Black Luster Soldier Deck Breakdown

DARK 8

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned with "A Deal with Dark Ruler" and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. This card can attack all monsters your opponent controls once each. During each of your End Phases, this card loses 500 ATK.

LIGHT 8

Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by banishing 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your GY. Once per turn, you can activate 1 of these effects. ● Target 1 monster on the field; banish it. This card cannot attack the turn this effect is activated. ● If this attacking card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: It can make a second attack in a row.

DARK 4

If this card is Normal Summoned: Place 1 Spell Counter on it (max. 1). Gains 300 ATK for each Spell Counter on it. You can remove 1 Spell Counter from this card, then target 1 Spell/Trap on the field; destroy that target.

LIGHT 4

After damage calculation, when this card battles an opponent's monster: You can banish that monster, also banish this card.

EARTH 4

You can Tribute this card to target 1 monster on the field; destroy that target.

LIGHT 3

You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from your hand.

DARK 4

When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can target up to 2 monsters in their Graveyard; banish those targets. Your opponent cannot banish cards from either player's Graveyard.

LIGHT 4

When this card is Normal or Flip Summoned: You can add 1 Ritual Monster or 1 Ritual Spell from your Deck to your hand.

DARK 3

If this card is sent from the field to the GY: Add 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand, but you cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with that name for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Sangan" once per turn.

LIGHT 4

When this card is Normal or Flip Summoned: You can add 1 Ritual Monster from your Deck to your hand.

WIND 4

When this card is Normal or Flip Summoned: You can add 1 Ritual Spell from your Deck to your hand.

LIGHT 5

If this card is Tribute Summoned: Target 1 monster on the field; destroy that target.

LIGHT 8

This legendary dragon is a powerful engine of destruction. Virtually invincible, very few have faced this awesome creature and lived to tell the tale.

LIGHT 4

You can Ritual Summon this card with "White Dragon Ritual". At the start of the Damage Step, if this card attacks a face-down Defense Position monster: Destroy that face-down monster. You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from your hand or Deck, but "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" cannot attack for the rest of this turn.

DARK 1

You can Ritual Summon this card with "Black Illusion Ritual". Once per turn: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; equip that target to this card (max. 1). This card's ATK/DEF become equal to that equipped monster's. If this card would be destroyed by battle, destroy that equipped monster instead. While equipped with that monster, any battle damage you take from battles involving this card inflicts equal effect damage to your opponent.

LIGHT 4

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. This card can attack all monsters your opponent controls once each.

Spell Quick

(This card is always treated as an "Archfiend" card.) If a Level 8 or higher monster under your control was sent to the Graveyard this turn: Special Summon 1 "Berserk Dragon" from your hand or Deck.

Spell Normal

This card is used to Ritual Summon "Relinquished". You must also Tribute a monster from your hand or field whose Level is 1 or more.

Spell Quick

Target 1 face-up monster on the field; change that target to face-down Defense Position.

Spell Normal

Both players discard as many cards as possible from their hands, then each player draws the same number of cards they discarded.

Spell Normal

Each player chooses 1 monster they control and switches control of those monsters with each other. Those monsters cannot change their battle positions for the rest of this turn.

Spell Normal

Pay 1000 LP; your opponent discards 1 random card, and if they have any other cards in their hand, discard 1 more card of their choice.

Spell Normal

Draw 3 cards, then discard 2 cards.

Spell Normal

Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field.

Spell Normal

Discard 1 card; destroy all face-up monsters your opponent controls.

Spell Quick

Target 1 Spell/Trap on the field; destroy that target.

Spell Normal

Target 1 face-down monster on the field; destroy that target, and if you do, banish it, then, if it was a Flip monster, each player reveals their Main Deck, then banishes all cards from it with that monster's name.

Spell Normal

Draw 2 cards.

Spell Equip

Activate this card by paying 800 LP, then target 1 monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target in Attack Position and equip it with this card. When this card is destroyed, destroy the equipped monster.

Spell Normal

Add 1 Level 4 or lower Warrior monster from your Deck to your hand.

Spell Equip

Equip only to a Level 6 or lower Ritual Monster. It gains 1500 ATK and DEF.

Spell Equip

Equip only to a monster your opponent controls. Take control of the equipped monster. During each of your opponent's Standby Phases: They gain 1000 Life Points.

Spell Normal

After this card's activation, it remains on the field, but you must destroy it during the End Phase of your opponent's 3rd turn. When this card is activated: If your opponent controls a face-down monster, flip all monsters they control face-up. While this card is face-up on the field, your opponent's monsters cannot declare an attack.

Spell Normal

This card is used to Ritual Summon "Paladin of White Dragon". You must also Tribute monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal 4 or more.

Trap Continuous

Activate this card by targeting 1 monster in your GY; Special Summon that target in Attack Position. When this card leaves the field, destroy that monster. When that monster is destroyed, destroy this card.

Trap Normal

Target 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls; destroy that target, then you can Set 1 Spell/Trap from your hand.

Trap Normal

When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Destroy all your opponent's Attack Position monsters.

Trap Normal

Discard 1 card, then target 1 card on the field; destroy it.

Trap Normal

During your opponent's turn: Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls whose ATK is less than or equal to their LP; destroy that face-up monster, and if you do, take damage equal to its original ATK, then inflict damage to your opponent, equal to the damage you took. You can only activate 1 "Ring of Destruction" per turn.

Trap Normal

When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Target the attacking monster; destroy that target.

Trap Counter

When a monster(s) would be Summoned, OR a Spell/Trap Card is activated: Pay half your LP; negate the Summon or activation, and if you do, destroy that card.

Trap Normal

When a monster(s) is Summoned: Destroy all monsters on the field.