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{{Infobox archetype
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| image           = AtoZDragonBusterCannon-OW.png
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| image       = AtoZDragonBusterCannon-MADU-JP-VG-artwork.png
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| caption         = "[[A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon]]".
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| caption     = "[[A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon]]".
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| ja_name         = {{Ruby|AtoZ|エートゥズィ}}
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| ja_name     = {{Ruby|ＡｔｏＺ|エートゥズィ}}
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| romaji         = Ētuzi
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| romaji       = Ētuzi
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| fr_name         = A à Z
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| fr_name     = A à Z
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| de_name         = A-bis-Z
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| de_name     = A-bis-Z
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| it_name         = A-fino-alla-Z
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| it_name     = A-fino-alla-Z
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| ko_name         = AtoZ
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| ko_name     = AtoZ
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| pt_name         = A a Z
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| ko_romanized = Eteuji
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| es_name         = A-a la-Z
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| pt_name     = A a Z
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| sets           =
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| es_name     = A-a la-Z
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| sets         =
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* [[Elemental Energy]]
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* [[Duelist Pack: Chazz Princeton]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba]]
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| tcg          =
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* [[Collectible Tins 2003]]
 
* [[Magician's Force]]
 
* [[Magician's Force]]
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* [[Elemental Energy]]
 
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* [[2003 Booster Pack Tins]]
 
 
* [[Dark Revelation Volume 1]]
 
* [[Dark Revelation Volume 1]]
 
* [[Dark Revelation Volume 4]]
 
* [[Dark Revelation Volume 4]]
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* [[Duelist Pack: Chazz Princeton]]
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* [[Duelist Pack: Kaiba]]
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* [[Starter Deck: Kaiba Reloaded]]
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* [[Millennium Pack]]
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* [[Duelist Pack: Rivals of the Pharaoh]]
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* [[Legendary Duelists: Ancient Millennium]]
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* [[Legendary Collection Kaiba Mega Pack]]
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* [[OTS Tournament Pack 13]]
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* [[Speed Duel: Battle City Box]]
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| ocg          =
 
* [[Advent of Union]]
 
* [[Advent of Union]]
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* [[Starter Deck 2007]]
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* [[Limited Edition 5]]
 
* [[Structure Deck: Kaiba Volume 2]]
 
* [[Structure Deck: Kaiba Volume 2]]
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* [[Monster Figure Collection 3]]
 
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* [[Limited Edition 5]]
 
 
* [[Expert Edition Volume.1]]
 
* [[Expert Edition Volume.1]]
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* [[Expert Edition Volume.4]]
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* [[Elemental Energy: Vendor Edition]]
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* [[Starter Deck 2014]]
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* [[Starter Deck 2007]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba]]
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* [[Expert Edition Volume 4]]
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* [[Monster Figure Collection Volume 3 promotional cards]]
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* [[Half-Deck: LIGHT]]
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* [[Duel Starter Deck]]
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* [[Starter Pack Volume 3]]
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* [[Duelist Road -Piece of Memory- Side: Yami Yugi]]
 
* [[Duelist Pack: Pharaoh's Memories]]
 
* [[Duelist Pack: Pharaoh's Memories]]
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* [[Duelist Pack: Legend Duelist 2]]
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* [[Advanced Tournament Pack 2016 Vol.3]]
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| anime           =
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* [[Half Deck 2018: LIGHT]]
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* [[25th Anniversary Ultimate Kaiba Set]]
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| korea        = [[Advanced Event Pack 2016 Vol.1]]
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| anime       =
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
 
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
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| manga           =
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| manga       = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist]]
 
 
}}
 
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"'''A-to-Z'''" ({{Ruby|AtoZ|エートゥズィ}} ''ĒtuZi'') is a [[series]] of [[LIGHT]] [[Machine]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] that are designed to fuse without any [[Fusion (archetype)|Fusion cards]] via [[Contact Fusion]] by [[banish]]ing the [[Fusion Material]]s from the [[field]] or, in the case of the [[Union monster]]s in the [[Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba]], from the [[Graveyard]] as well. They can also be powered up without fusing due to the fact that that most of them are Union monsters. These cards have been used by [[Seto Kaiba]] and [[Chazz Princeton]]. They are said to be rare cards in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime, as they are among the cards stolen by [[Vellian Crowler]].
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'''A-to-Z''' ({{Ruby|ＡｔｏＺ|エートゥズィ}} ''ĒtuZi'') is a [[series]] of [[LIGHT]] [[Machine]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] revolving around a [[Union monster|Union]] and [[Contact Fusion]] strategy, Special Summoning its Fusion Monsters by [[banish]]ing its [[Fusion Material]]s from the [[field]] and/or [[Graveyard]]. These cards have been used by [[Seto Kaiba]] and [[Chazz Princeton]] in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime.
  
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The Japanese lore of the anime-exclusive "[[Hyper Coat]]" specifies Machine monsters with "[[V (GX archetype)|Ｖ]]", "[[W|Ｗ]]", "[[X (archetype)|Ｘ]]", "[[Y|Ｙ]]" and/or "[[Z|Ｚ]]" in their Japanese names, with the intention of supporting members of this series.
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The Japanese card text of the anime-exclusive "[[Hyper Coat]]" specifies Machine monsters with "[[V (GX archetype)|Ｖ]]", "[[W|Ｗ]]", "[[X (archetype)|Ｘ]]", "[[Y|Ｙ]]" and/or "[[Z|Ｚ]]" in their Japanese names, with the intention of supporting members of this series.
  
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Despite being called A-to-Z, this series lacks D-to-U monsters, with the anime-only "[[Dimensional Catapult]]" treated as the STU letters.
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This series is related to the "[[Armed Dragon]]" archetype via "[[Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon]]" and the "[[Ojama]]" archetype via "[[Ojama Pajama]]" and "[[Ojamassimilation]]", a reference to Chazz having played the three alongside each other during ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''.
  
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
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The series can be broadly divided into three sub-series:
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* "XYZ": The original series of monsters used by both [[Seto Kaiba]] and [[Chazz Princeton]].
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* "VW": The series of monsters used only by Chazz Princeton, alongside his "XYZ" cards.
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* "ABC": A series of monsters introduced in ''[[Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba]]'', thematically associated with Seto Kaiba.
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===[[Main Deck]]===
 
===[[Main Deck]]===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
! Let. !! Monster
 
! Let. !! Monster
 
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|-
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| [[wikipedia:A|A]] || [[A-Assault Core|Assault Core]]
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| A || [[A-Assault Core|Assault Core]]
 
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| [[wikipedia:B|B]] || [[B-Buster Drake|Buster Drake]]
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| B || [[B-Buster Drake|Buster Drake]]
 
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| [[wikipedia:C|C]] || [[C-Crush Wyvern|Crush Wyvern]]
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| C || [[C-Crush Wyvern|Crush Wyvern]]
 
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| [[wikipedia:V|V]] || [[V-Tiger Jet|Tiger Jet]]
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| V || [[V-Tiger Jet|Tiger Jet]]
 
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|-
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| [[wikipedia:W|W]] || [[W-Wing Catapult|Wing Catapult]]
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| W || [[W-Wing Catapult|Wing Catapult]]
 
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|-
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| [[wikipedia:X|X]] || [[X-Head Cannon|Head Cannon]]
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| X || [[X-Head Cannon|Head Cannon]]
 
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|-
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| [[wikipedia:Y|Y]] || [[Y-Dragon Head|Dragon Head]]
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| Y || [[Y-Dragon Head|Dragon Head]]
 
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| [[wikipedia:Z|Z]] || [[Z-Metal Tank|Metal Tank]]
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| Z || [[Z-Metal Tank|Metal Tank]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===[[Extra Deck]]===
 
===[[Extra Deck]]===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! No. !! Monster
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! rowspan="2" | Series
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! colspan="2" | Monster
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! Materials
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! Fusion
 
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| rowspan=4 | 2 || [[VW-Tiger Catapult]]
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! rowspan= 2 | ABC
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| A + B + C || [[ABC-Dragon Buster]]
 
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| [[XY-Dragon Cannon]]
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| ABC + XYZ || [[A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon]]
 
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| [[XZ-Tank Cannon]]
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! rowspan= 3 | VW
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| V + W || [[VW-Tiger Catapult]]
 
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| [[YZ-Tank Dragon]]
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| VW + XYZ || [[VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon]]
 
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| rowspan=2 | 3 || [[ABC-Dragon Buster]]
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| VWXYZ + [[Armed Dragon LV7]] || [[Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon]]
 
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| [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]
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! rowspan= 4 | XYZ
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| X + Y || [[XY-Dragon Cannon]]
 
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| 5 || [[VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon]]
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| X + Y + Z || [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]
 
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| rowspan="2" | 6 || [[Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon]]
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| X + Z || [[XZ-Tank Cannon]]
 
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| [[A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon|<nowiki/>]][[Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon|A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon]]
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| Y + Z || [[YZ-Tank Dragon]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==General tips==
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==Playing style==
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"[[Ancient Fairy Dragon]]" can be used to [[Special Summon]] the pieces if they are in your hand, and "[[Summoner Monk]]," "[[Shining Angel]]", or "[[Jade Knight]]" can be used to search out three of the specific monsters necessary for assembling the more powerful [[Fusion Monster]]s. Also, since all of the archetype's key monsters are [[LIGHT]] attribute, "[[Saffira, Queen of Dragons]]" can be used to recycle them back to your hand or for extra draw power. By using the effects of "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]", "[[ABC-Dragon Buster]]", and "[[A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon]]" to constantly discard LIGHT monsters, "Saffira" will be able to constantly recycle one of them back to your hand during the End Phase of each turn, or draw more cards, making for a powerful and much needed draw engine in "A-to-Z" Decks, by allowing you to draw 2 cards during the End Phase of each and every turn.
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The A-to-Z series revolves around using [[Union Monster]]s and performing [[Contact Fusion]]s by banishing [[Fusion Material]]s from the field and/or Graveyard. A-to-Z monsters consist of Main Deck "component" Union monsters, and the Extra Deck "combined" Fusion Monsters who have the "component" monsters as their materials. The Deck's Fusion Monsters typically feature effects that involve discarding cards to remove the opponent's cards.
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As the series lacks an archetypal name, in-theme support cards typically specifically support [[LIGHT]] [[Machine]] [[Union monster]]s instead.
  
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Basic Union Monster support [[Spell Cards]] are useful, such as "[[Frontline Base]]" and "[[Roll Out!]]". If you choose to include such cards, "[[Heavy Mech Support Platform]]" and "[[Heavy Mech Support Armor]]" provide more targets, and are useful when equipped to the fusion monsters, as it protects them from being targeted or destroyed by your opponent's cards. You can also equip the fusions with "[[A-Assault Core]]", "[[B-Buster Drake]]", and "[[C-Crush Wyvern]]", summoned to the field at once via "[[Union Scramble]]", and you will have a powerful monster that cannot be targeted by (if it is equipped with "Heavy Mech Support Armor") and is unaffected by all your opponent's Spells, Traps, and monster effects (if equipped with all three "ABC" union monsters). If they are all equipped to "A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon", it is likely to keep a lot of pressure on your opponent during a duel since "A-to-Z" is a 4k beatstick that they will not be able to target with the likes of "[[Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer]]" or "[[Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon]]", nor have their spells, traps, or effect monsters' abilities work against it, that ''also'' has the ability to negate anything they attempt as long as its user has cards they are willing to discard.
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A-to-Z Decks can be broadly divided into two types: ABC-focused Decks, who do not use the VWXYZ monsters, and VWXYZ decks, who do. The divergence exists due to the lower power level of the VWXYZ monsters and the existence of support dedicated to them. However, both Decks share some central series-wide/generic key support cards:
  
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[[LIGHT]]-support spells in general also work, particularly "[[Honest]]", seeing as it is both handy to protect the individual Union and Normal Monsters in addition to being a spectacularly effective way of paving a way to victory for the bigger Fusion Monsters, especially "A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon". A particularly devastating strategy is swarming the field with the base monsters, then using "[[Limiter Removal]]" to give them a huge rise in power just to finish the turn with fusing them together. "[[Dimension Explosion]]" can act as a sort of "[[De-Fusion]]" for these cards, only the targets to return to the field or Extra Deck are not limited to Fusion Monster-Fusion material relation. "[[Lightwave Tuning]]", "[[Torque Tune Gear]]", and "[[Chaos-End Master]]" are useful for any [[Synchro Summon]]s.
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* "[[Union Hangar]]", a [[Field Spell]] that searches a LIGHT Machine Union on activation, and can search another LIGHT Machine Union by equipping it from the Deck when a LIGHT Machine Union is summoned.
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* "[[Union Carrier]]", a Link 2 equip-from-Deck searcher.
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* "[[Unauthorized Reactivation]]", a [[Quick-Play Spell]] equip-from-Deck searcher.
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* "[[Union Driver]]", a combo piece used alongside equip-from-Deck searchers to bypass their summon restriction; while equipped, it can banish itself to equip a different LIGHT Machine Union from the Deck, which can be Special Summoned.
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* "[[Therion "King" Regulus]]", who can equip a Machine Union monster from the GY, thereby letting the Machine Union Special Summon itself, extending the player's plays while providing a negate.
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* "[[Heavy Mech Support Armor]]", who summons a Union from GY when Normal Summoned.
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* "[[Torque Tune Gear]]", a searchable Tuner for Synchro-based builds.
  
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"[[Unexpected Dai]]" is also a useful addition for the deck, because it gives a means of searching "[[X-Head Cannon]]" and "[[V-Tiger Jet]]" that "Union Hangar" does not.
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===ABC Deck===
  
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==Playing style==
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ABC-focused Decks focus on using the ABC monsters to Special Summon "[[ABC-Dragon Buster]]", and use its effects to disrupt the opponent and generate follow-up. The ABC monsters, aside from their shared Union effects, each have individual effects that (non-once per turn) generate advantage when they are sent from the [[field]] to the [[GY]], and have shared effects to provide protection to the monsters they are equipped to.
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The "A-to-Z" cards are all about [[Union Monster|Unions]].  They are able to "combine" into the ultimate fighting machines, "[[VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon]]", "[[ABC-Dragon Buster]]", and "[[A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon]]"; all powerful forces, they are able to banish monsters, change battle positions, and even constantly negate the opponent's card effects in a manner similar to "[[Herald of Perfection]]" in the case of "A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon", making "[[Saffira, Queen of Dragons]]" a viable option for decks that include the ABC monsters and especially their respective Fusion Monsters.
 
  
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While "[[VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon]]" is powerful on your turn, it has no self protection, so adding cards to protect it would be wise, like "[[Ultimate Providence]]". You can also use "[[Premature Return]]", "[[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]" or "[[Magnet Reverse]]" to re-summon this card. "[[Dimension Explosion]]" can help, especially when you can use it to help bring back monsters used for "[[XY-Dragon Cannon]]", "[[YZ-Tank Dragon]]", or "[[XZ-Tank Cannon]]" as alternatives to be able to Summon "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]".  As three of the base cards are Union Monsters, Union support such as "[[Frontline Base]]", "[[Union Hangar]]", "[[Union Scramble]]" and "[[Roll Out!]]" are viable options. "[[Morphtronic Scopen]]" is an ideal [[Tuner monster]] to use, as it can be Special Summoned through "[[Machine Assembly Line]]", "[[Machina Armored Unit]]" and "[[Shining Angel]]" and can function as a Tuner of both [[Level]]s 3 and 4.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Monster !! GY Trigger Effect !! Equip Protection
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| [[A-Assault Core]]
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| Add 1 other Union monster from your GY to your hand.
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| Unaffected by your opponent's monster effects.
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| [[B-Buster Drake]]
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| Add 1 Union monster from your Deck to your hand.
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| Unaffected by your opponent's Spell effects.
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| [[C-Crush Wyvern]]
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| Special Summon 1 Union monster from your hand.
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| Unaffected by your opponent's Trap effects.
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"[[Magnet Reverse]]" and "[[Chaos Hunter]]" work as counters to "[[System Down]]" without using "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]", which would also prevent the Summon of this archetype's Fusion Monsters.
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By repeatedly searching with the effect of "B-Buster Drake", and swarming the field with "C-Crush Wyvern", then using these swarmed monsters for [[Link Summon]]ing plays, the ABC Deck can quickly search out the necessary materials for "[[ABC-Dragon Buster]]", and Special Summon it by banishing its materials from the GY. "Dragon Buster" and the player's Link Monsters will serve as the player's end board, and "Dragon Buster" can further generate follow-up with its [[Quick Effect]] to summon 3 banished Machine monsters, setting up Link plays and the Summon of another copy of "Dragon Buster" for the next turn.
  
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{{Decklist|Recommended Cards
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{{Decklist|Recommended cards
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|normal monsters =
 
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* [[V-Tiger Jet]]
 
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* [[X-Head Cannon]]
 
  
 
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* [[Elemental HERO Prisma]]
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* [[Therion "King" Regulus]]
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* [[Photon Thrasher]]
 
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* [[Gold Gadget]]
 
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* [[Silver Gadget]]
 
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* [[Honest]]
 
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* [[Lightray Sorcerer]]
 
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* [[Rescue Rabbit]]
 
 
* [[Galaxy Soldier]]
 
* [[Galaxy Soldier]]
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|tuner monsters  =
 
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* [[Angel Trumpeter]] (for "[[Unexpected Dai]]")
 
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* [[Effect Veiler]]
 
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* [[Torque Tune Gear]]
 
  
 
|union monsters =  
 
|union monsters =  
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* [[B-Buster Drake]]
 
* [[B-Buster Drake]]
 
* [[C-Crush Wyvern]]
 
* [[C-Crush Wyvern]]
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* [[W-Wing Catapult]]
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* [[Union Driver]]
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* [[Y-Dragon Head]]
 
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* [[Z-Metal Tank]]
 
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* [[Machina Peacekeeper]]
 
 
* [[Heavy Mech Support Armor]]
 
* [[Heavy Mech Support Armor]]
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* [[Trigon]]
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* [[Torque Tune Gear]]
  
 
|fusion monsters =
 
|fusion monsters =
 
* [[ABC-Dragon Buster]]
 
* [[ABC-Dragon Buster]]
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* [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]
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* [[Panzer Dragon]]/[[Cyber Saurus]] (with "Instant Fusion"/"Ready Fusion")
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** [[A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon]]
 
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* [[VW-Tiger Catapult]]
 
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** [[VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon]]
 
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* [[XY-Dragon Cannon]]
 
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* [[XZ-Tank Cannon]]
 
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* [[YZ-Tank Dragon]]
 
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* [[Elder Entity Norden]] (with "Instant Fusion")
 
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|synchro monsters =
 
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* [[Ancient Fairy Dragon]]
 
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* [[Ancient Pixie Dragon]]
 
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* [[Black Rose Dragon]]
 
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* [[Stardust Dragon]]
 
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* [[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]
 
  
 
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* Any generic Rank 4 Monsters
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* [[Cyber Dragon Nova]] (with "Galaxy Soldier")
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* [[Heavy Armored Train Ironwolf]]
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** [[Cyber Dragon Infinity]]
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* [[Bujintei Tsukuyomi]]
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* [[Infinitrack River Stormer]] (with "Galaxy Soldier")
 
* [[Gear Gigant X]]
 
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* [[Cyber Dragon Nova]] (with "[[Galaxy Soldier]]")
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** [[Cyber Dragon Infinity]]
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|link monsters =
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* [[Platinum Gadget]]
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* [[Union Carrier]] (Traditional Format only)
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* [[Lyna the Light Charmer, Lustrous]]
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* [[Knightmare Phoenix]]
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* [[Knightmare Unicorn]]
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* [[Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess]]
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* [[Accesscode Talker]]
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* [[I:P Masquerena]]
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* [[Barricadeborg Blocker]]
  
 
|spells =
 
|spells =
 
* [[Union Hangar]]
 
* [[Union Hangar]]
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* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]] or [[Pot of Acquisitiveness]]
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* [[Unauthorized Reactivation]]
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* [[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]] or [[Light of Redemption]]
 
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* [[Double Summon]]
 
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Therion Discolosseum]]
 
* [[Frontline Base]]
 
* [[Frontline Base]]
 
* [[Iron Call]]
 
* [[Iron Call]]
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* [[Instant Fusion]]
 
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* [[Limiter Removal]]
 
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* [[Machine Assembly Line]]
 
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* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
 
 
* [[Magnet Reverse]]
 
* [[Magnet Reverse]]
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* [[Soul Charge]]
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* [[Instant Fusion]]/[[Ready Fusion]]
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* [[Ties of the Brethren]]
 
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* [[Transmodify]] (for "Galaxy Soldier")
 
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* [[Unexpected Dai]]
 
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|traps =
 
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* [[Formation Union]]
 
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* [[Magnet Force]]
 
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* [[Roll Out!]]
 
 
* [[Union Scramble]]
 
* [[Union Scramble]]
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==XYZ Decks==
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===VWXYZ Deck===
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Although "VWXYZ" has the ability to [[banish]] 1 card, the effect of "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]" can be used multiple times in a single [[turn]]. Therefore, by removing "[[V-Tiger Jet]]" and "[[W-Wing Catapult]]" from your Deck and relying solely on "XYZ-Dragon Cannon" and "ABC-Dragon Buster", you are left with more room to fill your Deck with other useful cards. By using a similar method to the one explained above you can create a Deck that can [[Special Summon]] "XYZ" and has [[Fusion Monster]]s that aren't so tough to get on to the field. The ABC Union monsters and "[[Heavy Mech Support Armor]]" can be used to protect your Fusion Monsters, "Power Tool", or "Cyber Dragon" monsters from the negative effect of "Limiter Removal" without needing to worry about sacrificing Equip Spell Cards being used with "Power Tool Dragon".
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VWXYZ Decks utilize the VWXYZ monsters as well as their support, typically in addition to the ABC monsters. The VWXYZ monsters are either [[Normal Monster]]s or Union monsters with minor combat-based equip effects, making them largely ineffective at holding the field and incapable of generating advantage. Additionally, VWXYZ Fusion Monsters require banishing cards the player controls to Special Summon them, making them far harder to summon compared to "ABC-Dragon Buster", who can banish its materials from GY.
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Due to their inherent weaknesses, VWXYZ Decks depend on their dedicated support cards to make up their weakness, and ABC Decks typically do not play the VWXYZ cards to maximize consistency.
  
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Using cards like "[[Reckless Greed]]" (carefully) to [[draw a card|draw]] cards to use as 'ammo' for the effect of "XYZ-Dragon Cannon" is an effective way to clear the opponent's [[field]]. It is also good to play an "[[Overload Fusion]]" and "[[Cyber Dragon]]" for a "[[Chimeratech Overdragon]]" to put out enough [[ATK]] to finish you opponent off, or as a back-up plan if your "A-to-Z" monsters are destroyed. By the time you have an "XYZ-Dragon Cannon" on the field and used its effect to destroy your opponent's cards you should have enough monsters in your Graveyard to use "Overload Fusion". Also, remember adding a few [[Synchro Monster]]s like "[[Karakuri Shogun mdl 00 "Burei"]]" and "[[Power Tool Dragon]]" (equipped with [[Double Tool C&D]]) to keep the opponent occupied until you can Summon an "XYZ-Dragon Cannon".
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The key dedicated VWXYZ support card is "[[XYZ Combine]]", which can Special Summon 1 "[[X-Head Cannon]]", "[[Y-Dragon Head]]", or "[[Z-Metal Tank]]" from the Deck when a LIGHT Machine Union Monster Card is banished. It can also return a Fusion Monster to the Extra Deck to Summon back the player's banished XYZ pieces, making it far easier to put all three monsters on board.
  
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"[[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]", "[[Premature Return]]" and "[[Magnet Reverse]]" can also be used to re-summon your banished "XYZ-Dragon Cannon" or "[[ABC-Dragon Buster]]" that was used to summon this archetype's strongest monster ("[[A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon]]"), the latter being able to revive "[[ABC-Dragon Buster]]" from the Graveyard as well.
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Another dedicated VWXYZ support card is "[[XYZ Hyper Cannon]]", a disruption/card cycling [[Continuous Trap]] that is only usable if the player controls "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]" or a Fusion Monster that lists "[[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]]" as material.
  
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* [[A-Assault Core]]
 
* [[A-Assault Core]]
 
* [[B-Buster Drake]]
 
* [[B-Buster Drake]]
 
* [[C-Crush Wyvern]]
 
* [[C-Crush Wyvern]]
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* [[W-Wing Catapult]]
 
* [[Y-Dragon Head]]
 
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* [[XY-Dragon Cannon]]
 
 
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* [[XZ-Tank Cannon]]
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* [[Bujinki Amaterasu]]
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* [[Knightmare Phoenix]]
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* [[Accesscode Talker]]
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* [[I:P Masquerena]]
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* [[Union Hangar]]
 
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* [[Unauthorized Reactivation]]
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* [[XYZ Combine]]
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
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* [[Terraforming]]
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* [[Therion Discolosseum]]
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* [[Double Tool C&D]]
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* [[Fusion Deployment]]
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* [[Break! Draw!]]
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* [[Necroquip Prism]]
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* [[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]
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* [[Unexpected Dai]]
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* They are said to be rare cards in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime, as they are among the cards stolen by [[Vellian Crowler]].
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* Despite being called A-to-Z, this series lacks D-to-U monsters.
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Revision as of 16:06, 11 April 2024

A-to-Z
"A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon".
"A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon".
Japanese
  • ＡｔｏＺ（エートゥズィ）
  • ＡｔｏＺ (base)
  • エートゥズィ (ruby)
  • Ētuzi (romanized)
French
  • A à Z
German
  • A-bis-Z
Italian
  • A-fino-alla-Z
Korean
  • AtoZ
  • Eteuji (romanized)
Portuguese
  • A a Z
Spanish
  • A-a la-Z
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A-to-Z (ＡｔｏＺ（エートゥズィ） ĒtuZi) is a series of LIGHT Machine monsters revolving around a Union and Contact Fusion strategy, Special Summoning its Fusion Monsters by banishing its Fusion Materials from the field and/or Graveyard. These cards have been used by Seto Kaiba and Chazz Princeton in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.

The Japanese card text of the anime-exclusive "Hyper Coat" specifies Machine monsters with "Ｖ", "Ｗ", "Ｘ", "Ｙ" and/or "Ｚ" in their Japanese names, with the intention of supporting members of this series.

This series is related to the "Armed Dragon" archetype via "Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon" and the "Ojama" archetype via "Ojama Pajama" and "Ojamassimilation", a reference to Chazz having played the three alongside each other during Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

Members

The series can be broadly divided into three sub-series:

  • "XYZ": The original series of monsters used by both Seto Kaiba and Chazz Princeton.
  • "VW": The series of monsters used only by Chazz Princeton, alongside his "XYZ" cards.
  • "ABC": A series of monsters introduced in Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba, thematically associated with Seto Kaiba.

Main Deck

Let. Monster
A Assault Core
B Buster Drake
C Crush Wyvern
V Tiger Jet
W Wing Catapult
X Head Cannon
Y Dragon Head
Z Metal Tank

Extra Deck

Series Monster
Materials Fusion
ABC A + B + C ABC-Dragon Buster
ABC + XYZ A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon
VW V + W VW-Tiger Catapult
VW + XYZ VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon
VWXYZ + Armed Dragon LV7 Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon
XYZ X + Y XY-Dragon Cannon
X + Y + Z XYZ-Dragon Cannon
X + Z XZ-Tank Cannon
Y + Z YZ-Tank Dragon

Playing style

The A-to-Z series revolves around using Union Monsters and performing Contact Fusions by banishing Fusion Materials from the field and/or Graveyard. A-to-Z monsters consist of Main Deck "component" Union monsters, and the Extra Deck "combined" Fusion Monsters who have the "component" monsters as their materials. The Deck's Fusion Monsters typically feature effects that involve discarding cards to remove the opponent's cards.

As the series lacks an archetypal name, in-theme support cards typically specifically support LIGHT Machine Union monsters instead.

A-to-Z Decks can be broadly divided into two types: ABC-focused Decks, who do not use the VWXYZ monsters, and VWXYZ decks, who do. The divergence exists due to the lower power level of the VWXYZ monsters and the existence of support dedicated to them. However, both Decks share some central series-wide/generic key support cards:

  • "Union Hangar", a Field Spell that searches a LIGHT Machine Union on activation, and can search another LIGHT Machine Union by equipping it from the Deck when a LIGHT Machine Union is summoned.
  • "Union Carrier", a Link 2 equip-from-Deck searcher.
  • "Unauthorized Reactivation", a Quick-Play Spell equip-from-Deck searcher.
  • "Union Driver", a combo piece used alongside equip-from-Deck searchers to bypass their summon restriction; while equipped, it can banish itself to equip a different LIGHT Machine Union from the Deck, which can be Special Summoned.
  • "Therion "King" Regulus", who can equip a Machine Union monster from the GY, thereby letting the Machine Union Special Summon itself, extending the player's plays while providing a negate.
  • "Heavy Mech Support Armor", who summons a Union from GY when Normal Summoned.
  • "Torque Tune Gear", a searchable Tuner for Synchro-based builds.

ABC Deck

ABC-focused Decks focus on using the ABC monsters to Special Summon "ABC-Dragon Buster", and use its effects to disrupt the opponent and generate follow-up. The ABC monsters, aside from their shared Union effects, each have individual effects that (non-once per turn) generate advantage when they are sent from the field to the GY, and have shared effects to provide protection to the monsters they are equipped to.

Monster GY Trigger Effect Equip Protection
A-Assault Core Add 1 other Union monster from your GY to your hand. Unaffected by your opponent's monster effects.
B-Buster Drake Add 1 Union monster from your Deck to your hand. Unaffected by your opponent's Spell effects.
C-Crush Wyvern Special Summon 1 Union monster from your hand. Unaffected by your opponent's Trap effects.

By repeatedly searching with the effect of "B-Buster Drake", and swarming the field with "C-Crush Wyvern", then using these swarmed monsters for Link Summoning plays, the ABC Deck can quickly search out the necessary materials for "ABC-Dragon Buster", and Special Summon it by banishing its materials from the GY. "Dragon Buster" and the player's Link Monsters will serve as the player's end board, and "Dragon Buster" can further generate follow-up with its Quick Effect to summon 3 banished Machine monsters, setting up Link plays and the Summon of another copy of "Dragon Buster" for the next turn.

Recommended cards

VWXYZ Deck

VWXYZ Decks utilize the VWXYZ monsters as well as their support, typically in addition to the ABC monsters. The VWXYZ monsters are either Normal Monsters or Union monsters with minor combat-based equip effects, making them largely ineffective at holding the field and incapable of generating advantage. Additionally, VWXYZ Fusion Monsters require banishing cards the player controls to Special Summon them, making them far harder to summon compared to "ABC-Dragon Buster", who can banish its materials from GY.

Due to their inherent weaknesses, VWXYZ Decks depend on their dedicated support cards to make up their weakness, and ABC Decks typically do not play the VWXYZ cards to maximize consistency.

The key dedicated VWXYZ support card is "XYZ Combine", which can Special Summon 1 "X-Head Cannon", "Y-Dragon Head", or "Z-Metal Tank" from the Deck when a LIGHT Machine Union Monster Card is banished. It can also return a Fusion Monster to the Extra Deck to Summon back the player's banished XYZ pieces, making it far easier to put all three monsters on board.

Another dedicated VWXYZ support card is "XYZ Hyper Cannon", a disruption/card cycling Continuous Trap that is only usable if the player controls "XYZ-Dragon Cannon" or a Fusion Monster that lists "XYZ-Dragon Cannon" as material.

Recommended cards

Official Decks

Trivia

  • They are said to be rare cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime, as they are among the cards stolen by Vellian Crowler.
  • Despite being called A-to-Z, this series lacks D-to-U monsters.
    • However, the Japanese name of the anime-only card "Dimensional Catapult" contains the letters "STU" (short for "Super Thunder Unit"), the three letters before "VWXYZ".

References

  1. ↑ YGOrganization SDMY & SDKS Deck Recipes
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