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Using the search effect of "[[Raidraptor - Force Strix]]" is this archetype's opening move to add "[[Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius]]" to [[Special Summon]] other "Raidraptor" Monsters from the Hand or "[[Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius]]" that can replace itself after being sent to the Graveyard.
One important note about this archetype is many of it's its best card effects restrict to you to Special Summoning only "Raidraptor" Monsters for the rest of the turn; so Summon Monsters other useful Monsters before using this archetype's restrictive effects.
The effect of the "[[Raidraptor - Tribute Lanius|Tribute Lanius]]" can send "[[Raidraptor - Mimicry Lanius|Mimicry Lanius]]" to the Graveyard in order to [[Banish]] itself and search for "[[Raidraptor - Nest]]", a great card for gathering early Level 4 Monster advantage.
"[[Raidraptor - Sharp Lanius|Sharp Lanius]]" is best supported by an [[Xyz Monster]] while it is attacking, but sometimes to recover advantage you will need to use it's its effect to attack into an opposing high DEF Monster and purposefully take damage to enable your plays when there are no other options.
The effects of the Main Deck monsters are usually activated during the [[Main Phase]] of the turn that they were Normal or Special Summoned, and they focus on swarming the field to Xyz Summon Rank 4 or Rank 5 monsters. Cards like "[[Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius|Vanishing Lanius]]", "[[Raidraptor - Sharp Lanius|Sharp Lanius]]", "[[Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius|Fuzzy Lanius]]", and "[[Raidraptor - Singing Lanius|Singing Lanius]]" allow quick Special Summoning from the hand or graveyard, while "[[Raidraptor - Force Strix|Force Strix]]", "[[Raidraptor - Nest|Nest]]", "[[Raidraptor - Mimicry Lanius|Mimicry Lanius]]", "[[Raidraptor - Tribute Lanius|Tribute Lanius]]", and "[[Raidraptor - Call|Call]]" either search, dump, or Special Summon free cards from the deck. The archetype can also access other summoning and/or searching effects that benefit Level 4 and [[Winged Beast]]-type monsters, such as "[[Summoner Monk]]" and "[[Swallow's Nest]]"respectively.
The lower-Ranked Xyz Monsters have low [[ATK]] and high [[DEF]] for their Rank, but they make up for this with extremely powerful effects: "[[Raidraptor - Rise Falcon|Rise Falcon]]" can gain a large amount of ATK, while "[[Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon|Blaze Falcon]]" can attack directly and destroy multiple monsters at once. The Rank 6 "[[Raidraptor - Revolution Falcon]]" combine elements from both "Rise" and "Blaze Falcon", albeit slightly different. The Rank 8 and 10 monsters, "[[Raidraptor - Satellite Cannon Falcon]]" and "[[Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon|Ultimate Falcon]]", have higher ATK but more focused on weakening the ATK of the opponents monster instead of outright destroying them (but those effects can work on any monster, not just Special Summoned monster).
"Raidraptors" also supports [[Rank-Up]] strategy, due to a high number of "[[Rank-Up-Magic]]" Spells associated with the archetype. These cards' usually focus on Ranking-Up any Xyz Monster into a "Raidraptor" monster, or vice-versa. Some of these cards can also revive a defeated Xyz monster before using it as Material for an even stronger one, and others can also Rank-Up Xyz monsters into others that are 2 Ranks higher (with "[[Rank-Up-Magic Soul Shave Force|Soul Shave]]" and "[[Rank-Up-Magic Skip Force|Skip]]") or even double their Rank ("[[Rank-Up-Magic Doom Double Force|Doom Double]]"), greatly diversifying their options. As the "Rank-Up-Magic" card's usefulness depends on whatever Xyz Monster the player has on the field at the time (and the fact that those cards aren't easily searchable), "[[Raidraptor - Last Strix]]" can be utilized to provide Xyz Monsters straight from the Extra Deck, as Materials for Rank-Up if necessary. This tactic is also useful to bring out monsters that would be almost impossible to Summon otherwise, such as "[[Raidraptor - Satellite Cannon Falcon|Satellite Cannon Falcon]]" or "[[Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon|Ultimate Falcon]]".
Overall, "Raidraptors" run in a manner similar to the "[[Blackwing]]" archetype. They are both DARK Winged Beast archetypes that can swarm the field with a wide range of flexible effects, but they rely mostly on their proficiency in battle to achieve victory against the opponent. Some "Blackwing" monsters such as "[[Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite]]" fit well inside the deck, due to their Level or effects, while also being searchable by "Force Strix".
