Gandora (archetype)
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"Gandora" (ガンドラ, Gandora) is an archetype of Level 8 DARK Dragon monsters with 0 ATK and DEF used by Yugi Muto, which consists of the original "Gandora the Dragon of Destruction" and its retrains. Members have existed since The Valuable Book 8 promotional cards, but didn't receive support until the V Jump February 2017 promotional card.
Members
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| Gigarays Gandora the Dragon of Destruction | Cost for nuking | Conditionally:
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+300 ATK per banished card | Supports "Gandora" |
| Gandora the Dragon of Destruction | Cost for nuking | Destroy & banish all other cards | +300 ATK per card destroyed by effect | Sends itself in the End Phase of the turn it's summoned |
| Gandora-X the Dragon of Demolition | Mandatory Effect in End Phase | Destroy all other monsters | +ATK equal to the highest original ATK among destroyed monsters | Burns equal to the highest original ATK among destroyed monsters |
| Geas Gandora the Dragon of Destruction | Cost for nuking | Destroy & banish all other cards | +300 ATK per banished card | Supports Gold Sarcophagus of Light (series) |
Playing style
So far, all "Gandora" monsters have a nuking effect followed by an ATK gain, and the downside of halving the player's own LP. Since the nuking effect of "Gigarays Gandora the Dragon of Destruction" becomes more potent the more unique "Gandora" monsters in the Graveyard, using cards like "Foolish Burial" or "Trade-In" helps with consistency and power simultaneously. Note that even if cards like "Macro Cosmos" help you to increase the ATK of "Gandora Giga Rays", they aren't recommended because they also prevent you from Special Summoning it.
