No matter how scary things get this October, you can always count on your Elemental HERO Sunrise!
The HERO strategy is one of Yu-Gi-Oh's greatest rogue decks, and as a bonus it's a huge nostalgia hit. In today's video, Leon takes you through his build process creating a g0-second Hero build, as well some strong budget options if you're missing some of the pricier cards. The signal's up, so grab a mask and don your costume, because it's HERO time!
Even the cheaper version of this deck can complete the core combos and ruin your opponents. Other decks that fall into the rogue category often capitalize on the fact that opponents won't be knowledgeable enough to counter your strategy, but since Heroes are so well recognized, most players will know how to approach the matchup.
But what Heroes lack in surprise factor, they make up in strong effect, old school appeal, and sheer entertainment... eeeeven when things don't go your way. See the full deck list below and make sure to pick up the new, stunning alternate art Elemental HERO Stratos from Maximum Gold next month!
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Deck - Leon's Competitive HERO Deck by Leon Cali
'Leon's Competitive HERO Deck' - constructed deck list and prices for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game from TCGplayer Infinite!
Created By: Leon Cali
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Market Price: $1011.29
E - Emergency Call
Market Price: $1.37
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Choose a monster with [E-Hero] in its name from your deck and add it to your hand.
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Vision HERO Faris
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You can discard 1 other "HERO" monster; Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can place 1 "Vision HERO" monster from your Deck, except "Vision HERO Faris", in your Spell & Trap Zone as a face-up Continuous Trap, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except "HERO" monsters. You can only use each effect of "Vision HERO Faris" once per turn.
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Elemental Hero Burstinatrix
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A flame manipulator who was the first Elemental HERO woman. Her Burstfire burns away villainy.
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Nibiru, the Primal Being
Market Price: $14.65
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During the Main Phase, if your opponent Normal or Special Summoned 5 or more monsters this turn (Quick Effect): You can Tribute as many face-up monsters on the field as possible, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand, then Special Summon 1 "Primal Being Token" (Rock/LIGHT/Level 11/ATK ?/DEF ?) to your opponent's field. (This Token's ATK/DEF become the combined original ATK/DEF of the Tributed monsters.) You can only use this effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being" once per turn.
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Vision HERO Trinity
Market Price: $0.34
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3 "HERO" monsters
During the turn this card was Fusion Summoned, its ATK is double its original ATK. This Fusion Summoned card can attack 3 times during each Battle Phase. This card cannot attack your opponent directly.
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Elemental HERO Flame Wingman
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"Elemental HERO Avian" + "Elemental HERO Burstinatrix"
Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster in the Graveyard.
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Destiny HERO - Malicious
Market Price: $1.06
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You can banish this card from your GY; Special Summon 1 "Destiny HERO - Malicious" from your Deck.
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Evil HERO Adusted Gold
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You can discard this card; add 1 "Dark Fusion", or 1 card that specifically lists "Dark Fusion" in its text, from your Deck to your hand, except "Evil HERO Adusted Gold". You can only use this effect of "Evil HERO Adusted Gold" once per turn. Cannot attack unless you control a Fusion Monster.
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Dark Calling
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Banish, from your hand or your Graveyard, the Fusion Material Monsters listed on a Fusion Monster Card that can only be Special Summoned with "Dark Fusion", then Special Summon that monster from your Extra Deck. (This Special Summon is treated as a Fusion Summon with "Dark Fusion".)
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Masked HERO Acid
Market Price: $0.65
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Must be Special Summoned with "Mask Change". When this card is Special Summoned: Destroy as many Spells and Traps your opponent controls as possible, and if you do, all monsters they control lose 300 ATK.
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Vision HERO Increase
Market Price: $25.41
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If you take battle or effect damage while this card is in your GY: You can place this card from your GY in your Spell & Trap Zone as a face-up Continuous Trap. During the Main Phase, if this card is treated as a Continuous Trap: You can Tribute 1 "HERO" monster; Special Summon this card. If this card is Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Zone: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Vision HERO" monster from your Deck. You can only use each effect of "Vision HERO Increase" once per turn.
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Evil HERO Malicious Bane
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1 "Evil HERO" monster + 1 Level 5 or higher monster
Must be Special Summoned with "Dark Fusion". Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects. During your Main Phase: You can destroy all monsters your opponent controls with ATK less than or equal to this card's, also this card gains 200 ATK for each monster destroyed this way, also you cannot declare an attack for the rest of this turn, except with "HERO" monsters. You can only use this effect of "Evil HERO Malicious Bane" once per turn.
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Forbidden Droplet
Market Price: $122.21
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Send any number of other cards from your hand and/or field to the GY; choose that many Effect Monsters your opponent controls, and until the end of this turn, their ATK is halved, also their effects are negated. In response to this card's activation, your opponent cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with the same original type (Monster/Spell/Trap) as the cards sent to the GY to activate this card. You can only activate 1 "Forbidden Droplet" per turn.
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Polymerization
Market Price: $0.76
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Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material.
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Elemental HERO Honest Neos
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(Quick Effect): You can discard this card, then target 1 "HERO" monster on the field; it gains 2500 ATK until the end of this turn. (Quick Effect): You can discard 1 "HERO" monster; this card gains ATK equal to the discarded monster's ATK until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Elemental HERO Honest Neos" once per turn.
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Elemental HERO Stratos
Market Price: $2.36
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When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate 1 of these effects.
? You can destroy Spell/Trap Cards on the field, up to the number of "HERO" monsters you control, except this card.
? Add 1 "HERO" monster from your Deck to your hand.
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Elemental HERO Solid Soldier
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When this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "HERO" monster from your hand. If this card is sent from the Monster Zone to the GY by a Spell effect: You can target 1 "HERO" monster in your GY, except "Elemental HERO Solid Soldier"; Special Summon it in Defense Position. You can only use this effect of "Elemental HERO Solid Soldier" once per turn.
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Miracle Fusion
Market Price: $0.14
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Fusion Summon 1 "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, by banishing Fusion Materials listed on it from your field or your GY.
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Elemental HERO Grandmerge
Market Price: $1.68
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2 "HERO" Normal Monsters
Must be Fusion Summoned. Gains ATK/DEF equal to the combined original Levels of the materials used for its Fusion Summon x 300. When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions, but it cannot attack monsters with an equal or lower Level than it.
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Elemental HERO Sunrise
Market Price: $4.65
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2 "HERO" monsters with different Attributes
Must be Fusion Summoned. Monsters you control gain 200 ATK for each different Attribute you control. You can only use each of the following effects of "Elemental HERO Sunrise" once per turn.
? If this card is Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Miracle Fusion" from your Deck to your hand.
? When an attack is declared involving another "HERO" monster you control: You can target 1 card on the field; destroy it.
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Elemental HERO Shadow Mist
Market Price: $1.87
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If this card is Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Change" Quick-Play Spell Card from your Deck to your hand. If this card is sent to the GY: You can add 1 "HERO" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Elemental HERO Shadow Mist". You can only use 1 "Elemental HERO Shadow Mist" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
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Xtra HERO Cross Crusader
Market Price: $0.42
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2 Warrior monsters
If this card is Link Summoned: You can target 1 "Destiny HERO" monster in your GY; Special Summon it. You can Tribute 1 "Destiny HERO" monster; add 1 "HERO" monster with a different name from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Xtra HERO Cross Crusader" once per turn, also you cannot Special Summon monsters the turn you activate either of this card's effects, except "HERO" monsters.
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Elemental HERO Avian
Market Price: $0.19
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A winged Elemental HERO who wheels through the sky and manipulates the wind. His signature move, Featherbreak, gives villainy a blow from sky-high.
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A Hero Lives
Market Price: $0.13
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If you control no face-up monsters: Pay half your LP; Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Elemental HERO" monster from your Deck.
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Vision HERO Vyon
Market Price: $1.84
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If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can send 1 "HERO" monster from your Deck to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Vision HERO Vyon" once per turn. Once per turn: You can banish 1 "HERO" monster from your GY; add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck to your hand.
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Masked HERO Dian
Market Price: $0.11
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Must be Special Summoned with "Mask Change". When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the GY: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "HERO" monster from your Deck.
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Reinforcement of the Army
Market Price: $0.25
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Add 1 Level 4 or lower Warrior-Type monster from your Deck to your hand.
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Xtra HERO Wonder Driver
Market Price: $0.99
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2 "HERO" monsters
If a "HERO" monster is Normal or Special Summoned to your zone this card points to: Target 1 "Polymerization" Spell Card, 1 "Fusion" Spell Card, or 1 "Change" Quick-Play Spell Card in your GY; Set that target. You can only activate this effect of "Xtra HERO Wonder Driver" once per turn. If this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the GY, or if this card in your possession is destroyed by an opponent's card effect and sent to your GY: Special Summon 1 "HERO" monster from your hand.
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Masked HERO Dark Law
Market Price: $0.48
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Must be Special Summoned by "Mask Change". Any card sent to your opponent's GY is banished instead. Once per turn, if your opponent adds a card(s) from their Deck to their hand (except during the Draw Phase or the Damage Step): You can banish 1 random card from your opponent's hand.
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Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer
Market Price: $1.19
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2 "HERO" monsters
If this card is Link Summoned: You can reveal 1 "HERO" Fusion Monster in your Extra Deck, and if you do, add up to 2 of the Fusion Materials listed on that card, with different names, from your Deck to your hand. You cannot Special Summon monsters the turn you activate this effect, except "HERO" monsters. You can only use this effect of "Xtra HERO Infernal Devicer" once per turn. Fiend monsters this card points to gain ATK/DEF equal to its Level x 100.
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Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier
Market Price: $36.97
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When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower "HERO" monster in your GY, except "Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier"; Special Summon it. If this card is used as Fusion Material for a "HERO" monster, and sent to the GY or banished: You can draw 2 cards, then discard 1 card. You can only use 1 "Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
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Mask Change
Market Price: $0.33
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Target 1 "HERO" monster you control; send it to the Graveyard, also, after that, if it left the field by this effect, Special Summon 1 "Masked HERO" monster from your Extra Deck with the same Attribute that the sent monster had when it was on the field (its original Attribute, if face-down).
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Elemental HERO Absolute Zero
Market Price: $2.07
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1 "HERO" monster + 1 WATER monster
Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. This card gains 500 ATK for each face-up WATER monster on the field, except "Elemental HERO Absolute Zero". When this card leaves the field: Destroy all monsters your opponent controls.
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Infinite Impermanence
Market Price: $20.47
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Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; negate its effects (until the end of this turn), then, if this card was Set before activation and is on the field at resolution, for the rest of this turn all other Spell/Trap effects in this column are negated. If you control no cards, you can activate this card from your hand.
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