Type

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Types are a means to split monsters into groups (in a broader way to what Attributes do) in order to enable Support Cards granting various effects, to a specific order of monsters.

Each monster has 1 Type, and there are 21 different legal Types in the OCG & TCG (and a few made up) so far.

=Real Monster Types=

Aqua http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/4/44/Aqua.png
Aqua monsters represent water and liquid for the most part, if not ice in certain cases, such as "". They may also represent aquatic or amphibious creatures that do not fall under the category of Fish or Sea Serpent. In the same respect, most Aqua-Type monsters are Water-Attribute monsters. Aqua-Type effects are varied, but many of the best focus on hand control.

The powerful Archetype of monsters fall into this category.

Other notable Aqua-Type monsters include: "", "", "", "", "", and "".

The monsters that belong to this Type also gain a boost from "", "", "" and "".

A notable made-up card is Majesty of Ice", when a notable made-up Archetype is the Slime monsters.

Beast http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/1/17/Beast.png
Beast monsters are often overlooked, but work well with Beast-Warrior Type monsters.

Archetypes such as the, , and monsters, in addition to a good portion of the  fall underneath this Type.

Some other respectable Beast-Type monsters are "", "", "", "", "", "", and "".

Beast support include:

Some notable made-up Beast-Type monsters are "Ali Kangaroo" and "Arceus".

Beast-Warrior http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/1/1d/Beast-Warrior.png
Beast-Warriors monsters usually resemble anthropomorphic animals or other half-man, half-animal creatures such as centaurs. Their effects generally apply after destroying a monster, and help them destroy monsters easier.

Beast-Warrior is its own Type of monster and Beast-Warriors are not affected by effects that affect either Beast or Warrior-Type monsters (though occasionally support cards for either will include Beast-Warriors).

The only Beast-Warrior Archetype is the, though other notable monsters include "Cat's Ear Tribe", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", and "".

Beast-Warrior support cards include:



Some noteable made-up cards are "Blaziken", and "Lucario".

Dinosaur http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/8/89/Dinosaur.png
Dinosaur monsters are a type of monster who primarily rely on brute strength, rather than their effects, to help a duelist prevail in a Duel. There are many high-level Dinosaur-types, so the general strategy and most support is to get out Tribute Dinosaur monsters from your hand.

A lot of Dinosaur-Type monsters have high ATK like "", "", "", "", "", "", and "".

They also now have their own,.

Support cards include:



Dragon http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/c/c7/Dragon.png
Dragon monsters are a powerful Type to contend with, often focusing on brute strength and Fusion monsters, but most have special effects that add to their devastation.

As of now, the highest monsters in the game, "" and "" are Dragons. In addition, the most powerful Normal Monster is also a Dragon; "". "" and "" are also noticeable. Plus two monsters of powerful LV series, and  are also Dragon Types.

Dragons also have their own two s, and, whose TCG counterpart is.

To date there are no Flip Effect Dragon-Type monsters.

Noticeable monsters include:


 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2
 * Luster Dragon #2

Support cards include:



Some weakness include:



Fairy http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/4/43/Fairy.png
Fairy monsters usually represent beings of Light such as sprites or angels. Many times, the effects of Fairy monsters involve some restoration of the player's Life Points.

They are at a disadvantage when "" is on the field, though fairies do have their own Field Spell Card, "". Plus many gain a 500 ATK point boost from cards such as "", "" or "" because most Fairy monsters are either Light, Wind, or Earth Attribute (and in a few cases, Dark and Water Attributes too.)

The cards of the  series are perhaps some of the best-known Fairies and some possess good effects. monsters "" and "" work very well together as a low-level union with a high ATK, as do "" and "". "" are a Water attribute but share the fairy sub type, they also use "" in their main gameplay. The Majestic Mechs}} are also another good breed of Fairies.

One of the best-known Fairy archtypes are the Synthetic Angels, who have effects revolving around the use of Cards. and are examples of this. This archtype was featured prominently in the OCG Structure Deck.

In the, Fairies are called Angels.

Noticeable Fairy Monsters:



Support cards include:



Fiend http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/6/6e/Fiend.png
Fiend Monsters are a particularly nasty type of card to face. Fiends also power up from the "" Field Spell Card, and since many Fiends are Dark, also get a boost from "". Many have effects that limit the opponents options, though they have to be sent to the in order to work.

Popular Fiend Archetypes include and, a new Archetype being the new  monsters premiered in. "" and its support cards also fall under Fiend-Type monsters in addition to monsters such as, and. The "Doomforce" cards are all also Fiends.

In the, Fiends are called Demons.

Notciable monster cards:



Support Cards include:



Weakness include:



Fish http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/f/fb/Fish.png
Fish monsters are among the least supported types in the game, if not the absolute least supported type. Recently, however, and  sets have released some new Fish that make using them a viable strategy, including a possible trump card in "." Fish are excellent sychronizers, as many of their effects require the presence or tribute of other Fish to activate.

Some of the better Fish monsters include: "", "", "", "", "", "", "" "","", "" and "".

Support cards include "" while weakness include "".

Insect http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/7/79/Insect.png
Insect monsters are a versatile, and somewhat well-supported Type of Monster that go hand-in-hand with plant-type monsters. The common attributes associated with them is Earth and Wind.

An early strategy with insect-types was with the card "", which would summon on the opponents field, and change the types of the opponents monsters to insect as well. And, it would go from there. But recently, Insect type monsters have increased in playability, and are more common to see in a deck than they would have been earlier.

Noticable Insect Type monsters include "", "", "", "", "", "", and "".

Support cards include:



Weakness include:



Machine http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/1/18/Machine.png
Machine monsters are powerful, and in some cases, fearsome to face in battle. They rely on high, the ability to rapidly boost , and in the case of the "" monsters, preventing the opponent from activating and  until after the  has concluded.

Most machine monsters have Dark, Earth, or Fire attributes. Their general strategy really quite varies. Machines monsters also have their own,.

There are numerous Machine Archetype, some of them being the, s, Gradius, , , and the.

Noticable monsters include:



Support cards include:



Weakness include:



A notable made-up Machine's weakness card is Combat War Lost.

Plant http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/d/d1/Plant.png
Plants were until, a very unsupported type. The general strategy for Plant-Type monsters is to swarm the field using cards like 's, 's and 's. They can go hand-in-hand with Insect-Types as well with cards like and. The most usual Attribute associated with Plants is Earth but another Attribute getting increasingly assosiated with Plants is Fire.

Some of the more commonly used Plant-Type monsters include "", "", "", "", "", "", "" and "".

Plant types only have 3 "strong" monsters, the 2 really usable ones being "" and "", the third being "".

Support cards include:



Psychic http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/2/24/%3F.png
This new type will be released in. So far, only 17 original cards are known. It is expected that they will be used by from the 5D's anime. The Psychic types seen so far often resemble robots or cyborgs, and often feature elements of cyberspace, circuit board patterns, and yellow electricity in their art. It's worth to note that many Psychic-type monsters resemble what in the past were Machines or Fiends (most noticeably Jinzo and its branch). The majority of their effects and support cards require Life Point payment. However, some recover Life Points. Some have both. Those include:



Support cards include:

Some noteable made-up cards are:
 * Asys TM-32
 * Dimension Lord - Yuriza
 * Dimension Destroyer
 * PSI Awaken Hayabusa Knight

Pyro http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/c/c8/Pyro.png
Pyro monsters are almost always of the Fire Attribute, and represent control over Fire, or they may be flame itself. Their effects often involve the dealing of to opponents.

Currently, there is no Field Spell Card designed especially for Pyro-Type Monsters, though the card "" works to increase the of Fire Monsters by 500.

Archetypes include the Volcanic monsters and the Alchemy.

Some commonly used Pyro-Type monsters are "", ", "", "", "", "", and "".

Support cards include "", "", "", and "".

Though powerful, Pyro-type monsters are weak against cards such as, , and.

Reptile http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/9/90/Reptile.png
Reptile monsters were once one of the most overlooked types, their only use previously being tribute fodder for "". However, with the release of the and  monsters, Reptiles have come into their own as a Type that focuses on controlling the opponent by the use of Counters. This is also the only Type of card which does not have any card (Counting the  and ).

Reptiles gain no boost from any Field Spell Card; however, Aliens do get a helping hand from "", while Venoms benefit from "".

Archetypes include s, s, plus its transformations, and the  (reptiles).

Other noticeable Reptiles are "", "", "", "", "" and "".

Support cards include: "", "", and "".

Rock http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/0/0b/Rock.png
Rock monsters are an often-overlooked Type, though there were many released in series. Usually, Rock monsters belong to the Earth Attribute and possess high and defense-related effects.

Archetypes include Monk, Hex-Sealed Fusions, and Sphinx cards.

Some of the more notable cards include: "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", and "

Four Field Spell Cards exist that work particularly well with Rock monsters. "" increases the and  of Rock monsters by 200. "" inflicts double damage to anyone attacking a Rock Monster with a weaker monster, "" increases the  of Earth monsters by 500 points, though it weakens their, an important part of Rock Monsters' strategy, and "" which is the reverse of , decreasing their  by 500 but gain 400. Rock-Type monsters are weak against the card, "".

They also have their own,.

Support cards include:



Sea Serpent http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/2/2f/Sea_Serpent.png
Sea Serpent monsters made up the smallest portion of monster cards in general, as it was one of the most unsupported Types, like Fish. However, the advent of Project Sea Serpent caused a lot of new Sea Serpents to be created, and now their main strategy is to power each other's points and destroy opposing monsters.

Some of the major Sea Sepent include "", "", "Leviathan - Serpent of the Depths", "Justice Hydra", "", and "".

The some support cards for Sea Serpent monsters are "", "Depths of the Ocean, and Water Shield.

Spellcaster http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/2/2f/Spellcaster.png
Spellcasters usually represent beings that control magic, such as witches and mages. The majority of these creatures contain effects and can be very versatile Monster Types. Many of the most well-known and powerful monster cards are Spellcasters.

Archetypes include the and  cards. Spellcaster Type monsters include  and.

They also have their,.

Notable monsters include:



Support cards include:



Weakness include:



Thunder http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/3/3d/Thunder.png
Thunder monsters are generally Light-Attribute. The Archetype are purely composed of Thunder-Type monsters.

Some of the more noticable ones include:
 * Raijin, the God of the Thunder
 * Static Fusion Ball
 * Raijin, the God of the Thunder
 * Static Fusion Ball
 * Raijin, the God of the Thunder
 * Static Fusion Ball
 * Static Fusion Ball

"" is also a well-known Thunder monster, for his deck-thinning abilities and for his fusion counterpart,. Support cards include:
 * Aura of Lightning
 * Aura of Lightning
 * Aura of Lightning
 * Aura of Lightning
 * Aura of Lightning

Warrior http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/9/97/Warrior.png
Warrior monsters are perhaps one of the most versatile, if not the most versatile Monster Type. Many support cards exist for the Warrior Type, and many useful monsters are categorised under the Warriors. Nearly all the and  monsters are Warriors, in addition to  Amazonesses, Dark Scorpions, D.D., Knight, Silent Swordsman, Mystic Swordsman, Sasuke Samurai, Six Samurai, and Cyber Girls.

Warriors also have their own,.

In the, Warriors are called Soldiers.

Noticable cards include:



Support cards include:



Weakness include:


 * Combat War Lost
 * Combat War Lost
 * Combat War Lost
 * Combat War Lost

Winged Beast http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/0/01/Winged_Beast.png
Winged Beast monsters represent creatures of flight, such as birds or bats. One of the most renowned and fan favorite Archetypes, the family, are Winged Beasts.

Few Winged Beasts are truly considered powerful cards, though some of the best are "", "", "", and "".

While it focuses on the Wind Attribute mainly, Winged Beasts feature in the.

In the [[ygo|OCG}}, Winged Beast was known as Bird.

Support cards include:



Zombie http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/c/c3/Zombie.png
Zombie monsters are perhaps the best sub-type at ing the field. Zombie monsters may be easy to dispose of, but in many cases, they'll just keep returning to the field. They are usually Dark monsters, although a noticable number are Earth, and represent the living dead.

Zombies also have their own,.

Notable monsters include:



Support cards include:



Weakness include:


 * Talisman of Banishing Souls
 * Talisman of Banishing Souls

Divine-Beast http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/8/8e/Divine-Beast.png
These cards to any avid Yu-Gi-Oh player means one thing and one thing only: Trouble. For the sub-type of Divine-Beast are only listed on 4 cards, which are the "immortal" :, , and.

These 4 God Cards are deemed as legendary and to be the most powerful cards in the entire game in the anime and manga, each having their own unique and devastating effects. However, you are not allowed to play any of these cards in the.

Notable Monsters:
 * Chronos the Ancient God of Time and Space
 * Bahamut, the Divine King of the Dragons

=Made-Up Monster Types:=

Chaos
Chaos monsters all belong to the Dark Attribute. They tend to wreak havoc on your opponent. Notable monsters that belong to this type are:


 * Chaos Emperor - Black Luster Soldier
 * Chaos Emperor - Shinato, King of a Higher Plane
 * Chaos Emperor - Legendary Flame Swordsman
 * Chaos Emperor - Sage of Chaos

Cryptid
Cryptid monsters are creatures that are based on animals and unknown creatures that are known as UMA (Unidentified Mysterious Animals). These monsters first appeared in the booster pack, Crimson Beasts.

Notable Monsters include:
 * The Mothman
 * The Jersey Devil
 * Ogopogo
 * Bigfoot
 * Akkorokamui

Support Cards include:
 * The Unknown World
 * Necronomicon
 * Guardian of the Unknown Creatures

Weakness Cards include:
 * Protection of The Unknown Creature

Ghost [[Image:Ghost-Type.jpg]]
Ghost monsters are a new type, with the advent of the Undead Realms. The strategy of Ghost monsters is to either pair up with Spirits or to swarm in the sense Zombies do. Ghost monsters usually represent Spirits, but are not Spirit monsters. They are a little Zombie-like, but they do not really fit in the Zombie-type category. They are usually spirits, souls, and other Ghost-like things.

Notable Monsters include:
 * Blue-Eyes Phantom Dragon
 * Zonbi - Overlord of the Cemetery
 * Shinigami
 * Ghost Bus Tear
 * The Ultimate Ghost

Support cards include:
 * Spirit World
 * Ghost World
 * Ghastly Blast!
 * Reinforcement of the Spirit

Weakness cards include:
 * Talisman of Banishing Souls

Military
Military monsters are mostly soldiers and vehicles for modern warfare.

Some notable monsters include:
 * Army Sniper
 * Terror Helicopter
 * Combat Helicoptor
 * Medic

Some support for these cards include:
 * Military Formation
 * AKA - 47
 * Aerial Assault
 * Handgun
 * Draft
 * Embargo

Some weakness cards include:
 * Combat War Lost

Mythical-Beast
Mythical-Beast monsters are those drawn from mythology or legends, or at least partly derived from them. Notable monsters can be seen in Thunderboom's Pokémon cards.

Notable monster cards:
 * Mew
 * Dialga, Master of Time
 * Palkia, Ruler of Space
 * Darkrai, Lord of Shadows

Other Worldly
Other Worldy monsters are mainly beings from outer space, most of these cards are aliens. This type is still a very unsupported type. Some notable monsters:
 * Alien Code-A
 * Alien Code-B
 * Alien Code-C

Some support cards:
 * Vortex
 * Alien Landscape

Giant
Giant monsters are gigantic human beings. Mostly, they search other cards from your deck or destroy various cards on the field. Some notable monsters: (-)

Pokemon
Pokemon monsters are monsters that are derived from Pokemon, these creatures contain their default types such as "Plant", "Fish", "Pyro", etc, however they also contain the "Pokemon" type to establish that certain cards may only work with them. Some notable monsters: (-)

Overlord http://images.wikia.com/ycm/images//1/1e/Overlord.png
Overlord monsters that are derived from the Makai Seies, that is a game developed by NIS America & Nippon Ichi Software. These monsters are normally high in level, and have outstandingly strong effects but has a backfire ability that do harm to the controller. These type of monsters can only be normally summoned by tributing Demon-Vassal - type monsters.

Some notable monsters include:
 * Zetta - Lord Of Cosmos
 * Pram - The Oracle
 * Salome - The Martyr Harbringer
 * Alexander God Of Destruction

Some support cards include:
 * Overlord's Anthem
 * Trump Card Of The Overlords
 * Ordeal Of The Sacred Tome
 * Wish - Go to Past
 * Unleashing The Power Of The Dark Lord

Demon-Vassal http://images.wikia.com/ycm/images//0/0d/Demon-Vassal.png
Demon-Vassal monsters that are normally low in level, they have exceptional strong effects, and fairly good ATK and DEF. These monsters are also derived from the Makai Series. These monsters are used to normal summon Overlord-Type monsters.

Some notable monsters include:
 * Demon Weapon Specialist
 * Demoness Weapon Specialist
 * Demoness Witch
 * Private Prinny
 * Demon Ronin

Chroma http://images.wikia.com/ycm/images//2/26/Chroma.png
Chroma monsters that are also derived from the Makai Series. These monsters are normally high in level do not reach the levels of 9 - 12. They are normally low in ATK and DEF but has exceptionally strong effects.

Notable Monsters Include:
 * Trenia - The Mysterious One