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The Chaos Dragon Deck utilizes a combination of Chaos Sorcerer and Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon. It is based off of the [[Disaster Dragon]] build, invented by Damien Franklin. His build focused on getting out Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon, Dark Armed Dragon, and Chaos Sorcerer. You can use [[Future Fusion]] [[Lightsworn]] or [[Dragon Ravine]] to send monsters to the graveyard to summon Lightpulsar, or set up DAD (Dark Armed Dragon) or BLS much faster. There are many key cards that can be incorporated into this deck. For example, Dimensional Alchemist can return removed from play Red-Eyes Wyverns to your hand, or any other monster card in your deck. This deck does not rely heavily on Synchro monsters, although useful Synchro Monsters such as Stardust Dragon or Black Rose Dragon are included. Another variant centers around cards released in the Dragon Collide Structure Deck that includes Chaos Sorcerer, Lightpulsar Dragon, Darkflare Dragon, Eclipse Wyvern, Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon and Lightsworn monsters to intricate combos to remove monsters and get them back.
 
  
==Dragonsworn/DSN Reset Deck==
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A '''Chaos Dragon''' deck utilizes the Graveyard with a combination of [[Chaos]] monsters for their powerful effects with Effect Monsters with Send 1 Card to Graveyard or [[Mill|Milling]] effects to fuel them.  The earliest builds focused on getting out  "[[Chaos Sorcerer]]", and "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]": much later the "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]", "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]" Monsters that give this Deck its name. You can use "[[Lightsworn]]" monsters "[[Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn|Raiden]]" and "[[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress|Lyla]]" with "[[Solar Recharge]]", "[[Charge of the Light Brigade]]" and "[[Reasoning]]" as a mill engine. "[[Card Trooper]]" was originally used to mill 1 to 3, but has lost favor to the utility of "[[Kuribandit]]" and "[[Mathematician]]", which offer better control on what to send to the Graveyard.
This Deck is Based on a Lightsworn and dragon combination that relies on 3 different dragons; "[[Judgment Dragon]]", "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]", and "[[Genesis Dragon]]". Its purpose is to use "[[Judgment Dragon]]" to clear the field and then to swarm it and attack with a lot of power. You will also need "[[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]" because you're going to be milling your cards. Because of this you only need a few traps: "[[Mirror Force]]", "[[Threatening Roar]]", "[[Dimensional Prison]]", and "[[Beckoning Light]]". The strategy is to mill to get your Dragons and Lightsworns into your graveyard. There is little chance of a Deck out if you have "Genesis Dragon" because of its effect. (Don't run this Deck without it as it would be pointless to do so). The deck's strength is completely based on your ability to empty your Deck into your Graveyard and then to recycle your dragons using the effect of "[[Genesis Dragon]]" and "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]".
 
  
A good combo is to use "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]" to special summon "[[Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon]]" from the the graveyard and then tribute it for "[[Celestia, Lightsworn Angel]]".
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"Lightpulsar Dragon" is the main beater being able to revive itself easily, while "[[Darkflare Dragon]]" speeds up "Lightpulsar" and setups summoning both "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]" and "Black Luster Soldier  - Envoy of the Beginning".  Once a reasonable amount of cards have been milled it is recommended to stop focusing on milling or risk running out of cards to draw too fast and lose automatically.
  
This variant can also integrate "[[Sky Scourge Norleras]]" and "[[Phantom of Chaos]]" - this is based on a Japanese build known as "'''DSN Reset'''" (Dragonsworn Norleras Reset). This build revolves around using Lightsworns to mill your "[[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]", "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]", "[[Sky Scourge Norleras]]" and your chosen beatdown dragon ("[[Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon]]" is recommended due to the amount of its ATK it will have since you'll be milling other Lightsworns alongside the Dragons. Also, it can be Special Summoned, and it takes only 1 Tribute to be Tribute Summoned). When you pull of the "[[Sky Scourge Norleras]]" and "[[Phantom of Chaos]]" combo, your opponent will find themselves with no field and no hand to compete with, while you are removing your "[[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]s" to gain field and hand advantage.
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"[[Galaxy Cyclone]]", "[[Breakthrough Skill]]", and "[[Skill Prisoner]]" are some of the few Spell/Trap cards that can be played from the hand, or milled, and then used next turn again by banishing them.
  
==Twilight and Chaos==
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This Deck relies heavily on Special Summoning powerful monsters with devastating effects in order to overpower and OTK the opponent. It can also create Level 8 Synchro Monsters consistently due to the synergy of "[[White Dragon Wyverburster]]", "[[Black Dragon Collapserpent]]" (which replace themselves with the other when sent from the field to the Graveyard, but not when detached as Xyz Materials), and "Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn".
'''Twilight''' (A mill based design using [[Lightsworn]] monsters)
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* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
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"Lightpulsar Dragon", "[[Caius the Shadow Monarch]]", and "Chaos Sorcerer" also open up Rank 6 plays after their effects are used.  With "[[Constellar Ptolemy M7]]" being able to return monsters from the Graveyard to the hand, milling "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning", or other powerful monsters is no longer at risk of being milled and unusable.
* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]
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* [[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]
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Milling the Deck early to mid game sets up the Graveyard in order to banish LIGHT and DARK monsters to Special Summon the Chaos monsters. "Darkflare Dragon", "Card Trooper", "Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn", "[[Charge of the Light Brigade]]", and "Solar Recharge" are used for this strategy. Using "[[Tour Guide From the Underworld]]" to Summon "[[Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss]]" was also used, but the limiting of "Tour Guide" in April 2015 has made this option unreliable.
* [[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]
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[[Dragons Collide Structure Deck]] contains many of the cards used in this Deck, thus making it easier to build. Many of the cards required that are not found in Dragons Collide have been reprinted, thus making this deck an affordable but formidable option for duelists.
  
This sample monster line up allows the controller to mill cards from their deck to the graveyard. Lyla serves as spell/trap removal, while at the same time fueling LP's (LightPulsar Dragon) special summon requirement from the the hand. Wyvern is included because it serves as an alternative to summoning REDMD (Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon)
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== History ==
when you have no way of accessing LP. Staples such as [[Monster Reborn]], [[Future Fusion]], and [[Solemn Warning]] make this deck more than formidable. Be weary of decks that use remove from play tactics, [[Macro Cosmos]], [[Dimensional Fissure]] or [[Necrovalley]], which can ultimately cripple the deck. Also BEWARE of KKMD ([[Koa'ki Meiru Drago]] from opposing Dragon decks.
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This archetype's origins go all the way back to 2004’s [[Invasion of Chaos]] and the introduction of the original three Chaos Monsters. Immediately, it was clear that these were some of the most powerful monsters. "[[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]]", "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning", and "Chaos Sorcerer" brought forth powerful effects and attack power all for the simple Summoning condition of banishing 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from the Graveyard.
  
'''Chaos''' (Specializing in removing and bringing back powerful monsters to pressure the opponent)
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The idea and theme of Chaos and the battle of LIGHT vs. DARK was introduced, which led to one of the most consistent card themes in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh! that still shapes the game today.
* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
 
* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]
 
* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
 
* [[Dimensional Alchemist]]
 
* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]
 
  
The only issue with this deck is the cluttered hands filled with big monsters. DA (Dimensional Alchemist) is here to recover monsters that you remove from play. You can remove from play BLS via Chaos Sorcerer or LP and use DA's effect to get them back. A powerful card to include in this build is [[Return from the Different Dimension]], which allows you a possibility of an OTK. Despite all the power houses this deck has any deck that can stop their summons or 1 for 1 you each turn will surely tear this deck apart.
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February and May 2008 saw the release of ''[[Phantom Darkness]]'' and ''[[Light of Destruction]]'' respectively. These two sets would further the theme of the struggle between light and darkness, reinforce the notion of Chaos in DARK and LIGHT summoning conditions, and introduce some of the most powerful monsters to date in "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]" and "[[Judgment Dragon]]". Both cards would shape the meta drastically as [[Tele-DAD]] would wreck havoc and "Dark Armed Dragon" would reach a staggering $250 price point. Lightsworns had several cards appear on the Limited list as well as both Dark Armed and Judgment Dragon. The end of 2008 saw the release of one of the most powerful Dragon specific cards in "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]".
  
With the release of new [[LIGHT]] and [[DARK]] support these 2 deck types will further evolve beyond being a variation of [[Disaster Dragon]]. Both decks have the ability to punish your opponent for destroying your monsters, but they, like Disaster, require forethought. When building either deck keep in mind your goal: to either grind away your opponents resources with [[Twilight]] or destroy them for opposing you with [[Chaos]]. Checkout [[Twilight]], [[Chaos]], [[Hopeless Dragon]], and [[Dragon]] for further support.
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The "[[Lightsworn]]" archetype in Light of Destruction revolved around [[milling]], which sends cards from the Deck to the Graveyard. This random milling allowed the player to fill the Graveyard with monsters rather quickly to fulfill the summoning condition of "Judgment Dragon" while triggering monster effects along the way. "Card Trooper" was already a great part of this strategy and "Lightsworns" reinforced it tremendously. This mechanic would become important to the future of Chaos and its new incarnation.
  
==Monsters==
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In March 2009, "Chaos Sorcerer" became Limited to 1 after 2 ½ years on the Forbidden list. Chaos Sorcerer would flip flop from Limited, Semi-Limited, and Unlimited for the next few years. In September 2011, "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning" became limited to 1 after 6 years of being Forbidden. After spending some time in Forbidden, "Chaos Sorcerer" is now Limited to 1.
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* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
 
* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
 
* [[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]
 
* [[Prime Material Dragon]]
 
* [[Delta Flyer]]
 
* [[Cyber Dragon]]
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]
 
* [[Alexandrite Dragon]]
 
* [[Totem Dragon]]
 
* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]
 
* [[Darkflare Dragon]]
 
* [[Eclipse Wyvern]]
 
* [[Divine Dragon Apocralyph]]
 
* [[Dimensional Alchemist]]
 
* [[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]
 
  
==Spells==
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The ''[[Dragons Collide Structure Deck]]'' hit the scene as one of the best Structure Decks to date. This structure deck introduced two new Chaos monsters in the forms of "[[Darkflare Dragon]]" and "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]". Both had the original Chaos Summoning condition and their own unique effects. "Darkflare" can banish a card in either player's Graveyard by sending a Dragon-Type monster from the hand and another one from the Deck to the Graveyard. "Lightpulsar" can be Summoned from the Graveyard by sending a LIGHT and DARK monster from the hand to the Graveyard. It also Special Summons a Level 5 or higher DARK Dragon from the Graveyard when it is sent from the field to the Graveyard. Its synergy with "Darkflare", and more importantly, "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon", made these Dragons an excellent addition to the [[Disaster Dragon]] Deck.
* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
 
* [[Gold Sarcophagus]]
 
* [[Future Fusion]]
 
* [[Heavy Storm]]
 
* [[Monster Reincarnation]]
 
* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
* [[Chaos Zone]]
 
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
 
==Traps==
 
* [[Divine Wrath]]
 
* [[Solemn Judgment]]
 
* [[Solemn Warning]]
 
* [[Dimensional Prison]]
 
* [[Return from the Different Dimension]]
 
  
==Extra Deck==
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The third unique card was "[[Eclipse Wyvern]]". It banishes a LIGHT or DARK Dragon from the Deck when it is sent to the Graveyard by any means. When "Wyvern" is banished, the banished card can be added to the hand. Its synergy with "Darkflare Dragon" and milling created a viable engine for this new deck.
* [[Five-Headed Dragon]]
 
* [[Ally of Justice Catastor]]
 
* [[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
 
* [[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
 
* [[Ancient Fairy Dragon]]
 
* [[Exploder Dragonwing]]
 
* [[Black Rose Dragon]]
 
* [[Stardust Dragon]]
 
* [[Dark End Dragon]]
 
* [[Colossal Fighter]]
 
* [[Scrap Dragon]]
 
* [[Red Dragon Archfiend]]
 
* [[Trident Dragion]]
 
* [[Leviair the Sea Dragon]]
 
  
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"[[Black Dragon Collapserpent]]" and "[[White Dragon Wyverburster]]" continued the theme of light and dark while working together. Each monster required the player to banish 1 of the opposite Attribute in order to special summon them. Each monster also searched a copy of each other when they were sent to the Graveyard, giving Chaos Dragon a bit of consistency and field presence without losing advantage. Their effects do not miss timing, so Tributing or Synchro Summoning allows the second Dragon to be searched These dragons would become essential to Chaos Dragons and the form it has taken today. They are among the last "Chaos" support the Deck has gotten to date. This would require the Deck to look elsewhere for support and strength.
  
===DragonSworn/DSN Reset===
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==Deck==
====Monsters====
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===Standard Chaos Dragon===
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{{Decklist|Recommended cards
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|monsters=
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* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
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* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]
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* [[Darkflare Dragon]]
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* [[Eclipse Wyvern]]
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* [[White Dragon Wyverburster]]
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* [[Black Dragon Collapserpent]]
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* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]
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* [[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]]
 
* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
 
* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
* [[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]
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* [[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness]]
* [[Prime Material Dragon]]
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* [[Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn]]
* [[Genesis Dragon]]
 
* [[Divine Dragon Apocralyph]]
 
* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
 
* [[The White Stone of Legend]]
 
* [[Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon]]
 
* [[Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner]]
 
 
* [[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]
 
* [[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]
 
* [[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]
 
* [[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]
* [[Jain, Lightsworn Paladin]]
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* [[Tour Guide From the Underworld]]
* [[Celestia, Lightsworn Angel]]
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* [[Effect Veiler]]
* [[Judgment Dragon]]
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* [[Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss]]
* [[Sky Scourge Norleras]]
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* [[Dwarf Star Dragon Planeter]]
* [[Phantom of Chaos]]
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* [[Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand]]
* [[Plaguespreader Zombie]]
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* [[Arkbrave Dragon]]
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* [[The Phantom Knights of Silent Boots]]
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* [[Night Assailant]]
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* [[Debris Dragon]]
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* [[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]
 
* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
 
* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
* [[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]](traditional format only)
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* [[Tragoedia]]
* [[Super-Nimble Mega Hamster]]
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* [[Card Trooper]]
* [[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness]]
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* [[Honest]]
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* [[Maxx "C"]] (Traditional Format only)
  
====Spells====
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|spells =
* [[Foolish Burial]]
 
 
* [[Solar Recharge]]
 
* [[Solar Recharge]]
* [[Hand Destruction]]
 
 
* [[Charge of the Light Brigade]]
 
* [[Charge of the Light Brigade]]
* [[Gold Sarcophagus]]
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* [[Allure of Darkness]]
* [[Monster Reincarnation]]
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* [[Soul Charge]]
* [[Pot of Avarice]]
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* [[Dark Hole]]/[[Raigeki]]
====Traps====
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* [[Twin Twisters]]/[[Cosmic Cyclone]]
* [[Dimensional Prison]]
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* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]/[[Pot of Acquisitiveness]]
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* [[The Monarchs Stormforth]]
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* [[The Phantom Knights' Rank-Up-Magic Launch]] (Traditional Format only)
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* [[Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force]]
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* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
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* [[A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon]]
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* [[Dragon Shrine]]/[[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Return of the Dragon Lords]]
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* [[Dragon Ravine]]
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* [[Dragon's Mirror]]
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* [[Future Fusion]]
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|traps =
 
* [[Royal Decree]]
 
* [[Royal Decree]]
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* [[Malevolent Catastrophe]]
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* [[Treacherous Trap Hole]]
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* [[Vanity's Emptiness]]
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* [[Ring of Destruction]]
  
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|fusion monsters =
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*[[Five-Headed Dragon]]
  
===Chaos Dragons===
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|synchro monsters =
====Monsters====
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* [[Star Eater]]
* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]  
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* [[Leo, the Keeper of the Sacred Tree]]
* [[Darkflare Dragon]]
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* [[Michael, the Arch-Lightsworn]]
* [[Eclipse Wyvern]]
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* [[Black Rose Dragon]]
* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
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* [[Black Rose Moonlight Dragon]]
* [[Genesis Dragon]] or [[Divine Dragon Apocralyph]]
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* [[Stardust Dragon]]
* [[Prime Material Dragon]]
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* [[Stardust Spark Dragon]]
* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
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* [[Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons]]
* [[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]
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* [[Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]
* [[Alexandrite Dragon]]
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* [[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]
* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
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* [[Crimson Blader]]
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]
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* [[Angel of Zera]]
* [[Plaguespreader Zombie]] Twilight Variant
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* [[Scrap Dragon]]
* [[Necro Guardna]] Twilight variant
 
* [[Delta Flyer]] -the standard, most versatile and probably best Dragon-type tuner.
 
  
====Spells====
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|xyz monsters =
* [[Chaos Zone]]
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* [[Ghostrick Alucard]]
* [[Dragon Ravine]]
 
* [[Stamping Destruction]]
 
* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
 
* [[Primal Seed]]
 
* [[Monster Reborn]]
 
* [[Future Fusion]]
 
====Traps====
 
* [[Dragon Reincarnation]]
 
* [[Call of the Haunted]]
 
* [[Return from the Different Dimension]]
 
* [[Mirror Force]]
 
* [[Solemn Warning]]
 
* [[Solemn Judgment]]
 
* [[Divine Wrath]]
 
====Extra Deck====
 
 
* [[Leviair the Sea Dragon]]
 
* [[Leviair the Sea Dragon]]
* [[Stardust Dragon]]
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* [[Number 17: Leviathan Dragon]]
* [[Black Rose Dragon]]
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* [[Number 20: Giga-Brilliant]]
* [[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
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* [[Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon]]
* [[Iron Chain Dragon]]
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** [[Dark Requiem Xyz Dragon]]
* [[Five-Headed Dragon]]
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* [[Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal]]
* [[Dark End Dragon]]
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* [[Wind-Up Zenmaines]]
* [[Red Dragon Archfiend]]
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* [[Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss]]
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* [[Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer]]
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* [[The Phantom Knights of Break Sword]]
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** [[Evilswarm Ophion]]
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* [[Queen Dragun Djinn]]
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* [[Number 61: Volcasaurus]]
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* [[Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon]]
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** [[Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon]]/[[Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon]]
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* [[Hieratic Dragon King of Atum]]
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* [[Tiras, Keeper of Genesis]]
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* [[Inzektor Exa-Beetle]]
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* [[Photon Strike Bounzer]]
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* [[Number 39: Utopia Beyond]]
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* [[Constellar Ptolemy M7]]
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* [[Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger]]
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* [[Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]
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** [[Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon]]
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===Weakness===
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Chaos Dragons relies on a high speed play style in both filling the graveyard and special summoning monsters, making them susceptible to [[Macro]] decks. Also, the deck shares a weakness with most of the meta decks: Anti-Special Summon cards such as "[[Archlord Kristya]]", "[[Evilswarm Ophion]]", and [[Vanity's Emptiness]] can easily cripple this deck. "[[Necrovalley]]" can prevent banishing or access to Graveyards, making any attempts to Summon Chaos monsters near impossible. "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]" can also prevent the effects of most Chaos monsters, including "[[Eclipse Wyvern]]" and "[[Darkflare Dragon]]". Cards like "[[Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror]]" and "[[Light-Imprisoning Mirror]]" prevents the Trigger effects of light and dark monsters such as "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]", "[[Night Assailant]]" and "[[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]". [[Vanity's Emptiness]] and [[Skill Drain]] can heavily distrupt and stop this deck although, as of April 2015, these two cards are now limited to 1.
  
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Despite having originated from the same Dragon deck type origins; the [[Disaster Dragon]] deck can, ironically, also stop this deck dead in its tracks, due to it having access to "[[Koa'ki Meiru Drago]]" (which can torpedo the summoning of any Chaos monsters). It is also able to utilize a wider array of Side Deck options such as "[[Electric Virus]]", "[[Chaos Trap Hole]]", "[[Rivalry of Warlords]]" (which ensure that any non-Dragon Chaos monsters cannot interfere) and "[[Light and Darkness Dragon]]," making it harder for Chaos Dragons to contend. Despite this, several different side deck combinations can be used to contend with its counters.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:35, 11 August 2019

A Chaos Dragon deck utilizes the Graveyard with a combination of Chaos monsters for their powerful effects with Effect Monsters with Send 1 Card to Graveyard or Milling effects to fuel them. The earliest builds focused on getting out "Chaos Sorcerer", and "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning": much later the "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon", "Lightpulsar Dragon" Monsters that give this Deck its name. You can use "Lightsworn" monsters "Raiden" and "Lyla" with "Solar Recharge", "Charge of the Light Brigade" and "Reasoning" as a mill engine. "Card Trooper" was originally used to mill 1 to 3, but has lost favor to the utility of "Kuribandit" and "Mathematician", which offer better control on what to send to the Graveyard.

"Lightpulsar Dragon" is the main beater being able to revive itself easily, while "Darkflare Dragon" speeds up "Lightpulsar" and setups summoning both "Dark Armed Dragon" and "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning". Once a reasonable amount of cards have been milled it is recommended to stop focusing on milling or risk running out of cards to draw too fast and lose automatically.

"Galaxy Cyclone", "Breakthrough Skill", and "Skill Prisoner" are some of the few Spell/Trap cards that can be played from the hand, or milled, and then used next turn again by banishing them.

This Deck relies heavily on Special Summoning powerful monsters with devastating effects in order to overpower and OTK the opponent. It can also create Level 8 Synchro Monsters consistently due to the synergy of "White Dragon Wyverburster", "Black Dragon Collapserpent" (which replace themselves with the other when sent from the field to the Graveyard, but not when detached as Xyz Materials), and "Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn".

"Lightpulsar Dragon", "Caius the Shadow Monarch", and "Chaos Sorcerer" also open up Rank 6 plays after their effects are used. With "Constellar Ptolemy M7" being able to return monsters from the Graveyard to the hand, milling "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning", or other powerful monsters is no longer at risk of being milled and unusable.

Milling the Deck early to mid game sets up the Graveyard in order to banish LIGHT and DARK monsters to Special Summon the Chaos monsters. "Darkflare Dragon", "Card Trooper", "Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn", "Charge of the Light Brigade", and "Solar Recharge" are used for this strategy. Using "Tour Guide From the Underworld" to Summon "Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss" was also used, but the limiting of "Tour Guide" in April 2015 has made this option unreliable.

Dragons Collide Structure Deck contains many of the cards used in this Deck, thus making it easier to build. Many of the cards required that are not found in Dragons Collide have been reprinted, thus making this deck an affordable but formidable option for duelists.

History[edit]

This archetype's origins go all the way back to 2004’s Invasion of Chaos and the introduction of the original three Chaos Monsters. Immediately, it was clear that these were some of the most powerful monsters. "Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End", "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning", and "Chaos Sorcerer" brought forth powerful effects and attack power all for the simple Summoning condition of banishing 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from the Graveyard.

The idea and theme of Chaos and the battle of LIGHT vs. DARK was introduced, which led to one of the most consistent card themes in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh! that still shapes the game today.

February and May 2008 saw the release of Phantom Darkness and Light of Destruction respectively. These two sets would further the theme of the struggle between light and darkness, reinforce the notion of Chaos in DARK and LIGHT summoning conditions, and introduce some of the most powerful monsters to date in "Dark Armed Dragon" and "Judgment Dragon". Both cards would shape the meta drastically as Tele-DAD would wreck havoc and "Dark Armed Dragon" would reach a staggering $250 price point. Lightsworns had several cards appear on the Limited list as well as both Dark Armed and Judgment Dragon. The end of 2008 saw the release of one of the most powerful Dragon specific cards in "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon".

The "Lightsworn" archetype in Light of Destruction revolved around milling, which sends cards from the Deck to the Graveyard. This random milling allowed the player to fill the Graveyard with monsters rather quickly to fulfill the summoning condition of "Judgment Dragon" while triggering monster effects along the way. "Card Trooper" was already a great part of this strategy and "Lightsworns" reinforced it tremendously. This mechanic would become important to the future of Chaos and its new incarnation.

In March 2009, "Chaos Sorcerer" became Limited to 1 after 2 ½ years on the Forbidden list. Chaos Sorcerer would flip flop from Limited, Semi-Limited, and Unlimited for the next few years. In September 2011, "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning" became limited to 1 after 6 years of being Forbidden. After spending some time in Forbidden, "Chaos Sorcerer" is now Limited to 1.

The Dragons Collide Structure Deck hit the scene as one of the best Structure Decks to date. This structure deck introduced two new Chaos monsters in the forms of "Darkflare Dragon" and "Lightpulsar Dragon". Both had the original Chaos Summoning condition and their own unique effects. "Darkflare" can banish a card in either player's Graveyard by sending a Dragon-Type monster from the hand and another one from the Deck to the Graveyard. "Lightpulsar" can be Summoned from the Graveyard by sending a LIGHT and DARK monster from the hand to the Graveyard. It also Special Summons a Level 5 or higher DARK Dragon from the Graveyard when it is sent from the field to the Graveyard. Its synergy with "Darkflare", and more importantly, "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon", made these Dragons an excellent addition to the Disaster Dragon Deck.

The third unique card was "Eclipse Wyvern". It banishes a LIGHT or DARK Dragon from the Deck when it is sent to the Graveyard by any means. When "Wyvern" is banished, the banished card can be added to the hand. Its synergy with "Darkflare Dragon" and milling created a viable engine for this new deck.

"Black Dragon Collapserpent" and "White Dragon Wyverburster" continued the theme of light and dark while working together. Each monster required the player to banish 1 of the opposite Attribute in order to special summon them. Each monster also searched a copy of each other when they were sent to the Graveyard, giving Chaos Dragon a bit of consistency and field presence without losing advantage. Their effects do not miss timing, so Tributing or Synchro Summoning allows the second Dragon to be searched These dragons would become essential to Chaos Dragons and the form it has taken today. They are among the last "Chaos" support the Deck has gotten to date. This would require the Deck to look elsewhere for support and strength.

Deck[edit]

Standard Chaos Dragon[edit]

Recommended cards

Weakness[edit]

Chaos Dragons relies on a high speed play style in both filling the graveyard and special summoning monsters, making them susceptible to Macro decks. Also, the deck shares a weakness with most of the meta decks: Anti-Special Summon cards such as "Archlord Kristya", "Evilswarm Ophion", and Vanity's Emptiness can easily cripple this deck. "Necrovalley" can prevent banishing or access to Graveyards, making any attempts to Summon Chaos monsters near impossible. "Imperial Iron Wall" can also prevent the effects of most Chaos monsters, including "Eclipse Wyvern" and "Darkflare Dragon". Cards like "Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror" and "Light-Imprisoning Mirror" prevents the Trigger effects of light and dark monsters such as "Lightpulsar Dragon", "Night Assailant" and "Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter". Vanity's Emptiness and Skill Drain can heavily distrupt and stop this deck although, as of April 2015, these two cards are now limited to 1.

Despite having originated from the same Dragon deck type origins; the Disaster Dragon deck can, ironically, also stop this deck dead in its tracks, due to it having access to "Koa'ki Meiru Drago" (which can torpedo the summoning of any Chaos monsters). It is also able to utilize a wider array of Side Deck options such as "Electric Virus", "Chaos Trap Hole", "Rivalry of Warlords" (which ensure that any non-Dragon Chaos monsters cannot interfere) and "Light and Darkness Dragon," making it harder for Chaos Dragons to contend. Despite this, several different side deck combinations can be used to contend with its counters.