Cannot be Special Summoned. During the End Phase of the turn this card is Normal Summoned or flipped face-up: Return it to the hand. When this card is Normal Summoned or flipped face-up: You can reveal 1 Spirit monster in your hand, except “Rakshasa”, then target 1 face-up Attack Position monster your opponent controls; return that target to the hand. You cannot Special Summon during the turn you activate this effect.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCore Lineup for a Fairy-Centric Spirit Deck:<\/strong>
\n2|3 indicates that 2 or 3 copies should be considered.<\/em><\/p>\nMonsters:<\/p>\n
\n- 3 Aratama<\/li>\n
- 2|3 Rakshasa<\/li>\n
- 2|3 Yaksha<\/li>\n
- 2 Yamato-No-Kami<\/li>\n
- 1 Asura Priest<\/li>\n
- 1 Gorz, Emissary of Darkness<\/li>\n
- 2 Archlord Krystia<\/li>\n
- 2|3 Herald of the Orange Light*<\/li>\n
- 2|3 Herald of the Green Light*<\/li>\n
- 0|1 Herald of the Purple Light*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Spells:<\/p>\n
\n- 3 Creature Swap<\/li>\n
- 3 Pot of Duality<\/li>\n
- 0|2 Double Summon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Traps:<\/p>\n
\n- 2|3 Legacy of Yata-Garasu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
*Maximum of 5 total “Herald” Monsters<\/em><\/p>\nThis core lineup is centered around using the natural power of the Spirits to achieve great things. While many would shy away from running so many Heralds, the deck can function with them easily due to the +1 every Summon from Aratama<\/strong><\/em>. In addition, the Asura Priest<\/strong><\/em> is necessary against established fields of either Tokens or weaker monsters.\u00a0Pot of Duality<\/em><\/strong> allows for increased deck thinning and the ability to get to your Heralds, Swap, or Krystia faster. Lastly, the Double Summon<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0allows for this Spirit variant to perform Xyz plays. Do be aware you cannot Xyz Summon if you choose to activate the effect of\u00a0Rakshasa<\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/images1.wikia.nocookie.net\/__cb20121008185014\/yugioh\/images\/8\/85\/SpiritBurner-TF04-JP-VG.png\")
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Possible Tech Choices:<\/strong>
\nBlack Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning:<\/em> Powerful monster that any deck can run if it has an appropriate amount of DARKs and LIGHTs. The Herald’s cover the LIGHT requirement with ease, and the combination of Aratama<\/strong><\/em> and Yamato-No-Kami<\/strong><\/em> is enough DARKs to warrant an appropriate number. BLS is especially effective when combined with the following tech option…<\/p>\nHonest<\/em>: You didn’t think I could get through a Fairy-Type deck strategy article without talking about this little angel, did ya? Meet the ace card for the LIGHT Attribute. Unlike most decks, this is pushed to being a tech option simply because you are only going to use him for offensive purposes, due to the fact that your Spirits don’t tend to stick around for your opponents turn. The combination of Asura Priest<\/strong><\/em> and BLS could convince you that Honest<\/strong><\/em> is worth it, but the choice is totally up to you!<\/p>\nDark Dust Spirit<\/em> & Fenghuang<\/em>: These are the other two high-Level Spirits you should consider for a Fairy variant. The first wipes out monsters, the other wipes out Set backrow. I believe you have a stronger deck for most situations when choosing Dust; however, there are certain matchups where Feng can put in some help against backrow-heavy decks.<\/p>\nDefensive Quickplays and Trap Cards<\/em>: First off, I specified these two types of defensive cards for a reason. You should try to trend away from Battle Fader<\/strong><\/em> due to the issue that it takes up another slot in the hand. With Spirits, you will almost always have a 6 card hand, so you need to keep as many useful combos in the hand as possible. It really isn’t worth it to sacrifice a discard in the End Phase in order to keep a Battle Fader<\/strong><\/em> in hand if something goes wrong. I personally prefer Threatening Roar<\/strong><\/em> or even Scapegoat<\/strong><\/em> as both of them can be set, are chain-able, and don’t disrupt too much of your deck. (Scapegoat<\/strong><\/em> even gives you Tokens to use Creature Swap<\/em><\/strong> on.)<\/p>\nMystic Box<\/em>: Similar to Creature Swap<\/strong><\/em> in that it gives your opponent a Spirit only for you to retrieve it during the End Phase. This can serve as additional disruption if you feel your deck is lacking in destruction.<\/p>\nSoul of Purity and Light<\/em>: A Level 6 Fairy that opens up more Rank 6 Xyz combos with Yamato-No-Kami<\/strong><\/em>! She is a tad more difficult to Summon, and she does have the potential to mess up Krystia Graveyard setups; however, she can lead into an easy win with the power of\u00a0Constellar Ptolemy M7.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nSeal of Orichalos:<\/em>\u00a0This Field Spell is only useful for the Spirits if, and only if, you want to avoid using the Extra Deck at all. I personally prefer knowing that I can access Rank 4’s and Rank 6’s through Double Summon<\/em><\/strong> if I need to. But if you are someone who prefers to skip out on Double Summon<\/strong><\/em>, consider adding in the Seal for some extra punch on your monsters!<\/p>\nHerald of Perfection:\u00a0<\/em>Yes, this is also a possibility for Fairy-Centric Spirit decks! With Aratama<\/strong><\/em> able to add a Fairy to your hand every turn, you basically will accumulate an ever-increasing amount of negation. A deck using Herald of Perfection<\/strong><\/em> should be crafted around use of the Ritual Monster, therefore you shouldn’t try and splash our rainbow friend into any build!<\/p>\nVanity’s Emptiness<\/em>: This is a very valuable tech in a Spirit deck. Not only is it able to lock down a ton of decks you could face, but it also affects you only slightly. Due to the fact that all Spirits except for Yamato can’t be Special Summoned, you can easily run this without fear. I would advise a more control-oriented build if you were deciding to lean towards Vanity’s as a defense mechanism, but there is no problem testing a few as tech choices!<\/p>\n![\"Yamato-No-Kami\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2013\/10\/Yamato-No-Kami-206x300.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nCompleted Example Deck:<\/strong>
\nFor those who have survived the entirety of my Strategy Guide on Fairy-Centric Spirits, welcome to the Spirit Realm. We have been awaiting your arrival for some time now.
\nThe link below is a screenshot of my personal Fairy-Centric Spirit build. It may not be the best build for them, but it can serve as a baseline for your deck construction in the future:\u00a0http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/reWzWPi.png<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to our meditation sequence! Breathe in… breathe out. Feel the spiritual energy envelop you in its tender care. As you breathe, reflect on the power of those Spirit monsters you’ve seen. You don’t see them for long, however, you remember that they are omnipresent in some duels. These monsters may only have a short<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,24,25,2,77,23,26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1840","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-articles","7":"category-casual-decklist","8":"category-deckbuild","9":"category-decklists","10":"category-looking-ahead","11":"category-ocg-decklist","12":"category-strategy"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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