Trickstar

Trickstar
Clockwise, from top right: "Trickstar Holly Angel", "Candina", "Lycoris" and "Lilybell" in the artwork of "Trickstar Light Stage" Clockwise, from top right: "Trickstar Holly Angel", "Candina", "Lycoris" and "Lilybell" in the artwork of "Trickstar Light Stage"
Japanese	トリックスター Torikkusutā (romanized)
Sets Code of the Duelist Circuit Break LINK VRAINS Edition
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
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"Trickstar" is an archetype of female LIGHT Fairy-Type monsters used by Aoi Zaizen in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, which debuted in the OCG with Code of the Duelist.

Design

Blue Angel with "Trickstar Holly Angel", "Lilybell" and "Lycoris in the anime.

The "Trickstar" monsters are based on Japanese idols. All of the members shown so far are females dressing in colorful attires and having are pairs of butterfly or dragonfly like wing as well as tattoo of varying shape on their faces. Their skirt designs resemble the petal of each flowers they're named after. The main deck monsters have an appearance of a teenage girl, while the extra deck monsters have an appearance of young woman.

The monster Dark Angel, although not being an official member of this archetype, has similar design as the rest of the Trickstar monsters and was also used by Aoi in the anime.

Etymology

Trickstar is a portmanteau of the words "Trick" and "Star" while also playing on the word "Trickster". The members of this archetype are named after various flowers.

Members

Main Deck

Trickstar	Origin
Candina	Candytuft
Lilybell	Lilium
Lycoris	Lycoris
Narkiss	Narcissus

Extra Deck

Trickstar	Origin
Bloody Mary	Double Bloody Mary
Holly Angel	Hollyhocks
Sweet Devil	Devil flower

Playing style

Primary strategy

of a "Trickstar" Deck is dealing small amounts of effect damage, usually 200 points, multiple times through various effects. Each will deal damage when:

• "Trickstar Candina" - Your opponent activates a Spell or Trap.
• "Trickstar Narkiss" - Your opponent activates a monster's effect from their hand or graveyard.
• "Trickstar Lycoris" - Your opponent adds to their hand for each card (including those drawn by effect or for their Draw Phase),.
• "Trickstar Sweet Devil" - A monster it points to is sent to the GY (by battle or card effect).
• "Trickstar Holly Angel" - A "Trickstar" is summoned to one of her Link Points.
• "Trickstar Light Stage" - One of your "Trickstar" monsters deals damage.

The archetype is not without the ability to deal battle damage, however;

• "Trickstar Holly Angel" gains ATK each time a "Trickstar" monster deals damage, including herself.

• "Trickstar Lilybell" can attack directly.

Secondary strategy

is to disrupt your opponent's plays to prevent them from mounting a comeback.

• "Lightstage" can lock down their Set Spells and Traps for a turn before forcing a "use it or lose it" scenario,
• "Trickstar Reincarnation" will banish their hand face-down and draw an equal number of new cards for them (which can also deal significant burn damage off of "Lycoris's" effect), eliminating the benefit of search cards and cards that activate in the Graveyard.
• "Holly Angel" will prevent the "Trickstar" monsters in her Link Points from being destroyed
• "Lycoris" can return them from the field to the hand to avoid other removal effects.

Search and recovery power

Which the archetype also has lots of.

• "Lightstage" can search any of the "Trickstar" monsters on activation,
• "Candina" can search any "Trickstar" card, including herself, when Normal Summoned. This will often be "Lilybell," which you can then Special Summon, allowing you to promptly Link Summon "Holly Angel" or attack directly with "Lilybell" via its effect to recover a "Trickstar" card from the Graveyard.
• "Lycoris" can return "Candina" to your hand to allow you to Summon her and search again
• "Reincarnation" can be banished from the Graveyard to Special Summon a "Trickstar" from your Graveyard.

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Trickstar Candina Trickstar Lilybell Trickstar Lycoris Trickstar Narkiss Athena Dark Angel Fairy Archer Hecatrice Honest Nova Summoner Protector of the Sanctuary (in combination with "Trickstar Reincarnation".) Shining Angel Spell Cards Trickstar Light Stage Celestial Transformation Chain Strike Creature Swap Dark Room of Nightmare Excessive Burial Inferno Reckless Summon Rival Arrival Terraforming Transmodify Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen Trap Cards Trickstar Reincarnation Lumenize Solar Ray Disturbance Strategy Metaverse Present Card Extra Deck Xyz Monsters Fairy Cheer Girl Starliege Paladynamo Link Monsters Trickstar Bloody Mary Trickstar Holly Angel Trickstar Sweet Devil Firewall Dragon

Official Decklists

"Trickstar" Deck

Main Deck Monster Cards (15) Effect Monsters Firecracker x2 Rescue Ferret x3 Summoner Monk Trickstar Candina x3 Trickstar Lilybell x3 Trickstar Lycoris x3 Spell Cards (14) Dark Room of Nightmare x3 Double Summon x3 Harpie's Feather Duster Monster Reborn Terraforming x3 Trickstar Light Stage x3 Trap Cards (11) Appropriate x2 Blind Ruination Dark Bribe x2 Recall x3 Trickstar Reincarnation x3 Extra Deck (15) Xyz Monsters Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer Daigusto Phoenix Fairy Cheer Girl Gachi Gachi Gantetsu Number 39: Utopia Number C39: Utopia Ray Number S39: Utopia the Lightning Sky Cavalry Centaurea Link Monsters Decode Talker Gaiasaber, the Virtual Knight x2 Topologic Bomber Dragon Trickstar Holly Angel x3

"Trickstar" Deck

Main Deck Monster Cards (17) Effect Monsters Artifact Moralltach x2 Artifact Scythe Dark Angel Honest x3 Trickstar Candina x3 Trickstar Lycoris x3 Trickstar Lilybell Trickstar Narkiss x3 Spell Cards (12) Chain Summoning x3 Dark Hole x2 Harpie's Feather Duster Monster Reborn Terraforming x2 Trickstar Light Stage x3 Trap Cards (11) Appropriate x2 Artifact Sanctum x3 Blazing Mirror Force x2 Metaverse Trickstar Reincarnation x3 Extra Deck (15) Link Monsters Akashic Magician x2 Decode Talker Firewall Dragon x2 Gaiasaber, the Virtual Knight Proxy Dragon x2 Trickstar Bloody Mary x2 Trickstar Holly Angel x2 Trickstar Sweet Devil x2 V-LAN Hydra