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{{Infobox archseries | {{Infobox archseries | ||
| image = Level4Sharks.png | | image = Level4Sharks.png | ||
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| ja_name = シャーク | | ja_name = シャーク | ||
| romaji = Shāku | | romaji = Shāku | ||
− | | | + | | sc_name = 鲨 |
− | | | + | | sc_pinyin = Shā |
− | |||
| fr_name = Requin | | fr_name = Requin | ||
− | | de_name = | + | | de_name = Hai |
| it_name = Squalo | | it_name = Squalo | ||
| ko_name = 샤크 | | ko_name = 샤크 | ||
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| pt_name = Tubarão | | pt_name = Tubarão | ||
| es_name = Tiburón | | es_name = Tiburón | ||
+ | | sets = | ||
+ | * [[Generation Force]] | ||
+ | * [[Photon Shockwave]] | ||
+ | * [[Galactic Overlord]] | ||
+ | * [[Abyss Rising]] | ||
+ | * [[Cosmo Blazer]] | ||
+ | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Volume 4 promotional card]] | ||
+ | * [[Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy]] | ||
+ | * [[Judgment of the Light]] | ||
+ | * [[Primal Origin]] | ||
+ | * [[Eternity Code]] | ||
+ | * [[Rage of the Abyss]] | ||
+ | | tcg = | ||
+ | * [[Abyss Rising]] | ||
+ | * [[Duel Terminal 7b]] | ||
+ | * [[Star Pack 2013]] | ||
+ | * [[Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants]] | ||
+ | * [[Star Pack 2014]] | ||
+ | * [[Premium Gold]] | ||
+ | * [[2014 Mega-Tins]] | ||
+ | * [[2014 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]] | ||
+ | * [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Advent Calendar ZEXAL Edition]] | ||
+ | * [[Premium Gold: Return of the Bling]] | ||
+ | * [[Premium Gold: Infinite Gold]] | ||
+ | * [[Duelist Saga]] | ||
+ | * [[2017 Mega-Tins]] | ||
+ | * [[OTS Tournament Pack 13]] | ||
+ | * [[2021 Tin of Ancient Battles]] | ||
+ | * [[Brothers of Legend]] | ||
+ | * [[Magnificent Mavens]] | ||
+ | | ocg = | ||
+ | * [[Duel Terminal - Ouroboros, Wicked Dragon of Destruction!!]] | ||
+ | * [[V Jump October 2012 promotional card]] | ||
+ | * [[Duelist Pack: Kastle Siblings]] | ||
+ | * [[Premium Pack 17]] | ||
+ | * [[Advanced Tournament Pack 2015 Vol.4]] | ||
+ | * [[Premium Pack 18]] | ||
+ | * [[Collectors Pack 2017]] | ||
+ | * [[Tournament Pack 2020 Vol.1]] | ||
+ | * [[Premium Pack 2020]] | ||
+ | * [[Number Complete File -Piece of Memories-]] | ||
+ | * [[Structure Deck: Overlay Universe]] | ||
+ | * [[Duelist Pack: Duelists of the Abyss]] | ||
+ | * [[Animation Chronicle 2022]] | ||
+ | * [[Animation Chronicle 2024]] | ||
+ | | korea = | ||
+ | * [[Structure Deck: Roar of the Sea Emperor Special Edition]] | ||
+ | * [[Premium Pack Vol.10]] | ||
+ | * [[Premium Pack Vol.11]] | ||
+ | * [[Premium Pack Vol.15]] | ||
| anime = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]] | | anime = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]] | ||
| manga = | | manga = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | "'''Shark'''" (シャーク ''Shāku'') is an [[archetype]] used by [[Reginald Kastle]]/[[Nash]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime and manga. | + | "'''Shark'''" (シャーク ''Shāku'') is an [[archetype]] primarily consisting of [[WATER]] and/or [[Fish]] monsters. They were used by [[Reginald Kastle]]/[[Nash]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime and manga. There is a sub-archetype; "[[Shark Drake]]". |
− | "[[ | + | While having support in its original appearance in the anime, this theme only received its first support in the ''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]'' several years later in ''[[Rage of the Abyss]]''. |
+ | |||
+ | ==Members== | ||
+ | True membership in the "Shark" archetype is primarily indicated by their relations to their user in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'', [[Reginald Kastle]]/[[Nash]]. Monsters such as "[[Scrap Shark]]" receive support from this archetype's cards, but are thematically disjointed, because they are unrelated to the character. Two old Extra Deck monsters, "[[Deepsea Shark]]" and "[[Man-eating Black Shark]]", are not valid targets for "Shark" support, as their Japanese names do not contain 「シャーク」, but support for the archetype currently only applies to Main Deck monsters in any case. Said support is applied only to [[Fish]] "Shark" monsters, which encapsulates every Main Deck monster with "Shark" in its English and Japanese name, with the exception of "[[Corroding Shark]]". | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Main Deck=== | ||
+ | <dt>Paired</dt> | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Level | ||
+ | ! Shark | ||
+ | ! Counterpart | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3/4 | ||
+ | | [[Left-Hand Shark]] | ||
+ | | [[Right-Hand Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="3" | 4 | ||
+ | | [[Double Shark]] | ||
+ | | [[Spear Shark]]<ref group="N" name="Spear/Saber Shark">In the anime, "[[Spear Shark (anime)|Spear Shark]]" and "[[Saber Shark (anime)|Saber Shark]]" have identical effects, and share both ATK and a theme of weapon-based heads.</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Buzzsaw Shark]] | ||
+ | | [[Lantern Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Drake Shark]] | ||
+ | | [[Surfacing Big Jaws]]<ref group="N">Despite not having "Shark" in its name, it is based on "Big Jaws", a Fish monster played by Reginald Kastle/Nash and [[Card Trivia:Big Jaws|inspired]] by a real shark. Also, it mentions "Shark" in its effect and is meant to synergy with the "Shark" monster released in its same set like the other members.</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 5 | ||
+ | | [[Eagle Shark]] | ||
+ | | [[Panther Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Abyss Shark]] | ||
+ | | [[Crystal Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | <dt>Non-Paired</dt> | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Level | ||
+ | ! Shark | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | [[Mermaid Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="3" | 3 | ||
+ | | [[Big Jaws]]<ref group="N">Despite not having "Shark" in its name, it is a Fish monster played by Reginald Kastle/Nash and [[Card Trivia:Big Jaws|inspired]] by a real shark. Also, in both the ''ZEXAL'' [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|anime]] and [[ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (manga)|manga]], it is often used in conjunction with "Shark" monsters and/or as material to summon "Shark" Xyz Monsters.</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Shark Stickers]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Armored Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="3" | 4 | ||
+ | | [[Hammer Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Double Fin Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Saber Shark]]<ref group="N" name="Spear/Saber Shark" /> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="4" | 5 | ||
+ | | [[Depth Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Gazer Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Dream Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Cutter Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 6 | ||
+ | | [[Sharkraken]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 8 | ||
+ | | [[Hyper-Ancient Shark Megalodon]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Extra Deck=== | ||
+ | <dt>'''[[Number]]'''</dt> | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Rank | ||
+ | ! Shark | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | | [[Number C32: Shark Drake Leviathan]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="3" | 4 | ||
+ | | [[Number 32: Shark Drake]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Number C32: Shark Drake Veiss]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Number 37: Hope Woven Dragon Spider Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 3 | ||
+ | | [[Number 47: Nightmare Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Number 71: Rebarian Shark]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <dt>'''Non-Number'''</dt> | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Rank | ||
+ | ! Shark | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | [[Cat Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 3 | ||
+ | | [[Shark Caesar]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Submersible Carrier Aero Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | [[Bahamut Shark]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2" | 5 | ||
+ | | [[Shark Fortress]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Valiant Shark Lancer]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Related monster series=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <dt>Black Ray Lancer</dt> | ||
+ | In the anime, one of Reginald's signature cards was the Rank 3 Xyz Monster "[[Black Ray Lancer]]". In the card game, the card received a card game original retrained variant, known as "[[Valiant Shark Lancer]]". | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Series | ||
+ | ! Members | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Black Ray Lancer | ||
+ | | [[Black Ray Lancer]]<br />[[Valiant Shark Lancer]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <dt>Number 10X</dt> | ||
+ | {{Main|Number 10X}} | ||
+ | Nash's [[Number 10X]] ace monster was "[[Number 101: Silent Honor ARK]]", which had a [[Number C10X]] form, "[[Number C101: Silent Honor DARK]]". They took the forms of a large spacecraft and an armored, lance-wielding pilot. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In ''[[Duelist Pack: Duelists of the Abyss]]'', the two monsters were given retrained card game-original variant forms, under the names "[[N.As.H. Knight]]" and "[[CXyz N.As.Ch. Knight]]". | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Series | ||
+ | ! Chariot | ||
+ | ! Knight | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! S.H.ARK Knight | ||
+ | | [[Number 101: Silent Honor ARK]] | ||
+ | | [[Number C101: Silent Honor DARK]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! N.As.H. Knight | ||
+ | | [[N.As.H. Knight]] | ||
+ | | [[CXyz N.As.Ch. Knight]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <dt>Mythyrian Numbers</dt> | ||
+ | {{Main|Mythyrian Numbers}} | ||
+ | The two [[Mythyrian Numbers]] monsters associated with [[Nash]] and [[Marin]] were "[[Number 73: Abyss Splash]]" and "[[Number 94: Crystalzero]]", and both were primarily used by Nash in the anime. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Series | ||
+ | ! Members | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Abyss Splash | ||
+ | | [[Number 73: Abyss Splash]]<br />[[Number C73: Abyss Supra Splash]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Crystalzero | ||
+ | | [[Number 94: Crystalzero]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <dt>Xyz Armor & Full Armored</dt> | ||
+ | {{Main|Armored Xyz (archetype)}} | ||
+ | All "Xyz Armor" monsters and "Full Armored" monsters are related to Nash's anime monsters; they are all related to each other through the "[[Armored Xyz (archetype)|Armored Xyz]]" Spell and Trap cards, which equip Xyz Monsters onto other Xyz Monsters. | ||
==Playing style== | ==Playing style== | ||
− | + | Shark as a strategy is focused on [[swarm]]ing the field to perform [[Xyz Summon]]s of Rank 3-5 WATER Xyz Monsters. "Shark" monsters primarily support WATER and/or Fish monsters to advance their game plan, and benefit from non-series WATER/Fish support. | |
− | + | The key Shark monsters that enable the swarming of the Shark strategy are the Shark pairs "[[Left-Hand Shark]]" and "[[Right-Hand Shark]]", "[[Buzzsaw Shark]]" and "[[Lantern Shark]]", and "[[Abyss Shark]]" and "[[Crystal Shark]]". | |
+ | * "Left-Hand" and "Right-Hand" can Special Summon themselves from the hand or GY, the latter can search the former when Normal Summoned, and both provide protection to an Xyz Monster summoned using them as material. | ||
+ | * "Buzzsaw" and "Lantern" can Special Summon Fish or WATER monsters from the Deck or hand, and can also be used as Level 3 or 5 monsters to summon WATER Xyz monsters. However, they lock the player into only summoning Xyz Monsters from the Extra Deck for the turn. | ||
+ | * "Abyss" and "Crystal" can Special Summon themselves from the hand or GY, the former can search the latter if Special Summoned, and both can be used as Level 3 or 4 monsters for "Number" Xyz Monsters. However, they lock the player into only summoning WATER Xyz Monsters from the Extra Deck for the turn. | ||
− | + | Utilizing these monsters, and some additional external extenders like "[[Xyz Remora]]", "[[Xyz Slidolphin]]", "[[Tenyi Spirit - Shthana]]", "[[Silent Angler]]", "[[Silent Sea Nettle]]", or "[[Ready Fusion]]", the player can rapidly swarm their board with Level 4/5 WATER and/or Fish monsters, and make strong WATER Xyz Monsters that require such monsters as materials. | |
− | + | Because of the restrictions that Shark monster effects apply to Extra Deck summoning, Shark Decks can typically only make WATER Xyz monsters on their setup turns. However, there are many high-quality WATER Xyz Monsters that the Deck can make. These include: | |
+ | * "[[Bahamut Shark]]", who can Special Summon a Rank 3 or lower WATER monster from the Extra Deck; typically, the target will be "[[Toadally Awesome]]", who provides an omni-negate and recovery. | ||
+ | * "[[Xyz Armor Fortress]]" can Summon itself on top of a Rank 3 or 4 monster, usually "[[Bahamut Shark]]", to search out both "[[Armored Xyz]]" and "[[Full-Armored Xyz]]", enabling the player the ability to go into "[[Full Armored Crystalzero Lancer]]" and "[[Full Armored Dark Knight Lancer]]", with the latter being able to add back "[[Xyz Remora]]" from GY to extend combos or easily end the game with "[[Armored Xyz]]" and attach an opponent's monster to it as material. | ||
+ | * "[[Number 4: Stealth Kragen]]", who has a Quick Effect monster destruction, an Attribute change effect that becomes a floodgate if used with "[[Gozen Match]]", and the ability to float into "[[Stealth Kragen Spawn]]", who can also destroy monsters as a Quick Effect, and can float back into "Stealth Kragen". | ||
+ | * "[[Abyss Dweller]]", a blanket floodgate against GY effects. | ||
+ | * "[[Valiant Shark Lancer]]" and "[[Full Armored Crystalzero Lancer]]", who provide more monster destructions and Spell Speed 1 negates. | ||
+ | * "[[N.As.H. Knight]]" and "[[CXyz N.As.Ch. Knight]]", who provides Quick Effect non-targeting non-destruction removal and access to "[[Number 10X]]" monsters. | ||
− | + | The deck benefits from a wide variety of WATER and Fish support. These include "[[Beautunaful Princess]]", who can Special Summon "[[Buzzsaw Shark]]" or "[[Lantern Shark]]" directly from the Deck, "[[White Mirror]]", a GY revival Spell that also searches, and "[[White Howling]]", a Trap that negates all of the opponent's Spells for a turn. | |
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===Recommended cards=== | ===Recommended cards=== | ||
{{Decklist|Recommended cards | {{Decklist|Recommended cards | ||
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− | |||
|effect monsters = | |effect monsters = | ||
− | *[[ | + | * [[Abyss Shark]] |
− | *[[Cutter Shark]] | + | * [[Armored Shark]] |
− | *[[Double | + | * [[Buzzsaw Shark]] |
− | *[[ | + | * [[Crystal Shark]] |
− | *[[ | + | * [[Cutter Shark]] |
− | *[[Lantern Shark]] | + | * [[Double Fin Shark]] |
− | *[[Left-Hand Shark]] | + | * [[Drake Shark]] |
− | *[[ | + | * [[Dream Shark]] |
− | *[[Shark Stickers]] | + | * [[Gazer Shark]] |
− | *[[Silent Angler]] | + | * [[Lantern Shark]] |
− | *[[Xyz Remora]] | + | * [[Left-Hand Shark]] |
− | *[[ | + | * [[Mermaid Shark]] |
+ | * [[Right-Hand Shark]] | ||
+ | * [[Shark Stickers]] | ||
+ | * [[Silent Angler]] | ||
+ | * [[Surfacing Big Jaws]] | ||
+ | * [[Xyz Remora]] | ||
+ | * [[Beautunaful Princess]] | ||
+ | * [[Minairuka]] | ||
+ | * [[Lifeless Leaffish]] | ||
+ | * [[Silent Sea Nettle]] | ||
+ | * [[Xyz Slidolphin]] | ||
|fusion monsters = | |fusion monsters = | ||
− | *[[Deepsea Shark]] | + | * [[Deepsea Shark]] ''(with "Instant Fusion"/"Ready Fusion")'' |
+ | * [[Rare Fish]] ''(with "Instant Fusion"/"Ready Fusion")'' | ||
|xyz monsters = | |xyz monsters = | ||
− | *[[Bahamut Shark]] | + | * [[Number 32: Shark Drake]] |
− | *[[Abyss Dweller]] | + | ** [[Number C32: Shark Drake Veiss]] |
− | *[[Black Ray Lancer]] | + | ** [[Number C32: Shark Drake Leviathan]] |
− | *[[Full Armored | + | * [[Number 37: Hope Woven Dragon Spider Shark]] |
− | *[[Full Armored | + | * [[Number 71: Rebarian Shark]] |
− | *[[ | + | * [[Number 101: Silent Honor ARK]] |
− | *[[ | + | ** [[Number C101: Silent Honor DARK]] |
− | *[[ | + | * [[Number 103: Ragnazero]] |
− | *[[ | + | * [[N.As.H. Knight]] |
− | *[[ | + | ** [[CXyz N.As.Ch. Knight]] |
− | *[[ | + | * [[Number 4: Stealth Kragen]] |
+ | ** [[Stealth Kragen Spawn]] | ||
+ | * [[Bahamut Shark]] | ||
+ | ** [[Toadally Awesome]] ''(TCG and Traditional Format)'' | ||
+ | * [[Valiant Shark Lancer]] | ||
+ | * [[Abyss Dweller]] | ||
+ | * [[Full Armored Black Ray Lancer]] | ||
+ | * [[Full Armored Crystalzero Lancer]] | ||
+ | * [[Full Armored Dark Knight Lancer]] | ||
+ | * [[Full Armored Utopic Ray Lancer]] | ||
+ | * [[Levirtue Dragon]] | ||
+ | * [[Xyz Armor Fortress]] | ||
+ | * [[Xyz Armor Torpedo]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |link monsters = | ||
+ | * [[Abyss Keeper]] | ||
+ | * [[Marincess Coral Anemone]] | ||
+ | * [[Eria the Water Charmer, Gentle]] | ||
+ | * [[Mistar Boy]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | | normal spells = | ||
+ | * [[Seventh Ascension]] | ||
+ | ** [[Barian's Chaos Draw]] | ||
+ | ** [[Rank-Up-Magic The Seventh One]] | ||
+ | * [[Seventh Tachyon]] | ||
+ | * [[Generation Force (card)|Generation Force]] | ||
+ | ** [[Armored Xyz]] | ||
+ | ** [[Xyz Entrust]] | ||
+ | ** [[Xyz Force]] | ||
+ | * [[Instant Fusion]] / [[Ready Fusion]] | ||
+ | * [[Surface Aqua Jet]] | ||
+ | * [[Torpedo Takedown]] | ||
+ | * [[White Mirror]] | ||
− | |spells = | + | | continuous spells = |
− | + | * [[Whitefish Salvage]] | |
− | |||
− | |||
− | *[[Whitefish Salvage | ||
− | |||
− | |traps = | + | | equip spells = |
− | *[[ | + | * [[Reincarnate Unveil Mail]] |
− | *[[Xyz Reborn]] | + | |
− | *[[Xyz Revive Splash]] | + | | normal traps = |
+ | * [[Full-Armored Xyz]] | ||
+ | * [[Virtue Stream]] | ||
+ | * [[White Howling]] | ||
+ | * [[Xyz Poseidon Splash]] | ||
+ | * [[Xyz Reborn]] | ||
+ | * [[Xyz Revive Splash]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | | continuous traps = | ||
+ | * [[Seventh Eternity]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | | counter traps = | ||
+ | * [[Oh F!sh!]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | == Notes == | ||
+ | <references group="N" /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Archseries navbox}} | ||
{{Archseries navbox (anime)}} | {{Archseries navbox (anime)}} | ||
{{Archseries navbox (manga)}} | {{Archseries navbox (manga)}} | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:TCG and OCG archetypes]] |
Latest revision as of 17:24, 15 May 2024
"Shark" (シャーク Shāku) is an archetype primarily consisting of WATER and/or Fish monsters. They were used by Reginald Kastle/Nash in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime and manga. There is a sub-archetype; "Shark Drake".
While having support in its original appearance in the anime, this theme only received its first support in the OCG/TCG several years later in Rage of the Abyss.
Contents
MembersEdit
True membership in the "Shark" archetype is primarily indicated by their relations to their user in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, Reginald Kastle/Nash. Monsters such as "Scrap Shark" receive support from this archetype's cards, but are thematically disjointed, because they are unrelated to the character. Two old Extra Deck monsters, "Deepsea Shark" and "Man-eating Black Shark", are not valid targets for "Shark" support, as their Japanese names do not contain 「シャーク」, but support for the archetype currently only applies to Main Deck monsters in any case. Said support is applied only to Fish "Shark" monsters, which encapsulates every Main Deck monster with "Shark" in its English and Japanese name, with the exception of "Corroding Shark".
Main DeckEdit
Level | Shark | Counterpart |
---|---|---|
3/4 | Left-Hand Shark | Right-Hand Shark |
4 | Double Shark | Spear Shark[N 1] |
Buzzsaw Shark | Lantern Shark | |
Drake Shark | Surfacing Big Jaws[N 2] | |
5 | Eagle Shark | Panther Shark |
Abyss Shark | Crystal Shark |
Level | Shark |
---|---|
1 | Mermaid Shark |
3 | Big Jaws[N 3] |
Shark Stickers | |
Armored Shark | |
4 | Hammer Shark |
Double Fin Shark | |
Saber Shark[N 1] | |
5 | Depth Shark |
Gazer Shark | |
Dream Shark | |
Cutter Shark | |
6 | Sharkraken |
8 | Hyper-Ancient Shark Megalodon |
Extra DeckEdit
Rank | Shark |
---|---|
5 | Number C32: Shark Drake Leviathan |
4 | Number 32: Shark Drake |
Number C32: Shark Drake Veiss | |
Number 37: Hope Woven Dragon Spider Shark | |
3 | Number 47: Nightmare Shark |
Number 71: Rebarian Shark |
Rank | Shark |
---|---|
2 | Cat Shark |
3 | Shark Caesar |
Submersible Carrier Aero Shark | |
4 | Bahamut Shark |
5 | Shark Fortress |
Valiant Shark Lancer |
Related monster seriesEdit
In the anime, one of Reginald's signature cards was the Rank 3 Xyz Monster "Black Ray Lancer". In the card game, the card received a card game original retrained variant, known as "Valiant Shark Lancer".
Series | Members |
---|---|
Black Ray Lancer | Black Ray Lancer Valiant Shark Lancer |
Nash's Number 10X ace monster was "Number 101: Silent Honor ARK", which had a Number C10X form, "Number C101: Silent Honor DARK". They took the forms of a large spacecraft and an armored, lance-wielding pilot.
In Duelist Pack: Duelists of the Abyss, the two monsters were given retrained card game-original variant forms, under the names "N.As.H. Knight" and "CXyz N.As.Ch. Knight".
Series | Chariot | Knight |
---|---|---|
S.H.ARK Knight | Number 101: Silent Honor ARK | Number C101: Silent Honor DARK |
N.As.H. Knight | N.As.H. Knight | CXyz N.As.Ch. Knight |
The two Mythyrian Numbers monsters associated with Nash and Marin were "Number 73: Abyss Splash" and "Number 94: Crystalzero", and both were primarily used by Nash in the anime.
Series | Members |
---|---|
Abyss Splash | Number 73: Abyss Splash Number C73: Abyss Supra Splash |
Crystalzero | Number 94: Crystalzero |
All "Xyz Armor" monsters and "Full Armored" monsters are related to Nash's anime monsters; they are all related to each other through the "Armored Xyz" Spell and Trap cards, which equip Xyz Monsters onto other Xyz Monsters.
Playing styleEdit
Shark as a strategy is focused on swarming the field to perform Xyz Summons of Rank 3-5 WATER Xyz Monsters. "Shark" monsters primarily support WATER and/or Fish monsters to advance their game plan, and benefit from non-series WATER/Fish support.
The key Shark monsters that enable the swarming of the Shark strategy are the Shark pairs "Left-Hand Shark" and "Right-Hand Shark", "Buzzsaw Shark" and "Lantern Shark", and "Abyss Shark" and "Crystal Shark".
- "Left-Hand" and "Right-Hand" can Special Summon themselves from the hand or GY, the latter can search the former when Normal Summoned, and both provide protection to an Xyz Monster summoned using them as material.
- "Buzzsaw" and "Lantern" can Special Summon Fish or WATER monsters from the Deck or hand, and can also be used as Level 3 or 5 monsters to summon WATER Xyz monsters. However, they lock the player into only summoning Xyz Monsters from the Extra Deck for the turn.
- "Abyss" and "Crystal" can Special Summon themselves from the hand or GY, the former can search the latter if Special Summoned, and both can be used as Level 3 or 4 monsters for "Number" Xyz Monsters. However, they lock the player into only summoning WATER Xyz Monsters from the Extra Deck for the turn.
Utilizing these monsters, and some additional external extenders like "Xyz Remora", "Xyz Slidolphin", "Tenyi Spirit - Shthana", "Silent Angler", "Silent Sea Nettle", or "Ready Fusion", the player can rapidly swarm their board with Level 4/5 WATER and/or Fish monsters, and make strong WATER Xyz Monsters that require such monsters as materials.
Because of the restrictions that Shark monster effects apply to Extra Deck summoning, Shark Decks can typically only make WATER Xyz monsters on their setup turns. However, there are many high-quality WATER Xyz Monsters that the Deck can make. These include:
- "Bahamut Shark", who can Special Summon a Rank 3 or lower WATER monster from the Extra Deck; typically, the target will be "Toadally Awesome", who provides an omni-negate and recovery.
- "Xyz Armor Fortress" can Summon itself on top of a Rank 3 or 4 monster, usually "Bahamut Shark", to search out both "Armored Xyz" and "Full-Armored Xyz", enabling the player the ability to go into "Full Armored Crystalzero Lancer" and "Full Armored Dark Knight Lancer", with the latter being able to add back "Xyz Remora" from GY to extend combos or easily end the game with "Armored Xyz" and attach an opponent's monster to it as material.
- "Number 4: Stealth Kragen", who has a Quick Effect monster destruction, an Attribute change effect that becomes a floodgate if used with "Gozen Match", and the ability to float into "Stealth Kragen Spawn", who can also destroy monsters as a Quick Effect, and can float back into "Stealth Kragen".
- "Abyss Dweller", a blanket floodgate against GY effects.
- "Valiant Shark Lancer" and "Full Armored Crystalzero Lancer", who provide more monster destructions and Spell Speed 1 negates.
- "N.As.H. Knight" and "CXyz N.As.Ch. Knight", who provides Quick Effect non-targeting non-destruction removal and access to "Number 10X" monsters.
The deck benefits from a wide variety of WATER and Fish support. These include "Beautunaful Princess", who can Special Summon "Buzzsaw Shark" or "Lantern Shark" directly from the Deck, "White Mirror", a GY revival Spell that also searches, and "White Howling", a Trap that negates all of the opponent's Spells for a turn.
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NotesEdit
- ↑ a b In the anime, "Spear Shark" and "Saber Shark" have identical effects, and share both ATK and a theme of weapon-based heads.
- ↑ Despite not having "Shark" in its name, it is based on "Big Jaws", a Fish monster played by Reginald Kastle/Nash and inspired by a real shark. Also, it mentions "Shark" in its effect and is meant to synergy with the "Shark" monster released in its same set like the other members.
- ↑ Despite not having "Shark" in its name, it is a Fish monster played by Reginald Kastle/Nash and inspired by a real shark. Also, in both the ZEXAL anime and manga, it is often used in conjunction with "Shark" monsters and/or as material to summon "Shark" Xyz Monsters.