Editing Dark Magician (archetype)

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{{Quote|The archetype's tagline in promotional material|Accomplish magnificently the combination of teacher and student.}}

{{Quote|The archetype's tagline in promotional material|Accomplish magnificently the combination of teacher and student.}}

==Naming==

==Naming==

Due to the gendered nature of some languages impacting the naming of "Dark Magician Girl", in many languages it is not possible to support both "[[Dark Magician Girl (archetype)|Dark Magician Girl]]" monsters and other "Dark Magician" monsters with a single archetype name.

Due to the gendered nature of some languages impacting the naming of "Dark Magician Girl", in many languages it is not possible to support both "[[Dark Magician Girl (archetype)|Dark Magician Girl]]" monsters and other "Dark Magician" monsters with a single archetype name.

* In German, Portuguese, and Spanish, due to gender-specific conjugation, the card text of "The Eye of Timaeus" compounds the "Dark Magician" and "Dark Magician Girl" into a single string („Dunkler/s Magier“, "Mago(a) Negro(a)", and "Mago/a Oscuro/a", respectively) to explicitly include "Dark Magician Girl" monsters as being part of the archetype.

* In German, Portuguese, and Spanish, due to gender-specific conjugation, the card text of "The Eye of Timaeus" compounds the "Dark Magician" and "Dark Magician Girl" into a single string („Dunkler/s Magier“, "Mago(a) Negro(a)", and "Mago/a Oscuro/a", respectively) to explicitly include "Dark Magician Girl" monsters as being part of the archetype.

==Playing style==

==Playing style==

The "Dark Magician" archetype is centered on the Level 7 [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]] [[Normal Monster]], "[[Dark Magician]]", with a secondary focus on the Level 6 [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]] [[Effect Monster]], "[[Dark Magician Girl]]". These two monsters feature a large amount of supporting cards that support these two monsters ''specifically'', and those support cards in turn have their own support cards (who generally specify supporting "[card(s)] that specifically lists the card 'Dark Magician' in its text.") Generally, the archetype aims to use its arsenal of supportive Spell/Traps to generate advantage, disrupt the opponent, and use them to summon the archetype's [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] boss monsters.

The "Dark Magician" archetype is centered on the Level 7 [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]] [[Normal Monster]], "[[Dark Magician]]", with a secondary focus on the Level 6 [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]] [[Effect Monster]], "[[Dark Magician Girl]]". These two monsters feature a large amount of supporting cards that support these two monsters ''specifically'', and those support cards in turn have their own support cards (who generally specify supporting "[card(s)] that specifically lists the card 'Dark Magician' in its text.") Generally, the archetype aims to use its arsenal of supportive Spell/Traps to generate advantage, disrupt the opponent, and use them to summon the archetype's [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] boss monsters.

The archetype has a ''very'' large series of supportive Spell/Traps, with highly varied and powerful effects. Some more prominent examples include "[[Dark Magical Circle]]", who provides disruption when "Dark Magician" is summoned, "[[Eternal Soul]]", who gives "Dark Magician" protection and can endlessly revive "Dark Magician" and trigger "Dark Magical Circle", "[[Dark Magic Attack]]", "[[Dark Burning Attack]]", "[[Dark Burning Magic]]", who are searchable blowout cards, and "[[Magicians' Combination]]", "[[Magician Navigation]]", and "[[Destined Rivals]]", who are situational negates.

The archetype has a ''very'' large series of supportive Spell/Traps, with highly varied and powerful effects. Some more prominent examples include "[[Dark Magical Circle]]", who provides disruption when "Dark Magician" is summoned, "[[Eternal Soul]]", who gives "Dark Magician" protection and can endlessly revive "Dark Magician" and trigger "Dark Magical Circle", "[[Dark Magic Attack]]", "[[Dark Burning Attack]]", "[[Dark Burning Magic]]", who are searchable blowout cards, and "[[Magicians' Combination]]", "[[Magician Navigation]]", and "[[Destined Rivals]]", who are situational negates.

In order to search out these key Spell/Traps, the archetype has multiple Spell/Trap [[searcher]]s, with the key ones being "[[Magician's Rod]]", who searches Spell/Traps on Normal Summon, and [[Dark Magic Inheritance]]", a Quick-Play Spell that can search out Spell/Traps. Situationally, "[[Bond Between Teacher and Student]]" is a searcher for the aformentioned blowout cards.

In order to search out these key Spell/Traps, the archetype has multiple Spell/Trap [[searcher]]s, with the key ones being "[[Magician's Rod]]", who searches Spell/Traps on Normal Summon, and [[Dark Magic Inheritance]]", a Quick-Play Spell that can search out Spell/Traps. Situationally, "[[Bond Between Teacher and Student]]" is a searcher for the aformentioned blowout cards.

To search out the "Dark Magician" and "Dark Magician Girl" that these Spell/Traps depend on, the archetype also has key monster searchers, with the important ones being "[[Magicians' Souls]]", who sends a Level 6 or higher Spellcaster monster from Deck to GY as cost for its hand effect, and "[[Apprentice Illusion Magician]]", who can Special Summon itself and search out "Dark Magician". Other situational key monster searchers include "[[Illusion Magic]]" and "[[Magician Navigation]]", and "[[Fusion Deployment]]" is an external searcher for the deck's key monsters.

To search out the "Dark Magician" and "Dark Magician Girl" that these Spell/Traps depend on, the archetype also has key monster searchers, with the important ones being "[[Magicians' Souls]]", who sends a Level 6 or higher Spellcaster monster from Deck to GY as cost for its hand effect, and "[[Apprentice Illusion Magician]]", who can Special Summon itself and search out "Dark Magician". Other situational key monster searchers include "[[Illusion Magic]]" and "[[Magician Navigation]]", and "[[Fusion Deployment]]" is an external searcher for the deck's key monsters.

The deck needs both its supportive Spell/Traps and its key monsters to begin its proper game plan, but none of the above cards can search out both simultaneously and reliably. To remedy this, the archetype has two extremely important searchers to ensure that it can reach both sides of its combo. The first is "[[Soul Servant]]", an indirect omni-searcher that can place any archetype-related card on top of the deck, which can then be drawn into using other cards' effects or its own GY effect. The second is "[[Illusion of Chaos]]", who can search out "Dark Magician" or any monster that lists it, making it a searcher for "Magician's Rod" and "Magicians' Souls", in essence a searcher for searchers.

The deck needs both its supportive Spell/Traps and its key monsters to begin its proper game plan, but none of the above cards can search out both simultaneously and reliably. To remedy this, the archetype has two extremely important searchers to ensure that it can reach both sides of its combo. The first is "[[Soul Servant]]", an indirect omni-searcher that can place any archetype-related card on top of the deck, which can then be drawn into using other cards' effects or its own GY effect. The second is "[[Illusion of Chaos]]", who can search out "Dark Magician" or any monster that lists it, making it a searcher for "Magician's Rod" and "Magicians' Souls", in essence a searcher for searchers.

The archetype's Fusion boss monsters (some of which form an [[Ultimate Magical]] series, others form a "Dragon Knight" series) are powerful board control tools, giving the archetype more board presence beyond its backrow. They each require a "Dark Magician" as their fusion material, with a varied second fusion material. The most prominent ones among them are "[[Dark Magician the Dragon Knight]]", "[[The Dark Magicians]]" and "[[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon]]", with "Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon" being especially notable as the deck's single most powerful monster that can often win games on its own.

The archetype's Fusion boss monsters (some of which form an [[Ultimate Magical]] series, others form a "Dragon Knight" series) are powerful board control tools, giving the archetype more board presence beyond its backrow. They each require a "Dark Magician" as their fusion material, with a varied second fusion material. The most prominent ones among them are "[[Dark Magician the Dragon Knight]]", "[[The Dark Magicians]]" and "[[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon]]", with "Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon" being especially notable as the deck's single most powerful monster that can often win games on its own.

*"[[Dark Magician the Dragon Knight]]" protects the player's backrow from being targeted and destroyed, and synergizes with "[[Eternal Soul]]" by being treated as "Dark Magician", creating a two-way protection between it and "Eternal Soul".

*"[[Dark Magician the Dragon Knight]]" protects the player's backrow from being targeted and destroyed, and synergizes with "[[Eternal Soul]]" by being treated as "Dark Magician", creating a two-way protection between it and "Eternal Soul".

*"[[The Dark Magicians]]" once per turn draws the player a card when a Spell/Trap is activated, and allows Traps/Quick-Play Spells it drew to be immediately set and activated that turn. It provides the player with lots of resources over several turns, and combos well with "[[Soul Servant]]", who can set up the top deck with high-value cards or combo pieces such as "[[Palladium Oracle Mahad]]" or "[[Eternal Soul]]".

*"[[The Dark Magicians]]" once per turn draws the player a card when a Spell/Trap is activated, and allows Traps/Quick-Play Spells it drew to be immediately set and activated that turn. It provides the player with lots of resources over several turns, and combos well with "[[Soul Servant]]", who can set up the top deck with high-value cards or combo pieces such as "[[Palladium Oracle Mahad]]" or "[[Eternal Soul]]".

*"[[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon]]" is an extremely powerful boss monster with high protection, high disruption power, high-power removal effects, and high damage output and [[OTK]] potential. It has innate targeting + destruction protection, possesses a once-per-turn omni-negate, can destroy monsters while simultaneously inflict burn damage, and has good base stats that gets ''boosted'' whenever it negates and destroys a card. The sheer power of "Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon" makes it one of the main win conditions of the deck.

*"[[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon]]" is an extremely powerful boss monster with high protection, high disruption power, high-power removal effects, and high damage output and [[OTK]] potential. It has innate targeting + destruction protection, possesses a once-per-turn omni-negate, can destroy monsters while simultaneously inflict burn damage, and has good base stats that gets ''boosted'' whenever it negates and destroys a card. The sheer power of "Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon" makes it one of the main win conditions of the deck.

To summon these Fusion Monsters, the archetype has a few in-theme cards that perform Fusion Summons. "[[Secrets of Dark Magic]]" and "[[Timaeus the United Dragon]]" can both perform Fusion Summons (a Spell and a monster that can Special Summon itself, respectively), and "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]" is a unique "Fusion Spell" that tributes a "Dark Magician" monster to Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck that lists it as a material. "Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon", in particular, can be easily made using "[[Red-Eyes Fusion]]", which in turn can be copied from the deck with "[[Predaplant Verte Anaconda]]", making it viable for a turbo strategy.

To summon these Fusion Monsters, the archetype has a few in-theme cards that perform Fusion Summons. "[[Secrets of Dark Magic]]" and "[[Timaeus the United Dragon]]" can both perform Fusion Summons (a Spell and a monster that can Special Summon itself, respectively), and "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]" is a unique "Fusion Spell" that tributes a "Dark Magician" monster to Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck that lists it as a material. "Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon", in particular, can be easily made using "[[Red-Eyes Fusion]]", which in turn can be copied from the deck with "[[Predaplant Verte Anaconda]]", making it viable for a turbo strategy.

The archetype also has the capacity to make additional in-theme or non-in-theme Fusion monsters, such as "[[Mysterion the Dragon Crown]]", "[[First of the Dragons]]", "[[Quintet Magician]]", and "[[Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight]]". Of particular note is "[[Quintet Magician]]", a high-level Spellcaster beatstick with a 4500 ATK body and strong self-protection that can nuke the opponent's field.

The archetype also has the capacity to make additional in-theme or non-in-theme Fusion monsters, such as "[[Mysterion the Dragon Crown]]", "[[First of the Dragons]]", "[[Quintet Magician]]", and "[[Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight]]". Of particular note is "[[Quintet Magician]]", a high-level Spellcaster beatstick with a 4500 ATK body and strong self-protection that can nuke the opponent's field.

Externally, the deck has synergies with cards such as "[[Keeper of Dragon Magic]]", a Fusion Spell searcher that can revive "Dark Magician" in the GY for fusion, and has a Dragon typing that makes it work with "Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon". The archetype's Spellcaster typing, and "Soul Servant"'s top deck control effect makes it synergize well with a "[[Spellbook]]" draw engine, consisting of "[[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]", "[[Spellbook of Secrets]]", and "[[Spellbook of Knowledge]]". The archetype also benefits from generic DARK or Spellcaster support, such as "[[Allure of Darkness]]" and "[[Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians]]", and has the capacity to make Rank 7 Xyz monsters, including some theme-related ones, such as "[[Ebon Illusion Magician]]".

Externally, the deck has synergies with cards such as "[[Keeper of Dragon Magic]]", a Fusion Spell searcher that can revive "Dark Magician" in the GY for fusion, and has a Dragon typing that makes it work with "Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon". The archetype's Spellcaster typing, and "Soul Servant"'s top deck control effect makes it synergize well with a "[[Spellbook]]" draw engine, consisting of "[[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]", "[[Spellbook of Secrets]]", and "[[Spellbook of Knowledge]]". The archetype also benefits from generic DARK or Spellcaster support, such as "[[Allure of Darkness]]" and "[[Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians]]", and has the capacity to make Rank 7 Xyz monsters, including some theme-related ones, such as "[[Ebon Illusion Magician]]".

=== Recommended cards ===

=== Recommended cards ===

* [[Dark Magician Girl]]

* [[Dark Magician Girl]]

* [[Dark Magician of Chaos]]

* [[Dark Magician of Chaos]]

* [[Apprentice Illusion Magician]]

* [[Apprentice Illusion Magician]]

* [[Keeper of Dragon Magic]]

* [[Keeper of Dragon Magic]]

* [[Magician of Dark Illusion]]

* [[Magician of Dark Illusion]]

* [[Palladium Oracle Mana]]

* [[Palladium Oracle Mana]]

* [[Timaeus the United Dragon]]

* [[Timaeus the United Dragon]]

* [[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]

* [[Spellbook Magician of Prophecy]]

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|ritual monsters =

* [[Illusion of Chaos]]

* [[Illusion of Chaos]]

* [[Magician of Chaos]]

* [[Magician of Chaos]]

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|fusion monsters =

* [[Amulet Dragon]]

* [[Amulet Dragon]]

* [[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon]]

* [[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon]]

* [[The Dark Magicians]]

* [[The Dark Magicians]]

* [[First of the Dragons]]

* [[First of the Dragons]]

* [[Gaia the Dragon Champion]] (with "Dark Magician the Knight of Dragon Magic")

* [[Gaia the Dragon Champion]] (with "Dark Magician the Knight of Dragon Magic")

* [[Magi Magi ☆ Magician Gal]]

* [[Magi Magi ☆ Magician Gal]]

* [[Norito the Moral Leader]]

* [[Norito the Moral Leader]]

* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]

* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]

* [[Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon]]

* [[Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon]]

* [[Thousand Knives]]

* [[Thousand Knives]]

* [[Red-Eyes Fusion]]

* [[Red-Eyes Fusion]]

* [[Fusion Deployment]]

* [[Fusion Deployment]]

* [[Magicalized Fusion]]

* [[Magicalized Fusion]]

* [[Spellbook of Secrets]]

* [[Spellbook of Secrets]]

* [[Magician's Salvation]]

* [[Magician's Salvation]]

* [[Secret Village of the Spellcasters]]

* [[Secret Village of the Spellcasters]]

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|continuous spells =  

* [[Dark Magical Circle]]

* [[Dark Magical Circle]]

* [[Piercing the Darkness]]

* [[Piercing the Darkness]]

* [[Secret Sanctuary of the Spellcasters]]

* [[Secret Sanctuary of the Spellcasters]]

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|quick-play spells =

* [[Soul Servant]]

* [[Soul Servant]]

* [[Chaos Scepter Blast]]

* [[Chaos Scepter Blast]]

* [[Eye of Illusion]]

* [[Eye of Illusion]]

* [[Successor Soul]]

* [[Successor Soul]]

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|normal traps =

* [[Black Illusion]]

* [[Black Illusion]]

* [[Dark Renewal]]

* [[Dark Renewal]]

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|continuous traps =

* [[Eternal Soul]]

* [[Eternal Soul]]