Dark Magician (archetype)

One of the older Spellcaster Archetypes. The "Dark Magician" has been a fan favorite since the very start of the series, appearing as the trump card of Yugi Muto. During the Battle City arc and subsequent arcs, more cards were introduced, such as "Dark Magician Girl" and "Dark Sage".

Play Style
The monsters of this archetype are fairly strong on their own, however they rely a lot on a large amount of support cards to keep them going. Depending on the way the deck is built, this archetype can be very slow or fast archetype, occasionally able to out-trump even the Blackwings, or the Six Samurai depending on the draw and how often Dark Magician can be Special Summoned.

Monsters

 * Dark Magician
 * Dark Sage
 * Dark Eradicator Warlock
 * Dark Magician Girl
 * Magician of Black Chaos
 * Breaker the Magical Warrior
 * Defender, the Magical Knight
 * Apprentice Magician
 * Old Vindictive Magician
 * Rapid-Fire Magician
 * Chaos Sorcerer
 * Sorcerer of Dark Magic
 * Magical Exemplar
 * Magician's Valkyria
 * Time Wizard
 * Skilled Dark Magician
 * Dark Magician Knight
 * Dark Magician of Chaos (Traditional Format only)
 * Dark Paladin (You need the fusion materials to go with it)
 * Endymion, the Master Magician
 * Dark Flare Knight(You need the fusion materials to go with it)
 * Toy Magician
 * Blast Magician
 * Left Leg of the Forbidden One
 * Left Arm of the Forbidden One
 * Right Arm of the Forbidden One
 * Right Leg of the Forbidden One
 * Exodia the Forbidden One

Spells

 * Sage's Stone
 * Diffusion Wave-Motion
 * Magical Dimension
 * Magicians Unite
 * Mage Power
 * Spell Absorption
 * Secret Village of the Spellcasters
 * Magic Formula
 * Dark Magic Attack
 * Dark Magic Curtain
 * Thousand Knives
 * Dedication through Light and Darkness (Traditional Format only)
 * Mystic Plasma Zone
 * Black Magic Ritual
 * Spell Power Grasp
 * Polymerization
 * Magical Citadel of Endymion

Traps

 * Magician's Circle
 * Magic Cylinder
 * Miracle Restoring
 * Pitch-Black Power Stone
 * Enlightenment
 * Spellbinding Circle