{{Infobox archetypearchseries| image = SylvanSylvanCharity-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 = * [[2014 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]* [[2015 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]* [[Dimension of Chaos]] (OCG only)* [[Extra Pack 2016]]* [[Extra Pack: Knights of Order]]

 "'''Sylvan'''" (Japanese: {{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> 

! Sylvan Monster !! Origin

| [[Alsei, the Sylvan HermitreeHigh Protector|Alsei]] || ''[[wikipedia:Delonix regiaAlseis|Alseis]]''Delonix regia'' tree]]/[[wikipedia:HermitByakko|HermitByakko]]

| [[Sylvan SagequoiaBladefender|Bladefender]] || [[wikipedia:Sequoioideae|''Sequoia'' tree]]Blade of grass/[[wikipedia:Sage|Sage]]Defender

| [[Sylvan GuardioakCherubsprout|Cherubsprout]] || [[wikipedia:OakShoot|Oak treePlant sprout]]/Guardian[[wikipedia:Cherub|Cherub]]

| [[Sylvan LotuswainDancepione|Dancepione]] || [[wikipedia:Nelumbo nuciferaDance|Lotus BlossomDance]]/[[wikipedia:CoxswainPione (grape)|CoxswainPione]]

| [[Sylvan BladefenderFlowerknight|Flowerknight]] || Blade of grassFlowers/DefenderKnight

| [[Sylvan FlowerknightGuardioak|Guardioak]] || Flowers[[wikipedia:Oak|Oak tree]]/KnightGuardian

| [[Sylvan MarshalleafHermitree|Hermitree]] || Leaf''[[wikipedia:Delonix regia|Delonix regia]]''/[[wikipedia:MarshalHermit|MarshalHermit]]

| [[Sylvan MikorangeKomushroomo|Komushroomo]] || Orange fruit[[wikipedia:Mushroom|Mushroom]]/''[[wikipedia:MikoKomusō|Shrine maidenKomusō]]''

| [[Sylvan KomushroomoLotuswain|Lotuswain]] || [[wikipedia:MushroomNelumbo nucifera|MushroomLotus Blossom]]/[[wikipedia:KomusōCoxswain|KomusōCoxswain]]

| [[Sylvan PeaskeeperMarshalleaf|Marshalleaf]] || [[wikipedia:Pea|Pea pod]]Leaf/[[wikipedia:Peacekeeping Marshal|PeacekeeperMarshal]]

| [[Sylvan SnapdrassinagonMikorange|Mikorange]] || Orange fruit/[[wikipedia:SnapdragonMiko|SnapdragonShrine maiden]]/Assassin

| [[Orea, the Sylvan CherubsproutHigh Arbiter|Orea]] || [[wikipedia:Shoot|Plant sprout]]/[[wikipedia:CherubVermilion Bird|CherubSuzaku]]

| [[Sylvan PrincessproutPeaskeeper|Peaskeeper]] || Plant sprout[[wikipedia:Pea|Pea pod]]/Princess[[wikipedia:Peacekeeping|Peacekeeper]]

| [[Alsei, the Sylvan High ProtectorPrincessprite|Princessprite]] || [[wikipedia:AlseisSprite (creature)|''Alseis'' plantSprite]]/[[wikipedia:Byakko|Byakko]]Princess

| [[Orea, the Sylvan High ArbiterPrincessprout|Princessprout]] || [[wikipedia:Vermilion Bird|Suzaku]]Plant sprout/Princess

| [[Sylvan PrincesspriteSagequoia|Sagequoia]] || ''[[wikipedia:Sequoioideae|Sequoia]]''/[[wikipedia:Sage|Sage]] <!|--This is a fanslation--> | [[Sylvan Snapdrassinagon|Snapdrassinagon]] || Princess/[[wikipedia:Sprite (creature)Snapdragon|SpriteSnapdragon]]/Assassin

All monsters introduced thus far, except for Almost all "[[Alsei, the Sylvan High Protector]]", monsters have the common effect of excavate 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. The boss monster of the archetype is "[[Orea, the Sylvan High Arbiter]]", whose effect bounces cards on the field without targeting them, which can be used in benefit of its controller, by recycling cards like "Miracle Fertilizer" and/or taking 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 of itself or another "Sylvan" monster. 

 With The boss monsters of the advent of archetype are "[[Link MonsterOrea, the Sylvan High Arbiter]]s, " and "[[Aromaseraphy JasmineAlsei, the Sylvan High Protector]]" became an essential card for . The latter's effect excavates the top of the Deckand then bounces cards on the field without targeting them, Special Summoning Plants from up to the Deck while also protecting number of Plant monsters from being destroyed by battleexcavated and sent to the Graveyard. It This effect can be easily Summoned by sending 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]]", "[[DandylionSupreme King Z-ARC]]" to , etc. It can also reorder the cards from the top of the Deck, setting up the Graveyard with 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"[[Mathematicianspin]]s an opponent's card, which can give the "Sylvan"player a control over the opponent's future draws, which while getting rid of a troublesome card in turn can be Tributed as cost for the effect 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 "[[Skulldeat, the Chained DracoserpentSaryuja Skull Dread]]", that can be [[Card Tips:Skulldeat, the Chained DracoserpentSaryuja 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===

* [[Sylvan LotuswainSnapdrassinagon]]

* [[Sylvan Lotuswain]]* [[Rose Paladin]]* [[KuribanditEvil Thorn]]

* [[DandylionMardel, Generaider Boss of Light]]* [[Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio]]* [[Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra]]

* [[Glow-Up BulbFengli the Soldrapom]]* [[Staysailor Romarin]]|fusion monsters =* [[Predaplant Chimerafflesia]]* [[Rose Spectre of Dunn]]* [[Blackwing - Gofu the Vague ShadowSea Monster of Theseus]]* [[MathematicianNeo-Spacian Twinkle Moss]]

* 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]]

* [[Skulldeat, the Chained DracoserpentCrossrose Dragon]]* [[Borreload DragonLinkuriboh]]|spells =<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->* [[Mount SylvaniaSaryuja Skull Dread]]|normal spells =

* [[Fragrance StormInstant Fusion]]/[[Ready Fusion]]/[[Instant Contact]]* [[Ultra Polymerization]]

* [[Trade-InRose Bell of Revelation]]* [[Foolish Burial]]|equip spells =* [[A Feather Mark of the PhoenixRose]]|field spells =* [[Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh OneMount Sylvania]]|continuous spells =

* [[Mark of the Rose]]* [[Foolish Burial]]|normal traps =<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->

===Weaknesses===As with most Decks nowadaysany Graveyard-reliant Deck, "Sylvan" Decks rely a lot on the Graveyard, so is vulnerable against cards like "[[The End of Anubis]]", "[[Soul Drain]]" and "[[Macro Cosmos]]" will cripple the Deck and are to be prepared against if using a "Sylvan" Deck. Since a main strategy of "Sylvan" Decks is to put needed cards on top of the Deck so that effects that rely on excavating the top card of the Deck can lead to an advantage, cards like "[[Card Shuffle]]", "[[Grave ProtectorDimensional Fissure]]" and "[[Peeking Goblin]]" can mess up this stacking. "[[Ancient Telescope]]" and "[[Convulsion of Nature]]" are superb assists here as one can better time when to use such card effects to shuffle or re-locates "Sylvan"s in a Deck. If "Convulsion's" not being used, "[[Grave LureMacro Cosmos]]", combined with "Sylvan" monster top-decking tactics and a good eye, can also interdict "Sylvans" by not only also sending would be "Sylvan" monsters further down a Deck but also discarding the excavated "Sylvan" via the said Trap as soon as it is drawn. FinallyAlso, "Sylvan" monsters have very assorted [[Attribute]]s, making it a cinch to cripple their field presence via "[[Gozen Match]]" and "[[Battle of the Elements]]".