Penguin

Penguin is a small archetype used by Crump in the anime. Most of the Penguin monsters are normal monsters with unremarkable ATK and DEF points, although "Penguin Soldier" is quite useful.

Main cards
Penguin Soldier: This is one of the the best cards of the "Penguin" archetype. This card can send 2 monsters on the field back to their owner's hand; You can even Flip this card to return 1 monster your opponent controls and this monster, so you can re-use this cards effect. This card is especially effective against Synchro and Xyz Monsters, since they will leave the Field entirely, which will lead to an instant +1/2 when "Penguin Soldier" is flipped. Also, this card allows its player to work around the effects of cards that negate destruction, such as "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En" and "Stardust Dragon".

Nightmare Penguin: Much like "Penguin Soldier", this card can Bounce many of your Opponent's strong Monsters. However, this card can only target 1 Card, but on the other hand, it has a Basic 1800 + 200 Def, and might block an attack which Penguin Soldier couldn't. It is also level 4, which makes it a perfect target for Big Emperor Penguin and gives huge help for Powerplays.

Flying Penguin: At first sight, completly worthless. However, it is a Target for the very important cards The Great Emperor Penguin and (mostly useable) Rescue Rabbit. This makes it almost -if not even more- useable than Nightmare Penguin in the Strong Powerplays which Penguins can provide.

The Great Emperor Penguin: The only specific support card for Penguins. You can Tribute it to Special Summon up to 2 of the other "Penguin" monsters from your Deck. Unfortunately, you can't Special Summon them face-down to benefit from "Penguin Soldier", but it is still the probably best Penguin Card. With its effect, many powerplays are enabled, and therefore it is the Penguin Deck's source of winning.

Playing Style
Penguins seem to focus on Bouncing cards back to its owner's hand with cards like Penguin Soldier and Nightmare Penguin. Cards like Neo-Spacian Grand Mole can be used in this deck to keep with the Bouncing theme. The Trap Card Spiritual Water Art - Aoi can dispose of monsters that you returned to the opponent's hand, so using it after using Penguin Soldier or Nightmare Penguin is a great combo to get rid of those strong monsters. By using Book of Moon, you can re-use these effects to return cards to the opponent's hand again.

Splashable cards, such as Monarchs, are highly useable to fill out the Deck.

Recommended cards
