Most cards used by the main characters don't really see much use on the competitive field, either because they're terrible, or they're situational. However, there are some that have, or have had, some use.
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Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi[edit]
| Card
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Deck(s) used in
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| Catapult Turtle
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Magical Scientist FTK (Traditional Format only)
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| Electromagnetic Turtle
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Lightsworn, Shadoll
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| Sangan
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Staple card (Traditional Format only)
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| Soul Taker
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Tech card in some decks
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| Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
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Semi-staple card
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| Green Gadget, Red Gadget, Yellow Gadget
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Gadget, Machina Gadget
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| Mirror Force
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Some, but not all, decks use this
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| Swords of Revealing Light
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Stall
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| Exodia the Forbidden One, Right Arm of the Forbidden One, Left Arm of the Forbidden One, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, Left Leg of the Forbidden One
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Exodia
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Joey Wheeler[edit]
Seto Kaiba[edit]
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX[edit]
Jaden Yuki[edit]
| Card
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Deck(s) used in
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| Elemental HERO Stratos
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HERO, HERO Beat (Traditional Format and OCG only)
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| Elemental HERO Prisma
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HERO, Gladiator Beast
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| Elemental HERO The Shining
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HERO, HERO Beat
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| Elemental HERO Absolute Zero
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HERO, HERO Beat
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| Elemental HERO Gaia
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HERO, HERO Beat
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| Elemental HERO Great Tornado
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HERO, HERO Beat
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| Elemental HERO Nova Master
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HERO, HERO Beat
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| Elemental HERO Escuridao
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HERO, HERO Beat
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| Miracle Fusion
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HERO, HERO Beat
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| Hero Blast
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HERO, HERO Beat
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| Super Polymerization
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HERO, HERO Beat
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| Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
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Rock Stun, Koa'ki Meiru, tech card otherwise
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| Card Trooper
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Inzektor, Lightsworn, Chaos, Chaos Dragon
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| Necro Gardna
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Lightsworn, Chaos, Chaos Dragon
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| Gallis the Star Beast
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Monster Mash
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| Thunder King Rai-Oh
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Semi-staple card
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| Dandylion
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Monarch, Plant, Monster Mash, Synchron
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Zane Truesdale[edit]
Aster Phoenix[edit]
Atticus Rhodes[edit]
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's[edit]
Yusei Fudo[edit]
| Card
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Deck(s) used in
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| Effect Veiler
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Staple card
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| Swift Scarecrow
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Stall, Exodia; tech card otherwise
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| Quickdraw Synchron
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Synchron
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| Junk Synchron
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Synchron, otherwise a tech card for decks that use Synchros and level 2 monsters
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| Quillbolt Hedgehog
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Synchron
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| Stardust Dragon
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Semi-staple card
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| Starlight Road
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Semi-staple card
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| Junk Warrior
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Synchron
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| Turbo Warrior
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Synchron
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| Drill Warrior
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Synchron
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| Junk Destroyer
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Synchron
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| Junk Archer
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Synchron
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| Junk Berserker
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Synchron
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| Junk Gardna
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Synchron
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| Nitro Warrior
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Synchron
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| Level Eater
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Synchron, otherwise a tech card in high-level monster decks
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| Tuningware
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Synchron
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| Formula Synchron
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Jurrac, T.G., Synchron, Frog
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| Shooting Star Dragon
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any deck that uses both Stardust Dragon and Formula Synchron
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| Shooting Quasar Dragon
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Takes a dedicated deck to do this, but I guess Synchrons and T.G. can pull it off
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| Debris Dragon
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Dragon Ruler, Disaster Dragon, Batteryman, etc.
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| Stardust Spark Dragon
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Any deck that can summon level 8 Synchros
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Akiza Izinski[edit]
Jack Atlas[edit]
| Card
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Deck(s) used in
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| Spore
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Plant
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Crow Hogan[edit]
Paradox[edit]
Bruno/Antimony/Dark Glass[edit]
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL[edit]
Yuma Tsukumo[edit]
| Card
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Deck(s) used in
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| Gagaga Magician
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Gagaga
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| Gagaga Girl
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Gagaga
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| Gagaga Caesar
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Gagaga
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| Gagaga Clerk
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Gagaga
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| Gagaga Gardna
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Gagaga
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| Gagaga Child
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Gagaga
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| Gagaga Cowboy
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Staple card
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| Goblindbergh
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Battlin' Boxer, Noble Knight, Heroic, Wind-Up (niche use)
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| Kagetokage
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Gadget, lswarm, Noble Knight
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| Cardcar D
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Stall, Chain Burn, Exodia, Hieratic
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| Tasuke Knight
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Infernity
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| Gogogo Golem
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Gogogo
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| Gogogo Giant
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Gogogo
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| Gogogo Ghost
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Gogogo
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| Gogogo Gigas
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Gogogo
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| Number 12: Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja
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Ninja, Hieratic
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| Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
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Staple card
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| Number 39: Utopia
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Staple card
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| Number C39: Utopia Ray
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any deck that uses Number 39: Utopia
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| Number 61: Volcasaurus
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any deck that utilizes level 5 monsters, i.e. Hieratic, Constellar, etc.
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| Temtempo the Percussion Djinn
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tech card
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| Gauntlet Launcher
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Hieratic, Hazy Flame, Prophecy
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| Heroic Champion - Excalibur
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Heroic, Six Samurai, Noble Knight, Battlin' Boxer
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| Pinpoint Guard
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Tech card
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| Number 50: Blackship of Corn
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Staple card
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| Number 22: Zombiestein
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Dark World
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| Rainbow Kuriboh
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Lightsworn, Shadoll
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Reginald "Shark" Kastle/Nash[edit]
Rio Kastle/Marin[edit]
Kite Tenjo[edit]
| Card
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Deck(s) used in
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| Photon Thrasher
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Photon, Galaxy, Constellar, Noble Knight, Heroic, Battlin' Boxer, Vylon, Scrap, hunder, HERO, HERO Beat, Gadget, Monarch
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| Photon Slasher
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Photon, Galaxy, Constellar
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| Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
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Photon, Galaxy, Hieratic, Disaster Dragon, Chaos Dragon
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| Starliege Paladynamo
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LIGHT decks such as Photon, Galaxy, Constellar, Noble Knight, Bujin, etc.
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| Number 20: Giga-Brilliant
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Swarm decks, i.e. Crystal Beast, Wind-Up
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| Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
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Photon, Galaxy, Hieratic
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| Galaxy Wizard
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Galaxy
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| Galaxy Knight
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Photon, Galaxy
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Fortuno[edit]
Anna Kaboom[edit]
Quinton[edit]
Devon Knox[edit]
Carlyle Chesterton[edit]
Art Stanley[edit]
Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V[edit]
Yuya Sakaki[edit]
