Black Luster Soldier (archetype)
"Black Luster Soldier", known as "Chaos Soldier" (カオス・ソルジャー Kaosu Sorujā) in the OCG, is an archetype of Warrior monsters used by Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga, as well as Dimitri in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime, that includes "Black Luster Soldier" and monsters based on it. Members of this archetype have existed since the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters National Tournament, but did not receive support until Dimension of Chaos. Due to its OCG name, "Black Luster Soldier" is a sub-archetype of the "Chaos" Ritual archetype, and is supported in gameplay by "Chaos" Ritual support. As such, in the TCG, "Chaos" Ritual Monsters and "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monsters are supported individually in all "Chaos" support. This archetype is also related by gameplay to the "Gaia The Fierce Knight" archetype. The archetype is also related by gameplay and aesthetic themes to the LIGHT and DARK Chaos series.
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Members[edit]
All "Black Luster Soldier" monsters have 3000 ATK, and, save for the Link 3 "Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos", are all Level 8 and have 2500 DEF. All "Black Luster Soldier" monsters are EARTH or LIGHT monsters, except for the DARK "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Evening Twilight".
Type | Black Luster Soldier | Summon procedure |
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Ritual | Black Luster Soldier | Black Luster Ritual1 |
Super Soldier | Super Soldier Ritual1 | |
Legendary Swordsman | Chaos Form or Super Soldier Ritual1 | |
Main Deck Non-Ritual |
Envoy of the Beginning | Banish 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your GY.2, 3 |
Envoy of the Evening Twilight | Banish all LIGHT monsters or all DARK monsters from your GY, while you have an equal number of each in your GY.2, 3 | |
Sacred Soldier | - | |
Toon | Tribute Toon monsters from your hand or field, whose total Levels equal 8 or more.2 | |
Link | Soldier of Chaos | 3 monsters with different names4 |
Normal | Black Luster Soldier | - |
- Specified Ritual Spell.
- Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be (or must first be) Special Summoned from the hand via this Summoning procedure.
- LIGHT and DARK Chaos series-patterned Summoning procedure.
- Link Materials.
Support[edit]
- Chibi Soldier
A small series of 3 Level 4 Warrior monsters focused on supporting "Black Luster Soldier" monsters and Ritual Summoning. They are supported by "Super Soldier Soul".
Card type | TCG/OCG Support Card |
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Monster | Envoy of Chaos |
Beginning Knight | |
Evening Twilight Knight | |
Super Soldier Soul |
Card type | TCG/OCG Support Card |
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Monster | Arisen Gaia the Fierce Knight |
Charging Gaia the Fierce Knight |
- Miscellaneous
TCG/OCG Support Card | Notes |
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Gateway to Chaos Beginning of Heaven and Earth Super Soldier Rebirth Super Soldier Shield |
General support. |
Super Soldier Ritual Super Soldier Synthesis |
Ritual Spells. |
Black Luster Ritual Dragon Master Knight |
"Black Luster Soldier"-specific support. |
Primal Seed | "Envoy of the Beginning"-specific support. |
Magician of Chaos Chaos Form Master of Chaos |
"Chaos" Ritual cross-archetypal support. |
Playing style[edit]
A pure "Black Luster Soldier" Deck is a Ritual-focused Deck, focusing on Ritual Summoning "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monsters. Of the many search effects of this archetype, the most prominent are those of the Field Spell Card "Gateway to Chaos", which can add either a "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monster or a "Gaia the Fierce Knight" monster upon activation, and with enough Spell Counters can also search for any Ritual Spell Card. Leftover counters can be used to activate the effect of "Super Soldier Shield" in the Graveyard. "Beginning of Heaven and Earth" can set up the Graveyard or "Super Soldier Synthesis" to Ritual Summon him from the Hand or Graveyard. "Super Soldier Synthesis", "Envoy of Chaos" and "Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands" tend to make Decklists of this archetype Level 4 based because of needing Tribute of exactly Level 8. "Super Soldier Soul" can Banish itself from the Graveyard to search either Level 4 "Evening Twilight Knight" and "Beginning Knight" Monsters, which can also search when Banished but cannot do this themselves and need effects of "Chaos" Monsters like "Envoy of the Beginning", "Lightpulsar Dragon", "Black Dragon Collapserpent" and "White Dragon Wyverburster" or the Ritual Spell Card "Super Soldier Ritual" to activate them. "Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier" can be searched or Special Summoned by the effects of both the "Gaia The Fierce Knight" monsters, is able to recycle Banished cards to the Graveyard and when destroyed by an opposing effect can return a card from the Graveyard to the Hand. "Black Luster" cards are sometimes run alongside "Trade-In" and "The Melody of Awakening Dragon to search cards from the "Blue-Eyes" archetype. Using either "Chaos Form" or "Advanced Ritual Art" to their fullest.
Recommended cards[edit]
Recommended cards
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Official Decks[edit]
Ritual Black Luster Solider
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