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{{Infobox archetype
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| image = MorphtronicsScramble-TF05-JP-VG.png
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| cut_from_names = true
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| caption = "[[Morphtronic Boarden]]", "[[Morphtronic Celfon]]" and "[[Morphtronic Remoten]]" in the artwork of "[[Morphtronics, Scramble!]]"
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| image         = MorphtronicsScramble-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png
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| ja_name = {{Ruby|Ｄ|ディフォーマー}}
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| caption       = "[[Morphtronic Boarden]]", "[[Morphtronic Celfon]]" and "[[Morphtronic Remoten]]" in the artwork of "[[Morphtronics, Scramble!]]"
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| romaji = Difōmā
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| ja_name       = {{Ruby|Ｄ|ディフォーマー}}
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| trans = Deformer
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| romaji         = Difōmā
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| fr_name = Morphtronique
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| trans         = Deformer
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| de_name = Morphtronische
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| fr_name       = Morphtronique
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| it_name = Morfotronico
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| de_name       = Morphtronische
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| ko_name = {{ruby|D|디포머|lang=ko}}
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| it_name       = Morfotronico
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| ko_romanized = Dipomeo
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| ko_name       = {{ruby|D|디포머|lang=ko}}
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| ko_trans = Deformer
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| ko_romanized   = Dipomeo
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| pt_name = Morfotrônico(a)
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| ko_trans       = Deformer
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| es_name = Morfotrónico
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| pt_name       = Morfotrônico(a)
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| other_names =
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| es_name       = Morfotrónico
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; Croatian
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: Morftronski
 
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: ดีฟรอม์เมอร์
 
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"'''Morphtronic'''", known as "'''Deformer'''" ({{Ruby|Ｄ|ディフォーマー}} ''Difōmā'') in the Japanese version, is an [[archetype]] of cards used by [[Leo]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' and introduced in ''[[Crossroads of Chaos]]''. The archetype includes various [[Type]]s and [[Attribute]]s, but most members are [[EARTH]] and/or [[Machine]], with several being [[LIGHT]] and/or [[Thunder]].
  
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"'''Morphtronic'''", known as "'''Deformer'''" ({{Ruby|Ｄ|ディフォーマー}} ''Difōmā'') in the Japanese version, is an [[archetype]] of [[Monster Card|monsters]] debuting in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' that are used by [[Leo]] and was introduced in ''[[Crossroads of Chaos]]''.
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They are depicted in how they "morph" when they change their [[battle position]], which changes their effect(s) and appearance (humanoid in [[Attack Position]]; item in [[Defense Position]]). They transform into small "electronic" household items, like magnets and mobile phones.
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They are depicted in how they "morph" when they change their [[Battle Position]], which changes their effect(s) and appearance (humanoid form in [[Attack Position]]; item form in [[Defense Position]]). They transform into small "electronic" household items, like magnets and mobile phones. Despite their appearances, "Morphtronics" are not all [[Machine]]-[[Type]] monsters and they also represent a wide array of [[Attribute]]s.
 
  
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This archetype is related to the "[[Power Tool]]" archetype, with some overlapping support arising from their use by the same character in the anime. Some cards in this archetype are designed to facilitate the summon of "Power Tool" monsters and support them once they are on the field.
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! Morphtronic !! Device basis
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! Morphtronic !! Device origin
 
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| [[Morphtronic Boarden|Boarden]] || [[wikipedia:Skateboard|Skateboard]]
 
| [[Morphtronic Boarden|Boarden]] || [[wikipedia:Skateboard|Skateboard]]
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| [[Morphtronic Clocken|Clocken]] || [[wikipedia:Alarm clock|Alarm clock]]
 
| [[Morphtronic Clocken|Clocken]] || [[wikipedia:Alarm clock|Alarm clock]]
 
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| [[Morphtronic Datatron|Datatron]] || [[wikipedia:Lighter|Lighter]]/2GB [[wikipedia:Flash Drive|Flash Drive]]
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| [[Morphtronic Datatron|Datatron]] || [[wikipedia:Lighter|Lighter]] (''OCG'' artwork) <br/>[[wikipedia:USB flash drive|USB flash drive]] (''TCG'' artwork)
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| [[Morphtronic Earfon|Earfon]] || [[wikipedia:Headphones#Ear-fitting headphones|Earphones]]
 
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| [[Morphtronic Lantron|Lantron]] || [[wikipedia:Flashlight|Flashlight]]
 
| [[Morphtronic Lantron|Lantron]] || [[wikipedia:Flashlight|Flashlight]]
 
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| [[Morphtronic Magnen|Magnen]] || [[wikipedia:Magnet|Magnet]]
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| [[Morphtronic Magnen|Magnen]] || rowspan=2 | [[wikipedia:Magnet|Magnet]]
 
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| [[Morphtronic Magnen Bar|Magnen Bar]] || Bar magnet
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| [[Morphtronic Magnen Bar|Magnen Bar]]
 
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| [[Morphtronic Radion|Radion]] || [[wikipedia:Radio|Radio]]
 
| [[Morphtronic Radion|Radion]] || [[wikipedia:Radio|Radio]]
 
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| [[Morphtronic Remoten|Remoten]] || [[wikipedia:Remote control|Remote control]]/[[wikipedia:MP3 Player|MP3 Player]]
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| [[Morphtronic Remoten|Remoten]] || [[wikipedia:Remote control|Remote control]]
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| [[Morphtronic Scannen|Scannen]] || [[wikipedia:3D printing|3D printer]]
 
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| [[Morphtronic Scopen|Scopen]] || [[wikipedia:Microscope|Microscope]]
 
| [[Morphtronic Scopen|Scopen]] || [[wikipedia:Microscope|Microscope]]
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| [[Morphtronic Staplen|Staplen]] || [[wikipedia:Stapler|Stapler]]
 
| [[Morphtronic Staplen|Staplen]] || [[wikipedia:Stapler|Stapler]]
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| [[Morphtronic Telefon|Telefon]] || [[wikipedia:Telephone|Telephone]]
 
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| [[Morphtronic Vacuumen|Vacuumen]] || [[wikipedia:Vacuum cleaner|Vacuum cleaner]]
 
| [[Morphtronic Vacuumen|Vacuumen]] || [[wikipedia:Vacuum cleaner|Vacuum cleaner]]
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| [[Morphtronic Videon|Videon]] || [[wikipedia:Video camera|Video camera]]
 
| [[Morphtronic Videon|Videon]] || [[wikipedia:Video camera|Video camera]]
 
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The "[[Gadget]]" archetype contains a [[Gadget#Morphtronic Gadgets|small series of monsters]] that directly support the "Morphtronic" archetype. Their designs also fit with the transforming theme of the "Morphtronic" archetype.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Gadget !! Device origin
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| [[Gadget Arms|Arms]] || [[wikipedia:Water gun|Water gun]]
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| [[Gadget Driver|Driver]] || [[wikipedia:Screwdriver|Screwdriver]]
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| [[Gadget Gamer|Gamer]] || [[wikipedia:Laptop|Laptop]]
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| [[Gadget Hauler|Hauler]] || [[wikipedia:Semi-trailer truck|Semi-trailer truck]]
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|}
 
==Playing style==
 
==Playing style==
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"Morphtronics" are low in [[Level]] and have low [[ATK]] and [[DEF]], but many have effects that rapidly boost their stats and also [[Special Summon]] additional monsters. The deck also has the ability to perform multiple [[Synchro Summon|Synchro Summons]] in one turn.
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The "Morphtronic" archetype revolves around manipulating its monsters' [[battle position]]s. Each "Morphtronic" Main Deck monster has two on-field effects, and each effect corresponds to one battle position (Attack or Defense), and is only usable while the monster is in that battle position. Most "Morphtronic" monsters and support cards have battle-related effects, with the Attack Position effects being more attack oriented and Defense Position effects being more defense oriented; as the game's power level increased, these battle-focused cards have become functionally obsolete.
  
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There are multiple difference strategies that the deck can use, but some of these may clash with each other due to necessary changes in monster lineup or limited deck space. It is, however, worth noting that a single decklist could have multiple strategies coexist.
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A small number of "Morphtronic" monsters, instead of having obsolete battle-focused effects, have effects focused on [[swarm]]ing monsters (revolving around rolling a die and [[excavate|excavating]] cards equal to the result), and these monsters form the core of the current "Morphtronic" playstyle, which revolves around [[Synchro Summon|Synchro]] and  [[Link Summon|Link]] Spamming. These monsters are "[[Morphtronic Celfon|Celfon]]", "[[Morphtronic Smartfon|Smartfon]]", and "[[Morphtronic Telefon|Telefon]]"; "[[Morphtronic Scopen|Scopen]]" and "[[Morphtronic Remoten|Remoten]]" can also facilitate monster swarming, but are generally less used. Telefon in particular is very potent as a three off, as it is always able to summon another copy of itself from the GY as it is a [[Level 1]] monster and thus its level will always be equal to or lower than the die result of its effect.
  
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=== Direct Attack OTK ===
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While in Attack Position:
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A common strategy is the "Morphtronic" Direct Attack OTK. This strategy focuses on getting "[[Morphtronic Radion|Radion]]", "[[Morphtronic Boomboxen|Boomboxen]]", "[[Morphtronic Boarden|Boarden]]" and "[[Morphtronic Celfon|Celfon]]" together on the field in Attack Position. The ATK boost from "Radion" and the additional attack from "Boomboxen", in addition to the ability to attack directly from "Boarden" will result in exactly 8000 damage.
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* "[[Morphtronic Celfon|Celfon]]" can roll a die and excavate cards equal to the result, and Special Summon 1 excavated Level 4 or lower "Morphtronic" monster.
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* "[[Morphtronic Smartfon|Smartfon]]" can roll a die and excavate cards equal to the result, and add 1 excavated "Morphtronic" card to the hand.
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* "[[Morphtronic Telefon|Telefon]]" can roll a die and Special Summon 1 "Morphtronic" monster from the GY whose Level is equal to or lower than the result.
  
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"Celfon" can be used in addition to the variety of effects that revive "Morphtronic" monsters from the graveyard, such as "[[Morphtronic Repair Unit|Repair Unit]]" and "[[Junk Box]]", to easily get the required monsters onto the field. If "Celfon" is unavailable for whatever reason, "[[Morphtronic Smartfon|Smartfon]]" can easily take its place, but any fourth "Morphtronic" will do.
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All three effects are soft [[once per turn]], meaning that multiple copies of these monsters can each use their effects individually to repeatedly generate advantage. Most significantly, multiple copies of "Telefon" can set up an infinite loop of Link/Synchro materials by itself, by constantly summoning other copies of "Telefon" from the Graveyard.
  
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These monsters can be protected with "[[Morphtronic Forcefield|Forcefield]]". If the opponent stops the OTK, but the monsters remain on the field, they can be used as materials for Synchro, [[Xyz Summon|Xyz]] or [[Link Summon|Link summons]]. This is especially helpful if one of the monsters would be destroyed on the End Phase by "Junk Box".
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In particular, "Telefon" alone brings enough swarming power to establish a field of [[Co-linked]] [[Link Monster]]s. One example of such a field is "[[Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess]]" in the Extra Monster Zone, "[[Tri-Gate Wizard]]" beneath "Apollusa", "[[G Golem Invalid Dolmen]]" to its left, and any of the "[[Knightmare]]" Link Monsters to the right of "Tri-Gate Wizard". "Invalid Dolmen" is especially potent here as it grants excellent protection to its co-link partners, while "[[G Golem Crystal Heart]]" and "[[G Golem Stubborn Menhir]]" are able to special summon their link material on summon and thus extend combos.
  
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An alternative OTK strategy is to clear the opponent's field, use the effect of "[[Morphtronic Scopen|Scopen]]" to easily summon "[[Ancient Sacred Wyvern]]", then deal 2950 or more damage with other monsters before attacking directly with "Ancient Sacred Wyvern" to win. This damage can be easily reached by using additional Synchro or Link monsters, which the deck can summon easily.
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Synchro-based "Morphtronic" builds are able to use cards such as "[[Cupid Pitch]]" and "[[Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon]]" to perform combos using Telefon for gaining access to high level Synchro monsters, such as "[[Power Tool Braver Dragon]]", "[[Borreload Savage Dragon]], or "[[Baronne de Fleur]]". As "[[Morphtronic Earfon]]" is a Level 4 EARTH non-Tuner monster, it is able to be used as a stepping stone to summon "[[Naturia Beast]]". However, such builds will quickly discover that options are limited for in-theme non-Tuners that can contribute to plays. Accordingly, a Synchro-based "Morphtronic" build will often need off-theme cards to facilitate additional non-Tuner summons. One method is by summoning a [[Spellcaster]] Link monster, such as "[[Relinquished Anima]]", and using it to fulfil the summon condition of [[Awakening of the Possessed - Nefariouser Archfiend]], which can summon "Earfon" or "Gadget Gamer" from the GY as additional non-Tuners to use. Another is by [[Tribute|tributing]] "Telefon" for the summon of "[[Epigonen, the Impersonation Invader]]", providing level 1 and level 7 non-Tuners. Many other options also exist.
  
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Regardless of whether "Telefon" was used to facilitate Link or Synchro plays, any remaining "Telefon" can then be used at the conclusion of a combo as material for the [[Xyz Summon]] of [[Rank 1 Monster Cards]], giving the deck a way to search a potent [[Hand trap]] in "[[D.D. Crow]]", with "[[Lyrilusc - Recital Starling]]", or alternatively seek further interruptions with "[[Lyrilusc - Ensemblue Robin]]".
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* [[Morphtronic Celfon]]
 
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The starter for this swarming-based "Morphtronic" playstyle is "[[Gadget Gamer]]", who can search for a Level 1 Machine (which all the above phone-formed "Morphtronic" monsters are), and then Special Summon it and "[[Gadget Hauler]]" from the Deck; this immediately sets up a Level 7 Synchro Summon (tying the deck's playstyle to the "[[Power Tool]]" Synchro Monsters).
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* [[Power Tool Dragon]]
 
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* [[Ancient Sacred Wyvern]]
 
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* [[Black Rose Dragon]]
 
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Further swarming can be achieved through "[[Machine Duplication]]", "[[Junk Box]]", "[[Morphtronic Converter]]", "[[Dimension Dice]]", "[[Morphtronic Repair Unit]]" and "[[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]". "[[Power Tool Dragon]]" can be used to search for the latter two.
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* [[Gear Gigant X]]
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===Recommended cards===
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* [[Morphtronic Accelerator]]
 
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* [[Limiter Removal]]
 
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* [[Junk Box]]
 
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* [[Morphtronic Map]]
 
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* [[Morphtronic Repair Unit]]
 
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* [[Double Tool C&D]]
 
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* [[One for One]]
 
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* [[Twin Twisters]]
 
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* [[Morphtronic Accelerator]]
 
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* [[Morphtronic Forcefield]]
 
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=== Synchro Spam ===
 
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The fastest and most consistent variant is the Synchro Spam variant. The idea is to make use of "Celfon" along with "[[Machine Duplication]]" to summon various [[Tuner|Tuners]], of which the deck has several. "Scopen" makes summoning Level 7 Synchros very easy, while "Smartfon" can be easily summoned to extend plays and add consistency to the deck. "[[Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]" can be summoned easily by using both "Scopen" and "Smartfon".
 
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Due to the rule changes made when introducing Link monsters to the game, a Link monster must be summoned first. "[[Missus Radiant]]" is a particularly easy one for the deck to summon, which can be combined with "[[Gaiasaber, the Virtual Knight]]" or "[[Proxy Dragon]]" when trying to summon monsters that require multiple Synchros as material, such as "[[Shooting Quasar Dragon]]", "[[Stardust Sifr Divine Dragon]]", or "[[Cosmic Blazar Dragon]]".
 
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Alternatively, the [[Red Dragon Archfiend (archetype)|"Hot Red Dragon Archfiend" series]] of Synchro monsters can be used, as the effects of "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity]]" and "[[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane]]" summon from the graveyard, circumventing the rules. If this is done, one must either use "Scopen" to summon a Level 7 Synchro (or use "[[Machina Fortress]]") then use "[[Morphtronic Lantron|Lantron]]" or "Smartfon" to summon "[[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]", or use "Scopen" to summon "[[Ancient Pixie Dragon]]", as it is the only Level 7 Synchro the deck can summon to satisfy the non-Tuner requirement.
 
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Use of cards like "Junk Box", "Repair Unit" and "[[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]" allow the deck to make a large amount of additional summons, and therefore more Synchro Summons. "[[Power Tool Dragon]]" can be used to search for the latter two.
 
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The combination of revival spells and the effect of "Celfon", along with extra draws from "[[T.G. Hyper Librarian]]" can result in a full field of Synchro monsters.
 
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Prior to the introduction of Link monsters, it was possible to summon "Shooting Quasar Dragon" using only "Celfon" and "Machine Duplication" in hand by using the 3 "Celfon" to summon 2 "Scopen" and "Lantron" or "Smartfon". A combination of revival spells in hand or summoning "[[Morphtronic Remoten|Remoten]]" to [[banish]] a "Celfon" to search for "Smartfon" can be used in the event of unlucky rolls.{{Decklist|Recommended Cards
 
 
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|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
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* [[Morphtronic Boarden]]
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* [[Morphtronic Boomboxen]]
 
* [[Morphtronic Celfon]]
 
* [[Morphtronic Celfon]]
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* [[Morphtronic Staplen]]
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* [[Morphtronic Radion]]
 
* [[Morphtronic Slingen]]
 
* [[Morphtronic Slingen]]
 
* [[Morphtronic Staplen]]
 
* [[Morphtronic Staplen]]
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* [[Morphtronic Videon]]
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* [[Gadget Gamer]]
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* [[Gadget Hauler]]
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* [[Aussa the Earth Channeler]]
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* [[Cyber Dragon]]
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* [[D.D. Crow]] ''(with "Lyrilusc - Recital Starling")''
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* [[Gizmek Naganaki, the Sunrise Signaler]]
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* [[Machina Citadel]]
 
* [[Machina Fortress]]
 
* [[Machina Fortress]]
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* [[Awakening of the Possessed - Nefariouser Archfiend]] ''(with "Relinquished Anima")''
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* [[Epigonen, the Impersonation Invader]]
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* [[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]
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* [[Therion "King" Regulus]]
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* [[Brilliant Fusion]]
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* [[Super Express Bullet Train]]
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Carnot the Eternal Machine]]
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* [[Junk Box]]
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* [[Psychic Processor]]
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* [[Machine Duplication]]
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* [[Morphtronic Accelerator]]
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* [[Morphtronic Remoten]]
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* [[Morphtronic Repair Unit]]
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* [[Morphtronic Scannen]]
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* [[One For One]]
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* [[Morphtronic Scopen]]
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* [[Soul Charge]]
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* [[Morphtronic Smartfon]]
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* [[Twin Twisters]]
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* [[Morphtronic Telefon]]
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* [[Morphtronic Accelerator]]
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* [[Revolution Synchron]]
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* [[Chimeratech Fortress Dragon]] ''(with "Cyber Dragon" and "Clockwork Night")''
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* [[Jar of Avarice]]
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* [[Chimeratech Megafleet Dragon]] ''(with  "Cyber Dragon")''
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* [[King's Consonance]]
 
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* [[King's Synchro]]
 
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|synchro monsters =  
 
|synchro monsters =  
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* [[Morphtronic Earfon]]
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* [[Power Tool Braver Dragon]]
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* [[Power Tool Dragon]]
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* [[Power Tool Mecha Dragon]]
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* [[Life Stream Dragon]]
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* [[Armory Arm]]
 
* [[Cosmic Blazar Dragon]]
 
* [[Cosmic Blazar Dragon]]
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* [[Shooting Quasar Dragon]]
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* [[Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]
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* [[Stardust Sifr Divine Dragon]]
 
 
* [[Formula Synchron]]
 
* [[Formula Synchron]]
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* [[Gaiarmor Dragonshell]]
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* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss]]
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* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane]]
 
* [[Naturia Beast]]
 
* [[Naturia Beast]]
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* [[Old Entity Hastorr]]
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* [[PSY-Framelord Omega]]
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* [[Red Supernova Dragon]]
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* [[Scarred Dragon Archfiend]]
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* [[Red Dragon Archfiend]] ''(with "Scarred Dragon Archfiend")''
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* [[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]
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* [[Shooting Quasar Dragon]]
 
* [[Superheavy Samurai Swordmaster Musashi]]
 
* [[Superheavy Samurai Swordmaster Musashi]]
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* [[Power Tool Dragon]]
 
 
* [[T.G. Hyper Librarian]]
 
* [[T.G. Hyper Librarian]]
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* [[Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]
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* [[Ancient Fairy Dragon]]
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* [[Ancient Pixie Dragon]]
 
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* [[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]
 
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* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss]]
 
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* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Bane]]
 
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* [[Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity]]
 
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* [[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
 
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* [[Old Entity Hastorr]]
 
 
* Level 7 Synchro Monsters in general
 
* Level 7 Synchro Monsters in general
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* [[Gem-Knight Seraphinite]]
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* [[Gear Gigant X]]
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* [[Springans Merrymaker]]
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* [[Morphtronic Remoten]]
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** [[Gigantic "Champion" Sargas]]
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* [[Morphtronic Scopen]]
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* [[Lyrilusc - Ensemblue Robin]]
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* [[Morphtronic Smartfon]]
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* [[Lyrilusc - Recital Starling]]
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* [[Morphtronic Lantron]]
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* [[Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable]]
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* [[Missus Radiant]]
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* [[Crystron Halqifibrax]]
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* [[Gaiasaber, the Virtual Knight]]
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* [[G Golem Crystal Heart]]
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* [[Proxy Dragon]]
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* [[G Golem Invalid Dolmen]]
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* [[Varrel Load Dragon]]
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* [[G Golem Stubborn Menhir]]
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* [[Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon]] ''(OCG/traditional format only)''
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* [[Platinum Gadget]]
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* [[Linkuriboh]]
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* [[Relinquished Anima]]
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* [[Knightmare Phoenix]]
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* [[Knightmare Cerberus]]
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* [[Knightmare Unicorn]]
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* [[Tri-Gate Wizard]]
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* [[Worldsea Dragon Zealantis]]
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* [[Morphtronic Accelerator]]
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* [[Morphtronic Converter]]
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* [[Junk Box]]
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* [[Dimension Dice]]
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Foolish Burial Goods]]
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* [[Machine Duplication]]
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* [[One for One]]
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* [[Pot of Avarice]]
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* [[Small World]]
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* [[Iron Call]]
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* [[Synchro Creed]]
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* [[Morphtronic Repair Unit]]
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* [[Double Tool C&D]]
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* [[Life Extreme]]
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* [[Angelica's Angelic Ring]]
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* [[Archfiend's Staff of Despair]]
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* [[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]
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* [[Fleuret de Fleur]]
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* [[Mage Power]]
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* [[Magicalized Duston Mop]]
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* [[Metalsilver Armor]]
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* [[Power of the Guardians]]
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* [[Supermagic Sword of Raptinus]]
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* [[United We Stand]]
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|field spells =
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* [[Morphtronic Map]]
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* [[Dice Dungeon]]
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* [[Synchro World]]
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|continuous spells =
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* [[Gadget Box]]
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* [[Clockwork Night]]
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* [[Tool Box]]
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* [[Inferno Reckless Summon]]
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* [[Urgent Schedule]]
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* [[Limiter Removal]]
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* [[Magnet Reverse]]
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|normal traps =
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* [[Morphtronic Impact Return]]
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* [[Machina Overdrive]]
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* [[Magnet Force]]
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|counter traps =
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* [[Morphtronic Forcefield]]
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* [[Mannadium Reframing]]
 
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The final major variant focuses on [[Equip Spell Cards]].
 
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This build is relatively simple. It focuses on summoning monsters like "Power Tool Dragon", "[[Morphtronic Vacuumen]]", "[[Morphtronic Videon|Videon]]" or "Boomboxen", all of which have effects that make good use of cards like "[[United We Stand]]", "[[Mage Power]]", "[[Double Tool C&D]]" to reach ridiculous ATK values. "Boarden" may then allow the boosted monster to attack directly, if it isn't "Power Tool Dragon".
 
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"[[Moon Mirror Shield]]" is an option to defeat powerful monsters without using too many equips.
 
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These equips can be recycled by using "[[Power Break]]" or "[[Jar of Avarice]]", or one can summon "[[Life Stream Dragon]]" to use them for protection.
 
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Cards like "[[Morphtronic Accelerator|Accelerator]]", "Royal Decree" and "Twin Twisters" are recommended in order to stop your opponent from countering the strategy.
 
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<!-- This is not an exact Decklist. Do not add multiples or staples.-->|effect monsters = * [[Morphtronic Boomboxen]]
 
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* [[Morphtronic Videon]]
 
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* [[Morphtronic Vacuumen]]
 
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* [[Morphtronic Staplen]]
 
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* [[Morphtronic Boarden]]|tuner monsters = * [[Morphtronic Scopen]]
 
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* [[Morphtronic Smartfon]]|synchro monsters = * [[Power Tool Dragon]]
 
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* [[Life Stream Dragon]]
 
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* [[Ancient Sacred Wyvern]]|spells = * [[United We Stand]]
 
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* [[Mage Power]]
 
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* [[Double Tool C&D]]
 
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* [[Moon Mirror Shield]]
 
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* [[Twin Twisters]]
 
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[[Stall]] cards, such as "[[Morphtronic Magnen|Magnen]]" and "[[Morphtronic Bind|Bind]]", as well as [[burn]] cards, such as "[[Morphtronic Clocken|Clocken]]" and "[[Morphtronic Datatron|Datatron]]" are also present in the archetype, but lack enough support to be viable.
 
  
 
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Due to the deck's reliance on special summoning via revival spells and monster effects, cards like "[[Lose 1 Turn]]", "[[Summon Breaker]]", "[[Skill Drain]]", "[[Power Filter]]", "[[Macro Cosmos]]", "[[Anti-Spell Fragrance]]" and "[[Imperial Order]]" cause issues for the deck, among others. Effectively, most popular and unpopular [[floodgate|floodgates]]. Cards like "Twin Twisters" and "Accelerator" must be used to clear these cards from the field first.
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Due to the Deck's reliance on Special Summoning by card effects, [[floodgate]] cards like "[[Lose 1 Turn]]", "[[Summon Breaker]]", "[[Skill Drain]]", "[[Power Filter]]", "[[Macro Cosmos]]", and "[[Anti-Spell Fragrance]]" cause issues for the Deck. The archetype also lacks many first-turn plays after their initial Normal Summon, due to various cards, such as as "Remoten" and "Smartfon", only working if there are "Morphtronic" monsters in the [[Graveyard]]. The Synchro and Link Spam variants can also quickly run out of cards in their Extra Deck, and thus may not have any moves to use on subsequent turns. These problems can be mitigated with cards such as "[[Foolish Burial]]", "[[Machina Fortress]]", and "[[Urgent Schedule]]" to fill the Graveyard, or "[[Machina Overdrive]]" and "[[Pot of Avarice]]" for resource recycling.
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Additionally, the archetype lacks any first-turn plays aside from having "Scopen" and a Level 4 monster, or "Celfon" with "Machine Duplication" in its starting hand, due to revival spells, "Remoten" and "Smartfon" only working if there are monsters in the [[Graveyard]]. One can mitigate this by using cards like "[[Foolish Burial]]", "Machina Fortress", or "[[Brilliant Fusion]]" with "[[Gem-Knight Seraphinite]]".
 
  
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Cards like "[[Maxx "C"]]" and "[[Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring]]" can force an early end to the player's turn. However, notably, "[[Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit]]" does not. This is a common misconception due to "Ghost Ogre" stopping the effect of "[[Gagaga Cowboy]]", who has an effect similar to a "Morphtronic" monster. However, "Morphtronic" monsters check their battle position upon effect [[activation]], not [[resolution]], so the effect will still apply as normal.
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This Deck as a whole leans heavily on resolving a handful of monster effects repeatedly across a turn by reviving monsters with soft once per turn effects. Accordingly, cards that disrupt the graveyard, such as "[[D.D. Crow]]" and "[[Called by the Grave]]" threaten to completely end this Deck's turns. With few ways of retrieving banished cards, there may be few ways to recover if only one "Telefon" remains.
  
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As most good "Morphtronic" monsters are [[Machine]]-[[Type]] monsters, "[[System Down]]" is an extremely powerful counter to the deck, especially due to its reliance on revival effects. "[[Chimeratech Fortress Dragon]]" can by used to strong effect against all but the Synchro Spam variant. "[[Power Tool Dragon]]" and "[[Morphtronic Forcefield]]" cannot prevent this because they are all being used as [[Fusion Material Monsters]].
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As with many Decks, many common [[hand trap]]s such as "[[Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring]]", "[[Nibiru, the Primal Being]]", and "[[Maxx "C"]]" ([[OCG]]-only) are always a looming danger. "Maxx "C"", however, can be a double-edged sword, as players using the "Telefon" loop while it is in effect can force the opponent to deplete every card in their Deck, though at the risk of them drawing into another potentially turn-ending counter. "Nibiru" also does not stop the "Telefon" loop if it is used too early, as any method of reviving a "Telefon" will simply cause the loop to begin anew.
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The Equip variant can be hampered with cards like "[[Dark Highlander]]", "[[Eternal Rest]]", "[[Really Eternal Rest]]", "[[The Emperor's Holiday]]", "[[Armored Glass]]", "[[Armor Break]]", "[[Disarmament]]" and "[[Collected Power]]".
 
  
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"Power Tool Braver Dragon" is an important end board card, but its power can be reduced easily with simple backrow removal cards like "[[Harpie's Feather Duster]]", "[[Galaxy Cyclone]]", or "[[Twin Twisters]]". With most "Morphtronic" monsters being [[Machine]] monsters and being reliant on the Graveyard, "[[System Down]]" and "[[Chimeratech Fortress Dragon]]" can prove devastating to the Deck, without non-Machine cards present.
 
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Morphtronic
"Morphtronic Boarden", "Morphtronic Celfon" and "Morphtronic Remoten" in the artwork of "Morphtronics, Scramble!"
"Morphtronic Boarden", "Morphtronic Celfon" and "Morphtronic Remoten" in the artwork of "Morphtronics, Scramble!"
Japanese
  • Ｄ（ディフォーマー）
  • Ｄ (base)
  • ディフォーマー (ruby)
  • Difōmā (romanized)
  • Deformer (translated)
French
  • Morphtronique
German
  • Morphtronische
Italian
  • Morfotronico
Korean
  • D（디포머）
  • D (base)
  • 디포머 (ruby)
  • Dipomeo (romanized)
  • Deformer (translated)
Portuguese
  • Morfotrônico(a)
Spanish
  • Morfotrónico
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"Morphtronic", known as "Deformer" (Ｄ（ディフォーマー） Difōmā) in the Japanese version, is an archetype of cards used by Leo in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and introduced in Crossroads of Chaos. The archetype includes various Types and Attributes, but most members are EARTH and/or Machine, with several being LIGHT and/or Thunder.

They are depicted in how they "morph" when they change their battle position, which changes their effect(s) and appearance (humanoid in Attack Position; item in Defense Position). They transform into small "electronic" household items, like magnets and mobile phones.

This archetype is related to the "Power Tool" archetype, with some overlapping support arising from their use by the same character in the anime. Some cards in this archetype are designed to facilitate the summon of "Power Tool" monsters and support them once they are on the field.

Members[edit]

Morphtronic Device origin
Boarden Skateboard
Boomboxen Boombox
Cameran Camera
Celfon Cellphone
Clocken Alarm clock
Datatron Lighter (OCG artwork)
USB flash drive (TCG artwork)
Earfon Earphones
Lantron Flashlight
Magnen Magnet
Magnen Bar
Radion Radio
Remoten Remote control
Scannen 3D printer
Scopen Microscope
Slingen Slingshot
Smartfon Smartphone
Staplen Stapler
Telefon Telephone
Vacuumen Vacuum cleaner
Videon Video camera

Related[edit]

The "Gadget" archetype contains a small series of monsters that directly support the "Morphtronic" archetype. Their designs also fit with the transforming theme of the "Morphtronic" archetype.

Gadget Device origin
Arms Water gun
Driver Screwdriver
Gamer Laptop
Hauler Semi-trailer truck

Playing style[edit]

The "Morphtronic" archetype revolves around manipulating its monsters' battle positions. Each "Morphtronic" Main Deck monster has two on-field effects, and each effect corresponds to one battle position (Attack or Defense), and is only usable while the monster is in that battle position. Most "Morphtronic" monsters and support cards have battle-related effects, with the Attack Position effects being more attack oriented and Defense Position effects being more defense oriented; as the game's power level increased, these battle-focused cards have become functionally obsolete.

A small number of "Morphtronic" monsters, instead of having obsolete battle-focused effects, have effects focused on swarming monsters (revolving around rolling a die and excavating cards equal to the result), and these monsters form the core of the current "Morphtronic" playstyle, which revolves around Synchro and Link Spamming. These monsters are "Celfon", "Smartfon", and "Telefon"; "Scopen" and "Remoten" can also facilitate monster swarming, but are generally less used. Telefon in particular is very potent as a three off, as it is always able to summon another copy of itself from the GY as it is a Level 1 monster and thus its level will always be equal to or lower than the die result of its effect.

While in Attack Position:

  • "Celfon" can roll a die and excavate cards equal to the result, and Special Summon 1 excavated Level 4 or lower "Morphtronic" monster.
  • "Smartfon" can roll a die and excavate cards equal to the result, and add 1 excavated "Morphtronic" card to the hand.
  • "Telefon" can roll a die and Special Summon 1 "Morphtronic" monster from the GY whose Level is equal to or lower than the result.

All three effects are soft once per turn, meaning that multiple copies of these monsters can each use their effects individually to repeatedly generate advantage. Most significantly, multiple copies of "Telefon" can set up an infinite loop of Link/Synchro materials by itself, by constantly summoning other copies of "Telefon" from the Graveyard.

In particular, "Telefon" alone brings enough swarming power to establish a field of Co-linked Link Monsters. One example of such a field is "Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess" in the Extra Monster Zone, "Tri-Gate Wizard" beneath "Apollusa", "G Golem Invalid Dolmen" to its left, and any of the "Knightmare" Link Monsters to the right of "Tri-Gate Wizard". "Invalid Dolmen" is especially potent here as it grants excellent protection to its co-link partners, while "G Golem Crystal Heart" and "G Golem Stubborn Menhir" are able to special summon their link material on summon and thus extend combos.

Synchro-based "Morphtronic" builds are able to use cards such as "Cupid Pitch" and "Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon" to perform combos using Telefon for gaining access to high level Synchro monsters, such as "Power Tool Braver Dragon", "Borreload Savage Dragon, or "Baronne de Fleur". As "Morphtronic Earfon" is a Level 4 EARTH non-Tuner monster, it is able to be used as a stepping stone to summon "Naturia Beast". However, such builds will quickly discover that options are limited for in-theme non-Tuners that can contribute to plays. Accordingly, a Synchro-based "Morphtronic" build will often need off-theme cards to facilitate additional non-Tuner summons. One method is by summoning a Spellcaster Link monster, such as "Relinquished Anima", and using it to fulfil the summon condition of Awakening of the Possessed - Nefariouser Archfiend, which can summon "Earfon" or "Gadget Gamer" from the GY as additional non-Tuners to use. Another is by tributing "Telefon" for the summon of "Epigonen, the Impersonation Invader", providing level 1 and level 7 non-Tuners. Many other options also exist.

Regardless of whether "Telefon" was used to facilitate Link or Synchro plays, any remaining "Telefon" can then be used at the conclusion of a combo as material for the Xyz Summon of Rank 1 Monster Cards, giving the deck a way to search a potent Hand trap in "D.D. Crow", with "Lyrilusc - Recital Starling", or alternatively seek further interruptions with "Lyrilusc - Ensemblue Robin".

The starter for this swarming-based "Morphtronic" playstyle is "Gadget Gamer", who can search for a Level 1 Machine (which all the above phone-formed "Morphtronic" monsters are), and then Special Summon it and "Gadget Hauler" from the Deck; this immediately sets up a Level 7 Synchro Summon (tying the deck's playstyle to the "Power Tool" Synchro Monsters).

Further swarming can be achieved through "Machine Duplication", "Junk Box", "Morphtronic Converter", "Dimension Dice", "Morphtronic Repair Unit" and "D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation". "Power Tool Dragon" can be used to search for the latter two.

Recommended cards[edit]

Recommended cards

Monster Cards

Effect Monsters

Tuner monsters

Spell Cards

Normal Spells

Equip Spells

Field Spells

Continuous Spells

Quick-Play Spells

Trap Cards

Normal Traps

Counter Traps

Fusion Monsters

Synchro Monsters

Xyz Monsters

Link Monsters

Weaknesses[edit]

Due to the Deck's reliance on Special Summoning by card effects, floodgate cards like "Lose 1 Turn", "Summon Breaker", "Skill Drain", "Power Filter", "Macro Cosmos", and "Anti-Spell Fragrance" cause issues for the Deck. The archetype also lacks many first-turn plays after their initial Normal Summon, due to various cards, such as as "Remoten" and "Smartfon", only working if there are "Morphtronic" monsters in the Graveyard. The Synchro and Link Spam variants can also quickly run out of cards in their Extra Deck, and thus may not have any moves to use on subsequent turns. These problems can be mitigated with cards such as "Foolish Burial", "Machina Fortress", and "Urgent Schedule" to fill the Graveyard, or "Machina Overdrive" and "Pot of Avarice" for resource recycling.

This Deck as a whole leans heavily on resolving a handful of monster effects repeatedly across a turn by reviving monsters with soft once per turn effects. Accordingly, cards that disrupt the graveyard, such as "D.D. Crow" and "Called by the Grave" threaten to completely end this Deck's turns. With few ways of retrieving banished cards, there may be few ways to recover if only one "Telefon" remains.

As with many Decks, many common hand traps such as "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring", "Nibiru, the Primal Being", and "Maxx "C"" (OCG-only) are always a looming danger. "Maxx "C"", however, can be a double-edged sword, as players using the "Telefon" loop while it is in effect can force the opponent to deplete every card in their Deck, though at the risk of them drawing into another potentially turn-ending counter. "Nibiru" also does not stop the "Telefon" loop if it is used too early, as any method of reviving a "Telefon" will simply cause the loop to begin anew.

"Power Tool Braver Dragon" is an important end board card, but its power can be reduced easily with simple backrow removal cards like "Harpie's Feather Duster", "Galaxy Cyclone", or "Twin Twisters". With most "Morphtronic" monsters being Machine monsters and being reliant on the Graveyard, "System Down" and "Chimeratech Fortress Dragon" can prove devastating to the Deck, without non-Machine cards present.

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