Meklord

Meklords are an anti-Synchro archetype used by the three main villains of the third arc of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: the Three Emperors of Yliaster. The archetype is split several ways. There are the "Meklord Emperors", "Meklord Astros" and "Meklord Army" archetypes, as well as the "Granel", "Skiel" and "Wisel" archetypes.

Appearance
The Meklord Emperors have their colors representing material. Wisel is silver, Skiel is sapphire, Granel is gold, Machinicle is platinum, and Asterisk is an amalgam of the three previous Meklord Emperors.

The first three Meklord Emperors have been confirmed for release in the OCG, albeit with their whole form in a single card instead of 5. They will retain their Synchro stealing effect, and Wisel and Skiel will be the only monsters that can attack whilst on the field. Granel, though, still allows other monsters to attack. However, instead of having to destroy a Core monster, they are summoned when any monster is destroyed by a card effect, making them highly splashable. Additionally, Wisel has the ability to negate Spell Cards, Granel can Special Summon the Synchro Monsters equipped by its effect and Skiel is able to attack directly by sending an equipped monster to the Graveyard. Meklord Astro Machinicle is the new V-Jump Promotional Card. The Meklord Army, weaker incarnations of the Meklord Emperors used by Aporia, as well as Meklord Astro Dragon Asterisk, and other support cards for this archetype are confirmed to be released on Extreme Victory.

Play Style
This archetype mainly focuses on taking advantage of the opponent's Synchro Monsters and destroying other monsters you control in order to Special Summon the Meklord Emperors. These monsters are compatible with virtually any Deck and can stand alone despite the lack of Synchro Monsters on the field. Due to their low levels they can work around level restricting spell, and trap cards. They are vulnerable to cards aimed at Machine-Type removal like System Down, Magnetic Mosquito or Acid Rain.