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"Herald", known as "Declarer" in the Japanese and Korean version, is a series of LIGHT Fairy-Type monsters. The colored "Heralds" (which are all secondary colors) are Level 2 and have 300 ATK and 500 DEF, while "Herald of Perfection" is a Level 6 Ritual Monster. The effect of each "Herald" focuses on negating a particular card effect (monster, Spell or Trap). In order to activate the effects of colored "Herald", the monsters must be sent to the Graveyard from the hand, along with another Fairy-Type monster. "Perfection" is the combination of all the effects of "Heralds" with a highly improved effect that can be activated by using a single Fairy-Type for its cost. There are other combinations now: "Herald of Ultimateness", "Herald of the Arc Light" and "Herald of Pure Light".
Playing Style
"Heralds" mainly focus on sending themselves and a Fairy-Type monster to the Graveyard to negate an activation of an opponent's Spell, Trap or monster effect. "Herald of Perfection" allows you to send only 1 Fairy-Type monster to negate all types of activation except for a Counter Trap Card. A combination of "Archlord Kristya", "Perfection" and a "Royal Decree" can completely shut down any Deck.
Perfect Herald
This variation of Deck focuses on use "Dawn of the Herald" to Tribute cards from your hand or field to the Graveyard to Ritual Summon "Herald of Perfection". After you have Ritual Summoned it, you can use the effect of "Dawn of the Herald" to return 1 monster from the Graveyard that you have Tributed for the Special Summon to your hand or not to activate the effect so you can have exactly 4 Fairy-Type monsters in the Graveyard, allowing you to Special Summon "Archlord Kristya", that can prevent the opponent from Special Summoning. "Royal Decree" is used to prevent the activation of Counter Traps which "Perfection" can't negate and to save negations, whereas "Safe Zone" is an alternate option used to protect the "Herald". The release of new "Agents" and "Master Hyperion" in Structure Deck: Lost Sanctuary/Lost Sanctuary Structure Deck greatly improved this Deck.
- Dawn of the Herald
- Fairy's Blessing
- Pre-Preparation of Rites
- Preparation of Rites
- Sanctuary in the Sky
- Solidarity (if using only Fairy-Type)
Happy Herald
This Deck is similar to Perfect Herald but focuses on using "Advanced Ritual Art" to send Normal Fairy-Type monsters to the Graveyard; and in the process, Ritual Summoning "Herald of Perfection". These Normal Monsters are then retrieved and used with the effect of "Perfection". "Advanced Ritual Art" can also be used to send exactly 4 Fairy-Type monsters to the Graveyard, allowing you to Special Summon "Archlord Kristya".
- Key Mace, Mokey Mokey, Dancing Elf or Cloudian - Smoke Ball
- Happy Lover or Mystical Shine Ball
- Petit Angel
- Dunames Dark Witch
- Gyakutenno Megami
Chaos Herald
This Deck mixes LIGHT Fairies and DARK Fiends to lock your opponent with "Herald of Perfection", "Herald of Ultimateness" and "Sky Scourge Invicil" while Summoning powerful monsters.
- Herald of Orange Light
- Honest
- Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
- Senju of the Thousand Hands
- Tour Guide From the Underworld
- Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
- Djinn Demolisher of Rituals
- Djinn Releaser of Rituals
- Djinn Disserere of Rituals
- Sky Scourge Enrise
- Sky Scourge Invicil
- Sky Scourge Norleras
- Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
- Chaos Sorcerer
- Armageddon Knight
Weaknesses
Cards that prevent Special Summoning will also keep "Herald" out of play, so "Vanity's Fiend" and "Vanity's Ruler" can shut down the "Herald" Duelist's plans. Better yet, "Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell" can shut out Ritual Summons permanently. If you negate "Advanced Ritual Art" or "Dawn of the Herald" once, your opponent won't be able to play them again. Cards that banish can also permanently shut down the effect of "Herald of Perfection".
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