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 "Majesty of Ice". In the same respect, most Aqua-Type monsters are Water-Attribute monsters.

Notable Aqua-Type monsters include: "", "", "", "", "", and "".

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

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

Some respectable Beast-Type monsters are "Ali Kangaroo" and "Arceus".

Beast support include:



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.

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

Beast-Warrior support cards include:



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.

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

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.

Notciable 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.

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 Archetypes, some of them being the, s, Gradius, , , and the.

Noticable monsters include:



Support cards include:



Weakness include:



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 "".

Support cards include:



Psychic http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/2/24/%3F.png
This new type will be released in. So far, only nine original cards are known. It is expected that they will be used by from the 5D's anime. Those include:


 * Asys TM-32
 * Asys TM-32
 * Asys TM-32
 * Asys TM-32
 * Asys TM-32
 * Asys TM-32
 * Asys TM-32
 * Asys TM-32
 * Asys TM-32
 * Asys TM-32

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 notciable 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 [[w:c:yugioh:Template:Sphinx|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 "", "", "", "", and "".

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

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:



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:



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.

=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). Notable monsters that belong to this type are:


 * The Mothman
 * The Jersey Devil
 * Bigfoot
 * Akkorokamui

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

Weakness Cards include:
 * Protection of The Unknown Creature

Ghost
Ghost monsters are among the least supported types in the game, if not the absolute least supported type. 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:
 * Shinigami

Support cards include:
 * Spirit World

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 are 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. There are a few spells that work well with this type, such as Vortex or Alien Landscape.

Giant
Giant monsters are gigantic human beings. Mostly, they search other cards from your deck or destroy various cards on the field.