Editing World Chalice

{{Infobox archseries
| cut_from_names = true
| image          = WorldLegacyDiscovery-CA.png
| caption        = In the artwork of "[[World Legacy Discovery]]" (clockwise from top-left): "[[Beckoned by the World Chalice|Beckoned]]", "[[Chosen by the World Chalice|Chosen]]", "[[World Chalice Guardragon|Guardragon]]", "[[Crowned by the World Chalice|Crowned]]", and "[[World Legacy - "World Chalice"]]".
| ja_name        = {{Ruby|星|せい}}{{Ruby|杯|はい}}
| romaji         = Seihai
| trans          = Star Chalice
| fr_name        = Calice du Monde
| de_name        = Weltkelch
| it_name        = Calice del Mondo
| ko_name        = 성잔
| ko_romanized   = Seongjan
| pt_name        = Cálice Mundial
| es_name        = Cáliz Mundial
| sets           =
* [[Code of the Duelist]]
* [[Circuit Break]]
* [[Dark Neostorm]]
| tcg            =
* [[OTS Tournament Pack 7]]
* [[Battles of Legend: Relentless Revenge]]
* [[2018 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]
| korea          = [[Advanced Event Pack 2017 Vol.2]]
}}

"'''World Chalice'''", known as "'''Star Chalice'''" ({{Ruby|星|せい}}{{Ruby|杯|はい}} ''Seihai'') in Japanese, is an [[archetype]] introduced in ''[[Code of the Duelist]]''. The archetype is related to, and is supported by, the "[[World Legacy]]" archetype.

==Design==
The main "World Chalice" monsters seem to be based on character archetypes that would typically be seen in a [[wikipedia:Japanese role-playing game|JRPG]] such as ''[[wikia:c:finalfantasy:Final Fantasy Wiki|Final Fantasy]]'' or ''[[wikia:c:xenoblade:Xenoblade Wiki|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' and all monsters are of different [[Type]]s and [[Attribute]]s who seemingly evolve into stronger, armored [[Link Monster]]s—possibly due to the "[[World Legacy|World Legacies]]" unlocked by them per the request of "[[Lee the World Chalice Fairy]]", as mentioned in the flavor text of "[[Chosen by the World Chalice]]", to fight against the "[[Krawler]]" monsters.

===Members===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Role in Party
! Main Deck version
! Link Monster version
|-
| [[wikipedia:Cleric (character class)|Support/Healer]]
| [[Crowned by the World Chalice]]
| [[Ib the World Chalice Priestess]]
|-
| [[wikipedia:Warrior (character class)|Tank/Wall]]
| [[Beckoned by the World Chalice]]
| [[Ningirsu the World Chalice Warrior]]
|-
| [[wikipedia:Protagonist|Hero]]
| [[Chosen by the World Chalice]]
| [[Auram the World Chalice Blademaster]]
|-
| [[wikipedia:Glossary of video game terms#Damage per second|DPS/Damage Per Second]]
| [[World Chalice Guardragon]]
| [[Imduk the World Chalice Dragon]]
|-
| [[wikipedia:Glossary of video game terms#M|Mage]]
| [[Lee the World Chalice Fairy]]
| None
|}

==Playing style==
Being one of the first archetypes to focus on [[Link Summon]]ing, the "World Chalice" archetype explores the intricacies of the newly-introduced mechanic. To that end, the archetype focuses on initiating multiple Link Summons in quick succession, all while promoting combos that extend the longevity of this style of play, namely through helping the controller amass more monsters in the hand or on the field to use as [[Link Material]]s. The archetype also encourages the controller carefully consider the placement of cards on their field, particularly by emphasizing the [[Linked|linking]] of Link Monsters with other monsters in order to gain boons via their effects.

The archetype's main strategy is the rapid amassing of [[Link Material]]s on the field to Link Summon [[Link Monster]]s, mainly by using [[Normal Monster]]s as a medium. To that end, several of its Main Deck monsters are Normal Monsters, namely "[[Beckoned by the World Chalice]]", "[[Chosen by the World Chalice]]", and "[[Crowned by the World Chalice]]", all of which possess different Levels, Attributes, and Types, and either 0 ATK or DEF.

The archetype's Main Deck Effect Monsters are designed to further this strategy. The first effect of "[[World Chalice Guardragon]]" allows the controller to send it from the hand or field to the GY in order to negate the activation of a card that targets a [[linked]] monster and destroy it, thus offering protection to the controller from threats to the archetypes' Link Monsters. This also places "Guardragon" in the GY to enable its second effect, banishing it from the GY to Special Summon a Normal Monster from the GY to one of the controller's zones that a Link Monster points to. "[[Lee the World Chalice Fairy]]" enables the controller to add a "World Chalice" monster from their Deck to their hand if Normal or Special Summoned, assisting the player in providing monsters to Special Summon with the common effect of the archetype's Link Monsters. "Lee" also allows the controller to recover it from the GY to their hand if they send a monster from their hand or field to the GY. Both monsters have great synergy with each other as a result, given that the latter can place monsters in the GY in the process of recurring itself, which the former can then Special Summon for the controller to continue their combos. 

The archetype's Link Monsters all possess a common effect wherein if they are sent to the GY, the controller can Special Summon a "World Chalice" monster from their hand, thus preventing the controller from losing field advantage should the monster be sent to the GY. Additionally, these effects also encourage the controller to use the Link Monsters as Link Materials themselves. This is reinforced by the archetype's Link Monsters all possessing [[Link Rating]]s in successive numbers from 1 to 3. As another thread of commonality, they also all possess effects that apply when the monster is linked to other monsters, thus emphasizing a need to consider where the Link Monsters can be best summoned in order to fully benefit from their effects.

The Link 1 "[[Imduk the World Chalice Dragon]]" often serves as a combo piece by which the archetype can initiate this tactic of laddering Link Monsters, as it allows the controller to Normal Summon a "World Chalice" monster in addition to the controller's Normal Summon/Set for the turn. "Imduk" also has an effect wherein it can destroy any monster it battles that is linked to it at the start of the Damage Step, though such an effect is only applicable if "Imduk" is in its controller's [[Extra Monster Zone]] or a Main Monster Zone in the same column as an Extra Monster Zone, as it only has a singular Top [[Link Arrow]].

The Link 2 "[[Ib the World Chalice Priestess]]" cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects should it be linked, and also prevents the opponent from targeting it with card effects while it is linked. "Ib" also protects the monsters linked to it by allowing the controller to send it to the GY should any of of its linked monsters be destroyed by card effects. However, for any of its unique effects to have any applications, it must be located in a [[Main Monster Zone]], as it only has Left and Right Link Arrows.

Also possessing a Link Rating of 2, "[[Auram the World Chalice Blademaster]]" gains 300 [[ATK]] for each "[[World Legacy]]" monster with a different name in the controller's GY. Additionally, "Auram" has an effect by which the controller can Tribute a "World Chalice" monster linked to it in order to Special Summon another one from their GY to one of the zones that "Auram" points to, allowing the controller an easy way to trigger the common effect of the Link Monsters while also granting an easy way for the controller to selectively choose what monsters to utilize next. Due to "Aurum" possessing Bottom-Left and Bottom-Right Link Arrows, however, this effect would only find use if "Auram" was inhabiting its controller's Extra Monster Zone.

The Link 3 "[[Ningirsu the World Chalice Warrior]]" enables the controller to draw a card for each "World Chalice" monster that is linked to it upon its Link Summon. Due to the placement of its Link Arrows, namely Top, Left, and Right, this effect is best utilized if "Ningirsu" was Link Summoned to a Main Monster Zone that shares a column with an Extra Monster Zone. "Ningirsu" also has an effect whereby the controller can send one card on each side of the field to the GY, allowing the controller to simultaneously remove a problematic card the opponent controls, while also either triggering the common effect of the archetype's Link Monsters, or placing one of the archetype's Effect Monsters or "[[World Legacy's Heart]]" in the GY for later utilization of its effect.

Given that the archetype is related to the "[[World Legacy]]" archetype, it also enjoys some support from that archetype's cards. The archetype's associated "World Legacy" monster, "[[World Legacy - "World Chalice"]]", can Tribute itself if a monster is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck in order to send that monster to the GY, which gives the controller remarkable flexibility in either choosing to eliminate the opponent's Extra Deck Special Summoned monsters, or to enable the archetype's Link Monsters to trigger their common effects. The first effect of "World Chalice" also allows it to enable its second effect, wherein if it leaves the field after being Normal Summoned or Set, allows the controller to Special Summon 2 other "World Chalice" monsters from their Deck, further bolstering their field presence and providing monsters to fuel more Link Summons. The third and last effect of "World Chalice" lets the controller banish it from the GY on any turn subsequent to it being sent there, in order for the controller to add a "World Legacy" card from their Deck to their hand. Given that the archetype is dependent on the "World Legacy" archetype to support its plays, this effect is instrumental to enabling further combos.

The archetype's associated "World Legacy" Field Spell, "[[World Legacy Discovery]]" has an shared effect with other "World Legacy" Field Spells in that it bolsters the ATK and DEF of the associated archetype's monsters by 300. Additionally, "Discovery" has a unique effect wherein the controller can Special Summon a "World Chalice" monster from their GY in Defense Position, should a face-up "World Legacy" monster they control leave their field due to an opponent's card effect or being destroyed by battle, thus preventing the controller from losing field presence through the loss of their monsters.

"[[World Legacy's Heart]]" allows the controller to return 2 "World Chalice" monsters from their GY to their hand, to further enable the common effects of the archetype's Link Monsters. The card also has an effect whereby the controller can avert the destruction by battle of a linked Link Monster they control, by banishing the card itself from their GY.

Because the archetype often focuses on Summoning low level Normal Monsters, it benefits greatly from cards that support such plays or aid in the advancing the placement of Normal Monsters in the hand. In particular, the effect of "[[Enchanting Fitting Room]]" and "[[Unexpected Dai]]" can assist the controller in more quickly Special Summoning Normal Monsters. "[[Dark Factory of Mass Production]]" can be used as an alternative to "Heart" by retrieving monsters from the GY to the hand to Summon via the common effects of the archetype's Link Monsters. As the archetype's Normal Monsters have different Types, they can be easily searched through Type specific support, such as "[[Emergency Teleport]]" for "Chosen" and "[[Reinforcement of the Army]]" for "Beckoned". The controller can also take advantage of the fact that the archetype's Normal Monsters have 0 ATK or DEF to Special Summon them via the effects of "[[Box of Friends]]" or "[[Masked Chameleon]]", the latter being usable alongside the Summoned monster as a Material for a Synchro or Link Summon. 

"[[Brilliant Fusion]]" and "[[Gem-Knight Lazuli]]" can also be splashed into the Deck quite effectively, as using the former to Fusion Summon "[[Gem-Knight Seraphinite]]" with the latter and "Lee" as Fusion Materials allows the controller to use the effect of "Lazuli" to add a Normal Monster from the GY to the hand, while easily searching out "Lee" for later retrieval. While itself usable as a Link Material, the effect of "Seraphinite" also can act as a substitute for "Imduk". "[[The Agent of Creation - Venus]]" can also provide the controller with a steady source of the Normal Monster "[[Mystical Shine Ball]]" in order to fuel the archetype's Link Summons or provide monsters that work with any Normal Monster-related support the controller chooses to include in the Deck.
 
===Recommended cards===
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->

|normal monsters =
* [[Beckoned by the World Chalice]]
* [[Chosen by the World Chalice]]
* [[Crowned by the World Chalice]]
* [[Mystical Shine Ball]]

|effect monsters =
* [[Lee the World Chalice Fairy]]
* [[World Chalice Guardragon]]
* [[World Legacy - "World Chalice"]]
* [[Aleister the Invoker]]
* [[Box of Friends]]
* [[Gem-Knight Lazuli]]
* [[Motivating Captain]]
* [[Rescue Ferret]]
* [[Rescue Rabbit]]
* [[The Agent of Creation - Venus]]

|tuner monsters =
* [[Galaxy Serpent]]
* [[Masked Chameleon]]
* [[Psychic Jumper]]
* [[Re-Cover]]

|fusion monsters =
* [[Almarduk the World Chalice Guardragon]]
* [[First of the Dragons]]
* [[Gem-Knight Seraphinite]]
* "[[Invoked]]" Fusions
* [[Panzer Dragon]]
* [[Sea Monster of Theseus]]

|synchro monsters =
* [[Naturia Barkion]]
* [[Naturia Beast]]
* [[Ib the World Chalice Justiciar]]

|xyz monsters =
* [[Princess Cologne (card)|Princess Cologne]]
* [[Sky Cavalry Centaurea]]

|link monsters =
* [[Imduk the World Chalice Dragon]]
* [[Ib the World Chalice Priestess]]
* [[Auram the World Chalice Blademaster]]
* [[Ningirsu the World Chalice Warrior]]
* [[Link Spider]]

|spells =
* [[World Legacy Discovery]]
* [[World Legacy's Heart]]
* [[Brilliant Fusion]]
* [[Dark Factory of Mass Production]]
* [[Emergency Teleport]]
* [[Emerging Emergency Rescute Rescue]]
* [[Enchanting Fitting Room]]
* [[Instant Fusion]]
* [[Invocation]]
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
* [[Terraforming]]
* [[Unexpected Dai]]
* [[White Elephant's Gift]]

|traps =
* [[World Legacy Landmark]]
* [[World Legacy Trap Globe]]
}}

===Official Decklist===
{{Decklist|"World Chalice" Deck <ref>[https://ygorganization.com/deathbyburndamagefromzarcandpals/ YGOrganization]Konami's "World Chalice" Deck</ref>
|total m = 20
|normal monsters =
* [[Crowned by the World Chalice]] x3
* [[Chosen by the World Chalice]] x3
* [[Beckoned by the World Chalice]] x3
|effect monsters =
* [[World Chalice Guardragon]] x3
* [[Lee the World Chalice Fairy]] x3
* [[World Legacy - "World Chalice"]] x3
* [[Rescue Ferret]]
* [[Rescue Rabbit]]
|total me = 15
|link monsters = 
* [[Imduk the World Chalice Dragon]] x2
* [[Ib the World Chalice Priestess]] x2
* [[Auram the World Chalice Blademaster]] x2
* [[Ningirsu the World Chalice Warrior]] x2
* [[Firewall Dragon]] x2
* [[Gaia Saber, the Lightning Shadow]]
* [[Decode Talker]]
* [[Honeybot]]
* [[Link Spider]]
* [[Proxy Dragon]]
|total s = 15
|spells =
* [[World Legacy Discovery]] x2
* [[World Legacy's Heart]] x3
* [[Monster Reborn]]
* [[Soul Charge]]
* [[Painful Decision]]
* [[Unexpected Dai]]
* [[Emergency Teleport]]
* [[One for One]]
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
* [[Foolish Burial]]
* [[One for One]]
* [[Pot of Avarice]]
* [[Harpie's Feather Duster]]
|total t = 5
|traps =
* [[World Legacy Landmark]] x2
* [[Break Off Trap Hole]]
* [[Heavy Storm Duster]]
* [[Back to the Front]]
}}

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