Charmer
"Charmer", known as "Spirit Charmer" (
History
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, did not get her "Familiar-Possessed" form until it came out 28 packs latter in Maximum Crisis. "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").
Design
There is one "Charmer" for each Attribute besides DIVINE. The effect of each "Charmer" allows it to take control of 1 opponent's face-up monster of the same Attribute as that "Charmer" after it was flipped face-up, for as long as the "Charmer" stays face-up on the field.
Each "Charmer" features a familiar, a Level 1 or 2 monster with the same Attribute as the "Charmer". They also also have two sets of advanced forms ("Familiar-Possesseds" and "Cataclysmic Charmers"), and a series of similarly Attribute-centered Trap Cards known as "Spiritual Arts" depicting them.
As of 2015, the Trap Card "Unpossessed", released in Secrets of Eternity, is the only direct support to "Charmers" and "Familiar-Possesseds", being able to Special Summon any one of them of a different Attribute to 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, the card allows them to gain 800 ATK during the Damage Step.
According to The Valuable Book 8, 「霊使い」 stands for 「
Akina Fujiwara designed the "Charmers", although she did not draw their "Cataclysmic" forms.
DARK | EARTH | FIRE | LIGHT | WATER | WIND | |
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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
"Unpossessed" is the key card of this card, preventing "Charmer" monsters from being destroyed by battle allowing their effects to be activated, and also to Special Summon Spellcaster monsters with 1500 DEF from the Deck, including not members of this archetype like "Injection Fairy Lily" or "Windwitch - Glass Bell".
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