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Dracotail Deck List & Card Guide
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Dracotail is an Aggro deck in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel, featuring Dragons and Spellcasters that can conduct Fusion Summons repeatedly for card advantage. See the core deck list, key combos, strategies how to play & beat as well as free-to-play (F2P), budget and alternate options here!
Dracotail Deck List
| Main Deck: 42 Cards | ||||
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 Effect Veiler Effect: During your opponent's Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard, then target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls; negate the effects of that face-up monster your opponent controls , until the end of this turn. ATK: 0 | DEF: 0 |
 Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring Effect: When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that effect. ● Add a card from the Deck to the hand. ● Special Summon from the Deck. ● Send a card from the Deck to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" once per turn. ATK: 0 | DEF: 1800 |
 Dracotail Mululu Effect: During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can Fusion Summon 1 “Dracotail” Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field, also you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Fusion Monsters. If this card is sent to the GY as material for a Fusion Summon: You can Set 1 “Dracotail” Spell/Trap from your Deck, then you can negate the effects of 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. You can only use each effect of “Dracotail Mululu” once per turn. ATK: 1100 | DEF: 1500 |
 King of the Swamp Effect: This card can be used as a substitute for any 1 Fusion Material whose name is specifically listed on the Fusion Monster Card, but the other Fusion Material(s) must be correct. You can discard this card to the Graveyard; add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck to your hand. ATK: 500 | DEF: 1100 |
 Dracotail Lukias Effect: If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 “Dracotail” monster from your Deck to your hand, except “Dracotail Lukias”. If this card is sent to the GY as material for a Fusion Summon: You can Set 1 “Dracotail” Spell/Trap from your Deck. You can only use each effect of “Dracotail Lukias” once per turn. ATK: 1800 | DEF: 700 |
 Mulcharmy Fuwalos Effect: If you control no cards (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; apply these effects this turn. ● Each time your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) from the Deck and/or Extra Deck, immediately draw 1 card. ● Once, during this End Phase, if the number of cards in your hand is more than the number of cards your opponent controls +6, you must randomly shuffle cards from your hand into the Deck so the number in your hand equals the number your opponent controls +6. You can only activate 1 other “Mulcharmy” monster effect, the turn you activate this effect. ATK: 100 | DEF: 600 |
 Dracotail Faimena Effect: During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; Fusion Summon 1 Dragon or Spellcaster Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field. If this card is sent to the GY as material for a Fusion Summon: You can Set 1 “Dracotail” Spell/Trap from your Deck. You can only use each effect of “Dracotail Faimena” once per turn. ATK: 1300 | DEF: 2500 |
 Droll & Lock Bird Effect: If a card(s) is added from the Main Deck to your opponent's hand, except during the Draw Phase (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY; for the rest of this turn, cards cannot be added from either player's Main Deck to the hand. ATK: 0 | DEF: 0 |
 Maxx "C" Effect: During either player's turn: You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard; this turn, each time your opponent Special Summons a monster(s), immediately draw 1 card. You can only use 1 "Maxx "C" per turn. ATK: 500 | DEF: 200 |
 Dracotail Phryxul Effect: If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 “Dracotail" monster in your GY, except “Dracotail Phryxul”; Special Summon it, then return 1 monster you control to the hand. If this card is sent to the GY as material for a Fusion Summon: You can Set 1 “Dracotail” Spell/Trap from your Deck. You can only use each effect of “Dracotail Phryxul” once per turn. ATK: 800 | DEF: 1500 |
 Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous Effect: If you control "Fallen of Albaz" or it is in your GY: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can Fusion Summon 1 Level 8 or higher Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as material. During the End Phase, if a Fusion Monster(s) was sent to your GY this turn: You can add this card from the GY to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous" once per turn. ATK: 1500 | DEF: 1500 |
 Bystial Druiswurm Effect: You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster. If this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can target 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls; send it to the GY. You can only use each effect of "Bystial Druiswurm" once per turn. ATK: 2500 | DEF: 2000 |
 Bystial Magnamhut Effect: You can target 1 LIGHT or DARK monster in either GY; banish it, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand. This is a Quick Effect if your opponent controls a monster. If this card is Special Summoned: You can activate this effect; during the End Phase of this turn, add 1 Dragon monster from your Deck or GY to your hand, except "Bystial Magnamhut". You can only use each effect of "Bystial Magnamhut" once per turn. ATK: 2500 | DEF: 2000 |
 Dracotail Urgula Effect: If this card is sent to the GY as material for a Fusion Summon: You can Set 1 “Dracotail” Spell/Trap from your Deck, then you can destroy 1 Spell/Trap on the field. If this card is in your GY: You can target 1 Spellcaster “Dracotail” monster in your GY; place this card on the bottom of your Deck, and if you do, add that monster to your hand. You can only use each effect of “Dracotail Urgula” once per turn. ATK: 2400 | DEF: 1000 |
 Dracotail Pan Effect: If this card is sent to the GY as material for a Fusion Summon: You can Set 1 “Dracotail” Spell/Trap from your Deck, then you can destroy 1 monster on the field. If a face-up Fusion Monster(s) you control is destroyed by an opponent's card effect, while this card is in your GY (except during the Damage Step): You can place this card on the bottom of your Deck, and if you do, Special Summon 1 non-Fusion “Dracotail” monster from your GY. You can only use each effect of “Dracotail Pan” once per turn. ATK: 2700 | DEF: 1700 |
 Nibiru, the Primal Being Effect: During the Main Phase, if your opponent Normal or Special Summoned 5 or more monsters this turn (Quick Effect): You can Tribute as many face-up monsters on the field as possible, and if you do, Special Summon this card from your hand, then Special Summon 1 "Primal Being Token” (Rock/LIGHT/Level 11/ATK ?/DEF ?) to your opponent's field. (This Token's ATK/DEF become the combined original ATK/DEF of the Tributed monsters.) You can only use this effect of "Nibiru, the Primal Being” once per turn. ATK: 3000 | DEF: 600 |
 Ketu Dracotail Type: Normal Spell Effect: Add 1 “Dracotail” monster from your Deck to your hand, then if your opponent controls a monster, you can Fusion Summon 1 Dragon or Spellcaster monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field. You can only activate 1 “Ketu Dracotail” per turn. |
 Rahu Dracotail Type: Normal Spell Effect: Fusion Summon 1 “Dracotail” monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand, Deck, or field, also for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck, except Fusion Monsters. You can only activate 1 “Rahu Dracotail” per turn. |
 Polymerization Type: Normal Spell Effect: Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Materials. |
 Dracotail Flame Type: Normal Trap Effect: Target 1 face-up Spell on the field; negate its effects (until the end of this turn), then you can place 1 “Dracotail” card from your GY or banishment on the bottom of the Deck, except “Dracotail Flame”, then draw 1 card. You can only activate 1 “Dracotail Flame” per turn. |
 Dracotail Horn Type: Normal Trap Effect: Target 1 Attack Position monster on the field; return it to the hand/Extra Deck, then you can place 1 “Dracotail” card from your GY or banishment on the bottom of the Deck, except “Dracotail Horn”, then draw 1 card. You can only activate 1 “Dracotail Horn” per turn. |
 Dracotail Sting Type: Normal Trap Effect: Target 1 monster and/or 1 Spell/Trap in your opponent's GY; banish them, then you can place 1 “Dracotail” card from your GY or banishment on the bottom of your Deck, except “Dracotail Sting”, then draw 1 card. You can only activate 1 “Dracotail Sting” per turn. |
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| Extra Deck: 15 Cards | ||||
 Dracotail Gulamel Effect: 1 “Dracotail” monster + 1 monster in the hand When you activate a “Dracotail” card or effect (Quick Effect): You can target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it. If 2 or more monsters are sent to the GY at the same time, while this card is in your GY (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use each effect of “Dracotail Gulamel” once per turn. ATK: 2800 | DEF: 2300 |
 Dracotail Arthalion Effect: 1 “Dracotail” monster + 1+ monsters in the hand If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can target monsters on the field and/or GYs, up to the number of monsters used as material from the hand; return them to the hand. If 2 or more monsters are sent to the GY at the same time, while this card is in your GY (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use each effect of “Dracotail Arthalion” once per turn. ATK: 3000 | DEF: 2500 |
 Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon Effect: "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" + 1 Dragon monster Must first be either Fusion Summoned, or Special Summoned from your Extra Deck by Tributing 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" equipped with a Fusion Monster. Unaffected by Trap Cards or effects. This card can attack all monsters your opponent controls, once each. Once per turn, at the end of the Damage Step, if this card battled: You can target 1 Trap in your GY; Set it to your Spell & Trap Zone. ATK: 3400 | DEF: 2900 |
 Khaos Starsource Dragon Effect: 1 LIGHT or DARK Dragon monster + 1 Dragon monster If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can target cards your opponent controls, up to the number of LIGHT and DARK monsters used as this card's material; destroy them. If this card is banished: You can target 1 Level 4 LIGHT or DARK Dragon monster you control; its Level becomes 8. You can only use each effect of “Khaos Starsource Dragon” once per turn. ATK: 2500 | DEF: 2500 |
 Mysterion the Dragon Crown Effect: 1 Spellcaster monster + 1 Dragon monster Cannot be used as Fusion Material. This card loses 100 ATK for each of your banished cards. If a monster uses its activated effect to Special Summon itself, or a monster(s) with its same original Type (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 of those Special Summoned monsters; banish that monster, also banish all monsters from the field with its same original Type. You can only use this effect of "Mysterion the Dragon Crown" once per turn. ATK: 3000 | DEF: 1500 |
 Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon Effect: “Dark Magician” + “Red-Eyes Black Dragon” or 1 Dragon Effect Monster Cannot be destroyed by card effects. Neither player can target this card with card effects. During your Main Phase: You can destroy 1 monster your opponent controls, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's original ATK. You can use this effect a number of times per turn up to the number of Normal Monsters used as Fusion Material for this card. Once per turn, when a card or effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can discard 1 card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card, and if you do that, this card gains 1000 ATK. ATK: 3000 | DEF: 2500 |
 Secreterion Dragon Effect: 1 Dragon monster + 1 Spellcaster monster This card loses 100 ATK for each of your banished cards. While you control this Fusion Summoned card, your opponent cannot activate the effects of Special Summoned Dragon or Spellcaster monsters they control. You can target 1 Dragon and 1 Spellcaster monster in your GY; Special Summon 1, and if you do, place the other on the bottom of the Deck. You can only use this effect of “Secreterion Dragon” once per turn. ATK: 3000 | DEF: 1500 |
 Guardian Chimera Effect: 3 monsters with different names Must first be Fusion Summoned using only Fusion Materials from your hand and field, with at least 1 monster from each. If this card is Fusion Summoned by a Spell Card or effect: You can draw cards equal to the number of cards used as material from the hand, and if you do, destroy cards your opponent controls equal to the number of cards used as material from the field. You can only use this effect of "Guardian Chimera" once per turn. While "Polymerization" is in your GY, your opponent cannot target this card with card effects. ATK: 3300 | DEF: 3300 |
 Super Starslayer TY-PHON - Sky Crisis Effect: 2 Level 12 monsters During the turn, or turn after, your opponent Special Summoned 2 or more monsters from the Extra Deck, you can also Xyz Summon this card by using 1 monster you control with the highest ATK (your choice, if tied). (Transfer its materials to this card.) If you do, you cannot Normal or Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn. While this Xyz Summoned monster is on the field, neither player can activate the effects of monsters with 3000 or more ATK. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card; return 1 monster from the field to the hand. ATK: 2900 | DEF: 2900 |
 Spirit with Eyes of Blue Effect: 1 Level 4 or lower Dragon or Spellcaster monster You cannot Special Summon, except Dragon monsters. You can only use each of the following effects of “Spirit with Eyes of Blue” once per turn. If this card is Link Summoned: You can take 1 “Mausoleum of White” from your Deck and either add it to your hand or send it to the GY. You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 “Blue-Eyes” monster from your hand or GY, but if you Special Summoned an Effect Monster from your GY by this effect, it cannot attack and its effects are negated. ATK: 300 |
 Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres Effect: 2 Dragon monsters Once per opponent's turn, if this card is in the Extra Monster Zone (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 monster from your hand or field; return 1 face-up card on the field to the hand. If this card is Tributed: Special Summon 1 Dragon monster from your hand or Deck, and make its ATK/DEF 0. You can only use this effect of "Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres" once per turn. ATK: 0 |
 S:P Little Knight Effect: 2 Effect Monsters If this card is Link Summoned using a Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Monster as material: You can target 1 card on the field or in either GY; banish it, also your monsters cannot attack directly this turn. When your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can target 2 face-up monsters on the field, including a monster you control; banish both until the End Phase. You can only use each effect of “S:P Little Knight” once per turn. ATK: 1600 |
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Dracotail Breakdown
Monsters
Spells
Traps
Extra
| Rarity | Name | Qty |
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 | Ketu Dracotail | 3 |
 | Rahu Dracotail | 3 |
 | Polymerization | 1 |
| Rarity | Name | Qty |
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 | Dracotail Horn | 1 |
| Dracotail Flame | 1 |
| Dracotail Sting | 1 |
Alternate Cards for Dracotail
 Fusion Deployment
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While Fusion Deployment may not be used on the Dracotail monsters themselves as the Fusion monsters of the archetype do not specify a named card as material, it does work in tandem with Blazing Cartesia. This lets you summon a named card specified as a Fusion Material straight from the Deck. |
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 Artifact Lancea
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Artifact Lancea had risen in prominence with the Maliss Deck being top tier for most of 2025, and it still is even with certain cards being banned or restricted. Outside of being a specific counter, it also deals with a couple of hand-traps like Crossout Designator and Called by the Grave. This also disables cards like Macro Cosmos, Dimension Shifter and Evenly Matched from being activated within the turn. |
 Fantastical Dragon Phantazmay
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Fantastical Dragon Phantazmay is a hyperspecific card as it can be summoned as a response to the opponent summoning a Link Monster. While on the field, it can negate the activation of a targeting effect on a monster you control as a Quick Effect. |
| Light and Darkness Dragon Engine |
A Light and Darkness Dragon Engine should make sense to be used in a Deck that has been summoning Fusion Dragons. Dark End Evaporation Dragon should be able to make use of Secreteriet Dragon to go into Light and Darkness Dragonlord, while Light End Sublimation Dragon is an additional body for another Fusion Monster.
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Dracotail Deck Guide: How to Play
Rahu and Ketu are Combo Starters
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Ketu Dracotail Type: Normal Spell Effect: Add 1 “Dracotail” monster from your Deck to your hand, then if your opponent controls a monster, you can Fusion Summon 1 Dragon or Spellcaster monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field. You can only activate 1 “Ketu Dracotail” per turn. |
Rahu Dracotail Type: Normal Spell Effect: Fusion Summon 1 “Dracotail” monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand, Deck, or field, also for the rest of this turn after this card resolves, you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck, except Fusion Monsters. You can only activate 1 “Rahu Dracotail” per turn. |
The two key Spell Cards of the Dracotail archetype are some of the strongest Spell Cards in terms of search power, and are absolutely essential to the success of the Deck's playstyle.
Ketu Dracotail is the main searcher for the Deck, adding a Dracotail monster from the Deck. If the opponent controls a monster, it also acts as a Fusion Summon in the same effect.
Rahu Dracotail is the dedicated Fusion Spell for the archetype, and it even makes use of materials straight from the Deck. Just keep in mind that using this Spell Card locks you into summoning only Fusion Monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of the turn.
Use Dracotail Arthalion to Recycle Cards
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Dracotail Arthalion Effect: 1 “Dracotail” monster + 1+ monsters in the hand If this card is Fusion Summoned: You can target monsters on the field and/or GYs, up to the number of monsters used as material from the hand; return them to the hand. If 2 or more monsters are sent to the GY at the same time, while this card is in your GY (except during the Damage Step): You can Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use each effect of “Dracotail Arthalion” once per turn. ATK: 3000 | DEF: 2500 |
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring Effect: When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that effect. ● Add a card from the Deck to the hand. ● Special Summon from the Deck. ● Send a card from the Deck to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" once per turn. ATK: 0 | DEF: 1800 Maxx "C" Effect: During either player's turn: You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard; this turn, each time your opponent Special Summons a monster(s), immediately draw 1 card. You can only use 1 "Maxx "C" per turn. ATK: 500 | DEF: 200 Dracotail Faimena Effect: During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; Fusion Summon 1 Dragon or Spellcaster Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field. If this card is sent to the GY as material for a Fusion Summon: You can Set 1 “Dracotail” Spell/Trap from your Deck. You can only use each effect of “Dracotail Faimena” once per turn. ATK: 1300 | DEF: 2500 |
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The monster you want to Fusion Summon first is Dracotail Arthalion, whose part of the Fusion materials needed are required to come from the hand. On Fusion Summon, it targets monsters on the field and/or GY and adds them to your hand depending on the number of materials that came from the hand.
Usually this is how you make sure to keep a copy of Dracotail Faimena on hand, but this also means you have a chance to add back hand traps you just used, like a copy of Maxx “C” or Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.
Use King of the Swamp for Dragoon or Tyrant
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King of the Swamp Effect: This card can be used as a substitute for any 1 Fusion Material whose name is specifically listed on the Fusion Monster Card, but the other Fusion Material(s) must be correct. You can discard this card to the Graveyard; add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck to your hand. ATK: 500 | DEF: 1100 |
Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon Effect: "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" + 1 Dragon monster Must first be either Fusion Summoned, or Special Summoned from your Extra Deck by Tributing 1 "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" equipped with a Fusion Monster. Unaffected by Trap Cards or effects. This card can attack all monsters your opponent controls, once each. Once per turn, at the end of the Damage Step, if this card battled: You can target 1 Trap in your GY; Set it to your Spell & Trap Zone. ATK: 3400 | DEF: 2900 Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon Effect: “Dark Magician” + “Red-Eyes Black Dragon” or 1 Dragon Effect Monster Cannot be destroyed by card effects. Neither player can target this card with card effects. During your Main Phase: You can destroy 1 monster your opponent controls, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's original ATK. You can use this effect a number of times per turn up to the number of Normal Monsters used as Fusion Material for this card. Once per turn, when a card or effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can discard 1 card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card, and if you do that, this card gains 1000 ATK. ATK: 3000 | DEF: 2500 |
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King of the Swamp's main purpose is being a substitute as material for some of the stronger Fusion Spellcaster and Dragon monsters. In this instance, the Deck makes use of Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon, which can set Trap Cards after it attacks and destroys a monster; and Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, which has an omni-negate that also permanently boosts its ATK.
It also searches out Polymerization, which you can use to Fusion Summon monsters if you do not have either of the Dracotail Spell Cards. It is a perfect Spell to use as it grants Guardian Chimera immunity from targeted card effects.
Set Dracotail Trap Cards via Effects
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Dracotail Flame Type: Normal Trap Effect: Target 1 face-up Spell on the field; negate its effects (until the end of this turn), then you can place 1 “Dracotail” card from your GY or banishment on the bottom of the Deck, except “Dracotail Flame”, then draw 1 card. You can only activate 1 “Dracotail Flame” per turn. |
Dracotail Horn Type: Normal Trap Effect: Target 1 Attack Position monster on the field; return it to the hand/Extra Deck, then you can place 1 “Dracotail” card from your GY or banishment on the bottom of the Deck, except “Dracotail Horn”, then draw 1 card. You can only activate 1 “Dracotail Horn” per turn. |
Dracotail Sting Type: Normal Trap Effect: Target 1 monster and/or 1 Spell/Trap in your opponent's GY; banish them, then you can place 1 “Dracotail” card from your GY or banishment on the bottom of your Deck, except “Dracotail Sting”, then draw 1 card. You can only activate 1 “Dracotail Sting” per turn. |
A key effect shared among the Main Deck Dracotail Monsters are the ability to Set Dracotail Spells or Traps when they are sent to the GY as Fusion Material. Not only does this set up more copies of the Dracotail Spells, this lets the players Set the Trap Cards without having to hard-draw them or search them.
Remember the activation conditions for each one; Dracotail Flame negates a Spell Card, Dracotail Horn bounces a monster in Attack Position to the hand, and Dracotail Sting banishes a monster and/or Spell/Trap from their GY.
All three Trap Cards share the effect of shuffling back a Dracotail card from the GY or Banishment back to the Deck, and provides you a draw. The Draw effects are optional, so you do not have to draw if there is an effect active that punishes you when you do draw a card.
Mysterion Punishes Special Summons
Mysterion the Dragon Crown
Effect:
1 Spellcaster monster + 1 Dragon monster
Cannot be used as Fusion Material. This card loses 100 ATK for each of your banished cards. If a monster uses its activated effect to Special Summon itself, or a monster(s) with its same original Type (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 of those Special Summoned monsters; banish that monster, also banish all monsters from the field with its same original Type. You can only use this effect of Mysterion the Dragon Crown
once per turn.
ATK: 3000 | DEF: 1500
While not part of the Dracotail archetype, Mysterion the Dragon Crown may as well be considered as an honorary member since the materials it requires are perfectly matching the monsters that the archetype has.
It does lose ATK for each banished card from you, but it is heavily ignored by its effect that punishes the opponent from Special Summoning by banishing it and all monsters with the same original type. Just make sure not to use this effect on cards and archetypes that like being banished, like Maliss.
How to Beat Dracotail
Use Ash Blossom, Ghost Belle or Droll ASAP
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Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring Effect: When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that effect. ● Add a card from the Deck to the hand. ● Special Summon from the Deck. ● Send a card from the Deck to the GY. You can only use this effect of "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring" once per turn. ATK: 0 | DEF: 1800 |
Droll & Lock Bird Effect: If a card(s) is added from the Main Deck to your opponent's hand, except during the Draw Phase (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY; for the rest of this turn, cards cannot be added from either player's Main Deck to the hand. ATK: 0 | DEF: 0 |
 Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion Effect: When a card or effect is activated that includes any of these effects (Quick Effect): You can discard this card; negate that activation. ● Add a card(s) from the GY to the hand, Deck, and/or Extra Deck. ● Special Summon a Monster Card(s) from the GY. ● Banish a card(s) from the GY. You can only use this effect of "Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion" once per turn. ATK: 0 | DEF: 1800 |
As powerful and consistent as Dracotail is, their effects all having search and draws makes them highly suspect for interruption from the common hand trap counters. Ash Blossom and Droll & Lock Bird will hinder this Deck as much as it will help against other Decks.
Ghost Belle will also deny Dracotail Arthalion's effect of adding back cards from the GY back to hand. This should disable their card advantage via hand traps.
Deny the GY with Shifter or Dimensional Fissure
 Dimension Shifter Effect: If you have no cards in your GY (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY; until the end of the next turn, any card sent to the GY is banished instead. ATK: 1200 | DEF: 2200 |
 Dimensional Fissure Type: Continuous Spell Effect: Any monster sent to the Graveyard is banished instead. |
 Macro Cosmos Type: Continuous Trap Effect: When this card resolves: You can Special Summon 1 "Helios - The Primordial Sun" from your hand or Deck. While this card is face-up on the field, any card sent to the Graveyard is banished instead. |
As a Fusion-centric Deck, the Graveyard acts as a secondary resource pool for the Deck as their effects rely on being sent there. For monsters this is especially crucial due to them setting Cards when they are sent there as Fusion Material.
Dimension Shifter may be at 1, but when activated at the right time it is devastating against Dracotail unless they can get effects off that retrieved Banished cards. Same goes for Macro Cosmos, and Dimensional Fissure for monsters specifically.
Super Polymerization Against Dracotail
 Super Polymerization Type: Quick-Play Spell Effect: Discard 1 card; Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from either field as Fusion Material. Neither player can activate cards or effects in response to this card's activation. |
 Mudragon of the Swamp Effect: 2 monsters with the same Attribute but different Types Your opponent cannot target this card, or monsters on the field with the same Attribute as this card, with card effects. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can declare 1 Attribute; this card becomes that Attribute until the end of this turn. ATK: 1900 | DEF: 1600  Garura, Wings of Resonant Life Effect: 2 monsters with the same Type and Attribute, but different names Any battle damage your opponent takes from battles involving this card is doubled. If this card is sent to the GY: You can draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Garura, Wings of Resonant Life" once per turn. ATK: 1500 | DEF: 2400  Filia Regis Effect: 1 Dragon Fusion Monster + 1 Level 7 or higher Dragon monster During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can target 1 card your opponent controls or in their GY; banish it, then if you banished a card on the field, return 1 Dragon monster you control to the hand. At the start of your opponent's Battle Phase, if this card is in your GY: You can return 1 Dragon monster you control to the hand or Extra Deck, and if you do, Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of “Filia Regis” once per turn. ATK: 3000 | DEF: 2500 |
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Being a Deck that heavily uses Dragons and the Fusion Summon mechanic, it is pretty susceptible to being fused away as material if the player runs copies of Super Polymerization. Normally targets would include Mudragon of the Swamp and Garura, Wings of Resonant Life.
However, against Dracotail Filia Regis is now a considerable Fusion monster target, which has a card-banishing Quick Effect and a way to revive itself from the GY during the opponent's Battle Phase.
Best Decks to Use Against Dracotail
| Mitsurugi Ryzeal | 
Ryzeal may have suffered some consistency hits with Ext Ryzeal and Sword Ryzeal both being Limited, but with the addition of the Mitsurugi archetype it fit perfectly well into the game's playstyle. Mitsurugi can do their main combo first, then suddenly pivot into Xyz Summoning Ryzeal Duo Drive and get their necessary combo starters on hand as soon as possible. |
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| Odion | 
Odion's playstyle of grinding the game through the use of Trap Monsters is quite unique enough to deal with Dracotail's speed in interactions. They are also loaded with Trap Card interruptions that can be activated from the hand, which is one of the few weaknesses the Dracotail archetype has. |
| Sky Strikers | 
There is no better Deck to have a tool for just about any game state than Sky Strikers. Their ability to get resources and pick apart a board is near second to none, and its pure variant has gotten stronger with the addition of Sky Striker Special Maneuver - Lemnisgate!. Then there is the Tenpai Dragon version, which can OTK if the Dragons' effects resolve and can Synchro Summon one after another. |
| Maliss | 
The Deck has had multiple hits already for the past couple of banlist updates, with the most recent outright banning Red Ransom, closing the guaranteed chance to search out Maliss in Underground. Still, their advantage when having their monsters banished is still quite strong, and the fact that Maliss are predominantly Cyberse means they can make use of more Cyberse Link monsters very flexibly. |
| Exosisters | 
If there is one thing Exosisters hate, is it when the opponent decides to Special Summon from the Extra Deck while a couple of the main deck monsters are on the field. Should that happen, the main deck Exosisters can automatically Xyz Summon using themselves as material. Then they can do some debilitating effects with their Xyz Monsters, such as Mikailis banishing cards on the field, Kaspitell denying Special Summons from the GY and Asophiel banning effects coming from there too. |
| Buster Blader | 
Buster Blader is actually a very strong Deck against Dracotail, simply due to its signature monster Buster Blader, The Dragon Destroyer Swordsman negating all Dragons on the opponent's field and forcing them to Defense Position. They also account for the Spellcasters that the Dracotails have, thanks to Buster Dragon turning all monsters the opponent controls into Dragons, and that automatically puts them under the Fusion Monster's floodgate effect. |
Best Cards to Use Against Dracotail
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Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
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Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring is one of the best counters against Dracotail, as they happen to share the same pitfall as Branded Despia, where their main Fusion Spell is effectively stopped by this hand trap to send card from the Deck to the GY. This also stops Ketu from searching a card, and disables the Fusion Spell effect as well. |
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Droll & Lock Bird
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Droll & Lock Bird disables the search from Ketu Dracotail and Lukias Dracotail, the Trap Cards' secondary effects providing a draw, and any further resolutions of Maxx "C". This disables any possibility of accruing further card advantage for the rest of the turn. |
 Harpie's Feather Duster
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There are no negates when it comes to the Dracotail mosnters, which means their backrow is constantly under threat. Unless the Dracotail player has any means to protect their backrow, a Harpie's Feather Duster or cards with similar effects, like Lightning Storm or Heavy Storm, will clear out the backrow and further debilittate the Deck's control over the field. |
 Infinite Impermanence
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Make sure to use Infinite Impermanence wisely to stop any recursions from beginning to snowball. This includes negating Dracotail Arthalion on Fusion Summon to add cards back from the GY, or stopping Dracotail Lukias's search effect or Dracotail Mululu's Fusion effect. |
 Dimensional Barrier
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Dimensional Barrier is an option for Trap-centric Decks, like Odion, Argostars or most notably Labrynth. Once they sniff out that you are running a Dracotail Deck, all they have to do is activate and resolve Dimensional Barrier, and you cannot conduct a Fusion Summon nor activate the effects of a Fusion Monster until the end of the turn. |
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