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{{Infobox archetypearchseries| cut_from_names = true| image = DragonMasteryDragunityLegion-TF05MADU-JPEN-VG-artwork.png| caption = "[[Dragunity MilitumKnight - Gae Bulg]]" equipped with , "[[Dragunity PhalanxKnight - Gae Dearg|Gae Dearg]]", "[[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana|Vajrayana]]", and "[[Dragunity Knight - Luin|Luin]]", in the artwork of "[[Dragon MasteryDragunity Legion]]".| romaji = DoragunitïDoraguniti| ja_name = ドラグニティ－ドラグニティ| trans = Dragunity| fr_name = Dragunité| de_name = Dracheneinheit| it_name = Dragunità| ko_name = 드래그니티| ko_romanized = Deuraegeuniti| es_name sc_name = Dracounidad龙骑兵团| pt_name = Dragunidade| es_name = Dracounidad| sets =* [[Hidden Arsenal 3]]* [[Hidden Arsenal 4: Trishula's Triumph]]* [[Secrets of Eternity]]* [[Cybernetic Horizon]]* [[Blazing Vortex]]| tcg =* [[Starstrike Blast]]* [[Dragunity Legion Structure Deck]]* [[Battles of Legend: Light's Revenge]]* [[Shadows in Valhalla]]* [[Rising Rampage]]* [[2019 Gold Sarcophagus Tin Mega Pack]]* [[2020 Tin of Lost Memories]]* [[Ghosts From the Past (set)|Ghosts From the Past]]* [[Hidden Arsenal: Chapter 1]]| ocg =
* [[Duel Terminal - Dragunity of the Hurricane!!]]
* [[Limited Edition 16]]
* [[Duel Terminal - Pulse of the Trishula!!]]
* [[Structure Deck: Dragunity Drive]]
* [[Starstrike BlastLINK VRAINS Pack 2]]* [[Hidden Arsenal 3Structure Deck R: Dragunity Drive]]* [[Dragunity Legion Structure DeckR: Dragunity Drive Legend of the Dragon Ravine Pack]]* [[V Jump October 2020 promotional card]]* [[Hidden Arsenal 4: Trishula's TriumphPremium Pack 2022]]| sc_sets = * [[Secrets of EternityClassic Pack 01]]| anime =
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
}}
{{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!!}}"'''Dragunity'''" (ドラグニティ－ ドラグニティ ''DoragunitïDoraguniti'') is an [[archetype]] released in the [[Duel Terminal]]. The term "Dragunity" is a portmanteau of the words ''Dragon'' and ''Unity''. Their effects mainly revolve around equipping any [[LevelWIND]] 3 or lower [[Dragon]]-and [[TypeWinged Beast]] monsters released in your the [[GraveyardDuel Terminal]] to your [[Winged Beast]]-Type monsters in play (in the sense of the Dragon-Types transforming into weapons, revolving around equipping Level 3 or the Winged-Beast "Dragunity" monsters "uniting" with their lower Dragon "steeds" as "Dragunity Knights"). Because of their heavy focus on sending Tuner monsters to the Spell & Trap Card Zones, the "Dragunity" archetype is often compared to the "[[Crystal Beast]]" and "[[CyberdarkSynchro Summon]]" archetypes. They also utilize ing powerful Dragon-Type [[Synchro Monster]]s, although they require Dragon-Type [[Tuner monster]]s as well as Winged Beast-Type non-Tunersmonsters.==Lore=={{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}}
== Design ==
=== Appearance ===
The Dragon-Type "Dragunity" monsters so far 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 probably a portmanteau of "Dragondragon" and "Unityunity", 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". The Most of the Dragon-Type Main Deck "Dragunity" monsters Monsters are named after either a general types of [[wikipedia:pole weapon|pole weapon]] s, except "[[Dragunity Arma Gram]]", or in case of "[[Dragunity Phalanx]]" a strategic military groupingformation 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]]-Type "Dragunity" monsters seem to be are all named after historical warriors 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 (eeg.g"[[Dragunity Primus Pilus]]" and "[[Dragunity Tribus]]"). The theme's first Link Monster, "[[Dragunity LegionnaireKnight - Romulus]]" , is named after the common solider in the founder and first king of Rome, whose [[wikipedia:Roman armyRemus|Roman armytwin brother]])inspired "[[Dragunity Remus]]".
{| class="wikitable"
! Main Deck Dragon "Dragunity Card " !! Origin
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| [[Dragunity Aklys|Aklys]] || [[wikipedia:Aklys|Aklys]]
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| [[Dragunity AngusticlaviiBrandistock|Brandistock]] || [[wikipedia:AngusticlaviaBrandistock|AngusticlaviaBrandistock]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Arma LeyvatenCorsesca|Corsesca]]|| [[wikipedia:LævateinnCorseque|LævateinnCorseque]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Arma MystletainnCouse|Couse]] || [[wikipedia:Mistilteinn|Mistilteinn]]''Couse''
|-
| [[Dragunity BrandistockDarkspear|Darkspear]] || [[wikipedia:BrandistockSpear|BrandistockSpear]]
|-
| [[Dragunity CorsescaGuisarme|Guisarme]] || [[wikipedia:CorsequeGuisarme|CorsequeGuisarme]]
|-
| [[Dragunity DarkspearJavelin|Javelin]] || [[wikipedia:SpearJavelin|SpearJavelin]]
|-
| [[Dragunity DuxPartisan|Partisan]] || [[wikipedia:DuxPartisan (weapon)|DuxPartisan]]
|-
| [[Dragunity JavelinPhalanx|Phalanx]] || [[wikipedia:JavelinPhalanx formation|JavelinPhalanx formation]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - BarchaPilum|Pilum]] || [[wikipedia:BarchaPilum|BarchaPilum]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Gae BulgRemus|Remus]] || [[wikipedia:Gáe BulgRemus|Gáe BulgRemus]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Gae DeargArma Mystletainn|Arma Mystletainn]] || [[wikipedia:Diarmuid Ua Duibhne#Famous weaponsMistilteinn|Gáe DergMistilteinn]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - TridentArma Leyvaten|Arma Leyvaten]] || [[wikipedia:TridentLævateinn|TridentLævateinn]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - VajrayanaArma Gram|Arma Gram]] || [[wikipedia:VajraGram (mythology)|VajraGram]]|}{| class="wikitable"! Winged Beast "Dragunity" !! Origin
|-
| [[Dragunity LegionnaireAngusticlavii|Angusticlavii]] || [[wikipedia:LegionaryTribunus angusticlavius|LegionaryTribunus Angusticlavia]]
|-
| [[Dragunity MilitumDux|Dux]] || [[wikipedia:Military tribuneDux|MilitumDux]]
|-
| [[Dragunity PartisanLegatus|Legatus]] || [[wikipedia:Partisan (military)Legatus|PartisanLegatus]]
|-
| [[Dragunity PhalanxLegionnaire|Legionnaire]] || [[wikipedia:Phalanx formationLegionary|Phalanx formationLegionary]]
|-
| [[Dragunity PilumMilitum|Militum]] || [[wikipedia:PilumMilitary tribune|PilumMilitum]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Primus Pilus|Primus Pilus]] || [[wikipedia:Primus pilus|Primus pilus]]
|-
| [[Dragunity TribusSenatus|Senatus]] || [[wikipedia:CaltropSenate of the Roman Republic|Caltrop (''Tribulus'')Senatus]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Tribus|Tribus]] || [[wikipedia:Roman tribe|Tribus]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! "Dragunity Knight" !! Origin !! Combination
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Ascalon|Ascalon]] || [[wikipedia:Saint George#Saint George and the dragon|Ascalon]] || [[Dragunity Dux|Dux]] + [[Dragunity Divine Lance|Divine Lance]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair|Areadbhair]] || [[wikipedia:Lugh#Lugh's_spear|Ar-éadbair/Areadbhair]] || [[Dragunity Legatus|Legatus]] + ''?''
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Barcha|Barcha]] || [[wikipedia:Barcha|Barcha]] || [[Dragunity Angusticlavii|Angusticlavii]] + [[Dragunity Pilum|Pilum]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg|Gae Bulg]] || [[wikipedia:Gáe Bulg|Gáe Bulg]] || [[Dragunity Dux|Dux]] + [[Dragunity Phalanx|Phalanx]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg|Gae Dearg]] || [[wikipedia:Diarmuid Ua Duibhne#Famous weapons|Gáe Derg]] || [[Dragunity Legionnaire|Legionnaire]] + [[Dragunity Darkspear|Darkspear]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Luin|Luin]] || [[wikipedia:Lúin of Celtchar|Lúin of Celtchar]] || [[Dragunity Senatus|Senatus]] + [[Dragunity Couse|Couse]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Romulus|Romulus]] || [[wikipedia:Romulus|Romulus]] || ''?'' + [[Dragunity Remus|Remus]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Trident|Trident]] || [[wikipedia:Trident|Trident]] || [[Dragunity Primus Pilus|Primus Pilus]] + [[Dragunity Javelin|Javelin]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana|Vajrayana]] || [[wikipedia:Vajra|Vajra]] || [[Dragunity Militum|Militum]] + [[Dragunity Aklys|Aklys]]
|-
| [[Dragunity Knight - Gormfaobhar|Gormfaobhar]] || [[wikipedia:Gorm the Old|Gorm the Old]] || ''?'' + [[Dragunity Guisarme|Guisarme]]
|}
== Playing style ==
The main purpose of "Dragunity" Decks is to have combo plays available for easy set up the Synchro Summonsof their boss monsters, essentially 'Synchro Climbing' into them. "[[Dragunity Phalanx]]" is the and "Dragunity Couse" are key card here - a Level 2 Tuner monster that can be cards to enable this strategy, thanks to their inherent ability to Special Summoned while it is Summon themselves from the Spell & Trap Zones after being equipped to through the effect of a Winged Beast "Dragunity" monster. By The most basic combo consists of equipping "Phalanx" them to either "[[Dragunity Dux]]" or "[[Dragunity Legionnaire]]Senatus" (both of which can equip "Phalanx" as soon as they're Normal Summoned), they allows access in order to rapidly climb to Level 6 or 5 the high-level Synchro Monsters respectivelyMonster. The most used Synchro Monster in this Deck is "[[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]]Barcha"is used the most, which has similar equipping abilities being able to equip as many "DuxDragunity" 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 "LegionnaireDragunity Whirlwind" that can be utilized to , instantly granting a Synchro Summon Level 8 monster (this is commonly known as without having to use a normal summon for "Dux" or "Synchro climbingSenatus" , while also setting up the Graveyard for most later interactions with the tuner summoned by "DragunityWhirlwind" duelists).
* [[Dragunity Dux]]
* [[Dragunity Legatus]]
* [[Dragunity Legionnaire]]
* [[Dragunity Arma MystletainnMilitum]]* [[Dragunity Arma LeyvatenSenatus]]
* [[Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite]]
* [[Garuda the Wind Spirit]]
* [[Crane CraneLight and Darkness Dragon]]
* [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]
* [[Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms]]
* [[Harpie's Pet Dragon - Fearsome Fire Blast]]
* [[Windwitch - Ice Bell]]
* [[Knight Armed Dragon]]
|tuner monsters =
* [[Dragunity Brandistock]]
* [[Dragunity Couse]]
* [[Dragunity Guisarme]]
* [[Dragunity Phalanx]]
* [[Dragunity Remus]]
* [[Mist Valley Baby Roc]]
* [[Windwitch - Glass Bell]]
* [[Windwitch - Snow Bell]]
* [[Shining Star Dragon]]
|fusion monsters =
* [[Mavelus]]/[[Punished Eagle]] (as targets for "Ready Fusion")
|synchro monsters =
* [[Dragunity Knight - Areadbhair]]
* [[Dragunity Knight - Ascalon]]
* [[Dragunity Knight - Barcha]]
* [[Dragunity Knight - Gormfaobhar]]
* [[Dragunity Knight - Luin]]
* [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg]]
* [[Dragunity Knight - Trident]]
* [[Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana]]
* [[Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg]]* [[Stardust Dragon]]* [[Stardust Spark Dragon]]* [[Scrap Borreload Savage Dragon]]* [[Hot Red Clear Wing Fast Dragon Archfiend]]
* [[Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]
* [[Red Nova Dragon]]
* [[Red Supernova Dragon]]
* [[Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend]]
* [[Trident Dragion]]
* [[Leo, the Keeper of the Sacred TreeAccel Synchro Stardust Dragon]]|fusion monsters =** [[Stardust Dragon]]* [[MavelusBystial Dis Pater]]
|xyz monsters =
* [[Lightning ChidoriNumber 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]* [[Queen Dragun DjinnHieratic Sky Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis]]* [[Constellar Ptolemy M7Voloferniges, the Darkest Dragon Doomrider]]* [[Dark Armed, the Dragon of Annihilation]]* [[Blaze, Supreme Ruler of Dragons]]
* [[Hieratic Dragon King of Atum]]
* [[Gauntlet LauncherEvolzar Lars]]* [[Number 39: Utopia BeyondSuperdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max]]** [[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe]]|link monsters =* [[Dragunity Knight - Romulus]]* [[Borreload Dragon]]* [[Crystron Halqifibrax]] (Traditional Format only)* [[Greatfly]]* [[Guardragon Elpy]] (Traditional Format only)* [[Guardragon Pisty]]* [[Hraesvelgr, the Desperate Doom Eagle]]* [[Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres]]* [[Wynn the Wind Charmer, Verdant]]|normal spells =<!-- This is not an exact Decklist. Do not add multiples or staples.-->* [[Dragunity Glow]]* [[Cards of Consonance]]* [[Dragon Shrine]]* [[Foolish Burial]]* [[Monster Reborn]]* [[Return of the Dragon Lords]]* [[Terraforming]]* [[Ready Fusion]]* [[Synchro Creed]]* [[Synchro Rumble]]|equip spells =
* [[Dragunity Divine Lance]]
|field spells =
* [[Dragon Ravine]]
|continuous spells = * [[Dragunity Draft]]* [[World Legacy Guardragon]]|quick-play spells =* [[Dragunity Whirlwind]]* [[Saga of the Dragon ShrineEmperor]]|normal traps =* [[Guardragon Cataclysm]]* [[Back to the Front]]* [[Foolish BurialMetaverse]]* [[Quill Pen of GulldosOmega Judgment]]|counter traps =* [[Instant FusionDragunity Oubliette]]* [[Cards of ConsonanceCentur-Ion True Awakening]]* [[Upstart GoblinMannadium Reframing]]|continuous traps =* [[Reckless GreedDragunity Legion]]* [[Trap StunEtude of the Branded]]
}}
=== Weaknesses ===The Deck's main strategy is Due to the reliance on "Dux", "Senatus", and the Tuner monsters to be in the Graveyard, hand traps like "[[Dragunity DuxEffect Veiler]]" or , "[[Dragunity LegionnaireGhost Ogre & Snow Rabbit]]", which makes negating their effects with "[[Effect VeilerCalled by the Grave]]" or , "[[Breakthrough SkillD.D. Crow]]", or destroying them before their equipping as well as removal effects kicks in with 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 "[[Torrential Tribute]]Senatus" and "[[Solemn Warning]]Divine Lance" really troublesome for any , that can equip "Dragunity" players (especially in early game stage)Tuners directly from the Deck.
== Trivia ==
* Their archetype symbol is the green emerald for the Dragon-Type monsters, and for the Winged Beast-Type 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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