Obelisk the Tormentor Deck List & Card Guide

This Deck List is centered around Kaiba's God Card, Obelisk the Tormentor! With the support of Dogmatika monsters, check out this Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel decklist along with its key combos, playstyle, and counters!

Obelisk Deck List

Main Deck: 40 cards
3x	3x	3x	2x	2x
1x	2x	3x	2x	2x
2x	2x	1x	1x	1x
1x	3x	2x	2x	2x
Extra Deck: 15 cards
3x	1x	1x	1x	1x
1x	1x	1x	1x	1x
1x	1x	1x	-	-

Obelisk Breakdown

Obelisk Deck Guide: How to Play

Tier Evaluation

Tier Ranking
Deck Archetype		Deck Difficulty
Aggro		Medium
Deck Evaluation
A take on one of the God Cards, Obelisk the Tormentor Uses Dogmatika monsters to fill the opponent's Graveyard Tribute 3 opponent monsters for Obelisk's Summon

Core Combos

This Deck's endboard is not consistent as it relies on the Dogmatika cards stacking the Graveyard to setup an OTK through Obelisk on later rounds. There is no set combo for bringing out Obelisk, but this Deck enables the God's potential.

Preparing the Sacrifices

This 2-Card Combo utilizes Dogmatika cards to mill the opponent's Extra Deck by sending them to the Graveyard and setting up a Monster negate when the opponent Special Summons from their Extra Deck.

Required Cards
+
Step	Description
1	Normal Summon Dogmatika Ecclesia, the Virtuous to search for Dogmatika Alba Zoa.
2	Activate Dogmatikamatrix to search for Dogmatikalamity.
3	Activate Dogmatikalamity to Ritual Summon Dogmatika Alba Zoa by sending Five-Headed Dragon to the Graveyard.
4	Activate Dogmatika Alba Zoa's effect to make the opponent send cards from their Hand and/or Extra Deck to the GY.
5	Activate Dogmatikamatrix's effect to send your copy of Titaniklad the Ash Dragon to the Graveyard.
6	During the End Phase, activate Titaniklad the Ash Dragon effect to search for and add Dogmatika Fleurdelis, the Knighted to the hand.

No Active Field Spell
	X		X
		-	-	-
(Face-up)	-	-	-	-

Obelisk OTK

When the Graveyard contains 8 or more monsters, Obelisk is able to finish the Duel in one go through this combo.

Required Cards
+ (Obelisk needs to be in the hand or Graveyard)
Cards on the Field
+ Any 2 monsters
Step	Description
1	Activate The Breaking Ruin God to Special Summon Obelisk the Tormentor from the Hand or Graveyard.
2	Activate the set Soul Energy MAX!!! by Tributing 2 monsters to destroy all the opponent's monsters on the field and deal 4000 damage to their LP
3	Activate the Trigger Effect of The Breaking Ruin God to Banish all the cards from your opponent's Graveyard and deal 500 damage for each card banished.

Deck Explanation

Monsters

Obelisk the Tormentor, one of the God Cards, is this Deck's centerpiece as it enables the board-wiping potential this Deck possesses. Obelisk, when Normal Summoned, prevents cards and effects from being activated.

Furthermore, Obelisk can Tribute 2 monsters to destroy all monsters your opponent controls at the cost of not being able to attack.

A small part of the Dogmatika Engine is included to increase lethality. More specifically, two of the Effect monsters and 1 Ritual monster.

Dogmatika Ecclesia, the Virtuous is one of the Deck's main searcher. Ecclesia mainly searches for either Dogmatika Alba Zoa or Dogmatikalamity depending on the situation. Furthermore, she has battle immunity against any monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck.

Dogmatika Fleurdelis, the Knighted, for this Deck, is included to strengthen the first turn with a possible interruption.

Fleurdelis can Special Summon itself when a monster was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck as a Quick Effect, then negate a monster's effect on the field if you control another "Dogmatika" monster.

Dogmatika Alba Zoa, if active on the field, make "Dogmatika" monsters you control and itself unaffected by any activated effects of an opponent's Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and Link monster.

Furthermore, Alba Zoa fills in a variety of roles for this Deck, which is derived from his two effects that the opponent can choose from:

• 1st Effect - For every two cards in your Extra Deck, send one card from your hand and/or the Extra Deck to the Graveyard. Most used for this Deck variant.
• 2nd Effect - Return all Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and Link Monsters you control to the Extra Deck; essentially a board-wipe.

Cards	Self-discard Effect
	Effect: Searches out any Danger! card from the Deck other than a copy of itself. Use: Used to further mill your Deck.
	Effect: Both players draw a card and then discard 1 card from their hand. Use: Used to consistently send cards from your hand to the Graveyard
	Effect: Special Summon any Danger! monster from the deck except for this card in defense position. Use: Used to pick the necessary monsters for Chaos Angel's Synchro Summon.

The Danger! Engine lets the opponent randomly discard a card from your hand to draw from your Main Deck. If a Danger! monster discards a card other than itself, they can be Special Summoned. If a Danger! monster discards itself, an additional effect triggers.

Maxx "C" is the standard monster handtrap included in this Deck. Maxx "C" can either stop the opponent from playing to avoid giving you a massive card advantage or leave you with enough cards to OTK the opponent.

Spells

Card of the Soul is mainly used to search out either Obelisk the Tormentor or Dogmatika Alba Zoa during the first turn. This is achieved since this Spell Card lets you check your Main Deck to add a Monster whose sum of ATK and DEF equals your LP.

Extra Foolish Burial lets you send an Extra Deck Monster to the Graveyard, triggering their effects as soon as the effect resolves. With the Extra Deck options, you should have numerous options depending on the situation.

Foolish Burial Goods, on the other hand, lets you send a Spell or Trap to the Graveyard. For this Deck, it is just another means to send Soul Energy MAX!!! to the Graveyard.

These 2 Spell Cards make Obelisk the Tormentor the threat fitting of his status: a God!

Soul Crossing lets you Tribute 3 monsters on the field to Summon a Divine-Beast Monster. This Tributing effect includes your opponent's cards, so it is a free board wipe.

However, after the effect resolves, you can only activate 1 Card or Effect per turn apart from a Divine Beast until the end of the next turn. Use this when you can finish the opponent off!

The Breaking Ruin God safely lets you conduct a Special Summon for Obelisk the Tormentor without any Tributes.

The Breaking Ruin God's true strength blossoms when it is in the Graveyard. When you Tribute two or more monsters to activate an effect while Obelisk is on the field, you can banish this card from the Graveyard to banish all monsters from your opponent's Graveyard and deal 500 damage for each card banished.

Dogmatikalamity is the Deck's main Ritual Spell. This Ritual Spell is mainly used to Tribute Five-Headed Dragon from the Extra Deck for the Ritual Summon of Dogmatika Alba Zoa.

Dogmatikamatrix acts as the main searcher for either Dogmatikalamity or Dogmatika Alba Zoa. This Spell Card, as an additional effect, also lets you check either your or the opponent's Extra Deck and send one monster to Graveyard, which achieves different goals:

• Your Extra Deck: Lets you access the Graveyard Effects of your Extra Deck Monsters.
• Your Opponent's Extra Deck: Further limits the opponent by sending a key Extra Deck Monster to the Graveyard.

Traps

These two Traps bring out the other Traps either on the field or the Graveyard.

Paleozoic Marrella, as soon as it is activated, lets you send a Trap Card from the Main Deck to the Graveyard.

Trap Trick, when resolved, lets you Banish a Normal Trap from your Deck to set a card with the same name unto the field. Choose these Trap Cards depending on the situation:

• Dogmatika Punishment: If you cannot set up the Obelisk OTK.
• Soul Energy MAX!!!: If you can set up the Obelisk OTK

Dogmatika Punishment offers two possible interruptions for the Deck as it sends an Extra Deck Monster to the Graveyard to destroy an opponent's monster. After the effect resolves, the Extra Deck monster sent to the Graveyard activates its effect.

Soul Energy MAX!!! has two uses, both integral to the Deck's game plan:

1. Sent to the Graveyard: By banishing this card, you can search Obelisk the Tormentor from the Main Deck.
2. Set on the Field: On activation, Tribute two monsters on your side of the field to destroy as many monsters as your opponent controls. If you do, deal 4000 damage to their LP.

The Breaking Ruin God triggers its effect from the Graveyard if Soul Energy MAX!!!'s effect on the field resolves, potentially finishing the Duel.

Extra Deck Monsters

As for the Extra Deck Monsters, it is mostly composed of monsters that activate their effects when they are sent to the Graveyard. Adjust accordingly to the situation to send the most appropriate monster to the Graveyard.

Extra Deck Monster	Sent to GY Effect
Elder Entity N'tss	Destroys a card on the field.
Garura, Wings of Resonant Life	Draw 1 card.
Fossil Machine Skull Wagon	Banish this Card from the Graveyard, target and destroy a Spell/Trap on the field.
Fossil Warrior Skull Knight	Banish this Card from the Graveyard, target and destroy a Monster on the field.
Titaniklad the Ash Dragon	Adds or Special Summons a "Dogmatika" Monster from the Deck during the End Phase.
Granguignol the Dusk Dragon	Banishes itself from the GY to Special Summon a "Dogmatika" Monster from the Deck.
Five-Headed Dragon	Does not have an effect but is used as Ritual Material for Dogmatika Alba Zoa.
Herald of the Arc Light	Adds any Ritual Spell or Ritual Monster from the Deck to hand.
Deep Sea Prima Donna	Recycles any banished card back to the Deck.
Wind Pegasus @Ignister	Target then shuffle a card your opponent controls back to their Deck.

On the off chance that you would need to access your Extra Deck, these are the situational Summons.

Chaos Angel can be accessed through your Danger! Monsters even without a Tuner since this card can treat a LIGHT or DARK monster as Tuners. On Synchro Summon, you can target and banish 1 card on the field, and all your monsters cannot be destroyed by battle.

Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir is accessible since this Deck hosts a significant amount of Level 4 cards to use for its Xyz Summon. Bagooska is known for its Defense Position effect, wherein all monsters will be forced into the Defense position on Summon, negating their effects.

Boss Monsters

	Obelisk the Tormentor
	Obelisk the Tormentor is the card this Deck is centered around. On Normal Summon, Obelisk is untargetable while all cards and effects cannot be activated. When Obelisk is on your Field or Hand, this Deck's boardwipes through Soul Crossing and Soul Energy MAX!!! become active.
	Dogmatika Alba Zoa
	Dogmatika Alba Zoa's main role in this Deck is to stack the opponent's Graveyard for Soul Energy MAX!!!. This role is achieved by letting the opponent send their cards to the Graveyard depending on the amount of cards in their Extra Deck. Alba Zoa can also neuter combo-based Decks by letting the opponent choose to return their Extra-Deck monsters.

Obelisk Counters: How to Beat

Best Decks to Use Against Obelisk

Runick

Since Runick Decks fully rely on their spells and have multiple copies of their boss monsters in their Extra Deck that they can expend, this Obelisk Deck is not able to interfere with their game plan.

Furthermore, Runick Decks can easily protect their monsters from destruction effects, neutering Obelisk's strong board wipes.

Runick Deck Lists
Pure Runick	Spright Runick
Ishizu Runick	Naturia Runick

Floowandereeze

A Floowandereeze deck rarely relies on its Extra Deck and uses its Normal/Tribute Summons to hinder their opponent. In that sense, this particular Obelisk Deck cannot limit the Floowandereeze player's gameplan.

Floowandereeze Deck Guide

Kashtira

Kashtira has the infamous ability to Banish your keycards from the Main Deck and lock out your Monster Zones. When either Obelisk or Alba Zoa gets banished, the duel is essentially over.

Kashtira Deck List & Card Guide

Best Cards to Tech Against Obelisk

	Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
	Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring prevents you from searching out your Obelisk or Dogmatika Ritual components, effectively stopping you from setting up a board.
	Destiny Hero - Dark Angel
	Destiny Hero - Dark Angel and other Spell floodgates shut down the strongest cards of this Deck. When these cards are active, you will not be able to Ritual Summon Alba Zoa or use Soul Crossing to bring out Obelisk.
	Called by the Grave
	Called by the Grave can prevent the essential Graveyard effects of your Extra Deck monsters if set beforehand. Also, it can banish your copy of Obelisk in the Graveyard.
	Macro Cosmos
	Macro Cosmos and any similar cards that remove your access to the GY greatly cripple the deck, as Obelisk will be sent to the Graveyard most of the time.

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