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"Magical" (魔 (ま) 導 (どう) Madō) is an archetype of Spellcaster-Type monsters with effects based around "Spellbook" Spell Cards.

Each of them is based on the Tarot of Marseilles.

Card name	Tarot card	Tarot number
Magical Spellbook Writer Batel	Le Bateleur, French for The Magician	I
Magical Erudite Junon	Junon, French for Juno. Some decks use her to represent The High Priestess	II
Magical Empress Saint Tris	L'Impératrice, French for The Empress	III
Magical Emperor Empereur	L'Empereur, French for The Emperor	IV
Magical Hierophant Heiron	The Hierophant	V
Magical Archer L'Amour	L'Amoureux, French for The Lovers	VI
Magical Swordsman Chariot	Le Chariot, French for The Chariot	VII
Magical Instructor Sisti	La Justice, French for Justice	VIII or XI
Magical Elder Hermite	L'Hermite, French for The Hermit	IX
Magical Warrior Force	La Force, Latin for Strength	VIII or XI
Magical Practitioner Le Pendu	Le Pendu, French for The Hanged Man	XII
Magical Summoner Temper	Tempérance, French for Temperance	XIV
Spellbook Institute - La Maison	La Maison Dieu, French for The Tower	XVI

Several other cards include "Magical" in their names, but since the effects only refer to either Spellcaster-Type monsters or "Spellbook" Spell Cards, this doesn't affect the deck. These cards are seldomly of use in the deck as well.

Playing Style

The archetype focuses on Spellcaster-Type monsters and the effects and presence of Spellbook Spell Cards. "Spellbook" cards focus on creating advantage, like raising a monster's ATK (Hygro), protecting monsters, Torah, or Xyz Summoning Necro, and manipulating the amount on the field, in the hand and in the graveyard to activate effects.

Recommended Cards

Monsters

• Apprentice Magician (Good card to search for cards like Batel, Le Pendu, Saambell, Night's End, Old Vindictive)
• Breaker the Magical Warrior
• Defender, the Magical Knight
• Dark Red Enchanter (Good target for Temper)
• Effect Veiler
• Endymion, The Master Magician (Good target for Temper)
• Gagaga Girl
• Gagaga Magician
• Magical Spellbook Writer Batel
• Magical Archer L'Amour
• Magical Emperor Empereur
• Magical Erudite Junon
• Magical Exemplar
• Magical Instructor Sisti
• Magical Elder Hermite
• Magical Summoner Temper
• Magical Swordsman Chariot
• Magical Practitioner Le Pendu
• Magical Warrior Force
• Night's End Sorcerer (only use if planning to use Synchro monsters, good tech card against graveyard based decks.)
• Old Vindictive Magician
• Saambell the Summoner (Only use if interested in summoning rank 2 Xyz monsters)
• Sorciere de Fleur (Good target for Temper)
• Summoner Monk

Spells

• Alma Spellbook
• Arcane Barrier
• Bound Wand
• Goethe Spellbook
• Grimo Spellbook
• Hygro Spellbook
• Necro Spellbook
• Magical Dimension
• Torah Spellbook
• Secret Village of the Spellcasters
• Spellbook Institute - La Maison
• Magical Citadel of Endymion
• Wonder Wand

Traps

• Magician's Circle
• Gagaga Shield
• The Transmigration Prophecy

Extra Deck

• Alchemic Magician (the number of spells supported by this archetype make it easy to summon and easy ATK gain)
• Arcanite Magician
• Magi Magi ☆ Magician Gal (Easy to summon. Use Temper's effect to Summon any Level 6 Spellcaster and keep activating Force effect until it reach level 6 or use Necro Spellbook to alter a monster level after summoning it from grave.)
• Magical Hierophant Heiron
• Magical Empress Saint Tris
• Tempest Magician

Trivia

• These cards are similar to the "Arcana Force" archetype in that they are based on Tarot Cards.
  • There are still several of the Major Arcana that have not had a Magical counterpart created. These include The Fool, The Wheel of Fortune, Death, The Devil, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgment and The World.
• These cards are similar to the "Koa'ki Meiru" archetype in that they revolve around the use of a specific name of spells.

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