Leo Institute of Dueling

Leo Institute of Dueling
Kanji	レオ・デュエル・スクール
Rōmaji	Reo Dyueru Sukūru
Japanese translated	Leo Duel School
English	Leo Institute of Dueling
Other names German: Leo Institute of Dueling
Appears in (anime)	Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
Owner	Leo Corporation
Staff Henrietta Akaba (chairwoman) Leo Akaba (founder) Marco (Fusion Course)
Students Akira Samejima Dipper O'rion Julia Krystal Kakimoto Kev Ravenwood Kit Blade Masashi Kitaura Mio Tojyo Ootomo Riley Akaba Shay Obsidian Sylvio Sawatari Tetsuro Yamaguchi Yamabe Dennis McField (Broadway branch) Halil (Anatolia branch) Olga (Nordic branch)

The Leo Institute of Dueling (often abbreviated as the Leo Institute or as LID), known as Leo Duel School (レオ・デュエル・スクール Reo Dyueru Sukūru, often abbreviated as LDS Erudīesu) in the Japanese version, is a preparatory Duel school located in Paradise City. It is the most prestigious of the Duel schools and is owned by the Leo Corporation. The school offers courses for Fusion Summoning, Synchro Summoning and Xyz Summoning. Declan Akaba also wants to include Pendulum Summoning in the curriculum. The school is currently headed by Henrietta Akaba.

Curriculum

1st Tier

• Duel Monsters Overall Studies
• Staple Cards Studies
• Integration Course
• Basics of Duel Tactics
• Construction of Main Deck
• Basic Subjects

Synchro Course

2nd Tier

• Synchro Summons I
• Tuner Studies
• Practical Battle I

3rd Tier

• Synchro Summons II
• Studies of Suitable Number of Tuner Cards
• Continuous Draw Practical Studies
• Side Deck Studies I
• Practical Battle II

4th Tier

• Side Deck Studies II
• Extra Deck Studies
• Fudo-Style Solitaire Theory

Xyz Course

2nd Tier

• Xyz Summons I
• Rank Basic Studies
• Practical Battle I

3rd Tier

• Xyz Summons II
• Practical Rank Studies
• Monster Effect Negation Studies
• Side Deck Studies I
• Practical Battle II

4th Tier

• Side Deck Studies II
• Extra Deck Studies
• Special Card Changing Theory

Fusion Course

2nd Tier

• Advantage Studies
• Fusion Summons I
• Extra Deck Basic Studies

3rd Tier

• Disadvantage Studies
• Deck Compression Studies
• Fusion Summons II
• Side Deck Studies I
• Attribute-Based Fusions Practical Battle

4th Tier

• Side Deck Studies II
• Extra Deck Studies
• Super Fusion Theory

Integrated Course

2nd Tier

• Chain Block Studies
• Advance Summons I
• Damage Calculation Studies

3rd Tier

• Old Rituals Studies
• Contemporary Rituals Studies
• Advance Summons II
• Draw Experiment
• Probability of Hand Destruction

4th Tier

• D-Draw Probability Theory
• Surrender Theory
• Common Dueling Theory

Staff

• Henrietta Akaba - Chairwoman
• Leo Akaba - Founder
• Marco - Leo Duel School Fusion Course

List of students

• Akira Samejima
• Dipper O'rion
• Julia Krystal
• Kakimoto
• Kev Ravenwood
• Kit Blade
• Masashi Kitaura
• Mio Tojyo
• Ootomo
• Riley Akaba
• Shay Obsidian
• Sylvio Sawatari
• Tetsuro Yamaguchi
• Yamabe

List of exchange students

• Dennis McField - Broadway campus
• Halil - Anatolia campus
• Olga - Arctic campus

Trivia

• The students chosen by Henrietta to Duel the You Show Duel School all use Duel Terminal/Hidden Arsenal Decks.
• Declan explains that LDS is also an abbreviation for Lance Defense Soldiers.
• The curriculum contains several references to past series.
  • The 4th Tier Synchro Course includes a paper named "Fudo-Style Solitaire Theory", referring to Yusei Fudo, the protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.
  • The 4th Tier Xyz Course includes a paper named "Special Card Changing Theory", referencing Shining Draw.
  • The 4th Tier Fusion Course includes a paper named "Super Fusion Theory", referencing "Super Polymerization", which appeared later in the series.
  • In addition, the more "generic" course is named the "Integration Course". The Unity Summon (known as an "Integration Summon" in the Japanese version) would be used to Summon "Supreme King Z-ARC".