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"'''Bystial'''", known as "'''Byssted'''" (ビーステッド ''Bīsuteddo'') in the ''[[OCG]]'', is an [[archetype]] of [[LIGHT]] and [[DARK]] [[Dragon]] monsters which first debuted in ''[[Darkwing Blast]]''. | "'''Bystial'''", known as "'''Byssted'''" (ビーステッド ''Bīsuteddo'') in the ''[[OCG]]'', is an [[archetype]] of [[LIGHT]] and [[DARK]] [[Dragon]] monsters which first debuted in ''[[Darkwing Blast]]''. | ||
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| + | == Lore == | ||
| + | {{Main|The Valuable Book EX 3 card storylines#No. 01: The Decisive Battle of the Northern Land}} | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
"Bystial" is a portmanteau of "abyss" and "bestial". | "Bystial" is a portmanteau of "abyss" and "bestial". | ||
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The [[Level]] 6 "Bystial" Effect Monsters are named after the first kings of Britain according to [[wikipedia:Annio da Viterbo|Annio da Viterbo's]] ''Berossus'' (Viterbo's work was later revealed to be a fabrication and became known as the ''Pseudo-Berossus''). One of the kings in Viterbo's list is the mythological [[wikipedia:Alebion|Albion]], who is said to be the son of [[wikipedia:Poseidon|Poseidon]] and supposedly the namesake of the island of [[wikipedia:Albion|Albion]] (the archaic name of [[wikipedia:Great Britain|Great Britain]]). | The [[Level]] 6 "Bystial" Effect Monsters are named after the first kings of Britain according to [[wikipedia:Annio da Viterbo|Annio da Viterbo's]] ''Berossus'' (Viterbo's work was later revealed to be a fabrication and became known as the ''Pseudo-Berossus''). One of the kings in Viterbo's list is the mythological [[wikipedia:Alebion|Albion]], who is said to be the son of [[wikipedia:Poseidon|Poseidon]] and supposedly the namesake of the island of [[wikipedia:Albion|Albion]] (the archaic name of [[wikipedia:Great Britain|Great Britain]]). | ||
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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
===Members=== | ===Members=== | ||
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| [[The Bystial Lubellion]] + [[Despian Proskenion]] | | [[The Bystial Lubellion]] + [[Despian Proskenion]] | ||
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==Playing style== | ==Playing style== | ||
"Bystial" is a Dragon theme centered on banishing resources and general disruption of the opponent's plays. All [[Level]] 6 members of the theme have effects if [[Special Summon]]ed or sent to the [[Graveyard|GY]], and additionally share the following effect: | "Bystial" is a Dragon theme centered on banishing resources and general disruption of the opponent's plays. All [[Level]] 6 members of the theme have effects if [[Special Summon]]ed or sent to the [[Graveyard|GY]], and additionally share the following effect: | ||
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{{Quote|''"You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster."''}} | {{Quote|''"You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster."''}} | ||
| − | This effect is the crux of the archetype's ability to disrupt | + | This effect is the crux of the archetype's ability to disrupt the opponent's plays that rely on particular DARK or LIGHT monsters remaining in their Graveyard, serving as [[hand trap]]s. Among the Level 6 members, "[[Bystial Magnamhut]]" is the most useful since it can add any Dragon monster from the user's Deck or GY to their hand, including other "Bystial" monsters. "[[Bystial Druiswurm]]" can send an opponent's Special Summoned monster to the GY if "Druiswurm" is sent to the GY, while "[[Bystial Baldrake]]" can Tribute one other LIGHT or DARK monster the user controls to banish a [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]], [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]], [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]], [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]], or [[Link Monster]] the opponent just Special Summoned, making the duo serve as effective removal options. Finally, "[[Bystial Saronir]]" can send other "Bystial" monsters or "[[Branded]]" [[Spell Card|Spells]]/[[Trap Card|Traps]] to the GY if it is sent to the GY. |
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| + | Typically in a "Bystial"-focused Deck, the Level 6 "Bystial" monsters also serve as tributes for the higher Level members of the theme, "[[The Bystial Lubellion]]" and "[[The Bystial Alba Los]]". "Lubellion" is a Level 8 monster that can be Special Summoned from hand or GY by tributing 1 Level 6 or higher DARK Dragon monster with effects to not only send itself from hand to GY to search a Level 6 or lower "Bystial" monster but also to place "[[Branded]]" [[Continuous Spell Card|Continuous Spell]]/[[Continuous Trap Card|Trap]] cards from the Deck face-up in the user's [[Spell & Trap Zone]]. "Alba Los" is the highest leveled monster and requires tributing 2 "Bystial" monsters to Special Summon itself. This card can negate the effects of any face-up [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]], [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]], [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]], [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]], or [[Link Monster|Link]] monster on the field with the additional effect to banish all cards from each player's [[Extra Deck]] face-up if it leaves the field by a card effect. "[[Bystial Dis Pater]]" is a powerful Synchro Monster that can Special Summon any LIGHT or DARK monster that is banished, or it can shuffle any banished card back to the Deck in response to an opponent if they're using a monster effect, either negating their effect or destroying said card. | ||
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| + | "Bystial" monsters generally support and are supported by "Branded" cards, in particular with their Continuous Spells/Traps. The two most useful "Branded" cards are "[[Branded Regained]]" and "[[Branded Beast]]". "Regained" allows the player to recur card advantage, gaining a draw by recovering a LIGHT or DARK monster that was just banished whilst also being able to revive "Bystial" monsters whenever the opponent [[Normal Summon|Normal]] or Special Summons a monster(s). Meanwhile "Beast" can destroy an opponent's card they control by tributing a Dragon monster while the player controls a "Bystial" monster, making it pair well with "Druiswurm" for removing cards on the opponent's field and can recover other "Branded" Continuous Spells/Traps from the GY (typically those sent to the GY with "Bystial Saronir"). Other "Branded" cards include "[[Branded Befallen]]", which can protect the user's "Bystial" monsters from the opponent's interactions by banishing a LIGHT or DARK monster, and "[[Etude of the Branded]]", which allows the user to [[Synchro Summon]] during their opponent's turn and also banishes any monster sent to the opponent's GY if the opponent would use monsters as material for a Fusion, Synchro or Link Summon, or Tributes for a [[Ritual Summon]] while the user controls a "Bystial" monster. | ||
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| + | "Bystial" monsters and their supported "Branded" Spell/Traps fair very well in any deck using LIGHT and/or DARK monsters, especially modern [[Chaos (series)|Chaos]] [[Chaos Dragon|Dragon]] decks. In particular, they synergize most effectively with the "Branded-[[Despia]]" playstyle (the "[[Despia]]" archetype, "[[Fallen of Albaz]]" alongside with their specific supporting cards) due to the large number of cards in the "Branded" archetype as a whole; many of them support the playstyles of both themes. Outside of these deck themes, the Level 6 "Bystial" monsters (mainly "Magnamhut" and "Druiswurm") are also included in other Decks as staples for their hand trap utility. | ||
===Recommended cards=== | ===Recommended cards=== | ||
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* [[Dark Armed Dragon]] | * [[Dark Armed Dragon]] | ||
* [[Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair]] | * [[Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair]] | ||
| + | * [[Knight Armed Dragon]] | ||
|tuner monsters = | |tuner monsters = | ||
* [[The Bystial Aluber]] | * [[The Bystial Aluber]] | ||
* [[Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous]] | * [[Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous]] | ||
* [[Guiding Quem, the Virtuous]] | * [[Guiding Quem, the Virtuous]] | ||
| + | * [[Chaos Mirage Dragon]] | ||
| + | * [[Vision Resonator]] | ||
|fusion monsters = | |fusion monsters = | ||
* Any [[Fusion Monsters]] that list "[[Fallen of Albaz]]" as material | * Any [[Fusion Monsters]] that list "[[Fallen of Albaz]]" as material | ||
| + | * [[Darkfire Dragon]] (as a target for "Ready Fusion") | ||
|synchro monsters = | |synchro monsters = | ||
* [[Bystial Dis Pater]] | * [[Bystial Dis Pater]] | ||
* [[Baronne de Fleur]] | * [[Baronne de Fleur]] | ||
| + | * [[Chaos Angel]] | ||
| + | * [[Chaos Archfiend]] | ||
| + | * [[Draco Berserker of the Tenyi]] | ||
| + | * [[PSY-Framelord Omega]] | ||
|xyz monsters = | |xyz monsters = | ||
* [[Hieratic Dragon King of Atum]] | * [[Hieratic Dragon King of Atum]] | ||
* [[Wollow, Founder of the Drudge Dragons]] | * [[Wollow, Founder of the Drudge Dragons]] | ||
| − | |spells = | + | * [[Evolzar Lars]] |
| + | * [[Jinzo - Layered]] | ||
| + | * [[Photon Strike Bounzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Galaxy Stealth Dragon]] | ||
| + | * [[Queen Dragun Djinn]] | ||
| + | |link monsters = | ||
| + | * [[Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres]] | ||
| + | * [[Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy]] | ||
| + | * [[Lyna the Light Charmer, Lustrous]] | ||
| + | * [[Guardragon Pisty]] | ||
| + | |normal spells = | ||
| + | * [[Celestial Observatory]] | ||
| + | * [[Chaos Space]] | ||
| + | * [[Draconnection]] | ||
| + | * [[Dragon Shrine]] | ||
| + | * [[Foolish Burial]] | ||
| + | * [[Ready Fusion]] | ||
| + | |equip spells = | ||
| + | * [[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]] | ||
| + | |field spells = | ||
| + | * [[Dragon Ravine]] | ||
| + | |continuous spells = | ||
* [[Branded Regained]] | * [[Branded Regained]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[World Legacy Guardragon]] |
| + | |quick-play spells = | ||
* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]] | * [[Burial from a Different Dimension]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Saga of the Dragon Emperor]] |
| − | * [[ | + | |normal traps = |
| − | |traps = | + | * [[Guardragon Cataclysm]] |
| + | * [[Storm Dragon's Return]] | ||
| + | * [[Dragoncarnation]] | ||
| + | * [[Dragonmaid Tidying]] | ||
| + | * [[Chaos Phantasm]] | ||
| + | |continuous traps = | ||
* [[Branded Beast]] | * [[Branded Beast]] | ||
* [[Etude of the Branded]] | * [[Etude of the Branded]] | ||
* [[Branded Befallen]] | * [[Branded Befallen]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Dragon's Bind]] |
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| + | {{Branded}} | ||
[[Category:TCG and OCG archetypes]] | [[Category:TCG and OCG archetypes]] | ||
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"Bystial", known as "Byssted" (ビーステッド Bīsuteddo) in the OCG, is an archetype of LIGHT and DARK Dragon monsters which first debuted in Darkwing Blast.
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Lore[edit]
Etymology[edit]
"Bystial" is a portmanteau of "abyss" and "bestial".
The Japanese name "Byssted" is a portmanteau of "abyss" and "beast". "Byssted" also uses the kanji 「深淵の獣」, literally meaning "abyss beast". The Japanese names of the Special Summon Monsters use the same kanji, but they instead read as "The Byssted" (in reference to the Beast of Revelation).
The Level 6 "Bystial" Effect Monsters are named after the first kings of Britain according to Annio da Viterbo's Berossus (Viterbo's work was later revealed to be a fabrication and became known as the Pseudo-Berossus). One of the kings in Viterbo's list is the mythological Albion, who is said to be the son of Poseidon and supposedly the namesake of the island of Albion (the archaic name of Great Britain).
Design[edit]
Members[edit]
Effect Monsters[edit]
The "Bystial" monsters that can be Normal Summoned are all Level 6 DARK Dragon monsters with 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF.
| Bystial | Name origin | |
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| Dragon | Viterbo's king | |
| Baldrake | Drake | Bardus |
| Druiswurm | Lindwurm | Druis |
| Magnamhut | Bahamut | Magus |
| Saronir | Fáfnir | Saron |
Special Summon Monsters[edit]
| Level | The Bystial | Tribute requirement | Original form |
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| 8 | Lubellion | 1 Level 6 or higher DARK Dragon monster | The Bystial Aluber |
| 10 | Dis Pater | 1+ non-Tuner Dragon monsters | Dogmatika Alba Zoa |
| 12 | Alba Los | 2 "Bystial" monsters | The Bystial Lubellion + Despian Proskenion |
Playing style[edit]
"Bystial" is a Dragon theme centered on banishing resources and general disruption of the opponent's plays. All Level 6 members of the theme have effects if Special Summoned or sent to the GY, and additionally share the following effect:
"You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster."
This effect is the crux of the archetype's ability to disrupt the opponent's plays that rely on particular DARK or LIGHT monsters remaining in their Graveyard, serving as hand traps. Among the Level 6 members, "Bystial Magnamhut" is the most useful since it can add any Dragon monster from the user's Deck or GY to their hand, including other "Bystial" monsters. "Bystial Druiswurm" can send an opponent's Special Summoned monster to the GY if "Druiswurm" is sent to the GY, while "Bystial Baldrake" can Tribute one other LIGHT or DARK monster the user controls to banish a Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Monster the opponent just Special Summoned, making the duo serve as effective removal options. Finally, "Bystial Saronir" can send other "Bystial" monsters or "Branded" Spells/Traps to the GY if it is sent to the GY.
Typically in a "Bystial"-focused Deck, the Level 6 "Bystial" monsters also serve as tributes for the higher Level members of the theme, "The Bystial Lubellion" and "The Bystial Alba Los". "Lubellion" is a Level 8 monster that can be Special Summoned from hand or GY by tributing 1 Level 6 or higher DARK Dragon monster with effects to not only send itself from hand to GY to search a Level 6 or lower "Bystial" monster but also to place "Branded" Continuous Spell/Trap cards from the Deck face-up in the user's Spell & Trap Zone. "Alba Los" is the highest leveled monster and requires tributing 2 "Bystial" monsters to Special Summon itself. This card can negate the effects of any face-up Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link monster on the field with the additional effect to banish all cards from each player's Extra Deck face-up if it leaves the field by a card effect. "Bystial Dis Pater" is a powerful Synchro Monster that can Special Summon any LIGHT or DARK monster that is banished, or it can shuffle any banished card back to the Deck in response to an opponent if they're using a monster effect, either negating their effect or destroying said card.
"Bystial" monsters generally support and are supported by "Branded" cards, in particular with their Continuous Spells/Traps. The two most useful "Branded" cards are "Branded Regained" and "Branded Beast". "Regained" allows the player to recur card advantage, gaining a draw by recovering a LIGHT or DARK monster that was just banished whilst also being able to revive "Bystial" monsters whenever the opponent Normal or Special Summons a monster(s). Meanwhile "Beast" can destroy an opponent's card they control by tributing a Dragon monster while the player controls a "Bystial" monster, making it pair well with "Druiswurm" for removing cards on the opponent's field and can recover other "Branded" Continuous Spells/Traps from the GY (typically those sent to the GY with "Bystial Saronir"). Other "Branded" cards include "Branded Befallen", which can protect the user's "Bystial" monsters from the opponent's interactions by banishing a LIGHT or DARK monster, and "Etude of the Branded", which allows the user to Synchro Summon during their opponent's turn and also banishes any monster sent to the opponent's GY if the opponent would use monsters as material for a Fusion, Synchro or Link Summon, or Tributes for a Ritual Summon while the user controls a "Bystial" monster.
"Bystial" monsters and their supported "Branded" Spell/Traps fair very well in any deck using LIGHT and/or DARK monsters, especially modern Chaos Dragon decks. In particular, they synergize most effectively with the "Branded-Despia" playstyle (the "Despia" archetype, "Fallen of Albaz" alongside with their specific supporting cards) due to the large number of cards in the "Branded" archetype as a whole; many of them support the playstyles of both themes. Outside of these deck themes, the Level 6 "Bystial" monsters (mainly "Magnamhut" and "Druiswurm") are also included in other Decks as staples for their hand trap utility.
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