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"Majespecter" (マジェスペクター Majesupekutā) is an archetype of WIND Spellcaster-Type monsters debuting in Dimension of Chaos.

The "Dracoslayer" archetype hints at a relation between this archetype and "Igknights". Both are full-Pendulum archetypes containing a "Dracoslayer" monster (which appears to be a merging of one of its archetype members with another mystic creature) and Field Spell Cards portraying the surging of those monsters, both "Dracoslayer" monster and Field Spell Card containing a word with "P", written as "P" with a Furigana, just like how "Pendulum" is written "P" with the Furigana "Pendyuramu". In addition, while the "Igknight" archetype consists of Normal Monsters (no monster effect) that all have Pendulum effects, the "Majespecter" archetype consists of effect (all with effects) monsters with no Pendulum effects.

Etymology

"Majespecter" appears to be a portmanteau of "Majestic" and "Specter".

Playing style

This archetype contains only Pendulum Monsters with no Pendulum Effect, whose monster effect makes it so that they cannot be targeted by or destroyed by an opponent's card effects. The Spells and Traps rely on Tributing your monsters to limit the opponent's field presence, variably banishing their cards, destroying them, or shuffling them into the Deck, while the Tributed monsters can easily be Pendulum Summoned again. Most "Majespecter" monsters also can search for more "Majespecter" cards, helping regain advantage after Tributing the monsters.

Weaknesses

Although the Deck can easily search most of their tools and have innate protection against card effects, "Majespecters" themselves have low stats, making them vulnerable towards opponents that can swarm with stronger monsters. As a Pendulum-oriented Deck, they suffer greatly if their scales are destroyed and are unable to re-set the scales (but do note: destroying their scales at the wrong time can allow your opponent to Pendulum Summon them right back, effectively wasting the resource you used to destroy the scale(s)).

The deck is heavily reliant on adding cards from the Deck to the hand, as almost every "Majespecter" monster allows the player to search their Deck upon being Summoned. Using "Mistake" or "Thunder King Rai-Oh" will stop all effects that add cards from the Deck to the hand outside of drawing them, thus rendering those effects useless. Additionally, the second effect of "Masked HERO Dark Law" will punish "Majespecter" Decks by banishing a card from the hand each time they add a card from the Deck (only once per turn however).

In order to activate their Spell and Trap Cards, a tribute is required first. Use of "Mask of Restrict" will forbid the Tributing of any cards, and will consequently disable all of their Spells and Traps.

Their Spell or Trap Cards while formidable in keeping the opponent's Monster Zone in check, do nothing to their backrow, which severely limits their potential to recover if they face threats such as "Poisonous Winds", "Skill Drain" or "Lose 1 Turn" all of which can cripple the Deck entirely or other cards such as "Dark Contract with the Valkyrie" that can continuously destroy their backrow and Pendulum Zone cards, thus limiting their ability to return to the field or harass the opponent, or even the more deadly "Solemn Warning" that can stop their Pendulum Summon on the spot and make the "Majespecter" user to incur in a major loss, if their Summons are negated as they will be sent to the Graveyard instead (due to not being able to enter the field properly), leaving the "Majespecter" user with a hole in their defenses.

Likewise monsters and Decks that are immune to card effects and/or targeting are the Deck's ultimate weakness since it renders all of their engine downright useless. Such examples include "Apoqliphort Towers" (though the newly released "Majespecter Sonic" can help alleviate this), the "Hazy Flame" archetype and ironically, themselves are immune to their own engine making them their worst enemy, and to a lesser extent the "Monarch" archetype whose support cards can block their Pendulum Summon and protect themselves against targeting.

Recommended cards

Extra Deck

Fusion Monsters

Synchro Monsters

Xyz Monsters

Alchemic Magician
Downerd Magician
Lavalval Chain
Leviair the Sea Dragon
Lightning Chidori
Majester Paladin, the Soaring Dracoslayer
Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon (Extra Deck material for "Odd-Eyes Fusion" for "Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon")
Performage Trapeze Magician
Totem Bird

Spells & Traps

Spells

Majestic Pegasus
Majespecter Cyclone
Majespecter Storm
Majespecter Sonic
Divine Wind of Mist Valley (If you play "Harpie Dancer")
Magical Dimension
Odd-Eyes Fusion
Pot of Riches
Secret Village of the Spellcasters
Terraforming
Trial and Tribulation

Traps

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 ==Weaknesses==
-Although the Deck can easily search most of their tools and have innate protection against card effects, "Majespecters" themselves have low stats, making them vulnerable towards opponents that can swarm with stronger monsters. As a Pendulum-oriented Deck, they suffer greatly if their scales are destroyed.
+Although the Deck can easily search most of their tools and have innate protection against card effects, "Majespecters" themselves have low stats, making them vulnerable towards opponents that can swarm with stronger monsters. As a Pendulum-oriented Deck, they suffer greatly if their scales are destroyed and are unable to re-set the scales (but do note: destroying their scales at the wrong time can allow your opponent to Pendulum Summon them right back, effectively wasting the resource you used to destroy the scale(s)).
 The deck is heavily reliant on adding cards from the Deck to the hand, as almost every "Majespecter" monster allows the player to search their Deck upon being Summoned. Using "[[Mistake]]" or "[[Thunder King Rai-Oh]]" will stop all effects that add cards from the Deck to the hand outside of drawing them, thus rendering those effects useless. Additionally, the second effect of "[[Masked HERO Dark Law]]" will punish "Majespecter" Decks by banishing a card from the hand each time they add a card from the Deck (only once per turn however).