UPDATE LOG

April 25th:

  • New Section "Important Dark Magician mechanics"
  • Added Combo "Baronne Negate Loop"

May 10th:

  • New additions to generic cards and handtraps
  • New additions to Extra Deck cards

July 20th:

  • Wandering Travelers / Options from the newest Pack
  • Adjustments to Core Cards and Techs
  • Adjustments to Spellbook Engine
  • Adjustments to the Dogmatika Engine

August 31st:

  • Banlist Update
  • General overhaul and Update of the Guide
  • "For-Fun Archetype cards" category added
  • Removed outdated engines

The Author

Hi, I am

and I have been playing Dark Magician in the TCG for several years now. Since the very beginning I was always a fan of magic and wizards, so I was immediately connected to Dark Magician himself. With the release of more and more archetype cards, Dark Magician has become a very fun deck to play, although I want to make it clear that it is not a very competitive deck at the moment. This can change with the future release of more support cards that are on their way, but we will see when the time comes.

and I have been playing Dark Magician in the TCG for several years now. Since the very beginning I was always a fan of magic and wizards, so I was immediately connected to

The deck is versatile and has a few variations and options you can build it with to have fun in Master Duel with this archetype.

himself. With the release of more and more archetype cards, Dark Magician has become a very fun deck to play, although I want to make it clear that it is not a very competitive deck at the moment. This can change with the future release of more support cards that are on their way, but we will see when the time comes.

About Dark Magician

Dark Magician is an archetype that has been a part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise since its beginning, with "Dark Magician" appearing as Yugi Muto's ace card. During the Battle City arc and subsequent arcs, more cards were introduced, such as "Dark Magician Girl". Originally a series, the release of "The Eye of Timaeus" cemented its status as an archetype while funnily enough being the only card that is not searchable. The archetype also contains a sub-archetype, the "Magician Girls".

The deck focuses around board control with Dark Magical Circle and Eternal Soul, looping Dark Magician to maintain pressure on the enemy and disrupting their plays mostly on the opponent's turn. You always want to go first and set up as many disruptions as possible, making it hard for your opponent to make their plays and beat them strategically.


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3 years ago

Wow, this is awesome. I never thought a guide could be so much detail like this.

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3 years ago

thank you very much, it took me a good while to write it all down and I am happy with the end result! I hope it's gonna be helpful for alot of people that want to get into playing Dark Magician

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3 years ago

I never comment but man…this is thee greatest guide. Definition of it. Very thorough and broken up so well! πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» A scholar and a saint

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3 years ago

Thank you very much for your comment, it really means alot to me as the writer. I've tried to break down as much as possible and will keep updating this with addition of new cards and other discoveries amongst the community. The guide has been updated today and it will keep on going with these on the next card expansion, if there is any noteworthy for Dark Magician!

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3 years ago

Was hoping to build a magician deck after a few higher tier decks. This couldn't have come at a better time. Awesome guide and a reminder why I love the magician aesthetic

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3 years ago

you can use anaconda to deployment to draw 2 with servant and make combinations alive(actually without dragoon it is the best way to "engage" with servant, so, combinations isnt a brick with souls+anything) also, you can substitute keeper for dragonmaid engine, since is just the same thing but 10 times better((chamber search a poly(just for dragons, but you will summon dragon knight anyway), doenst need to discard, you can discard the fusion to draw in souls and recycle by its own eff, you can use dragon maid trap to get extender/removal bosses and floodgates and doenst lock you in fusion)

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3 years ago

while yes you can use anaconda for deployment, In terms of the times you get to use anaconda in this isn't that often in most cases while thinking on top of my head, but it definitely does make it more consistent. I haven't thought about using dragonmaids instead of keeper, that's a really good idea. Thanks alot for that input!

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3 years ago

Best guide for best deck!

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3 years ago

Should include Cross-Sheep along with Invoked. With it Aleister + Magicians Souls become a 2 cards 8800 damage combo

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3 years ago

I love dm deck and this is the only deck I play. But unfortunately without dragoon, dm deck is gonna be mediocre. How much the new dm support will help improve the deck remain unknown (and where is Palladium Oracle Mana? This card is much better compared to mahad). Generally speaking, consistency issues and lack of negates generally killed this deck in modern yugioh. Almost 1/4 of the main decks are handtraps to help negates opponents' play, but that brings inconsistency too.

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3 years ago

Best guide πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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3 years ago

****...thank you so much..i really love my dark magician deck so i have been wondering what should i improve in my current deck..your guide really help me...So thank you so much

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3 years ago

dark magician is my favorite archetype, and is my childhood, you give me the hope of doing it viable in ranked, thank you so much for the hard work!

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3 years ago

This article wil boost Dark Magician deck very very good.. Dark Magician Dogmatika is good, but High Cost to craft Extra Deck.. Note: play this deck for fun & casual.. But this deck will never be meta, because not profitable anymore for developer..

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