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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Fiendsmith Evil HERO Deck List & Card Guide

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Master Duel Evil HERO Fiendsmith

Fiendsmith Evil HERO is an Aggro deck in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, featuring new support of the HERO sub-archetype, along with help from the Fiendsmith Engine! Check out the core deck list, key combos, how to play & beat as well as F2P, budget and alternate options!

Fiendsmith Evil HERO Deck List

Main Deck: 45 cards
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring x3 Elemental HERO Stratos x3 Evil HERO Adusted Gold x3 Destiny HERO - Malicious x3 Maxx "C" x2
Fiendsmith Engraver x2 Fabled Lurrie x1 Destiny HERO - Celestial x1 Elemental HERO Shadow Mist x1 Evil HERO Dead-End Prison x1
Evil HERO Sinister Necrom x1 Lacrima the Crimson Tears x1 Evil HERO Infernal Rider x1 Evil HERO Vicious Claws x1 A Hero Lives x3
Evil Assault x2 Fiendsmith x2 Foolish Burial x2 Called by the Grave x1 Crossout Designator x1
Dark Calling x1 Dark Contact x1 Dark Fusion x1 Fusion Destiny x1 Reinforcement of the Army x1
Infinite Impermanence x3 Dark Supremacy x1 Fiendsmith in Paradise x1 - -
Extra Deck: 15 cards
Aerial Eater x1 Evil HERO Inferno Wing - Backfire x1 Fiendsmith x1 Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer x1 Evil HERO Darkest Knight x1
Evil HERO Malicious Bane x1 Fiendsmith x1 Evil HERO Neos Lord x1 D/D/D Wave High King Caesar x1 Fiendsmith x1
Fiendsmith x1 Moon of the Closed Heaven x1 Predaplant Verte Anaconda x1 S:P Little Knight x1 Fiendsmith x1

Fiendsmith Evil HERO Breakdown

Fiendsmith Evil HERO Alternate Cards

Unchained Engine

Unchained Soul of Sharvara ImageUnchained Soul of Sharvara Escape of the Unchained ImageEscape of the Unchained Unchained Soul Lord of Yama ImageUnchained Soul Lord of Yama

As the Deck runs the Fiendsmith Engine, there can be room made to go into the Unchained Engine for its synergy with card destruction and having a Level 6 Fiend Monster to use--particularly either as Link Material, or Xyz Material for D/D/D Wave High King Caesar.

This also sets Escape of the Unchained, which can pop a monster for you to destroy Unchained Soul of Rage, which can be Special Summoned back with the help of Unchained Soul Lord of Yama.

Super Polymerization

Super Polymerization is more of a conditional card to use in a HERO Deck, but it does have some uses. For one, with the prevalance of the Fiendsmith Deck almost everwhere, it can be used to either get Fiendsmith Desirae or the newer Fiendsmith's Rextremende. On a mirror match, this can also whisk away HERO monsters to be used as material!

Mask Change & Masked Hero Dark Law

Mask Change ImageMask Change Masked HERO Dark Law ImageMasked HERO Dark Law

The classic bait of using Mask Change to go into Masked HERO Dark Law is also very viable in this Deck with its plethora of DARK HERO monsters in this Deck. While on the field, it becomes a pseudo-Macro Cosmos and banishes all cards that are meant to go to the GY.

Elemental HERO Sunrise and Miracle Fusion

Elemental HERO Sunrise ImageElemental HERO Sunrise Miracle Fusion ImageMiracle Fusion

Another variation of the Evil HERO Deck is to go all in with the other HERO sub-archetypes. This means going into combo lines that will eventually lead to going into Elemental HERO Sunrise, and make use of its effect to search out Miracle Fusion upon being Fusion Summoned.

Of course, there will be deviations considering the newer additions of the Evil HERO monsters taking up spce in both the Main Deck and Extra Deck.

Fiendsmith Evil HERO Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

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Core Combos and Interactions

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Boss Monsters

Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer
Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer One of the really good Fusion Monsters from the HERO archetype, Destiny HERO - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer can keep resurrecting itself from the GY the End Turn it gets destroyed--including its own effect. It also weakens the monsters on the field for every Destiny HERO in the GY.
Fiendsmith's Desirae
Fiendsmith The key monster to summon in a Fiendsmith standard combo is Fiendsmith's Desirae , and it is normally used for a multiple omni-negate based on the total number of Link Markers from Link Monsters equipped to this card. This monster also sends a card from the field to the GY as a response when this card is sent there.
Evil HERO Darkest Knight
Evil HERO Darkest Knight On Fusion Summon, Evil HERO Darkest Knight automatically lowers the ATK of monsters the opponent controls based on the total ATK combined from the materials used for this monster. When it leaves the field after being Special Summoned, it can replace itself with a Fiend-type or Warrior-type monster from the GY.
Evil HERO Neos Lord
Evil HERO Neos Lord Evil HERO Neos Lord is immune to card effect destruction and battle destruction. It can steal a monster the opponent controls in one of two ways: by being Special Summoned, or a monster is sent to the GY while this card is on the user's side of the field.

Fiendsmith Evil HERO Counters: How to Beat

Best Decks to Use Against Evil HERO Fiendsmith

Bystial Centur-Ion

Centur-Ion

Centur-Ion recently got itself a boost with the addition of Centur-Ion Primera Primus, which is an additonal searcher for an "Emblema&" card, which is simultaneous with destroying two cards on the field.

Besides its ability to Synchro Summon during the opponent's turn, the real danger comes from the Bystials, especially with their penchant for banishing DARK monsters from the GY to Special Summon themselves from the hand. Bystial Druiswurm gets a special mention for its effect to send a card to the GY once it goes there itself.

Centur-Ion Deck Guide

Snake-Eyes Fiendsmith Azamina

Fiendsmith Snake-Eyes

In terms of consistency, one of two Decks that stands above the rest is Snake-Eyes Fiendsmith Azamina. None of the cards have been touched in the banlist for the longest time, and the synergy all centers around three Spell Cards: Deception of the Sinful Spoils, Original Sinful Spoils - Snake-Eye and The Hallowed Azamina.

Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal may be Forbidden now, but that will not stop combo lines to get to monsters like Snake-Eyes Flamberge Dragon, Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess and Fiendsmith's Desirae.

Fiendsmith Snake-Eyes Deck Guide

Primite Blue-Eyes

Blue-Eyes White Dragon

The second Deck that is dominating the meta with consistency is Primite Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Ether Beryl can get into Drillbeam, and even when negated on its effect easily goes into Spirit with Eyes of Blue, which is almost certified full combo if it manages to get Wishes for Eyes of Blue.

A full board from this Deck means multiple negates from multiple sources, like Primite Drillbeam, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon and Stardust Sifr Divine Dragon. With the right cards, there's three more from Dragon Master Magia!

Primite Blue-Eyes Deck Guide

Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon

Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon

Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon might have a chance if it goes first against Evil HERO Fiendsmith. For one, it can run the Bystial Dragons and banish crucial monsters from the GY before they can even be used for effects or Fusion material. On top of that, some of the boss monsters have negations that are highly debilitating for this Deck.

For example, Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord deals with Monster effects, Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy negates Spells and absorbs them as materials, and Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon allows the player to use the best Counter Trap in the entire game, Tachyon Transmigration.

Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Deck Guide

Best Cards to Tech Against Fiendsmith Evil HERO

Dimension Shifter & Macro Cosmos
Dimension Shifter Macro Cosmos The nature of both HERO and Fiendsmith archetypes have them relying on using the GY as a sort of secondary resource pool. This is especially crucial for Fiendsmith to make use of Sequence's effect to Fusion Summon with materials there. Macro Cosmos and its hand trap variant, Dimension Shifter, denies that GY enough for the opponent to be locked out of it, losing any chance to gain advantage from there.
Dimensional Barrier
Dimensional Barrier The HERO deck is well-known for its plethora of options to Fusion Summon into its plethora of options. A Trap Card-centric Deck like Labrynth and Traptrick can tech in Dimensional Barrier and deny the player the ability to Fusion Summon should they call for it via this Trap Card's effect.
Maxx "C" and Mulcharmy Fuwalos
Maxx "C" Mulcharmy Fuwalos Much like the other HERO Decks, Evil HERO Fiendsmith is a Deck that goes all in on its combos once it begins. A well-timed Maxx "C" or Mulcharmy Fuwalos means Special Summons from the Deck or Extra Deck, including Fusion Summons (and Link Summons for the Fiendsmith Engine) means additional draws for each one.
Dominus Purge or Dominus Impulse
Dominus Purge Dominus Impulse Both Dominus Purge or Dominus Impulse can be a great interruption against this Deck; each card having different options, but can be activated from the hand if the opponent controls a card. Purge stops searches for the hand, while Impulse stops Special Summons. However, it is not advised to run both Trap Cards--lest the player can deal with non-Divine Attribute monsters not being able to use their effects for the rest of the Duel!

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