Editing Sylvan

{{Infobox archseries
| image          = SylvanCharity-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png
| caption        = "[[Sylvan Guardioak|Guardioak]]", "[[Sylvan Komushroomo|Komushroomo]]", "[[Sylvan Flowerknight|Flowerknight]]", "[[Sylvan Marshalleaf|Marshalleaf]]", "[[Orea, the Sylvan High Arbiter|Orea]]", "[[Sylvan Sagequoia|Sagequoia]]", "[[Sylvan Lotuswain|Lotuswain]]" and "[[Sylvan Peaskeeper|Peaskeeper]]" in the artwork of "[[Sylvan Charity]]"
| ja_name        = {{Ruby|森|しん}}{{Ruby|羅|ら}}
| romaji         = Shinra
| fr_name        = Sylvan
| de_name        = Sylvanisch
| it_name        = Silvan
| ko_name        = 삼라
| ko_hanja       = 森羅
| ko_romanized   = Samna
| pt_name        = Silvestre
| es_name        = Silvana
| sets           =
* [[Legacy of the Valiant]]
* [[Primal Origin]]
* [[Dimension Force]]
| tcg            =
* [[Legacy of the Valiant Sneak Peek Participation Card]]
* [[Legacy of the Valiant: Deluxe Edition]]
* [[Primal Origin Plus]]
* [[Primal Origin: Deluxe Edition]]
* [[2014 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]
* [[Premium Gold: Return of the Bling]]
* [[2015 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]
* [[Maximum Crisis]]
* [[2018 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]
* [[Maze of Memories]]
| ocg            =
* [[Extra Pack: Knights of Order]]
* [[Dimension of Chaos]]
* [[Extra Pack 2016]]
* [[Tournament Pack 2022 Vol.1]]
}}
"'''Sylvan'''" ({{Ruby|森|しん}}{{Ruby|羅|ら}} ''Shinra'') is an [[archetype]] of [[Plant]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] that debuted in ''[[Legacy of the Valiant]]''. 
In the ''[[TCG]]'', "Sylvan" cards pioneered a new game term, "[[excavate]]".<ref>[https://yugiohblog.konami.com/articles/?p=5738 ''Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG'' Blog]: Everything That’s Available for ''Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG'' (both now, and soon….)</ref>
== Design ==
=== Appearance ===
Each "Sylvan" monster is based on various plants and take on a variety of occupations.
{| class="wikitable"
! Sylvan !! Origin
|-
| [[Alsei, the Sylvan High Protector|Alsei]] || ''[[wikipedia:Alseis|Alseis]]''/[[wikipedia:Byakko|Byakko]]
|-
| [[Sylvan Bladefender|Bladefender]] || Blade of grass/Defender
|-
| [[Sylvan Cherubsprout|Cherubsprout]] || [[wikipedia:Shoot|Plant sprout]]/[[wikipedia:Cherub|Cherub]]
|-
| [[Sylvan Dancepione|Dancepione]] || [[wikipedia:Dance|Dance]]/[[wikipedia:Pione (grape)|Pione]]
|-
| [[Sylvan Flowerknight|Flowerknight]] || Flowers/Knight
|-
| [[Sylvan Guardioak|Guardioak]] || [[wikipedia:Oak|Oak tree]]/Guardian
|-
| [[Sylvan Hermitree|Hermitree]] || ''[[wikipedia:Delonix regia|Delonix regia]]''/[[wikipedia:Hermit|Hermit]]
|-
| [[Sylvan Komushroomo|Komushroomo]] || [[wikipedia:Mushroom|Mushroom]]/''[[wikipedia:Komusō|Komusō]]''
|-
| [[Sylvan Lotuswain|Lotuswain]] || [[wikipedia:Nelumbo nucifera|Lotus Blossom]]/[[wikipedia:Coxswain|Coxswain]]
|-
| [[Sylvan Marshalleaf|Marshalleaf]] || Leaf/[[wikipedia:Marshal|Marshal]]
|-
| [[Sylvan Mikorange|Mikorange]] || Orange fruit/[[wikipedia:Miko|Shrine maiden]]
|-
| [[Orea, the Sylvan High Arbiter|Orea]] || [[wikipedia:Vermilion Bird|Suzaku]]
|-
| [[Sylvan Peaskeeper|Peaskeeper]] || [[wikipedia:Pea|Pea pod]]/[[wikipedia:Peacekeeping|Peacekeeper]]
|-
| [[Sylvan Princessprite|Princessprite]] || [[wikipedia:Sprite (creature)|Sprite]]/Princess
|-
| [[Sylvan Princessprout|Princessprout]] || Plant sprout/Princess
|-
| [[Sylvan Sagequoia|Sagequoia]] || ''[[wikipedia:Sequoioideae|Sequoia]]''/[[wikipedia:Sage|Sage]]
|-
| [[Sylvan Snapdrassinagon|Snapdrassinagon]] || [[wikipedia:Snapdragon|Snapdragon]]/Assassin
|}
=== Etymology ===
The Japanese word ''shinra'' is shortened from ''shinrabanshō'' (森羅万象) meaning "all things in nature", hence the plant-life motif. The word "[[wikipedia:Sylvan|sylvan]]" refers to an association with the woodland, specifically that which inhabits the wood, is made of tree materials, or comprises the forest itself.
==Playing style==
Almost all "Sylvan" monsters have the common effect of excavating a number of cards from the top of the Deck, and sending any excavated [[Plant]] monsters to the [[Graveyard]]. In turn, the other effects of the Main Deck "Sylvan" monsters activate when they are excavated from the Deck and sent to the Graveyard.
Their basic playing style involves excavating other "Sylvan" monsters from the Deck and sending them to the Graveyard, in order to activate their effects, ranging from card [[Sylvan Komushroomo|destruction]] to monster [[Sylvan Peaskeeper|revival]]. Their effects also let the player, if no Plant monsters were excavated, send potentially dead draws to the bottom of the Deck, thus allowing good draw advantage. However, this mechanic can also place handy cards on the bottom of the Deck, so before blindly excavating the cards, it is recomended to use effects that reorder the cards on the top of the Deck, in order to make the most of the strategy. Cards like "[[Sylvan Charity]]" and "[[Mount Sylvania]]" are indispensable for the Deck for this very reason.
When playing "Sylvans", there is a tendency not to rely on Normal Summons, facilitating the use of "[[Miracle Fertilizer]]" without heavy repression. Such plays could include discarding "[[Sylvan Hermitree]]" with "Mount Sylvania" and then having the advantage placing the card desired by its owner. Then "Miracle Fertilizer" can be used to revive "Hermitree" to excavated the stacked "Sylvan" and draw a card.
One of the advantages of "Sylvan" is the lack of adding cards from the Deck to the hand, placing them on the top of the Deck, instead. While this may seem disadvantageous, by using cards such as "[[Shared Ride]]" or "[[Mistake]]" one can punish the opponent for adding cards or stopping them altogether, thus keeping with the pace of the Duel or slowing the opponent down without affecting the playing style of "Sylvan" player. This advantage becomes apparent against Decks that rely on adding cards to the hand, such as "[[Raidraptor]]", "[[Monarch]]", "[[Tellarknight]]", etc., or lockdowns involving "[[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]".
The boss monsters of the archetype are "[[Orea, the Sylvan High Arbiter]]" and "[[Alsei, the Sylvan High Protector]]". The latter's effect excavates the top of the Deck and then bounces cards on the field without targeting them, up to the number of Plant monsters excavated and sent to the Graveyard. This effect can be used to recycle cards like "Miracle Fertilizer" and/or take target-immune opposing monsters off the field, like "[[Borreload Dragon]]", "[[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon]]", "[[Supreme King Z-ARC]]", etc. It can also reorder the cards from the top of the Deck, setting up the excavation effect the "Sylvan" monsters, including itself. The former's effect adds a card from the top of the Deck to its controller's hand, provided they correctly guessed the excavated card's name; if the guess was wrong, "Alsei" [[spin]]s an opponent's card, which can give the "Sylvan" player a control over the opponent's future draws, while getting rid of a troublesome card in the process.
With the advent of [[Link Monster]]s, "[[Aromaseraphy Jasmine]]" became an essential card for the Deck, with two search effects for Plant monsters and a blanket protection against battle destruction to the Plant monsters it points to. Another reliable Link Monster is "[[Saryuja Skull Dread]]", that can be [[Card Tips:Saryuja Skull Dread|easily Link Summoned]] with "[[Blackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow]]" and one of the solid Normal Summons of the Deck, such as "[[Sylvan Marshalleaf]]". Its last effect compensates the lack of draw power of the Deck, while enabling the Special Summon of a high-Level "Sylvan" from the hand and giving its owner 3 slots for Xyz/Synchro Summons.
===Recommended cards===
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
|effect monsters =
* [[Sylvan Peaskeeper]]
* [[Sylvan Hermitree]]
* [[Sylvan Sagequoia]]
* [[Sylvan Guardioak]]
* [[Sylvan Snapdrassinagon]]
* [[Sylvan Flowerknight]]
* [[Sylvan Marshalleaf]]
* [[Sylvan Komushroomo]]
* [[Sylvan Cherubsprout]]
* [[Sylvan Princessprout]]
* [[Evil Thorn]]
* [[Lonefire Blossom]]
* [[Mardel, Generaider Boss of Light]]
* [[Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio]]
* [[Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra]]
* [[Ragnaraika the Evil Seed]]
* [[Rose Lover]]
* [[Rose Paladin]]
* [[Therion "Lily" Borea]]
* [[World Carrotweight Champion]]
|tuner monsters =
* [[Copy Plant]]
* [[Cyclos the Circular Sprite]]
* [[Fengli the Soldrapom]]
* [[Rose Girl]]
* [[Spore]]
* [[Staysailor Romarin]]
|fusion monsters =
* [[Predaplant Chimerafflesia]]
* [[Rose Spectre of Dunn]]
* [[Sea Monster of Theseus]]
|synchro monsters =
* It is possible to use Synchro Monsters of any Level, from "[[Formula Synchron]]" to "[[Assault Blackwing - Onimaru the Divine Thunder]]", by managing the Levels of "[[Spore]]" and "[[Copy Plant]]". Also, "Copy Plant" and a Level 6 or higher "Sylvan" monster can be used to Summon "[[Ultimaya Tzolkin]]" or "[[Phantasmal Lord Ultimitl Bishbaalkin]]"
* [[Black Rose Dragon]]
* [[Periallis, Empress of Blossoms]]
* [[Queen of Thorns]]
* [[Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon]]
* [[Formula Synchron]]
* [[Shooting Star Dragon]]
* [[Stardust Dragon]]
|xyz monsters =
* It is possible to use Xyz Monsters of any Rank from 1 to 8, due to the variety of Levels of the "Sylvan" monsters and the Level-changing effect of "Sylvan Princessprout". Some notable examples include:
* [[Alsei, the Sylvan High Protector]]
* [[Orea, the Sylvan High Arbiter]]
* [[Sylvan Princessprite]]
* [[Rikka]] Xyz Monsters
* [[Sacred Tree Beast, Hyperyton]]
* [[Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star]]
* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]
|link monsters =
* [[Sylvan Dancepione]]
* [[Aromaseraphy Jasmine]]
* [[Crossrose Dragon]]
* [[Linkuriboh]]
* [[Saryuja Skull Dread]]
* [[Ragnaraika Skeletal Soldier]]
* [[Ragnaraika Stag Sovereign]]
|normal spells =
* [[Sylvan Charity]]
* [[Instant Fusion]] / [[Ready Fusion]]
* [[Ultra Polymerization]]
* [[One for One]]
* [[Rose Bell of Revelation]]
* [[Foolish Burial]]
|equip spells =
* [[Mark of the Rose]]
|field spells =
* [[Mount Sylvania]]
|continuous spells = 
* [[Miracle Fertilizer]]
* [[Ragnaraika Bloom]]
|normal traps =
* [[Sylvan Blessing]]
* [[Ragnaraika Hunting Dance]]
|counter traps =
* [[Pollinosis]]
}}
===Weaknesses===
As with any Graveyard-reliant Deck, "Sylvan" is vulnerable against cards like "[[The End of Anubis]]", "[[Soul Drain]]", "[[Dimensional Fissure]]" and "[[Macro Cosmos]]". Also, "Sylvan" monsters have very assorted [[Attribute]]s, making it a cinch to cripple their field presence via "[[Gozen Match]]" and "[[Battle of the Elements]]".
==References==
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