『遊戯王デュエルモンスターズ－光のピラミッド』
チャラクター別戦力分析
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Pyramid of Light
Character-Specific Potential Analysis

We will analyze what kind of cards each character uses and battles from their decks!

Check 1: What kind of deck are you using?
The full content of decks which couldn’t be seen in the movie will make a complete reappearance! Building with cards that are plausible and cards that are unexpected will prove quite useful in construction of an actual deck.

Check 2: Strictly clarify main combos!
Main combos are concepts that should also be an essential to deck construction. We will be analyzing what kind of combos the characters make their main axis for building their decks.

Check 3: Search for hidden combos!
They may have gone unused in the movie, but these combos were, in fact, being hidden! We will introduce those combos by reading the inside of their decks. Could there be combos even more powerful than their main combos!?

• ATTACK…Overall attack power of the monsters put into deck
• DEFENSE…Overall defense power of the monsters put into deck
• SPEED…Speed at which they engage the duel at
• COMBO…Destructive power of the combos built into their decks
• Ratings will be displayed going up from C to S.

Powerful combos ignite!? What about the decks characters built to activate combos!? And also, there is still ability possibly lying hidden in the decks of the duelists that lost as well…

YUGI: The future of everything is hidden inside of my deck

…ATTACK: B
…DEFENSE: B
…SPEED: A
…COMBO: B
Pegasus: Deck Analysis!!

Deck that uses Toons for direct attacks:
It may have been used in the original story, but a concept in Pegasus’ deck is direct attacks that centers on Toons, hence why it has a weak side when Toon World is destroyed…

PEGASUS: My Toon deck is very strong!

[Deck Recipe]
Cards Composing Deck
Toon Cannon Soldier
Thousand Eyes Pagan Lord
Sacrifice
Toon Alligator
Toon Masked Sorcerer
Toon Masked Sorcerer
Toon Cannon Soldier
Toon Goblin Strike Force
Toon Goblin Strike Force
Toon Goblin Strike Force
Toon Demon
Toon Gemini Elf
Toon Gemini Elf
Toon Gemini Elf
Toon Dragon Egger
Toon Dragon Egger
Toon Black Magician Girl
Toon Mermaid
Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon
Manju God
Ritual of Illusions
Heavy Storm
Robbery
Jar of Greed
Cost Down
Resurrection of the Dead
Treasured Cards from Heaven
Toon Index
Toon Index
Toon Index
Toon World
Toon World
Blood Compensation
Premature Burial
Fusion
God’s Declaration
Jar of Greed
Shine Castle
Fissure
Toon Defense

Main Combo:
Cost Down + Toon Demon
Toons that are also high-level monsters cannot be played on the field without a sacrifice. So, they are summoned without sacrifices by the usage of Cost Down!


Secret Combo
Manju God + Ritual of Illusions
The Manju God is incorporated in so to conduct rituals smoothly. If played on the field, it can search for, not only a Ritual Magic, but a Ritual Monster from your deck, as well.

…ATTACK: S
…DEFENSE: A
…SPEED: B
…COMBO: S
Kaiba: Deck Analysis!!

Here is the ultimate deck that will overcome even the Gods!
Kaiba’s deck is built with, not only Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but a multitude of trump cards, such as XYZ. After fighting Pegasus, he added the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon as another trump card.

[Deck Recipe]
Cards Composing Deck
Kaiser Seahorce
Cost Down
Sapphire Dragon
Sapphire Dragon
Spear Dragon
Spear Dragon
Death Gremlin
Familiar Knight
Blood Vorse
Knight of White Dragon
Rare Metal Dragon
Lord of Dragons
Peten the Dark Clown
Peten the Dark Clown
Peten the Dark Clown
X-Head Cannon
Y-Dragon Head
Z-Metal Caterpillar
Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon
Treasured Cards of Life-Whittling
Obligatory Summon
Pot of Greed
Cyclone
Dimensional Fusion
Resurrection of the Dead
Black Core
Soul Release
Flute of Calling Dragon
Descent of White Dragon
Apostle of Obliteration
Fusion
Fusion Release
Absolute Destruction – Genocide Virus
Attack Guidance Armor
Ring of Destruction
Pyramid of Light
-Fusion Deck-
Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon
XYZ-Dragon Cannon

Main Combo 1:
Black Core + Soul Release + Dimensional Fusion
Will remove your own monsters by using Black Core and Soul Release and return the removed monsters to the field with Dimensional Fusion all at once!

Two cards change Kaiba’s deck!
Pyramid of Light + Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon
Due to the two cards obtained through his bout with Pegasus, Kaiba slightly changed the contents of his deck.

Kaiba’s New Deck!
Kaiba added the two cards he gained to his deck. He will face against Dark Yugi with this new deck.

Changes from the bout with Pegasus
Enemy ControllerBlue-Eyes Shining Dragon
Clone ReplicationPyramid of Light

KAIBA: I’m going to surpass the Gods!!

Main Combo 2:
Obligatory Summon + Pyramid of Light + Cyclone
Removes the Gods played on the field by Obligatory Summon with Pyramid of Light and destroy a card in a Magic & Trap Zone with Cyclone and clear out the field.

Secret Combo
Lord of Dragon + Flute of Dragon Calling
Special Summons Blue-Eyes White Dragons by summoning Lord of Dragons and using Flute of Calling Dragon. This powerful combo has been built-in as well.


Column: American and Japanese Differences – Part.1
The one who fits his image the best is “Jonouchi.” He sort of strikes the impression of a “Joey,” though…

These names are so different!
The names of the characters are changed so much between Japan and America. Yugi and Jonouchi aren’t changed that much…but the one that draws attention is Honda! He was given such an abrasive name for some reason or the other…

Yugi-->Yugi
Jonouchi-->Joey
Anzu-->Teá
Honda-->Tristan

…ATTACK: A
…DEFENSE: A
…SPEED: S
…COMBO: S
Yugi: Deck Analysis!

The three Gods pulverize all enemies!
The Three Mythic Divine Beasts, which started with The Saint Dragon of Osiris, are the main feature, but even if he can’t summon a God, he’s able to fight just fine with his Spellcaster-types that primarily focus on the Black Magician.

[Deck Recipe]
Cards Composing Deck
King’s Knight
Queen’s Knight
Kuriboh
Swift Gaia the Black Knight
Jack’s Knight
Skilled Black Magician
Skilled Black Magician
Dark Hero Zombire
Gemini Elf
Magic Hierophant of Black
Big Shield Guarder
Black Magician Girl
Black Magician
Saint Magician
Trifler Elf Swordsman
Magician’s Valkyria
Magician’s Valkyria
Curtain of Black Magic
Metamol Pot
Watapon
The Saint Dragon of Osiris
The Winged Dragon of Ra
The God of Obelisk
Exchange
Diffusion Wave
Philosopher’s Jewel
Pot of Greed
Multiply
Resurrection of the Dead
Double Magic
Premature Burial
Mage Power
Card-Containing Sword of Light
Devil’s Sanctuary
Thousand Knives
Blood Compensation
Dimension Magic
Holy Barrier – Mirror Force
Reverse of Reverse
Dust Tornado

Main Combo 1
The Saint Dragon of Osiris ((Key Card)) + King’s Knight + Jack’s Knight
Conducts a quick-play summon of a God by utilizing three of the knights needed for the three sacrifices for summoning a God. It may not be used in actuality, but it’s also possible to ensure the sacrifices with Blood Composition.

Main Combo 2
Pot of Greed + Watapon
When it’s drawn from the deck other than by a normal draw, Watapon will summon itself through its own card effect. If three monsters are all together on the field when this happens, you’ll be able to summon a God! However, the combo will require a bit of luck as well, since the effect can’t be aimed to be activated.

Secret Combo
Black Magician + Diffusion Wave
A powerful combo used in the original story. Clears out the opponent’s field with Diffusion Wave, which only a Level 7 or higher Spellcaster-type can use!

Column: American and Japanese Differences: Part.2
These illustrations are so different!
Despite their content being the same, there are some cards with different illustrations between Japan and America. They are illustrated and separated depending on various cultural characteristics.

Mystic Tomato – It has one very, very evil expression!! Wonder if other countries went with an illustration that is this scary…

Killer Tomato – The tomato is a little scary, but somehow cute and lovable. There are a lot of duelists with it in their decks because its effect is powerful.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Pyramid of Light
Original: OCG!!

Could the effect of the dragon that surpasses the level of ultimate, which Pegasus never revealed excel even the Gods!?

There are cards this powerful in the actual OCG!?
The powerful cards that appeared in the movie are in the actual OCG! Here, we will try to inspect how much the effects between the movie and actuality differ. We hope that people, who actually obtain them since they have applicable points, is relevant for drawing up a deck.

Has the effect to completely contain the Gods and is also used to call forth Sphinx Androgynes.

Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon: Sacrifice Ultimate to summon the mightiest dragon!
“Shining Burst”
Increase its attack power by 300 for each Dragon-type in your Cemetery.

“Shining Flare”
The player can choose whether to have the effects of a Magic, Trap, or Monster that target this card affect it or not.

“Shining Nova”
By offering this card as a sacrifice, you can destroy any card on the field.

The Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon’s movie version effect is introduced to the right. Its powerful effect is ensured to be passed down to the actual OCG as well. It doesn’t have Shining Nova, but in addition to the effect that increases its attack power equal to the Dragon-types in the Cemetery, it can negate the effects of Magic, Traps, or Monsters that target it.

Magic Hierophant of Black: The Supreme Spellcaster Appears!!
The hierophant that freely controls Trap cards
Its attack power, higher than that of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, boasts the best attack power of Spellcaster-types. But not only is its attack power powerful, but so is its effect! It can negate the activation of Traps and destroy them. However, in order to summon it, you must offer 2 Level 6 or higher Spellcaster-types as sacrifices. If you don’t devise the construction of your deck with variety, it will be prove difficult to play it on the field.

It can negate the effects of Traps but cannot negate Traps that have already been activated. Be wary when using it.

Reproduce a scene in the movie
Black Magician Girl + Philosopher’s Stone
Special Summons Black Magician by using Bla-Magi Girl and Philosopher’s Jewel and Special Summons Magic Hierophant of Black by sacrificing those two.

OCG Applicable Point: Summon fast!!
Dimension Magic
First, it is important to build your deck around Spellcaster-type monsters. If you summon low-level Spellcaster-type monsters, you’ll Special Summon Level 6 or higher Spellcaster-types with Dimension Magic! Doing this, you can positively secure it will be a single sacrifice.

Pyramid of Light: The astounding card that gets rid of the Gods!!

The key to summoning Sphinx Androgynes!
It doesn’t have its God-containing effect but it’s a necessity in a Sphinx deck.
It supports the Special Summoning of the Sphinxes. The Sphinxes can be summoned normally, but by using the Pyramid of Light, you can Special Summon them by paying just 500 Life Points. If both kinds are together in your hand, you can play them on the field all at once. And if the Pyramid of Light is destroyed under those conditions, the mightiest Sphinx will be called forth.

Andro Sphinx: Brutal defense-piercing power
Kaiser Seahorse
You will be able to shoot Sacrifice Summoning too with Kaiser Seahorse
It inflicts damage to your opponent’s Life Points equal to half of that monster’s attack power if it destroys a monster in defense mode. It will destroy monsters with high attack power placed in defense by things like Stop Attack and Book of the Moon. However, you must always check that monster’s defense power! It cannot destroy monsters with a defense power of 3000 or higher.
Aggressive Power Sphinx!

Sphinx Teleia: A powerful blow that uses the foe’s power!
If it destroys a monster in defense mode, it inflicts damage to your opponent’s Life Points equal to half its defense power. However, don’t forget that its attack power is lower than that of Andro. Unless powered up, it can only destroy monsters with an attack power of 2499 or lower and, on top of that, can only inflict damage to the opponent equal to half of that. Its usability might be slightly inferior to Andro….
There’s also the tactic of switching it to defense mode so it won’t get destroyed until Androgynes shows up.
Inflict huge damage at once!!

Sphinx Androgynes: The guardian deity of the pyramid gets angry!!
By paying just 500 Life Points, its attack power will jump up to 6500! But it has a restriction where it cannot be Special Summoned unless both Andro and Teleia are destroyed at the same time, but, if you utilize the Pyramid of Light, playing to the field is a simple matter.

OCG Applicable Point: Summon on your own
Cyclone
Destroy your own Pyramid of Light with Cyclone and you can Special Summon Androgynes if Andro and Teleia are both on the field.

Absolute Destruction Genocide Virus:
Would be pretty annoying if it was real! A violently powerful card!!
Ten cards from the deck to the Cemetery!? This is a super-powerful card that’ll make you want to yell out “Hey, wait a second!” It’s no surprise that it’s the ultimate deck-destruction Trap that will send 10 cards from the deck to the Cemetery. And to make matters worse, it’s a Permanent Trap. If you use it three times and include the initial draw, the number of cards in one’s deck would be reduced to a mere 4 cards…
You can activate multiple times as long as you have a Dark-Attribute Demon-type monster with an attack power of 500 or lower.

If it was in the OCG…: Counter with this card!
Reversal of This World and the Next
If a card like this makes it to the OCG, you’ll have no choice but to counter it with this card! Switch the cards in the decks and Cemeteries to flips things around and corner your opponent.

Obligatory Summon: Forces the summoning of monsters of the same type!
Will obligatorily summon monsters! Most would think “How will summoning monsters on the opposing player’s side of the field help?” But, combining it with other cards will produce some dynamite combos. If this card was in the actual OCG, you would want to use it in combination with a card that wipes out a whole type all at once.

If it was in the OCG…: Make a combo with this card!
Tribe-Infecting Virus
If this card was made brought into the actual OCG, you would have to combine it with this card! If you decide on your opponent’s main type, you could wipe out their main monsters all at once.

KAIBA: “Strongest” fits me perfectly!

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