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"Veidos the Eruption Dragon of Extinction, a monster whose power can destroy the cycle of life and death itself. The defenders of Obsidim could not save their homes from the might of Veidos, and were reduced to ash along with their city. The destructive power of Veidos was so great that their very souls were burned into the remains of the city itself. And now, they relive their struggle against Veidos for all eternity, keeping up the fight for so long that their names have been lost to the sands of time."
— Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG | Phantom Nightmare | Set Introduction[1]
"Ashened" is a World Premiere archetype of DARK Pyro monsters which first debuted in Phantom Nightmare.
Design[edit]
Etymology[edit]
"Ashened" is defined as something or someone being devoid of color. The archetype is based on "Pompeii", an ancient city that was once located in what is now a region in Italy but was buried under Volcanic ash after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. It also seems to draw inspiration from the Dark Souls franchise.
Members[edit]
Design-wise, all "Ashened" monsters carry a similar color scheme of dullish grey-tones across their bodies, armor, and hair accented through faded blue clothes and orange accents across their bodies stylized like sears from the flames that ended their civilization. In comparison, "Veidos the Eruption Dragon of Extinction" carries with it a striking design with glowing magenta accents and claw-like appendages attached to its head with a separate set of wings attached to those.
As for the Fusion Monsters, both are showcased as evolutions of "Hero" and "Veidos" respectively through various means:
- "Embers of the Ashened" showcases "Hero" having been entirely consumed by the ashes of his people and transformed into a hulking grey monster covered in orange accents, likely with the lone goal of finally defeating "Veidos", as shown in "Extinguishing the Ashened"
- "Veidos the Dragon of Endless Darkness" meanwhile shows "Veidos" absorbing the souls of the "Ashened" monsters and transforming into a darker form with blue flames, showcased in "Ashened to Endlessness"
Playing style[edit]
"Ashened" is a DARK Pyro theme centered around the Field Spell card "Obsidim, the Ashened City" as well as the non-archetypal boss monster; "Veidos the Eruption Dragon of Extinction". All "Ashened" Main Deck monsters share the effect where if "Obsidim" is in the Field Zone, they can be Special Summoned from the hand. This allows for the monsters to swarm the board easily and go into various directions from Link to even some Xyz plays or occupy the board controlling the field by various means; such as the effect of "Hero of the Ashened City" to destroy Pyro monsters and place Obsidim back to the field should this effect destroy "Veidos".
The typical play for "Ashened" involves getting Obsidim to the field and "Veidos" in hand through various means, such as the Spell Card Awakening of Veidos, followed by using the effect of "Veidos" to destroy any card in the Field Zone and Summon itself to the opponent's field, destroying Obsidim to activate its effect to Special Summon any "Ashened" monster from the Deck as well as the effect of "Veidos" to add to hand or Set an "Ashened" Continuous Trap Card from your Deck. This can include the trap Ashened for Eternity to recycle a monster and steal another from the opponent's field or their newest trap card playing into Fusion Summoning. From here as well, players are able to recycle "Obsidim" through various means from the aforementioned effect of "Hero" to another effect of the Field Spell itself to return another copy of itself from the GY to the bottom of the Deck and draw 1 card.
"Obsidim" comes with one final effect; the ability to make all face-up Special Summoned monsters the opponent controls become Pyro during the controller's turn. This plays well into recent support through cards such as the new Fusion Monster boss monsters; "Veidos the Dragon of Endless Darkness" and "Embers of the Ashened". Fusion "Veidos" having its Fusion Material require the Main Deck "Veidos" and 2+ Level 9 or lower Pyro monsters with the effects to destroy all Spells and Traps the opponent controls on Fusion Summon as well as destroy activated cards by sending an "Ashened" card to the GY. All the while, "Embers" required any 2 Pyro Monsters to make and on top of Field Spell recursion can automatically destroy an opponent's Pyro monster it battles and attack once more if activated during the player's turn. This allows the theme to run various powerful cards such as "Super Polymerization" as a means of disruption.
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References[edit]
- ↑ Official Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (January 22, 2024). "Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG | Phantom Nightmare | Set Introduction". YouTube.
