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{{Infobox/Archetype/Start | Show card image name = Dragons.jpg | image size = Blue-Eyes White Dragon| image caption = "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]", a Dragon monster.}}{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName | kanji = '''Dragon''' (ドラゴン | romaji = ''Doragon | english = '') is a [[Type]] of [[Monster Card]]s. It debuted in ''[[Vol.1]]'' in the ''[[OCG]]'', ''[[Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon]]'' in the ''[[TCG]]'', and ''[[Deck Mod Pack: Hyperspeed Rush Road!!]]'' in ''[[Rush Duel]]''. | french = Dragon | german = Drache | italian = Drago | korean Overview = 드래곤족 | portuguese = Dragão | spanish = Dragón Dragon monsters primarily represent mythological dragons from various cultures. They typically appear as serpentine, reptile, or avian beings that symbolize chaos, both either evil or good, fierceness and intimidation. Due to being one of the most prominent Types in the franchise, Dragons come in many shapes and forms, from the typical bipedal [[wikipedia:European dragon| arabic = تنّين}}{{Infobox/Archetype/YuEuropean dragon]]s, such as "[[Blue-GiEyes White Dragon]]" to the traditionally-Oh! serpentine [[wikipedia:Chinese dragon| list = List of Chinese dragon]]s, such as "[[Divine DragonRagnarok]]", to everything in-Type monstersbetween and beyond. | support list = List of From [[Series 9]] onwards, Dragonmonsters also encompass human-Type support cards | anti-support list = List dragon hybrids that add draconic features to human forms, representing either humans with draconic powers or dragons transformed into human forms. Examples include "[[Dragon Core Hexer]]", "[[Fallen of Albaz]]", and "[[Dragonmaid]]" monsters. Dragons primarily come in [[DARK]] or [[LIGHT]], although there are Dragon-Type anti-support cards}}{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}monsters for all six primary Attributes.
===''[[ArchetypeRush Duel]]s include: "''===* [[Majestic]]", "[[HieraticBlue-Eyes (Rush Duel)|Blue-Eyes]]", "* [[Horus the Black Flame High Tech Dragon]]", "* [[BlueRed-Eyes (Rush Duel)|Red-Eyes]]", "* [[Red-EyesStrike Dragon]]" and "* [[Dragon RulerThe]]".
{| style="width:100%"| style=Dragon Focused Decks=="vertical-align:top" |==="LV" Dragon DecksManga===Some dragon Decks are based on the "LV" Dragons, ";''[[Armed DragonYu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]" and "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon]]". These Decks usually focus on leveling up their monsters quickly. To protect the high level monsters from Trap Cards, "[[Royal Decree]]", "[[Jinzo]]", "Trap Stun" or "[[King Dragun]]" are used. "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon]]" has added protection from Spell Cards and is well known for the infamous "Horus Decree" lockdown. [[Horus]] and ''* [[Armed DragonSeto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]] cards can even be combined to make a Deck that not only locks down Spell and Trap Cards, but also controls the opponents monsters that may get in your way.
| style="vertical-align:top; width:67%" |==Hopeless Dragon Deck=Anime=== <div class="columns" style="column-count:2">;''See: [[Hopeless DragonYu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''* [[Seto Kaiba]]* [[Rebecca Hawkins]]
===Weaknesses=Icons==However, there are major weaknesses with Dragon Decks, and all have one in common: Summoning the Dragons. Since "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8]]" cannot be Special Summoned except with its own effect, cards like "[[Level Up!]]" and "[[Level Modulation]]" These are usually icons used to override this problem, but "[[Counter Trap Cards]]" like "[[Solemn Judgment]]" or "[[Dark Bribe]]" can impede your progress. Plus, "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6]]" only has 2300 ATK points, leaving it vulnerable to monsters like "[[Goyo Guardian]]" or any of the [[Monarch]]s. In Dragon Fusion Decks, it's very important to be able to keep "[[King Dragun]]" on the field to be able to summon the bigger dragons, but its 2400 ATK is low enough for any Monarch to destroy in battle. A good way to counter this kind of move is to use traps like "[[Waboku]]" or "[[Threatening Roar]]" to prevent represent the opponent from attacking or dealing battle damage. If your opponent knows you have a Dragon Fusion Deck, he or she may try to use "[[Chthonian Polymer]]" to gain control of any Dragon you Fusion Summon, which is deadly when playing "[[Five-Headed Dragon]]", since only LIGHT and DIVINE monsters can beat it Type in battlevarious video games. If "[[King Dragun]]" ends up getting destroyed, Level 5 or higher They all depict generic reptilian dragons you draw later may become dead draws and slow the Deck down to a crawl. A good counter measure for this would be to use "[[Trade-In]]" on level 8 monsters you draw but cannot play, or using "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]" to Special Summon those Dragons. Card effects that do not target like "[[Judgment Dragon]]" or "[[Mirror Force]]" cannot be negated with "[[King Dragun]]" and would therefore require a "[[Prime Material Dragon]]", "[[Light and Darkness Dragon]]" or "[[Stardust Dragon]]" to stop them. If you do manage to play some good Dragons, the opponent might play "[[Grave of the Super Ancient Organism]]", and that will wreck almost any kind of Dragon-based Deck, since most Dragon Decks rely on Special Summon and usually at level 6 or higher. "[[Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror]]" is used against a Hopeless Dragon Deck to negate the effects of the majority of DARK monsters, but it is not a major problem if you use your monsters correctly (Activate the effect of either "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]" or "[[Dark Creator]]" to remove "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]" from play, and Special Summon it using "[[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]". This is allowed because the former two remove a card as their cost, and therefore cannot be negated by SIM). Finally, cards like "[[Royal Oppression]]", "[[Vanity's Ruler]]", "[[Vanity's Fiend]]", "[[Jowgen the Spiritualist]]", "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]", and "[[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]" can also prevent any of these Dragons from being summoned at all and will need to be removed from the field in order to summon your cards (Though these cards can also a major trouble for other Meta Decks). In the case of a Hopeless Dragon Deck, a major drawback to this would be the number of high-level monsters, and therefore, drawing mostly unsummonable monsters with no means of discarding them could spell defeat. Also, the card "[[Koa'ki Meiru Drago]]" combined with a "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]" can single handedly shut down a Hopeless Dragon Deck should the player not have any Spell & Trap destruction. Another weakness of Dragon Decks are Decks that far superior in terms of speed and flexibility, such as [[Gladiator Beast]]s, [[Lightsworn]]s, and [[Blackwing]]s. "[[Psi-Blocker]]" and "[[Prohibition]]" can also be dangerous since their effects renders major cards such as "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]" unplayable.
===Solutions to Anti-Dragon cards=Trivia==There are ways * Outside of getting around Anti-Dragon cards. One quick and easy method of accomplishing this is to use "[[Exploder the Dragon]]". Since it kills anything that destroys it in battleType, it can overpower cards like "[[Buster Blader]]" and even "[[Dark Paladin]]", while at the same time taking no battle damage. You may also use the "[[Armed DragonSea Serpent]]" cards to destroy "[[Dragon Seeker]]" since it has relatively weak ATK points, and "[[Armed Dragon LV10]]" can just wipe out all your opponents face-up monsters no matter how many ATK points they possess. "[[Montage DragonWyrm]]" can types are also be used to potentially become more powerful than "[[Dark Paladin]]" or "[[Buster Blader]]" by discarding high level thematically focused on draconic monsters like "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" or "[[Tyrant Dragon]]". "[[Dragon Piper]]" can be used to rid the field of any "[[Dragon Capture Jar]]" cards on the field that are preventing you from attacking. If the opponent tries to play "[[Victoria]]" and gains control of some of your dragons, a good spell to counter this kind of move is "[[Owner's Seal]]" With this, you can gain control of your being themed after sea dragons again and use them to get rid of "[[Victoriawikipedia:Chinese dragon|Eastern dragons]]/" (this is assuming that there only one spiritual"[[Victoria]]" your opponent controls, because two or three of it cause an [[Attack]] lockdown). Finally, the Spell Card "[[Dragon's Mirror]]" can be double effective by removing any Dragons in your graveyard to Fusion Summon "[[Five-Headed Dragon]]" plus power down "[[Buster Blader]]" and "[[Dark Paladin]]" in the process (this is assuming that there are no cards to discard for "[[Dark Paladin]]'s" effect)dragons respectively.
==ExampleIn other languages =={{In other languages| fr_name = Dragon| de_name = Drache| it_name = Drago| pt_name = Dragão| es_name = Dragón| ja_name = ドラゴン| ja_romaji = Doragon| ko_name = 드래곤 | ko_rr = Deuraegon| tc_name = 龍 | tc_pinyin = Lóng | sc_name = 龙| sc_pinyin = Lóng }}
== See also ==* [[File:CaveDragonList of Dragon-LCJWType monsters]]* [[List of Dragon-ENType support cards]]* [[List of Dragon-CType anti-1E.png|center|360pxsupport cards]]
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