Spellcaster Spellcaster ( Japanese : い " Mahōtsukai " " Magician " ) is a Type consisting of beings that control magic , such as witches , wizards , and mages . The majority of these creatures contain effects and can be very versatile Monsters , used often with support of Spell Card s . Out of all types , Spellcasters are the most present on the current Forbidden and Limited lists . A high proportion of Spellcaster monsters are either LIGHT or DARK and are the most prolific users of Spell Counter s . Archetype s include " Dark Magician " , " Exodia " , " Forbidden One " , " Fortune Lady " , " Gagaga " , " Gravekeeper ' s " , " Magician " , " Magician Girl " , " Performage " , " Prophecy " , and " Shaddoll " . They also have two of their own Structure Deck s , " " and " " , the latter of which was originally released in OCG , but has a TCG counterpart , " Spellcaster ' s Command " . Every main protagonist uses Spellcaster - Type monsters in their Decks . Yugi Muto uses " Dark Magician " , " Dark Magician Girl " , " Dark Sage " , " Magician of Black Chaos " , " Breaker the Magical Warrior " , along with many others ; Jaden Yuki uses " Card Ejector " and " Miracle Flipper " ; Yusei Fudo uses " Effect Veiler " , " Arbitrator of Mediation " , " Stardust Phantom " , " Mystic Piper " and " Salvagent " ; Yuma Tsukumo uses " Gagaga Magician " , " Gagaga Girl " , " Flelf " and " Gagaga Child " , and " " ; Yuya Sakaki uses " Stargazer Magician " , " Timegazer Magician " , " Xiangke Magician " , " Xiangsheng Magician " , " Performapal Trump Girl " , " Performapal Trump Witch " and " Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer " . Yusaku Fujiki thus far does not ; using a Cyberse Deck , but one of his monsters , " Cyberse Wizard " , heavily resembles a Spellcaster . Other characters that use Spellcasters include Carly Carmine , Fortuno , Rin , and Emma Bessho . Types of Spellcaster Decks . Dark Magician Beatdown . The main idea of this Deck is to Summon " Dark Magician " along with some other cards like " Cybernetic Magician " , " Dark Magician Girl " or some other strong Spellcasters . If you use it wisely , it is very effective , blocking your opponent ' s Spell Cards with " Secret Village of the Spellcasters " and negate his or her traps with Sorcerer of Dark Magic leaving your opponent open to your attacks with your best magicians . Using base spellcasters - Special Summon cards like " Magical Dimension " or " Magician ' s Circle " and some field - cleaning cards like " Lightning Vortex " and " Thousand Knives " and also " Dark Magic Attack " you can fill your field fairly fast , and because this Deck doesn ' t use a lot of traps you could add " Royal Decree " with no problem , another advantage is that being a pure Deck you could use " Rivalry of Warlords " to stop Synchro - based Decks . One can also combine " Royal Decree " with " Secret Village of the Spellcasters " to acheive a lockdown , albeit this only works if your opponent isn ' t using a Spellcaster deck as well . Spell Burn . The very first Deck that introduced the use of Spell Counter s and reusing Spell Cards . This Deck focused on Summoning " Dark Magician " , then Special Summoning " Dark Eradicator Warlock " . Once Normal Spell Cards were activated , it inflicts 1000 LP damage to the opponent , no matter which player plays the Spell Card . These Decks take patience and skill . Other key cards in the Deck would be cards that allow you to re - use Spell Cards ( like " Hidden Spellbook " ) , and cards to keep your Spellcasters alive . " Royal Decree " , " Jinzo " , and even " Magical Hats " can protect your Spellcasters and stop Trap Cards from getting in your way . Spellcaster Lockdown . Although probably one of the most effective strategies against any Deck when completed , it is most definitely one of the most complicated to achieve , since it takes skill and some luck . The purpose of this Deck is to stop your opponent from using Spell , Trap or Effect Monster to get any sort of advantage , hence the name . The cards needed are : " Dark Paladin " , " Sorcerer of Dark Magic " , and " Destiny Hero - Plasma " . Both " Secret Village of the Spellcasters " and " Secret Sanctuary of the Spellcasters " can also be used when " Sorcerer of Dark Magic " is on the field , since it is easier to get onto the field than Dark Paladin . Because the main cards need to be Special Summoned in conditions sometimes hard to fulfill , some very useful support cards are " Magical Dimension " , " Royal Decree " and " Divine Wrath " , since they can be used as temporary substitutes for the main cards . Another substitute option are " Sage of Stillness " and " Sage of Silence " , who are also Spellcasters , but need a power up achievable with cards like " United We Stand " or " Mage Power " to be able to activate their effects . At least one " Dark Magician " and " Buster Blader " is needed to Fusion Summon " Dark Paladin " , it sometimes represents a problem to draw the right cards at the right time , so " Royal Magical Library " and " Jar of Greed " can help your chances . This Deck can benefit from a " Skilled Dark Magician " and with " Magical Citadel of Endymion " it will help you both get out a " Dark Magician and draw cards . " Mirror Force " , " Trap Jammer " , " Anti - Spell " , or any of the more common attack blocker traps , such as " Sakuretsu Armor " , " Dimensional Prison " , or " Scrap - Iron Scarecrow " , will help protect your combos . Since most Decks , especially in the Meta , rely on either Spell , Trap or Monster effects , their strategy will be trashed and they ' ll have no other way to beat you other than attack , but you can use two or " Magician ' s Valkyria " and a Miracle Flipper to stop even that . Spell Counter Stall . This Deck can easily be used to burn through your opponent ' s deck , but takes a lot of patience to pull off . This basically revolves around the effect of " Defender , the Magical Knight " to stop your Spellcasters being destroyed . This Deck is best used with the help of cards like " Magical Exemplar " and " Magical Citadel of Endymion " for easy access to Spell Counters . The added effect of the Citadel gives you Spell Counters from a destroyed monster with Spell Counters on it . Other cards like " Pitch - Black Power Stone " and " Alchemist of Black Spells " help to give you more Spell Counters each turn . " Summoner Monk " is also very useful for searching out Defender , Exemplar , and Alchemist and also for easy Xyz Summoning into " Alchemic Magician " for searching out Spell Cards like " Mega Ton Magical Cannon " to ready your offensive attack . As for beatsticks , the inclusion of " Blizzard Princess " can greatly help you out as the effect stops Traps and Spells being activated to waste your Spell Counters . Traps you want to include are cards like " Hidden Spellbook " to recycle Spell Cards and " Magician ' s Circle " to swarm the field with cards like " Dark Red Enchanter " . As for Spells , they ' re the most important part of this Deck as most most card effects in this Deck use Spell Cards to gain Spell Counters , so the Spellbooks are very useful because they effectively utilize and recycle each other . " Spellbook of Power " and " Spellbook of Wisdom " are a very effective combination because when they ' re both used they give your cards two spell counters , an added 1000 ATK points and protection from any Traps your opponent may play . Optional cards to put in or cards to save for siding are " Strength of Prophecy " and " Endymion , the Master Magician " ; " Strength " allows you to recycle " Spellbooks " in your Graveyard , while " Endymion " can be easily Summoned with an abundance of Spell Counters on his " Citadel " .