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{{Cleanup}} {{For|the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime character|Frog (character)|the card part|""Froggie""}} {{Infobox archetypearchseries| image = D3SFrog-TF04MADU-JPEN-VG-artwork.jpgpng| caption = "[[D.3.S. Frog]]", three "[[Treeborn Frog]]s" and three "[[Des Frog]]s" all in the artwork of "D.3.S. Frog"| ja_name = ガエル| romaji = Gaeru| zh_name = 蛙| zh_pinyin = Wā| zh_jyutping = Waa1| fr_name = Grenouille| de_name = Frosch| it_name = RANA| ko_name = 개구리

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* [[Duelist SagaExtra Pack Volume 2]]* [[Rarity Collection Premium Gold Edition]]* [[Structure Deck: Ice Barrier of the Frozen Prison]]| anime =

Debuting in ''[[Cybernetic Revolution]]'', "'''Frog'''" (ガエル ''Gaeru'') is the first an [[archetype]] of [[WATER]] as well as the first [[Aqua]] [[archetypeMonster Card|monsters]]. The "Frog" archetype is closely related and is supported by the "'that debuted in ''[[ToadCybernetic Revolution]]'''" (カエル ''Kaeru'') [[series]] of cards. This was both the first WATER archetype and the first Aqua archetype. The "Frog" archetype is used by [[Princess Rose]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. The "[[Toad]]" series is a related series of monsters that support the "Frog" archetype.

"[[Froggy Forcefield]]" is not a "Frog" cardmember of this archetype, because it does not have 「ガエル」 in as its Japanese name. "[[Slime Toad]]", originally known as "Frog the Jam", is also does not a "Frog" card because of its Japanese name, and was renamed to clarify thiscontain「ガエル」.

===Appearance===True to their their name, the general design of "Frog" as well as the related "Toad" monsters resemble their real-life counterparts. Some "Frog" monsters like "[[Flip Flop Frog]]" and "[[Poison Draw Frog]]" showcase their long, most sticky tongues in their artwork. Most of which the "Frog" and Toad monsters have distinctive and colorful markings on their body bodies and headheads, most notably "[[Swap Frog]]", "[[Dupe Frog]]", "[[Beelze Frog]]" , and "[[Ronintoadin]]". Some of the "Frog" monsters resemble angels, such as "[[Treeborn Frog]]", while others resemble demons, such as "Beelze Frog" and "Swap Frog". This thematic resemblance to angels and demons is highlighted by the contrasting appearances of "[[Substitoad]] and [[Tradetoad]].

! Monster English name !! Japanese Romaji name (romaji) !! Japanese Name name (base) !! Japanese name (translation) !! Pun !! Pun(translation)

| [[Flip Flop Beelze Frog]] || Uragaeru Amagaeru || 裏ガエル (Reverse 悪魔ガエル || Devil Frog) || 裏返る (to be turned inside-out)アマガエル || [[wikipedia:Japanese tree frog|Japanese tree frog]]

| [[Dupe Des Frog]] || Machigaeru Desugaeru || 魔知ガエル (Evil Wisdom デスガエル || Death Frog) || 間違える (ですがえる || "to make a mistake)come across"

| [[Beelze FrogCenterfrog]] || Amagaeru Negaeru || 悪魔ガエル (Devil 寝ガエル || Sleeping Frog) || あまがえる (common tree frog)寝返る || "to switch sides or to betray"

| [[Poison Draw Dupe Frog]] || Hikigaeru Machigaeru || 引きガエル (Draw 魔知ガエル || Evil Wisdom Frog) || ひきがえる (an amphibian or 間違える || "to make a toad)mistake"

| [[Submarine Flip Flop Frog]] || Michigaeru Uragaeru || 未知ガエル (Unknown 裏ガエル || Reverse Frog) || 見違える (裏返る || "to hardly recognize)be turned inside-out"

| [[Swap Poison Draw Frog]] || Onigaeru Hikigaeru || 鬼ガエル (Ogre 引きガエル || Draw Frog) || 着替える (to change one's clothes)蟇蛙 || [[wikipedia:Japanese common toad|Japanese common toad]]

| [[Treeborn Submarine Frog]] || Yomigaeru Michigaeru || 黄泉ガエル (Underworld 未知ガエル || Unknown Frog) || (よみがえる) to return 見違える || "to lifebe hardly recognized"

| [[UnifrogSwap Frog]] || Kangaeru Kigaeru || 鬼ガエル ||[[wikipedia:Oni| 貫ガエル (Penetrating Ogre]] Frog) || 考える (着替える || "to consider or think about)change clothes"

| [[Des Treeborn Frog]] || Desugaeru Yomigaeru || デスガエル (Death 黄泉ガエル || [[wikipedia:Yomi|Underworld]] Frog) || 蘇る || "to be revived"

| [[Unifrog]] || Kangaeru || 貫ガエル || Penetrating Frog || 考える || "to think about"|} ====Other puns===={| class="wikitable sortable"! English name !! Japanese name (romaji) !! Japanese name (base) !! Japanese name (translation) !! Pun !! Pun (translation)|-| [[D.3.S. Frog]] || Gaeru Sandesu || ガエル・サンデス (|| Frog – Three Deaths) -Death || ガエルさんです || ガエルサンデス (can be read as "I'm Mr. Frog")|-| [[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]] || Otamajakushi || 悪魂邪苦止 || Phono-semantically matched ''[[wikipedia:Ateji|ateji]]'' of ''Otamajakushi'', the Japanese word for "tadpole"; literally translates to "evil, soul, vice, pain, stop" || オタマジャクシ || [[wikipedia:Tadpole|Tadpole]]

Though with weakstats, "Frog" cards can unleash devastating monsters are very versatile and their effects that include rapid [[Summon]]ingSummoning, the option to increase their ATK or protect themselves from destruction, and wiping out all cards the opponent controls. Many "Frog" cards have low Levels, which lets them benefit from cards like "[[Gravity Bind]]", with "[[Pride of the Weak]]" and "[[Graceful RevivalDes Croaking]]".

Frog Decks use the Field Spell "[[Wetlands]]One card that kept " that increases the [[ATK]] of all Level 2 or lower WATER/Aqua Monsters by 1200. Frogs can use "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]" (which allows you to add up to 2 more copies of itself from your deck to your hand when destroyed by battle), versatile and powerful was "[[Substitoad]]" ([[Traditional Format]]), "but after ''[[Flip Flop FrogFTK]]", "[[Treeborn Frog]]" (though you can't Special Summon him with "[[Wetlands]]" out), "[[Froggy Forcefield]]", and "[[Dupe Frog]]" to stall while building up combos. "[[Beelze Frog]]" can gain up to 2100 ATK with all 3 "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]" in ' won the Graveyard''2010 World Championships'', a sizeable amount for a Level 3 monster. "it was [[Mermaid ArcherForbidden]]" is also useful with Frogs, since all Frogs except for so many "[[Des Frog]]" are Level 3 or lower. "[[Star Boy]]" can power up Frogs in a flash; even with only "[[Wetlands]]" and its own effect, it has 2250 [[ATK]]. "[[Unifrog]]" can be used to make [[direct attack]]s, having 1600 ATK while "Wetlands" is active, and can also destroy an opponent's Spell/Trap Card if you control another FrogDecks lost their supreme speed.

Because this Deck often heavily revolves around Before "[[WetlandsMonarch]]" and easily swarms the field monsters gained support through recent years, they were commonly combined with Frogs for Tribute fodder, it can easily accommodate an monsters like "[[Earthbound Immortal]]Treeborn Frog". , "[[Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua]]Swap Frog" works superbly because its effect lets it deal damage even with cards like and "[[Gravity Bind]]" active. "[[Earthbound Immortals]]Ronintoadin" , that require Tributes could provide fodders for their effects, such the Tribute Summons. This granted them popularity and competitive viability and the Deck became known as "''[[Earthbound Immortal UruFrog Monarch]]", also have great synergy with the Frogs' aforementioned swarming power'.

One card that kept "Frogs" versatile and powerful was Another popular combination is "[[SubstitoadSea Lancer]]". It can equip itself with as many banished Aqua, but after [[Frog FTK]] won the 2010 World ChampionshipsFish and Sea Serpent monsters as possible, it was [[Forbidden]], so many which raises is ATK by 1000 and those targets can be easily provided by "FrogRonintoadin" [[Deck]]s lost their supreme speed. It can send an equipped monster to the Graveyard to prevent its destruction and by sending a "[[One for OneDupe Frog]]" allows easy Summoning of or "[[SubstitoadPoison Draw Frog]]", so it is possible to prevent a loss in card advantage, by drawing a [[Normal Summon]]card or search/[[Normal Set|Set]] is not spent to get retrieve a "[[Substitoad]]Frog" outmonster.

"In 2016, with the ''[[Fishborg BlasterInvasion: Vengeance]]'' Booster Pack, the archetype gained its boss monster, " ([[Traditional FormatToadally Awesome]] only) and "[[Deep Sea Diva]]" are good Tuners , a very solid Xyz that is able to include in a Frog Deck; they are easily Special Summoned negate the activation of cards and benefit from "[[Aegis of effects, steal the Ocean Dragon Lord]]"negated card, Special Summon a "[[Water Hazard]]Frog" monster from the Deck and other retrieve a WATER supportmonster when it is sent to the Graveyard. Combined with the "[[Cryomancer of the Ice BarrierPaleozoic]]" is another effective TunerTrap Cards, that can Summon themselves from the Graveyard as "[[Wetlands]]" grants him 2500 ATK. "[[Dewdark of the Ice Barrier]]" also works thanks to his ability to attack directly while you only control Level 2 or lower Aqua monsters, the Deck rapidily gained popularity and competitive relevance, which is easily manageable with the Frogs teamed up with later resulted in "WetlandsToadally Awesome" becoming [[Limited]] in this Deckthe OCG.

==Frog FTK/OTK Decks=====Frog Burn FTK/Mass Driver FTK (Traditional)===This FTK is hard to stop, and relatively easy to pull off. First, you need to get a "[[Substitoad]]Toadally Awesome" on is currently banned in the field (easy with "[[One for One]]" or "[[Swap Frog]]" + "[[Salvage]]"). ThenOCG, you just need another monster because its powerful effects caused Decks based on the field as fodder for his effect. At that point, dump as many Frogs as you possibly can into your Graveyard (cards like "[[Banisher of the Light]]" and "[[Dimensional Fissure]]" are the bane of this strategy). If you have three copies of "Level 4 [[RonintoadinWATER]]" in your Deck, there is a very good chance that if he's not already in your hand, he will be very soon, likewise with "[[Mass Driver]]" monsters (Traditional Only). All you need to do now is get which could Summon it throught "[[RonintoadinBahamut Shark]]" in the Graveyard, either by "[[Swap Frog]]'s" effect or by other means ([[Magical Merchant]]), and Level 2 like "[[Mass DriverSpright]]" (Possible to substitute which could Summon it with a "[[Cannon Soldier]]Frog" insteadengine) on the Field. Use the effect of "Ronintoadin" to bring him back to dominate the Field and then Tribute him for 400 LP damage. Repeat until you winmetagame.

With the banning of "Substitoad" in September 2010 and "Mass Driver" in March 2011, this strategy is no longer playable in the [[Advanced Format]].  {{See also|[[Frog Burn FTK]]}} ===Des Frog OTK===The rapid summoning of "[[Des Frog]]"s can be used to [[OTK]] as follows:1. Tribute Summon "[[Des Frog]]" when at least 2 "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]s" are in your Graveyard. See below for 1 turn set-up.2. Use "[[Des Croaking]]" to destroy all cards on your opponent's side of the field3. (option A): Activate "[[Solidarity]]" or "[[United We Stand]]" and then attack for 8100 damage with the 3 "[[Des Frog]]s".3. (option B): Attack with all "[[Des Frog]]"s, then activate "[[Super Polymerization]]", summoning "[[D.3.S. Frog]]" and finally attacking for 8200 damage. Special Summon "[[Ronintoadin]]" card from your Graveyard then, activate "[[Inferno Reckless Summon]]" and Special Summon 3 "[[Des Frog]]". Then use "[[Des Croaking]]" to clear your opponent's field. Xyz Summon Rank 5 like "[[Shark Fortress]]" then, Xyz Summon "[[Daigusto Phoenix]]" and win. Use "[[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls]]", "[[Swap Frog]]" and "[[Foolish Burial]]" with the help "[[Salvage]]" to send "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]", "[[Gazer Shark]]" or "[[Des Frog]]" to the Graveyard. You can banish Gazer Shark for a free Rank 5 WATER Xyz Summon. "[[Sea Lancer]]" can also be used to recycle "Gazer Shark". There can also be an FTK if you add a "[[One for One]]" or "[[Swap Frog]]" into your Deck. If you draw a "[[Des Frog]]", a "[[Des Croaking]]", a "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]" and "[[One for One]]" or a "[[Swap Frog]]", you can either:* Activate "[[One for One]]" and discard "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]" from your hand to Special Summon "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]" from your DeckOR* Discard one "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]" from your hand to Special Summon "[[Swap Frog]]", then use its effect to send the second "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]" from your Deck to the Graveyard. Tribute your Monster for a "[[Des Frog]]" and follow from stage 2 above! It is also possible to Normal Summon "[[Substitoad]]", then [[Special Summon]] with "[[One for One]]" or "[[Swap Frog]]" to tribute for "[[Substitoad]]"'s effect. Summon "[[Swap Frog]]" and use its effect to send "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]" to the [[Graveyard]]. Tribute "[[Swap Frog]]" to Summon another if you need to to make sure you have two "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]"s in your Graveyard, then use "[[Swap Frog]]'s effect by returning it or "[[Substitoad]]" to your hand to Tribute Summon your "[[Des Frog]]". As an alternative for step 3.(B), use "[[Polymerization]]" after using "[[Des Croaking]]", then "[[De-Fusion]]" after attacking with "[[D.3.S. Frog]]". You can use the Frog search cards like "[[Moray of Greed]]" and "[[Substitoad]]", "[[Tradetoad]]", along with stall cards like "[[Dupe Frog]]", "[[Treeborn Frog]]" and "[[Froggy Forcefield]]" to more reliably complete this [[OTK]]/[[FTK]]. Watch out for "[[Starlight Road]]", "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]" and "[[D.D. Crow]]", however. ===Dragon Frog Exodia (Traditional)===This strategy uses "[[Substitoad]]" (Traditional Only), "[[DNA Surgery]]"/"[[D. Tribe]]" & "[[Super Rejuvenation]]" to draw through your entire Deck in one turn in order to cause a win condition using the 5 parts of "[[Exodia]]". First get the "[[Substitoad]]" & your Type change trap on the field, then after playing "[[Super Rejuvenation]]" tribute enough "Frogs" to draw the rest of your Deck during the End Phase. Like most "Frog" combos, use "[[One for One]]" and such to get "[[Substitoad]]" as fast as possible, and from there setup the rest of the 3 card combo. Other Recommended cards that could be used are "[[A Cat of Ill Omen]]" to search for the Type Changing traps, as well as "[[Magical Mallet]]" / "[[Hand Destruction]]" to allow controlled drawing through the Deck, in order not to lose any parts of "[[Exodia]]". Bear in mind that when you tribute "[[Poison Draw Frog]]" or "[[Dupe Frog]]", their effects do not activate.* You can use "[[Swap Frog]]" to send them to the graveyard from the field to activate their own effects when "[[Swap Frog]]" is Summoned, however they will not actually be 'tributed' and therefore will not count for "[[Super Rejuvenation]]". ==Frog beatdown Decks==Keep in mind that, in a Beatdown Deck, "[[Wetlands]]" is much more important than in a OTK Deck. Make sure you use 3, and at least one "[[Terraforming]]". Not drawing "[[Wetlands]]" can be a huge problem. Hybrid Decks involving other monsters using Wetlands can be found on the [[Wetlands Deck]] page. Using "[[Flip Flop Frog]]" is also crucial as you can easily clear the field every turn as long as he's not destroyed, and can also be a powerful beatstick with "[[Wetlands]]". Although not a "Frog", "[[Penguin Soldier]]" can be a great help. You can use it to return 2 monsters on the field for a Direct Attack, and it gains the attack boost for "[[Wetlands]]". [[Ancient Prophecy]] also added some great new support for low Level WATER monsters including "[[Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord]]" to prevent your Frogs from being destroyed by any means. This is particularly useful against "[[Lightning Vortex]]", "[[Mirror Force]]" and "[[Torrential Tribute]]". Also, "[[Moray of Greed]]", while a powerful card, is skippable as it's better to use "[[Pot of Avarice]]". Since a combo of 2 "[[Dupe Frog]]s" or a "[[Dupe Frog]]" in Defense Position and a "[[Substitoad]]" (Traditional Only) essentially renders your opponents attacks completely useless, your main worry is monster destruction. It is therefore essential to include cards to negate this, such as the aforementioned "[[Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord]]" or "[[Destruction Jammer]]" from the Light of Destruction set.  If you want to incorporate Synchros, "[[Junk Synchron]]" works well as almost all Frogs are Level 2 or lower, but "[[Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier]]" is one of the best tuners for Frogs. Not only is it the strongest monster affected by "[[Wetlands]]", he also has a powerful stalling effect (Though this would require running other "Ice Barrier" monsters). You can easily summon "[[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]" using "[[Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier]]" and a "[[Mother Grizzly]]" or two of any Level two monster. "[[Junk Warrior]]" is probably the best synchro monster for a Frog Deck to to his gaining the attack of every Level 2 monster on the field which means "Wetlands" makes him incredibly strong if you have at least one frog on the field.  Finally, it should be noted that a "Frog" Deck is excellent at quickly filling the field with monsters thanks to its ability to lock down the opponents attacks. This makes it an ideal Deck to include some very powerful monsters, as you will be able to easily summon even monsters requiring three tributes. Without using high Level monsters, "[[Dewdark of the Ice Barrier]]" is a great monster to combo with "[[Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier]]" because it can be a 2400 Direct Attacker and also block attacks from Level 4+ monsters. {{See also|[[Wetlands Deck]]}} ===Frognarch===This type of Deck utilizes "[[Swap Frog]]" and "[[Substitoad]]" (Traditional Only) to speed up the chances of getting "[[Treeborn Frog]]" on the Field. This Deck utilizes the potential of getting "[[Light and Darkness Dragon]]" out to stop your opponents, but also using "[[Dupe Frog]]" to stall, and "[[Ronintoadin]]" to get even more Tribute fodder. Use "[[Swap Frog]]'s" effect to bounce a "[[Monarch (series)|Monarch]]" monster back to your hand, and then tribute a monster like "[[Treeborn Frog]]" or a opponent monster using cards like "[[Soul Exchange]]" and "[[Enemy Controller]]" to Normal Summon the "Monarch" and use its effect again. Normal Summon "[[Substitoad]]", tribute for its own effect, and then Special Summon a "[[Swap Frog]]" to dump a "[[Treeborn Frog]]" to the Graveyard. A popular play is the "Raiza Loop", which uses "[[Swap Frog]]" to return "[[Raiza the Storm Monarch]]" to your hand to continually return a card controlled by the opponent to the top of their Deck, disallowing them to Draw any new cards. This Deck can be played without "[[Substitoad]]" meaning you will have a Frognarch Deck ready for advanced format. Just use "[[Swap Frog]]" to thin the Deck and you can thin it very quickly. Other then that the Deck is basically the same as the above. ''See the article: [[Frognarchs]] or [[Frog Engine]]'' ===Toadally Awesome beatdown==="[[Toadally Awesome]]" can negate the activation of any Spell/Trap Card or monster effect, then [[Set]] that card on your side of the field. A well-structured usage of "[[Ronintoadin]]" and "[[Swap Frog]]" can easily swarm the field and grave with Level 2 monsters to either Summon "Toadally Awesome" or be used as fodder for it. Beware of cards such as "[[Zombie World]]" (which will prevent you from summoning "Toadally Awesome" at all) and cards that banish what goes into your Graveyard such as "[[Masked HERO Dark Law]]" and "[[Dimensional Fissure]]". ===Lancer Frogs===This Deck uses "[[Ronintoadin]]" to banish your own frogs, while "[[Sea Lancer]]" brings them back from the banished zone and equips them onto itself. "[[Gachi Gachi Gantetsu]]" can be brought out easily with this Deck being able to Summon Level 2 monsters very quickly. It is recommended to use both "[[Dupe Frog]]" and "[[Poison Draw Frog]]" because both get their effects when they are sent as "[[Sea Lancer]]'s" equip card to the Graveyard. Use "[[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls]]", "[[Swap Frog]]" and "[[Foolish Burial]]" with the help "[[Salvage]]" to send "[[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]", "[[Gazer Shark]]" or "[[Des Frog]]" to the Graveyard. You can banish "Gazer Shark" for a free Rank 5 WATER Xyz Summon. "[[Sea Lancer]]" can also be used to recycle "Gazer Shark". ==Recommended cards==

|normal monsters =* [[Megalosmasher X]]| effect monsters =

* [[Cryomancer of the Ice BarrierCenterfrog]]

* [[Poseidra, the Atlantean Dragon]]* [[Prior of the Ice Barrier]]* [[Ronintoadin]]* [[Sea Lancer]]* [[Shark Cruiser]]* [[Star Boy]](OCG and Traditional Format)

* [[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]]* [[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of WaterfallsSubstitoad]](TCG and Traditional Format)

* [[Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon]]* [[Stardust DragonUnderworld Fighter Balmung]]

* [[Gachi Gachi GantetsuToadally Awesome]] (TCG and Traditional Format)* [[Bahamut Shark]]* [[Cat Shark]]

* [[Gigantic Spright]]* [[Number 9629: Dark MistMannequin Cat]]* [[Number 7345: Abyss SplashCrumble Logos the Prophet of Demolition]]* [[TirasSky Cavalry Centaurea]]|link monsters =* [[Eria the Water Charmer, Keeper of GenesisGentle]]* [[Mistar Boy]]* [[Shark FortressMermail Abyssalacia]]* [[Number 12: Crimson Shadow Armor NinjaSpright Elf]](OCG and Traditional Format)

* [[Inferno Reckless SummonWetlands]]* [[Level Limit - Area BAquarium Set]]* [[Aquarium Stage]]

* [[Shield & Sword]]* [[Solidarity]]* [[Super PolymerizationSpright Gamma Burst]]

* [[WetlandsPolymerization]]