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| − | "'''Darklord'''", known as "'''Fallen Angel'''" ({{Ruby|堕|だ}}{{Ruby|天|てん}}{{Ruby|使|し}} ''Datenshi'') in the Japanese version, is an [[archetype]] comprised primarily of [[DARK]] [[Fairy]] [[Effect Monster|Effect]] [[Monster Card|monsters]]. They are used by [[Midori Hibiki]] in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' manga]], and by [[Anna Des]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures | + | "'''Darklord'''", known as "'''Fallen Angel'''" ({{Ruby|堕|だ}}{{Ruby|天|てん}}{{Ruby|使|し}} ''Datenshi'') in the Japanese version, is an [[archetype]] comprised primarily of [[DARK]] [[Fairy]] [[Effect Monster|Effect]] [[Monster Card|monsters]]. They are used by [[Midori Hibiki]] in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga|''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' manga]], and by [[Anna Des]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures]]''. |
| − | Though members of the archetype have existed since 2001, the archetype had no support until the release of ''[[Booster SP: Destiny Soldiers]]'' in the ''OCG'' and ''[[Destiny Soldiers]]'' in the ''TCG'', both in 2016. In the ''TCG'', "[[Darklord Marie]]" and "[[Darklord Nurse Reficule]]" were | + | Though members of the archetype have existed since 2001, the archetype had no support until the release of ''[[Booster SP: Destiny Soldiers]]'' in the ''OCG'' and ''[[Destiny Soldiers]]'' in the ''TCG'', both in 2016. |
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| + | == History == | ||
| + | In the ''OCG'', many of the early members of this [[archetype]] were released as ''[[V Jump promotional cards]]''. | ||
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| + | In the ''TCG'', the archetype's first two members, "[[Darklord Marie]]" and "[[Darklord Nurse Reficule]]", were both formerly known as "'''Marie the Fallen One'''" and "'''Nurse Reficule the Fallen One'''" respectively, suggesting that "'''Fallen One'''" was planned to be this archetype's original name in the ''TCG''. However, "[[Darklord Zerato]]" was released in the ''TCG'' version of ''[[Phantom Darkness]]'' ; it was the first card to be printed with "Darklord" in its name and all subsequent cards of the archetype introduced in all English media prior to ''Destiny Soldiers'' had "Darklord" in their names. "Marie the Fallen One" and "Nurse Reficule the Fallen One" were renamed to their current names upon their reprints in ''Destiny Soldiers'', to clearly mark their status as "Darklord" cards. | ||
== Lore == | == Lore == | ||
{{Main|The Valuable Book EX card storylines#No. 08: Condemned Witch}} | {{Main|The Valuable Book EX card storylines#No. 08: Condemned Witch}} | ||
| − | ==Members== | + | == Members == |
Nearly all members of this archetype (except for three; see below) are based on figures or concepts from Judeo-Christian and Abrahamic theology, and are the contrasting DARK and Fairy types to represent their status as fallen angels. | Nearly all members of this archetype (except for three; see below) are based on figures or concepts from Judeo-Christian and Abrahamic theology, and are the contrasting DARK and Fairy types to represent their status as fallen angels. | ||
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==Playing style== | ==Playing style== | ||
| − | A "Darklord" Deck focuses on [[send]]ing its cards to the Graveyard and then reviving their monsters, especially "[[Darklord Superbia]]" who then in turn can also revive another Fairy monster | + | A "Darklord" Deck focuses on [[send]]ing its cards to the Graveyard and then reviving their monsters from there, especially "[[Darklord Superbia]]", who then in turn can also revive another Fairy monster. |
With the exception of "[[Darklord Morningstar]]", all of the Level 6 and higher Main Deck "Darklord" monsters from ''[[Destiny Soldiers]]'' and onwards share the following [[condition]]s and effect: | With the exception of "[[Darklord Morningstar]]", all of the Level 6 and higher Main Deck "Darklord" monsters from ''[[Destiny Soldiers]]'' and onwards share the following [[condition]]s and effect: | ||
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#"''(Quick Effect): You can pay 1000 [[LP]], then target 1 "Darklord" [[Spell Card|Spell]]/[[Trap Card|Trap]] in your GY; this effect becomes that target's effect when that card is activated, then shuffle that target into the [[Deck]]. You can only use this/each effect of "CARD NAME" once per turn.''" | #"''(Quick Effect): You can pay 1000 [[LP]], then target 1 "Darklord" [[Spell Card|Spell]]/[[Trap Card|Trap]] in your GY; this effect becomes that target's effect when that card is activated, then shuffle that target into the [[Deck]]. You can only use this/each effect of "CARD NAME" once per turn.''" | ||
| − | Although Special Summoning from the Graveyard is a major theme of "Darklord", a swarm play-style is unsuitable, due to many of the archetype's newer Main Deck members being limited by this shared condition. This, as well as the variety of [[Level]]s "Darklord" monsters have, makes it difficult to [[Xyz Summon]] with this archetype (except for Rank 8). | + | These monsters have their own unique effects: |
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| + | ! Darklord !! Effect | ||
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| + | | [[Darklord Amdusc|Amdusc]] || Can discard itself and one other "Darklord" card to add 1 targeted "Darklord" card in the GY to the hand | ||
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| + | | [[Darklord Ixchel|Ixchel]] || Can discard itself and one other "Darklord" card to draw 2 cards. | ||
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| + | | [[Darklord Nasten|Nasten]] || Can discard two other "Darklord" cards to Special Summon itself from the hand. | ||
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| + | | [[Darklord Nergal|Nergal]] || Makes all Fairy monsters deal inflict piercing battle damage. | ||
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| + | | [[Darklord Tezcatlipoca|Tezcatlipoca]] || Can discard itself to protect a "Darklord" monster(s) from being destroyed by battle or card effects. | ||
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| + | Sending "Darklord" cards to the Graveyard can be done with monster effects such as those of "Amdusc, "Ixchel", "Nasten" which send from the hand. Meanwhile, "[[Darklord Ukoback]]" and "[[Darklord Asmodeus]]" can send "Darklord" cards or Fairy monsters (respectively). Bringing back "Darklord" monsters requires a more permanent solution rather than relying on one-time use cards such as "[[Monster Reborn]]", "[[Call of the Haunted]]" or "[[Ribbon of Rebirth]]" but within the archetype, "[[Darklord Contact]]", "[[Darklord Descent]]" and "[[The First Darklord]]" are viable choices. Although Special Summoning from the Graveyard is a major theme of "Darklord", a swarm play-style is unsuitable, due to many of the archetype's newer Main Deck members being limited by this shared condition. This, as well as the variety of [[Level]]s "Darklord" monsters have, makes it difficult to [[Xyz Summon]] with this archetype (except for Rank 8, as "Superbia" and "Zerato" do not have these Summoning restrictions). | ||
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| + | The "Darklord" Spell/Traps are as follows: | ||
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| + | ! Name!! Effect and notes | ||
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| + | | [[Banishment of the Darklords]] || A Spell that adds 1 "Darklord" card from the Deck to the hand, except itself. It is the archetype's main searcher of "Darklord". | ||
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| + | | [[Darklord Contact]] || A Spell that Special Summons 1 "Darklord" monster from the GY in Defense position. Note that due to the effect of "Superbia" being a "when" optional effect, Special Summoning "Superbia" via a "Darkord" monster copying this card's effect does not allow "Superbia" to activate its effect. | ||
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| + | | [[Darklord Enchantment]] || A Trap that takes control of 1 of the opponent's monsters until the end of this turn. | ||
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| + | | [[Darklord Rebellion]] || A Trap that dstroys one card on the field. | ||
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| + | | [[Darklord Uprising]] || A Trap that Fusion Summons 1 DARK Fusion Monster using materials in the hand or field. It serves as the archetype's main method of Fusion Summoning their sole Fusion Monster "[[The First Darklord]]" | ||
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| + | | [[The Sanctified Darklord]] || A Trap that negate the effects of one monster on the field and gain LP equal to its ATK. | ||
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| + | The shared Quick Effect of the "Darklord" monsters allows even a single copy of a "Darklord" Spell/Trap to be potentially "used" twice even on the same turn (despite their [[only once per turn]] card activation limitations) or during the opponent's turn whilst recycling them into the Deck. The applications of this effect include an additional search with "Banishment of the Darklords", an additional revival with "Darklord Contact" or "Darklord Descent" and using the other Trap effects to disrupt the opponent's plays which can be done more quickly and easily with the "Darklord" monsters' Quick Effects rather than activating the Trap Cards normally (which all of them except "Darklord Descent" share the card activation cost of sending a "Darklord" monster from the user's hand or field, causing the player to lose hand/field advantage while "Darklord Descent" requires half of the player's LP to be activated). This gives the "Darklord" Traps better utility of being used as discard costs for the effects of other cards or being sent from the Deck with "Ukoback". "Condemned Darklord", "Darklord Morningstar", "[[Darklord Uprising]]" (through activating the card itself) and "[[The Sanctified Darklord]]" all have effects which can increase LP to off-set the LP costs of using the effects of "Darklord" cards. | ||
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| + | In addition to Special Summoning from the Graveyard, "Darklord" has also historically featured [[Tribute Summon]]ing their high-Level monsters more easily. "Darklord Zerato" and "Darklord Desire" can each be Tribute Summoned with just 1 Tribute (under the appropriate condition in the case of "Zerato"). The Tribute Summon strategy is a supported by a few cards that works with every "Darklord" monster; namely "Condemned Darklord" who enables the Tribute Summon of a Fairy monster that requires 2 Tributes by banishing any 2 monsters from the Graveyard, while "[[Capricious Darklord]]" allows the user to Tribute Summon a Fairy monster at any time during the Main Phase as a Quick Effect. They facilitate an easier access to Tribute Summon "Darklord Morningstar", which has an on-Tribute Summon effect to potentially Special Summon a large horde of "Darklord" monsters from the Deck, then potentially mill several "Darklord" cards for LP recursion, for "Darklord" monsters to copy their effects or revive said monsters. | ||
| − | This deck, due to the large accumulation of DARK monsters, can also run DARK monster Deck support cards such as "[[Dark Illusion]]", "[[Allure of Darkness]]", "[[Armageddon Knight]]" or "[[Dark Grepher]]". Due to the Deck being able to regulate the number of "Darklord" monsters in the Graveyard (or rather, DARK/Fairy monsters in general), "[[Archlord Kristya]]" and "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]" can also be used. Additionally, "[[Trade-In]]" can be used due to a number of Level 8 monsters present in the deck. | + | This deck, due to the large accumulation of DARK monsters, can also run DARK monster Deck support cards such as "[[Dark Illusion]]", "[[Allure of Darkness]]", "[[Armageddon Knight]]" or "[[Dark Grepher]]". Due to the Deck being able to regulate the number of "Darklord" monsters in the Graveyard (or rather, DARK/Fairy monsters in general), "[[Archlord Kristya]]" and "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]" can also be used. "[[Angel O1]]" can help support the archetype's Tribute Summon playstyle. Additionally, "[[Trade-In]]" can be used due to a number of Level 8 monsters present in the deck. The addition of "[[Shadow's Light]]" and "[[Duality]]" can lead into a few useful choices to Summon; for Level 8 ("Superbia", "Zerato", "Nergal" and "Asmodeus") there are "Archlord Kristya" and "[[Invoked Augoeides]]", and for Level 4 ("Indulged" and "Capricious") there is "[[Herald of the Arc Light]]". Summoning "Archlord Kristya", by the mixture of the aformentioned cards in a typical "Darklord" deck, usually serves as the Deck's main "win condition". Even though the user is locked under "Kristya's'" effect, the user can simply negate its effect or destroy it with "The Sanctified Darklord" or "Darklord Uprising" respectively if they want to Special Summon freely, or just continually Tribute Summon their high-level Fairy monsters "for free" with "Condemned Darklord". |
| − | While "Darklord" card effects make them suitable for supporting Fairy monsters in general, they can pair well with "[[Branded]]-[[Despia]]" since almost all Main Deck "Despia" monsters are DARK Fairy monsters, making them elligible Fusion Materials for "The First Darklord"; furthermore, "The First Darklord" can be more easily Fusion Summoned with the effects of various "Branded" | + | While "Darklord" card effects make them suitable for supporting Fairy monsters in general, they can pair well with "[[Branded]]-[[Despia]]" since almost all Main Deck "Despia" monsters are DARK Fairy monsters, making them elligible Fusion Materials for "The First Darklord"; furthermore, "The First Darklord" can be more easily Fusion Summoned with the effects of various "Branded" Spells and Traps (ie. "[[Despia, Theater of the Branded]]", "[[Branded in Red]]" and "[[Branded Banishment]]") which are searchable with "[[Aluber the Jester of Despia]]" rather than relying on just "Darklord Uprising". In addition to searching out "Despia" monsters, "[[Branded Opening]]" can also help protect "The First Darklord" from being destroyed by a card effect, making it much harder for the opponent to remove on top of its 4000 ATK/DEF and its effect of providing protection from the opponent's targeting card effects. In return, the "Darklord" monsters are also elligible Fusion Materials for the "Despia" Fusion Monsters, their related support and the Fusion Monsters that mention "[[Fallen of Albaz]]" as material. Given that most of those Fusion Monsters are DARK, they can also be Fusion Summoned with "Darklord Uprising". |
===Recommended cards=== | ===Recommended cards=== | ||
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* [[Darklord Ukoback]] | * [[Darklord Ukoback]] | ||
* [[Darklord Zerato]] | * [[Darklord Zerato]] | ||
| − | * [[Indulged Darklord]] | + | * [[Indulged Darklord]] |
* [[Ad Libitum of Despia]] | * [[Ad Libitum of Despia]] | ||
* [[Aluber the Jester of Despia]] | * [[Aluber the Jester of Despia]] | ||
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* [[Predaplant Dragostapelia]] | * [[Predaplant Dragostapelia]] | ||
* [[Starving Venom Fusion Dragon]] | * [[Starving Venom Fusion Dragon]] | ||
| + | * [[Invoked Augoeides]] (''with "Duality" or "Shadow's Light"'') | ||
| + | |synchro monsters = | ||
| + | * [[Herald of the Arc Light]] (''with "Duality" or "Shadow's Light"'') | ||
|xyz monsters = | |xyz monsters = | ||
* [[Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand]] | * [[Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand]] | ||
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* [[Reasoning]] | * [[Reasoning]] | ||
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]] | * [[Reinforcement of the Army]] | ||
| + | * [[Shadow's Light]] | ||
* [[Trade-In]] | * [[Trade-In]] | ||
|field spells = | |field spells = | ||
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* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]] | * [[Burial from a Different Dimension]] | ||
* [[Celestial Transformation]] | * [[Celestial Transformation]] | ||
| + | * [[Duality]] | ||
* [[The Monarchs Stormforth]] | * [[The Monarchs Stormforth]] | ||
|normal traps = | |normal traps = | ||
Revision as of 08:12, 13 October 2023
"Darklord", known as "Fallen Angel" (
Though members of the archetype have existed since 2001, the archetype had no support until the release of Booster SP: Destiny Soldiers in the OCG and Destiny Soldiers in the TCG, both in 2016.
History
In the OCG, many of the early members of this archetype were released as V Jump promotional cards.
In the TCG, the archetype's first two members, "Darklord Marie" and "Darklord Nurse Reficule", were both formerly known as "Marie the Fallen One" and "Nurse Reficule the Fallen One" respectively, suggesting that "Fallen One" was planned to be this archetype's original name in the TCG. However, "Darklord Zerato" was released in the TCG version of Phantom Darkness ; it was the first card to be printed with "Darklord" in its name and all subsequent cards of the archetype introduced in all English media prior to Destiny Soldiers had "Darklord" in their names. "Marie the Fallen One" and "Nurse Reficule the Fallen One" were renamed to their current names upon their reprints in Destiny Soldiers, to clearly mark their status as "Darklord" cards.
Lore
Members
Nearly all members of this archetype (except for three; see below) are based on figures or concepts from Judeo-Christian and Abrahamic theology, and are the contrasting DARK and Fairy types to represent their status as fallen angels.
| Darklord | Origin |
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| Amdusc | Amdusias |
| Asmodeus | Asmodeus |
| Desire | Mammon |
| Edeh Arae | Arae |
| Ixchel | Ixchel |
| Ixtab | |
| The First | Lucifer |
| Morningstar | |
| Reficule | |
| Marie | Mary |
| Nasten | Mastema |
| Nergal | Nergal |
| Superbia | Superbia ("pride" in Latin) |
| Tezcatlipoca | Tezcatlipoca |
| Ukoback | Ukobach |
Three particular Darklord monsters are not based on theological figures, but instead based on characters featured in the artworks of various "Forbidden" and "Solemn" cards.
| Darklord | Character Origin | Name Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Capricious | Right figure in "Solemn Scolding" | Gluttony |
| Indulged | Left figure in "Solemn Scolding" | Lust |
| Condemned | Condemned Maiden/Condemned Witch | N/A |
Playing style
A "Darklord" Deck focuses on sending its cards to the Graveyard and then reviving their monsters from there, especially "Darklord Superbia", who then in turn can also revive another Fairy monster.
With the exception of "Darklord Morningstar", all of the Level 6 and higher Main Deck "Darklord" monsters from Destiny Soldiers and onwards share the following conditions and effect:
- "You can only Special Summon "CARD NAME(s)" once per turn."
- "(Quick Effect): You can pay 1000 LP, then target 1 "Darklord" Spell/Trap in your GY; this effect becomes that target's effect when that card is activated, then shuffle that target into the Deck. You can only use this/each effect of "CARD NAME" once per turn."
These monsters have their own unique effects:
| Darklord | Effect |
|---|---|
| Amdusc | Can discard itself and one other "Darklord" card to add 1 targeted "Darklord" card in the GY to the hand |
| Ixchel | Can discard itself and one other "Darklord" card to draw 2 cards. |
| Nasten | Can discard two other "Darklord" cards to Special Summon itself from the hand. |
| Nergal | Makes all Fairy monsters deal inflict piercing battle damage. |
| Tezcatlipoca | Can discard itself to protect a "Darklord" monster(s) from being destroyed by battle or card effects. |
Sending "Darklord" cards to the Graveyard can be done with monster effects such as those of "Amdusc, "Ixchel", "Nasten" which send from the hand. Meanwhile, "Darklord Ukoback" and "Darklord Asmodeus" can send "Darklord" cards or Fairy monsters (respectively). Bringing back "Darklord" monsters requires a more permanent solution rather than relying on one-time use cards such as "Monster Reborn", "Call of the Haunted" or "Ribbon of Rebirth" but within the archetype, "Darklord Contact", "Darklord Descent" and "The First Darklord" are viable choices. Although Special Summoning from the Graveyard is a major theme of "Darklord", a swarm play-style is unsuitable, due to many of the archetype's newer Main Deck members being limited by this shared condition. This, as well as the variety of Levels "Darklord" monsters have, makes it difficult to Xyz Summon with this archetype (except for Rank 8, as "Superbia" and "Zerato" do not have these Summoning restrictions).
The "Darklord" Spell/Traps are as follows:
| Name | Effect and notes |
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| Banishment of the Darklords | A Spell that adds 1 "Darklord" card from the Deck to the hand, except itself. It is the archetype's main searcher of "Darklord". |
| Darklord Contact | A Spell that Special Summons 1 "Darklord" monster from the GY in Defense position. Note that due to the effect of "Superbia" being a "when" optional effect, Special Summoning "Superbia" via a "Darkord" monster copying this card's effect does not allow "Superbia" to activate its effect. |
| Darklord Enchantment | A Trap that takes control of 1 of the opponent's monsters until the end of this turn. |
| Darklord Rebellion | A Trap that dstroys one card on the field. |
| Darklord Uprising | A Trap that Fusion Summons 1 DARK Fusion Monster using materials in the hand or field. It serves as the archetype's main method of Fusion Summoning their sole Fusion Monster "The First Darklord" |
| The Sanctified Darklord | A Trap that negate the effects of one monster on the field and gain LP equal to its ATK. |
The shared Quick Effect of the "Darklord" monsters allows even a single copy of a "Darklord" Spell/Trap to be potentially "used" twice even on the same turn (despite their only once per turn card activation limitations) or during the opponent's turn whilst recycling them into the Deck. The applications of this effect include an additional search with "Banishment of the Darklords", an additional revival with "Darklord Contact" or "Darklord Descent" and using the other Trap effects to disrupt the opponent's plays which can be done more quickly and easily with the "Darklord" monsters' Quick Effects rather than activating the Trap Cards normally (which all of them except "Darklord Descent" share the card activation cost of sending a "Darklord" monster from the user's hand or field, causing the player to lose hand/field advantage while "Darklord Descent" requires half of the player's LP to be activated). This gives the "Darklord" Traps better utility of being used as discard costs for the effects of other cards or being sent from the Deck with "Ukoback". "Condemned Darklord", "Darklord Morningstar", "Darklord Uprising" (through activating the card itself) and "The Sanctified Darklord" all have effects which can increase LP to off-set the LP costs of using the effects of "Darklord" cards.
In addition to Special Summoning from the Graveyard, "Darklord" has also historically featured Tribute Summoning their high-Level monsters more easily. "Darklord Zerato" and "Darklord Desire" can each be Tribute Summoned with just 1 Tribute (under the appropriate condition in the case of "Zerato"). The Tribute Summon strategy is a supported by a few cards that works with every "Darklord" monster; namely "Condemned Darklord" who enables the Tribute Summon of a Fairy monster that requires 2 Tributes by banishing any 2 monsters from the Graveyard, while "Capricious Darklord" allows the user to Tribute Summon a Fairy monster at any time during the Main Phase as a Quick Effect. They facilitate an easier access to Tribute Summon "Darklord Morningstar", which has an on-Tribute Summon effect to potentially Special Summon a large horde of "Darklord" monsters from the Deck, then potentially mill several "Darklord" cards for LP recursion, for "Darklord" monsters to copy their effects or revive said monsters.
This deck, due to the large accumulation of DARK monsters, can also run DARK monster Deck support cards such as "Dark Illusion", "Allure of Darkness", "Armageddon Knight" or "Dark Grepher". Due to the Deck being able to regulate the number of "Darklord" monsters in the Graveyard (or rather, DARK/Fairy monsters in general), "Archlord Kristya" and "Dark Armed Dragon" can also be used. "Angel O1" can help support the archetype's Tribute Summon playstyle. Additionally, "Trade-In" can be used due to a number of Level 8 monsters present in the deck. The addition of "Shadow's Light" and "Duality" can lead into a few useful choices to Summon; for Level 8 ("Superbia", "Zerato", "Nergal" and "Asmodeus") there are "Archlord Kristya" and "Invoked Augoeides", and for Level 4 ("Indulged" and "Capricious") there is "Herald of the Arc Light". Summoning "Archlord Kristya", by the mixture of the aformentioned cards in a typical "Darklord" deck, usually serves as the Deck's main "win condition". Even though the user is locked under "Kristya's'" effect, the user can simply negate its effect or destroy it with "The Sanctified Darklord" or "Darklord Uprising" respectively if they want to Special Summon freely, or just continually Tribute Summon their high-level Fairy monsters "for free" with "Condemned Darklord".
While "Darklord" card effects make them suitable for supporting Fairy monsters in general, they can pair well with "Branded-Despia" since almost all Main Deck "Despia" monsters are DARK Fairy monsters, making them elligible Fusion Materials for "The First Darklord"; furthermore, "The First Darklord" can be more easily Fusion Summoned with the effects of various "Branded" Spells and Traps (ie. "Despia, Theater of the Branded", "Branded in Red" and "Branded Banishment") which are searchable with "Aluber the Jester of Despia" rather than relying on just "Darklord Uprising". In addition to searching out "Despia" monsters, "Branded Opening" can also help protect "The First Darklord" from being destroyed by a card effect, making it much harder for the opponent to remove on top of its 4000 ATK/DEF and its effect of providing protection from the opponent's targeting card effects. In return, the "Darklord" monsters are also elligible Fusion Materials for the "Despia" Fusion Monsters, their related support and the Fusion Monsters that mention "Fallen of Albaz" as material. Given that most of those Fusion Monsters are DARK, they can also be Fusion Summoned with "Darklord Uprising".
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