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The "Infernity" Deck received some major boosts with the advent of Xyz monsters. The first is "[[Leviair the Sea Dragon]]", which can be made with two "Infernity Necromancer"s, two "[[Tour Guide From the Underworld]]"s, or a combination of the two. "[[Hundred Eyes Dragon]]" or "[[Infernity Break]]" can banish "Infernity Mirage" with its effect, and "Leviair the Sea Dragon" can then revive the "Infernity Mirage" for a Synchro Summon and an "Infernity Archfiend" search, as the restriction on its Special Summon only applies to the Graveyard.
Another handy Xyz monster is "[[Lavalval Chain]]". Its effect can place "[[Infernity Archfiend]]" on top of your deck, which can lead to its Special Summon on the following turn if your hand is empty. While it is on the weaker side in terms of ATK and DEF, if "[[Lavalval Chain]]" manages to survive into a second turn, it can use its other effect to set up your Graveyard with whatever "[[Infernity Archfiend]]" searched out.
One more useful Xyz monster is "[[Constellar Ptolemy M7]]", which can be used with level 6 Infernity monsters like "[[Infernity Destroyer]]" to put "[[Infernity Mirage]]" in your hand. It can then be used to resummon the detached monster.
Lastly, "[[Void Ogre Dragon]]" is a welcome addition to the "Infernity" arsenal of Level 8 Synchro monsters, having great synergy with the deck and able to fend off threats such as "[[Dark Hole]]" and "[[Heavy Storm]]."
"Infernities", despite their enormous Synchro Summoning ability, have a number of crucial weaknesses. Cards that banish or negate effects, like "[[Macro Cosmos]]," "[[Dimensional Fissure]]," and "[[Skill Drain]]," are major threats. These shortcomings can be combated with side-decked copies of "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]", "[[Chaos Hunter]]" or "[[Burial from a Different Dimension]]", and "[[Mystical Space Typhoon]]" or "[[Twister]]" can deal with "[[Skill Drain]]". "[[Necrovalley]]" also poses a major threat. Cards like "[[Effect Veiler]]", "[[D.D. Crow]]" and "[[Battle Fader]]" that can be activated from the hand can also pose problems, and are trickier to avoid, although a well-timed "[[Infernity Barrier]]" or "[[Debunk]]" can remedy the situation.
Without a strong [[Extra Deck]], "Infernities" are a fairly weak archetype, with their most powerful non-Synchro card being "[[Infernity General]]," sporting 2700 ATK. Furthermore, the deck's dependency on an empty hand is a weakness in itself. Field-wipers like "[[Judgment Dragon]]" or "[[Black Rose Dragon]]" can seriously cripple the deck if a player decides to set his or her entire hand in order to gain access to "Infernity" effects. "[[Infernity Guardian]]" could be a life-saver in such a situation.
However, it is also possible to capitalize on this said internal weakness by simply forcing your opponent to have cards in their Hand. Directly, cards like "[[Dark Bribe]]" "[[Destiny HERO - Defender]]", "[[Chainsaw Insect]]", "[[Level Modulation]]", "[[Hiro's Shadow Scout]]", "[[Morphing Jar]]" "[[The Bistro Butcher]]" and "[[The Gift of Greed]]" can be good in doing this. Indirectly, you can use cards like "[[Chain Energy]]" "[[Narrow Pass]]", "[[Summon Limit]]", "[[Ground Collapse]]" and "[[Number 16: Shock Master]]" to either keep cards in the Hand or make it more laborious to play them.
Given that, "[[Hundred Eyes Dragon]]" is arguably the most important Synchro monster in the "Infernity" arsenal. As touched upon, it can banish "[[Infernity Mirage]]," copy its effect, and then Special Summon "[[Infernity Archfiend]]" and "[[Infernity Necromancer]]". This triggers a search out of "[[Infernity Archfiend]]", usually for "[[Infernity Barrier]]", "[[Infernity Launcher]]", or "[[Infernity Mirage]]". Then, "[[Infernity Necromancer]]" Special Summons "[[Infernity Avenger]]", which is used to [[Synchro Summon]] for another Level 8 Synchro monster. Note that this monster could be another "[[Hundred Eyes Dragon]]", which would restart this cycle with the addition of a set "[[Infernity Barrier]]." These loops are best finished with "[[Infernity Doom Dragon]]": not only a 3000 ATK beatstick equipped with a [[Burn]] and destruction effect, but more importantly, an "Infernity" monster with which to fulfill the activation requirement of "Barrier."
"[[Stygian Street Patrol]]" has some synergy with the deck, although it can be a bit slow if drawn as opposed to being sent straight from the Deck to the Graveyard. It acts as a Special Summon outlet for "[[Infernity Archfiend]]" if it's the last card in hand, and as a means of barraging an opponent with Synchro monsters by Special Summoning an "[[Infernity Mirage]]" searched by "[[Infernity Archfiend]]" after a Normal Summon.
If included, a balance between "[[Armageddon Knight]]" and "[[Dark Grepher]]" as opposed to just "[[Dark Grepher]]" is preferred, as "Infernity" Decks tend to have a lower monster-to-Spells/Traps ratio than most Decks, rendering "[[Dark Grepher]]'s" discard unwieldy.
After the release of "[[Lavalval Chain]]" in [[Duel Terminal 7]], the "Infernity" Deck has undergone a massive change in playstyle, now focusing solely on Xyz Summoning rather than Synchro Summoning. This change gives "Infernity" a much needed boost to consistency and less reliance on the [[Graveyard]]. As a result, the deck has much greater resistance to cards like "[[Macro Cosmos]]" and the dreaded "[[Evilswarm Ophion]]".
The Deck now focuses entirely on Rank 3 and Rank 4 Xyz Monsters. The only "Infernity" Monsters that are needed in the Deck are "[[Infernity Archfiend]]" and "[[Infernity Necromancer]]". "Archfiend" is everything to this deck; it searches the key cards and facilitates the negation ability of "[[Infernity Barrier]]". "Lavalval Chain" can place him on top of the Deck every turn, netting you a free "Infernity" card every draw phase.
This Deck attempts to [[Xyz Summon]] "[[Lavalval Chain]]" as soon as possible through the use of cards like "[[Stygian Street Patrol]]", "[[Instant Fusion]]" and "[[Summoner Monk]]". By using "Chain", you can draw into "[[Infernity Archfiend]]" every turn, allowing him to search out the Deck's key trap cards, "[[Infernity Break]]" and "[[Infernity Barrier]]". These traps negate or destroy your opponent's cards, giving the "Infernity" Deck more of a [[Stun]] feel than ever before.
