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"[[Lancea, Dragonic Ancestor of the Ice Spirit Mountain]]" is a Level 10 Synchro Monster that can Summon an "Ice Barrier" monster from the [[hand]], [[Deck]], [[GY]] or [[Extra Deck]] up to twice per turn, when the opponent Special Summons a monster. This card can single-handedly enable the lockdown effects of nearly every "Ice Barrier" monster, and thus Summoning it is the focus of the modern play style of the archetype. It also has a second effect, which Special Summons an "Ice Barrier" monster from the Extra Deck (by treating it as a [[Synchro Summon]]) when it leaves the field due to the opponent's card. This can be combined with "[[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]" or "[[Trishula, Zero Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]", to [[banish]] the opponent's cards. By combining both effects, "Lancea" alone puts a lot of pressure on the opponent, especially when combined with the right "Ice Barrier" monsters. "Lancea" can be Summoned by many methods (as seen [[#Sample combos|below]]).

One simple method to Summon Among the monsters that can be Summoned by "Lancea" requires only , "[[Revealer General Raiho of the Ice Barrier]]". "Revealer" can is one of the best targets, since it forces the opponent to discard a card in order to Summon "[[Hexa Spirit of resolve their monster effects activated on the Ice Barrier]]"field, which can send and it does not require the player to control another "[[Mirror Magic Master of the Ice Barrier]]" to the [[GY]], and trigger its effect to search monster. "[[Georgius, Swordsman of the Ice Barrier]]". Nextis another great target, "Georgius" since it can Special Summon itself prevent the opponent from activating monster effects in the handGY, and also Summon a second "Mirror Magic MasterIce Barrier" monster from the hand or GYin order to turn on its effect. "Lancea" can be Synchro Summoned using "Georgius" and "Revealer", while "Mirror Magic Master" can [[Tribute]] "Hexa Spirit" to Summon 3 "[[Warlock of the Ice Barrier Token]]s" and increase its Level to 5, allowing for the Synchro Summon of acts as an "[[Adamancipator Risen Anti- DragiteSpell Fragrance]]", preventing both players from activating Spell Cards before Setting them, and forcing them to wait a turn before doing so.

Among In order to do so, the Deck possesses several monsters that can be Summoned by bring "LanceaIce Barrier", monsters from the Deck. "[[General Raiho Revealer of the Ice Barrier]]" is one of the best targetsDeck's main starter, since it forces the opponent being able to discard a card in order to resolve their monster effects activated on the field, and it does not require the player to control another Summon an "Ice Barrier" monsterTuner from the Deck. "Georgius, Swordsman [[Hexa Spirit of the Ice Barrier]]" is another great target, since it can prevent the opponent from activating a Tuner monster effects in the GY, and also Summon a second can send any Level 3 or lower "Ice Barrier" monster from the hand or Deck to the GY in order to turn on modulate its effectLevel. "[[Warlock Mirror Magic Master of the Ice Barrier]]" acts as an , also a Tuner monster, can search any "Ice Barrier" card when it is sent to the GY. It can also Tribute a monster to Summon up to 3 "[[Anti-Spell FragranceIce Barrier Token]]s", preventing both players from activating Spell Cards before Setting them, and forcing them to wait a turn before doing soincrease its Level. All of the Deck's main plays involve at least one (sometimes all) of these cards.

The Deck also features several [[extender]]s, which allow the player to continue their turn even if "Revealer" or "Mirror Magic Master" are [[negate]]d. "[[Georgius, Swordsman of the Ice Barrier]]", as mentioned before, can Summon itself from the hand and another Level 5 or lower "Ice Barrier" from the hand or GY, but only if the player controls an "Ice Barrier" monster. "[[Speaker for the Ice Barriers]]" can also Summon itself from the hand, and can also [[banish]] itself from the GY to Special Summon an "Ice Barrier Token". "[[Freezing Chains of the Ice Barrier]]" is a [[Continuous Spell]] that can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower "Ice Barrier" monster from the GY when it is activated, while also protecting "Ice Barrier" monsters from the effects of the opponent's Extra Deck monsters. "[[General Wayne of the Ice Barrier]]" can Special Summon itself from the hand by controlling an "Ice Barrier" monster, but also requires the opponent to control a monster. However, it can search any "Ice Barrier" Spell/Trap when Summoned.

* While "Revealer of the Ice Barrier" is often the Deck's starter, it can be quite useful to use "[[Hexa Spirit of the Ice Barrier]]" + either "[[Georgius, Swordsman of the Ice Barrier]]" or "[[Speaker for the Ice Barriers]]" instead. This can result in the same combo as using only "Revealer", but does not lock the player into WATER monsters (until "Mirror Magic Master" is used), thus allowing the player to Summon "[[Baronne de Fleur]]" before commiting committing to the effect of "[[Mirror Magic Master of the Ice Barrier]]".

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