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    Welcome to Quincymccoy’s personal Deck Archive, a compendium of a post including all profiles, articles, videos, and more that I’ve created, piloted, and/or used over the past 9 years here on the site, organized alphabetically by archetype name. Feel free to use this as a reference point if you are interested in seeing if I’ve ever covered an old archetype before… or if you want a jumping off point to build the deck yourself. This list is also meant to eventually record every major archetype/theme/strategy in the game, so if I missed something, please reach out so I may correct that.

    Archetypes/themes are sorted by alphabetical order below, and for themes I’ve covered multiple times, I’ll link all past profiles that apply. This list was last updated on: January 1st 2025

    @Ignister:
    • Game Mechanics: Link, Ritual, Fusion, Xyz, Synchro
    • Attribute: All
    • Type: Cyberse
    • Key Card: @Ignister A.I.Land
    • Feature: RDP: [email protected]
    /Assault Mode:
     ABC Union:
    Abyss Actor:
    Adamancipator:
    Adventurer:
    Aesir/Nordic:
    Alien:
    Allure Queen:
    Altergeist:
    Amazement/Attraction:
    Amazoness:
    Amorphage:
    Ancient Gear:
    Ancient Treasures [Triangle O]:
    Ancient Warriors:
    Appliancer:
    Aquaactress/Aquarium:
    • Game Mechanics: Continuous Spells
    • Attribute: WATER
    • Type: Aqua
    • Key Card: Aquaactress Tetra
    • Feature: CDP: AquaActress Icejade
    Arcana Force:
    Archfiend:
    Armed Dragon:
    Armageddon Ritual [Demise/Ruin]:
    Armor Xyz [Full Armor]:
    Aroma:
    Artifact:
    Ashened [Veidos]:
    Atlantean:
    Azamina:
    Bamboo Sword:
    Batteryman:
    Battleguard:
    Battlewasp:
    Battlin’ Boxer:
    Beetrooper:
    B.E.S.:
    Black Luster Soldier:
    Blackwing:
    Blue-Eyes:
    Bonding [Water Dragon]:
    Branded:
    Bujin:
    • Game Mechanics: Xyz, Link, Protect the King
    • Attribute: LIGHT
    • Type: Beast-Warrior, Beast, Winged Beast
    • Key Card: Bujin Torifune
    • Feature: CDP: Ancient Bujin-Warrior Brigade
    Burning Abyss:
    Buster Blader/Destruction Sword:
    Bystial:
    Centur-ion [Emblema]:
    Chain Burn:
    Chaos:
    Chaos [Goddess] Synchro:
    Charmer/Familiar/Familiar-Possessed/Possessed:
    Chemicritter:
    Chimera [Phantom Beast] [Illusion Chimera]:
    Chronomaly:
    Clear World:
    Cloudian:
    Code Talker/Cynet:
    Constellar:
    Crusadia:
    Crystal Beast/Rainbow Dragon/Advanced Crystal Beast/Bridge/Crystal:
    Crystron:
    Cubic:
    Cyber Angel:
    Cyber Dragon/Chimeratech:
    Cyberdark:
    D/D, Dark Contract:
    Danger!:
    Dark Counterparts:
    Dark Magician:
    Dark World:
    Darklord:
    Deep Sea:
    Deskbot:
    Despia:
    Destiny HERO:
    Diabellstar/Sinful Spoils:
    Digital Bug:
    Dinomist:
    Dinomorphia:
    Dinowrestler:
    Djinn:
    • Game Mechanics: Xyz, Battle
    • Attribute: Varied
    • Type: Fiend
    • Key Card: Humhumming the Key Djinn
    • Feature: CDP: 3-Axis Djinn Symphony
    Dododo:
    Dogmatika:
    Doll Monster (Princess Cologne):
    Doodle Beast:
    Dragonmaid:
    Dragon Ruler:
    Dragunity:
    Dream Mirror:
    Drytron:
    Dual Avatar:
    Duston:
    Earthbound:
    Earthbound Immortal:
    Egyptian God:
    Electrode Beast:
    Entity/Old Entity/Elder Entity/Outer Entity:
    Eldlich/Eldixir:
    Elementsaber/Elemental Lord:
    Elemental HERO:
    Empty Jar:
    Endymion:
    Evil Eye:
    Evil HERO:
    Evil★Twin/Live☆Twin:
    Evol:
    Exodia:
    Exosister:
    Eyes Restrict/Relinquished:
    F.A.:
    Fabled:
    Fairy Tail:
    Fiendsmith
    Fire Fist/Fire Formation:
    Fire King:
    Firewall:
    Fishborg:
     Flame Swordsman [Salamandra]:
    Flamvell:
    Fleur:
    Floowandereeze:
    Flower Cardian:
    Fluffal/Edge Imp/Frightfur:
    Fortune Lady:
    Fortune Fairy:
    Fossil:
    Frog:
    Fur Hire:
    Gadget:
    Gagaga:
    Gaia Knight:
    Galaxy/Galaxy-Eyes:
    Gate Guardian:
    Geargia/Geargiano:
    Gem-Knight:
    Generaider Boss:
    Genex:
    G Golem:
    Ghostrick:
    Ghoti:
    Gimmick Puppet:
    Gishki:
    Gizmek:
    Gladiator Beast:
    Goblin [Biker]:
    Gogogo:
    Gold Pride:
    Gorgonic:
    Gouki:
    • Game Mechanics: Link, Counter, Battle
    • Attribute: EARTH
    • Type: Warrior
    • Key Card: Gouki Re-Match
    • Feature: CDP: Galvanized Gouki
    Goyo:
    Gravekeeper:
    Graydle:
    Guardian:
    Guardragon:
    Gun Dragon:
    Gunkan Suship:
    Gusto:
    Harpie:
    Hazy Flame:
    • Game Mechanics: Xyz, Continuous S/T
    • Attribute: FIRE
    • Type: Varied
    • Key Card: Hazy Flame Cerberus
    • Feature: CDS: Rekindle the Avatar
    Herald:
    Heraldic Beast:
    Heroic:
    Hieratic:
    Horus:
    Hunder:
    Icejade:
    Ice Barrier:
    Igknight:
    Impcantation:
    Inca:
    Infernity:
    Infernoble Knight:
    Infernoid:
    Infinitrack:
    Invoked:
    Inzektor:
    Ishizu (Exchange of the Spirit EARTH Fairies):
    Jinzo:
    Junk:
    Jurrac:
    Kaiju:
    Karakuri:
    Kashtira:
    Knightmare:
    Koa’ki Meiru:
    Konami Ship (Gradius):
    • Game Mechanics: Battle, ATK Boosts
    • Attribute: LIGHT
    • Type: Machine
    • Key Card: Falchion B
    • Feature: CDP: Gradius Spaceship
    Kozmo:
    Krawler:
    Kuriboh:
    • Game Mechanics: Token, Link
    • Attribute: Varied
    • Type: Fiend, Fairy
    • Key Card: Kuribabylon
    • Feature: CDP: Kombo Kuriboh Bros
    Labrynth:
    Lady of Lament/Lair of Darkness:
    Laval:
    Legendary Dragon:
    Libromancer:
    Light and Darkness [Chazz Chaos Dragon]:
    Lightray:
    Lightsworn:
    Lunalight:
    LV:
    Lyrilusc:
    Machina:
    Madolche:
    Magical Musket:
    Magician Girl:
    Magikey:
    Magistus:
    Magnet Warrior:
    Majespecter:
    Majestic:
    Malefic:
    Maliss:
    • Game Mechanics: Link, Banish
    • Attribute: DARK
    • Type: Cyberse
    • Key Card:Maliss <Q> HEARTS OF CRYPTER
    • Feature: CDP: Maliss Live Twin Cynet
    Mannadium:
    Marincess:
    Masked HERO:
    Materiactor:
    Mathmech:
    Mayakashi:
    Mecha Phantom Beast:
    Megalith:
    Mekk-Knight:
    Meklord:
    Melffy:
    Melodious:
    Memento:
    Mermail:
    Metalfoes:
    Metalmorph:
    Metaphys:
    Mikanko:
    Millennium:
    Mimighoul:
    Mist Valley:
    Mokey Mokey:
    Monarch:
    Monster Mash:
    • Game Mechanics: All-Monsters
    • Attribute: Varied
    • Type: Varied
    • Key Card: Sekka’s Light
    • Feature: CDS: He Did The Mash?
    Morphtronic:
    Mulcharmy:
    Multi-Universe:
    Mythical Beast:
    Myutant:
    Naturia:
    Nekroz:
    Nemeses:
    Nemleria:
    Nephthys:
    Neos/Neo-Spacian:
    Nimble:
    Ninja/Ninjitsu:
    Noble Knight:
    Nordic/Aesir:
    Nouvelles [Hungry Burger] [Patissciel]:
    Numeron [or Number]:
    Odd-Eyes:
    Ogdoadic:
    Ojama:
    Onomato (Utopia):
    Orcust:
    Outstanding Dog:
    Paleozoic:
    Penguin:
    Performage:
    Performapal:
    Phantasm Spiral:
    Phantom Knight:
    Photon:
    Plunder Patroll:
    Poker Knight:
    Prank-Kids:
    Predaplant:
    Prediction Princess:
    Pride and Soul, Bonds and Unity:
    Primite:
    Prophecy/Spellbook:
    PSY-Frame:
    P.U.N.K.:
    Purrely:
    Qliphort:
    Raidraptor:
    Ragnaraika:
    Railway (Train)
    Reactor:
    Red (Dragon Archfiend):
    Red-Eyes:
    Reptilianne:
    Rescue-ACE:
    Resonator:
    Rex Raptor:
    Rikka:
    Ritual Beast:
    Rokket/Borrel:
    Rose:
    Rose Dragon:
    Runick:
    Ryu-Ge:
    Ryzeal:
    S-Force:
    Sacred Beast:
    Salamangreat:
    Sanctuary in the Sky/Parshath:
    Sangen [Tenpai Dragon]:
    Scareclaw:
    Scrap:
    Shaddoll:
    Shark:
    Shining Sarcophagus [Yugi]:
    Shiranui:
    Simorgh:
    Six Samurai [Shien]:
    Sky Striker:
    Solfachord:
    Snake-Eye:
    Speedroid:
    Sphinx:
    Spider:
    Spirit:
    Spirit Message\Destiny Board\Necrofear:
    Spright:
    Springans:
    SPYRAL:
    Star Warrior:
    Star Seraph:
    Stardust:
    Starfrost [Visas]:
    Starry Knight:
    Steelswarm/Evilswarm:
    Subterror/Subterror Behemoth:
    Summoned Skull:
    Sunavalon/Sunvine/Sunseed:
    Super Quant:
    Superheavy Samurai:
    Supreme King:
    Swordsoul:
    Sylvan:
    • Game Mechanics: Xyz, Link, Excavate, Gamble
    • Attribute: Varied
    • Type: Plant
    • Key Card: Sylvan Charity
    • Feature: CDP: Sylvan’s Rose
    Symphonic Warrior:
    Synchron:
    T.G.:
    Tachyon:
    Tearlaments:
    Tellarknight:
    Tenyi:
    The Agent/Hyperion:
    Therion:
    Thunder Dragon:
    Time Thief:
    Timelord:
    • Game Mechanics: Synchro, Indestructible
    • Attribute: Varied
    • Type: Fairy
    • Key Card: Time Maiden
    • Feature: CDP: Infinite Light Uria
    Tindangle:
    Tistina:
    Toon:
    Toy:
    Transcendasaurus:
    Trap Monster:
    Traptrix (Trap Hole):
    Tri-Brigade:
    Triamid:
    Trickstar:
    True Draco/True King/Dracoslayer/Dracoverlord:
    U.A.:
    Umbral Horror:
    • Game Mechanics: Xyz, 0 ATK, 0 DEF
    • Attribute: DARK
    • Type: Fiend, Spellcaster
    • Key Card: Umbral Horror Ghost
    • Feature: CDP: Barian’s Chaos Photon
    Umi:
    Unchained:
    Ursarctic:
    Utopia/Utopic/ZW:
    Valkyrie:
    Vaalmonica:
    Vampire:
    Vanquish Soul:
    Vaylantz:
    Vehicroid:
    Vendread:
    Venom:
    Vernusylph:
    Virtual World:
    Vision HERO:
    Voiceless Voice:
    Volcanic/Blaze Accelerator:
    Vylon:
    War Rock:
    Watt:
    Weather Painter/The Weather:
    Weevil Moth:
    White (Aura):
    White Forest:
    Wight:
    Wind-Up:
    Windwitch:
    Witchcrafter:
    World Chalice:
    World Legacy:
    Worm:
    X-Saber [XX-Saber/Gottoms]:
    Yang Zing:
    Yosenju:
    Yubel:
    Zefra:
    Zombie World:
    Zoodiac:
    Zubaba:

     

    Miscellaneous:

     

    Archetypes/Themes I haven’t covered….. yet:

    • Ally of Justice
    • Iron Chain

     

    Want me to prioritize one of the themes listed above? 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 with your ideas to keep under consideration! On most YGO-related communities my username is Quincymccoy, so feel free to reach out.

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