Editing Labrynth

{{Infobox archseries
| image   = BigWelcomeLabrynth-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png
| caption = "[[Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle]]", "[[Arias the Labrynth Butler]]", and an unnamed "Labrynth" monster challenge the recurring female knight in the artwork of "[[Big Welcome Labrynth]]".
| ja_name = ラビュリンス
| romaji  = Rabyurinsu
| fr_name = Labrynth
| de_name = Labrynth
| it_name = Labrinto
| ko_name = 라뷰린스
| pt_name = Labrinto
| es_name = Labrislinto
| sc_name = 拉比丽斯
| sc_pinyin = Lābǐlìsī 
| sets    =
* [[Darkwing Blast]]
* [[Photon Hypernova]]
* [[Age of Overlord]]
| tcg     =
* [[Tactical Masters]]
* [[Battles of Legend: Monstrous Revenge]]
* [[OTS Tournament Pack 23]]
| ocg     =
* [[Deck Build Pack: Tactical Masters]]
* [[Darkwing Blast +1 Bonus Pack]]
* [[Age of Overlord +1 Bonus Pack]]
}}

{{Quote|The archetype's tagline in promotional material|Is [[Labrynth Labyrinth|this beautiful castle]] riddled with [[trap]]s? The [[Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle|princess]]' tricks are always perfect!}}

"'''Labrynth'''" (ラビュリンス ''Rabyurinsu'') is an [[archetype]] of [[DARK]] [[Fiend]] monsters introduced in ''[[Deck Build Pack: Tactical Masters]]''/''[[Tactical Masters]]''. It also has a sub-archetype of [[Normal Trap Card]]s: "[[Welcome Labrynth (archetype)|Welcome Labrynth]]".

==Lore==
{{Main|The Valuable Book EX 3 card storylines#No. 04: Labrynth}}

==Etymology==
The archetype's name is an alteration of "labyrinth" whose Japanese pronunciation sounds similar to "love (you)". Additionally, it may be a portmanteau with [[wikipedia:labrys|labrys]], a term for double-bladed axes (such as the one wielded by "[[Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle]]"), which are an important religious symbol of the ancient Cretan religion usually associated with goddesses, with Crete being the purported location of the [[wikipedia:Labyrinth#Cretan labyrinth|Minoan Labyrinth]]. The labrys is also sometimes used as a symbol of the lesbian community, which may hint at the princess holding feelings for the unnamed feminine knight depicted in the Trap Cards' artworks (supported by the artwork of "[[Big Welcome Labrynth]]", where a flurry of cherry blossoms in the background forms a heart).

The retainers ("Arianna", "Ariane", and "Arias") derive their names from [[wikipedia:Ariadne|Ariadne]], the girl who helped [[wikipedia:Theseus|Theseus]] escape the Minoan Labyrinth.

==Design==
[[File:Crest-Labrynth.png|thumb|right|150px|The "Labrynth" crest.]]
The "Labrynth" cards are themed after trap-filled mansions often seen in "trap 'em up" video games such as the ''[[wikipedia:Deception (video game series)|Deception]]'' series and its spinoff ''[[wikipedia:Trapt (video game)|Trapt]]'', as well as the ''Dungeon Maker'' series; in these games, the player sets up traps to eliminate and/or capture invading enemies. As mentioned above, the theme is also based on the ancient Greek myth of the Minoan Labyrinth and the [[wikipedia:Minotaur|Minotaur]].

The theme's monsters are based on denizens of a certain [[Trap]]-filled castle ("[[Labrynth Labyrinth]]"), as well as the animated inanimate objects stationed within that may spring to life and attack the invaders.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! [[Level]]
! Labrynth
! Origin
|-
| rowspan="2" | 8
| [[Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle]]
| rowspan="2" | [[wikipedia:Labrys|Labrys]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Labyrinth|Labyrinth]]
|-
| [[Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle]]
|-
| 7
| [[Labrynth Archfiend|Archfiend]]
| Armor statue
|-
| 6
| [[Arias the Labrynth Butler|Arias the Butler]]
| [[wikipedia:Butler|Butler]]<br/>''[[wikipedia:jp:アリアドネー#芸術作品|Ariasu]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 4
| [[Arianna the Labrynth Servant|Arianna the Servant]]
| rowspan="2" | [[wikipedia:Maid|Maidservant]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Ariadne|Ariadne]]
|-
| [[Ariane the Labrynth Servant|Ariane the Servant]]
|-
| 3
| [[Labrynth Chandraglier|Chandraglier]]
| Chandelier
|-
| 2
| [[Labrynth Stovie Torbie|Stovie Torbie]]
| Stove
|-
| 1
| [[Labrynth Cooclock|Cooclock]]
| Cuckoo clock
|}

==Playing style==
"Labrynth" is a Trap-based archetype focusing on using [[Normal Trap Card]]s; many of its cards have effects that support searching out, recovering, or speeding up Normal Traps, and/or can activate advantageous [[Trigger Effect]]s if a Normal Trap [[Leaves the field|remove]]s monster(s) from the [[field]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Labrynth
! [[Card type]]
! [[Trigger Effect]]
|-
| [[Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Effect Monster]]
| [[Destroy]] 1 card the opponent [[control]]s or 1 random card in their [[hand]].
|-
| [[Arianna the Labrynth Servant|Servant Arianna]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Draw]] 1 card, then [[Special Summon]] 1 [[Fiend]] monster, or [[Set]] 1 [[Spell]]/[[Trap]], from the hand.
|-
| [[Ariane the Labrynth Servant|Servant Ariane]]
|-
| [[Labrynth Chandraglier|Chandraglier]]
| [[Add]] this card from the [[GY]] to the hand.
|-
| [[Labrynth Stovie Torbie|Stovie Torbie]]
| Special Summon this card from the GY.
|-
| [[Welcome Labrynth|Welcome]]
| [[Normal Trap]]
| Set this card from your GY.
|}

If the player's field and GY is set up with these "Labrynth" cards, removing a single monster with a Normal Trap can trigger all of these Trigger Effects at once, generating a massive amount of advantage.

The two key "engine" cards that enables the deck's resource generation and cycling are the Normal Traps "[[Welcome Labrynth]]" and "[[Big Welcome Labrynth]]". Both can summon "Labrynth" monsters from the player's Deck, and "Big Welcome" can also [[List of unofficial terms#Bounce|bounce]] the player's own monsters, triggering "Labrynth" monster effects. In-archetype, they are searchable by "[[Labrynth Chandraglier]]", "[[Labrynth Stovie Torbie]]", and "[[Arianna the Labrynth Servant]]"; the former two can do so as a [[Quick Effect]], while the latter is a generic searcher for the entire archetype. Situationally, "[[Ariane the Labrynth Servant]]" can act as an additional second-level searcher for the former three.

In its support to generic Normal Traps, "Labrynth" features multiple searchers for Normal Traps. The primary one is "[[Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle]]", who can search out any Normal Trap when a Normal Trap is activated. More situationally, "[[Farewelcome Labrynth]]", "[[Labrynth Archfiend]]" and "[[Labrynth Set-Up]]" can also search Normal Traps, but either come with restrictive conditions, restrictive search targets, or setup requirements.

"Labrynth" also features "speed up" effects for Normal Traps (allowing them to be activated in the same turn they are set) and Normal Trap recovery; the former is provided by "[[Labrynth Cooclock]]" and "[[Arias the Labrynth Butler]]", while the latter is provided by "[[Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle]]".

The deck generally plays as a control deck, aiming to maintain a resource loop and field advantage through the archetype searchers and archetypal Trigger Effects, before finishing off the opponent   by tutoring out high-power Normal Traps with "Lady Labrynth".

===Recommended cards===
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->

|effect monsters =
* [[Arianna the Labrynth Servant]]
* [[Ariane the Labrynth Servant]]
* [[Arias the Labrynth Butler]]
* [[Labrynth Archfiend]]
* [[Labrynth Chandraglier]]
* [[Labrynth Cooclock]]
* [[Labrynth Stovie Torbie]]
* [[Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle]]
* [[Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle]]
* [[Absolute King Back Jack]]
* [[Barrier Statue of the Abyss]]
* [[Chaos Hunter]]
* [[Diabellze the Original Sinkeeper]]
* [[Lord of the Heavenly Prison]]
* [[Loris, Lady of Lament]]
* [[Malice, Lady of Lament]]
* [[Radian, the Multidimensional Kaiju]]

|tuner monsters =
* [[Soul Resonator]]
* [[Vision Resonator]]
* [[Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill]] ''(with "[[Ring of Destruction]]")''

|fusion monsters =
* Targets for "Dogmatika Punishment"
** [[Elder Entity N'tss]] 
** [[Garura, Wings of Resonant Life]]
** [[Chimera the King of Phantom Beasts]]
** [[Berfomet the Mythical King of Phantom Beasts]]

|synchro monsters =
* [[Chaos Angel]]
* [[Golden Cloud Beast - Malong]] ''(with "Dogmatika Punishment")''

|xyz monsters = 
* [[D/D/D Wave King Caesar]]/[[D/D/D Wave High King Caesar]]
** [[D/D/D Marksman King Tell]]
** [[D/D/D Deviser King Deus Machinex]]
** [[Number 77: The Seven Sins]]
* [[Evilswarm Exciton Knight]]
* [[Number 1: Infection Buzzking]]
* [[Super Starslayer TY-PHON - Sky Crisis]]

|link monsters =
* [[Knightmare Cerberus]]
* [[Knightmare Gryphon]]
* [[Knightmare Phoenix]]
* [[Knightmare Unicorn]]
* [[Muckraker From the Underworld]]
* [[Unchained Soul Lord of Yama]]
* [[Unchained Abomination]]
* [[Moon of the Closed Sky]]
* [[Underworld Goddess of the Closed World]]

|normal spells =
* [[Angel of Blue Tears]]
* [[Terraforming]]
* [[Traptantalizing Tune]]

|field spells =
* [[Labrynth Labyrinth]]

|continuous spells =
* [[Temple of the Kings]]
* [[Crimson Gaia]] ''(with "Vision Resonator")''

|quick-play spells =
* [[Labrynth Set-Up]]

|normal traps =
* [[Archfiend's Ghastly Glitch]]
* [[Big Welcome Labrynth]]
* [[Farewelcome Labrynth]]
* [[Labrynth Barrage]]
* [[Welcome Labrynth]]
* [[Destructive Daruma Karma Cannon]]
* [[Dimensional Barrier]]
* [[Different Dimension Ground]] ''(Side Deck option)''
* [[Fiend Griefing]]
* [[Infinite Impermanence]]
* [[Magic Deflector]] ''(Side Deck option)''
* [[Metaverse]]
* [[Non Aggression Area]]
* [[Sinful Spoils Subdual]]
* [[Transaction Rollback]]
* [[Trap Trick]]
* [[The Black Goat Laughs]]
* The [[Virus]] series
* [[Waking the Dragon]]
* [[Boo-Boo Game]]
* [[Warning Point]]
* [[Weighbridge]]
* [[Witch's Strike]]
* Various [[Normal Trap Card]]s that make monsters leave the field:
** [[Compulsory Evacuation Device]]
** [[Dogmatika Punishment]]
** [[Ice Dragon's Prison]]
** [[Paleozoic Dinomischus]]
** [[Ichiroku's Ledger Book]]
** [[Raigeki Break]]/[[Karma Cut]]/[[Phoenix Wing Wind Blast]]
** [[Ring of Destruction]]
** [[Torrential Tribute]]
** [[Terrors of the Overroot]]
** The "[[Trap Hole (archetype)|Trap Hole]]" archetype
* Various Normal Trap Cards that activate upon attack declaration:
** [[Attack Guidance Armor]]
** [[Dimensional Prison]]
** [[Dimension Wall]]
** [[Jelly Cannon]]
** [[Scrap-Iron Scarecrow]]
** The [[Mirror Trap (series)|Mirror Trap]] series

|counter traps =
* [[Red Reboot]] (OCG and Traditional Format only)
}}

===Weaknesses===
* Because of their heavy reliance on Trap Cards, cards that counter them or prevent them from activating or playing such as "[[Jinzo]]", "[[Royal Decree]]" and "[[Eradicator Epidemic Virus]]" will immediately cripple or shut down the deck.
* As "Labrynth" monsters are all DARK, "[[Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror]]" is also very effective against Labrynth monsters and can counter them from searching Trap Cards.
* As "Labrynth" cards often have [[discard]] costs, the deck generally has to rely on repeatedly looping "[[Welcome Labrynth]]" and/or "[[Big Welcome Labrynth]]" to maintain card advantage. Should the opponent managed to stop the loop, the deck would ended up struggling to recover their disadvantagous position had they were not able to search and activate a copy of either "Welcome" or "Big Welcome".
* "[[Consecrated Light]]" prevents DARK monsters from [[Attack|attacking]] or being Summoned.

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