Trickstar
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| Clockwise, from top left: "Lilybell", "Holy Angel", "Candina" and "Lycorissica" in the artwork of "Trickster Lightstage" Clockwise, from top left: "Lilybell", "Holy Angel", "Candina" and "Lycorissica" in the artwork of "Trickster Lightstage" | |||||
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"Trickster" is an archetype of female LIGHT Fairy-Type monsters used by Aoi Zaizen in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS.
Design
They're based on Japanese idols and the Main Deck members are named after flowers.
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| Trickster Lilybell | Lilium |
| Trickster Lycorissica | Lycoris |
Playing Style
The primary strategy of a "Trickster" deck is dealing small amounts of effect damage, usually 200 points, multiple times through various effects. "Trickster Candina" will deal damage whenever your opponent activates a Spell or Trap, "Trickster Holy Angel" will deal damage whenever a "Trickster" is summoned to one of her Linked Zones, and "Trickster Lightstage" will deal damage whenever one of your "Trickster" monsters deals damage. The archetype is not without the ability to deal battle damage, however; "Holy Angel" gains ATK each time a "Trickster" monster deals damage, including herself, and "Trickster Lilybell" can bypass your opponent's monsters and attack directly.
Their secondary strategy is to disrupt your opponent's plays to prevent them from mounting a comeback. "Lightstage" can lock down their Set Spells and Traps for a turn before forcing a "use it or lose it" scenario, while "Trickster Reincarnation" will banish their hand and draw new cards for them, eliminating the benefit of search cards and cards that activate in the Graveyard. Additionally, "Trickster Holy Angel" will prevent the "Trickster" monsters in her Linked Zones from being destroyed.
The archetype also has lots of search and recovery power to it. "Lightstage" can search any of the "Trickster" monsters on activation, while "Trickster Candina" can search any "Trickster" card, including herself, when Normal Summoned. This will often be "Lilybell," which you can then Special Summon, allowing you to promptly Link Summon "Holy Angel" or attack directly with "Lilybell" via its effect to recover a "Trickster" card from the Graveyard. "Reincarnation" can be banished from the Graveyard to Special Summon a "Trickster" from your Graveyard.
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