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* [[Structure Deck: Onslaught of the Fire Kings]]
  
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* [[Onslaught of the Fire Kings Structure Deck]]
  
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* [[V Jump Edition 8]]
  
 
* [[Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy]]
  
* [[Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy]]
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* [[Circuit Break]]
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* [[Onslaught of the Fire Kings Structure Deck]]
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* [[2014 Mega-Tin Mega Pack]]
 
* [[Judgement of Light]]
  
* [[Judgement of Light]]
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* [[Shining Victories]]
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* [[Structure Deck: Onslaught of the Fire Kings]]
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* [[V Jump Edition 8]]
 
* [[Crossed Souls]]
  
* [[Crossed Souls]]
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* [[Extra Pack 2015]]
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| manga = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
  
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures]]
 
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"'''Fire King'''" ({{Ruby|炎|えん}}{{Ruby|王|おう}} ''En'ō'') is an [[archetype]] of [[FIRE]] [[Beast]], [[Winged Beast]], and [[Beast-Warrior]]-[[Type]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] that are mainly focused on self-destruction. They were first introduced in the ''[[OCG]]'' in ''[[Structure Deck: Onslaught of the Fire Kings]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'' in ''[[Onslaught of the Fire Kings Structure Deck]]''.
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"'''Fire King'''" ({{Ruby|炎|えん}}{{Ruby|王|おう}} ''En'ō'') is an [[archetype]] of [[FIRE]] [[Beast]], [[Beast-Warrior]], and [[Winged Beast]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] that are mainly focused on self-destruction. They were first introduced in the ''[[OCG]]'' in ''[[Structure Deck: Onslaught of the Fire Kings]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'' in ''[[Onslaught of the Fire Kings Structure Deck]]''.
   
 
==Naming in the ''[[TCG]]''==
  
==Naming in the ''[[TCG]]''==
 
The name of the archetype is noted on French and Portuguese cards respectively as "Roi(s) du Feu" and "Rei(s) de Fogo" to make sure that support cards work with ''all'' "Fire King" cards. In Italian, the word "re" can be a plural form on its own, so no problem would occur. On Spanish cards, the name is just noted as "Rey de Fuego", which could potentially exclude "[[Circle of the Fire Kings]]" and "[[Onslaught of the Fire Kings]]" from the archetype; however, this would not prompt any problem so far as support cards only support "Fire King" monsters.
  
The name of the archetype is noted on French and Portuguese cards respectively as "Roi(s) du Feu" and "Rei(s) de Fogo" to make sure that support cards work with ''all'' "Fire King" cards. In Italian, the word "re" can be a plural form on its own, so no problem would occur. On Spanish cards, the name is just noted as "Rey de Fuego", which could potentially exclude "[[Circle of the Fire Kings]]" and "[[Onslaught of the Fire Kings]]" from the archetype; however, this would not prompt any problem so far as support cards only support "Fire King" monsters.
   
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== Story ==
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==Story==
 
{{See also|[[Gagaga Academy Tospedia card storylines]]}}
  
{{See also|[[Gagaga Academy Tospedia card storylines]]}}
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The "Fire Kings" live on "[[Fire King Island]]", a volcanic island lying in the southern seas. Using their powers over the fire, they can [[Fire King Fire Ring|reincarnate]], and grow using its powers again. When the "Fire Kings" saw their temple threatened by the "[[Atlantean]]" army, they fought back in equal strength, only enough to keep the invaders away from their island.
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The "Fire Kings" live on "[[Fire King Island]]", a volcanic island lying in the southern seas. Using their powers over the fire, they can [[Circle of the Fire Kings|reincarnate]], and grow using its powers again. When the "Fire Kings" saw their temple threatened by the "[[Atlantean]]" army, they fought back in equal strength, only enough to keep the invaders away from their island.
   
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== Design ==
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==Design==
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===Appearance===
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=== Appearance ===
  
 
Each of the "Fire King" monsters has a different surrounding flame color, possibly indicating different levels of the intensity of their flames.
  
Each of the "Fire King" monsters has a different surrounding flame color, possibly indicating different levels of the intensity of their flames.
   
 
The "Fire King" monsters seem to be based off of different creatures in different Asian mythologies, [[wikipedia:Hinduism|Hinduism]], and the culture of the Indonesian island of [[wikipedia:Bali|Bali]].
  
The "Fire King" monsters seem to be based off of different creatures in different Asian mythologies, [[wikipedia:Hinduism|Hinduism]], and the culture of the Indonesian island of [[wikipedia:Bali|Bali]].
   
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==Members==
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{| summary="mythological origins" class="wikitable"
  
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===Fire King Avatar===
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! Monsters
  
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! Creature
  
! Creature
 
! Mythology
  
! Mythology
 
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| rowspan="2" | [[Fire King Avatar Garunix]] → [[Fire King High Avatar Garunix]]
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| rowspan=2 | [[Fire King Avatar Arvata|Arvata]]
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| [[wikipedia:Garuda|Garuda]]
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| [[wikipedia:Airavata|Airavata]]
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| Hindu
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| rowspan=2 | Hindu
 
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| [[wikipedia:Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]]
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| [[wikipedia:Ganesha|Ganesha]]
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| Greek/Egyptian
  
 
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| [[Fire King Avatar Yaksha]]
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| [[Fire King Avatar Barong|Barong]]
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| [[wikipedia:Yaksha|Yaksha]]
  
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| Hindu
  
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| [[Fire King Avatar Barong]]
  
 
| [[wikipedia:Barong (mythology)|Barong]]
  
| [[wikipedia:Barong (mythology)|Barong]]
 
| Bali
  
| Bali
 
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| rowspan="2" | [[Fire King Avatar Kirin]]
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| rowspan=2 | [[Fire King Avatar Garunix|Garunix]]
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| [[wikipedia:Garuda|Garuda]]
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| Hindu
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| [[wikipedia:Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]]
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| Greek/Egyptian
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| rowspan=2 | [[Fire King Avatar Kirin|Kirin]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Qilin|Qilin]]
  
| [[wikipedia:Qilin|Qilin]]
 
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| [[wikipedia:Unicorn|Unicorn]]
  
| [[wikipedia:Unicorn|Unicorn]]
 
| Northern European
  
| Northern European
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| [[Fire King Avatar Yaksha|Yaksha]]
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| [[wikipedia:Yaksha|Yaksha]]
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| Hindu
 
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== Playing style ==
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===Fire King High Avatar===
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Fire King monsters have their effects triggered when they're destroyed and sent to the [[Graveyard]]. Their boss monster, "Garunix", will destroy all other monsters on the field in the next [[Standby Phase]] after the turn it was destroyed by a card effect. Since it does not need to be destroyed while on the field, even cards like "[[Crush Card Virus]]" can trigger its effect. The other "Fire King" monsters can be [[Special Summoned]] from your hand when another "Fire King" monster is destroyed, keeping field advantage.
  
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| rowspan=2 | [[Fire King High Avatar Garunix|Garunix]]
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| [[wikipedia:Garuda|Garuda]]
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| Hindu
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| [[wikipedia:Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]]
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| Greek/Egyptian
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==Playing style==
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"Barong" is the main searcher of the deck. Not only can it search a "Fire King" monster, but it can search any "Fire King" card, even "[[Circle of the Fire Kings]]" and "[[Onslaught of the Fire Kings]]". "Yaksha" can destroy a card on your field or hand, so you can destroy a Fire King in your hand to get its effect as well. Another card that isn't a Fire King, but works in this deck as well, is "[[Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys]]", having a similar effect to "Garunix". It will destroy all Spell/Traps on the field in your Standby Phase. A final card that works well is "[[Yubel]]". By having Yaksha destroy a Yubel in your hand, you can immediately special summon "[[Yubel - Terror Incarnate]]", whose destruction effect will work with every Fire King monster. In addition, another card that works well is "[[Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua]]". By using Yaksha effect to destroy the Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua in your hand, you can trigger Ccarayhua's effect to destroy all cards on the field. This combo is powerful enough to stop a OTK such as "[[Six Samurai]]", "[[Chaos Dragon]]", etc. "[[Chain Destruction]]" also proved to be a powerful support, since you don't need to control "[[Fire King Avatar Barong]]"/"[[Fire King Avatar Kirin]]" to trigger their effects. He can also be summoned while you control "[[Fire King Island]] which is a new field spell
  
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Fire King monsters have their effects triggered when they're destroyed by card effects and sent to the [[Graveyard]]; their boss monster, "Garunix", will destroy all other monsters on the field in the next [[Standby Phase]] after the turn it was destroyed by a card effect. Since it does not need to be destroyed while on the field, even cards like "[[Crush Card Virus]]" can trigger its effect. The other "Fire King" monsters can be [[Special Summoned]] from your hand when another "Fire King" monster is destroyed, maintaining field advantage.
   
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"Barong" is the main searcher of the deck; not only can it search a "Fire King" monster, but it can search any "Fire King" Spell Card as well. "Yaksha" can destroy a card on your field or hand, so it can destroy "Fire King" monsters in your hand to get their effects as well. Another card that isn't a "Fire King" but works in this deck is "[[Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys]]", who has a similar effect to "Garunix", destroy all Spell/Traps on the field during your next Standby Phase after it was destroyed. This card is risky however due to the effect of the decks field spell "Fire King Island" Which will destroy all monsters on your side of the field when it is destroyed, possibly forcing you to pass your turn.
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Aside from "Garunix", all Fire King monsters are FIRE with 200 [[DEF]], gaining support from cards like "[[Flamvell Firedog]]" and "[[Rekindling]]". Having two Beast-Warrior-Type monsters in the archetype also allows for support from "[[Fire Formation - Tenki]]" and other "[[Fire Formation]]" cards, and even from "[[Coach Soldier Wolfbark]]", recycling them for [[Xyz Summon]]s or for their effects, as "Wolfbark" only negates them on the field.
  
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"[[Yubel]]", "[[Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua]]", and "[[The Wicked Eraser]]" can also work well with the deck, being able to have their effects triggered when they're destroyed by "Yaksha", "Fire King Island", "[[Dragonic Diagram]]", or the effects of "[[True Draco and True King|True King]]" monsters. "Yubel" will summon "[[Yubel - Terror Incarnate]]", while "Ccarayhua" and "Eraser" will destroy all cards on the field, possibly stopping OTKs from decks such as "[[Six Samurai]]" and "[[Chaos Dragon]]s" that often lack searchable protection for their monsters. (Be wary, however, of "[[Lightpulsar Dragon]]s" that can [[Floater|float]] into any DARK Dragon monster when it is sent from the field to the Graveyard.)
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"[[Chain Destruction]]" can also prove to be powerful support for the deck, since "Barong", "Kirin", and "Yaksha" don't need to be destroyed on the field to trigger their effects; they can also be summoned while with the effect of the archetype's Field Spell Card, "[[Fire King Island]]".
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Aside from "Garunix", all "Fire King" monsters are FIRE with 200 [[DEF]], gaining support from cards like "[[Flamvell Firedog]]" and "[[Rekindling]]". Having three Beast-Warrior monsters in the archetype also allows for support from "[[Fire Formation]]" cards (notably [[Fire Formation - Tenki|Tenki]] and [[Fire Formation - Tensu|Tensu]]) and "[[Coach Soldier Wolfbark]]", which can recycle your Beast-Warriors for [[Xyz Summon]]s or for their effects, as "Wolfbark" only negates them on the field.
   
 
=== Effective combos ===
  
=== Effective combos ===
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"High Avatar Garunix" destroys all other monsters on the field and "Sacred Phoenix" destroys all Spells and Traps. A very aggressive and effective combo is to send both of them to the graveyard in the same turn, then the next turn High Avatar will summon, then Sacred Phoenix, and you can dish out a massive direct 5,100 points of damage. This can be done by using [[Dark Hole]]/[[Torrential Tribute]] or similar mass destruction cards, or you could simply opt with other cards to develop your own combos to elaborate this one. If you have both a Sacred Phoenix and a Garunix on the field when you send a second set to the graveyard, you can dish out whole field destruction each turn. While highly aggressive, this combo is also risky. With all the special summoning you will be doing, it gives your opponent to kill the combo with something like bottomless trap hole or other "RFP" cards. And with the structure deck High Avatar came in, this combo is relatively easy to pull off. You can use Card/Hand Destruction to get your Sacred Phoenix/Garunix into the Graveyard (For [[Circle of the Fire Kings]]) and destroy Sacred Phoenix to summon Garunix.
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"High Avatar Garunix" destroys all other monsters on the field and "Sacred Phoenix" destroys all Spells and Traps. A very aggressive and effective combo is to send both of them to the graveyard in the same turn, then the next turn High Avatar will summon, then Sacred Phoenix, and you can dish out a massive direct 5,100 points of damage. This can be done by using cards like "[[True King Agnimazud, the Vanisher]]", "[[Dark Hole]]", and "[[Torrential Tribute]]" that are capable of destroying multiples of your monsters at once. An almost [[infinite loop]] between multiple copies of "Garunix" and "Nephthys" that have been destroyed by card effects, with them constantly destroying each other, meaning their revival effects will always trigger so long as they aren't stopped by cards such as "[[Solemn Strike]]" when they attempt to revive from the Graveyard. "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]" will also work well in this combo, since it prevents its own destruction once per turn, whereas "Garunix" and "Nephthys" will constantly destroy everything else on the field until the opponent rules out of resources.
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"Arvata" is very important to the deck, even letting the deck summon 2 FIRE monsters from the graveyard in the battle phase. This is achieved by having 2 FIRE monsters in the graveyard and using "[[Circle of the Fire Kings]]" on it, summoning one of the FIRE monsters and using Arvata's effect to summon the other (note the second one would have to be a beast, beast-warrior or winged-beast).
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Monsters immune to destruction by card effects such as "[[Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons]]" and "[[Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon]]" will further help maintain field advantage. "Beelze" can be summoned using "Laval Volcano Handmaiden" (treated as DARK via the effect of "[[True King of All Calamities]]", easily summoned if playing "True King" monsters) with a Level 4 "Fire King" and "Kirin".
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An infinite loop can be created by destroying two "High Avatar Garunix" and a "Sacred Phoenix" at the same time (with "Dark Hole", "Torrential Tribute", etc.). Both copies of "Garunix" will revive at the start of each turn, and the second will destroy the first, while "Sacred Phoenix" and the destroyed "Garaunix" will be revived during your turn, resulting in "Garaunix" destroying "Sacred Phoenix" and the other "Garaunix" again. This way, you will destroy all monsters, spells, AND traps your opponent has every turn, while maintaining field presence through "Garaunix", also if you control "[[The Seal of Orichalcos]]", which will not be destroyed by the effect of "Sacred Phoenix" due to its own effect. If you also control a "[[Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons]]" and/or "[[Beelzeus of the Diabolic Dragons]]", you can maintain further field presence since "Beelze" and "Beelzeus" cannot be destroyed in battle or by card effects at all.
  
   
 
===Recommended cards===
  
===Recommended cards===
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{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
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* [[Fire King Avatar Barong]]
  
* [[Fire King Avatar Barong]]
 
* [[Fire King Avatar Kirin]]
  
* [[Fire King Avatar Kirin]]
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* [[Bonfire Colossus]]
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* [[Fire King Avatar Arvata]]
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* [[Barrier Statue of the Inferno]]
 
* [[True King Agnimazud, the Vanisher]]
  
* [[True King Agnimazud, the Vanisher]]
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* [[True King Bahrastos, the Fathomer]]
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* [[Mariamne, the True Dracophoenix]]
 
* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Bear]]
  
* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Bear]]
 
* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Gorilla]]
  
* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Gorilla]]
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* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Spirit]]
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* [[Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys]]
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* [[Goka, the Pyre of Malice]]
 
* [[Coach Soldier Wolfbark]]
  
* [[Coach Soldier Wolfbark]]
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* [[Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua]]
  
 
* [[Fencing Fire Ferret]]
  
* [[Fencing Fire Ferret]]
 
* [[Flamvell Firedog]]
  
* [[Flamvell Firedog]]
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*[[Nine-Tailed Fox]]
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* [[Goka, the Pyre of Malice]]
  
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* [[Inari Fire]]
  
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* [[Hazy Flame Cerbereus]]
  
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* [[Pyrorex the Elemental Lord]]
  
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* [[Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys]]
  
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* [[Volcanic Counter]]
  
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* [[Volcanic Shell]]
  
 
|tuner monsters =
  
|tuner monsters =
 
* [[Flamvell Magician]]
  
* [[Flamvell Magician]]
 
* [[Laval Volcano Handmaiden]]
  
* [[Laval Volcano Handmaiden]]
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*[[Flamvell Baby]]
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|synchro monsters =
  
|synchro monsters =
 
*[[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Horse Prince]]
  
*[[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Horse Prince]]
 
*[[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Kirin]]
  
*[[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Kirin]]
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*[[Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons]]
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*[[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]
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* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Lion Emperor]]
  
 
* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger King]]
  
* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger King]]
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* [[Diamond Dire Wolf]]
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* [[Diamond Dire Wolf]]/[[Tornado Dragon]]
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* [[Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis]]
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* [[Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis]]
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* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]
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* [[Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack]]
  
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* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]
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* [[True King of All Calamities]]
 
* [[Number 59: Crooked Cook]]
  
* [[Number 59: Crooked Cook]]
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* [[Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir]]
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*[[Number 101: Silent Honor ARK]]
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*[[Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer]]
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* [[Duelittle Chimera]]
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*[[Hiita the Fire Charmer, Ablaze]]
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*[[Vampire Sucker]]
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*[[Borreload Dragon]]
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|spells =
  
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* [[Fire King Island]]
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* [[Circle of the Fire Kings]]
  
* [[Circle of the Fire Kings]]
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* [[Fire King Island]]
  
 
* [[Onslaught of the Fire Kings]]
  
* [[Onslaught of the Fire Kings]]
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* [[The Big Cattle Drive]]
  
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* [[Blaze Accelerator]]
  
 
* [[Fire Formation - Tenki]]
  
* [[Fire Formation - Tenki]]
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* [[Ties of the Brethren]]
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* [[Dragonic Diagram]]
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* [[Supply Squad]]
 
* [[Rekindling]]
  
* [[Rekindling]]
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*[[Terraforming]]
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* [[The Seal of Orichalcos]]
  
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* [[Supply Squad]]
  
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* [[Ties of the Brethren]]
  
 
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* [[Backfire]]
  
 
* [[Destruct Potion]]
  
* [[Destruct Potion]]
 
* [[Fire Formation - Tensen]]
  
* [[Fire Formation - Tensen]]
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* [[Generation Shift]]
  
 
* [[Horn of the Phantom Beast]]
  
* [[Horn of the Phantom Beast]]
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* [[Needle Ceiling]]
  
 
* [[Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai]]
  
* [[Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai]]
 
* [[That Wacky Alchemy!]]
  
* [[That Wacky Alchemy!]]
 
* [[Torrential Tribute]]
  
* [[Torrential Tribute]]
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* [[Generation Shift]]
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* [[Needle Ceiling]]
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* [[Backfire]]
 
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===Weaknesses===
  
===Weaknesses===
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Cards like "[[Macro Cosmos]]", "[[Dimensional Fissure]]", "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]", and "[[Banisher of the Radiance]]" can prevent "Garunix" and "Nephthys" from reviving, as well as stopping the effects of the other "Fire King" monsters. This can be solved by using "[[Chaos Hunter]]" and/or "[[Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer]]" to prevent your opponent from banishing cards or "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]" to prevent cards from being banished all together. "[[Necrovalley]]" also hinders the Deck greatly. Cards that can send cards to the Graveyard without destroying - such as "[[Number 50: Blackship of Corn]]", "[[Dark End Dragon]]", "[[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]]", and "[[Inzektor Exa-Beetle]]" - can eliminate the monsters without triggering their effects. "[[The End of Anubis]]" and "[[Dimensional Prison]]" also pose hazards, even with "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]" on the field because "Dimensional Prison" does not destroy. Probably, the best cards to stop "Fire Kings" are "[[Abyss Dweller]]" (that can be easily summoned in any deck), and "[[Soul Drain]]" - they let you use your Graveyard for resources while stopping the effects of Fire Kings. Lastly, cards that prevent players from Special Summoning, such as "[[Archlord Kristya]]", "[[Evilswarm Ophion]]" and "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]" can prove problematic.
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Cards like "[[Macro Cosmos]]", "[[Dimensional Fissure]]", "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]", and "[[Banisher of the Radiance]]" can prevent the effects of your "Fire King" monsters and "Nephthys" from activating. This can be solved by using "[[Chaos Hunter]]", "[[Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer]]", or "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]".
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"[[Solemn Warning]]" helps stops "Garunix" and "Nephthys" as you can chain it to the activation of the card effect to special summon while it is in the Graveyard, and it will not return to the field as you cannot destroy a card that is already in the Graveyard.
  
   
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"[[Necrovalley]]", "[[The End of Anubis]]", "[[Dimensional Prison]]", "[[Number 50: Blackship of Corn]]", "[[Dark End Dragon]]", "[[Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End]]", "[[Inzektor Exa-Beetle]]" also hinder this deck greatly, by eliminate the monsters without destroying them or negating all Graveyard effects ("Necrovalley"); cards that prevent Special Summoning such as "[[Archlord Kristya]]" and "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]" are also problems for the deck. "[[Solemn Strike]]", etc. can stop "Garunix" and "Nephthys" from reviving and will end their cycle of rebirth since cards in the Graveyard cannot be destroyed.
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Revision as of 00:52, 22 February 2020

"Fire King" (炎 (えん) 王 (おう) En'ō) is an archetype of FIRE Beast, Beast-Warrior, and Winged Beast monsters that are mainly focused on self-destruction. They were first introduced in the OCG in Structure Deck: Onslaught of the Fire Kings and TCG in Onslaught of the Fire Kings Structure Deck.

Naming in the TCG

The name of the archetype is noted on French and Portuguese cards respectively as "Roi(s) du Feu" and "Rei(s) de Fogo" to make sure that support cards work with all "Fire King" cards. In Italian, the word "re" can be a plural form on its own, so no problem would occur. On Spanish cards, the name is just noted as "Rey de Fuego", which could potentially exclude "Circle of the Fire Kings" and "Onslaught of the Fire Kings" from the archetype; however, this would not prompt any problem so far as support cards only support "Fire King" monsters.

Story

See also: Gagaga Academy Tospedia card storylines

The "Fire Kings" live on "Fire King Island", a volcanic island lying in the southern seas. Using their powers over the fire, they can reincarnate, and grow using its powers again. When the "Fire Kings" saw their temple threatened by the "Atlantean" army, they fought back in equal strength, only enough to keep the invaders away from their island.

Design

Appearance

Each of the "Fire King" monsters has a different surrounding flame color, possibly indicating different levels of the intensity of their flames.

The "Fire King" monsters seem to be based off of different creatures in different Asian mythologies, Hinduism, and the culture of the Indonesian island of Bali.

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Fire King Avatar

Monster Origin
Creature Mythology
Arvata Airavata Hindu
Ganesha
Barong Barong Bali
Garunix Garuda Hindu
Phoenix Greek/Egyptian
Kirin Qilin Chinese
Unicorn Northern European
Yaksha Yaksha Hindu

Fire King High Avatar

Monster Origin
Creature Mythology
Garunix Garuda Hindu
Phoenix Greek/Egyptian

Playing style

Fire King monsters have their effects triggered when they're destroyed by card effects and sent to the Graveyard; their boss monster, "Garunix", will destroy all other monsters on the field in the next Standby Phase after the turn it was destroyed by a card effect. Since it does not need to be destroyed while on the field, even cards like "Crush Card Virus" can trigger its effect. The other "Fire King" monsters can be Special Summoned from your hand when another "Fire King" monster is destroyed, maintaining field advantage.

"Barong" is the main searcher of the deck; not only can it search a "Fire King" monster, but it can search any "Fire King" Spell Card as well. "Yaksha" can destroy a card on your field or hand, so it can destroy "Fire King" monsters in your hand to get their effects as well. Another card that isn't a "Fire King" but works in this deck is "Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys", who has a similar effect to "Garunix", destroy all Spell/Traps on the field during your next Standby Phase after it was destroyed. This card is risky however due to the effect of the decks field spell "Fire King Island" Which will destroy all monsters on your side of the field when it is destroyed, possibly forcing you to pass your turn.

"Yubel", "Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua", and "The Wicked Eraser" can also work well with the deck, being able to have their effects triggered when they're destroyed by "Yaksha", "Fire King Island", "Dragonic Diagram", or the effects of "True King" monsters. "Yubel" will summon "Yubel - Terror Incarnate", while "Ccarayhua" and "Eraser" will destroy all cards on the field, possibly stopping OTKs from decks such as "Six Samurai" and "Chaos Dragons" that often lack searchable protection for their monsters. (Be wary, however, of "Lightpulsar Dragons" that can float into any DARK Dragon monster when it is sent from the field to the Graveyard.)

"Chain Destruction" can also prove to be powerful support for the deck, since "Barong", "Kirin", and "Yaksha" don't need to be destroyed on the field to trigger their effects; they can also be summoned while with the effect of the archetype's Field Spell Card, "Fire King Island".

Aside from "Garunix", all "Fire King" monsters are FIRE with 200 DEF, gaining support from cards like "Flamvell Firedog" and "Rekindling". Having three Beast-Warrior monsters in the archetype also allows for support from "Fire Formation" cards (notably Tenki and Tensu) and "Coach Soldier Wolfbark", which can recycle your Beast-Warriors for Xyz Summons or for their effects, as "Wolfbark" only negates them on the field.

Effective combos

"High Avatar Garunix" destroys all other monsters on the field and "Sacred Phoenix" destroys all Spells and Traps. A very aggressive and effective combo is to send both of them to the graveyard in the same turn, then the next turn High Avatar will summon, then Sacred Phoenix, and you can dish out a massive direct 5,100 points of damage. This can be done by using cards like "True King Agnimazud, the Vanisher", "Dark Hole", and "Torrential Tribute" that are capable of destroying multiples of your monsters at once. An almost infinite loop between multiple copies of "Garunix" and "Nephthys" that have been destroyed by card effects, with them constantly destroying each other, meaning their revival effects will always trigger so long as they aren't stopped by cards such as "Solemn Strike" when they attempt to revive from the Graveyard. "The Seal of Orichalcos" will also work well in this combo, since it prevents its own destruction once per turn, whereas "Garunix" and "Nephthys" will constantly destroy everything else on the field until the opponent rules out of resources.


"Arvata" is very important to the deck, even letting the deck summon 2 FIRE monsters from the graveyard in the battle phase. This is achieved by having 2 FIRE monsters in the graveyard and using "Circle of the Fire Kings" on it, summoning one of the FIRE monsters and using Arvata's effect to summon the other (note the second one would have to be a beast, beast-warrior or winged-beast).


Monsters immune to destruction by card effects such as "Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons" and "Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon" will further help maintain field advantage. "Beelze" can be summoned using "Laval Volcano Handmaiden" (treated as DARK via the effect of "True King of All Calamities", easily summoned if playing "True King" monsters) with a Level 4 "Fire King" and "Kirin".

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Weaknesses

Cards like "Macro Cosmos", "Dimensional Fissure", "Bottomless Trap Hole", and "Banisher of the Radiance" can prevent the effects of your "Fire King" monsters and "Nephthys" from activating. This can be solved by using "Chaos Hunter", "Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer", or "Imperial Iron Wall".

"Necrovalley", "The End of Anubis", "Dimensional Prison", "Number 50: Blackship of Corn", "Dark End Dragon", "Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End", "Inzektor Exa-Beetle" also hinder this deck greatly, by eliminate the monsters without destroying them or negating all Graveyard effects ("Necrovalley"); cards that prevent Special Summoning such as "Archlord Kristya" and "Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo" are also problems for the deck. "Solemn Strike", etc. can stop "Garunix" and "Nephthys" from reviving and will end their cycle of rebirth since cards in the Graveyard cannot be destroyed.

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