Trickstar

Trickstar
Clockwise, from top right: "Trickstar Holly Angel", "Candina", "Lycoris" and "Lilybell" in the artwork of "Trickstar Light Stage" Clockwise, from top right: "Trickstar Holly Angel", "Candina", "Lycoris" and "Lilybell" in the artwork of "Trickstar Light Stage"
Japanese	トリックスター Torikkusutā (romanized)
Italian	Truccastella
Korean	트릭스터 Teuligseuteo (romanized)
Portuguese	Trapestrela
Spanish	Bromiestrella Embaucadora (Spanish Crunchyroll subtitles)
Sets Code of the Duelist Circuit Break LINK VRAINS Edition V Jump promotional cards
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
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"Trickstar" is an archetype of female LIGHT Fairy monsters used by Aoi Zaizen in the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime, which debuted in the OCG with Code of the Duelist.

Appearance

Design

Blue Angel with "Trickstar Holly Angel", "Lilybell" and "Lycoris in the anime.

The "Trickstar" monsters are based on Japanese idols. All of the members shown so far are females dressing in colorful attires with pairs of insect-like wings, a tattoo of varying shape on their faces, and holding an unique object in their respective artworks. Their skirt designs resemble the petal of each flowers they're named after. The main deck monsters have an appearance of a teenage girl, while the extra deck monsters have an appearance of young woman.

The monster Dark Angel, although not being an official member of this archetype, has a similar design to the rest of the Trickstar monsters and was also used by Aoi in the anime.

Etymology

Trickstar is a portmanteau of the words "Trick" and "Star" while also playing on the word "Trickster". The members of this archetype are named after various flowers. In addition, all the Link Monsters' names released so far also contain religious motif.

Members

Main Deck

Trickstar		Plant origin	Object held
English	Japanese
Candina		Candytuft	Megaphone
Carobein		???	Walking stick
Lilybell		Lilium	Bell
Lycoris	Lycorissica	Lycoris	Sword
Mandrake		Mandrake	Tambourine
Narkissus	Narkiss	Narcissus	Gun
Nightshade		Stinking Nightshade	Conductor baton

Link Monsters

Trickstar		Plant origin	Religious figure	Object held
English	Japanese
Bella Madonna		Belladonna	Madonna	Scythe
Black Catbat	Sweet Devil	Devil/Black Bat/Cat's Whiskers flower	Devil	Staff
Bloody Mary		Double Bloody Mary	Mary	Legcuffs
Holly Angel		Hollyhocks	Angel	Flail

Support and related cards

Card	Plant origin
Trickstar Perennial	Perennial plant
Trickstar Reincarnation	Carnation
Dark Angel	Deadly Nightshade

Playing style

The primary strategy of a "Trickstar" Deck is dealing small amounts of effect damage, usually 200 damage, multiple times through various effects. Each will deal damage when:

• "Trickstar Candina" - Your opponent activates a Spell or Trap.
• "Trickstar Narkissus" - Your opponent activates a monster's effect from their hand or graveyard.
• "Trickstar Lycoris" - Your opponent adds to their hand for each card (including those drawn by effect or for their Draw Phase),.
• "Trickstar Black Catbat" - A monster it points to is sent to the GY (by battle or card effect).
• "Trickstar Holly Angel" - A "Trickstar" is Summoned to a zone it points to.
• "Trickstar Light Stage" - One of your "Trickstar" monsters deals damage.

The archetype is not without the ability to deal battle damage, however;

• "Trickstar Holly Angel" gains ATK each time a "Trickstar" monster deals damage, including herself.

• "Trickstar Lilybell" can attack directly.

This archetype's secondary strategy is to disrupt your opponent's plays to prevent them from mounting a comeback. "Lightstage" can lock down their Set Spells and Traps for a turn before forcing a "use it or lose it" scenario. "Trickstar Reincarnation" banishes the opponent's entire hand and lets them draw an equal number of new cards for them (which can also deal significant burn damage off of the effect of "Lycoris"), eliminating the benefit of search cards and cards that activate in the Graveyard. "Holly Angel" prevents "Trickstar" monsters in her Link Points from being destroyed. "Lycoris" can return "Trickstar" monsters from the field to the hand to avoid other removal effects.

To help facilitate the above strategies, "Trickstars" have immense searching and reviving power. "Lightstage" can search any of the "Trickstar" monsters on activation. "Candina" can search any "Trickstar" card, including herself, when Normal Summoned. This will often be "Lilybell," which you can then Special Summon, allowing you to promptly Link Summon "Holly Angel" or attack directly with "Lilybell" via its effect to recover a "Trickstar" card from the Graveyard. "Lycoris" can return "Candina" to your hand to allow you to Summon her and search again. "Reincarnation" can be banished from the Graveyard to Special Summon a "Trickstar" from the Graveyard.

Weakness

• As an Effect Damage-based deck, cards that either prevent/redirect Effect Damage or benefit from it, such as "Number 14: Greedy Sarameya" and "Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons", pose big threats to it.
  • However, unlike other Effect Damage based decks, one-time damage prevention is far less of a hindrance.

• As a deck built upon Chain Links, it's very prone to Chain Effects or Effects that affect the entire Chain Link. Because of this, Chain Burn decks utitlizing cards like Accumulated Fortune, Miraculous Rebirth, and Vanity's Call, can quickly cause the Deck to fall to pieces.
• A general weakness against LIGHT anti-support, such as "Ally of Justice" monsters or "Light-Imprisoning Mirror".

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Trickstar Candina Trickstar Lilybell Trickstar Lycoris Trickstar Narkissus Athena Dark Angel Fairy Archer Hecatrice Honest Nova Summoner Protector of the Sanctuary (in combination with "Trickstar Reincarnation".) Shining Angel Spell Cards Arrivalrivals Celestial Transformation Chain Strike Creature Swap Dark Room of Nightmare Overdone Burial Inferno Reckless Summon Terraforming Transmodify Trickstar Light Stage Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen Trap Cards Trickstar Reincarnation Lumenize Solar Ray Disturbance Strategy Metaverse Present Card Extra Deck Xyz Monsters Fairy Cheer Girl Starliege Paladynamo Link Monsters Trickstar Bloody Mary Trickstar Holly Angel Trickstar Black Catbat Firewall Dragon

Official Decklists

"Trickstar" Deck

Main Deck Monster Cards (15) Effect Monsters Firecracker x2 Rescue Ferret x3 Summoner Monk Trickstar Candina x3 Trickstar Lilybell x3 Trickstar Lycoris x3 Spell Cards (14) Dark Room of Nightmare x3 Double Summon x3 Harpie's Feather Duster Monster Reborn Terraforming x3 Trickstar Light Stage x3 Trap Cards (11) Appropriate x2 Blind Obliteration Dark Bribe x2 Recall x3 Trickstar Reincarnation x3 Extra Deck (15) Xyz Monsters Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer Daigusto Phoenix Fairy Cheer Girl Gachi Gachi Gantetsu Number 39: Utopia Number C39: Utopia Ray Number S39: Utopia the Lightning Sky Cavalry Centaurea Link Monsters Decode Talker Gaiasaber, the Virtual Knight x2 Topologic Bomber Dragon Trickstar Holly Angel x3

V Jump September Issue Recommended "Trickstar" Deck

Main Deck Monster Cards (17) Effect Monsters Artifact Moralltach x2 Artifact Scythe Dark Angel Honest x3 Trickstar Candina x3 Trickstar Lycoris x3 Trickstar Lilybell Trickstar Narkissus x3 Spell Cards (12) Chain Summoning x3 Dark Hole x2 Harpie's Feather Duster Monster Reborn Terraforming x2 Trickstar Light Stage x3 Trap Cards (11) Appropriate x2 Artifact Sanctum x3 Blazing Mirror Force x2 Metaverse Trickstar Reincarnation x3 Extra Deck (15) Link Monsters Akashic Magician x2 Decode Talker Firewall Dragon x2 Gaiasaber, the Virtual Knight Proxy Dragon x2 Trickstar Bloody Mary x2 Trickstar Holly Angel x2 Trickstar Black Catbat x2 V-LAN Hydra