General Strategy:

This deck combines the greatest hits of the Reptile Type throughout the TCG, utilizing three archetypes (Ogdoadic, Ragnaraika, and Mitsurugi) along with generic support and synergies gathered throughout the ages. The main gameplan revolves around building the graveyard with powerful Ogdoadic monsters to be reborn via the plethora of revival cards at your disposal. Ogdoadic Water Lily and Snake Rain are the chief enablers, and the low-level Odgoadics Nauya and Nunu add more fuel while working on gathering resources. Ragnaraikas provide another way to grind, using the powerful Continuous Spell to revive a Ragnaraika Wicked Butterfly every turn to banish for draws. Finally, the Mitsurugi package opens up another way to fuel your Graveyard, using Mitsurugi Ritual to Summon Ame no Habakiri no Mitsurugi from your hand by sending up to 8 levels of Reptiles from the Deck to the GY.

Opening Plays:
A good first turn will be focused on setup for the payoff that comes on following turns. The goal? Getting the Ogdoadic of your choice in the GY or on the field to threaten the opponent, and have your revival cards at the ready. King of the Feral Imps is your best friend for this, as the deck can pump out level 4s through extension, and can add Nauya or Nunu, which then discard themselves and mill an Ogdoadic boss of the opposite attribute. Getting to King of the Feral Imps will be different from each hand, but most roads lead straight to it. Any of the cards that send from Deck to GY (Foolish Burial, Snake Rain, Water Lily) can send Nunu, the Ogdoadic Remnant, both of which revive themselves and won’t be banished if used as Xyz material. The deck also has a plethora of level 4 extenders to get the extra bodies necessary for King of the Feral Imps, and sometimes leave you with an extra summon by using non-effect monsters!

If you have access to Habakiri, you can use its effect to Summon Mitsurugi no Mikoto - Saji and Tribute Saji, giving you access to both a Habakiri and Ritual Spell in your hand. You can use the Ritual Spell to send Nunu and Zohah for strong followup plays.

Use Mitsurugi no Miko - Wousu to remove threats so your Reptiles can attack for damage, and deal with backrow using Ragnaraika Selene Snapper.

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Closing Thoughts:
Graveyard-focused decks vary a good bit between the TCG and Trinity, and reptiles are a big example of how such a deck can be super powerful without summoning forever or running triple copies of each monster. There’s lots of room under the hood for customization and tech options. In this starter deck you can dig into just some of the synergies, such as chaos, unique search cards, and spell/traps that best support the strategy. Reptiles offer a different duel every time, and if you enjoy finding the right route to end with a big payoff, this is the deck to try!

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Written by LiquidLoan

Edited by WideWalrus and Stephen Harper