Is this a Joyful Dream? Or a Night Terror?
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Today’s profile is very much an April-Fools inspired, casual fun build, answering the question: What happens when you put together two archetypes that revolve around Dreams? I’ll be honest, this turned out a lot better than I expected. Anyways the first archetype included today is the Dream Mirror theme, which centers around twin Field Spells: Dream Mirror of Joy and Dream Mirror of Terror. While each is on the field, they empower the Dream Mirror monsters to tribute themselves to summon their alter ego, for example Ikelos, the Dream Mirror Sprite is the LIGHT version, but while Terror is on the field, it can be tributed to Special Summon Ikelos, the Dream Mirror Mara. When Special Summoned by the effect of a Dream Mirror monster, Sprite tutors any Dream Mirror card you may need, while Mara lets you Special Summon any other Dream Mirror monster from your hand. The key monster in this archetype is Neiroy, the Dream Mirror Traitor, which tutors its LIGHT half, Neiroy, the Dream Mirror Disciple, when summoned. Traitor carries an effect to tribute another Dream Mirror monster you control to Special Summon any Dream Mirror from your Deck with a different level, then Traitor tutors the Field Spell listed in its card text. It so happens that Neiroy-Disciple can Special Summon itself from the hand while you control a Dream Mirror monster, giving you that easy one-card starter into the board of your Dreams.
Now let me switch gears to the second half of today’s profile, the Nemurelia. This archetype centers around Dreaming Nemleria (YGOrg Translation), a Level 1 LIGHT Pendulum Monster that can only be Special Summoned from your Extra Deck by having no other cards in your Extra Deck. As a result, the entire archetype works to setup these conditions, from The Sleeping Beauty Tower of Nemleria (YGOrg Translation) which banishes 2 face-down cards from your Extra Deck to tutor 2 Level 10 Beasts (aka other Nemleria monsters), to the new Nemleria’s Dreameater – Reveil (YGOrg Translation), which can easily Special Summon itself from the hand or GY by banishing 3 cards from your Extra Deck. Since the last time I’ve featured the Nemleria, they’ve been slated to receive two additional new cards. The first is Nemleria Realiser, the Dreamterializer Sleeping Princess (YGOrg Translation), which is a Level 10 LIGHT Fairy that can Special Summon itself from the hand by returning a face-up monster you control to the Deck. The second is a new Trap Card for the theme, Nemleria Louve (YGOrg Translation), which can Special Summon a Nemleria or Level 10 Beast from your hand or deck.
While the two themes don’t have too much immediate synergy that comes to mind, I’d like to highlight that they really don’t clash too much either. Outside of Fusion Summoning Oneiros, the Dream Mirror Erlking or Oneiros, the Dream Mirror Tormentor, the Dream Mirror theme really doesn’t need to Special Summon from the Extra Deck all that much, and even then, Dream Mirror of Chaos is a Quick-Play Spell that you can save to activate on your opponent’s turn anyways. Besides that, the Dream Mirror package adds a bit of disruption and pressure, giving you the ability to stall for time until your Dreaming Nemleria is ready to make her appearance from the Extra Deck and wipe away the opponent’s board. Enter the Dream Trance with these two themes!
Provided Decklist:
Monsters: 24
| Nemleria’s Dreameater – Réveil
|| Nemleria’s Dream Defender – Oreiller
|| Nemleria’s Dream Defender – Couette
||| Nemleria Réaliser, the Dreamaterializer Sleeping Princess
| Morpheus, the Dream Mirror Black Knight
|| Phantasos, the Dream Mirror Foe
| Phantasos, the Dream Mirror Friend
||| Neiroy, the Dream Mirror Disciple
||| Neiroy, the Dream Mirror Traitor
|| Ikelos, the Dream Mirror Mara
|| Dreaming Nemleria
|| Ikelos, the Dream Mirror SpriteSpells: 13
||| Sweet Dreams, Nemleria
|| Dream Mirror of Chaos
| The Sleeping Beauty Tower of Nemleria
||| Dream Mirror Phantasms
|| Dream Mirror of Terror
|| Dream Mirror of JoyTraps: 7
| Dream Mirror Hypnagogia
|| Dream Mirror Fantasy
| Nemleria Louve
| Dream Mirror Recap
|| Dream Mirror OneiromancyExtra Deck:
|| Oneiros, the Dream Mirror Erlking
|| Oneiros, the Dream Mirror Tormentor
| Leviair the Sea Dragon
| Borrelend Dragon
| Underworld Goddess of the Closed World
| Accesscode Talker
| Knightmare Unicorn
| Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy
| Lyna the Light Charmer, Lustrous
| Barricadeborg Blocker
| Cross-Sheep
|| Relinquished Anima
Note: This is continuing the style of Creative Deck Profile articles, designed to showcase a build through replays and an attached summary. If you wish to see a CDP for an archetype, theme, or strategy you love, feel free to private message me on the YGOrg Discord server, the comments section of any of my YouTube videos, or just post a comment in response to this article on our Facebook page or through the site with your ideas for me to keep under consideration! On most YGO-related communities my username is Quincymccoy, so feel free to reach out. Current pending requested profiles include: Gunkan, Infernoble, Vanquish Soul
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