Charmer Magistus Branded Shining Sarcophagus Spellbook, post-Chronicles [CDP]

Possessed with the Chronicles of Power!

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Welcome back for another CDP, and this time we’re taking on the new Charmer support cards that will help the theme function at peak performance as soon as the new structure deck drops in early 2026! The first new card that has been revealed is Spellbook of the Grand Circle (YGOrg Translation), a Normal Spell that adds 4 Charmer monsters with different Attributes from your Deck/GY/Banishment to hand, then you must shuffle any 2 cards back into the deck. Once you do, it has a second effect in the GY to banish itself to Fusion Summon using Charmer or Familiar-Possessed monsters, which most likely will be the second new card – Charmers of the Grand Circle (YGOrg Translation). This Level 6 LIGHT/Spellcaster Fusion monster applies 1 of 4 effects of your choice, up to the number of differently-Attributed Materials. So, if you use all 4 you searched, you can trigger every effect, or one of the effects 4 times. This is absolutely insane, and lets you start off some really cool combos if you take into account the unique mechanic already available to the Charmer archetype of inherent summons from the Deck! How? Well Awakening of the Possessed – Nefariouser Archfiend can send any Spellcaster and a EARTH monster to summon itself from the Deck, and Familiar-Possessed – Lyna can do the same with Lyna the Light Charmer and a LIGHT monster. All you have to do is avoid drawing them… which is why the return from the new Spellbook is so important!

Alright, so we have the basics down, but how do we convert all of this Charmer advantage into victory? That’s where the other archetypes come into play. First up is the Magistus, which also will be heralding the arrival of Spenta the Magistus Sealer when it also drops in the TCG in early 2026. Spenta can be leveraged to tutor Crowley, the Gifted Magistus, giving you another Level 4 Spellcaster to play with for Synchro or Fusion Summons during your combos. The other thing the Magistus offers is Endymion, the Crescent Magistus, a LINK-2 Monster that can combo with Spenta to return any Spellcaster back to hand each turn. The other theme in the spotlight today is the Branded/Albaz strategy, also featured in a Chronicles Structure Deck of their own. With the new Fallen of the White Dragon (YGOrg Translation), Ecclesia of the Black Dragon (YGOrg Translation), and the newly revealed The Three Brave Swordsouls (YGOrg Translation), this engine unlocks a ton of material to flesh out your endboard, as well as being a great combo link if Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous is tutored out of the deck by your FP – Lyna. All this said, there is clearly a lot of combo potential once you get going, so how do we position ourselves to do that? Another engine!

The final engines I want to highlight today revolve around Shining Sarcophagus, and that’s due to the starter potential of Dark Magician Girl the Magician’s Apprentice. This Level 6 Spellcaster tutors Shining Sarcophagus on summon, allowing you to tutor Dark Magician the Magician of Black Magic as well. Then, turn one of them into Dark Magician of Destruction (YGOrg Translation), grab The Gaze of Timaeus (YGOrg Translation) along the way for your trouble to get a free Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, and make Crowley, the First Propheseer. Since Crowley grabs one of three Spellbook cards, you will have access to your new Grand Circle by revealing it, Spellbook of Secrets, and Spellbook Magician of Prophecy. In other words, it’s an easy on-ramp to all of the combos I’ve been talking about! Unleash the true potential of the Mighty Masters of the Spiritual Arts, with the new and improved Spirit Charmers!!!

Provided Decklist:

Monsters:
1 Dogmatika Chaplain
1 Dark Magician the Magician of Black Magic
3 Dark Magician Girl the Magician’s Apprentice
1 Awakening of the Possessed – Nefariouser Archfiend
1 Eria the Water Channeler
1 Familiar-Possessed – Dharc
1 Familiar-Possessed – Lyna
1 The Golden Swordsoul
1 Crowley, the Gifted Magistus
1 Fallen of Albaz
2 Fallen of the White Dragon
1 Zoroa, the Magistus of Flame
1 Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous
1 Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous
3 Spoon, the Seal of Magistus
1 Dharc the Dark Charmer
1 Aussa the Earth Charmer
1 Lyna the Light Charmer
1 Spellbook Magician of Prophecy
1 Magicians’ Souls

Spells:
1 Triple Tactics Talent
2 Triple Tactics Thrust
3 Spellbook of Secrets
3 Spellbook of the Grand Circle
1 The Gaze of Timaeus
1 Called by the Grave
1 Spirit Charmers
2 Awakening of the Possessed
2 Shining Sarcophagus

Traps:
1 Possessed Partnerships
1 Shaddoll Schism

Extra Deck:
1 Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon
1 Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon
1 Zoroa, the Magistus Verethragna
1 Dark Magician of Destruction
1 El Shaddoll Apkallone
2 Charmers of the Grand Circle
1 El Shaddoll Winda
1 Zoroa, the Magistus Conflagrant Calamity
1 Ecclesia of the Black Dragon
1 The Three Brave Swordsouls
1 Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians
1 Endymion, the Crescent Magistus
1 Crowley, the First Propheseer
1 Artemis, the Magistus Moon Maiden

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