Timelord

Timelord
Z-one (center bottom) with (from left to right) "Gabrion", "Metaion", "Sephylon", "Sadion" and "Sandaion"
Japanese	時（じ）械（かい）神（しん） 時械神 (base) じかいしん (ruby) Jikaishin (romanized) Time Machine God (translated)
French	Seigneur du Temps
German	Herr der Zeit
Italian	Signore del Tempo Divinità Macchina Temporale (anime) Time Machine Deity (translated)
Korean	시계신 時械神 (Hanja) Sigyesin (romanized) Time Machine God (translated)
Portuguese	Senhor do Tempo
Spanish	Señor del Tiempo
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Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Manga appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
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The Timelords: they're given life from an infinite term. They intertwine with one another and consist of ten god-like cards and the Almighty God of Gods.

— Z-one on the "Timelords"

"Timelord", known as "Time Machine God" (時（じ）械（かい）神（しん） Jikaishin) in the OCG, is an archetype consists of Level 10 Fairy monsters used by Z-one in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime. Eve also uses a member of this archetype in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V manga, the Synchro Monster "Timelord Progenitor Vorpgate".

Design

The Tree of Life and the Timelords

Lineart

The first ten "Timelord" monsters are based on the sefirah, the ten attributes of emanation of the Tree of Life, the mystic symbol used in the Jewish Kabbalah. They are also named after the archangel that corresponds with their respective sefirot. The eleventh member, "Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord", is named after the sefirot itself, representing the mystical state where all ten sefirah become one, Da'at, and God.

"Timelord Progenitor Vorpgate" is separate from the first ten "Timelords" and "Sephylon", as it originates from the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V manga, instead. It is named after the Vulgate, a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible, instead of an archangel.

Each "Timelord" monster is depicted as a metallic suit of armor resembling an angelic figure, with a color scheme corresponding with the color of their respective Attribute. The armor features a large chest piece with a screen, depicting a human-like figure from the neck upwards (most likely the angelic beings controlling the armor), wearing a unique headpiece. Some of the members' screens feature an extreme close-up of the human-like faces.

Members

The first ten "Timelords" share the following effects:

• Cannot be Special Summoned from the Deck.
• If you control no monsters, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing.
  • For "Sandaion, the Timelord" only, this is instead If only your opponent controls a monster, you can Normal Summon this card without Tributing.
• Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects.
• You take no battle damage from attacks involving this card.
  • For "Metaion, the Timelord", and all "Timelord" monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6, this effect only applies if the monster is in Attack Position.
  • "Sandaion, the Timelord" instead prevents either player from taking battle damage from attacks involving it.
• At the end of the Battle Phase, if this card battled: [Unique effect].
  • In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6 only, for "Raphion, the Timelord" this effect activates at the end of the Damage Step.
• Once per turn, during your Standby Phase: Shuffle this card into the Deck.
• Additionally, "Lazion, the Timelord" and "Zaphion, the Timelord" have additional unique effects that are not dependent on the Battle Phase.

Timelord	Archangel	Sefirah	Unique effect(s)
Metaion	Metatron	Keter	Return all other monsters on the field to the hand, and inflict 300 damage to the opponent for each card returned
Lazion	Raziel	Chokhmah	Shuffle all cards from the opponent's Graveyard into the Deck. Also, once per turn, inflict 1000 damage to the opponent when they draw a card.
Zaphion	Zaphkiel	Binah	Shuffle all Spells and Traps the opponent controls into the Deck. Also, the player can draw 1 card if it is sent from the field to the Graveyard.
Sadion	Zadkiel	Chesed	Make the player's LP become 4000, if it is less than 4000.
Kamion	Camael	Gevurah	Shuffle 1 card the opponent controls into the Deck, and inflicts 500 damage to the opponent. Neither player can respond to this activation.
Michion	Michael	Tiferet	Halve the opponent's LP.
Hailon	Haniel	Netzach	Inflict damage to the opponent equal to the difference between the player's LP and theirs, if the player's LP is lower.
Raphion	Raphael	Hod	Inflict damage to the opponent equal to the ATK of 1 monster it battled.
Gabrion	Gabriel	Yesod	Shuffle all cards the opponent controls into the Deck, then the opponent draws a card for each card shuffled into the Main Deck.
Sandaion	Sandalphon	Malkuth	Inflict 2000 damage to the opponent.
Sephylon	God	Da'at	Special Summon 1 Level 8 or higher Fairy-type monster from the the hand or Graveyard, but negate their effect and make their ATK 4000.

Playing style

"Timelord" monsters have a Stall and Burn playstyle. They protect the player from battle damage, while their other effects slowly damage the opponent. As they do not need to rely on Special Summons, many anti-meta cards can be used with them. An OTK is possible by Normal Summoning "Sandaion, the Timelord" and Special Summoning "Michion, the Timelord" with "Celestial Transformation" (or vice-versa), attacking with "Michion" to halve the opponent's LP (8000 LP → 4000 LP) and "Sandaion" to inflict 2000 damage (4000 LP → 2000 LP), then Xyz Summon "Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max" and using its effect (2000 LP → 0 LP).

Recommended cards

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Gabrion, the Timelord Hailon, the Timelord Kamion, the Timelord Lazion, the Timelord Metaion, the Timelord Michion, the Timelord Raphion, the Timelord Sadion, the Timelord Sandaion, the Timelord Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord Zaphion, the Timelord Time Maiden Parry Knights Sangan/Witch of the Black Forest Tragoedia Carnot the Eternal Machine Finis Terrae, Tower of the Necroworld Spirit monsters Kinka-byo Tuner monsters Effect Veiler Herald of Orange Light Spell Cards Normal Spells Advance Draw One for One Piri Reis Map Spell Card: "Soul Exchange" Tokusano Shinkyojin Equip Spells Stonehenge Field Spells Mound of the Bound Creator Savage Colosseum Quick-Play Spells Celestial Transformation Clashing Souls (w/ "Hailon") Forbidden Lance TA.I. Strike Strike of the Monarchs Trap Cards Normal Traps Proof of Powerlessness Continuous Traps Empty Machine Infinite Light Infinite Machine Junk Sleep Lose 1 Turn Extra Deck Synchro Monsters Timelord Progenitor Vorpgate Star Eater Psychic End Punisher Xyz Monsters Number 35: Ravenous Tarantula Number 77: The Seven Sins Number 81: Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Super Dora Number 84: Pain Gainer Number XX: Utopic Dark Infinity Skypalace Gangaridai Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe Varudras, the Final Bringer of the End Times Link Monsters Celestial Knightlord Parshath

Timelord Burn

In some specialized build, "Timelord" Deck are played as a blind second burn strategy using cards such as "Michion, the Timelord" and/or "Raphion, the Timelord" to quickly reduce the opponent's LP before finishing off with various burn cards that can be easily chained together, Continuous Trap Cards that can deal damage with certain actions of the opponent, or battle traps that prevent the opponent from attacking.

Weaknesses

While the "Timelords" cannot be destroyed, they are not unbeatable and can can still be banished or Tributed. Their Summon can also be negated by a card like "Solemn Warning". To overcome these weaknesses, cards that protect against direct attacks can be useful. In addition, cards that can negate the effects of "Timelord" are extremely useful, as that will strip them of all their protection and leave the opponent with a 0 ATK monster that cannot do anything. (However, this will be less useful against "Sandaion" and "Sephylon".) Cards that can attack the opponent directly, such as "Earthbound Immortal" or "Toon" monsters can be very useful against "Timelord" monsters, as they can bypass their protection and effects and deal your opponent significant damage in the process. "Timelord" monsters rely on attacking for their effects to activate, so any number of basic stall cards that aim to block the opponent's attacks will stop them as well, including battle position changers. However, this weakness can be overcome by using cards that force the "Timelord" monster to be attacked. "Timelord" monsters are also especially weak against Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon because it banishes any monster that is not destroyed by it when it attacks. Since the "Timelord" is banished, its effect cannot trigger and it bypasses the "Timelord" non-destroyable effect via banishment.

Trivia

• During his Turbo Duel with Yusei Fudo, Z-one Summons the "Timelords" in the order of their corresponding Sefirot. In addition, he also attacks in this order when he controls multiple "Timelords".
• In the anime, the "Timelords" have a Rare rarity, with the exception of "Sephylon", which has an Ultra Rare rarity instead.
  • As a reference to the anime rarity of "Timelord" monsters, all "Timelord" monsters except "Sephylon" and "Sandaion, the Timelord" were released in a Common or Rare rarity in the OCG version of Collectors Pack 2018 and in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.