Fiend

Fiends, known as Demons in OCG, are a monster type consisting of cards resembling demons and devils, as well as many other vile, twisted, or mischievous beings. Fiends recieve a power up from the "Yami" Field Spell Card, and since many Fiends are DARK, they also get a boost from "Mystic Plasma Zone". Many have effects that hinder or punish the opponent and many others require penalties from the user. Some fiend cards work together while others sacrifice themselves, other cards or life points to use their effects. There are also a great number of monsters and spells that summon Fiend-type Tokens, which can be used either as tributes or simple stall defenders.

Fiend Archetypes include "Archfiend", "Yubel", "Dark World", "Evil Hero", "Djinn of Rituals", "Fabled", "Steelswarm", "Wicked God", "Resonator" and Bugman. Several archetypes of LV Monsters; "Dark Lucius", and "Dark Mimic", are Fiend-Types. The "Infernity" and "Kuribohs" archetype, although not exclusively made up of Fiends, contain a significant number of them.

"Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu", one of the Earthbound Immortal cards, is also a Fiend-Type monster. Since it would require a Field Spell Card to remain on the field, a Fiend-based Deck would have even greater use for field spells such as "Mystic Plasma Zone".

In the OCG, Fiends are called Akuma (usually translated as "Demons").

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 * Also See: Lists of Fiend monsters, Fiend support cards, and anti-Fiend support cards.