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"Stardust" (スターダスト Sutādasuto) is an archetype of cards used by Yusei Fudo in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime and manga. They focus on Synchro Summoning and Special Summoning "Stardust Dragon" and "Stardust Warrior".
"Stardust Shimmer" is not a "Stardust" card because it does not have 「スターダスト」 in its Japanese name.
Playing style[]
In the competitive scene, aside from archetype specific combos, "Plaguespreader Zombie" and "Destiny Hero - Malicious" was the only Synchro Summon combo used for Level 8s fast and reliable for any deck with an "Armageddon Knight"-like effect. More recently "Uni-Zombie" and "Mezuki".
"Starlight Road" makes "Stardust Dragon" simple to Main Deck. Although it does not Synchro Summon so "Stardust" cannot revive itself; but two charges of this effect is enough to counter "Raigeki" or "Mystical Space Typhoon"-like effects.
Released after the 5D's TV series, in the Manga retelling, was "Stardust Spark Dragon": which was often comboed with "Scrap Dragon" or "Vanity's Emptiness" when it was first released.
Other than "Stardust Spark Dragon", "Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend", and "Black Rose Moonlight Dragon" gained new retrained versions, with effects that removed the "When Synchro Summoned" clause, to be compatible with "Ultimaya Tzolkin"s Special Summon effect.
"Tzolkin" is easiest to Synchro Summon with the Level Modulation effect of "Accel Synchron" or the "Hieratic" archetype, when run with the Level 6 Tuner Monster "Labradorite Dragon". "Stardust Warrior" and "Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon" have a simple combination of 2 Level 4 Monsters and a 1 Level Tuner monster that can revive itself from the Graveyard like "Jet Synchron" or "Glow-Up Bulb".
The more complex requirement of "Stardust Sifr Divine Dragon" will likely involve a "Soul Charge"-like effect and the culmination of a few turns of Synchro Summoning other Monsters.
Weaknesses[]
Although many of this archetype's Synchro Monsters negate effects, the opponent can counter this by limiting, punishing, or preventing the user from Special Summoning any "Stardust" Synchro monsters. Many "Stardust" monsters can become especially vulnerable if the opponent can stop or interrupt them from returning to the field after they use their negation and/or self-removal effects. The opponent can also overcome this archetype by having more card effects on the field than the "Stardust" monsters are able to negate at a time.
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