D . D . " Different Dimension " , usually abbreviated " D . D . " , and called ( " Ijigen " ) or ． ． ( " Dī Dī " ) in the Japanese version , is a series of cards that focus on banish ing cards , often including themselves once they are defeated , thus sending them to a ' different dimension ' as opposed to just destroying the enemy . Although they were released in different sets , a large amount of " Different Dimension " monsters were released in " The Dark Emperor Structure Deck " . Nelson Andrews used some D . D . cards in the " ZEXAL " anime . This series is related to the " Galaxy " and " Sparrow Family " archetype / series . Play styles . " D . D . " revolve around card banishment , commonly used in conjunction with other cards such as " Golden Homunculus " , " Gren Maju Da Eiza " , the " Helios " cards , " Graverobber ' s Retribution " , " Caius the Shadow Monarch " , etc . Other cards also return themselves from banishment : " D . D . Survivor " , " D . D . Scout Plane " , etc . These cards are not without their weakness however . " Imperial Iron Wall " will effectively shut down nearly all " D . D . " cards ( with the exception of a small few like " Different Dimension Dragon " . ) Because " D . D . " is often associated with the " Sparrow Family " the " D . D . ' s " strongest monsters overall are " D . D . Esper Star Sparrow " with 3000 ATK , and their strongest monster is " D . D . Jet Iron " , with 4000 ATK . However , these two cards are much more affiliated with the " Sparrow Family " than " D . D . " and do not share the " D . D . ' s " usual banishing strategies . Beyond them , however , " Different Dimension " monsters are rather weak in terms of offense , with no other monsters in their family having ATK higher than 1800 . Furthermore , while there are " Different Dimension " Spell and Trap cards , the series lacks any " D . D . " - specific support . This lack thereof , combined with a low average ATK , make it difficult to create a Deck with only " D . D . " cards , which means that " D . D . " cards are more commonly used as a sub - type ( mostly in " Banish " Decks ) . However difficult , it is possible to have a sound " D . D . " primary Deck , for cards such as " Homunculus " , " Eiza " and the " Helios " , gain attack and defense points multiplied by a certain number to your / both your and your opponent ' s banished cards . In a " D . D " Deck that focuses only on banish cards , these monsters can become a massive threat to your opponent , continually gaining in power . Also , the effects of " Imperial Iron Wall " can be remedied by running Spell / Trap Cards that destroy other Spell and Trap Cards , such as " Mystical Space Typhoon " , " Dust Tornado " , etc . In addition , " Monarch " monsters can also facilitate this process , and , if the proper card is present ; ie , " Dimensional Fissure " , and " Macro Cosmos " , also banish them , and possibly damaging your opponent in the process with cards such as , " Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch " , " Caius the Shadow Monarch " , and the worth mentioning ( however not a " Monarch " , " Super Conductor Tyranno " , with which you can keep recycling " Survivor " and / or " Scout Plane " to damage your opponent each turn . Macro Monarch Deck . " Macro Monarch " Decks uses " D . D . Survivor " and " D . D . Scout Plane " as Tributes for the summon of Monarchs and other Level 5 and higher monsters with effects activated when summoned . Macro Beatdown / Beatstick Deck . The main purpose of the " Macro Beatdown " Deck is to banish as many of both you and your opponents cards as possible in order to power up the " Helios " monsters , " Gren Maju Da Eiza " and " Golden Homunculus " . " Necroface " can become very powerful if used correctly and " Bazoo the Soul - Eater " gets more powerful by banishing cards . One popular combo is to banish as many cards as possible and use " Return from the Different Dimension " to bring back " Eiza " , " Homunculus " and " Helios Trice Megistus " to attack for game . D . D . Mill / Burn . " Different Dimension Mill " / " Burn " deck revolves around banishing " Necroface " as fast as possible through " Gold Sarcophagus " and " Allure of Darkness " with either " Macro Cosmos " or " Dimensional Fissure " , then hitting your opponent with " D . D . Dynamite " and a powered up " Gren Maju Da Eiza " . This deck is considered dead due to the moving of Necroface to limited status .