"Legendary Six Samurai", known in Japan as the "True Six Warmen" (
Members[]
Many of the Legendary Samurai are a "past" form of other members of the Six. For example, the image of "Enishi, Shien's Chancellor" features the battle armor of "Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi" in the background.
Legendary Six Samurai | Modern version |
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Enishi | Enishi, Shien's Chancellor |
Kageki | Chamberlain of the Six Samurai |
Kizan | Grandmaster of the Six Samurai |
Mizuho | Hand of the Six Samurai |
Shi En | Great Shogun Shien |
Shinai | Spirit of the Six Samurai |
Playing style[]
Their effects revolve mainly around swarming your side of the field and eventually lead to the Synchro Summon of "Shi En". You can Normal Summon "Kageki" and Summon another "Six Samurai" from your hand, usually "Kagemusha of the Six Samurai" before performing a Synchro Summon with the two to bring out "Shi En". If you have multiple "Six Samurai" monsters on the field you can Special Summon "Great Shogun Shien". If you have both "Shi En" and "Shogun Shien" paired on the field, remember that even if "Great Shogun Shien" is face-up, if "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En" negates the activation of a Spell/Trap Card, the opponent can still activate another Spell/Trap Card the same turn.
You can Summon Legendary Six Samurai - Kageki and then use his effect to Summon Nisashi, then Special Summon Kizan, then Special Summon Grandmaster of the Six Samurai, then Special Summon Great Shogun Shien, then Xyz Summon Shadow of the Six Samurai - Shien. If you have a really good hand and use the order of all these cards effects you will have a very strong field.
"Kizan" can be Summoned while you control a face-up "Six Samurai" monster, "Mizuho" while you control a "Shinai", and "Shinai" while you control a "Mizuho".
Other great cards are "Shien's Smoke Signal", "Reckless Greed" and "Upstart Goblin", which makes it more likely for a player to have "Shinai" and "Mizuho" on hand at the same time.
This Deck has taken a hit in the September 2011 banlist due to the limiting of "Shi En" and "Shien's Smoke Signal", meaning that first turn "Shien" plays aren't as consistent. To solve this a new Deck using "Asceticism of the Six Samurai" and "Elder of the Six Samurai" has been created to continue to Summon "Shien" with the consistency the Deck is known for.
With the release new and powerful Xyz Monsters such as "Number 39: Utopia" and "Steelswarm Roach", some Decks will find it useful to add "The Six Samurai - Zanji" and "Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi", in order to combo them with "Kizan" and "The Six Samurai - Irou", and "Asceticism of the Six Samurai", in order to perform a Rank 4 Xyz Summon, with these Level 4 monsters. This helps the Deck to be less reliant on "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En", while maintaining significant consistency.
The return of "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning" encourages some players to add him to their Deck, as the presence of both LIGHT and DARK monsters, such as "Enishi, Shien's Chancellor", "The Six Samurai - Irou", "Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi", "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En", and "The Six Samurai - Zanji", can be used to Special Summon this powerful monster.
This Deck has taken another hit in the September 2013 TCG banlist due to banning "Gateway of the Six" causing this deck to lose some consistancy and their OTKs. However, the Deck has been improved slightly with Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En becoming semi-limited, instead of limited.
Recommended cards[]
Effect Monsters
- Elder of the Six Samurai
- Grandmaster of the Six Samurai
- Hand of the Six Samurai
- Kagemusha of the Six Samurai
- Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi
- Legendary Six Samurai - Kageki
- Legendary Six Samurai - Kizan
- Legendary Six Samurai - Shinai
- Legendary Six Samurai - Mizuho
- Spirit of the Six Samurai
- The Six Samurai - Zanji
Weaknesses[]
Even though the Legendary Six Samurais are a powerful archetype, they also have weaknesses:
Gozen Match: It works like "Rivalry of Warlords," but in Attribute. The monsters of the "Legendary Six Samurai" have different Attributes, and they generally require another copy of the "Legendary Six Samurai" on the field in order to have effect. Also it gets past "Musakani Magatama", so "Gozen Match" is good choice. The problem is that not many Decks can play it without self-contradiction. "Blackwing" and "Gravekeeper's" are two of the main Decks in the metagame, and contain mostly consistent Type and Attribute, so expect this to be played often against "Six Samurai". Nonetheless, this is perhaps the most effective side deck card against "Six Samurai". However, it is crucial that this card be activated before Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En or Naturia Barkion are summoned, as the "Six Samurai" player will prioritize on the Gozen Match and thus, will not allow it to stick or generate any positive advantage.
Royal Oppression: "Legendary Six Samurai" can be Special Summoned when there is another on field, and this starts most of the combos. Therefore, this card stops the Special Summons, and stops the combo. However, "Grandmaster of the Six Samurai" can still do a loop to bypass it. Since the September 2011 banlist this card is forbidden in advanced format, and therefore is no longer considered a threat.
Spell Shattering Arrow: Mainly to destroy Continuous Spell Cards like "Gateway of the Six". It does stop the loop combos, and it only serves it’s purpose if you destroy more than one. But you can use "Dust Tornado" instead and it is certainly better in many aspects. As with Gozen Match, it is crucial that this card be played before Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En hits the field for the exact same reasons.
Thunder King Rai-Oh: It prevents both players from adding cards to hand from the deck. Its ATK of 1900 is sufficient to take down most of the "Six Samurai" monsters. Although it can stop several of the Samurai player's best monsters, it is highly vulnerable to Grandmaster of the Six Samurai, Musakani Magatama, and any Legendary Six Samurai - Kizan that has 2100 atk. Thunder King Rai-Oh's main claim to fame as an anti-samurai card is that it prevents searching.
Cipher Soldier: It can beat everything in a "Legendary Six Samurai" Deck, including "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En". However, it is important that this card be protected if it is used. In general, use of this card is generally advised with caution, as "The Six Samurai - Irou" and "The Six Samurai - Zanji" will blow right past this card, although it will do substantial damage regardless if attacked head-on.
Chain Disappearance: Used to counter "Kagemusha of the Six Samurai" and "Legendary Six Samurai - Kageki", though sometimes situational, this can be a big help, but only if it is played before the big negators are summoned.
Divine Wrath: This card will get rid of almost any "Six Samurai" that poses a threat to your cards. Discarding one card from your hand is preferable to having everything you play negated. However, Musakani Magatama can ruin this card completely, as you will be forced to lose two cards in comparison to their loss of only one card.
Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell: "Six Samurai" are overdependent when it comes to Spell Cards. The price is a bit high, but it's usually worth it. The only drawback with this card is that it is vulnerable to "Musakani Magatama"
Puppet Plant: Used to take control control of any monster your opponent has, which could then be used for a Synchro or Xyz Summon. This is possibly the best anti-Samurai card to side. Apart from Naturia Landoise, Samurai players will be unable to negate Puppet Plant and will be forced into a very compromising situation with few (if any) ways out.
Prohibition: "Six Samurai" have a lot of repeated cards, so by choosing the right ones, you can finish off your opponent before they destroys this card. However, be sure to activate this before "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En" hits the field.
Gorz the Emissary of Darkness: Stops an OTK; "Gorz" also boasts slightly more ATK than "Great Shogun Shien" and "Shi En". Also, short of Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi or Solemn Warning, the Samurai player will mainly be unable to counter Gorz quickly enough to avoid losing advantage.
Penguin Soldier: Returns up to 2 of your opponent's monsters especially "Great Shogun Shien", "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En" and even "Naturia Beast" and "Naturia Barkion" without any costs, although "Great Shogun Shien" can be resummoned if that player has 2 or more Six Samurai monsters. This can get past "Musakani Magatama" and "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En" anti destruction effect. However, because this is a flip effect monster, Penguin Soldier is particularly vulnerable to The Six Samurai - Irou, making tactical usage of this card imperative.
Maxx "C": "Maxx "C"" was specifically designed to counter this archetype. Due to the swarming nature of this archetype, "Maxx "C"" can be used to either force the player of the "Legendary Six Samurais" to not take the field by storm, or grant this card's controller great hand advantage, which could end up backfiring if they gain more cards that can stop this archetype. If they take the former option, it will give their opposing player another turn to stop the "Legendary Six Samurais" before the boss monsters are called out.
Kaiser Colosseum: The effects of the "Legendary Six Samurais" are based on having more than one of said samurai out on the field at once. "Kaiser Colosseum" can be used to completely stop the samurai user's ability to play any kind of combos, from Xyz's to synchros. Also, cards like "Musakani Magatama" do not stop this card, as it does not destroy any monsters. However, it is important to get this card on the field before the opponent summons monsters like "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En" and "Naturia Beast".
Overall, Spell Card and Trap Card Sides are not very effective against Six Samurai decks, as Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En, Naturia Beast, Naturia Barkion, and even Great Shogun Shien will mainly shut down such countermeasures. Instead, Monster Sides such as Gorz the Emissary of Darkness are more effective, as the Samurai player's deck will most likely not be able to handle that many sides so far outside of its negation capabilities. However, it is imperative to make each sided monster count, as there are not many that can delay/shut down Six Samurai decks. "Effect Veiler", "Fiendish Chain" and "Breakthrough Skill" can help against most monster effects.
Trivia[]
- The official card storylines for these cards can be found at Master Guide 3 card storylines.
Six Attributes | ||||||
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DARK | EARTH | FIRE | LIGHT | WATER | WIND | |
/Assault Modes | Red Dragon Archfiend / Colossal Fighter | Hyper Psychic Blaster / T.G. Halberd Cannon | Doomkaiser Dragon | Arcanite Magician | n/a | Stardust Dragon |
@Ignisters Base forms Evolved forms |
Doyon Dark Templar |
Doshin Earth Golem |
Achichi Fire Phoenix |
Pikari Light Dragon |
Hiyari Water Leviathan |
Bururu Wind Pegasus |
Alchemy Beasts Summoners (Normal Spell Cards) |
Moonface the Silver Silver Key |
Leon the Lead Lead Compass |
Salamandra the Steel Steel Lamp |
Ouroboros the Bronze Bronze Scale |
Ekenas the Mercury Mercury Hourglass |
Aretos the Tin Tin Spell Circle |
Aliens | Overlord / Mother / Psychic | Shocktrooper / Infiltrator / Warrior | Mars / Telepath | Ammonite / Dog / Grey / Kid / Shocktrooper M-Frame | Hunter / Hypno | Skull |
Altergeists | Primebanshee / Multifaker / Kidolga / Fifinellag / Dragvirion / Memorygant / Pookuery | Kunquery | Hexstia | Marionetter | Meluseek / Fijialert | Silquitous / Pixiel |
Aromages | Marjoram | Cananga | Bergamot | Jasmine | Rosemary | Laurel |
Attribute Boosters (500 ATK▲/400 DEF▼) Link Monsters (500 ATK▲/500 DEF▲) Field Spells (500 ATK▲/400 DEF▼) Equip Spells (400 ATK▲/200 DEF▼) |
Witch's Apprentice Wee Witch's Apprentice Mystic Plasma Zone Sword of Dark Destruction |
Milus Radiant Missus Radiant Gaia Power Invigoration |
Little Chimera Duelittle Chimera Molten Destruction Burning Spear |
Hoshiningen Hip Hoshiningen Luminous Spark Elf's Light |
Star Boy Mistar Boy Umiiruka Steel Shell |
Bladefly Greatfly Rising Air Current Gust Fan |
Attribute Knights | Armageddon | Dust | Brushfire | Dawn | Shore | Altitude |
Attribute Reptiles | Umbral Soul | Raging Earth | Firestorm Prominence | Radiant Spirit | Silent Abyss | Destruction Cyclone |
Attribute Sorcerers (4/1500/0/Spellcasters) |
Dark | n/a | Fire | Light | Aqua | n/a |
Attribute Spirits | Luna the Dark Spirit | The Rock Spirit | Spirit of Flames | Diana the Light Spirit | Aqua Spirit | Garuda the Wind Spirit |
Attribute Summoners | Mystic Tomato | Giant Rat | UFO Turtle | Shining Angel | Mother Grizzly | Flying Kamakiri #1 |
B.E.S. | Big Core | Covered Core / Blaster Cannon Core | Big Core MK-2 | Big Core MK-3 | Crystal Core | Tetran |
Barrier Statues | Abyss | Drought | Inferno | Heavens | Torrent | Stormwinds |
Beast Gear World | Catapult Devilkong | Motor Wolf / Trike Fox / King Convoy Ligeon | Buggy Dog | n/a | n/a | Gyro Jackal |
Charmers Familiar-Possessed Cataclysmic Charmers Spiritual Arts Familiar Possessed Familiars |
Dharc Dharc n/a Greed Meda Bat n/a |
Aussa Aussa Avalanching Aussa Kurogane Marmot Nefarious |
Hiita Hiita Blazing Hiita Kurenai Fox Fire Inari Fire |
Lyna Lyna n/a Hijiri Happy Lover n/a |
Eria Eria Raging Eria Aoi Gigobyte Jigabyte |
Wynn Wynn Storming Wynn Miyabi Petit Dragon Ranryu |
Chrysalis Neo-Spacians Evolved forms Contact Fusions Evolved forms Advanced Contact Fusions |
Pantail Dark Panther n/a Dark Neos n/a Chaos Neos |
Mole Grand Mole n/a Grand Neos n/a Nebula Neos |
Larva Flare Scarab n/a Flare Neos n/a Magma Neos |
Pinny Glow Moss Twinkle Moss Glow Neos n/a Cosmo Neos |
Dolphin Aqua Dolphin Marine Dolphin Aqua Neos Marine Neos n/a |
Chicky Air Hummingbird n/a Air Neos n/a Storm Neos |
Code Talkers (Link-3) |
Decode (Extended) |
Transcode | Powercode | Encode | Shootingcode | Excode |
Color Ninjas Dragon Ninjas |
Strike Black |
Senior Silver n/a |
n/a Red |
White White |
n/a Blue |
Yellow Yellow |
Cubic | Vijam / Crimson Nova (Trinity) | Dark Garnex | Blade Garoodia | Duza / Buster Gundil / Indiora Doom Volt | n/a | Geira Guile |
CXyz | Dark Fairy Cheer Girl / Mechquipped Djinn Angeneral | Comics Hero Legend Arthur / Battleship Cherry Blossom / Zubaba Saikyo General | Coach Lord Ultimatrainer | Simon the Great Moral Leader / Barian Hope | N.As.Ch. Knight | Skypalace Babylon |
Dice Roll Archfiends | Terrorking / Masterking | Vilepawn | Infernalqueen | Desrook | Darkbishop | Shadowknight |
Double Tributers Effigies |
Double Coston Dark |
The Trojan Horse Earth |
Flame Ruler n/a |
Kaiser Sea Horse Light |
Unshaven Angler n/a |
Whirlwind Prodigy Wind |
Dragonmaids Human forms Dragon forms |
Chamber n/a |
Nurse Ernus |
Kitchen Tinkhec |
House Sheou |
Laundry Nudyarl |
Parlor Lorpar |
Dustons (1/0/1000/Fiends) |
Star | Yellow | Red | House / White | Blue | Green |
Elemental HERO Fusion Monsters (1 "HERO" + 1 matching Attribute) |
Escuridao | Gaia | Nova Master | The Shining | Absolute Zero | Great Tornado |
Elemental Lords Elementsabers |
Umbramirage Molehu |
Grandsoil Aina |
Pyrorex Malo |
Phosphorage Lapauila (Mana) |
Moulinglacia Nalu |
Windrose Makani |
Empowered Warriors Summoners |
Dragonox n/a |
Terratiger White Tiger |
Arnis Red Sparrow |
Dragodies Golden Dragon |
Hydrortoise Green Turtle |
Ventdra Blue Dragon |
Endymion | Master Magician / Mighty Master of Magic | Magister | Rogue | Crusader / Reflection | Magistus of Mastery | Servant |
Entities | Azathot | Nyarla | Cthugua | N'tss | Norden | Hastorr |
Fortune Fairies Fortune Ladies |
Ann Dark / Past |
Chee Earth |
En Fire |
Hikari Light / Every |
Swee Water |
Hu Wind |
Fur Hire | Seal / Folgo | Beat / Dyna | Bravo | Rafale | Helmer / Wiz | Donpa / Recon / Sagitta |
Generaiders | Hela / Harr | Dovelgus / Jormungandr | Naglfar / Loptr | Mardel / Utgarda | Nidhogg | Frodi |
Gizmek | Orochi | Uka | Kaku | Yata | Okami | Mikoto |
Guardians Weapons (Equip Spell Cards) |
Baou / Dreadscythe Wicked-Breaking Flamberge / Reaper Scythe |
Grarl Gravity Axe |
Ceal Shooting Star Bow |
Tryce Twin Swords of Flashing Light |
Kay'est Rod of Silence |
Elma / Eatos Buttefly Dagger / Celestial Sword |
Invoked (1 "Aleister the Invoker" + 1 matching Attribute) |
Caliga | Magellanica | Purgatrio | Mechaba | Cocytus | Raidjin |
Kaiju | Radian | Kumongous | Dogoran | Jizukiru / Mecha-Dogoran / Thunder King / Mecha-Thunder-King | Gameciel | Gadarla |
Knightmare | Iblee / Unicorn / Orcust / Idlee | Cerberus | Phoenix | Gryphon | Mermaid | Goblin |
Legendary Planets | Sun / Jupiter / Saturn / Pluto | Terra Firma | Mars | Venus / Uranus | Mercury / Neptune | n/a |
Masked HEROes | Dark Law / Anki | Dian | Goka | Koga | Vapor / Acid | Divine Wind / Blast |
Magician Girls | (Toon) Dark (Dragon Knight) |
Berry | Apple | Lemon | Chocolate | Kiwi |
Magikey | Clavkiys / Batosbuster / Ansyalabolas | Garesglasser | Transfurlmine | Mafteal | Vepartu | Andrabime |
Magistus | Grimoire Crowley | Goddess Ninaruru | Flame Zoroa / Dragon Vafram | Verre Cendrillon / Maiden Artemis | Master Endymion | Saint Aiwass |
Mirror Force | Dark | Quaking | Blazing | Radiant | Drowning | Storming |
Monarchs Mega Monarchs Related "Monarch" Spell/Trap Cards Vassals |
Caius / Erebus Caius the Mega Tenacity / The First Lucius / Eidos |
Granmarg Granmarg the Mega Return Landrobe / Samsara Kaiser |
Thestalos Thestalos the Mega Erupt Berlineth |
Zaborg / Ehther Zaborg the Mega Strike / The Prime Mithra / Edea |
Mobius Mobius the Mega Awaken Escher |
Raiza Raiza the Mega Stormforth Garum |
Musical Djinns | Maestroke | Temtempo | n/a | Melomelody | Humhumming | Muzurhythm |
Mythyrian Numbers | Djinn Buster | Lion Heart / Ronin Raccoon Sandayu | n/a | Sky Pegasus / Dragluon | Abyss Splash / Crystalzero | n/a |
Nemeses | Protos | Keystone | Flag | Eschatos | Umbrella | Corridor |
Number 10X Number C10X |
n/a Umbral Horror Masquerade |
Giant Hand Giant Red Hand |
Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus Battlin' Boxer Comet Cestus |
Star Seraph Sentry / Masquerade / Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon Archfiend Seraph / Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon |
Silent Honor ARK / Ragnazero Silent Honor DARK / Ragnafinity |
n/a n/a |
Odd-Eyes Dragons | Odd-Eyes / Pendulum / Rebellion (Overlord) / Persona / Phantom / Mirage / Performapal Metal Claw / Raging / Supreme King / Wing / Venom / Arc Pendulum / Advance / Wizard | Gravity | Meteorburst | Saber / Lancer / Revolution / Pendulumgraph | Absolute | Vortex |
Pendulum Magicians | Stargazer / Timegazer / Xiangke / Timebreaker / Acrobatic / Dragoncaller / Harmonizing / Double Iris / Black Fang / Purple Poison / Performapal Celestial | Dragonpulse | Nobledragon | Wisdom-Eye / Xiangsheng / Dharma-Eye / Performapal Five-Rainbow | Dragonpit | Oafdragon / White Wing |
Prediction Princesses | Astromorrigan / Tarotreith | Coinorma / Petalelf / Bibliomuse | n/a | Tarotrei | Crystaldine | Arrowsylph |
Resonators | Dark / Synkron / Crimson / Vision | Clock | Flare / Red / Double / Net / Soul | Barrier / Chain / Mirror | Force | Creation |
Road Magic | N/A | Diastrophism | Explosion | Rays Alter | Backflow | Tempest |
El Shaddoll Fusion Monsters (1 "Shaddoll" + 1 matching Attribute) |
Winda | Shekhinaga | Grysta | Construct | Anoyatyllis | Wendigo |
Signer Dragons | Red Archfiend / Black-Winged | Life Stream | Black Rose | Ancient Fairy | n/a | Stardust |
Six Samurai Legendary Six Samurai Secret Six Samurai |
Irou Shi En Doji |
Yariza Kizan Kizaru |
Kamon Mizuho Genba |
Zanji Enishi Rihan |
Yaichi Shinai Hatsume |
Nisashi Kageki Fuma |
Sky Striker Ace | Raye / Zeke | Kaina | Kagari | Roze | Shizuku | Hayate |
Sushi Angels | Spider Roll | Monkey Roll | n/a | Garibel / Agaribel | Tiger Roll | Dragon Roll |
Synchro Warriors Tuner Synchrons |
Junk / Satellite Junk / Satellite |
Drill Drill |
Nitro / Jet Nitro / Jet |
Road Road |
n/a Steam |
Turbo Turbo |
Tenyi Spirits | Vishuda | Adhara | Mapura | Ashuna / Sahasrara | Sthana | Nahata |
The Weathers Canvas (Continuous Spell/Trap Cards) |
Aurora / Moonbow Auroral |
Snow Snowy |
Sun Sunny |
Thunder / Rainbow Thundery / Rainbowed |
Rain Rainy |
Cloud Cloudy |
Timelords | Vorpgate | Kamion / Hailon | Metaion / Lazion / Michion | Sephylon / Sandaion | Zaphion / Gabrion | Sadion / Raphion |
True Draco and True King | All Calamities | Lithosazim / Dreiath III | Agnimazud / Ignis Heat | Master Peace (King) / Metaltron XII | Bahrstos / Dinomight Knight | Majesty Maiden / Mariamne |
Witchcrafters | Haine | Potterie | Schmitta | Edel / Madame Verre / Golem Aruru | Pittore | Genni |
World Chalice | World Legacy | Beckoned / Ningirsu | Chosen / Auram | Lee | Crowned / Ib (Priestess/Justiciar) | Guardragon / Imduk / Almarduke |
Yang Zing | Taotie / Jiaotu / Yazi | Bi'an / Zefraxi / Zefraniu | Suanni | Chiwen / Baxia / Chaofeng / Denglong | Bixi | Pulao |
Yo-kai Girls | Ghost Reaper & Winter Cherries | Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion | Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring | Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit | Ghost Sister & Spooky Dogwood | Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill |
ZW - | Chimera Clad / Dragonic Halberd | Ultimate Shield | Phoenix Bow / Asura Strike | Unicorn Spear / Lightning Blade / Leo Arms / Sleipnir Mail / Fenrir Sword / Pegasus Twin Saber / Sylphid Wing | n/a | Tornado Bringer / Eagle Claw |