Charmer

Charmer
Clockwise from top left: "Hiita", "Aussa", "Eria" and "Wynn".
Japanese	霊（れい）使（つか）い 霊使い (base) れいつかい (ruby) Reitsukai (romanized) Spirit Charmer (translated)
French	la Charmeuse the Charmer (translated)
German	Verzaubererin Enchantress (translated)
Italian	Ammaliatore/Ammaliatrice Enchanter/Enchantress (translated)
Korean	령사 靈師 (Hanja) Ryeongsa (romanized) Spirit Charmer (translated)
Portuguese	Encantador Enchanter (translated)
Spanish	el/la Encanatador/a the Enchanter/ess (translated) Encanatador/a (formerly) Enchanter/ess (translated)
Sets The Lost Millennium The Duelist Genesis The Shining Darkness
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
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"Charmer", called "Spirit Charmer" (霊（れい）使（つか）い Reitsukai) in the Japanese version, is an archetype of six Level 3 Spellcaster-Type Flip monsters with 500 ATK and 1500 DEF. There is one "Charmer" for each main Attribute. The effect of each "Charmer" allows it to take control of 1 opponent's face-up monster of the same Attribute as that "Charmer" for as long as the "Charmer" is face-up on the field.

Each "Charmer" features a familiar, a Level 1 or 2 monster with the same Attribute as the "Charmer".

The "Charmers" also have three more advanced forms: "Familiar-Possessed", "Cataclysmic Charmers" and "Spiritual Arts".

The original four "Charmers", "Aussa", "Eria", "Hiita", and "Wynn", were first released in The Lost Millennium. Two packs later, in Elemental Energy, they had their "Familiar-Possessed" forms released, and their final forms were released two packs after that, in Enemy of Justice. "Dharc" and "Lyna", the DARK and LIGHT "Charmers", do not follow this trend: "Dharc", which was released in The Duelist Genesis, did not get his "Familiar-Possessed" form until 14 packs later in Order of Chaos, and "Lyna", which was released in The Shining Darkness, still doesn't have her "Familiar-Possessed" form; neither of them have their final form yet. "Dharc" appears to be the only male "Charmer" in the archetype; this is supported by its German, Italian and Spanish names (with the masculine nouns "Zauberer", "Ammaliatore" and "Encantador" instead of the feminine "Zaubererin", "Ammaliatrice" and "Encantadora"), but refuted by its French name (with the feminine "Charmeuse").

As of recently, released on 2015, the Continous Trap Card card: "Unpossessed", released in Secrets of Eternity seems to be the only support suitable for each "Charmer" and their respective "Familiar-Possessed" forms being able to Special Summon any Charmer or Familiar-Possessed of a different Attribute of a monster destroyed by battle or effect. "Unpossessed" also protects the charmers from being destroyed by battle, effectively allowing them to use their effects. Furthermore, when a "Familiar-Possessed" monster attacks an opponent's monster it gains 800 ATK points during the damage step.

According to The Valuable Book 8, "霊使い" stands for "精（せい）霊（れい）使い" (Shaman), "霊術" stands for "精（せい）霊（れい）術（じゅつ）".

Akina Fujiwara designed the "Charmers", although she did not draw their final forms.

	DARK	EARTH	FIRE	LIGHT	WATER	WIND
Charmer	Dharc	Aussa	Hiita	Lyna	Eria	Wynn
Familiar	Meda Bat	Archfiend Marmot of Nefariousness	Fox Fire	Happy Lover	Gigobyte	Petit Dragon
Unpossessed Familiar	None yet	Nefarious Archfiend Eater of Nefariousness	Inari Fire	None yet	Jigabyte	Ranryu
Awakened Familiar	None yet	Nefariouser Archfiend	Greater Inari Fire	None yet	Gagigobyte	Rasenryu
Familiar-Possessed	Dharc	Aussa	Hiita	Lyna	Eria	Wynn
Link Monster	Dharc, Gloomy	Aussa, Immovable	Hiita, Ablaze	Lyna, Lustrous	Eria, Gentle	Wynn, Verdant
Channeler	None yet	Aussa	Hiita	None yet	None yet	Wynn
Cataclysmic Charmer	None yet	Avalanching Aussa	Blazing Hiita	None yet	Raging Eria	Storming Wynn
Spiritual Art	Greed	Kurogane	Kurenai	Hijiri	Aoi	Miyabi
Related	–	–	–	–	–	Winda, Priestess of Gusto

Charmer Deck

A good way of making sure your opponent has monsters of the desired Attribute is by using cards that changes them to the desired one, for example "DNA Transplant" or "Scroll of Bewitchment". Then you can use the monster you just got from your opponent to Special Summon the Familiar-Possessed or use them for the Charmers Trap Cards. One good strategy is placing the Charmer monster face-down, then using "Scroll of Bewitchment" to change the enemies monster attribute, Then using "Book of Taiyou" to flip the Charmer and take the monster. The use of "Stumbling" is also recommended as your opponent will Summon to try and attack next turn. Another way to protect your Charmers is with "Swords of Revealing Light". This ensures that not only will your Charmers be safe from attacks, they will also have more face-up monsters to take control of. Also the use of the Extra Deck is a possibility, with cards like "Number 17: Leviathan Dragon", "Number 20: Giga-Brilliant", "Tempest Magician" and "Explosive Magician".