Eldlich

Eldlich
"Eldlich the Golden Lord"
Japanese	エルドリッチ Erudoritchi (romanized)
Simplified Chinese	埃尔德里奇
French	Surnaliche
German	Eldlich
Italian	Spettralich
Korean	엘드리치
Portuguese	Eldlich
Spanish	Arcalich
Sets Blazing Vortex TCG Secret Slayers 25th Anniversary Rarity Collection 2-Player Starter Set OCG Deck Build Pack: Secret Slayers Rarity Collection Quarter Century Edition
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"Eldlich" (エルドリッチ Erudoritchi) is an archetype that debuted in Deck Build Pack: Secret Slayers with further support in Blazing Vortex.

Lore

Main article: The Valuable Book EX card storylines § No. 05: Eldlich

Etymology

"Eldlich" is a portmanteau of "Eldritch" and "lich", and also a play on the name of the mythical city of gold El Dorado.

Playing style

The archetype is centered on the monster "Eldlich the Golden Lord", who is supported by the "Eldlixir" and "Golden Land" Spell/Trap archetypes. The deck's playstyle is control-focused, with a game plan based on summoning "Eldlich" as quickly as possible (either through his own effect or the "Eldlixir" cards), controlling the field using "Golden Land" cards, and using the GY effects of these cards to recover card advantage and out-grind the opponent.

• "Eldlich the Golden Lord", the deck's central Main Deck monster, has a non-destruction removal effect and a GY self-recovery effect, both of which have a cost of sending 1 Spell/Trap to the GY.
• The "Eldlixir" cards are Spell/Trap cards that can Special Summon Zombie monsters directly from the hand, Deck, and/or GY, but must summon "Eldlich" if he isn't on the field.
• "Golden Land" cards are power Spell/Traps with disruptive or destructive effects, including 3 Trap Monsters, whose effects require "Eldlich" to be on the field to take full effect.

Central to the deck's function are the GY effects of the "Eldlixir" cards and the "Golden Land" trap monsters: they can banish themselves from the GY to set a card from the opposite archetype onto the field. They therefore provide a continuous source of advantage over several turns, supplying the costs for "Eldlich" to revive itself and giving the deck an extremely impressive grind game. Non-"Eldlixir" and "Golden Land" cards that support "Eldlich" include "Cursed Eldland", an important search card for "Eldlich" and "Golden Land" cards, and "El Dorado Adelantado", a last resort field nuke/life equalizer that also recycles "Eldlixir" or "Golden Land" cards. Additionally, introduced in Blazing Vortex, "Eldlich the Mad Golden Lord" is an extra Fusion Boss Monster for the archetype that can be made using "Seven Cities of the Golden Land" and fusing "Eldlich" with a "Golden Land" trap monster, who is treated as the original Golden Lord, has high protection, and can take control of the opponent's monsters. Commonly, the deck is played as a pure control deck, with its core engine complemented with staple Spell/Trap power cards and floodgates to suppress the opponent and feed the costs for "Eldlich". However, due to the sheer compactness and efficiency of the "Eldlich" core engine, the deck is also commonly built as a half-control half-combo deck, with another compact combo engine (e.g.: 1-card "Crystron Halqifibrax" combo engines) complementing the "Eldlich" core. The deck notably has great synergy with combo engines that require discards (e.g.: "Jet Synchron" 1-card "Halqifibrax"), as the GY effects of "Eldlixir" cards and "Golden Land" Trap Monsters can easily recover the discard disadvantage.

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Eldlich the Golden Lord Doomking Balerdroch Gozuki Hela, Generaider Boss of Doom Jack-o-Bolan Mezuki Necroworld Banshee Shiranui Solitaire Finis Terrae, Tower of the Necroworld Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle Lord of the Heavenly Prison Arias the Labrynth Butler Tuner monsters Glow-Up Bloom Uni-Zombie Spell Cards Normal Spells Eldlixir of Black Awakening Foolish Burial Foolish Burial Goods Zombie Necronize Magic Planter (for the continuous trap cards) Ghost Fusion Tokusano Shinkyojin Equip Spells Spirit Illusion Field Spells Zombie World Continuous Spells Cursed Eldland Seven Cities of the Golden Land Quick-Play Spells Eldlixir of White Destiny Super Polymerization (with "Zombie World") Duality Trap Cards Normal Traps El Dorado Adelantado Eldlixir of Scarlet Sanguine Enma's Judgment Trap Trick Dogmatika Punishment Counter Traps Golden Land Forever! Continuous Traps Conquistador of the Golden Land Guardian of the Golden Land Huaquero of the Golden Land Apophis the Swamp Deity Statue of Anguish Pattern Zoma the Earthbound Spirit Floodgate cards Imperial Order (Traditional Format) Rivalry of Warlords Skill Drain Summon Limit Extra Deck Fusion Monsters Eldlich the Mad Golden Lord Dragonecro Nethersoul Dragon The Duke of Demise First of the Dragons (using the Trap cards treated as normal monsters) Elder Entity N'tss (for "Dogmatika Punishment") Synchro Monsters Red-Eyes Zombie Dragon Lord (using "Duality" on "Eldlich the Golden Lord") Golden Cloud Beast - Malong (for "Dogmatika Punishment") Xyz Monsters Crimson Knight Vampire Bram Chronomaly Vimana D/D/D Marksman King Tell D/D/D Deviser King Deus Machinex Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe Number 81: Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Super Dora Varudras, the Final Bringer of the End Times Link Monsters Avendread Savior Vampire Sucker Top Hat Hare the Silhouette Magician