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"Dragon Ruler" (Japanese: (せい) (りゅう) Seiryū) is a series of Dragon monsters consisting of two smaller groups: Level 7 monsters whose ATK and DEF always have a sum of 4600, and lower-Level monsters that act as miniature versions of the Level 7 monsters.

Members[]

Dragon Ruler Baby version
Blaster Burner
Redox Reactan
Tempest Lightning
Tidal Stream

Design[]

Adults[]

The Adult "Dragon Rulers" all have these effects and/or traits:

  • If this card is in your hand or Graveyard: You can banish a total of 2 corresponding Attribute monsters and/or Dragon-Type monsters from your hand and/or Graveyard, except this card; Special Summon this card.
  • During your opponent's End Phase, if this card was Special Summoned: Return it to the hand.
  • If this card is banished: You can add 1 corresponding Attribute Dragon-Type monster from your Deck to your hand.
  • You can discard this card and 1 corresponding Attribute monster to the Graveyard; effects.
  • Only 1 effect once per turn restrictions.

Babies[]

Each Baby "Dragon Ruler" can Special Summon an adult "Dragon Ruler" of the same Attribute from the Deck, though that monster cannot attack that turn.

Playing style[]

"Dragon Rulers" quickly swarm the field with adult version, and possibly use them for follow-up Synchro, Xyz and even Link Summon, or outright use them for attack. They can also use their effect for utility.

You can banish one of the "Adult Rulers" to summon another one, use the banished card's effect to add a Dragon Tuner from your Deck to your hand, Normal Summon it, and use them to Synchro Summon a powerful Monster. Alternatively, you can use two "Adult Rulers" to Xyz Summon "Number 11: Big Eye" to steal your opponent's chosen monster and attack directly with it, or even use "Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack" to summon two "Mecha Phantom Beast Tokens" and Tribute one of them to destroy your opponent's monster.

History[]

The series proved to be far too synergistic and powerful. The OCG and TCG Forbidden and Limited Lists experimented throughout the months following their release, first with the Baby Dragon Rulers Forbidden in the September 2013 lists, then the Adult Dragon Rulers Limited, and finally the series was eradicated in April 2015 with the Adult Dragon Rulers Forbidden, and the now-useless Babies Unlimited. As of the current Forbidden List (updated in January 2020), Tempest is the only Adult Dragon Ruler that is Limited to 1 in both TCG and OCG.

Generally, each "Dragon Ruler" can be used as support to decks of their corresponding Attribute, such as:

Recommended cards[]

Recommended cards (Traditional Format)


Weaknesses and counter-strategies[]

Cards that can shut down or slow this deck are cards that stops the opponent from banishing, discarding, or prevent Special Summoning. Having both a "Mind Drain" and "Soul Drain" on the field will completely shut down this Deck, but "A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon", "Twin Twisters", "Stamping Destruction", "Cosmic Cyclone", and "Royal Decree" can eliminate this threat. While "Mind Drain" is active on the field you'll be prevented from using "Dragon Ruler" effects that banish/discard from the hand. While "Soul Drain" is active on the field you'll be prevented from using "Dragon Ruler" effects that banish/add from activating from the Graveyard and Banished Zone.

Cards that prevent players from Special Summoning, such as "Archlord Kristya", "Evilswarm Ophion", "Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo", "Crimson Blader", “Jowgen the Spiritualist”, “Vanity's Ruler”, “Vanity's Fiend”, and also "Barrier Statue of the Abyss and "Barrier Statue of the Heavens" can prove problematic as this Deck relies heavily on Level 7 and higher monsters. "Dragon Capture Jar" and "Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman" can prevent your Dragons from attacking or activating their effects no matter they be in your hand, Graveyard, or banish. "Summon Limit" can prevents Xyz Summoning Rank 7 monsters indirectly, while also hampering your Normal Summon and other Special Summons. Also, "Imperial Iron Wall", "Chaos Hunter", or "Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer" prevents banishment attempts, effectively blocking any Dragon Ruler's Special Summon as well. "Banisher of the Radiance", "Banisher of the Light", "Dimensional Fissure" and "Macro Cosmos" can banish the Dragon Rulers, rendering them un-Summonable or at least, forcing cards like "Dragoncarnation" to retrieve them back. "Goblin of Greed" also prevents the player from using the discard-based effects of all the "Rulers" themselves.


Four Elements
EARTH EARTH FIRE FIRE WATER WATER WIND WIND
Armor Ninjas Earth Flame Aqua Air
Attribute Spirit counterparts Gigantes / Gigastone Omega Inferno Fenrir Silpheed
Crusadia
(Level 3/4)
Leonis Reclusia Arboria Draco
D/D/D Darius Genghis Caesar Alexander
Dracoslayers and Dracoverlords Amorphactor Pain Ignister Prominence Dinoster Power Majester Paladin
Dragon Rulers
Younger version
Redox
Reactan
Blaster
Burner
Tidal
Stream
Tempest
Lightning
Elements
(by set and effect)
Soldier
Doom
Saurus
Dragon
Valkyrie
Saurus
Soldier
Valkyrie
Magician
Dragon
Doom
Magician
Gi-Ant Revolution Antbellion of the Rebellion Ants Running About Oppressed Ants United Resist-Ants
Guardragons Garmides Prominesis Justicia Andrake
Itsu Fairies Doitsu Aitsu Koitsu Soitsu
Odd-Eyes Dragons Gravity Meteorburst Absolute Vortex
Pendulum Magicians Dragonpulse Nobledragon Dragonpit Oafdragon
Plant Princesses Chirubime Mariña Talaya Tytannial
Prank-Kids
Effect Monsters
Fusion Monsters
Link Monsters
Rocksies
n/a
Meow-Meow-Mu
Lampsies
Rocket Ride
Bow-Wow-Bark
Dropsies
Weather Washer
Rip-Roarin-Roaster
Fansies
Battle Butler
Dodo-Doodle-Doo
Prevents Trap Activation upon being Normal Summoned Tactical Espionage Expert Invasion of Flames Creeping Doom Manta Eagle Eye
Sealing Ceremonies Mokuton Katon Suiton Raiton
Sky Striker Ace
Link Monsters
(Link-1)
Kaina Kagari Shizuku Hayate
Wind-Up
Xyz Monsters
Zenmaister Zenmaines Zenmaighty Zenmaioh
World Chalice
Link Monsters
Ningirsu the World Chalice Warrior Auram the World Chalice Blademaster Ib the World Chalice Priestess Imduk the World Chalice Dragon
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