Editing World Legacy

{{Infobox archseries
| image          = WorldLegacyWorldChalice-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png
| caption        = "[[World Legacy - "World Chalice"]]"
| ja_name        = {{Ruby|星|せい}}{{Ruby|遺|い}}{{Ruby|物|ぶつ}}
| romaji         = Seiibutsu
| trans          = Star Relic
| fr_name        = Héritage du Monde
| de_name        = Weltvermächtnis
| it_name        = Eredità del Mondo
| ko_name        = 성유물
| ko_hanja       = 星遺物
| ko_romanized   = Seong-yumul
| pt_name        = Legado Mundial
| es_name        = Legado Mundial
| sets           =
* [[Code of the Duelist]]
* [[Circuit Break]]
* [[Extreme Force]]
* [[Flames of Destruction]]
* [[Cybernetic Horizon]]
* [[Soul Fusion]]
* [[Savage Strike]]
* [[Dark Neostorm]]
* [[Rising Rampage]]
* [[Chaos Impact]]
* [[Eternity Code]]
| tcg            =
* [[OTS Tournament Pack 7]]
* [[2018 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]
* [[2019 Gold Sarcophagus Tin Mega Pack]]
* [[OTS Tournament Pack 15]]
* [[Ghosts From the Past (set)|Ghosts From the Past]]
* [[King's Court]]
* [[2021 Tin of Ancient Battles]]
| ocg            = [[LINK VRAINS Pack 3]]
| korea          = [[Advanced Event Pack 2022 Vol.1 Version 2]]
}}
"'''World Legacy'''", known as "'''Star Relic'''" ({{Ruby|星|せい}}{{Ruby|遺|い}}{{Ruby|物|ぶつ}} ''Seiibutsu'') in Japanese, is an [[archetype]] of [[DARK]] [[Machine]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] introduced in ''[[Code of the Duelist]]''.

It is related to, as well as supports, the "[[World Chalice]]", "[[Krawler]]", "[[Mekk-Knight]]", "[[Knightmare]]", and "[[Orcust]]" archetypes; the "[[Crusadia]]" archetype and "[[Guardragon]]" series are also thematically linked despite not being directly supported. These archetypes and series form a collective series of storyline cards, commonly nicknamed the "World Legacy storyline".
== Lore ==
{{Main|Master Guide 6 card storylines#File No. 01: The Endlessly Repeating Tale of the Rise and Fall of a Certain World}}

==Design==
The archetype appears to be based on religious relics, as evidenced by its Japanese name (星遺物 is an homophone of 聖遺物, which literally means "Holy Relic"). Visually, they appear as huge tool-shaped artifacts embedded in the environment, giving them a feel of being ancient and long abandoned, each glowing with one of the colors of the rainbow.

===Members===
As teased in the flavor text of "[[Chosen by the World Chalice]]", there are 7 original "World Legacies", which corresponds to the 7 archetypes as shown in the table below. The number 7 is also related to "[[World Gears of Theurlogical Demiurgy]]", who's based on [[wikipedia:Demiurge|Demiurge]], the creator of the [[wikipedia:Seven Heavens|Seven Heavens]] and the [[wikipedia:Archon (Gnosticism)|Seven Archons]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! Set
! Monster
! Level
! Color
! Associated archetype
! Related Field Spell
! Holy Relic
! class="unsortable" | Location
|-
| data-sort-value="1" | [[Code of the Duelist|COTD]]
| [[World Legacy - "World Chalice"|World Chalice]]
| 5
| data-sort-value="5" | Blue
| [[World Chalice]]
| [[World Legacy Discovery]]
| [[wikipedia:Holy Grail|Holy Grail]]
| Deep inside the Celestial Forest
|-
| data-sort-value="2" | [[Circuit Break|CIBR]]
| [[World Legacy - "World Armor"|World Armor]]
| 7
| data-sort-value="1" | Red
| [[Krawler]]
| [[World Legacy in Shadow]]
| [[wikipedia:Seamless robe of Jesus|Seamless robe of Jesus]]
| A wetland swarmed by Krawlers
|-
| data-sort-value="3" | [[Extreme Force|EXFO]]
| [[World Legacy - "World Shield"|World Shield]]
| 6
| data-sort-value="2" | Orange
| [[Mekk-Knight]]
| [[World Legacy Scars]]
| [https://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/quest2.html#Shield Galahad's shield]
| The ruins of an ancient city
|-
| data-sort-value="4" | [[Flames of Destruction|FLOD]]
| [[World Legacy - "World Lance"|World Lance]]
| 8
| data-sort-value="7" | Violet
| [[Knightmare]]
| [[World Legacy's Nightmare]]
| [[wikipedia:Holy Lance|Holy Lance]]
| At the outskirts of the "Shield's" city, driven into the coastline
|-
| data-sort-value="5" | [[Cybernetic Horizon|CYHO]]
| [[World Legacy - "World Crown"|World Crown]]
| 6
| data-sort-value="6" | Indigo
| [[Crusadia]]
| [[Crusadia Revival]]
| [[wikipedia:Crown of thorns|Crown of thorns]]
| Hovering above a lake
|-
| data-sort-value="6" | [[Soul Fusion|SOFU]]
| [[World Legacy - "World Wand"|World Wand]]
| 8
| data-sort-value="3" | Yellow
| [[Orcust]]
| [[Orcustrated Babel]]
| [[wikipedia:Staff of Moses|Staff of Moses]]/[[wikipedia:Aaron's rod|Aaron's rod]]
| Towering in the sky, at the top of "Orcustrated Babel"
|-
| data-sort-value="7" | [[Savage Strike|SAST]]
| [[World Legacy - "World Ark"|World Ark]]
| 7
| data-sort-value="4" | Green
| [[Guardragon]]
| [[Guardragon Shield]]
| [[wikipedia:Ark of the Covenant|Ark of the Covenant]]
| Underground
|-
| data-sort-value="8" | [[Chaos Impact|CHIM]]
| [[World Legacy - "World Key"|World Key]]
| 1
| data-sort-value="8" | Black
| ---
| ---
| ---
| Carried by "[[Lib the World Key Blademaster]]"
|}

==Playing Style==
Many "World Legacy" monsters are either [[Anti-support]] for monsters Summoned from the [[Extra Deck]] or specifically act as [[Support]]/Anti-support for [[Link Monster]]s. In addition to often having effects designed to support their related archetypes (such as "World Armor" [[Special Summon]]ing itself from your hand in response to a [[Flip Summon]]), many members have effects that can only be activated if they are [[Normal Summon]]ed.

Although most are intended to work with other Archetypes, it is still possible to build a pure "World Legacy" deck thanks to their large amount of support. "World Wand" can be sent to the GY from anywhere to Special Summon another "World Legacy" monster from hand, circumventing the difficulty of getting high level monsters into play, and the deck has strong draw power to find its starters, like "[[Orcustrated Return]]" and "World Legacy Survivor". The deck also possesses several searchers, such as "World Chalice", "World Armor", "World Crown", "[[Crusadia Krawler]]", "[[Girsu, the Orcust Mekk-Knight]]" and "Lib the World Key Blademaster". Some of the most important cards in the deck are those that assist consistency and allow the deck to stay alive until it can have an explosive turn. "World Shield" is a difficult monster for many decks to defeat and can return to the field repeatedly, while "World Crown" is one of the easiest monsters for the deck to summon and can negate effects. "World Lance" is notable for being a searchable hand trap that can save even small Link monsters from being destroyed by battle when the deck has to end on a weaker board.

Ultimately, the goal of "World Legacy" decks is usually to stall out the opponent with their effects that limit Extra Deck monsters until they can summon Link Monsters of their own. Because so many members have high levels, they can take advantage of Link Monsters some other swarm decks have difficulty making. Although "[[World Gears of Theurlogical Demiurgy]]" is a powerful monster that directly supports the archetype, it is rarely able to use its destruction effect in a pure build due to the fact that most of the members are [[DARK]] [[Machine]]s. Nevertheless, it has a powerful 3500 ATK, immunity to Monster Effects, and the ability to Special Summon from deck. Another Link Monster that the deck synergizes well with is "[[Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos]]", which gains powerful protection when Summoned with at least one Level 7 or higher monster. The deck also has room to cheat out Cyberse monsters like "[[Accesscode Talker]]" with the help of "[[The World Legacy]]", and supports Cyberse monsters with "[[World Legacy Collapse]]" and "[[World Legacy Bestowal]]".

In general, however, it is often easier to use "World Legacy" cards in tandem with another Archetype, because many of their best cards have powerful Support effects that are useless in a pure build, and because their cards rarely lock the player into specific types of Monster. "World Chalice" cards are useful for "World Legacy" decks due to "World Legacy - World Chalice"'s second effect, and allow the deck to make a "[[Auram the World Chalice Blademaster]]" with high ATK. "Mekk-Knight"s can summon themselves using the deck's preponderance of Spells and Traps and assist in the goal of Summoning Link Monsters that require high level materials, Normal Summoning the bigger members, or even Summoning high level Xyz monsters. "Orcust" decks can take great advantage of sending cards to the GY and can summon large numbers of monsters to assist the deck in Tribute Summoning. They also allow "World Wand", one of the most important "World Legacy" cards, to use its second effect. "[[Crusadia]]" decks enjoy the Link support and can make good use out of some members' high ATK. Finally, "Krawler"s provide decent swarming capability and can take particular advantage of "[[World Legacy's Mind Meld]]" to give the deck a strong floodgate in the form of "[[Deus X-Krawler]]".

===Recommended Cards===
{{Decklist|Recommended Cards
|normal monsters = 
* [[Guardragon Justicia]]
* [[Mekk-Knight Avram]]
* [[World Chalice]] monsters
|effect monsters =
* [[World Legacy - "World Ark"]]
* [[World Legacy - "World Armor"]]
* [[World Legacy - "World Chalice"]]
* [[World Legacy - "World Crown"]]
* [[World Legacy - "World Key"]]
* [[World Legacy - "World Lance"]]
* [[World Legacy - "World Shield"]]
* [[World Legacy - "World Wand"]]
* [[Knightmare Corruptor Iblee]]
* [[Knightmare Incarnation Idlee]]
* [[Crusadia]] monsters
* [[Guardragon]] monsters
* [[Orcust]] monsters
* [[Mekk-Knight]] monsters
* [[Krawler]] monsters
* [[World Chalice]] monsters
* [[Armageddon Knight]]
* [[Dark Grepher]]
|fusion monsters =
* [[World Chalice Guardragon Almarduke]]
|xyz monsters =
* [[Dingirsu, the Orcust of the Evening Star]]
|link monsters =
* [[World Gears of Theurlogical Demiurgy]]
* [[Crusadia Equimax]]
* [[Lib the World Key Blademaster]]
* [[Mekk-Knight of the Morning Star]]
* [[Crusadia Magius]]
* [[Crusadia Regulex]]
* [[Crusadia Spatha]]
* [[Knightmare Cerberus]]
* [[Knightmare Gryphon]]
* [[Knightmare Phoenix]]
* [[Knightmare Unicorn]]
* [[Mekk-Knight Crusadia Avramax]]
* [[Mekk-Knight Spectrum Supreme]]
* [[Galatea, the Orcust Automaton]]
* [[Longirsu, the Orcust Orchestrator]]
* [[Barricadeborg Blocker]]
* [[Salamangreat Almiraj]]
* [[Qliphort Genius]]
|normal spells =
* [[World Legacy Succession]]
* [[World Legacy Survivor]]
* [[Orcustrated Return]]
|field spells =
* [[World Legacy Scars]]
|continuous spells = 
* [[The World Legacy]]
* [[World Legacy's Corruption]]
* [[World Legacy Key]]
* [[Orcustrated Einsatz]]
|quick-play spells =
* [[World Legacy Clash]]
* [[Guardragon Reincarnation]]
|normal traps =
* [[World Legacy Awakens]]
* [[World Legacy Bestowal]]
* [[World Legacy Cliffhanger]]
* [[World Legacy Landmark]]
* [[World Legacy Struggle]]
* [[World Legacy Trap Globe]]
* [[World Reassembly]]
* [[Orcustrated Attack]]
* [[Orcustrated Release]]
* [[Trap Trick]]
|counter traps =
* [[World Legacy's Sorrow]]
* [[Orcust Crescendo]]
|continuous traps =
* [[World Legacy Collapse]]
* [[World Legacy's Secret]]
* [[Crusadia Krawler]]
* [[Orcustrated Core]]
}}
===Weaknesses===
With no level 4 or lower monsters other then "World Key", pure "World Legacy" decks often have difficulty starting the game. Even with "World Key" available, the deck's swarming takes time and tends to rely on Spells and Traps that need set-up, like "[[World Legacy Landmark]]" and "[[World Legacy Succession]]". This means that getting enough monsters onto the field to actually Normal Summon its bigger monsters can be extremely difficult.

Despite its large number of searchers, many of them require set-up time as well, like "World Chalice" and "Crusadia Krawler" being unusable on the first turn. This makes it easy for aggressive decks to defeat "World Legacy" players before they can Summon anything notable, and leaves the deck with many "chokepoints" where interaction like "[[Ash Blossom]]" can leave them helpless. The deck also lacks strong protection effects even when it does manage to make a powerful board.

"World Legacy" decks have few unique boss monsters and thus often tend to use the same power plays as other Link decks, which makes them very predictable. Their most powerful draw cards also make it hard to play them with other engines, due to the chance of getting no value off of "Orcustrated Return" and "World Legacy Survivors", which further reduces their flexibility.

Although "World Legacy" decks have strong draw and recursion power once they get going, many of their most powerful effects depend on banishing cards that the deck has difficulty retrieving, leaving the deck with fewer recovery options when their Link Monsters are destroyed. Indeed, the deck is often so dependent on its Graveyard that cards like "[[Dimensional Fissure]]" can leave it incapable of mounting a defense.

Because the deck is so dependent on Link Summoning, Link Monster anti-support like "[[Fantastical Dragon Phantazmay]]" can severely threaten the deck. Furthermore, despite being a deck with Normal Summoning dependent effects, it still requires Special Summoning for most of its plays and is thus enormously vulnerable against effects that restrict that like "[[El Shaddoll Winda]]".
Many of the deck's more powerful effects are pointless if the opponent doesn't depend on monsters Summoned from the Extra Deck.
Being mainly a DARK Machine deck, the main deck monsters of the archetype are very vulnerable to the standard threats of [[Chimeratech Fortress Dragon]], [[System Down]], [[Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror]], and so on.
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