancipator" are the cave explorers. They are low-Level EARTH Rock Tuner monsters with ATK and DEF that add up to 2200, with two being Level 2 and one being Level 4. They share the effect to excavate the top 5 cards of the Deck and Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Rock non-Tuner monster from the cards excavated.
• The "Adamancipator Crystal" monsters are the crystal-encased magical beasts. They are Level 4 Rock non-tuner monsters of FIRE, WATER, and WIND Attributes with 0 ATK and 2200 DEF. They trigger positive effects when they're summoned by "Adamancipator" cards, and they share a GY effect that recycles a Synchro Monster of their attribute and returns themselves to the top of the Deck.
• The "Adamancipator Risen" monsters are the unsealed forms of the crystalline beasts, with explorers riding on top of them. They are high-Level Synchro versions of the "Adamancipator Crystal" monsters, sharing their FIRE, WATER, and WIND, Attributes. They have individual effects that involve excavation, as well as Quick Effects that can be used if a monster of their Attribute is in the GY.

Etymology

The archetype's name is a portmanteau of adamant and messiah (in Japanese) or emancipator (in English). Most cards in the archetype have names in Japanese that feature the kanji 「魔（ま）救（きゅう）」 (Makyū), literally "Magic Salvation", but in all cases they are assigned with the "Adamassiah" reading. The kanji name of "Adamancipator Crystal" is 「魔（ま）救（きゅう）の奇（き）石（せき）」 (Makyū no Kiseki), and means "Rare Stone of Magic Salvation". The kanji name of "Adamancipator Risen" is the homophonous 「魔（ま）救（きゅう）の奇（き）跡（せき）」 (Makyū no Kiseki), and means "Miracle of Magic Salvation".

Members

Adamancipator	Crystal	Risen	Attribute
Analyzer	Dragite	Dragite	WATER
Researcher	Raptite	Raptite	WIND
Seeker	Leonite	Leonite	FIRE

Playing style

"Adamancipator" revolves around excavating the top 5 cards of the player's Deck to perform beneficial actions, with a general Synchro and Link Summoning-based swarming and combo playstyle. The usage of excavation effect, in particular by the "Adamancipator" Tuner monsters, reflects their lore as cave explorers; they 'explore' (excavate) into 'caves' (the player's Deck) and 'discover' (Special Summon) magical crystal monsters.

Each "Adamancipator" Tuner monster has an only once per turn effect to excavate the top 5 cards of the player's Deck, and Special Summon an excavated Level 4 or lower Rock non-Tuner monster. This shared effect enables rapid swarming of Rock monsters, with the downside of potential inconsistency due to random chance. Summoning "Adamancipator" Tuners and successfully resolving their individual excavation effects as many times as possible is central to the deck's swarming and combo capabilities.

Each "Adamancipator" Tuner has another effect that lets them Special Summon themselves from the hand, if conditions are met.

Adamancipator	Level	Attribute	Special Summon Conditions
Analyzer	4	EARTH	If only your opponent controls a monster.
Researcher	2		If you control a Rock monster, except "Adamancipator Researcher".
Seeker			If you control an "Adamancipator" monster, except "Adamancipator Seeker".

In-archetype, the intended targets for the "Adamancipator" Tuners' excavation effects are the "Adamancipator Crystal" monsters, who can trigger a positive effect upon being summoned by "Adamancipator" cards. Each of them also have a GY effect that lets them recycle themselves, along with a Synchro monster with their Attribute (in-archetype, this can be their "Adamancipator Risen" counterparts), from the GY back into the Deck.

Crystal	Level	Attribute	Trigger Effect
Dragite	4	WATER	Draw 1 card.
Raptite		WIND	Place 1 Rock monster from your hand or GY on top of the Deck.
Leonite		FIRE	Place 1 "Adamancipator" card from your hand or GY on top of the Deck.

The "Adamancipator Risen" are the main boss monsters of the archetype. Each has two effects: an Ignition Effect involving excavating 5 cards, and a Quick Effect that requires another monster with their Attribute in the GY as a precondition. "Dragite" bounces with excavation and has a Spell/Trap negate, "Raptite" Summons a Rock with excavation (like the "Adamancipator" Tuners) and has a GY banish interruption, and "Leonite" adds 1 "Adamancipator" card with excavation and has a GY revival effect in the opponent's turn.

In terms of Spell and Trap support, all of the archetype's Spells provide extra consistency for finding and resolving the effects of "Adamancipator" Tuner monsters, by placing cards on the top of the Deck and situationally searching or recovering individual Rock monsters. The archetype's Trap cards supplement their effect lineup with card destruction and monster effect negation, which the "Adamancipator Risen" monsters lack.

Externally, many non-"Adamancipator" Rock monsters can also be summoned by "Adamancipator" Tuners, allowing much more varied deck builds.

• The "Koa'ki Meiru" cards, in particular the Level 4 monsters with negation effects (i.e. "Guardian", "Overload", "Sandman", "Wall"), provide additional pieces of interruption and work well with the archetype's Level needs.
• "Koa'ki Meiru Supplier" is an additional extender with searching capabilities.
• "Doki Doki" can be used to Special Summon additional Rock monsters from the Deck, including more "Adamancipator" Tuners.
• "Prank-Kids Rocksies" can be used to provide more bodies by linking it into "Prank-Kids Meow-Meow-Mu".

Generally, an "Adamancipator" deck aims to maximize the "Adamancipator" Tuners' (& "Raptite"'s) excavation effects, in order to swarm the field and Synchro/Link climb into boss monsters. The inherent inconsistency within the excavation effects is typically addressed in one of two ways: including and using "Adamancipator" Spell cards, or by fine-tuning deck composition to include a critical mass of Rock monsters. "Adamancipator" end boards typically include "Adamancipator Risen - Dragite", along with other high-power generic boss monsters such as "Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess", "Borreload Savage Dragon", or "Accesscode Talker".

In formats where the card is/was available, "Block Dragon" is a critical extender for "Adamancipator" combos, as it could search out all of the "Adamancipator" Tuners and non-OPT revive itself for Link/Synchro climbing.

Recommended cards

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Adamancipator Crystal - Dragite Adamancipator Crystal - Leonite Adamancipator Crystal - Raptite Doki Doki Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo Koa'ki Meiru Guardian Koa'ki Meiru Overload Koa'ki Meiru Sandman Koa'ki Meiru Supplier Koa'ki Meiru Wall Nemeses Keystone Revival Golem Rock Band Xenoguitar Tackle Crusader Weeping Idol Block Dragon (OCG or Traditional Format) Cartorhyn the Hidden Gem of the Seafront Tuner monsters Adamancipator Analyzer Adamancipator Researcher Adamancipator Seeker Obsessive Uvualoop Yokotuner Spell Cards Normal Spells Adamancipator Friends Adamancipator Signs Foolish Burial Fossil Fusion Miracle Rupture Ready Fusion Synchro Creed Field Spells Adamancipator Laputite Quick-Play Spells Magnet Reverse Trap Cards Normal Traps Adamancipator Relief Magnet Force Counter Traps Adamancipator Resonance Continuous Traps Triamid Pulse Totem Pole Extra Deck Fusion Monsters Fossil Dragon Skullgar Fossil Warrior Skull King Fossil Warrior Skull Knight Mystical Sand (as target for "Ready Fusion") Synchro Monsters Adamancipator Risen - Dragite Adamancipator Risen - Leonite Adamancipator Risen - Raptite Naturia Barkion Naturia Beast Xyz Monsters Abyss Dweller Gallant Granite Number 106: Giant Hand Number 55: Gogogo Goliath Daigusto Emeral Link Monsters Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable Borrelsword Dragon Crystron Halqifibrax Eria the Water Charmer, Gentle Geonator Transverser Hiita the Fire Charmer, Ablaze Wynn the Wind Charmer, Verdant

Weaknesses

• Cards that prevent the Activation of Effects in hand such as "Mind Drain" slow down this deck's swarm capability as the Normal Summon is used to Summon the Tuners instead.
• Being largely made up of Monsters, the deck also finds problems when it encounters "PSY-Framegear Gamma", "Vanity's" Monsters or similar. "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring or Infinite Impermanence will also slow the deck down by a Monster, although is critical to the deck when used in response to "Researcher" which can be summoned by "Crystron Halqifibrax".
• Although largely made up of EARTH monsters, the deck's larger monsters are WATER, WIND and FIRE, making "Gozen Match" somewhat effective. Being Rock based, There Can Be Only One also cripples the deck, as does "Summon Limit"

Trivia

• "Dwimmered Path" and "Dwimmered Glimmer" are suggested to share a lore connection with the "Adamancipator" archetype, as their card arts feature caves similar to the one seen in "Adamancipator Laputite", and the corresponding word for "Dwimmered" in their names, "救（きゅう）魔（ま）" (Kyūma, literally "Spell Salvation") is an anagram of the kanji characters used for the word "Adamassiah" in the "Adamancipator" cards' OCG names, "魔（ま）救（きゅう）" (Makyū).