CDP: Silenforc Nekroz, with a Digital Bug? ft. PHNI Support

Give the voiceless some skin in the game.

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Welcome to my next CDP featuring Ritual Summoning, and this time we’re bringing back two Ritual Themes that work together quite well in forcing a simplified gamestate. If you missed my initial profile on a pure take on the Silenforc archetype, be sure to check that out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMA45uU_g6E

Anyways, the Silenforc archetype consists of a Skull Guardian retrain, but ultimately revolves around Ritual Summoning a LIGHT Warrior or Dragon monsters. Led by Skull Guardian, the Silenforcing Protector (YGOrg Translation), this theme boasts a 4100 ATK threat that can negate the activation of an opponent’s card or effect each turn, as long as you control Novox, the Silenforcer Disciple (YGOrg Translation). It’s quite easy to get Novox on the field though, as she will Special Summon herself back from the GY whenever any LIGHT Warrior or Dragon Ritual Monster is Special Summoned. As you’ll see in the replays, I particularly like triggering her via the effect of Dyna Mondo! The other key part of Novox is that she will place a Silenforc Continuous S/T on your field when summoned, either Silenforcing Barrier (YGOrg Translation) to add protection to LIGHT monsters and additional consistency, or Silenforcing Authority (YGOrg Translation) for recovery and consistency or to destroy cards on the field. Either way, you have plenty of tools just within this small archetype to enact your will upon the game.

Now that we’ve covered the new archetype, let’s talk about the dominant Ritual theme of the past, the Nekroz. This archetype consists of WATER Ritual monsters that are themed around other iconic monsters from the Duel Terminal lore. The primary boss of the theme is Nekroz of Trishula, who banishes a card from your opponent’s hand, field, and GY upon Ritual Summon. Since its heyday, they’ve also received Nekroz of Areadbhair, a Level 10 Ritual that can tribute a monster to negate the activation of a monster effect, adding to the disruption that this strategy offers. Oh, and did I mention that the Nekroz have Dragon and Warrior Ritual Monsters, which inherently work well with the Silenforc support?

To close us out, there’s one other cool thing I want to highlight, and that’s the glue that holds any Ritual strategy together – Herald of the Arc Light. Sure, Nekroz have always abused its status as a Level 4 with Nekroz Kaleidoscope, as this Ritual Spell can send it directly from the Extra Deck to the GY to Ritual Summon Nekroz of Unicore. But what makes it work even better in today’s build is that Nekroz of Brionac and Diviner of the Herald can both easily become Level 6. This will allow you to Xyz Summon Inzektor Exa-Beetle, which equips a Herald of the Arc Light back from the GY for yet another Ritual search when you Xyz Summon Digital Bug Rhinosebus on top of Exa. And if you aren’t familiar with Rhinosebus, that’s yet another disruption to add to your endboard, able to detach a material to destroy the faceup monster(s) your opponent controls with the highest DEF (all, if tied)! That about wraps up today’s profile inspired by the Nekroz/Silenforc builds that have started popping up in the OCG, so I hope this can inspire you to try the deck out yourself when it releases with PHNI!

Provided Decklist:

Monsters: 28
||| Saffira, the Wise Silenforcer Queen
| Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz
||| Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
||| Diviner of the Herald
|| Novox, the Silenforcer Disciple
||| Effect Veiler
| Nekroz of Areadbhair
| Nekroz of Trishula
| Sauravis, the Ancient and Ascended
| Nekroz of Gungnir
| Skull Guardian, the Silenforcing Protector
||| Nekroz of Brionac
| Cyber Angel Benten
|| Nekroz of Unicore
|| Nekroz of Clausolas

Spells: 11
||| Preparation of Rites
| Nekroz Mirror
|| Nekroz Kaleidoscope
|| Nekroz Cycle
||| Silenforcing Barrier

Trap: 1
| Silenforcing Authority

Extra Deck:
| Elder Entity N’tss
| Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign – Chengying
| Baronne de Fleur
||| Herald of the Arc Light
| Super Starslayer TY-PHON – Sky Crisis
| Digital Bug Rhinosebus
| Inzektor Exa-Beetle
| Accesscode Talker
| Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians
| Dyna Mondo
| S:P Little Knight
| I:P Masquerena
| 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: Fluffal, Box of Friends, Yugi-Sarcophagus, Ghoti w/o White, Therion, X-Saber, Ursarctic

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