Dark Armed Return

This deck focuses on getting Dark Armed Dragon on the field. A good Dark armed Return deck uses the Destiny Hero cards such as Destiny Draw and Destiny Hero - Disk Commander to draw cards and then when you have more than three monsters in the graveyard it uses cards like Prometheus, King of the Shadows to even out the graveyard so that you can summon Dark Armed Dragon (DAD). Dark Armed Return decks tend to deal the finishing blows with cards like Return from the Different Dimension to summon the cards removed from play by Dark Armed Dragon's effect to the field.

While Dark Armed Return builds are very strong, they have an established weakness against Lightsworn decks, that can swarm the field quickly and overpower the opponent before they can set up a Dark Armed Dragon combo. The banning of Dimension Fusion and the Limiting of Return from the Different Dimension has slowed down the deck's ability to counter the swarming abilities of Lightsworn decks.

Monster Cards

 * Dark Armed Dragon
 * Elemental Hero Stratos
 * Destiny Hero - Disk Commander
 * Destiny Hero - Fear Monger
 * Destiny Hero - Dasher
 * Snipe Hunter
 * Prometheus, King of the Shadows
 * Armageddon Knight
 * Sangan
 * Spirit Reaper
 * Strike Ninja
 * Darklord Zerato (optional)
 * Dark Grepher (optional)
 * Jinzo (possible tech)
 * Necro Gardna (possible Tech)
 * Cuber Valley (possible Tech)
 * Mystic Tomato (optional)

Spell Cards

 * Allure of Darkness (TCG Only)
 * Destiny Draw
 * Dimension Fusion (OCG/TCG Traditional Only)
 * Premature Burial
 * Monster Reborn
 * Burial from a Different Dimension (optional)

Trap Cards

 * Escape from the Dark Dimension
 * Return from the Different Dimension
 * Trap Dustshoot
 * Raigeki Break or Phoenix Wing Wind Blast
 * Dark Spirit Art - Greed
 * Crush Card Virus