CDP: Ursarctic Drytron Sacred Beast Yubel

When two lore themes combine into one deck… the Aurora emerges!

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Welcome back for another hybrid Creative Deck Profile, and today we’re featuring one of my favorite archetypes, the Ursarctic. This WATER theme of Beast and Beast-Warrior monsters features dueling core mechanics – their Main Deck monsters can Special Summon themselves from the hand by tributing a Level 7 or higher monster, during either player’s turn. The Level 7s improve consistency, like Ursarctic Mikpolar which tutors an Ursarctic Monster when Special Summoned, while the Level 8s are Tuners that provide disruption, like Ursarctic Megapolar which destroys an opponent’s S/T. This is the crux of the theme’s second unique mechanic, that they Synchro Summon by subtracting the Tuner and non-Tuner’s level, like Mega and Mik Polar turning into Ursarctic Polar Star. Polar Star is your primary way of accessing the in-theme boss of Ursarctic Serpentrion, a Level 7 Synchro that negates the effects of monsters without a Level, Special Summoned from the Extra Deck. Combine that with the effect granted by Polar Star to prevent the activation of effects of monsters with a Level, Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, and you have a great control element paired with an aggressive deck.

What makes my build unique is that I’m combining this theme with the Drytron LIGHT/Machine archetype, a theme that is not known for its ability to play well with others. This is primarily due to Drytron Fafnir, a Field Spell that tutors a Drytron Spell on activation, such as Ursarctic Drytron. That’s right, this theme has crossover support, and both Ultimate Bright Knight Ursatron Alpha and Ultimate Flagship Ursatron both contribute to improved consistency within the deck. I’ve gone beyond this minimal Drytron engine though, as Drytron Nu II is also featured alongside both Drytron Meteonis DA Draconids and Drytron Meteonis Draconids as high-powered Ritual Monsters that can swoop in out of nowhere. In a pinch, they both can be tributed for an Ursarctic Summon, but they still pose a real threat regardless. As for other things that can double as tribute, Raviel, Lord of Phantasms – Shimmering Scraper serves as the Sacred Beast representative in that role, especially since it can be added back to hand for re-use. The Ursarctic strategy also pairs well with Opening of the Spirit Gates, allowing you to recover Ursarctic Radiation for even more than 7 free draws in a turn, once you board a Level 10 monster.

Now all of these themes at play are well and good, but you know what else I thought I needed? Another theme, and that’s where Yubel comes in. You see, Nightmare Throne can be an impactful Field Spell, destroying Spirit of Yubel from your deck on activation. When you do, Spirit summons the OG Yubel to your board. This doesn’t do much on its own, but it has three goals in this build. First, it is a Level 10 to enable Spirit Gates, plus it is a Fiend with 0 ATK (for Spirit Gates). Secondly, it is a Level 10 monster that can be tributed by Ursarctic Polari to Special Summon a free Ursarctic back from the GY. Third and finally, this combo leads to Phantom of Yubel, a Level 9 Fusion that offers even more disruption to your endboard and protection for your plays against monster-based hand-traps. While the title of this deck certainly is a mouthful, its playstyle isn’t, so be sure to take the world by a storm by combining all of these themes together into one star-studded strategy!

Provided Decklist:

Monsters: 22
| Raviel, Lord of Phantasms – Shimmering Scraper
| Yubel
| Spirit of Yubel
|| Ursarctic Megabilis
| Ursarctic Megapolar
|| Ursarctic Megatanus
||| Ultimate Bright Knight Ursatron Alpha
||| Ursarctic Mikpolar
| Ursarctic Miktanus
| Ursarctic Mikbilis
|| Dark Beckoning Beast
|| Drytron Nu II
| Drytron Meteonis DA Draconids
| Drytron Meteonis Draconids

Spells: 20
||| Ursarctic Departure
| Drytron Eclipse
| Terraforming
| Foolish Burial
||| Ursarctic Drytron
| Meteonis Drytron
|| Ursarctic Radiation
| Opening of the Spirit Gates
||| Drytron Fafnir
|| Ursarctic Big Dipper
|| Nightmare Throne

Trap: 1
| Ursarctic Quint Charge

Extra Deck:
| Phantom of Yubel
|| Ultimate Flagship Ursatron
| Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign – Chengying
| Virtual World Kyubi – Shenshen
| Navy Dragon Mech
|| Ursarctic Septentrion
|| Ursarctic Grand Chariot
|| Ursarctic Polar Star
|| Ursarctic Polari
| Varudras, the Final Bringer of the End Times

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Shoutout to my friends who manage the Chaos Replayer channel – they provided valuable input into this build, and I’m looking forward to sharing more of these collab builds throughout 2025. Their channel shares a ton of cool content and creative deckbuilding, so I highly encourage you to check them out as well and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcdm0UBPdj2iJc96g9R9IfQ

If anyone else is interested in collaborating on a specific concept, please feel free to contact me!

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, Crystal Beast, Heraldic Beast, Motor, Deskbot, Ryu-Ge, Maliss, Myutant, Mayakashi, Regenesis, D/D, Six Samurai, Hazy Flame, Yummy, Dragontail, K-9, Suship

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