A '''Chaos Dragon''' deck utilizes the Graveyard with a combination of [[Chaos]] monsters and "for their powerful effects with Effect Monsters with Send 1 Card to Graveyard or [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal DragonMill|Milling]]"effects to fuel them. Originally, the overall design of the deck is based The earliest builds focused on the getting out "[[Hopeless DragonChaos Sorcerer]] deck type", only more aggressive in playand "[[Black Luster Soldier -style. This build focuses on getting out Envoy of the Beginning]]": much later the "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]", "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]", and Monsters that give this Deck its name. You can use "[[Chaos SorcererLightsworn]]"/monsters "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy Raiden, Hand of the BeginningLightsworn|Raiden]]". You can use and "[[Lyla, LightswornSorceress|Lyla]] monsters" with "[[Solar Recharge]]", "[[Darkflare DragonCharge of the Light Brigade]]" or and "[[Dragon RavineReasoning]]" to send monsters to the Graveyard to summon as a mill engine. "[[Lightpulsar DragonCard Trooper]]"was originally used to mill 1 to 3, or but has lost favor to speed up the setups for summoning both utility of "[[Dark Armed DragonKuribandit]]" and "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the BeginningMathematician]]", which offer better control on what to send to the Graveyard.

There are many cards that can be incorporated into this deck, for example "[[Dimensional Alchemist]]"; which can return any banished "[[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]Lightpulsar Dragon" is the main beater being able to your hand or combo with revive itself easily, while "[[Eclipse WyvernDarkflare Dragon]]" or speeds up "[[Gold Sarcophagus]]Lightpulsar". This deck does not rely heavily on Synchro Monsters, although some useful Synchro Monsters such as and setups summoning both "[[Stardust Dark Armed Dragon]]", and "[[Black Rose Dragon]]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 "[[Dark End Dragon]]" can also includedlose automatically.

"[[Structure Deck: Dragons CollideGalaxy Cyclone]] contains many ", "[[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 in this Deck, making it easier to buildnext turn again by banishing them.

The September 2012 banlist hit this deck hard 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 limiting synergy of "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal White DragonWyverburster]]" and the banning of , "[[Future FusionBlack 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".

===Dragonsworn/DSN Reset Deck===This Deck is based on a combination between [[Lightsworn]]s and Dragons that relies on 3 different dragons; "[[Judgment Lightpulsar Dragon]]", "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal DragonCaius the Shadow Monarch]]", and "[[Genesis Dragon]]Chaos Sorcerer", though you can easily use [[Chaos]] monsters and [[Dark Armed Dragon]]also open up Rank 6 plays after their effects are used. You will also need With "[[Red-Eyes WyvernConstellar Ptolemy M7]]" being able to prepare for return monsters from the "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]" setup. In this build, only a few trap Cards are necessary: "[[Mirror Force]]", "[[Threatening Roar]]", "[[Dimensional Prison]]", and "[[Beckoning Light]]". The strategy is to mill your deck Graveyard to get your Dragons and Lightsworns into the Graveyardhand, summon milling "[[Judgment Dragon]]" to clear the field and then swarm Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the field with Dragons to attack. Beginning"[[Genesis Dragon]]" can also be useful to prevent yourself from facing a decking-out scenario. The deck's strength , or other powerful monsters is completely based on your ability to fill your Graveyard no longer at risk of being milled and then revive your Dragons using "[[Genesis Dragon]]" and "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]"unusable.

A good combo is Milling the Deck early to use 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", "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal DragonCharge of the Light Brigade]]" to Special Summon , and "Solar Recharge" are used for this strategy. Using "[[Gragonith, Lightsworn DragonTour Guide From the Underworld]]" from the Graveyard and tribute it for to Summon "[[CelestiaDante, Lightsworn AngelTraveler of the Burning Abyss]]"was also used, activating its effect to mill your Deck further and destroy 2 cardsbut the limiting of "Tour Guide" in April 2015 has made this option unreliable.

This variant can also integrate "[[Sky Scourge NorlerasDragons Collide Structure Deck]]" and "[[Phantom contains many of Chaos]]" - the cards used in 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]]"Deck, "[[Sky Scourge Norleras]]" and any high-ATK Dragons ("[[Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon]]" is recommended due to the amount of its ATK thus making it will have due easier to the milling of other Lightsworns as wellbuild. It can also be Special Summoned via "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]"). When you pull Many of the "[[Sky Scourge Norleras]]" and "[[Phantom of Chaos]]" combocards required that are not found in Dragons Collide have been reprinted, your opponent will find themselves with no field and no hand to compete with, while you can banish your "[[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]s" next turn to regain field advantagethus making this deck an affordable but formidable option for duelists.

===Twilight and Chaos=History ==A '''Twilight''This archetype' Deck is a mill-based design using s origins go all the way back to 2004’s [[LightswornInvasion 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.

Key cards include:* [[RedThe 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-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]* [[RedGi-Eyes Wyvern]]* [[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]* [[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]Oh! that still shapes the game today.

This sample monster line up allows the controller to mill The "[[Lightsworn]]" archetype in Light of Destruction revolved around [[milling]], which sends cards from their deck the Deck to the Graveyard. Lyla serves as Spell/Trap removal, while at This random milling allowed the player to fill the Graveyard with monsters rather quickly to fulfill the same time fueling summoning condition of "[[Lightpulsar Judgment Dragon]]"'s summoning requirements from while triggering monster effects along the handway. "[[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]Card Trooper" was already a great part of this strategy and "Lightsworns" is included because reinforced it serves as an alternative tremendously. This mechanic would become important to summoning "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]"the future of Chaos and its new incarnation.

A '''In March 2009, "Chaos''' Deck specializes 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 banishing and bringing back powerful monsters Forbidden, "Chaos Sorcerer" is now Limited to pressure the opponent1.

Key cards include:* The ''[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal DragonDragons Collide Structure Deck]]* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy '' hit the scene as one of the Beginning]]* [[best Structure Decks to date. This structure deck introduced two new Chaos Sorcerer]]* monsters in the forms of "[[Dimensional AlchemistDarkflare 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 [[Divine Disaster Dragon Apocralyph]]Deck.

This build has greater focus on the classic [[Chaos]] monsters. The third unique card was "[[Dimensional AlchemistEclipse Wyvern]]" and "[[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]" can be utilized It banishes a LIGHT or DARK Dragon from the Deck when it is sent to recover the Graveyard by any banished monstersmeans. You can banish monsters via When "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]Wyvern"is banished, "[[Chaos Sorcerer]]" or "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]" and use Alchemist's effect to get them back. A powerful the banished card that can be included in this build is added to the hand. Its synergy with "[[Return from the Different Dimension]]Darkflare Dragon", which can give rise to possibilities and milling created a viable engine for a OTKthis new deck.

With the release of new "[[LIGHTBlack Dragon Collapserpent]] " and "[[DARKWhite Dragon Wyverburster]] support in [[Structure Deck: Dragons Collide]], these deck types will evolve further from " continued the [[Disaster Dragon]] deck typetheme of light and dark while working together. Both decks have Each monster required the ability player to punish your opponent for destroying your monsters; but this deck type, just like Disaster, requires adequate forethought and skills to make banish 1 of the correct decisions and avoid misplays. When building either deck keep opposite Attribute in mind your goal: order to either grind away your opponents resources with [[Twilight]] or destroy special summon them for opposing you with [[Chaos]]. Check out Each monster also searched a copy of each other when they were sent to the [[Twilight]]; [[Graveyard, giving Chaos]]Dragon a bit of consistency and field presence without losing advantage. Their effects do not miss timing, [[Hopeless so Tributing or Synchro Summoning allows the second Dragon]], to be searched These dragons would become essential to Chaos Dragons and [[Dragon]] articles 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 further supportand strength.

===DragonSworn/DSN Reset=Deck======MonstersStandard Chaos Dragon==={{Decklist|Recommended cards|monsters=* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]* [[Darkflare Dragon]]* [[Eclipse Wyvern]]* [[White Dragon Wyverburster]]* [[Black Dragon Collapserpent]]* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]* [[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]]

* [[Prime Material DragonGorz the Emissary of Darkness]]* [[Divine Dragon ApocralyphRaiden, Hand of the Lightsworn]]

* [[Judgment Tour Guide From the Underworld]]* [[Effect Veiler]]* [[Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss]]* [[Dwarf Star DragonPlaneter]]* [[Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand]]* [[Arkbrave Dragon]]* [[The Phantom Knights of Silent Boots]]* [[Night Assailant]]* [[Debris Dragon]]* [[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]

* [[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness]]* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]* [[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]* [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]* [[Vice Dragon]]* [[Effect Veiler]] (3 is recommended)* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]* [[D.D. Crow]]* [[Jain, Lightsworn PaladinTragoedia]]

* [[SanganMaxx "C"]]* [[Soul of Purity and Light]]* [[Ghost Ship]]* [[Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon]]* [[Lightray Sorcerer]]====Spells====(Traditional Format only)

|spells =* [[Card DestructionSolar Recharge]]

* [[Mystical Space TyphoonSoul Charge]]* [[Dark Hole]]/[[Raigeki]]* [[Twin Twisters]]/[[Cosmic Cyclone]]* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]/[[Pot of Acquisitiveness]]* [[The Monarchs Stormforth]]* [[Tribute to The DoomedPhantom Knights' Rank-Up-Magic Launch]] (Traditional Format only)* [[Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force]]* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]* [[A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon]]* [[Dragon Shrine]]/[[Foolish Burial]]* [[Return of the Dragon Lords]]* [[Dragon Ravine]]* [[Dragon's Mirror]]* [[Future Fusion]]

====Traps===|traps =* [[Dimensional Prison]]* [[Mirror Force]]* [[Call of the Haunted]]* [[Seven Tools of the BanditRoyal Decree]]* [[Starlight RoadMalevolent Catastrophe]]* [[Torrential TributeTreacherous Trap Hole]]* [[DragonVanity's RebirthEmptiness]]====Extra Deck====* [[Stardust Dragon]]* [[Brionac, Dragon Ring of the Ice Barrier]] (Traditional Format Only)* [[Light End Dragon]]* [[Number 39: UtopiaDestruction]]

|fusion monsters ===Chaos Dragons=== It should be noted that this deck has an easier time summoning Dark Armed Dragon than its Lightsworn counterpart, because the use of Ravine makes the setting up of the Graveyard much more easier and precise to control. ====Monsters====* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]* [[Darkflare Dragon]]* [[Eclipse Wyvern]]* [[RedFive-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]* [[Divine Dragon Apocralyph]]* [[Dimensional Alchemist]] * [[Prime Material Headed Dragon]]* [[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]* [[White Night Dragon]]* [[White-Horned Dragon]]* [[Dark Horus]]* [[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]* [[Alexandrite Dragon]]* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]* [[Vice Dragon]]* [[Lord of D.]]* [[Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon]] (if any of your monsters are destroyed, you can Special Summon him from your hand).* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]] (This card can be special summoned from the banished zone or graveyard once it was summoned properly though the removal of a LIGHT and DARK monster, this card belongs on the Semi-Nomi list or special summoned only List).* [[Mirage Dragon]] (protects you from battle step traps)* [[Axe Dragonute]] (can be used as tribute fodder for Galaxy-Eyes)* [[Delta Flyer]] (the standard, most versatile and probably best Dragon-type tuner)* [[Bright Star Dragon]] (good for synchro summoning and can be used for chaos summoning)* [[Card Trooper]] (good to auto-mill cards, if destroyed, you draw 1 card for free)* [[Effect Veiler]] (good to null an opponent's effect and can be used for chaos summoning)* [[Tour Guide From the Underworld]] (good for [[Xyz Monster]]s, it is an additional [[Dark]] and puts a DARK in the graveyard if detached. It is also good at making [[Leviair the Sea Dragon]], which can be useful with your banished monsters.* [[Rescue Rabbit]] can put [[Light]] and [[Dark]] monsters in the graveyard and is sometimes used with [[Hunter Dragon]] and [[Alexandrite Dragon]] to make [[Xyz Monsters]] and is useful also to make Leviair. (this card is banished as a cost, so on the next turn you can summon it with Leviair and make another [[Xyz Monster]].

|synchro monsters ====Spells====* [[Chaos Zone]]* [[Dragon RavineStar Eater]]* [[Terraforming]]* [[Stamping Destruction]]* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]* [[Primal Seed]]* [[Monster Reborn]]* [[Gold Sarcophagus]]* [[Dragon's Mirror]] (Use with Return From Leo, the Different Dimension for OTK type attacks)* [[Galaxy Queen's Light]] (Good for synchro and XYZ)* [[Solidarity]] (If only using dragons) ====Traps====* [[Dragon's Rebirth]]* [[Call Keeper of the HauntedSacred Tree]]* [[Return from Michael, the Different DimensionArch-Lightsworn]]* [[Mirror Force]]* [[Solemn Warning]]* [[Solemn Judgment]]* [[Divine Wrath]]* [[Dimensional Prison]]* [[Bottomless Trap Hole]Black Rose Dragon]* [[Fiend Comedian]] (This card either banishes your opponent's entire graveyard or provides you with an opportunity to mill a possibly sizable amount of dragons from your deck so that REDMD may be able to summon them.) ====Extra Deck====* [[Leviair the Sea Black Rose Moonlight Dragon]]

* [[Black Rose Stardust Spark Dragon]]* [[Brionac, Dragon Beelze of the Ice BarrierDiabolic Dragons]]( Traditional Format only )* [[Iron Chain Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]* [[Dark End Scarlight Red DragonArchfiend]]* [[Red Dragon ArchfiendCrimson Blader]]* [[Ancient Fairy DragonAngel of Zera]]

|xyz monsters =* [[Ghostrick Alucard]]* [[Leviair the Sea Dragon]]* [[Number 17: Leviathan Dragon]]* [[TeleNumber 20: Giga-ChaosBrilliant]]* [[Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon]]** [[Dark Requiem Xyz Dragon]]As * [[Beatrice, Lady of September 2012the Eternal]]* [[Wind-Up Zenmaines]]* [[Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss]]* [[Destiny DrawCastel, the Skyblaster Musketeer]] and * [[Emergency TeleportThe Phantom Knights of Break Sword]] are ** [[UnlimitedEvilswarm Ophion]]* [[Queen Dragun Djinn]]* [[Number 61: Volcasaurus]]* [[Adreus, making Keeper of Armageddon]]** [[Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon]]/[[TeleOdd-DADEyes Raging Dragon]] a potential option. This can be used with * [[Darkflare Hieratic DragonKing of Atum]] and * [[Eclipse WyvernTiras, Keeper of Genesis]] to instantly search out * [[Dark Armed Inzektor Exa-Beetle]]* [[Photon Strike Bounzer]]* [[Number 39: Utopia Beyond]]* [[Constellar Ptolemy M7]]* [[Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger]] before filling the grave with * [[Destiny HERO Number 107: Galaxy- MaliciousEyes Tachyon Dragon]] and ** [[Emergency TeleportNumber 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon]] in order to make big pushes.}}

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]]". Despite having originated from the same Dragon deck type origins; the Cards like "[[Disaster DragonShadow-Imprisoning Mirror]] deck can, ironically, also stop this deck dead in its tracks, due to it having access to " and "[[Koa'ki Meiru DragoLight-Imprisoning Mirror]]" (which can torpedo prevents the summoning Trigger effects of any Chaos light and dark monsters). It is also able to utilize a wider array of Side Deck options such as "[[Electric VirusLightpulsar Dragon]]", "[[Chaos Trap HoleNight Assailant]]", and "[[Rivalry of WarlordsRyko, Lightsworn Hunter]]" (which ensure that any non-Dragon Chaos monsters cannot interfere) and ". [[Light and Darkness DragonVanity's Emptiness]]", making it harder for Chaos Dragons to contend. Overall, this deck shares most of its weaknesses with the and [[Hopeless DragonSkill Drain]] can heavily distrupt and stop this deck typealthough, as of April 2015, these two cards are now limited to 1.