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'''Dragon''' is a powerful [[Type]] to contend with, often focusing on brute [[ATK]] strength and powerful [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] and [[Synchro Monster]]s. Dragons are also the most numerous monster Type and tend to be the strongest or key monster in numerous Deck types that would otherwise have nothing to do with dragons. Ever since the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card franchise began, Dragon monsters have been known for having attack points greater than any other type of monster in the game (also being the one of the most popular monster-types). Dragons and Dragon support cards also tend to have effects that [[Special Summon]] other Dragon-Type monsters, such as "[[King Dragun]]", "[[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]", "[[Lord of D.]]" in combination with "[[The Flute of Summoning Dragon]]", "[[Decoy Dragon]]", etc. There are Dragon-Type Monsters for every single Attribute (except for [[DIVINE]], though two of the three [[Divine-Beast]] cards are referred to as dragons, namely [[The Winged Dragon of Ra]], and [[Slifer the Sky Dragon]]); mainly [[LIGHT]], [[DARK]], [[WIND]] and [[FIRE]].
As of now, the highest ATK monsters in the game, "[[Dragon Master Knight]]", "[[Five-Headed Dragon]]", and "[[Malefic Truth Dragon]]" are Dragon-[[Type]]s. In addition, the most powerful [[Normal Monster]] is also a Dragon, the "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]". Two of the most powerful "[[LV Monster|LV]]" series, "[[Armed Dragon]]s" and "[[Horus]]" are also Dragon-[[Type]]s. Decks that run lots of high-level monsters may also consider "[[Montage Dragon]]". The most powerful [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]], [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]] and [[Xyz Monster]]s are Dragons. Legendary examples include "[[Stardust Dragon]]", "[[Red Dragon Archfiend]]", "[[Black Rose Dragon]]", "[[Trident Dragion]], "[[Five-Headed Dragon]]", "[[Dragon Master Knight]]", "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]", "[[Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste]], "[[Shooting Star Dragon]]", "[[Red Nova Dragon]]", "[[Life Stream Dragon]]" , "[[Void Ogre Dragon]]", "[[Shooting Quasar Dragon]]", "[[Number 17: Leviathan Thunder End Dragon]]", "[[Thunder End Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]", "[[Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Number 17: Leviathan Dragon]]" and "[[Number 92: False Skeletal God Dragon, Heart-eartH Dragon]]".
Dragons also have their own four [[Structure Deck]]s: ''[[Structure Deck 1: Dragon's Roar]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: Rise of the Dragon Lords]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: Dragunity Legion]]'', and ''[[Structure Deck: Dragons Collide]]''.
To date, there are no [[Flip Effect Monster|Flip Effect]] Dragon-Type monsters.
The Dragon-Type is certainly one of the contenders for "most Type-Specific support cards". Most Dragon-Type monsters have the word "Dragon" in its card name. The word "Dragon" also exists in many non-Dragon Monster Card names, typically denoting a creature of exceptional power. Examples include "[[Cyber Dragon]]", "[[Power Tool Dragon]]", "[[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]", "[[Blowback Dragon]]", "[[Barrel Dragon]]", "[[Solar Flare Dragon]]", "[[Megarock Atlantean DragonPoseidra]]", "[[Thunder Dragon]]", "[[Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World]]", [[Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Dragon]]", [[Number 32: Shark Drake]] and "[[Twin-Headed Fire Dragon]]".
A recent trend with multi-Type [[archetype]]s is having the [[Wiktionary:trump|trump card]] of the archetype be a Dragon-Type unlike some of the other monsters in the archetype, such as:
