Phantom Beast

Phantom Beast
"Horn of the Phantom Beast".
Japanese	幻（げん）獣（じゅう） 幻獣 (base) げんじゅう (ruby) Genjū (romanized)
Chinese	幻獸 Huànshòu (pinyin) Waan6 sau3 (jyutping)
French	Bête Fantôme
German	Phantomungeheuer
Italian	Bestia Fantasma
Korean	환상수 幻想獸 (Hanja) Hwansangsu (romanized)
Portuguese	Besta Fantasma
Spanish	Bestia Fantasma
Sets
Starter Deck 2006 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force promotional cards Duelist Revolution Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy Judgment of the Light Shadow Specters Primal Origin Structure Deck: Yugi Muto Circuit Break Structure Deck: Powercode Link
TCG Sets
Metal Raiders Starter Deck: Yugi Evolution Dark Beginning 2 Force of the Breaker: Special Edition Retro Pack Dark Legends Gold Series 2009 Absolute Powerforce Turbo Pack: Booster Seven Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack Duelist League 15 participation cards Onslaught of the Fire Kings Structure Deck Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy Sneak Peek Participation Card Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants War of the Giants: Round 2 War of the Giants Reinforcements 2014 Mega-Tin Mega Pack World Superstars Yugi's Legendary Decks OTS Tournament Pack 4 Dark Saviors 2018 Mega-Tin Mega Pack OTS Tournament Pack 9 The Infinity Chasers Battles of Legend: Armageddon
OCG Sets
Limited Edition 2: Yugi Pack Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist Game Guide 2 promotional card Metal Raiders (Japanese) Structure Deck: Yugi Duelist Legacy Volume.4 Structure Deck: Yugi Volume 2 Beginner's Edition 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force Friendship Tag Duel promotional card Beginner's Edition 2 (2011) Structure Deck: Onslaught of the Fire Kings Advanced Tournament Pack 2013 Vol.1 V Jump April 2013 Tokens Advanced Tournament Pack 2013 Vol.2 Extra Pack: Sword of Knights Memories of the Duel King: Battle City Arc The New Challengers Extra Pack: Knights of Order Advanced Tournament Pack 2014 Vol.4 Tournament Pack 2017 Vol.3 LINK VRAINS Pack 3
Korea-Only
Advanced Event Pack 2013 Vol.1 Precious Pack Volume 2 Advanced Event Pack 2014 Vol.2 Extra Pack 2015 Advanced Event Pack 2018 Vol.1
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
Manga appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Yu-Gi-Oh! R Yu-Gi-Oh! D Team ZEXAL
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"Phantom Beast" (幻（げん）獣（じゅう） Genjū) is an archetype of mostly Beast-Warrior and Machine monsters.

"Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" and "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" are also "Phantom Beast" cards because they have 「幻（げん）獣（じゅう）」 in their Japanese names. In the TCG, "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" and "Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast" each have an archetype condition that treats it as a "Phantom Beast" monster. Due to no "Phantom Beast" support cards being printed since the archetype condition was added to "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts", it is always specifically included in effects that specify "Phantom Beast" monsters.

The effects of the Beasts seem to be based on those of the "White Knights" used by Chazz Princeton in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. The archetype also includes a sub-archetype, the "Mecha Phantom Beasts".

"Phantom Beast Wild-Horn" appear as a character in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links.

Playing style

They are based around aggressive beatdown tactics, gaining advantages when sent to/while in the Graveyard, or inflicting extra damage when battling.

Recommended cards

Main Deck Monster Cards Normal Monsters Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts (with "Unexpected Dai") Effect Monsters Phantom Beast Cross-Wing Phantom Beast Thunder-Pegasus Phantom Beast Wild-Horn Berfomet Enraged Battle Ox Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Bear Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Buffalo Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Gorilla Tuner monsters Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts X-Saber Airbellum Spell Cards Closed Forest (If you use Beast monsters) Spiritual Forest Fire Formation - Tenki Fire Formation - Tensu Future Fusion Polymerization Trap Cards Horn of the Phantom Beast Beast Rising Extra Deck Fusion Monsters Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast Synchro Monsters Thunder Unicorn Voltic Bicorn Lightning Tricorn Naturia Beast XX-Saber Gottoms Thor, Lord of the Aesir (use with "Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts") Xyz Monsters Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger King Diamond Dire Wolf Link Monsters Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Eagle Fire Fighting Daruma Doll Missus Radiant

Weaknesses

Banishers like "Disappear" "Soul Release" and "Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer" can take "Cross Wing", "Thunder Pegasus" and/or "Chimaera"'s Fusion Material Monsters out of the Graveyard and hence nullify a motley of benefits that "Phantom Beasts" can't otherwise get much of from other support cards. This can be contested with "Imperial Iron Wall".

"Tualatin" is a perfect mismatch against standard "Phantom Beast" Decks as this card can keep them off the field wholly, an Archetype that is heftily needy on field presence and offensive stratagems.