Gaia The Fierce Knight (archetype)

"Gaia The Fierce Knight", known as "Gaia the Darkness Knight" (暗 (あん) 黒 (こく) 騎 (き) 士 (し) ガイア Ankoku Kishi Gaia) in Japan, is an archetype of Warrior monsters that includes "Gaia The Fierce Knight" and monsters based on it.

This archetype is related to the "Black Luster Soldier" archetype, referencing the fact that in the original anime series, when Yugi first Ritual Summoned "Black Luster Soldier", "Gaia The Fierce Knight" was one of the Tributes. The "Gaia Knight" series is a subset of this archetype, although it is excluded from support.

Playing style[]

Any "Gaia the Fierce Knight" monster can be used with any Dragon monster to Fusion Summon "Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion", which in turn searches for the "Spiral Spear Strike" Spell Card upon being Summoned.

"Gateway to Chaos" can be used to search for a "Charging Gaia the Fierce Knight" to use as a Level 7 Fusion or Xyz Material that can be Normal Summoned from the Hand without Tribute. The second effect of "Gateway to Chaos" can search for any Ritual Spell Card and has the potential to run "Spiral Spear Strike" for sending Dragon Monsters to fuel this effect.

"Arisen Gaia" and "Charging Gaia" can become part of a Warrior Chaos engine with "Exchange of Night and Day".

"Gaia Knight" monster cards can be mixed with the "Black Luster Soldier" archetype Monsters for the two "If this card is Tributed" effects of "Arisen Gaia" and "Charging Gaia" can add a "Black Luster Soldier" Monster or Special Summon a "Soldier" from the Hand or Graveyard. With the optional: "Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier" Monster card that can add any Level 7 or lower Warrior to the Hand from the Graveyard, when it Destroys an opposing Monster in Battle.

As with the various Xyz and Fusion Summons, the Gaia Knights can be used as Synchro Material with level 1 Tuners summoned through Mausoleum of White. With cards such as Chain Resonator, Effect Veiler, One for One, Resonator Call, and other Tuners the Gaia Knights can make a near-perfect setup for archetypes like Red Dragon Archfiend (archetype), /Assault Mode, or even a Stardust/Blue-Eyes hybrid.

A common trait among the "Gaia The Fierce Knight" monsters, except for the original "Gaia The Fierce Knight", is that they can be Normal Summoned to the field without needing any Tributes depending on certain conditions, such as having no other cards in the hand or having fewer monsters than the opponent. This allows them to hit the field faster, granting the player powerful monsters quicker, as they'd all normally require two Tributes to be Normal Summoned otherwise. "Lord Gaia" can be Special Summoned if you control no monsters while your opponent does, in vein of "Cyber Dragon" and "Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit".

Members[]

Gaia the Fierce Knight	Summoning effect
Arisen	Normal Summon this card without Tributing if your opponent controls more monsters than you do.
Charging	Normal Summon this card without Tributing at the cost of its original ATK becoming 1900.
Lord	Special Summon this card from your hand if your opponent controls a monster while you control no monsters.
Magical	Normal Summon this card without Tributing if either you control no monsters or your opponent controls a monster with 2300 or more ATK.
Origin	Special Summon this card from your hand by sending 1 Level 5 or higher monster from your hand to the GY.
Soldier	Special Summon this card from your hand by Tributing 1 Dragon Fusion Monster you control.
Swift	Normal Summon this card without Tributing if there are no other cards in your hand.

Recommended cards[]

Recommended cards

Extra Deck

Fusion Monsters

Synchro Monsters

Xyz Monsters

Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger
Other Rank 7 Xyz monsters

Link Monsters

Spells & Traps

Spells

Traps

Official Decks[]

Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Structures - Shoma's Deck

Monsters

Normal Monsters

Gaia The Fierce Knight x2

Effect Monsters

Tuner monsters

Red Resonator x3