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{{Infobox archseries
 
{{Infobox archseries
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| image   = MayhemFurHire-OW.png
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| image       = MayhemFurHire-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png
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| caption = "[[Mayhem Fur Hire]]"
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| caption     = "[[Rafale, Champion Fur Hire|Rafale]]", "[[Dyna, Hero Fur Hire|Dyna]]", "[[Sagitta, Maverick Fur Hire|Sagitta]]", and "[[Fandora, the Flying Furtress|Fandora]]" in the artwork of "[[Mayhem Fur Hire]]"
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| ja_name = {{Ruby|空|くう}}{{Ruby|牙|が}}{{Ruby|団|だん}}
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| ja_name     = {{Ruby|空|くう}}{{Ruby|牙|が}}{{Ruby|団|だん}}
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| romaji   = Kūgadan
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| romaji       = Kūgadan
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| trans   = Skyfang Brigade
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| trans       = Skyfang Brigade
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| fr_name = Mercefourrure
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| fr_name     = Mercefourrure
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| de_name = Fellsöldner
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| fr_trans    = Furcenary
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| it_name = Pelliccia Mercenaria
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| de_name     = Fellsöldner
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| it_trans = Mercenary Fur
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| de_trans    = Fur Mercenary
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| ko_name = 공아단
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| it_name     = Pelliccia Mercenaria
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| pt_name = de Peluguel
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| it_trans     = Mercenary Fur
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| pt_trans = of Fur Rent
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| ko_name     = 공아단
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| es_name = Mascota a Sueldo
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| ko_hanja    = 空牙團
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| sets     =
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| ko_romanized = Gong-adan
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| pt_name     = de Peluguel
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| pt_trans     = Fur Rent
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| es_name     = Mascota a Sueldo
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| es_trans    = Hired Pet
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| sets         =
 
* [[Soul Fusion]]
 
* [[Soul Fusion]]
 
* [[Dark Neostorm]]
 
* [[Dark Neostorm]]
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| tcg     = [[Dark Saviors]]
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* [[Phantom Rage]]
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| ocg     = [[Deck Build Pack: Dark Savers]]
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* [[Darkwing Blast]]
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| tcg         =
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* [[Dark Saviors]]
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* [[2019 Gold Sarcophagus Tin Mega Pack]]
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* [[2021 Tin of Ancient Battles]]
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| ocg         = [[Deck Build Pack: Dark Savers]]
 
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"'''Fur Hire'''", known as "'''Skyfang Brigade'''" ({{Ruby|空|くう}}{{Ruby|牙|が}}{{Ruby|団|だん}} ''Kūgadan'') in Japanese, is an [[archetype]] of monsters with different [[Type]]s, [[Attribute]]s and [[Level]]s that debuted in ''[[Dark Saviors]]''.
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"'''Fur Hire'''" ({{Ruby|空|くう}}{{Ruby|牙|が}}{{Ruby|団|だん}} ''Kūgadan'', "'''Skyfang Brigade'''" in Japanese), is an [[archetype]] of monsters with different [[Type]]s, [[Attribute]]s and [[Level]]s that debuted in ''[[Dark Saviors]]''.
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Unique to this archetype, the support cards use the text '[monster/card] "Fur Hire"' instead of the [[PSCT]] standard '"[archetype]" [monster/card]'. This was intentional by Konami to incorporate the pun from their ''[[TCG]]'' names into their card effects, evident by continuing this trend outside their debut set.
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Unlike [[support]] cards for other archetypes, which uses the text '"[archetype]" card' in their effects, "Fur Hire" support cards use the text 'monster "Fur Hire"' or 'card "Fur Hire"'.
 
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==Design==
 
==Design==
 
===Appearance===
 
===Appearance===
 
The monsters "Fur Hire" are anthropomorphic animals wearing armor.
 
The monsters "Fur Hire" are anthropomorphic animals wearing armor.
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===Etymology===
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===Members===
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In the ''[[TCG]]'' the archetype's name is a pun on "for hire", reflecting the fact they are mercenaries "Fur Hire".
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
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==Members==
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! scope="col" | Name
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The monsters "Fur Hire" can be split into 3 categories: low-Level Main Deck (Level 1-4), high-Level Main Deck (Level 5-8), and [[Link Monster]]s.
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! scope="col" | Creature
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===Low-Level===
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! scope="col" | Occupation/Title
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The low-[[Level]] monsters "Fur Hire", except "[[Rex, Freight Fur Hire]]", each have an [[Ignition Effect]] to [[Special Summon]]s a different monster "Fur Hire" from the hand, and a [[Trigger Effect]] that activates if a monster "Fur Hire" is Special Summoned while that monster is face-up on the field. Instead of following the convention of the other monsters "Fur Hire", "Rex" instead has an on-Summon search effect and a [[Quick Effect]] that banishes itself from the [[GY]] to add to the hand, or Special Summon, a "Fur Hire" from the GY.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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| [[Beat, Bladesman Fur Hire|Beat]] || Rabbit || Bladesman
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! Fur Hire
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! Creature
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| [[Bravo, Fighter Fur Hire|Bravo]] || Lizard || Fighter
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! Occupation/Title
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! [[Trigger Effect]]
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| [[Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire|Donpa]] || Bat || Marksman
 
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| [[Dyna, Hero Fur Hire|Dyna]] || Bull || Hero
 
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| [[Folgo, Justice Fur Hire|Folgo]] || Wolf || Justicer
 
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| [[Helmer, Helmsman Fur Hire|Helmer]] || Axolotl || Helmsman
 
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| [[Filo, Messenger Fur Hire|Filo]] || Duck || Messenger
 
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| [[Rafale, Champion Fur Hire|Rafale]] || Dragon || Champion
 
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| [[Recon, Scout Fur Hire|Recon]] || Ermine || Scout
 
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| [[Sagitta, Maverick Fur Hire|Sagitta]] || Raven || Sniper
 
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| [[Seal, Strategist Fur Hire|Seal]] || Rat || Strategist
 
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| [[Wiz, Sage Fur Hire|Wiz]] || Octopus || Sage
 
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|}
 
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==Playing style==
 
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The main strategy of the archetype is to [[swarm]] the field with as many monsters "Fur Hire" as possible, in order to trigger their effects, which range from card destruction to LP recovery.
 
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The Level 4 or lower monsters "Fur Hire" have an Ignition Effect that allows the player to Special Summon a monster "Fur Hire" from their hand during their Main Phase, plus an additional Trigger Effect that activates if a monster "Fur Hire" is Special Summoned while that monster is face-up on the field.
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
 
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! scope="col" | Fur Hire
 
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! scope="col" | Level
 
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! scope="col" | Attribute
 
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! scope="col" | Type
 
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! scope="col" | [[Trigger Effect]] when a monster "Fur Hire" is Special Summoned
 
 
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| [[Filo, Messenger Fur Hire|Filo]]
 
| [[Filo, Messenger Fur Hire|Filo]]
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| 1
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| Duck
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| rowspan=3| [[WIND]] [[File:WIND.svg|24px]]
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| Messenger
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| [[Winged Beast]]
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| [[Special Summon]] a monster "Fur Hire" from [[GY]].<ref name="Filo" group="lower-alpha"/>
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| Special Summons a monster "Fur Hire" from your GY in Defense Position, but places that monster on the bottom of the Deck when it leaves the field.
 
 
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| [[Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire|Donpa]]
 
| [[Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire|Donpa]]
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| rowspan=2| 2
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| Fox
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| rowspan=2| [[Beast]]
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| Marksman
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| Destroys a face-up card on the field.
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| [[Destroy]] a [[face-up]] card.
 
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| [[Recon, Scout Fur Hire|Recon]]
 
| [[Recon, Scout Fur Hire|Recon]]
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| Destroys a Set card on the field.
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| Fox
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| Scout
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| Destroy a [[Set]] card.
 
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| [[Beat, Bladesman Fur Hire|Beat]]
 
| [[Beat, Bladesman Fur Hire|Beat]]
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| rowspan=2| 3
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| Rabbit
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| [[EARTH]] [[File:EARTH.svg|24px]]
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| Bladesman
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| [[Warrior]]
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| [[Add a card|Add]] a monster "Fur Hire" from [[Deck]] to [[hand]], except "Beat".
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| Adds a monster "Fur Hire" from the Deck to the hand, except another copy of itself.
 
 
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| [[Helmer, Helmsman Fur Hire|Helmer]]
 
| [[Helmer, Helmsman Fur Hire|Helmer]]
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| [[WATER]] [[File:WATER.svg|24px]]
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| Salamander
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| [[Aqua]]
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| Helmsman
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| Discards a card "Fur Hire" to draw a card.
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| [[Discard]] a card "Fur Hire", then [[draw a card]].
 
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| [[Bravo, Fighter Fur Hire|Bravo]]
 
| [[Bravo, Fighter Fur Hire|Bravo]]
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| rowspan=2| 4
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| Lizard
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| [[FIRE]] [[File:FIRE.svg|24px]]
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| Fighter
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| [[Reptile]]
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| All monsters "Fur Hire" gain 500 [[ATK]]/[[DEF]] this turn.
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| Increases the ATK/DEF of all monsters "Fur Hire" by 500, until the end of the turn.
 
 
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| [[Seal, Strategist Fur Hire|Seal]]
 
| [[Seal, Strategist Fur Hire|Seal]]
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| [[DARK]] [[File:DARK.svg|24px]]
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| Rat
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| [[Beast-Warrior]]
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| Strategist
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| Adds a monster "Fur Hire" from the Graveyard to the hand.
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| Add a monster "Fur Hire" from [[GY]] to hand.
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| [[Rex, Freight Fur Hire|Rex]]
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| Dinosaur
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| Freight
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| n/a
 
|}
 
|}
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<references group="lower-alpha">
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The Level 5 or higher monsters have a Trigger Effect that activates when they are Special Summoned and another effect that serves as a protection against the opponent's actions, by either negating their cards/effects or preventing them from targeting other monsters "Fur Hire" with card effects.
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<ref name="Filo" group="lower-alpha">In [[Defense Position]], and place that monster on the bottom of the Deck when it [[leaves the field]].</ref>
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</references>
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
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===High-Level===
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! scope="col" | Fur Hire
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The high-Level monsters "Fur Hire" each have a Trigger Effect that activates when they are Special Summoned, and a second protective effect that either works as a [[Continuous Effect]] or a [[Quick Effect]] [[Negate|negation]].
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! scope="col" | Level
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col" | Attribute
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! Fur Hire
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! scope="col" | Type
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! Creature
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! scope="col" | Trigger Effect when Special Summoned
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! Occupation/Title
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! scope="col" | Protective effect
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! [[Trigger Effect]]
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! Protective effect
 
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| [[Sagitta, Maverick Fur Hire|Sagitta]]
 
| [[Sagitta, Maverick Fur Hire|Sagitta]]
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| 5
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| Secretary bird
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| [[WIND]] [[File:WIND.svg|24px]]
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| Maverick
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| [[Winged Beast]]
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| Inflict 500 x [other "Fur Hire" count]<ref name="other Fur Hire count" group="lower-alpha"/> [[Effect damage|damage]].
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| Inflicts 500 damage to the opponent for every other different monster "Fur Hire".
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| Opponent cannot [[target]] other monsters "Fur Hire" with [[card effect|effect]]s.
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| Prevents other monsters "Fur Hire" from being targeted by an opponent's card effect.
 
 
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| [[Dyna, Hero Fur Hire|Dyna]]
 
| [[Dyna, Hero Fur Hire|Dyna]]
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| 6
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| Tiger
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| [[EARTH]] [[File:EARTH.svg|24px]]
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| Hero
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| [[Beast-Warrior]]
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| [[Banish]] cards from opposing [[GY]], up to ["Fur Hire" count].<ref name="Fur Hire count" group="lower-alpha"/>
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| Banishes cards from the opponent's Graveyard for every different monster "Fur Hire".
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| Opponent cannot [[attack]] other monsters "Fur Hire".
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| Prevents the opponent from attacking other monsters "Fur Hire".
 
 
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| [[Wiz, Sage Fur Hire|Wiz]]
 
| [[Wiz, Sage Fur Hire|Wiz]]
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| 7
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| Octopus
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| [[WATER]] [[File:WATER.svg|24px]]
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| Sage
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| [[Spellcaster]]
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| Gain 500 x [other "Fur Hire" count]<ref name="other Fur Hire count" group="lower-alpha"/> [[LP]].
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| Increases its owner's LP by 500 for every other different monster "Fur Hire".
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| [[Discard]] a card "Fur Hire", [[negate]] the activation of a [[Spell]]/[[Trap]] or [[effect]].
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| Discards a card "Fur Hire" to negate the activation of a Spell/Trap Card or effect.
 
 
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| [[Rafale, Champion Fur Hire|Rafale]]
 
| [[Rafale, Champion Fur Hire|Rafale]]
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| 8
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| Dragon
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| [[LIGHT]] [[File:LIGHT.svg|24px]]
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| Champion
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| [[Dragon]]
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| [[Excavate]] from top of [[Deck]], up to [other "Fur Hire" count],<ref name="other Fur Hire count" group="lower-alpha"/> and [[Add a card|add]] 1 excavated card to [[hand]].
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| Excavates the top of the Deck and adds 1 excavated monster "Fur Hire" to the hand.
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| Discard a card "Fur Hire", negate the activation of a [[monster effect]].
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| Discards a card "Fur Hire" to negate the activation of a monster effect.
 
 
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<references group="lower-alpha">
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<ref name="other Fur Hire count" group="lower-alpha">The number of monsters "Fur Hire" you [[control]] with different names, except this monster.</ref>
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<ref name="Fur Hire count" group="lower-alpha">The number of monsters "Fur Hire" you [[control]] with different names.</ref>
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</references>
  
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Lastly, the Link Monster "[[Folgo, Justice Fur Hire]]" supports the playstyle with further Special Summoning and drawing.  
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===Extra Deck===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col" | Fur Hire
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! scope="col" | Creature
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! scope="col" | Occupation/Title
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! scope="col" | Summoning Effect
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! scope="col" | Additional effect
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| [[Folgo, Justice Fur Hire|Folgo]]
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| Wolf
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| Justicer
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| Upon [[Link Summon]]ing this card, [[Special Summon]] 1 monster "Fur Hire" in [[Defense Position]], with a different [[Type]] from the 3 monsters used for the [[Link Summon]], from the [[Deck]].
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| [[Draw a card|Draw]] 1 card if an opposing card(s) is destroyed.<br/>Then, if the player controls 3+ different monsters "Fur Hire", draw 2 more cards.
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| [[Donner, Dagger Fur Hire|Donner]]
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| Dog
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| Assassin
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| Tribute 1 monster, Special Summon 1 monster "Fur Hire" with a different original name from your hand or GY.<br/>Then, if you Tributed a Link Monster, you can Special Summon a second such monster.
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| Target 1 monster "Fur Hire" you control and 1 monster your opponent controls, destroy them.
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|}
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==Playing style==
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"Fur Hire" is primarily a [[Swarm]] Deck that aims to quickly fill the [[field]] with monsters from the [[hand]] by using the shared effects of the low-Level monsters "Fur Hire" to [[Special Summon]] more monsters "Fur Hire", who can keep the Summoning going. As they do this, the low-Level monsters "Fur Hire" also trigger their unique [[Trigger Effect]]s to maintain momentum. Since the monsters can only activate their effects once per turn, per name, it is necessary to play a large number and variety of low-Level monsters "Fur Hire". The last Special Summon will usually be a high-Level monster "Fur Hire", activating its Trigger Effect in addition to the protective effects it gives.
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To address consistency, the most important monster "Fur Hire" is "[[Beat, Bladesman Fur Hire]]", whose Trigger Effect searches a monster "Fur Hire" to ensure the Summons can continue, followed by "[[Filo, Messenger Fur Hire]]", whose Trigger Effect revives a monster "Fur Hire" from the [[Graveyard|GY]], granting resource recovery as an extender. Because there needs to be a monster "Fur Hire" on the field in order to start the Summons, the Deck can struggle if their first monster is removed from the field before it can activate its effect; [[Spell Cards]] that Special Summon can alleviate the pressure on their [[Normal Summon]], such as "[[One for One]]" (for "Filo") or "[[Reasoning]]".
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The Deck's boss monster is the Link-3 "[[Folgo, Justice Fur Hire]]", whose [[Link Material]] requirement of 3 monsters with different Types is relatively easy to meet within the archetype "Fur Hire" due to its diverse array of monster Types. Upon its Summon, it Special Summons a monster "Fur Hire" from the Deck with a different Type from the Link Materials used, replenishing some of the advantage used to Summon it, and its other effect draws cards if an opponent's card is destroyed, depending on how many monsters "Fur Hire" the player controls. This works especially well with a "[[Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire]]" or "[[Recon, Scout Fur Hire]]" on the field who have not yet used their Trigger Effects, since they can activate in response to the [[Link Summon]] of "Folgo".
  
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==Recommended cards==
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The effects of all low-Level monsters "Fur Hire" can also be activated again during the opponent's turn, making cards that can Special Summon monsters "Fur Hire" during the opponent's turn to trigger them very valuable. These can include the in-archetype "[[Mayhem Fur Hire]]" and "[[Rookie Fur Hire]]", or out-of-archetype cards such as "[[Tri-Brigade Airborne Assault]]". This is especially important with "Donpa" or "Recon" on the field, to interrupt the opponent's plays and draw more cards with "Folgo". Also, as the archetype's swarming capability naturally lends it to Link Summoning, the Deck works well with non-archetypal staples such as the "[[Knightmare]]" monsters, "[[Borrel]]" monsters, "[[Accesscode Talker]]", and "[[Saryuja Skull Dread]]".
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{{Decklist|Recommended cards
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Because there are several [[Beast]], [[Beast-Warrior]] and [[Winged Beast]] monsters "Fur Hire", with "Donpa" and "Recon" in particular being Level 2 Beast monsters, the archetype works well with cards and themes that support those Types, such as "[[Tri-Brigade]]" and "[[Melffy]]". Also, a small [[Sacred Beast]] engine can [[Card Tips:Folgo, Justice Fur Hire|consistently Summon "Folgo"]] off a 1-card starter.
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Due to already running a large number number of monsters, it is also possible to play a [[Monster Mash|pure monster]] variant Deck. This type of Deck "Fur Hire", can be supplemented with staple monsters such as "[[Dinowrestler Pankratops]]", hand traps like the [[Yo-kai Girl]]s, and a few Spells like "[[Sekka's Light]]" or "[[The Big Cattle Drive]]".
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===Recommended cards===
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{{Decklist|Deck
 
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|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Beat, Bladesman Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Beat, Bladesman Fur Hire]]
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* [[Rafale, Champion Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Rafale, Champion Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Recon, Scout Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Recon, Scout Fur Hire]]
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* [[Rex, Freight Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Sagitta, Maverick Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Sagitta, Maverick Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Seal, Strategist Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Seal, Strategist Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Wiz, Sage Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Wiz, Sage Fur Hire]]
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* [[Archnemeses Eschatos]]
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* [[Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds]] ''(with "[[Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty]]"; OCG only)''
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* [[Chaos Summoning Beast]]
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* [[Dark Beckoning Beast]]
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* [[Kalantosa, Mystical Beast of the Forest]] ''(with "[[Melffy Puppy]]")''
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* [[Melffy Catty]] ''(with "[[Melffy of the Forest]]")''
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* [[Melffy Puppy]]
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* [[Tri-Brigade Fraktall]]
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* [[Tri-Brigade Kerass]]
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* [[Tri-Brigade Kitt]]
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* [[Tri-Brigade Nervall]]
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* [[Noble Knight's Shield-Bearer]]
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* [[Magicians' Souls]] ''(with "Wiz, Sage Fur Hire")''
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|tuner monsters =
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* [[Hop Ear Squadron]] ''(with "[[Melffy Catty]]")''
 
|fusion monsters =
 
|fusion monsters =
 
* [[Thousand-Eyes Restrict]]
 
* [[Thousand-Eyes Restrict]]
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* Any Instant Fusion target with a type not shared with any "Fur Hire"
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* Any "[[Instant Fusion]]" target with a type not shared with any "Fur Hire"
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|xyz monsters =
 
|xyz monsters =
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* [[Joyous Melffys]]
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* [[Melffy of the Forest]]
 
* [[Number 64: Ronin Raccoon Sandayu]]
 
* [[Number 64: Ronin Raccoon Sandayu]]
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|link monsters =
 
|link monsters =
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* [[Donner, Dagger Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Folgo, Justice Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Folgo, Justice Fur Hire]]
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* [[Saryuja Skull Dread]]
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* [[Linkuriboh]] / [[Relinquished Anima]]
 
* [[Reprodocus]]
 
* [[Reprodocus]]
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* [[Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty]] ''(OCG only)''
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|spells =
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* [[Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom]]
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* [[Mayhem Fur Hire]]
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* [[Tri-Brigade Rugal the Silver Sheller]]
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* [[Fandora, the Flying Furtress]]
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* [[Tri-Brigade Shuraig the Ominous Omen]]
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|normal spells =
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* [[Instant Fusion]]
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* [[One for One]]
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* [[Reasoning]]
 
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
 
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
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* [[Terraforming]]
 
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* [[Monster Reborn]]
 
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* [[One for One]]
 
 
* [[The Big Cattle Drive]]
 
* [[The Big Cattle Drive]]
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* [[Reasoning]]
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* [[Fossil Dig]]
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|field spells =
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* [[Fandora, the Flying Furtress]]
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|continuous spells =
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* [[Fire Formation - Tenki]]
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* [[Opening of the Spirit Gates]] ''(with "[[Chaos Summoning Beast]]" and "[[Dark Beckoning Beast]]")''
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|quick-play spells =
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* [[Mayhem Fur Hire]]
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* [[Rookie Fur Hire]]
 
* [[Scapegoat]]
 
* [[Scapegoat]]
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* [[Pot of Desires]]
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* [[Tri-Brigade Airborne Assault]]
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* [[Instant Fusion]]
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|normal traps =
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* [[Tri-Brigade Oath]]
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* [[Tri-Brigade Revolt]]
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* [[Back to the Front]]
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|continuous traps =
 
* [[Training Fur Hire, Fur All Your Training Needs]]
 
* [[Training Fur Hire, Fur All Your Training Needs]]
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* [[Back to the Front]]
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* [[Call of the Haunted]] / [[Oasis of Dragon Souls]]
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* [[Call of the Haunted]]
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* [[Floodgate]] cards
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* [[There Can Be Only One]]
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** [[There Can Be Only One]]
 
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==Weaknesses==
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===Weaknesses===
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* The "Fur Hire" archetype desperately needs its Normal Summon to swarm the field, therefore any card that can negate it will severely cripple the "Fur Hire" strategy.
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* The largest weakness Decks "Fur Hire" have is they are very reliant on performing numerous Summons in a turn. This can be interrupted in a few ways:
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* Cards like "[[Rivalry of Warlords]]", "[[Gozen Match]]" and "[[Unification]]" can prevent monsters "Fur Hire" from swarming the field.
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** The archetype desperately needs its Normal Summon to begin its chain of Special Summons, therefore any card that can negate Normal Summons will severely cripple the strategy "Fur Hire".
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* Monsters "Fur Hire" heavily depend on their monster effects, making cards like "[[Skill Drain]]" very effective against the Deck.
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** Aside from the Normal Summon typically used to play the first monster, all other Summons are Special Summons, making cards like "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]", "[[Vanity's Emptiness]]" or "[[Vanity's Fiend]]" very effective.
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** Cards like "[[Rivalry of Warlords]]", "[[Gozen Match]]" and "[[Unification]]" can prevent monsters "Fur Hire" from swarming the field, since they use all sorts of Attributes and Types.
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** Monsters "Fur Hire" also heavily depend on their monster effects to swarm the field, making cards like "[[Skill Drain]]" or "[[Effect Veiler]]" very effective against the Deck.
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* All the Deck's removal options are targeting destruction effects (outside of the mediocre "[[Fandora, the Flying Furtress]]") making most modern boss monsters a challenge to get rid of, outside of Extra Deck options such as "[[Borreload Dragon]]".
 
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Fur Hire
"Rafale", "Dyna", "Sagitta", and "Fandora" in the artwork of "Mayhem Fur Hire"
"Rafale", "Dyna", "Sagitta", and "Fandora" in the artwork of "Mayhem Fur Hire"
Japanese
  • 空（くう）牙（が）団（だん）
  • 空牙団 (base)
  • くうがだん (ruby)
  • Kūgadan (romanized)
  • Skyfang Brigade (translated)
French
  • Mercefourrure
  • Furcenary (translated)
German
  • Fellsöldner
  • Fur Mercenary (translated)
Italian
  • Pelliccia Mercenaria
  • Mercenary Fur (translated)
Korean
  • 공아단
  • 空牙團 (Hanja)
  • Gong-adan (romanized)
Portuguese
  • de Peluguel
  • Fur Rent (translated)
Spanish
  • Mascota a Sueldo
  • Hired Pet (translated)
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"Fur Hire", known as "Skyfang Brigade" (空（くう）牙（が）団（だん） Kūgadan) in Japanese, is an archetype of monsters with different Types, Attributes and Levels that debuted in Dark Saviors. Unique to this archetype, the support cards use the text '[monster/card] "Fur Hire"' instead of the PSCT standard '"[archetype]" [monster/card]'. This was intentional by Konami to incorporate the pun from their TCG names into their card effects, evident by continuing this trend outside their debut set.

Design[edit]

Appearance[edit]

The monsters "Fur Hire" are anthropomorphic animals wearing armor.

Etymology[edit]

In the TCG the archetype's name is a pun on "for hire", reflecting the fact they are mercenaries "Fur Hire".

Members[edit]

The monsters "Fur Hire" can be split into 3 categories: low-Level Main Deck (Level 1-4), high-Level Main Deck (Level 5-8), and Link Monsters.

Low-Level[edit]

The low-Level monsters "Fur Hire", except "Rex, Freight Fur Hire", each have an Ignition Effect to Special Summons a different monster "Fur Hire" from the hand, and a Trigger Effect that activates if a monster "Fur Hire" is Special Summoned while that monster is face-up on the field. Instead of following the convention of the other monsters "Fur Hire", "Rex" instead has an on-Summon search effect and a Quick Effect that banishes itself from the GY to add to the hand, or Special Summon, a "Fur Hire" from the GY.

Fur Hire Creature Occupation/Title Trigger Effect
Filo Duck Messenger Special Summon a monster "Fur Hire" from GY.[a]
Donpa Fox Marksman Destroy a face-up card.
Recon Fox Scout Destroy a Set card.
Beat Rabbit Bladesman Add a monster "Fur Hire" from Deck to hand, except "Beat".
Helmer Salamander Helmsman Discard a card "Fur Hire", then draw a card.
Bravo Lizard Fighter All monsters "Fur Hire" gain 500 ATK/DEF this turn.
Seal Rat Strategist Add a monster "Fur Hire" from GY to hand.
Rex Dinosaur Freight n/a
  1. ↑ In Defense Position, and place that monster on the bottom of the Deck when it leaves the field.

High-Level[edit]

The high-Level monsters "Fur Hire" each have a Trigger Effect that activates when they are Special Summoned, and a second protective effect that either works as a Continuous Effect or a Quick Effect negation.

Fur Hire Creature Occupation/Title Trigger Effect Protective effect
Sagitta Secretary bird Maverick Inflict 500 x [other "Fur Hire" count][a] damage. Opponent cannot target other monsters "Fur Hire" with effects.
Dyna Tiger Hero Banish cards from opposing GY, up to ["Fur Hire" count].[b] Opponent cannot attack other monsters "Fur Hire".
Wiz Octopus Sage Gain 500 x [other "Fur Hire" count][a] LP. Discard a card "Fur Hire", negate the activation of a Spell/Trap or effect.
Rafale Dragon Champion Excavate from top of Deck, up to [other "Fur Hire" count],[a] and add 1 excavated card to hand. Discard a card "Fur Hire", negate the activation of a monster effect.
  1. ↑ a b c The number of monsters "Fur Hire" you control with different names, except this monster.
  2. ↑ The number of monsters "Fur Hire" you control with different names.

Extra Deck[edit]

Fur Hire Creature Occupation/Title Summoning Effect Additional effect
Folgo Wolf Justicer Upon Link Summoning this card, Special Summon 1 monster "Fur Hire" in Defense Position, with a different Type from the 3 monsters used for the Link Summon, from the Deck. Draw 1 card if an opposing card(s) is destroyed.
Then, if the player controls 3+ different monsters "Fur Hire", draw 2 more cards.
Donner Dog Assassin Tribute 1 monster, Special Summon 1 monster "Fur Hire" with a different original name from your hand or GY.
Then, if you Tributed a Link Monster, you can Special Summon a second such monster. 		Target 1 monster "Fur Hire" you control and 1 monster your opponent controls, destroy them.

Playing style[edit]

"Fur Hire" is primarily a Swarm Deck that aims to quickly fill the field with monsters from the hand by using the shared effects of the low-Level monsters "Fur Hire" to Special Summon more monsters "Fur Hire", who can keep the Summoning going. As they do this, the low-Level monsters "Fur Hire" also trigger their unique Trigger Effects to maintain momentum. Since the monsters can only activate their effects once per turn, per name, it is necessary to play a large number and variety of low-Level monsters "Fur Hire". The last Special Summon will usually be a high-Level monster "Fur Hire", activating its Trigger Effect in addition to the protective effects it gives.

To address consistency, the most important monster "Fur Hire" is "Beat, Bladesman Fur Hire", whose Trigger Effect searches a monster "Fur Hire" to ensure the Summons can continue, followed by "Filo, Messenger Fur Hire", whose Trigger Effect revives a monster "Fur Hire" from the GY, granting resource recovery as an extender. Because there needs to be a monster "Fur Hire" on the field in order to start the Summons, the Deck can struggle if their first monster is removed from the field before it can activate its effect; Spell Cards that Special Summon can alleviate the pressure on their Normal Summon, such as "One for One" (for "Filo") or "Reasoning".

The Deck's boss monster is the Link-3 "Folgo, Justice Fur Hire", whose Link Material requirement of 3 monsters with different Types is relatively easy to meet within the archetype "Fur Hire" due to its diverse array of monster Types. Upon its Summon, it Special Summons a monster "Fur Hire" from the Deck with a different Type from the Link Materials used, replenishing some of the advantage used to Summon it, and its other effect draws cards if an opponent's card is destroyed, depending on how many monsters "Fur Hire" the player controls. This works especially well with a "Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire" or "Recon, Scout Fur Hire" on the field who have not yet used their Trigger Effects, since they can activate in response to the Link Summon of "Folgo".

The effects of all low-Level monsters "Fur Hire" can also be activated again during the opponent's turn, making cards that can Special Summon monsters "Fur Hire" during the opponent's turn to trigger them very valuable. These can include the in-archetype "Mayhem Fur Hire" and "Rookie Fur Hire", or out-of-archetype cards such as "Tri-Brigade Airborne Assault". This is especially important with "Donpa" or "Recon" on the field, to interrupt the opponent's plays and draw more cards with "Folgo". Also, as the archetype's swarming capability naturally lends it to Link Summoning, the Deck works well with non-archetypal staples such as the "Knightmare" monsters, "Borrel" monsters, "Accesscode Talker", and "Saryuja Skull Dread".

Because there are several Beast, Beast-Warrior and Winged Beast monsters "Fur Hire", with "Donpa" and "Recon" in particular being Level 2 Beast monsters, the archetype works well with cards and themes that support those Types, such as "Tri-Brigade" and "Melffy". Also, a small Sacred Beast engine can consistently Summon "Folgo" off a 1-card starter.

Due to already running a large number number of monsters, it is also possible to play a pure monster variant Deck. This type of Deck "Fur Hire", can be supplemented with staple monsters such as "Dinowrestler Pankratops", hand traps like the Yo-kai Girls, and a few Spells like "Sekka's Light" or "The Big Cattle Drive".

Recommended cards[edit]

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Monster Cards

Effect Monsters

Tuner monsters

Spell Cards

Normal Spells

Field Spells

Continuous Spells

Quick-Play Spells

Trap Cards

Normal Traps

Continuous Traps

Weaknesses[edit]

  • The largest weakness Decks "Fur Hire" have is they are very reliant on performing numerous Summons in a turn. This can be interrupted in a few ways:
    • The archetype desperately needs its Normal Summon to begin its chain of Special Summons, therefore any card that can negate Normal Summons will severely cripple the strategy "Fur Hire".
    • Aside from the Normal Summon typically used to play the first monster, all other Summons are Special Summons, making cards like "Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo", "Vanity's Emptiness" or "Vanity's Fiend" very effective.
    • Cards like "Rivalry of Warlords", "Gozen Match" and "Unification" can prevent monsters "Fur Hire" from swarming the field, since they use all sorts of Attributes and Types.
    • Monsters "Fur Hire" also heavily depend on their monster effects to swarm the field, making cards like "Skill Drain" or "Effect Veiler" very effective against the Deck.
  • All the Deck's removal options are targeting destruction effects (outside of the mediocre "Fandora, the Flying Furtress") making most modern boss monsters a challenge to get rid of, outside of Extra Deck options such as "Borreload Dragon".
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