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| caption        = "[[Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg]]", "[[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg|Gae Dearg]]", "[[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana|Vajrayana]]", and "[[Dragunity Knight - Luin|Luin]]", in the artwork of "[[Dragunity Legion]]".
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| romaji        = Doraguniti
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| ja_name        = ドラグニティ
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| trans          = Dragunity
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| fr_name        = Dragunité
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| de_name        = Dracheneinheit
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| it_name        = Dragunità
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| ko_name        = 드래그니티
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| ko_romanized  = Deuraegeuniti
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| sc_name        = 龙骑兵团
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| pt_name        = Dragunidade
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| es_name        = Dracounidad
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| sets           =
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* [[Hidden Arsenal 3]]
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* [[Hidden Arsenal 4: Trishula's Triumph]]
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* [[Secrets of Eternity]]
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* [[Cybernetic Horizon]]
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* [[Blazing Vortex]]
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* [[Starstrike Blast]]
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* [[Dragunity Legion Structure Deck]]
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* [[Battles of Legend: Light's Revenge]]
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* [[Shadows in Valhalla]]
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* [[Rising Rampage]]
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* [[2019 Gold Sarcophagus Tin Mega Pack]]
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* [[2020 Tin of Lost Memories]]
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* [[Ghosts From the Past (set)|Ghosts From the Past]]
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* [[Hidden Arsenal: Chapter 1]]
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* [[Duel Terminal - Dragunity of the Hurricane!!]]
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* [[Limited Edition 16]]
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* [[Duel Terminal - Charge of the Genex!!]]
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* [[Duel Terminal - Pulse of the Trishula!!]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Dragunity Drive]]
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* [[LINK VRAINS Pack 2]]
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* [[Structure Deck R: Dragunity Drive]]
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* [[Structure Deck R: Dragunity Drive Legend of the Dragon Ravine Pack‎]]
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* [[V Jump October 2020 promotional card]]
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* [[Premium Pack 2022]]
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* [[Classic Pack 01]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
 
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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Archetype/ExtendedName
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{{Quote|The tagline of ''[[Structure Deck R: Dragunity Drive]]'' in promotional material|A freezing world, the end looming over it.<br />Now once again, the dragon knights of gales take flight!!}}
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"'''Dragunity'''" (ドラグニティ ''Doraguniti'') is an [[archetype]] of [[WIND]] [[Dragon]] and [[Winged Beast]] monsters released in the [[Duel Terminal]] revolving around equipping Level 3 or lower Dragon Tuner monsters and [[Synchro Summon]]ing powerful monsters.
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| japanese            = ドラグニティ－
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==Lore==
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| japanese translated  = Dragunity
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{{Main|Duel Terminal Master Guide card storylines|The Valuable Book EX card storylines#No. 10: Duel Terminal World Addendum: The Sealing of the Three Dragons}}
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== Design ==
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=== Appearance ===
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| german              = Drachenbündnis
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The Dragon "Dragunity" all have armor which either covers most of their body ("[[Dragunity Phalanx]]"), or have a piece of armor that resembles, and is named after, a weapon (i.e. "[[Dragunity Darkspear]]"), or wielding the weapons themselves (i.e. "[[Dragunity Arma Leyvaten]]").
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=== Etymology ===
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"Dragunity" is a portmanteau of "dragon" and "unity", referring to the underlying concept of uniting the humanoid warriors to the dragonic weapons to form powerful knights. The artworks of the "Dragunity Knight" monsters generally showcase a "Dragunity" Winged Beast monster riding a mature/transformed version of a Dragon Tuner monster, which is implied by their Levels, that are a sum of the Levels of the corresponding pair of "Dragunities".
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Most of the Dragon Main Deck "Dragunity" Monsters are named after general types of [[wikipedia:pole weapon|pole weapon]]s, except "[[Dragunity Arma Gram]]", or in case of "[[Dragunity Phalanx]]" a formation performed with spears. Whereas the Synchro Monsters except for "[[Dragunity Knight - Gormfaobhar]]" are named after specific spears in European and Indian mythology. By contrast, the Winged Beast "Dragunity" monsters are all named after military or diplomatic ranks/titles or general terms of administration all used by the roman empire. In consequence, monsters with higher Levels and stats have a corresponding higher rank or title in their names (eg. "[[Dragunity Primus Pilus]]" and "[[Dragunity Tribus]]").
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The theme's first Link Monster, "[[Dragunity Knight - Romulus]]", is named after the founder and first king of Rome, whose [[wikipedia:Remus|twin brother]] inspired "[[Dragunity Remus]]".
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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Archetype/List
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{| class="wikitable"
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| sets  =             
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! Main Deck Dragon "Dragunity" !! Origin
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* [[Duel Terminal - Dragunity of the Hurricane]]
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|-
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* [[Limited Edition Pack 16]]
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| [[Dragunity Aklys|Aklys]] || [[wikipedia:Aklys|Aklys]]
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* [[Duel Terminal - Charge of the Genex]]
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|-
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* [[Duel Terminal - Pulse of the Trishula]]
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| [[Dragunity Brandistock|Brandistock]] || [[wikipedia:Brandistock|Brandistock]]
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* [[Structure Deck 19: Dragunity Drive]]
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|-
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| list                = List of "Dragunity" monsters
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| [[Dragunity Corsesca|Corsesca]] || [[wikipedia:Corseque|Corseque]]
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| support list        = List of "Dragunity" Support Cards
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|-
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| anti-support list    = List of Anti-Dragunity Monster Support Cards
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| [[Dragunity Couse|Couse]] || ''Couse''
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}}
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| [[Dragunity Darkspear|Darkspear]] || [[wikipedia:Spear|Spear]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Guisarme|Guisarme]] || [[wikipedia:Guisarme|Guisarme]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Javelin|Javelin]] || [[wikipedia:Javelin|Javelin]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Partisan|Partisan]] || [[wikipedia:Partisan (weapon)|Partisan]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Phalanx|Phalanx]] || [[wikipedia:Phalanx formation|Phalanx formation]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Pilum|Pilum]] || [[wikipedia:Pilum|Pilum]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Remus|Remus]] || [[wikipedia:Remus|Remus]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn|Arma Mystletainn]] || [[wikipedia:Mistilteinn|Mistilteinn]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Arma Leyvaten|Arma Leyvaten]]|| [[wikipedia:Lævateinn|Lævateinn]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Arma Gram|Arma Gram]]|| [[wikipedia:Gram (mythology)|Gram]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Winged Beast "Dragunity" !! Origin
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| [[Dragunity Angusticlavii|Angusticlavii]] || [[wikipedia:Tribunus angusticlavius|Tribunus Angusticlavia]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Dux|Dux]] || [[wikipedia:Dux|Dux]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Legatus|Legatus]] || [[wikipedia:Legatus|Legatus]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Legionnaire|Legionnaire]] || [[wikipedia:Legionary|Legionary]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Militum|Militum]] || [[wikipedia:Military tribune|Militum]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Primus Pilus|Primus Pilus]] || [[wikipedia:Primus pilus|Primus pilus]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Senatus|Senatus]] || [[wikipedia:Senate of the Roman Republic|Senatus]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Tribus|Tribus]] || [[wikipedia:Roman tribe|Tribus]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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! "Dragunity Knight" !! Origin !! Combination
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Ascalon|Ascalon]] || [[wikipedia:Saint George#Saint George and the dragon|Ascalon]] || [[Dragunity Dux|Dux]] + [[Dragunity Divine Lance|Divine Lance]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair|Areadbhair]] || [[wikipedia:Lugh#Lugh's_spear|Ar-éadbair/Areadbhair]] || [[Dragunity Legatus|Legatus]] + ''?''
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Barcha|Barcha]] || [[wikipedia:Barcha|Barcha]] || [[Dragunity Angusticlavii|Angusticlavii]] + [[Dragunity Pilum|Pilum]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg|Gae Bulg]] || [[wikipedia:Gáe Bulg|Gáe Bulg]] || [[Dragunity Dux|Dux]] + [[Dragunity Phalanx|Phalanx]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg|Gae Dearg]] || [[wikipedia:Diarmuid Ua Duibhne#Famous weapons|Gáe Derg]] || [[Dragunity Legionnaire|Legionnaire]] + [[Dragunity Darkspear|Darkspear]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Luin|Luin]] || [[wikipedia:Lúin of Celtchar|Lúin of Celtchar]] || [[Dragunity Senatus|Senatus]] + [[Dragunity Couse|Couse]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Romulus|Romulus]] || [[wikipedia:Romulus|Romulus]] || ''?'' + [[Dragunity Remus|Remus]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Trident|Trident]] || [[wikipedia:Trident|Trident]] || [[Dragunity Primus Pilus|Primus Pilus]] + [[Dragunity Javelin|Javelin]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana|Vajrayana]] || [[wikipedia:Vajra|Vajra]] || [[Dragunity Militum|Militum]] + [[Dragunity Aklys|Aklys]]
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|-
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| [[Dragunity Knight - Gormfaobhar|Gormfaobhar]] || [[wikipedia:Gorm the Old|Gorm the Old]]  || ''?'' + [[Dragunity Guisarme|Guisarme]]
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|}
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== Playing style ==
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The main purpose of "Dragunity" Decks is to set up the Synchro Summons of their boss monsters, essentially 'Synchro Climbing' into them. "Dragunity Phalanx" and "Dragunity Couse" are key cards to enable this strategy, thanks to their inherent ability to Special Summon themselves from the Spell & Trap Zones after being equipped through the effect of a Winged Beast "Dragunity" monster. The most basic combo consists of equipping them to "Dragunity Dux" or "Dragunity Senatus" in order to rapidly climb to the high-level Synchro Monster. "Dragunity Knight - Barcha" is used the most, being able to equip as many "Dragunity" monsters from the Graveyard as possible to enable multiple Synchro Summons and even Link Summons with multiple copies of Phalanx or Couse. If going second, a player can use "Dragunity Whirlwind", instantly granting a Synchro Summon without having to use a normal summon for "Dux" or "Senatus", while also setting up the Graveyard for later interactions with the tuner summoned by "Whirlwind".
  
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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|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.
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Contrary to their current state, the deck historically had a lack of boss monsters, relying on generic options like "Stardust Dragon", "Red Dragon Archfiend" or "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon" to grant field presence. A classic way to combine "Dragunity" monsters with some generic options is to Synchro Summon "Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg", to use its effect to search and then discard "Mist Valley Baby Roc", which special summon itself directly after being discarded, enabling the Synchro Summon of a relatively generic level 8 monster like the aforementioned ones. However, with the release of "Dragunity Knight - Ascalon" and "Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair", the deck gained their own boss cards with abilities that banish opponents' monsters, effective monster negation, and also residual effects when they're destroyed.
  
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The main win condition for Dragunity appears to be a combination of [[Swarm]]ing and an [[Instant Synchro Deck]], Summoning [[Synchro Monsters]] or using the [[Effect]]s of their non-Synchro monsters to clear the [[Field]], then attacking.
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"Dragunity Knight - Romulus" and "Dragunity Remus" act as the searchers for the archetype's spell and traps, most importantly "Dragon Ravine", the main consistency engine of the deck. Besides searching for resources, each one also has a second effect that provides ways for more Synchro Summons. The "Dragunity" Tuners also emphasize the use of "Cards of Consonance" as an essential part of the deck, providing draw power while simultaneously setting up the Graveyard for combo plays. Lastly, "Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms" is highly recommended to be teched into the deck to search a Dragon and dump a WIND monster, preferably one of the deck's combo tuners. With the plentiful search and draw engines, the "Dragunity" archetype has a very reliable and stable game plan.
  
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==Play Style==
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Due to the synergy with Dragon, Winged Beast, and WIND monsters in general, the Deck can also be combined with splashable cards like "Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite", "Garuda the Wind Spirit", "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon" and "Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres". They are also one of the few archetypes that can benefit from "Windwitch" support, as they are unaffected by the latter's WIND monster restriction. (All "Dragunity" monsters are already WIND monsters). These series of cards are highly complementary to the deck as “Windwitch - Ice Bell” acts as essentially a one-card gateway to "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon", a powerful monster the "Dragunity" archetype already utilizes.
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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.
 
  
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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|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.
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The high-level "Dragunity" monsters function very differently from the other main deck monsters. "Dragunity Arma Mystletainn" is a combo extender, providing material that facilitates further Synchro Summons and even Xyz Summons, and with "Dragunity Knight - Luin", also unlocks the use of "Ultimaya Tzolkin". If "Romulus" or another Link monster is in the GY, "Mystletainn" can easily facilitate the summon and omni-negate effect of "Borreload Savage Dragon", by using itself with most likely "Phalanx". "Dragunity Arma Gram" is an extra weapon that is typically easy to summon after your initial combo plays, and can also aid link plays. Both Armas have synergy with "Dragunity Glow", (whose graveyard effect allows you to special summon a monster in the S/T zone equipped to a "Dragunity").
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=== Recommended cards ===
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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.
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{{Decklist|Dragunity
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It is possible for this Deck to run [[Debris Dragon]] and [[Shield Wing]], as they are both [[WIND]], a [[Dragon]] [[Tuner Monsters|Tuner]] and a [[Winged Beast]] non-Tuner.
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|effect monsters =
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* [[Dragunity Arma Gram]]
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* [[Dragunity Arma Leyvaten]]
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* [[Dragunity Arma Mystletainn]]
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* [[Dragunity Dux]]
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* [[Dragunity Legatus]]
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* [[Dragunity Legionnaire]]
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* [[Dragunity Militum]]
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* [[Dragunity Senatus]]
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* [[Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite]]
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* [[Garuda the Wind Spirit]]
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* [[Light and Darkness Dragon]]
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* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
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* [[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms]]
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* [[Harpie's Pet Dragon - Fearsome Fire Blast]]
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* [[Windwitch - Ice Bell]]
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|tuner monsters =
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* [[Dragunity Brandistock]]
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* [[Dragunity Couse]]
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* [[Dragunity Guisarme]]
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* [[Dragunity Phalanx]]
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* [[Dragunity Remus]]
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* [[Mist Valley Baby Roc]]
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* [[Windwitch - Glass Bell]]
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* [[Windwitch - Snow Bell]]
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* [[Shining Star Dragon]]
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|fusion monsters =
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* [[Mavelus]]/[[Punished Eagle]] (as targets for "Ready Fusion")
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|synchro monsters =
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Ascalon]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Barcha]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Gormfaobhar]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Luin]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Trident]]
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]]
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* [[Borreload Savage Dragon]]
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* [[Clear Wing Fast Dragon]]
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* [[Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]
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* [[Red Nova Dragon]]
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* [[Red Supernova Dragon]]
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* [[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]
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* [[Trident Dragion]]
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* [[Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon]]
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** [[Stardust Dragon]]
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* [[Bystial Dis Pater]]
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|xyz monsters =
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* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]
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* [[Hieratic Sky Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis]]
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* [[Voloferniges, the Darkest Dragon Doomrider]]
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* [[Dark Armed, the Dragon of Annihilation]]
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* [[Blaze, Supreme Ruler of Dragons]]
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* [[Hieratic Dragon King of Atum]]
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* [[Evolzar Lars]]
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* [[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max]]
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** [[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe]]
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|link monsters =
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* [[Dragunity Knight - Romulus]]
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* [[Borreload Dragon]]
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* [[Crystron Halqifibrax]] (Traditional Format only)
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* [[Greatfly]]
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* [[Guardragon Elpy]] (Traditional Format only)
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* [[Guardragon Pisty]]
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* [[Hraesvelgr, the Desperate Doom Eagle]]
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* [[Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres]]
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* [[Wynn the Wind Charmer, Verdant]]
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|normal spells =
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* [[Dragunity Glow]]
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* [[Cards of Consonance]]
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* [[Dragon Shrine]]
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Monster Reborn]]
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* [[Return of the Dragon Lords]]
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* [[Terraforming]]
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* [[Ready Fusion]]
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* [[Synchro Creed]]
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* [[Synchro Rumble]]
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|equip spells =
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* [[Dragunity Divine Lance]]
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|field spells =
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* [[Dragon Ravine]]
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|continuous spells =
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* [[Dragunity Draft]]
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* [[World Legacy Guardragon]]
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|quick-play spells =
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* [[Dragunity Whirlwind]]
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* [[Saga of the Dragon Emperor]]
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|normal traps =
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* [[Guardragon Cataclysm]]
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* [[Back to the Front]]
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* [[Metaverse]]
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* [[Omega Judgment]]
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|counter traps =
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* [[Dragunity Oubliette]]
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* [[Centur-Ion True Awakening]]
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* [[Mannadium Reframing]]
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|continuous traps =
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* [[Dragunity Legion]]
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* [[Etude of the Branded]]
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==Alternate Play Styles==
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=== Weaknesses ===
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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]]. if you preorder, you can get dark end or dark armed as a bonus
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Due to the reliance on "Dux", "Senatus", and the Tuner monsters to be in the Graveyard, hand traps like "[[Effect Veiler]]", "[[Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit]]", "[[Called by the Grave]]", "[[D.D. Crow]]", as well as removal effects that trigger upon its Summon, such as cards like "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]", can be effective ways to disrupt the strategy. The first weakness was addressed with the release of "Senatus" and "Divine Lance", that can equip "Dragunity" Tuners directly from the Deck.
  
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While 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), the largest obstacle there is the fact that, aside from Darkspear's 1000 ATK boost, none of them will bring a Cyberdark monster up to anything higher than 1600 ATK, making them much more vulnerable in battle and, consequentially, making the use of these effects much more difficult.the you can also summon chuck norris for an additional 9999 points of damage. even solemn can't stop the power of chuck norris.
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Also, as with any Graveyard-reliant Deck, the strategy is vulnerable to effects like that of "[[Dimension Shifter]]", "[[Different Dimension Ground]]" or "[[Macro Cosmos]]", all of which can easily paralyze the Deck.
  
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The sequence of Summons also makes them vulnerable to "[[Nibiru, the Primal Being]]". However, if the goal of the turn is to Summon "Areadbhair" starting with "Vajrayana/Barcha", or "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon" with the "Windwitch" engine, its Synchro Summon will be the fifth Summon of the turn, which makes it a good way to protect the Deck against this specific threat.
  
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== Trivia ==
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* Their archetype symbol is the green emerald for the Dragon monsters, and for the Winged Beast monsters is the green emerald surrounded by a gold outline of wings.
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* As with the "[[Blackwing]]" archetype, there is a heavy distinction between the Tuner monsters and the non-Tuner monsters in terms of appearance. Similar to "Blackwings", the non-Tuner monsters are all humanoids in bird outfits with mechanical-like wings, while the Tuner monsters are composed of small, armored dragons (whereas the "Blackwing" Tuner monsters are all small birds).
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* Their "rider and mount" style, as depicted in their "Dragunity Knight" forms, are also adopted by later archetypes, such as "[[Gusto]]" and "[[Ritual Beast]]" (albeit with different types and mechanics).
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Dragunity
"Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg", "Gae Dearg", "Vajrayana", and "Luin", in the artwork of "Dragunity Legion".
"Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg", "Gae Dearg", "Vajrayana", and "Luin", in the artwork of "Dragunity Legion".
Japanese
  • ドラグニティ
  • Doraguniti (romanized)
  • Dragunity (translated)
Simplified Chinese
  • 龙骑兵团
French
  • Dragunité
German
  • Dracheneinheit
Italian
  • Dragunità
Korean
  • 드래그니티
  • Deuraegeuniti (romanized)
Portuguese
  • Dragunidade
Spanish
  • Dracounidad
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A freezing world, the end looming over it.
Now once again, the dragon knights of gales take flight!!

— The tagline of Structure Deck R: Dragunity Drive in promotional material

"Dragunity" (ドラグニティ Doraguniti) is an archetype of WIND Dragon and Winged Beast monsters released in the Duel Terminal revolving around equipping Level 3 or lower Dragon Tuner monsters and Synchro Summoning powerful monsters.

Lore

Main articles: Duel Terminal Master Guide card storylines and The Valuable Book EX card storylines § No. 10: Duel Terminal World Addendum: The Sealing of the Three Dragons

Design

Appearance

The Dragon "Dragunity" all have armor which either covers most of their body ("Dragunity Phalanx"), or have a piece of armor that resembles, and is named after, a weapon (i.e. "Dragunity Darkspear"), or wielding the weapons themselves (i.e. "Dragunity Arma Leyvaten").

Etymology

"Dragunity" is a portmanteau of "dragon" and "unity", referring to the underlying concept of uniting the humanoid warriors to the dragonic weapons to form powerful knights. The artworks of the "Dragunity Knight" monsters generally showcase a "Dragunity" Winged Beast monster riding a mature/transformed version of a Dragon Tuner monster, which is implied by their Levels, that are a sum of the Levels of the corresponding pair of "Dragunities". Most of the Dragon Main Deck "Dragunity" Monsters are named after general types of pole weapons, except "Dragunity Arma Gram", or in case of "Dragunity Phalanx" a formation performed with spears. Whereas the Synchro Monsters except for "Dragunity Knight - Gormfaobhar" are named after specific spears in European and Indian mythology. By contrast, the Winged Beast "Dragunity" monsters are all named after military or diplomatic ranks/titles or general terms of administration all used by the roman empire. In consequence, monsters with higher Levels and stats have a corresponding higher rank or title in their names (eg. "Dragunity Primus Pilus" and "Dragunity Tribus"). The theme's first Link Monster, "Dragunity Knight - Romulus", is named after the founder and first king of Rome, whose twin brother inspired "Dragunity Remus".

Main Deck Dragon "Dragunity" Origin
Aklys Aklys
Brandistock Brandistock
Corsesca Corseque
Couse Couse
Darkspear Spear
Guisarme Guisarme
Javelin Javelin
Partisan Partisan
Phalanx Phalanx formation
Pilum Pilum
Remus Remus
Arma Mystletainn Mistilteinn
Arma Leyvaten Lævateinn
Arma Gram Gram
Winged Beast "Dragunity" Origin
Angusticlavii Tribunus Angusticlavia
Dux Dux
Legatus Legatus
Legionnaire Legionary
Militum Militum
Primus Pilus Primus pilus
Senatus Senatus
Tribus Tribus
"Dragunity Knight" Origin Combination
Ascalon Ascalon Dux + Divine Lance
Areadbhair Ar-éadbair/Areadbhair Legatus + ?
Barcha Barcha Angusticlavii + Pilum
Gae Bulg Gáe Bulg Dux + Phalanx
Gae Dearg Gáe Derg Legionnaire + Darkspear
Luin Lúin of Celtchar Senatus + Couse
Romulus Romulus ? + Remus
Trident Trident Primus Pilus + Javelin
Vajrayana Vajra Militum + Aklys
Gormfaobhar Gorm the Old ? + Guisarme

Playing style

The main purpose of "Dragunity" Decks is to set up the Synchro Summons of their boss monsters, essentially 'Synchro Climbing' into them. "Dragunity Phalanx" and "Dragunity Couse" are key cards to enable this strategy, thanks to their inherent ability to Special Summon themselves from the Spell & Trap Zones after being equipped through the effect of a Winged Beast "Dragunity" monster. The most basic combo consists of equipping them to "Dragunity Dux" or "Dragunity Senatus" in order to rapidly climb to the high-level Synchro Monster. "Dragunity Knight - Barcha" is used the most, being able to equip as many "Dragunity" monsters from the Graveyard as possible to enable multiple Synchro Summons and even Link Summons with multiple copies of Phalanx or Couse. If going second, a player can use "Dragunity Whirlwind", instantly granting a Synchro Summon without having to use a normal summon for "Dux" or "Senatus", while also setting up the Graveyard for later interactions with the tuner summoned by "Whirlwind".

Contrary to their current state, the deck historically had a lack of boss monsters, relying on generic options like "Stardust Dragon", "Red Dragon Archfiend" or "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon" to grant field presence. A classic way to combine "Dragunity" monsters with some generic options is to Synchro Summon "Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg", to use its effect to search and then discard "Mist Valley Baby Roc", which special summon itself directly after being discarded, enabling the Synchro Summon of a relatively generic level 8 monster like the aforementioned ones. However, with the release of "Dragunity Knight - Ascalon" and "Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair", the deck gained their own boss cards with abilities that banish opponents' monsters, effective monster negation, and also residual effects when they're destroyed.

"Dragunity Knight - Romulus" and "Dragunity Remus" act as the searchers for the archetype's spell and traps, most importantly "Dragon Ravine", the main consistency engine of the deck. Besides searching for resources, each one also has a second effect that provides ways for more Synchro Summons. The "Dragunity" Tuners also emphasize the use of "Cards of Consonance" as an essential part of the deck, providing draw power while simultaneously setting up the Graveyard for combo plays. Lastly, "Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms" is highly recommended to be teched into the deck to search a Dragon and dump a WIND monster, preferably one of the deck's combo tuners. With the plentiful search and draw engines, the "Dragunity" archetype has a very reliable and stable game plan.

Due to the synergy with Dragon, Winged Beast, and WIND monsters in general, the Deck can also be combined with splashable cards like "Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite", "Garuda the Wind Spirit", "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon" and "Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres". They are also one of the few archetypes that can benefit from "Windwitch" support, as they are unaffected by the latter's WIND monster restriction. (All "Dragunity" monsters are already WIND monsters). These series of cards are highly complementary to the deck as “Windwitch - Ice Bell” acts as essentially a one-card gateway to "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon", a powerful monster the "Dragunity" archetype already utilizes.

The high-level "Dragunity" monsters function very differently from the other main deck monsters. "Dragunity Arma Mystletainn" is a combo extender, providing material that facilitates further Synchro Summons and even Xyz Summons, and with "Dragunity Knight - Luin", also unlocks the use of "Ultimaya Tzolkin". If "Romulus" or another Link monster is in the GY, "Mystletainn" can easily facilitate the summon and omni-negate effect of "Borreload Savage Dragon", by using itself with most likely "Phalanx". "Dragunity Arma Gram" is an extra weapon that is typically easy to summon after your initial combo plays, and can also aid link plays. Both Armas have synergy with "Dragunity Glow", (whose graveyard effect allows you to special summon a monster in the S/T zone equipped to a "Dragunity").

Recommended cards

Dragunity

Monster Cards

Effect Monsters

Tuner monsters

Spell Cards

Normal Spells

Equip Spells

Field Spells

Continuous Spells

Quick-Play Spells

Trap Cards

Normal Traps

Counter Traps

Continuous Traps

Fusion Monsters

Synchro Monsters

Xyz Monsters

Link Monsters

Weaknesses

Due to the reliance on "Dux", "Senatus", and the Tuner monsters to be in the Graveyard, hand traps like "Effect Veiler", "Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit", "Called by the Grave", "D.D. Crow", as well as removal effects that trigger upon its Summon, such as cards like "Bottomless Trap Hole", can be effective ways to disrupt the strategy. The first weakness was addressed with the release of "Senatus" and "Divine Lance", that can equip "Dragunity" Tuners directly from the Deck.

Also, as with any Graveyard-reliant Deck, the strategy is vulnerable to effects like that of "Dimension Shifter", "Different Dimension Ground" or "Macro Cosmos", all of which can easily paralyze the Deck.

The sequence of Summons also makes them vulnerable to "Nibiru, the Primal Being". However, if the goal of the turn is to Summon "Areadbhair" starting with "Vajrayana/Barcha", or "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon" with the "Windwitch" engine, its Synchro Summon will be the fifth Summon of the turn, which makes it a good way to protect the Deck against this specific threat.

Trivia

  • Their archetype symbol is the green emerald for the Dragon monsters, and for the Winged Beast monsters is the green emerald surrounded by a gold outline of wings.
  • As with the "Blackwing" archetype, there is a heavy distinction between the Tuner monsters and the non-Tuner monsters in terms of appearance. Similar to "Blackwings", the non-Tuner monsters are all humanoids in bird outfits with mechanical-like wings, while the Tuner monsters are composed of small, armored dragons (whereas the "Blackwing" Tuner monsters are all small birds).
  • Their "rider and mount" style, as depicted in their "Dragunity Knight" forms, are also adopted by later archetypes, such as "Gusto" and "Ritual Beast" (albeit with different types and mechanics).
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