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{{Stub}} {{Infobox archseries | image = AmazementAdministratorArlekino-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png | caption = "[[Amazement Administrator Arlekino]]" | ja_name = アメイズメント | romaji = Ameizumento | fr_name = Incroyable | de_name = Vergnügung | it_name = Prodigioso | it_trans = Prodigious | ko_name = 어메이즈먼트 | ko_romanized = Eomeijeumeonteu | pt_name = Diversão | es_name = Asombro | sets = * [[Lightning Overdrive]] * [[Dawn of Majesty]] * [[Power of the Elements]] * [[Cyberstorm Access]] | tcg = [[OTS Tournament Pack 21]] }} "'''Amazement'''" (アメイズメント ''Ameizumento'') is an [[archetype]] that debuted in ''[[Lightning Overdrive]]''. It is closely related to the "[[Attraction]]" archetype. ==Lore== {{Main|The Valuable Book EX 2 card storylines#No. 13: Amazement|The Valuable Book EX 3 card storylines#The Administrator's True Face}} ==Etymology== Though "Amazement" is a word in English, in the original Japanese, "Amazement" is likely intended to be a portmanteau of "amazing" and "amusement". In Japanese, the word "Amazement" in each "Amazement" monster's name is applied to the kanji 「驚楽園」 (''kyōrakuen'' lit. "Amazement park"), with 「驚」 (''kyō'') meaning "amazement" and 「楽」 (''raku'') meaning "amusement". Each "Amazement" monster has a job title that begins with the letter A, and a name beginning with A, B, C, or D, that is based on a word associated with comedy. In Japanese, each monster's title is also rendered in a kanji translation, with the non-Japanese reading applied to it. ==Playing style== The archetype revolves around equipping "[[Attraction]]" Traps to either "Amazement" monsters or to the opponent's monsters to gain advantage or disrupt their plays. "[[Amazement Administrator Arlekino]]" is the ringleader, being able to be [[Special Summon]]ed from the [[hand]] if a [[Trap Card]] is activated. He can also [[banish]] "Attraction" Traps from the [[Graveyard]] to [[target]] and [[destroy]] cards on the opponent's field. His final effect lets you equip "Attraction" cards from the [[Deck]] to monsters the opponent Summons. "[[Amazement Attendant Comica]]" [[Sets from your Deck]] when she is Normal Summoned and is also able to change the monster an "Amazement" Trap is equipped to. Her partner is "[[Amazement Assistant Delia]]" who can Special Summon herself from the hand by revealing an "Attraction" Trap. She also Sets "Attraction" Traps from the Deck at the cost of sending other "Attraction" Traps from the hand or face-up field. This leaves "[[Amazement Ambassador Bufo]]" who when Normal Summoned can equip an "Attraction" Trap in the Graveyard to an opponent's monster or, as a [[Quick Effect]], change the monster an "Attraction" is equipped to. "[[Amazing Time Ticket]]" adds an "Amazement" monster to hand or Sets an "Attraction" Trap from the Deck. "[[Amazement Precious Park]]" lets an "Attraction" activate the turn it was Set or swap "Attractions" during the [[End Phase]]. There is one "Amazement" Trap which is also the only non-"Attraction" Trap that supports the theme. "[[Amazement Family Faces]]" is a stronger version of "[[Crackdown]]" but requires the opponent's monster to be [[equip]]ped with an "Attraction" Trap but turns that Monster into an "Amazement" and boosts its attack while being unable to [[activate]] its effects. The "Attractions" all have 2 effects, one when equipped to the player's monster and another when equipped to the opponent's. [[Amaze Attraction Cyclo-Coaster]] destroys an opponent's [[Spell]] or Trap or adds an "Amazement" monster to the hand. "[[Amaze Attraction Majestic Merry-Go-Round]]" lowers or increases ATK and "[[Amaze Attraction Wonder Wheel]]" rotates cards in your hand with your Deck or switches ATK/DEF. === Recommended cards === {{Decklist|Recommended cards |effect monsters = * [[Amazement Administrator Arlekino]] * [[Amazement Ambassador Bufo]] * [[Amazement Assistant Delia]] * [[Amazement Abomination Arlekino]] * [[Amazement Attendant Comica]] * [[Absolute King Back Jack]] * [[Dark Eye Nightmare]] * [[Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju]] * [[Ibicella Lutea]] * [[Lord of the Heavenly Prison]] * [[Lilith, Lady of Lament]] * [[Magician of Dark Illusion]] * [[Master's Diploman]] * [[Nibiru, the Primal Being]] * [[Prufinesse, the Tactical Trapper]] * [[Silent Wobby]] |synchro monsters = * [[Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles]] * [[Chaos Angel]] |xyz monsters = * [[Ebon High Magician]] * [[Traptrix Rafflesia]] |link monsters = * [[Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable]] * [[Lyna the Light Charmer, Lustrous]] |field spells = * [[Amazement Precious Park]] |quick-play spells = * [[Amazement Special Show]] * [[Amazing Time Ticket]] |normal traps = * [[Amazement Family Faces]] * [[Amaze Attraction Cyclo-Coaster]] * [[Amaze Attraction Horror House]] * [[Amaze Attraction Majestic Merry-Go-Round]] * [[Amaze Attraction Thrill Train]] * [[Amaze Attraction Rapid Racing]] * [[Amaze Attraction Viking Vortex]] * [[Amaze Attraction Wonder Wheel]] * [[Gravedigger's Trap Hole]] * [[Paleozoic Dinomischus]] * [[Trap Trick]] |continuous traps = * [[Anti-Spell Fragrance]] * [[There Can Be Only One]] }} ==Weaknesses== * Trap activation negation or cards that prevent their activation. "[[Jinzo]]", "[[Red Reboot]]", "[[Wiretap]]" and "[[Denko Sekka]]" as well as various "[[Herald]]s" can hinder the deck. * "Amazement also lacks an in-theme way to retrieve Banished Cards. Players should be wary of "[[Dimension Shifter]]", "[[Cosmic Cyclone]]" and "[[D.D. Crow]]" {{Archseries navbox}} [[Category:TCG and OCG archetypes]]