Editing Warrior

:''This article refers to the [[Type]]. For the [[Archetype]], see: [[Warriors]]. For the opening theme, see: [[WARRIORS]]''

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	| image name           = Warrior.svg
	| image size           = 300px
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	| kanji                = <ruby><rb>戦</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>せん</rt><rp>)</rp><rb>士</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>し</rt><rp>)</rp><rb>族</rb><rp>(</rp><rt>ぞく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>
	| furigana             = せんしぞく
	| japanese             = 戦士族
	| romanji              = Senshizoku
	| japanese translated  = Soldier
	| english              = Warrior
	| french               = Guerrier
	| german               = Krieger
	| italian              = 
	| korean               = 전사족
        | portuguese           = Guerreiro
	| spanish              = 
	| arabic               = محارب (Muḥārib)
}}
{{Infobox/Archetype/Yu-Gi-Oh!
	| list                 = List of Warrior Monsters
	| support list         = List of Warrior Support Cards
	| anti-support list    = List of Anti-Warrior Support Cards
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'''Warrior''' type monsters are perhaps one of the most versatile, if not the most versatile monster [[Type]]. This versatility comes from their ability to destroy monsters by battle, inflicting [[Battle Damage]], or by destroying cards. There are Warriors of every [[Attribute]] but most of them have the [[EARTH]] Attribute (although Warriors with [[LIGHT]] and [[DARK]] attributes are also quite common). Warrior-Type monsters are the most human like type of monster, given that most warriors/fighters/soldiers are humans. Warriors are are also well-known for having the most "equipable only to this type" kind of [[Equip Spell Cards]], like "[[Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade]]", "[[Fusion Sword Murasame Blade]]", "[[Dragonic Attack]]", "[[Lightning Blade]]" and "[[Sword of Dragon's Soul]]". Warriors are also unique because they have monsters that work well with equip cards like "[[Armed Samurai - Ben Kei]]" "[[Gilford the Legend]]" and "[[Evocator Chevalier]]". Nearly all the "[[Elemental Heroes|Elemental Heroes]]" and all of the "[[Destiny Heroes|Destiny Heroes]]"  monsters are Warriors, in addition to the "[[Amazoness]]", "[[Dark Scorpion]]", "[[Silent Swordsman LV7|Silent Swordsman]]", "[[Warriors]]", "[[Mystic Swordsman LV6|Mystic Swordsman]]", "[[Sasuke Samurai]]", "[[The Six Samurai]]", and "[[Cyber Girls]]" [[Archetype]]s are comprised of Warrior monstes.

Warriors also have their own [[Structure Deck]], [[Structure Deck 5: Warrior's Triumph]], as well as a secondary Structure Deck: [[Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike]] (in the same way that [[Structure Deck: Spellcaster's Command]] is to [[Structure Deck 6: Spellcaster's Judgment]]).

==Example==
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: ''Also See: Lists of [[List of Warrior Monsters|Warrior Monsters]], [[List of Warrior Support Cards]], and [[List of Anti-Warrior Support Cards|Anti-Warrior Support Cards]].''

==Playing Styles==
A '''Warrior Deck''' is based upon the [[Monster Cards|monster]] [[Type]] of [[Warrior]]. Warriors make up one of the largest pools of cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. In addition to that they possess some of the most powerful cards in the game. Some of this is due to the fact that there are so many warriors, but some of it may be attributed to an assumed favoritism on the part of [[Konami]]. An overwhelming proportion (compared to other types) of Warriors are at least playable, if not powerful. Supposedly, [[Warrior]]s, more often than other types, can be downright broken.

With this in mind, its easy to see why the Warrior Deck is one of the oldest deck types and is still in heavy use today. To be a true warrior deck all a deck needs is a profusion of warriors, but some of the most popular types of Warrior Deck through time have been the Warrior Swarm and the Warrior Toolbox.

===Warrior Swarm Deck===
A '''Warrior Swarm Deck''' is a rather old, and currently outclassed deck type that was popular back in the days of mass removal cards like "[[Raigeki]]" and "[[Dark Hole]]". With one's field constantly under threat of being wiped it was naturally an advantage to be able to return to numbers as quickly as possible and while you had the chance to grab for as many life points as you possibly could. This deck's main power was rushing the field with 2 [[Marauding Captain]]'s making your opponent unable to attack you. This combo was particularly deadly with "[[United We Stand]]" and if monster removal was available (such as the extra summon of "[[Exiled Force]]" through "[[Marauding Captain]]"'s effect) then it was a direct hit to the opponent. "[[Mysterious Guard]]" can ward off opposing monsters. Having "[[The A. Forces]]" will allow you to make your lower level monsters harder defeat in battle. If done correctly it is possible to summon 5 monsters in one turn.By using 2"[[Marauding Captain]]"'s on the field(locking attacks), a "[[Command Knight]]" and "[[The A. Forces]]" makes a devastating Combo of low level monsters making you able to open up the different effect monsters you have.
It also does not hurt to have an "[[gigantes]]" because he can be special summoned by removing from play 1 earth type monster, really good after tributing "[[Exiled Force]]".

===Warrior Toolbox Deck===
A '''Warrior Toolbox Deck''' revolves around the principles of searching out a [[Warrior]] "tool" to counter almost any move your opponent may put into play. Sometimes referred to as merely "Toolbox", Warrior Toolbox is a much more recent and still popular and powerful deck type. This deck type revolves almost completely around loading the deck with utility monsters, cards such as "[[Goblin Attack Force]]", "[[Mystic Swordsman LV2]]", "[[Exiled Force]]", "[[D.D. Warrior Lady]]", "[[D.D. Assailant]]", "[[Don Zaloog]]", and sometimes even "[[Elemental Hero Wildheart]]". The reason for this is that the majority of these cards have a limited use outside of specific situations. Toolbox survives and thrives in today's metagame because it is able to reliably search the monsters it needs when it needs them to suit any situation. Most of this searching is done via "[[Reinforcement of the Army]]" and "[[Sangan]]", but occasionally Toolbox will utilize cards such as "[[Giant Rat]]" or "[[Mystic Tomato]]" due to the fact that a large majority of its cards may be tutorable by those monsters (including many non-warrior monsters which are seamlessly splashable in the Toolbox deck).

====Rat Toolbox====
''' Rat Toolbox''' refers to using "[[Giant Rat]]", and the elements of a [[Warrior Toolbox]]. It has a number of variations (the most popular being Card Trooper Return) and is, as of now, the most popular toolbox. The general aim of a "Ratbox," as it is nicknamed, is to special summon appropriate monsters at appropriate times, through the destruction of "[[Giant Rat]]". To speed this along, rush cards can be implemented in the deck design, as well as Swap Control. It is probable that the best monster, besides "[[Giant Rat]]", in the Ratbox is either "[[Exiled Force]]" or "[[Card Trooper]]" and "[[Bazoo the Soul-Eater]]", depending on the design. Cards like "[[Nimble Momonga]]", "[[Elemental Hero Wildheart]]", and "[[Neo-Spacian Grand Mole]]" are important to the deck as well. To ease the tension of drawing situational cards at bad moments, "[[Card Trader]]" is another good card for the Rat deck.

===Warrior Equip Deck===
This common form of a [[Warrior Deck]] revolves around using [[Equip Cards]] to quickly overwhelm even your opponents strongest monsters with normally weak monsters. A great combo is to summon "[[Gilford the Legend]]" while you have "[[Gearfried the Swordmaster]]" on the field. If you do this while you have five equip cards in your [[Graveyard]] you can wipe out all of your opponents monsters AND inflict massive damage! Other good cards to add to this deck are "[[Megamorph]]", "[[Armed Samurai - Ben Kei]]", and "[[Mage Power]]" (Especially if you have a lot of [[Equip Cards]]). But an important thing to remember is to add cards like "[[Ultimate Offering]]", "[[Double Summon]]", and "[[Mausoleum of the Emperor]]", to maintain field advantage, because if you can't keep a couple of monsters on the field all you will have is a bunch of useless stuff. A syncro that goes really well with this kind of deck is"[[Power Tool Dragon]]", so make sure you got a "[[Tune Warrior]]" to get him out when you got a level 4 monster on your side of the field.

===Gemini / Warrior Equip Effect===

===Recommended Cards===
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====Monsters====

You may also look to gemini warriors to aid your warrior deck by adding a few gemini monster abilities running mostly equip cards and there trap card effects to keep your monsters safe and playable.First we look to the equip effect monster "Evocator Chevalier",now you "must" have all three of these bad boys because they have an important effect that will destroy any card on the field if you destroy one equip card that is equipped to this monster."Phoenix Gearfried" has an ability that can special summon gemini monsters from your graveyard whenever your opponent activates a spell card and also by discarding one equip card you can negate the activation of a spell or trap card that targets one of your monsters and destroy it."Future Samurai" has an awesome effect that allows you to remove from play any monster from your graveyard to destroy one of your opponents monsters."Blazewing Butterfly" allows you to tribute it to special summon any gemini monster allowing it to gain its effect.Gemini Summoner is a good monster to ward off being destroyed from an attack if your opponent has a single monster on the field,also by paying five hundred life points you can normal summon or set one gemini monster to the field on your opponents end phase."Featherizer" will allow you to discard any gemini monster in your deck to the graveyard and draw a card,this works well with "Phoenix Gearfried"."The Creator" is a great way to get rid of your "Phoenix Gearfried" that may be sitting in your hand so you can special summon him at a later time and possibly pull out whatever gemini monster that may be chilling in your graveyard.If you run one "Gearfried the Swordmaster" he can destroy one monster with every equip card that he is given."Gilford the Legend" is a great way to recycle your equip spell cards that have been used threw-out the duel giving your "Phoenix Gearfried" "Gearfried the Swordmasteror" your "Evocator Chevalier" a chance to further use there effects."Field Commander Rahz" can be used to rig a level four or lower warrior draw that you may need,like a gemini warrior,"Gearfried the Iron Knight" or "The Creator Incarnate" to get that special summon you may need for "The Creator".

====Spells====

"Hidden Armory" is a very useful card for digging out one equip spell card in your deck or graveyard and add it to your hand by sacrificing one card from your deck and your normal summon or set for the turn."Supervise" is a card that will give your gemini monster its effect and if it has been sent from the field to the graveyard you can select one gemini monster from your graveyard and special summon it into play."Divine Sword-Phoenix Blade" will combo very well with the effect of "Evocator Chevalier" which will allow you to use his effect multiple time in the duel at the cost of removing two warrior monsters from the game and you can force its effect even faster using "Field Commander Rahz".

====Traps====

"Justi Break" will destroy all effect monsters that may swarm in on you as long as you use it with a single gemini monster."Gemini Traphole" will do the same thing as long as your gemini monsters has its effect "works well with Supervise"."Birthright" will allow you to special summon your gemini monsters from the graveyard "works well with The Creator".Finally we have "Blast with Chain" that you can equip to your monster allowing you to use its effects by ether powering up your monster for five hundred points or by destroying it to use its secondary effect destroying any card on the field.This card works well with "Gearfried the Iron Knight" "effect use" "Phoenix Gearfried" "single monster protection,effect use" and "Evocator Chevalier" "double effect use" this means you can destroy "any" two cards on the field all by destroying one trap card.

===Synchron Boost===
This focus on synchro summoning "[[Nitro Warrior]]" or "[[Turbo Warrior]]" on the first turn. To do this, you need to activate "[[Foolish Burial]]" to send "[[Nitro Synchron]]" or "[[Turbo Synchron]]" to the graveyard and activate "[[Junk Synchron|Junk Synchron's]]" special ability to special summon "[[Nitro Synchron]]" or "[[Turbo Synchron]]" from the graveyard and sacrifice "[[Junk Synchron]]" to special summon "[[Turret Warrior]]", and [[Synchro Summon]] "[[Nitro Warrior]]" or "[[Turbo Warrior]]".

Another strategy for this deck is to use "[[Quickdraw Synchron]]" with cards to manipulate his level ("[[Level Eater]]", "[[Demotion]]", etc.)

===Recommended Cards===

====Monsters:====
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* [[Quickdraw Synchron]]
* [[Junk Synchron]]
* [[Nitro Synchron]]
* [[Turbo Synchron]]
* [[Road Synchron]]
* [[Drill Synchron]]
* [[Quillbolt Hedgehog]]
* [[Level Eater]]
* [[Turret Warrior]]
* [[Speed Warrior]]

====Spells:====
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* [[Demotion]]
* [[The A. Forces]]
* [[Level Tuning]]
* [[The Warrior Returning Alive]]
* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
* [[Scapegoat]]/[[Stray Lambs]]
* [[Synchro Boost]]
* [[Synchro Blast Wave]]
* [[Emergency Provisions]]
* [[Monster Reincarnation]]

====Traps:====
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* [[Ultimate Offering]]
* [[The Grave of Enkindling]]
* [[Limit Reverse]]
* [[Urgent Tuning]]
* [[Synchro Strike]]
* [[Scrap-Iron Scarecrow]]
* [[Dark Bribe]]
* [[Trap Jammer]]

====Extra Deck:====
* [[Junk Warrior]]
* [[Nitro Warrior]]
* [[Turbo Warrior]]
* [[Road Warrior]]
* [[Drill Warrior]]
* [[Colossal Fighter]]
* [[Goyo Guardian]]
* [[Armory Arm]]
* [[X-Saber Urbellum]]
* [[XX-Saber Gottoms]]
* [[Junk Archer]]
* [[Junk Destroyer]]

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