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The Agent Guide
"The Agent" monsters were first released in Ancient Sanctuary. At the time, they were one of a few minor archetypes. They had a few powerful effects that were generally too situational or ahead of their time for any practical use. Their boss monster was rather weak, and they lacked adequate support.

This all changed with Structure Deck 20: Lost Sanctuary. Suddenly, "The Agents" received three new monsters, including a new boss monster, including a searcher. Now that Synchro Monsters were out, "The Agent of Creation - Venus" actually had practical uses. A few months later, the release of Xyz Monsters, specifically "Gachi Gachi Gantetsu" improved the archetype even more: now, lacking the ability to Synchro Summon the immensely powerful "Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier", they could just Xyz Summon "Gachi Gachi" and give all their monsters 400 ATK and DEF. In addition to that, the unlimiting of "Mystical Space Typhoon" and the Limiting of "Heavy Storm" meant that they finally would have many free fields to play from, drastically improving their chances of making big plays. Lastly, with the Limiting of "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning", "Chaos" variants became important. As of September 1st, 2011, they are at the top of Tier 1.

Ratings
Power: 10/10 "Agents" have easy access to incredible monsters.

Consistency: 9/10 While they lack the consistency that the old Xyz Monster TCG rulings granted them, they still have enough draw and search power plus a large supply of turnaround cards to make them win games consistently.

Speed: 10/10 They're quite fast-they can get OTKs and even FTKs at times.

Draw/Search Power: 10/10 Not only do they have access to "Pot of Duality", but they have a powerful searcher and "Cards From the Sky".

Overall: 9.75/10 "Agents" are one of the most powerful decks around, only contested in the current format by Plant Synchro.

Monsters

 * Master Hyperion: The new boss monster of "The Agents", with amazing powers. It can be Special Summoned from your hand by Banishing an "Agent" monster from your hand, field, or Graveyard, making it easy to summon. In addition to that, you can one destroy cards on the field by Banishing a LIGHT Fairy-Type monster from your Graveyard. "Sanctuary in the Sky" allows you to do this twice per turn. It's also a target for "Trade-In" and has 2700 ATK, surpassing "Stardust Dragon".
 * The Agent of Creation - Venus: "Venus" used to be next-to-useless, as an expenditure of 1500 Life Points to get wall monsters only meant that you'd lose more quickly. However, now it has countless uses, being able to get "Gachi Gachi Gantetsu" on its own but also able to do much more.
 * The Agent of Force - Mars: "Mars" is useless without "Sanctuary in the Sky", and even then it has minimal attack. It's also immune to Spell Cards but it's too weak to be worth using.
 * The Agent of Judgment - Saturn: "Saturn" has a decent effect but if you pay Life Points it's useless, so it's generally not worth using.
 * The Agent of Mystery - Earth:
 * The Agent of Miracles - Jupiter:
 * The Agent of Wisdom - Mercury: