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Konami is releasing their new booster pack, Shining Victories, on January 9, 2016 in the OCG, and although its protagonist is Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon (or at least, that’s what the pack’s cover indicates), I think we should be more excited for the new archetypes the company is introducing to the game. The booster pack is introducing two new archetypes: Moon-Light and Amorphage, but Moon-Light is the one that’s taking the spotlight in this article because it’s an anime archetype.

Moon-Light is an archetype of female LIGHT/DARK Beast-Warrior-Type monsters, and they’re used by Selena in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V. The archetype itself debuted on the anime’s 45th episode, but it wasn’t until the 84th episode that Konami announced through the OCG’s official Twitter account the printing of the archetype. The cards that appeared during the 84th and 85th episodes were confirmed for and were included on Shining Victories; so far, the archetype consists of eight monsters (5 for the main deck and 3 for the extra) and one trap card, with an additional main deck monster confirmed as the promotional card for the March, 2016 issue of the V-Jump magazine.

Moon-Light’s playing style revolves around a straightfoward beatdown strategy using the Fusion Summon. Their effects include manipulating ATKs or getting rid of the opponent’s backrow. Most of the Fusion Monsters possess the effect to attack all of the opponent’s monsters, not once like all other monsters with such ability, but twice. This is made possible by the condition that they cannot destroy a monster during the first battle with it. This quirk allows them to inflict immense amounts of battle damage in a single Battle Phase, likely leading to a OTK (One Turn Kill). Also, the more powerful ones are Summoned by fusing one other Fusion Monster plus a number of other “Moon-Light” monsters equal to their difference in levels, in a way akin to a Fusion version of Rank-Up.

Members:

Moon-Light Blue Cat [DARK; Level 4; Beast-Warrior / Effect; ATK/1600 DEF/1200] - If this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 “Moon-Light” monster you control, except “Moon-Light Blue Cat”; its ATK becomes double its original ATK until the end of this turn. You can only use this effect of “Moon-Light Blue Cat” once per turn. If this card on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 “Moon-Light” monster from your Deck.

Moon-Light Purple Butterfly [DARK; Level 3; Beast-Warrior / Effect; ATK/1000 DEF/1000] - You can send this card from your hand or your side of the field to the Graveyard, then target 1 “Moon-Light” monster you control; it gains 1000 ATK until the end of this turn. You can banish this card from your Graveyard; Special Summon 1 “Moon-Light” monster from your hand. You can only use this effect of “Moon-Light Purple Butterfly” once per turn.

Moon-Light White Rabbit [DARK; Level 2; Beast-Warrior / Effect; ATK/ 800 DEF/ 800] - When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 “Moon-Light” monster in your Graveyard, except “Moon-Light White Rabbit”; Special Summon it in Defense Position. Once per turn: You can target Spell/Trap Cards your opponent controls, up to the number of other “Moon-Light” monsters you control; return them to the hand.

Moon-Light Black Sheep [DARK; Level 2; Beast-Warrior / Effect; ATK/ 100 DEF/ 600] - You can discard this card, then activate 1 of these effects;
-Add 1 “Moon-Light” monster from your Graveyard to your hand, except “Moon-Light Black Sheep”.
-Add 1 “Polymerization” from your Deck to your hand.
If this card is sent to the Graveyard as a Fusion Material for a Fusion Summon: You can add to your hand, 1 card among the “Moon-Light” monsters in your Graveyard and the face-up “Moon-Light” Pendulum Monsters in your Extra Deck, except “Moon-Light Black Sheep”.

Moon-Light Tiger [LIGHT; Level 3; Beast-Warrior / Pendulum / Effect; Pendulum Scale: 5; ATK/1200 DEF/ 800]
Pendulum Effect - Once per turn: You can target 1 “Moon-Light” monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it, but its effects are negated, it cannot attack, also it is destroyed during the End Phase.
Monster Effect - If this card on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can target 1 “Moon-Light” monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it. You can only use this effect of “Moon-Light Tiger” once per turn.

Moon-Light Wolf [LIGHT; Level 6; Beast-Warrior / Pendulum / Effect; Pendulum Scale: 1; ATK/2000 DEF/1800]
Pendulum Effect - You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except “Moon-Light” monsters. This effect cannot be negated. Once per turn: You can Fusion Summon 1 “Moon-Light” Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, by banishing Fusion Materials listed on it from your side of the field or your Graveyard.
Monster Effect - If a “Moon-Light” monster you control attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing damage to your opponent.

Moon-Light Cat Dancer [DARK; Level 7; Beast-Warrior / Fusion / Effect; ATK/2400 DEF/2000] - 2 “Moon-Light” monsters.
Cannot be destroyed by battle. Once per turn, during your Main Phase 1: You can Tribute 1 other “Moon-Light” monster; each monster your opponent controls cannot be destroyed by battle once per turn, also this card can attack all monsters your opponent controls, twice each. These changes last until the end of this turn. If this card declares an attack: Inflict 100 damage to your opponent.

Moon-Light Panther Dancer [DARK; Level 8; Beast-Warrior / Fusion / Effect; ATK/2800 DEF/2500] - “Moon-Light Cat Dancer” + 1 “Moon-Light” monster.
Must be first Fusion Summoned with the above Fusion Materials. Cannot be destroyed by your opponent’s card effects. Once per turn, during your Main Phase 1: You can activate this effect; each monster your opponent controls cannot be destroyed by battle once per turn, also this card can attack all monsters your opponent controls, twice each. These changes last until the end of this turn. If this card destroys an opponent’s monster by battle: It gains 200 ATK until the end of the Battle Phase.

Moon-Light Lio Dancer [DARK; Level 10; Beast-Warrior / Fusion / Effect; ATK/3500 DEF/3000] - “Moon-Light Panther Dancer” + 2 “Moon-Light” monsters.
Must be Fusion Summoned with the above Fusion Materials and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Cannot be targeted or destroyed by your opponent’s card effects. This card can make a second attack during each Battle Phase. Once per turn, if this card attacked a monster, at the end of a Damage Step: You can destroy all Special Summoned monsters your opponent controls.

Support:

Moon-Light Reincarnation Dance [Normal Trap Card] - If a monster(s) is destroyed by battle or card effect: Add up to 2 “Moon-Light” monsters from your Deck to your hand. You can only activate 1 “Moon-Light Reincarnation Dance” per turn.

Regarding the members, I’d say the archetype came out well supported, it doesn’t have a lot of support in Spell/Trap Cards, but we have to be patient; the Moon-Light is awesome, so we can be sure that Konami will give it more support in the near future. In my opinion, the Moon-Light will end up being like its brother archetype the Frightfur [those who watch the anime will understand why I say the Moon-Light and the Frightfur are be siblings].

Is it a deck I’d build? Yes, totally; Would I make it one of my main decks after building it? Like hell I would.

If you can’t wait until January for Shining Victories to come out, or you cannot afford buying OCG cards or don’t want to wait until it comes out in the TCG, go ahead and try it on YGOPro, the whole archetype is already there. Don’t worry for the lack of support in Spell/Trap Cards, some of the Fire Fist cards can help the deck to move and compensate the support we know is yet to come.

(Source: yugioh.wikia.com)

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