Yubel (archetype)

The Yubels are the various forms of "Yubel". All of them were used by the Duel Monster Spirit, Yubel. They were released in Phantom Darkness.

The ATK and DEF of all "Yubel" monsters are 0 and all are Fiend-Type monsters. The very last of the "Yubels" monsters cannot be destroyed by battle. When a "Yubel" monster is destroyed, the next evolution can be Special Summoned and the player does not take any Battle Damage. When a face-up Attack Position "Yubel" monster is attacked by an opponent's monster, before damage calculation, they take damage equal to that monster's ATK.

Play Style
The Yubel deck revolves around destroying Yubel to activate its effect and summon "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" to stall the field, and/or inflict damage each turn using other monsters.

Ways of summoning "Yubel" include:
 * From your hand: The effect of "Stygian Street Patrol" can easily summon "Yubel". "Dark Grepher" and "Armageddon Knight" can be used to send "Stygian Street Patrol" to the Graveyard.
 * From your deck: Use cards like "Mystic Tomato" to Special Summon "Yubel". "Damage Condenser" can be more versatile but costs you a card.
 * From your graveyard: Use cards that send "Yubel" to the graveyard ("Dark Grepher", "Armageddon Knight", "Foolish Burial") then Special Summon her with "Monster Reborn", "Limit Reverse", or "Call of the Haunted".

Cards like "Torrential Tribute" or "Dark Hole" are useful for destroying "Yubel".

Weaknesses

 * Cards such as "Rainbow Veil", "Getsu Fuhma", "Skill Drain", "Light and Darkness Dragon" and "Angel O7" pose serious problems for Yubel-based decks, especially since all three incarnations of Yubel are completely devoid of ATK and DEF points. "Destiny Hero - Plasma" will also negate Yubel's effects. Another card that will wreck a Yubel strategy is "Prime Material Dragon" due to it's effect which transfers effect damage from Yubel into increasing your life points as well as it's ability to negate the destruction effect of "Yubel - Terror Incarnate" and destroying it. All 3 forms of Yubel are at risk with Prime Material Dragon in play.


 * Rock Decks that Bounce Yubel back to the Hand or Deck are a serious threat. Rocks also tend to have low ATK, making the whole point of Yubel moot.


 * "Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror" and "Royal Oppression" can wreck a Yubel deck by negating the effects of Yubel monsters. Even after a Yubel is destroyed by a card effect, "Royal Oppression" will prevent the Special Summon of the next Yubel, making the whole effort pointless unless you revive the Yubels.


 * Stardust Dragon is a big problem for Yubel decks: He can negate the destruction and effect of all Yubels. He can negate the damage effect of "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare" as well. You must have cards that can take care of him. The best is "Divine Wrath" because this Trap card can destroy "Yubel" to "evolve" her or be used to kill "Stardust Dragon" when he tries to negate a destruction effect and it won't come back from the graveyard.


 * Another big problem is a Lightsworn deck. "Judgment Dragon" can cause serious problems by paying 1000 LP's multiple times to get rid of all 3 Yubels and attack for game. Side decking some "Light-Imprisoning Mirrors" and/or "Brain Golems" and possibly a "Soul Release" will help to counteract the mighty "Judgment Dragon". Another good way to counter a Lightsworn deck would be "Karma Cut", as it would remove a monster and all copies of it in the Graveyard from play, thus stalling the summon of "Judgment Dragon".


 * Cards that negate/deflect damage to you, like "Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste", "Nature's Reflection" and "Doppelganger".


 * Cards that can negate a face-up card's effect like "Alector, Sovereign of Birds".

Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare Deck
The objective is to get "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare" out on the field because it cannot be destroyed by battle and can attack opponents monsters to destroy them without damage to you while damaging your opponent at no cost to you.

Recommended Cards

 * Yubel
 * Yubel - Terror Incarnate
 * Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare
 * Armageddon Knight
 * Caius the Shadow Monarch
 * Dark Armed Dragon
 * Dark Grepher
 * Debris Dragon
 * Doom Shaman
 * Montage Dragon
 * Mystic Tomato
 * Phantom of Chaos
 * Phantom Skyblaster
 * Sangan
 * Snipe Hunter
 * Samsara Lotus
 * Meklord Emperor Wisel
 * Meklord Emperor Granel
 * The Dark Creator

Spell Cards

 * Foolish Burial
 * Fires of Doomsday
 * Savage Colosseum
 * Gold Sarcophagus
 * Monster Reborn
 * Hand Destruction

Trap Cards

 * Limit Reverse
 * Assault on GHQ
 * Dark Illusion (To protect Ultimate Nightmare)
 * Final Attack Orders (In combination with Savage Colosseum)
 * Staunch Defender
 * Battle Mania
 * Torrential Tribute
 * Raigeki Break
 * Generation Shift
 * Trap Stun
 * Escape from the Dark Dimension
 * Shift
 * Damage Gate
 * Damage Condenser
 * Bottomless Trap Hole

Synchro Yubel
Synchro Yubel is a deck with the objective of dumping "Yubel" in the Graveyard as soon as possible while also getting Tuners out on the field and getting field advantage with Synchro Monsters such as "Stardust Dragon" or "Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier", as they both combo well with "Yubel - Terror Incarnate".

Recommended Cards

 * Yubel
 * Yubel - Terror Incarnate
 * Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare
 * Mystic Tomato
 * Dark Grepher
 * Snipe Hunter
 * Dark Creator
 * Dark Armed Dragon
 * Chaos End Master
 * Armageddon Knight
 * Caius the Shadow Monarch
 * Sangan
 * Spirit Reaper
 * Krebons
 * Morphing Jar
 * Phantom of Chaos
 * Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind
 * Plaguespreader Zombie

Spell Cards

 * Lightning Vortex
 * Emergency Teleport
 * Foolish Burial
 * Monster Reincarnation
 * Gold Sarcophagus
 * Reinforcement of the Army

Trap Cards

 * Raigeki Break
 * Trap Stun
 * Escape from the Dark Dimension
 * Shift

Calculator Yubel
The idea of this deck is to quickly search "Yubel", "Metal Reflect Slime", and other high level monsters, along with "The Calculator", then clear the field, and attack for game. You can use any Draw Engine you want, but most prefer Destiny Heroes.

Monster Cards

 * Yubel
 * The Calculator
 * Mystic Tomato
 * Sangan
 * Dark Magician of Chaos(Traditional Only)
 * Destiny Hero - Plasma
 * Destiny Hero - Dogma
 * Destiny Hero - Dasher
 * Phantom Skyblaster
 * Lava Golem
 * Grinder Golem
 * Doom Shaman
 * Yubel - Terror Incarnate
 * Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare
 * Snipe Hunter

Spell Cards

 * Upstart Goblin
 * Allure of Darkness
 * Destiny Draw
 * Trade-In
 * Reasoning
 * Monster Gate
 * Dimension Fusion(Traditional Only)
 * Foolish Burial
 * Hand Destruction

Trap Cards

 * Sakuretsu Armor (Alternative Dimensional Prison)
 * Limit Reverse
 * Metal Reflect Slime

Virus Control Yubel
By adjusting the Doom Shaman/Swing of Memories Yubel Deck, it becomes possible to integrate the Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast / Deck Devastation Virus / Eradicator Epidemic Virus group of cards, and by utilizing the ease with which Yubel-Terror Incarnate can be summoned as a stalling strategy until Doom Shaman or another appropriate monster can be summoned for Deck Devastation Virus Fodder, Fusilier Dragon is drawn into for Eradicator Epidemic Virus, or, waiting until an opponent overextends to destroy Yubel-Terror Incarnate and Yubel-The Ultimate Nightmare to play Crush Card Virus and severely punish them for the play. The primary issue is being able to capitalize. There are a couple of answers to that, and thats what the rest of the deck is made up of.

Recommended Cards

 * Limit Reverse
 * Dark Grepher
 * Doom Shaman
 * Eradicator Epidemic Virus
 * Deck Devastation Virus
 * Swing of Memories
 * Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast