CDP: Dragon Ruler 2025 with Armed and Rose Dragon, ft. ALIN Support

The Dragon Rulers are back to reclaim their throne!

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Today’s CDP features the new ALIN legacy support for the Dragon Ruler theme, officially expanding it into an archetype for the first time, and boy is there a lot of cool stuff to do with them. Since everyone knows the original elemental Dragon Rulers and their baby support cards, let’s just dive right into the new cards, and first up is Spector, Dragon Ruler of Rays (YGOrg Translation). This Level 2 LIGHT baby ruler can discard itself and another Dragon to tutor any 2 Dragon Ruler monsters. This sets up for a ton of future plays and potential, giving the theme even more consistency it didn’t really need. On the other hand, the new Level 2 DARK baby ruler is Nebulous, Dragon Ruler of Shadows (YGOrg Translation), and it can be discarded with another Dragon to Special Summon 2 of your banished Dragon Ruler monsters. This sets up for the new R7NK Dragon Ruler boss monsters that are THE reason to run this deck in 2025. Chasmatis, Dragon Ruler of Auroras (YGOrg Translation) is the big LIGHT ruler, offering a Quick Effect to send a Level 7 Dragon Ruler from the Deck to the GY to apply its discard effect as its own. For my build, I typically use it to copy Tempest to add a Dragon from deck to hand, but you can also copy Tidal to then reborn with a copied Redox effect during the opponent’s turn. The big DARK ruler also offers great interaction during the opponents turn, as Eclepsis, Dragon Ruler of Woes (YGOrg Translation) can detach 2 materials to negate a S/T card or effect activation. Once you’ve summoned both new Xyz rulers, you also have the option to overlay them together to Xyz Summon the ultimate Dragon Ruler: Disaster, Dragon Ruler of Paranormalities (YGOrg Translation). When Xyz Summoned, Disaster attaches up to 4 Level 7 Dragon Ruler monsters from your GY or banishment, then it banishes monsters your opponent controls and in their GY with the same Attributes as monsters attached to it. In short, you should aim to attach it with all of the Attributes, as it then gains 4600 ATK/DEF and becomes unaffected by card effects!

Now that you’ve met the new support, let’s talk about how I’m supporting it with additional themes and engines. First up is the Armed Dragon Thunder series, as they trigger when sent to the GY to activate a Dragon monster’s effect. For example, Armed Dragon Thunder LV5 tutors a Level 5 or higher WIND Dragon, or Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 tutors an Armed Dragon card. This gives you a chain of discards virtually for free, and if you eventually add Knight Armed Dragon, the Armored Knight Dragon, it also gives you another Level 7 for Xyz or Synchro Summons. Speaking of Synchro Summons, that’s where the Rose Dragon engine comes in, and boy do I love that here. Starting with Red Rose Dragon and a Dragon Ruler, you can quickly amass a field of Arms of Genex Return Zero, Bystial Dis Pater, and Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign – Chengying. That’s 3 Level 10 Synchros that become even more imposing when you add in the two Dragon Ruler Xyz monsters. Back that up with Amorphage Sloth to lock out summoning from the Extra Deck, and you have everything you need to win duels. Embrace the power of Dragocalamity (YGOrg Translation), with the new Dragon Ruler archetype!

Provided Decklist:

Monsters: 31
||| Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos
| Pile Armed Dragon
| Armed Dragon Thunder LV7
||| Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls
||| Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms
| Nowru Aries the Vernal Dragon
||| Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders
| Amorphage Sloth
| Armed Dragon Thunder LV5
| Koa’ki Meiru Drago
| Reactan, Dragon Ruler of Pebbles
|| Stream, Dragon Ruler of Droplets
| Roxrose Dragon
| Knight Armed Dragon, the Armored Knight Dragon
| Red Rose Dragon
| Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks
| Lightning, Dragon Ruler of Drafts
|| Nebulous, Dragon Ruler of Shadows
||| Spector, Dragon Ruler of Rays

Spells: 6
| Gold Sarcophagus
| Foolish Burial
| Sangen Kaimen
| Basal Rose Shoot
|| Dragocalamity

Traps: 3
||| Infinite Impermanence

Extra Deck:
| Bystial Dis Pater
| Ruddy Rose Dragon
| Arms of Genex Return Zero
| Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign – Chengying
|| Chasmatis, Dragon Ruler of Auroras
| Blaze, Supreme Ruler of all Dragons
|| Eclepsis, Dragon Ruler of Woes
| Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack
| Disaster, Dragon Ruler of Paranormalities
| Salamangreat Raging Phoenix
| Promethean Princess, Bestower of Flames
| S:P Little Knight
| Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres

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: Valkyrie, Dragonmaid, Crystal Beast, Ursarctic, Amorphage, Ice Doll, Fire Fist, Misturugi, Eldlich, Ancient Fairy Dragon, Heraldic Beast, Motor, Vendread

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