Dragunity

Dragunity
Japanese (base text)	ドラグニティ－
Japanese (translated)	Dragunity
Other names German: Drachenbündnis
Appears in (sets)	Duel Terminal - Dragunity of the Hurricane Limited Edition Pack 16 Duel Terminal - Charge of the Genex Duel Terminal - Pulse of the Trishula Structure Deck 19: Dragunity Drive
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Dragunity is an Archetype released via the Duel Terminal, its name coming from a combination of the words Dragon and Unity. Their effects mainly revolve around equipping any level 3 or lower Dragon-Type monsters in your Graveyard to your Winged Beast-Type monsters in play (in the sense of the Dragon-types transforming into weapons, or the Winged-Beast Dragunity monsters "uniting" with their Dragon "steeds" as "Dragunity Knights"). They also utilize powerful Dragon-Type Synchro Monsters, although they require Dragon-Type Tuner Monsters as well as Winged Beast-Type non-Tuners. All of the Dragunity monsters that have been released so far are WIND monsters, so Rising Air Current is a good option in this Deck; and because many of them are Winged Beasts, the Deck can run Icarus Attack. The Dragon-Type monsters in this Archetype so far all have armor which either covers most of their body (Dragunity - Phalanx), or they have a piece of armor that resembles, and is named after, a weapon (Dragunity - Black-Spear). By contrast, the Winged Beast-Type monsters seem to be named after Historical Warriors.

The main win condition for Dragunity appears to be a combination of Swarming and an Instant Synchro Deck, Summoning Synchro Monsters or using the Effects of their non-Synchro monsters to clear the Field, then attacking.

Play Style

The main strategy of Dragunity decks is Quick Synchro. This is quickly achieved with "Dragunity - Phalanx", which has an effect to special summon itself while equipped. Combined with "Dragunity - Legion", "Dragunity - Dux", and "Dragunity - Primus Pilus", you can unleash any level 5, 6, 7 or 8 synchro monster. (For a level 8 monster, use Dragunity - Dux and Phalanx to synchro summon "Dragunity Knight - Vajuranda", then use Vajuranda's effect to equip Dragunity - Phalanx and special summon it for the synchro.) In addition, "Dragunity - Partisan" can turn your Winged Beasts into tuners and special summon them for fast synchros.

However, the Dragunity monsters also have many other strategies. Even without synchros the archetype can hold its own in battle: "Dragunity - Dux" can power up for every Dragunity card you control, including those in the equip zones. Summoning it and equipping it with a Dragunity monster will give a 1900-ATK beatstick. "Dragunity - Angus" deals piercing damage. "Dragunity - Brandistock" allows the equipped monster to double-attack, "Dragunity - Corsesca" allows you to search your deck when the equipped monster destroys a card by battle, and "Dragunity - Pilum" bypasses monsters to attack directly. Meanwhile, "Dragunity - Legion" takes out tough monsters with its effect - you can send an equipped Dragon to the graveyard to destroy one of your opponent's face-up monsters.

A OTK can even be performed with "Dragunity - Primus Pilus" and "Swallow's Nest", if your opponent controls no monsters. Summon Primus Pilus and equip it with Brandistock from your deck. Attack directly twice. Then, in your battle phase, use Swallow's Nest on Pilus, and special summon it from the deck again, equipping another Brandistock. Attack twice again to win.

It is possible for this Deck to run Debris Dragon and Shield Wing, as they are both WIND, a Dragon Tuner and a Winged Beast non-Tuner.

Alternate Play Styles

Another group of monsters many players have worked with alongside the Dragunity monsters are the Cyberdark archetype. Since all of the Tuners in this archetype are level 1-3 Dragon-type monsters, they can all be equipped to Cyberdark Horn, Cyberdark Edge, and Cyberdark Keel for their effects, while simultaneously providing their own effects as well. Phalanx, Pilum, and Partisan work especially well here, giving Cyberdarks access to a highly versatile Synchro mechanic, be it by Phalanx de-equipping itself to give them instant access to level 6 Synchro monsters like Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier or Goyo Guardian or Partisan turning the Cyberdarks into 2000-ATK level 4 Tuners for easy access to Stardust Dragon, Colossal Fighter, and the like. Pilum grants access to cards like Black Rose Dragon while also giving an equipped Cyberdark monster 2200 ATK, the highest a Dragunity monster can give them and the 3rd-highest any Dragon-type monster can. Late in the game, these high-powered Dragon Synchros can be utilized with the Cyberdark's ace Fusion Monster, Cyberdark Dragon. by attacking directly you can summon gorz and use pikachu attack surf

The weaker Dragunity Tuners can also be utilized, such as Corsesca giving 1 Cyberdark the ability to search out the other 2 or anything of 1000 ATK or less being used with Cards of Consonance for added draw power (while also putting them right where the Cyberdarks can get them).