Staple

From Yu-Gi-Oh!

A Staple is a card that is considered so important that it is included in almost any Deck the owner chooses to construct.

Opinions on what exactly constitutes a Staple card often comes down to the individual.

The defining characteristic of a distinguished staple card is, by its playability, Splashable.

Below is a list of cards that many consider staples (although some could be considered semi-staples.)

Advanced Format

• "Heavy Storm"
• "Mirror Force"
• "Monster Reborn"
• "Mystical Space Typhoon"
• "Premature Burial"
• "Sangan"
• "Spirit Reaper"
• "Torrential Tribute"

Other cards, such as "Swords of Revealing Light", "Scapegoat", and similar cards are Semi-Staples, where they can be good in any deck, but not always chosen.

Traditional Format

• "Breaker the Magical Warrior"
• "Call of the Haunted"
• "Change of Heart"
• "Cyber Jar"
• "Dark Hole"
• "Graceful Charity"
• "Harpie's Feather Duster"
• "Imperial Order"
• "Magician of Faith"
• "Pot of Greed"
• "Raigeki"
• "Ring of Destruction"
• "Snatch Steal"
• "Witch of the Black Forest"

...and countless other cards, depending on the type of Deck and the player running it.

See Also: Semi-Staples.