Raidraptor " Raidraptor " , known as " Raid Raptors " ( " Reido Raputāzu " ) in the " OCG " , is an archetype of DARK Winged Beast monsters used by Shay Obsidian in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " anime and manga . They made their debut in " Secrets of Eternity " . Design . Appearance . " Raidraptor " monsters resemble various genus and species of , albeit with a mechanized appearance and equipped with weaponry . Most of the Level 4 monsters ( with the exception of " Raidraptor - Necro Vulture " ) are based on the , a genus of passerine birds in the shrike family , while most of the Extra Deck monsters are based on . Additional monster support includes cards based on vultures , eagles , and , a genus of earless owls . The Level 3 and Rank 3 monsters are based on eagles , while the members based on vultures and strixes cover a wide range of Levels and Ranks . This naming pattern can be likened to codenames of different members belonging to the same military unit . All " Raidraptor " monsters display the Raidraptor crest somewhere on their bodies . The crest itself is also used to represent their various " Rank - Up Magic " Spells . In the dub , their attack names are all alliterative . Playing style . Much like other Xyz - based archetypes in the game , this deck focused on swarming the field with necessary monsters to perform Xyz Summon . Most of their monsters have effects that allows them to be Summoned rapidly to the field , but the easiest method for them to do so usually involves cards from player ' s hand ( such as " Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius " ) , and therefore , they need to keep many resources in their hand to start their initial strategy . Their main Xyz Monster , designed for this sole purpose , is " Raidraptor - Force Strix " , and its the most important Xyz Monster in the deck . It allows the player to build up early card advantage by constantly searching the majority of their monsters , while also serves as the deck ' s first line of defense . In order to Summon this card consistently and efficiently , cards like " Raidraptor - Tribute Lanius " are generally recommended . When used in conjunction with either " Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius " or " Raidraptor - Mimicry Lanius " , " Tribute Lanius " essentially allows Summoning of " Force Strix " with just one card . The majority of their Main Deck monsters usually have effects that can be activated during the Main Phase of the turn they ' re Normal or Special Summoned , and most of them are beneficial effects that helps them Summoning more monsters to the field . However , some of them ( for example , " Fuzzy Lanius " or their " Raidraptor - Call " ) restricts the player from Special Summoning other than " Raidraptor " monsters if their effect is used , so careful consideration and planning ahead is necessary to utilize those cards to their maximum potential . Besides " Force Strix " , they also have many other Xyz Monsters within their arsenal , and some of them specifically designed to eliminate multiple threats at once , particularly Special Summoned monsters . The majority of them also able of inflicting massive amounts of damage whether through their effects alone , directly or indirectly , or through attacking multiple times . Rank - Up . This archetype also heavily supports Rank - Up strategy , due to high number of " Rank - Up - Magic " Spells associated with the archetype . Some of the " Rank - Up - Magic " cards designed exclusively for this archetype also have effects that allows them to Special Summon monsters from the Graveyard before Rank - Up ( such as " Rank - Up - Magic Soul Shave Force " ) , and some of them even have secondary in - Graveyard effects that helps in recovery aspect , in some way or another ( such as " Rank - Up - Magic Skip Force " ) . As the " Rank - Up - Magic " card ' s usefulness depends on whatever Xyz Monster the player has on the field at the time ( and the fact that those cards aren ' t easily searchable ) , " Raidraptor - Last Strix " can be utilized to provide Xyz Monsters straight from the Extra Deck , as Materials for Rank - Up if necessary . They also can recover those " Rank - Up - Magic " cards for another use , with cards like " Rank - Up - Magic Raid Force " ( in - Graveyard effect ) or " Raidraptor - Necro Vulture " . Ultimately , all of these options allows them to greatly increase their offensive power in a Duel , by accessing higher Rank Xyz Monster with more powerful effects . With access to cards like " Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon " and " Raidraptor - Final Fortress Falcon " at the top , this strategy allows them to achieve decisive victory . Post Master Rule 4 . As per the Master Rule 4 , this deck ' s no longer capable of Xyz Summoning more than one " Force Strix " at a time , diminishing their early advantage ( albeit their consistency still remains ) . Assuming the deck isn ' t using any Link Monsters , and is more likely so due to the xenophobic nature of some of their cards , this rule also enforces the " quality over quantity " mentality on this archetype ' s players , forcing them to rely on their Rank - Up strategy much more than before . To circumvent this , cards that Summons Xyz Monsters from the Graveyard ( and placing them in Main Monster Zones ) can be used , such as " Xyz Reborn " . For Rank - Up focused strategy , especially those that focused on either " Ultimate Falcon " , " Final Fortress Falcon " , or both , can also uses " Raidraptor - Stranger Falcon " to recover them while also granting Xyz Material , and in the case of " Final Fortress Falcon " , re - activates its immunity effect as well .