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True Draco Deck List and Card Guide

True Draco
True Draco is a midrange, anti-meta deck in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel. Check out the core deck list, key combos, how to play & counter as well as F2P or budget options!

True Draco Deck List

Main Deck: 40 cards
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring x3 Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter x3 Ignis Heat, the True Dracowarrior x3 Majesty Maiden, the True Dracocaster x1 Inspector Boarder x1
Disciples of the True Dracophoenix x3 True Draco Heritage x3 Called by the Grave x2 Pot of Duality x1 Dragonic Diagram x1
True Draco Apocalypse x3 True King x3 The Monarchs Erupt x3 Solemn Judgment x3 Solemn Strike x3
Anti-Spell Fragrance x2 There Can Be Only One x1 Imperial Iron Wall x1 - - -
Extra Deck: 0 cards
There are no cards in the Extra Deck for True Draco.

True Draco Breakdown

True Draco Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

True Draco is often considered an Anti-Meta Deck, designed to take advantage against the current Meta's preference of Extra Deck monsters with a slower pace of the game.

It plays both an effective midrange and control strategy in response to the opponent's boards. Yhe main gimmick of the deck revolves around tributing Continuous Spells and Traps in order to Tribute Summon the True Draco Monsters, thus avoiding having to play any tribute fodder monsters and making Maxx "C" useless against this deck.

Main Deck Monsters

Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter Ignis Heat, the True Dracowarrior Majesty Maiden, the True Dracocaster Inspector Boarder

True Draco is one of those rare Decks that does not rely on having, or even needs to have, no monsters in the Extra Deck as part of their core gameplay. Much like the Monarch Deck, they focus on Tribute Summons, but uses a Continuous Spell/Trap as tributes, and their boss monsters are all in the Main Deck--the different True Draco monsters that each have two effects.

Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter is the strongest monster in the Deck. It can activate a "True Draco" or "True King" Continuous Trap from the Deck, or add to the hand. Ignis Heat, the True Dracowarrior has the same effect, but it focuses on Continuous Spells instead. Majesty Maiden, the True Dracocaster is the main searcher for the other two "True Draco" monsters.

The only Level 4 monster in the Deck, Inspector Boarder can only be Normal Summoned or Special Summoned while you have no other monsters on the field. It acts as a pseudo-Skill Drain while on the field, and is a great counter against the current meta that uses Effect Monsters from the Extra Deck.

Spell Cards

Dragonic Diagram Disciples of the True Dracophoenix True Draco Heritage

Dragonic Diagram is one of the most powerful Field Spells in the game, to the point that as of writing it is currently Limited for its viability in other Decks. In a True Draco Deck, it provides a small ATK boost, provides a one-time safety net from being destroyed by battle, and searches out any "True Draco" or "True King" Card.

The other two are Continuous Spells that provide advantage and synergy with the True Draco monsters in the Deck, both having a Tribute Summon effect, and destroys a Spell/Trap when sent from the field to the GY. Disciples of the True Dracophoenix has a Pot of Avarice-like effect, recycling cards from the GY, providing a free draw. True Draco Heritage provides even more draw power, providing a maximum of three cards to draw based on the number of archetype card types sent to the GY every turn.

Trap Cards

True Draco Apocalypse True King The Monarchs Erupt

The "True Draco" Continuous Traps destroy a monster on the field if sent to the GY from there. Both of them have two different effects, and each can be used once per turn--with one of them being to Tribute Summon during the opponent's turn.

True Draco Apocalypse, for example, destroys an archetype monster, in exchange of halving the stats of all the monsters the opponent controls. True King's Return Special Summons a "True Draco" or "True King", albeit in Defense Position.

While not from the archetype, The Monarchs Erupt complements the Deck's style really well, and takes advantage of having no Extra Deck. Non-Tribute Summoned Monsters will have their effects negated while this card is active on the field.

Floodgates

Solemn Strike Solemn Judgment Anti-Spell Fragrance
Imperial Iron Wall There Can Be Only One Skill Drain

All other cards are the floodgates and disruptors, meant to make the opponent spend as many resources as possible until they run out of ways of resources. Solemn Strike and Solemn Judgment provides counters at the cost of Life Points, Anti-Spell Fragrance delays the opponent's Spell Cards, and makes it a level playing ground for monsters.

There Can Be Only One deals with a swarm of monsters that all have different Types. Imperial Iron Wall, while a choice, is an addition just in case this Deck runs into a Runick Deck.

Core Combos and Interactions

While this deck doesn't have any particular combos it is a very reactionary deck and there are cards that are ideal to have every game.

Draconic Diagram

The Limited Status of this Field Spell should hint at just how powerful it is, even in other Decks. Draconic Diagram will carry the deck to victory being able to get rid of dead cards in your hand or even on your field to search a True Draco card from your Deck, on top of protecting your monsters in battle.

True Draco Loop

Despite running few Monsters overall, the deck will constantly loop Tru Draco cards in and out of the GY. True King's Return and Diciples of the Dracophoenix will allow you to constantly keep True Draco cards either on the battlefield or in the deck to fetch with True Draco Monsters.

Floodgate Lockdown

Another point of potency for this deck is the sheer number of floodgates; cards that place a heavy restrictions on opponents actions.

For example, while the deck runs 2 copies of Skill Drain, The Monarchs Erupt is a strictly better in this Deck as it is a one-sided Skill Drain that only affects your opponents. The only drawback is the necessity of a Tribute Summoned monster and no Extra Deck, which this deck has no trouble setting up.

Safe With Card of Demise

Due to the density of spells and traps it is quite easy to get around the hand discard draw back of Card of Demise, so long as there is space in your backrow to set the cards that were drew. You can almost guarantee the draw 3 if you set your hand before casting, and any True Draco monsters can be cast by tributing any set Continuous Traps or Spells clearing up more backrow.

Boss Monsters

Since True Draco has no Extra Deck, it technically has no Boss Monsters. The 3 core "True Draco" Monsters, however, serve as the beatdown win condition, with some form of utility.

Majesty Maiden, the True Dracocaster
Majesty Maiden, the True Dracocaster Using its effect, its main target to search is typically Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter. Majesty Maiden, the True Dracocaster is often used as a stepping stone to the other two "True Draco" monsters.
Ignis Heat, the True Dracowarrior
Ignis Heat, the True Dracowarrior After Tribute Summoning Ignis Heat, the True Dracowarrior, its search effect usually targets the Continuous Spells: True Draco Heritage and True Draco Heritage.
Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter
Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter The best and strongest Monster in the Deck, and the monster you want on the field as soon as possible. Activating Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter's effect searches out True Draco Apocalypse or True King's Return.

True Draco Counters: How to Beat

Best Decks to Use Against True Draco

Runick Control

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Often the best way to stop a Control Deck is to deny them the cards needed to get to their win condition. Runick specializes in this, banishing cards straight from the Deck from even merely having presence on the field. The worst part is that there is no response against this Deck in a True Draco Deck.

Runick Control Deck Guide and Card List

Floowandereeze

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Floowandereeze has a far longer and more consistent combo that utilizes Normal and Tribute Summoning. It does not even mind having their effects negated at some point, once it has its strongest monsters out on the field.

Floowandereeze Deck Guide and Card List

Eldlich Control

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Eldlich Decks have the same controlling playstyle as a True Draco Deck, only that with Eldlich the Golden Lord being a Zombie, it is at home being in the Graveyard, and will take advantage of it.

A variant that uses Zombie World will also effectively shut down True Draco because of its effect not allowing any Tribue Summons other than Zombie monsters.

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True Draco - Mirror Match

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A mirror match against two True Draco Decks will often come down to either who goes first, or is able to resolve a Dragonic Diagram first. It will be a race to see who gets to their key cards as soon as possible.

Best Cards to Tech Against True Draco

Zombie World
Zombie World Once this Field Spell is active on the field, Tribute Summons are no longer allowed except for Zombies. This is quickly going to shut down the True Draco Deck's playstyle unless they get this Field Spell off the field.
Harpie's Feather Duster
Harpie No backrow, no summons, no loops. Quick and simple, this is the best card to get rid of every single Continuous Spell and Trap a True Draco player would have on their Spell/Trap Zones.
Lightning Storm
Lightning Storm Lightning Storm is another backrow-clearing Spell similar to Harpie's Feather Duster. A True Draco Deck wants to pick boards apart and wants constant presence on the field, especially with Spells and Traps.
Macro Cosmos
Macro Cosmos Once Macro Cosmos activates and resolves, it shuts down the graveyard loops if it can stick. All cards that were meant to go to the Graveyard are instead banished.
Gems Tip! True Draco removal does not banish & must target so resolved monsters that cannot be destroyed or targeted are very potent.

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Gems Tip! The crafting cost is low that it is best to just save your Gems as the Master Pack is currently the worst pack to open.

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