Megalith

Megalith
"Ophiel", "Och", and "Hagith" in the artwork of "Megalith Portal".
Japanese	メガリス Megarisu (romanized)
French	Mégalithe
German	Megalith
Italian	Megalito
Korean	메가리스 Megariseu (romanized)
Portuguese	Megálito
Spanish	Megalítico/a
Sets Ignition Assault Eternity Code Rise of the Duelist
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"Megalith" (メガリス Megarisu) is an archetype of EARTH Rock Ritual Monsters introduced in Ignition Assault.

Lore

Main article: Master Duel card storylines § The Mystery of the Megalith

Design

The "Megalith" monsters are based on the seven Olympian spirits, which are spiritual entities mentioned in Renaissance and post-Renaissance works such as Arbatel de magia veterum, The Secret Grimoire of Turiel and The Complete Book of Magic Science. Visually, the monsters can be divided into three groups based on their Level:

• The Level 4 monsters are static statues made of white and black stone adorned with gold, situated upon a heptagonal base: these monsters are "Ophiel", "Och", and "Hagith".
• The Level 8 monsters are animate statues of powerful monsters emerging from the heptagonal base of their respective base form: "Aratron" ("Och"), "Bethor" ("Hagith"), and "Phaleg" ("Ophiel").
• The Level 2 "Megalith Phul" is a feminine humanoid statue made out of shimmering crystals emerging from "Megalith Unformed", which is a portal made up of the shattered pieces of "Aratron", "Bethor", and "Phaleg".

Based on the artworks and the effects of "Megalith Emergence", "Megalith Promotion", and "Megalith Unformed", the Level 8 "Megalith" monsters are transformed versions of the Level 4 monsters, transforming themselves by breaking out of their static statue forms into their powerful forms. They would eventually be shattered to form a portal, from which the lowest base form of these monsters, "Phul", emerges.

Members

Monster	Olympian spirit
Megalith Aratron	Aratron
Megalith Bethor	Bethor
Megalith Hagith	Hagith
Megalith Och	Och
Megalith Ophiel	Ophiel
Megalith Phaleg	Phaleg
Megalith Phul	Phul

Playing style

The "Megalith" archetype is focused on Ritual Monsters, but is unique in that the archetype's monsters can perform Ritual Summons with their own effects, without the need of Ritual Spells.

The "Megalith" monsters can be divided by Level into three types, each of which have their own pattern of Ritual Summoning effects. All "Megalith" monsters' Ritual Summoning effects can only be activated in the Main Phase, and require Tributing monsters from the hand or field whose total Levels equal or exceed the Level of the Ritual Monster being Summoned.

Level	Monster(s)	Ritual Summoning effect
		Effect activates in	Ritual Summons	Ritual Summons from	Requires tributing itself for the Ritual Summon?
8	Bethor Phaleg Aratron*	Hand (discard as cost)	Only "Megalith" Ritual Monsters	Hand	N/A
4	Hagith Ophiel Och*	Field	All Ritual Monsters	Hand	Yes
2	Phul*	Field	Only "Megalith" Ritual Monsters	Hand or Deck	No

*: Ritual Summoning effect is a Quick Effect.

The individual effects of the "Megalith" monsters besides their Ritual Summoning effects are much more varied. In general, the Level 8 "Megalith" monsters serves as the main beaters, and the Levels 4 and 2 "Megalith" monsters provide consistency or generate advantage.

Level 8 "Megalith"

Megalith	Effects
Bethor	If this card is Ritual Summoned: You can target cards your opponent controls, up to the number of Ritual Monsters with different names in your GY; destroy them.
Phaleg	Monsters you control gain 300 ATK/DEF for each Ritual Monster in your GY.
Aratron	When your opponent activates a card or effect that targets a card you control (Quick Effect): You can place 1 Ritual Monster from your GY on the bottom of the Deck, and if you do, negate that activation, and if you do that, destroy it.

Level 4 & 2 Megalith

Megalith	Effects (If this card is Ritual Summoned:)
Hagith	You can add 1 "Megalith" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand.
Ophiel	You can add 1 "Megalith" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Megalith Ophiel".
Och	You can draw 1 card, then discard 1 card.
Phul	You can target 1 Ritual Monster in your GY; this card's Level becomes the Level of that target, then add that target to your hand.

Taken together, "Megalith Phul" is the deck's central combo enabler; its effect to Special Summon from the Deck is a major consistency boost, and its ability to recover Ritual Monsters and modulate its own levels greatly increases the amount of levels available to the player for Ritual Summoning (for the low cost of 2 levels to Ritual Summon "Phul").

"Megalith" Spell/Traps further support the deck's Ritual-based game plan. The key "Megalith" Spell is "Megalith Unformed", a Quick-Play Spell capable of Ritual Summoning "Megalith" monsters directly from the Deck, with the restriction that the monsters Tributed must have total Levels that are exactly twice the Level of Summoned monster. Other Spell/Traps provide situational utility: "Megalith Promotion" provides more Levels for Tributing, "Megalith Emergence" revives "Megalith" monsters from the GY, and "Megalith Portal" provides battle protection and extra recursion.

Generally, the "Megalith" game plan aims to tutor out "Phul" with "Hagith" (via "Unformed") and "Ophiel", and then use "Phul" to tutor out the Level 8 "Megalith" boss monsters for board control. The ability for "Phul" and "Unformed" to Ritual Summon at Spell Speed 2 enables the powerful play of Ritual Summoning "Bethor" on the opponent's turn for a disruptive mass destruction.

Externally, "Megalith" synergizes with generic Ritual support, such as the "Impcantation" engine, as well as Rock support, such as "Block Dragon" .

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands "Impcantation" monsters Block Dragon Shell Knight Ritual Monsters Megalith Aratron Megalith Bethor Megalith Hagith Megalith Och Megalith Ophiel Megalith Phaleg Megalith Phul Impcantation Chalislime Shinobaron Peacock Shinobaroness Peacock Magician of Black Chaos MAX Spell Cards Normal Spells Preparation of Rites Adamancipator Signs Miracle Rupture Gravity Balance Equip Spells Execution of the Contract Field Spells Megalith Portal Impcantation Thanatosis Ritual Spells Impcantation Inception Shinobird's Calling Continuous Spells Ritual Cage Quick-Play Spells Megalith Unformed Magnet Reverse Trap Cards Normal Traps Magnet Force Counter Traps Drytron Meteor Shower Continuous Traps Megalith Emergence Megalith Promotion Extra Deck Xyz Monsters Gallant Granite Link Monsters Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable Cross-Sheep Missus Radiant Nephthys, the Sacred Flame Dyna Mondo

Weaknesses

• Since they are a Ritual-focused archetype, they rely heavily on Special Summoning and Tributing, so any cards that shut down Special Summoning and Tributing can really cripple this deck. The Deck also suffers from a major lack of recovery effects, the only in-theme ones being "Megalith Portal" and "Phul", both of which are hard once per turn.

Trivia

• The "Megalith" monsters introduced in Ignition Assault are the first Rock Ritual Monsters.