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"Photon" (フォトン Foton) is an archetype of LIGHT-Attribute cards used by Kite Tenjo, Droite and Gauche in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL. This archetype was first released in Photon Shockwave. Most of the monsters in this archetype have armored or scaly bodies that emit blue light. The "Photon" archetype is intimately related to the "Galaxy" archetype and distantly somewhat related to the Sparrow Family and Cyber Dragon series.
The goal of a "Photon" Deck is to take control of the field. "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" is a good example: its self-banishing Quick Effect allows it to evade Traps like "Dimensional Prison" and bypass other card effects. Another example is "Photon Leo," which can shuffle cards in your opponent's hand back into the Deck. This can be a very disruptive effect in numerous situations. Lower-level Photon monsters have more strategic uses, such as adding different Photon Monster Cards to your hand or even multiplying themselves.
All "Photon" monsters are LIGHT and as such receive benefits from LIGHT support cards.
Because several low-level Photons have incongruously high attack power, they often come equipped with some balancing restriction. For example Photon Crusher's effect is similar to early beatdown favorite Goblin Attack Force, and Photon Sabre Tiger loses 800 attack if it's the only Tiger on your side of the field.
Recommended cards
Monsters
- Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon (only with BEWD)
- Blue-Eyes White Dragon x3
- Alexandrite Dragon x2
- Photon Caesar
- Photon Cerberus
- Photon Crusher
- Photon Leo
- Photon Pirate
- Photon Slayer
- Photon Thrasher
- Photon Lizard
- Photon Wyvern
- Photon Sabre Tiger
- Photon Satellite
- Guardian of Order
- Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
- Galaxy Knight (It can summon "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" easier)
- Galaxy Wizard
- Honest
- Light and Darkness Dragon
Spells
- Future Fusion (Use 2 "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" to make "Twin Photon Lizard" then tribute it to bring them back. You'll have 2/3 for the requirements for "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon".)
- Accel Light
- Photon Booster
- Photon Sanctuary
- Polymerization
- Photon Lead
- Photon Veil
- Photon Trident
- Galaxy Expedition
- Galaxy Queen's Light
- Galaxy Zero
Traps
Extra Deck
- Twin Photon Lizard
- Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon
- Brilliant Photon Paradios
- Photon Papilloperative
- Photon Strike Bounzer
- Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
- Number 9: Canopy Star - Dyson Sphere
- Number 10: Illumiknight
- Number 16: Shock Master
- Number 39: Utopia
- Number C39: Utopia Ray
- Number 50: Black Corn
- Number 91: Thunder Spark Dragon
- Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis
- Number 20: Giga-Brilliant
Trivia
- The Photon archetype has a similar appearance to the EM-beings in Megaman Starforce.
- In physics, a photon is an elementary particle, the quantum of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force.