Staple
A staple is a card that is considered so splashable that it is included in almost any Deck the owner chooses to construct.
Opinions on what exactly constitutes a Staple card often comes down to the individual, and today's current strategies and Deck-types have limited most staples to being mostly Spell/Trap Cards.
Below is a list of cards that many consider staples (although some could be considered semi-staples).
Most of these cards are (or were) included in Limited lists, mostly because of their usefulness. Many cards on the Forbidden list were once staples (e.g. "Pot of Greed", "Change of Heart", "Raigeki", etc).
Contents
Advanced Format
Monsters
Spells
Traps
- Bottomless Trap Hole
- Breakthrough Skill
- Compulsory Evacuation Device
- Karma Cut
- Solemn Warning
- Torrential Tribute
- Wiretap
Extra Deck
Synchro
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Level 8
Level 10
Level 11
Xyz
Rank 3
Rank 4
- Abyss Dweller
- Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer
- Gagaga Cowboy
- Evilswarm Exciton Knight
- Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk
- Number 101: Silent Honor ARK
Rank 5
Rank 6
Rank 7
- Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger
- Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack
- Number 11: Big Eye
- Number 74: Master of Blades
Rank 8
Pendulum
Scale 1
Scale 4
Scale 8
Traditional Format
Monsters
Spells
- Brain Control
- Change of Heart
- Graceful Charity
- Harpie's Feather Duster
- Heavy Storm
- Giant Trunade
- Monster Reborn
- Pot of Greed
- Pot of Avarice
- Raigeki
- Snatch Steal
Traps
Extra Deck
Synchros
Xyz
- See Also: Semi-Staples