Deck Update: Phantom Knights

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Decks built around “Phantom Knights” cards were popular in PvP Dueling in the past, but gradually fell out of favor with Duelists as stronger strategies emerged. Now, thanks to some new cards in the Scream of Resistance Mini BOX, Phantom Knights are back at the top of the competitive scene! Check out some of the new cards from the latest Mini BOX that have allowed “Phantom Knights” Duelists to rise through the ranks!

(1.) The Phantom Knights of Torn Scales

The Phantom Knights of Torn Scales is a Level 3 monster that lets you discard a card to send a “Phantom Knights” card from your Deck to your Graveyard, other than Torn Scales. Most “Phantom Knights” cards have effects that can be activated while they’re in the Graveyard. The Phantom Knights of Torn Scales will give you immediate access to one of those effects.

The Phantom Knights of Torn Scales also has another effect. If another “Phantom Knights” card is banished from your Graveyard while Torn Scales is in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon The Phantom Knights of Torn Scales from your Graveyard, but banish it when it leaves the field. This effect is easy to use, since there are many “Phantom Knights” cards with effects that you can activate by banishing them from your Graveyard. Using one of these effects will immediately allow you to Special Summon Torn Scales to your field. Summoning it to your field will help you Xyz Summon The Phantom Knights of Break Sword, which you can use to take over the Duel. The Phantom Knights of Torn Scales is already on the Limited 3 List, so you might need to cut some other Limited 3 cards out of your “Phantom Knights” Deck if you want to use it.

(2.) Phantom Knights’ Rank-Up-Magic Force

The new Phantom Knights’ Rank-Up Magic Force is a Quick-Play Spell Card that you can activate during the Main Phase by banishing 1 or more DARK monsters from your Graveyard and targeting a DARK Xyz Monster that you control. Its effect lets you Special Summon from your Extra Deck 1 “The Phantom Knights”, “Raidraptor”, or “Xyz Dragon” Xyz Monster, whose Rank equals the Rank of the targeted monster plus the number of monsters banished by this effect. The targeted monster becomes an Xyz Material attached to that newly Summoned monster. There are lots of DARK Xyz Monsters that you can easily Summon in a Phantom Knights Deck, including The Phantom Knights of Break Sword and Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon. This new Rank-Up-Magic can transform these monsters into even more powerful ones!

(3.) Raider’s Knight & Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon

Even though most “Phantom Knights” monsters are Level 3 DARK monsters, the effect of The Phantom Knights of Break Sword lets you Special Summon two of them back from the Graveyard as Level 4 monsters, instantly setting up a Rank 4 Xyz Summon. That’s where Raider’s Knight from the latest Mini BOX comes in handy.

Raider’s Knight is a Rank 4 DARK monster that you can Xyz Summon by combining 2 Level 4 DARK monsters. By detaching an Xyz Material from it, you can Special Summon a “The Phantom Knights”, “Raidraptor”, or “Xyz Dragon” Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck that is 1 rank higher or lower than Raider’s Knight, by using Raider’s Knight as an Xyz Material. The monster you Summon gets destroyed during your opponent’s next End Phase.

You can use Raider’s Knight’s effect to Summon the Rank 5 Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon, which is a new UR card available in the Scream of Resistance Mini BOX. Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon has 3000 ATK, 2500 DEF, and a couple of incredible effects. First, your Xyz Summoned Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon can’t be destroyed by card effects, making it tough for an opponent to take down, and allowing it to survive even if it would be destroyed by the effect of Raider’s Knight. Second, you can detach an Xyz Material from your Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon to increase its ATK by the total original ATK of all other monsters on the field. Then, if your Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon has a DARK Xyz Monster (like Raider’s Knight) attached as an Xyz Material, it negates the effects of all other face-up monsters on the field. Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon’s effect allows it to gain massive amounts of Attack Points so that it can finish off your opponent with one attack! That makes it a powerful addition to Decks like “Phantom Knights” that are easily able to Summon it.

The new “Phantom Knights” support, paired with Yuto’s Raider’s Rebellion Skill, brought “Phantom Knights” Decks back to the top of the PvP Dueling scene! You can get new cards to improve your “Phantom Knights” Deck from packs of the Scream of Resistance Mini BOX today!