Yu-Gi-Oh! is a manga based on a card game that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. Physical Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are also available, and the series celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019, garnering a large fan base. While the manga itself has already ended, Yu-Gi-Oh! remains popular, and a separate anime series is currently airing. Each character in Yu-Gi-Oh! uses their own deck for battle. This article will take a closer look at the main monsters in the deck used by the protagonist, Yugi Muto.
The Millennium Puzzle Solver!! Yugi Muto
Yugi Muto is the protagonist of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series. He is characterized by his star-shaped black and red hair. He has a very kind, gentle, and courageous personality. Furthermore, after solving the Millennium Puzzle given to him by his grandfather, the spirit of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh has been possessed by him, and as the ruler of darkness, he can defeat evildoers through dark games. Muto Yugi holds the title of King of Duelists and has defeated many duelists. He mainly uses a deck that mainly consists of Spellcaster and Warrior types of cards, and he specializes in combos that combine them with spells and trap cards.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #1: Black Magician
First, let's introduce Yugi Muto's main monster: Black Magician. Black Magician is a Level 8 DARK Spellcaster monster. It is the signature monster and trump card of Yugi Muto's deck. Black Magician's ATK is 2500 and DEF is 2100. It can be further evolved by combining it with various Spell Cards, making it the monster that plays the most important role in Yugi Muto's duels.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #2: Black Magician Girl
The next main monster we'll introduce to Yugi Muto is Black Magician Girl. Black Magician Girl is Yugi Muto's second-best trump card after Black Magician, and is a DARK Spellcaster-type monster. Its ATK is 2000, but it also increases its ATK by 300 points for each Black Magician in the Graveyard and on the field. It's useful in various situations, including combos with Black Magician, and first appeared in a match against Pandora.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #3: Kuriboh
Kuriboh is also one of Yugi Muto's main monsters. Kuribohs are like mascots in Yugi's deck, resembling furballs. With an attack power of 300 and a defense power of 200, they are among the weakest of all monsters, but they can be discarded from the hand to negate damage. Yugi also uses the card "Multiply" in various combos, such as increasing the number of Kuribohs to block opponent attacks.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #4: Chaos Soldier
The fourth main monster featured by Yugi Muto is Chaos Soldier. Chaos Soldier is an 8-star level Ritual Summon monster. With an ATK of 3000, it is one of the most powerful monsters in Yugi's deck. In the original manga, he first used it in a duel against Mai Kujaku in Duel Kingdom, securing victory. Furthermore, when fused with Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, it becomes Ultimate Master Chaos.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #5: Buster Blader
The next main monster featured in Yugi Muto's collection is Buster Blader. Buster Blader is an Earth-type Warrior monster with an ATK of 2600. However, it has the effect of increasing its ATK by 500 points for each Dragon-type monster on your opponent's field and in their Graveyard. In the original manga, Buster Blader can fuse with Black Magician to become Super Sorcerer Knight Black Paladin, and this card was the deciding card in his duel with Kaiba in Battle City.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #6: Magnet Valkyrion
Magnet Valkyrion is also one of Yugi Muto's main monsters. Magnet Valkyrion is a monster that combines three four-star monsters called Magnet Warriors. Its ATK is high at 3500, and it can be reverted to Magnet Warrior at any time. This allows it to be used against God cards that require three sacrifices, or as a way to summon higher-level monsters when sacrifices are blocked.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #7: Elf Swordsman
The seventh main monster introduced by Yugi Muto is Elf Swordsman. Elf Swordsman is an Earth Warrior-type monster with an ATK of 1400. It's a monster that Yugi has used since the beginning, often in the early stages of duels. It can also be brought into play with Elf Swordsman, a card used in the film. There's also another card called Devious Elf Swordsman, which cannot be destroyed by monsters with an ATK of 1900 or more, making it a powerful wall monster.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #8: Gaia the Dark Knight
The next main monster featured in Yugi Muto's deck is Gaia the Dark Knight. Like Elf Swordsman, Gaia the Dark Knight is an Earth-type Warrior monster that Yugi Muto used early on. Its ATK is a high 2300, and it can become Gaia the Dragon Knight by fusing with Curse of Dragon. There's also a card called Gaia the Gale Dark Knight, which can be summoned without a sacrifice when you only have one card in your hand.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #9: Dark Demon Gilfer Demon
The next main monster we'll introduce to Yugi Muto is the Dark Demon Gilfer Demon. Gilfer Demon is a 6-star Demon-type monster that Yugi began using in the Battle City Arc. Its ATK is 2200, and when placed in the Graveyard, it can reduce the ATK of one opponent's monster by 500 points. Reducing the opponent's ATK gives him an advantage in battle, so it's used many times.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #10: The Sky Dragon of Osiris
The tenth main monster we'll introduce to you is Yugi Muto's Sky Dragon of Osiris. Sky Dragon of Osiris is an incredibly powerful card known as a God Card, requiring three monsters to be Tribute Summoned. Its ability to increase its ATK by 1000 for each card in your hand and its effect of attacking and destroying a monster if its attack points are below 2000 each time a monster is Summoned. He obtained it after defeating a puppet controlled by Malik in the Battle City arc, and it has become his trump card in the Battle City arc.
Yugi Muto's Main Monster #11: Demon Summon
Demon Summon is also one of Yugi Muto's main monsters. Demon Summon is a DARK Demon-type monster that he's used since the beginning. Despite its high ATK of 2500, it's extremely powerful due to its Level 6 status and the fact that it only requires one sacrifice. It can also fuse with Red-Eyes Black Dragon to become Black Demon's Dragon, which he uses in tag duels with Jonouchi, among other things. Despite being used from the beginning, it's an important monster that he continued to use throughout the Battle City arc and beyond.
Yugi Muto's Main Monsters #12: The Musketeers
The last of Yugi Muto's main monsters is the Musketeers: Queen's Knight, King's Knight, and Jack's Knight. These monsters can Special Summon Jack's Knight when King's Knight and Queen's Knight are combined, and they have been used since the Battle City Arc as a means to assemble God Cards for sacrifice.
[Yu-Gi-Oh!] A Thorough Introduction to the Main Monsters in Yugi Muto's Deck! Summary
This time, we've introduced the main monsters in Yugi Muto's deck. Yugi Muto's monsters remain incredibly popular even after the series ended, resulting in new card illustrations and in their inclusion in the series. They've also played a major role in the anime and manga, making them arguably representative monsters of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series. With Yu-Gi-Oh! cards celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2019, it might be worth collecting them or keeping an eye on them.
