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A '''Chaos Dragon''' deck utilizes a combination of [[Chaos]] monsters and "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]." This build focuses on getting out "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]", "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]", and "[[Chaos Sorcerer]]"/"[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]". You can use ""[[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]", "[[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]" and "[[Darkflare Dragon]]" to send monsters to the Graveyard to summon "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]", or to speed up the setups for summoning both "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]" and "[[Black Luster Soldier  - Envoy of the Beginning]]".
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This deck does not rely heavily on Synchro Monsters, although some useful Synchro Monsters such as "[[Stardust Dragon]]," "[[Black Rose Dragon]]", and "[[Dark End Dragon]]" can also included.
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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.
  
[[Structure Deck: Dragons Collide]] contains many of the cards used in this Deck, making it easier to build.
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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.
  
The September 2012 banlist hit this deck hard due to the limiting of "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]" and "[[Chaos Sorcerer]]" and the banning of "[[Future Fusion]]."
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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.
  
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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".
  
===Standard Chaos 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.
  
This build has "[[Dimensional Alchemist]]" and "[[D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation]]" can be utilized to recover any banished monsters. You can banish monsters via "[[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]," "[[Chaos Sorcerer]]" or "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]" and use Alchemist's effect to get them back. A powerful card that can be included in this build is "[[Return from the Different Dimension]]", which can give rise to possibilities for a OTK.
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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.  
  
With the release of new [[LIGHT]] and [[DARK]] support in [[Structure Deck: Dragons Collide]], these deck types will evolve further from the [[Disaster Dragon]] deck type. "Chaos Dragon" have the ability to punish your opponent for destroying your monsters.
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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.
  
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== History ==
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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.
  
====Monsters====
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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.
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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]]".
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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==Deck==
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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]]
 
* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]
 
* [[Lightpulsar Dragon]]
 
* [[Darkflare Dragon]]
 
* [[Darkflare Dragon]]
 
* [[Eclipse Wyvern]]
 
* [[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]]
* [[Dimensional Alchemist]]
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* [[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness]]
* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
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* [[Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn]]
* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
 
* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]
 
* [[Card Trooper]]
 
* [[Effect Veiler]]
 
* [[Tour Guide From the Underworld]]
 
* [[Tragoedia]]
 
 
* [[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]
 
* [[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]
 
* [[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]
 
* [[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]
* [[Sangan]]
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* [[Tour Guide From the Underworld]]
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* [[Effect Veiler]]
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* [[Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss]]
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* [[Dwarf Star Dragon Planeter]]
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* [[Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand]]
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* [[Arkbrave Dragon]]
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* [[The Phantom Knights of Silent Boots]]
 
* [[Night Assailant]]
 
* [[Night Assailant]]
* [[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness]]
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* [[Debris Dragon]]
 
* [[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]
 
* [[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]
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* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
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* [[Tragoedia]]
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* [[Card Trooper]]
 
* [[Honest]]
 
* [[Honest]]
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* [[Maxx "C"]] (Traditional Format only)
  
====Spells====
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|spells =
* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
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* [[Solar Recharge]]
 
* [[Charge of the Light Brigade]]
 
* [[Charge of the Light Brigade]]
* [[Solar Recharge]]
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* [[Allure of Darkness]]
* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Soul Charge]]
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* [[Dark Hole]]/[[Raigeki]]
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* [[Twin Twisters]]/[[Cosmic Cyclone]]
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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]]
 
* [[A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon]]
 
* [[A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon]]
* [[Pot of Avarice]]
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* [[Dragon Shrine]]/[[Foolish Burial]]
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
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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 =
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* [[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]]
  
====Traps====
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|fusion monsters =  
* [[Return from the Different Dimension]]
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*[[Five-Headed Dragon]]
* [[Fiend Comedian]]
 
  
====Extra Deck====
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|synchro monsters =
* [[Leviair the Sea Dragon]]
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* [[Star Eater]]
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* [[Leo, the Keeper of the Sacred Tree]]
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* [[Michael, the Arch-Lightsworn]]
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* [[Black Rose Dragon]]
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* [[Black Rose Moonlight Dragon]]
 
* [[Stardust Dragon]]
 
* [[Stardust Dragon]]
* [[Black Rose Dragon]]
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* [[Stardust Spark Dragon]]
* [[Dark End Dragon]]
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* [[Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons]]
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* [[Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]
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* [[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]
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* [[Crimson Blader]]
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* [[Angel of Zera]]
 
* [[Scrap Dragon]]
 
* [[Scrap Dragon]]
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|xyz monsters =
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* [[Ghostrick Alucard]]
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* [[Leviair the Sea Dragon]]
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* [[Number 17: Leviathan Dragon]]
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* [[Number 20: Giga-Brilliant]]
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* [[Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon]]
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** [[Dark Requiem Xyz Dragon]]
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* [[Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal]]
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* [[Wind-Up Zenmaines]]
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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]]
 
* [[Queen Dragun Djinn]]
 
* [[Queen Dragun Djinn]]
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* [[Number 61: Volcasaurus]]
 
* [[Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon]]
 
* [[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]]
 
* [[Photon Strike Bounzer]]
 
* [[Photon Strike Bounzer]]
* [[Tiras, Keeper of Genesis]]
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* [[Number 39: Utopia Beyond]]
* [[Number 17: Leviathan Dragon]]
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* [[Constellar Ptolemy M7]]
* [[Wind-Up Zenmaines]]
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* [[Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger]]
* [[Digvorzhak, King of Heavy Industry]]
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* [[Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]
* [[Hieratic Dragon King of Atum]]
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** [[Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon]]
 
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}}
===Dragonsworn/DSN Reset Deck===
 
 
 
This Deck is based on a combination between [[Lightsworn]]s and Dragons that relies on 3 different dragons; "[[Judgment Dragon]]", "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]", and "[[Genesis Dragon]]", though you can easily use [[Chaos]] monsters and [[Dark Armed Dragon]]. You will also need "[[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]" to prepare for 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 to get your Dragons and Lightsworns into the Graveyard, summon "[[Judgment Dragon]]" to clear the field and then swarm the field with Dragons to attack. "[[Genesis Dragon]]" can also be useful to prevent yourself from facing a decking-out scenario. The deck's strength is completely based on your ability to fill your Graveyard and then revive your Dragons using "[[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 Graveyard and tribute it for "[[Celestia, Lightsworn Angel]]", activating its effect to mill your Deck further and destroy 2 cards.
 
 
 
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 any high-ATK Dragons ("[[Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon]]" is recommended due to the amount of its ATK it will have due to the milling of other Lightsworns as well. It can also be Special Summoned via "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]"). 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 can banish your "[[Red-Eyes Wyvern]]s" next turn to regain field advantage.
 
 
 
====Monsters====
 
* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
 
* [[Prime Material Dragon]]
 
* [[Divine Dragon Apocralyph]]
 
* [[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]
 
* [[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]
 
* [[Judgment Dragon]]
 
* [[Chaos Sorcerer]]
 
* [[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]]
 
* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
 
* [[D.D. Crow]]
 
* [[Jain, Lightsworn Paladin]]
 
* [[Card Trooper]]
 
* [[Honest]]
 
* [[Sangan]]
 
* [[Soul of Purity and Light]]
 
* [[Ghost Ship]]
 
* [[Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon]]
 
* [[Lightray Sorcerer]]
 
====Spells====
 
 
 
 
 
* [[Card Destruction]]
 
* [[Charge of the Light Brigade]]
 
* [[Monster Reborn]]
 
* [[Swords of Revealing Light]]
 
* [[Allure of Darkness]]
 
* [[Mystical Space Typhoon]]
 
* [[Tribute to The Doomed]]
 
 
 
====Traps====
 
* [[Dimensional Prison]]
 
* [[Mirror Force]]
 
* [[Call of the Haunted]]
 
* [[Seven Tools of the Bandit]]
 
* [[Starlight Road]]
 
* [[Torrential Tribute]]
 
* [[Dragon's Rebirth]]
 
====Extra Deck====
 
* [[Stardust Dragon]]
 
* [[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]] (Traditional Format Only)
 
* [[Light End Dragon]]
 
* [[Number 39: Utopia]]
 
 
 
  
 
===Weakness===
 
===Weakness===
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]]" can easily cripple this deck. "[[Necrovalley]]" can prevent banishing or access to Graveyards, making any attempts to Summon Chaos monsters impossible. "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]" can also prevent the effects of most Chaos monsters, including "[[Eclipse Wyvern]]" and "[[Darkflare Dragon]]".
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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.
 
 
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.
 
  
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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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[[Category:Deck Type]]

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.