Igknight " Igknight " ( イグナイト " Igunaito " ) is an archetype of FIRE Warrior - Type monsters which debuted in " Clash of Rebellions " . With the exception of " Lancer " and " Champion " ( Level 7 and 8 Effect Monster s , respectively ) , each " Igknight " monster is a Normal Pendulum Monster , with a Pendulum Scale of either 2 ( " Gallant " , " Cavalier " , " Crusader " , and " Paladin " ) or 7 ( " Templar " , " Squire " , " Veteran " , and " Margrave " ) . The " Dracoslayer " archetype hints at a relation between this archetype and " Majespecter s " . Both are full - Pendulum archetypes containing a " Dracoslayer " monster ( which appears to be a merging of one of its archetype members with another mystic creature ) and Field Spell Cards portraying the surging of those monsters , both " Dracoslayer " monster and Field Spell Card containing a word with " P " , written as " P " with a Furigana , just like how " Pendulum " is written " P " with the Furigana " Pendyuramu " . In addition , while the " Majespecter " archetype consists of effect monsters ( with effects ) with no Pendulum effects , the " Igknight " archetype consists of Normal monsters ( no effects ) that all have Pendulum effects . Design . Appearance . The original six Pendulum " Igknights " are entirely 1 specific color from the color wheel : red , orange , yellow , green , blue , purple . For all 3 of the warm colors ( " Margrave " , " Templar " and " Squire " ) , the corresponding " Igknights " are the higher scale ( 7 ) , which is usually paired with the red scale , which is also a warm color . The same can be said for the 3 cool colors ( " Gallant " , " Crusader " and " Paladin " ) . They are all the lower scale ( 2 ) , which is usually paired with the blue scale , a cool color . " Cavalier " breaks this pattern , being a Scale 2 ( blue ) Pendulum with a warm color ( pink ) . As well is " Veteran " , being a Scale 7 ( red ) Pendulum with a cool color ( light blue ) . Etymology . The name " Igknight " is a pun on the words " ignite " and " knight " . In the " OCG " , the majority of the archetype ' s members are named for various makes and models of guns and ammunition , and wield gunblades inspired by said guns with various types of blade attachments . In the " TCG " , these names were changed to place more emphasis on the " knight " part of the name , rather than " ignite " , by naming the members after medieval military positions ( or other terms related to chivalric ideas ) . Playing style . " Igknight " monsters center around destroying each other to limit the opponent ' s field while setting up a mass Pendulum Summon , as destroyed Pendulum Monsters go to the Extra Deck rather than the Graveyard , allowing them to be summoned to the field en masse . All " Igknight " Pendulum Monsters have the exact same Pendulum Effect : " " If you have an " Igknight " card in your other Pendulum Zone : You can destroy all cards in your Pendulum Zones , and if you do , add 1 FIRE Warrior - Type monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand . " " This effect also serves to search and recycle their main offensive Effect Monsters , " Igknight Lancer " and " Igknight Champion . " The two then allow the player to return other " Igknight " monsters to the hand , allowing them to be set in the Pendulum Zones to summon the previously destroyed " Igknight " monsters back to the field . The archetype has limited Spell and Trap support , but they further allow the player to freely destroy " Igknight " cards to swarm the field and / or allow the player to get the needed monsters for a Pendulum Summon . The archetype as a whole is unusual for the current metagame , as it is one of the first archetypes for which almost every major monster card is a Normal Monster ( by comparison , past archetypes such as " Hieratic " , " Ojama " or " Qli " – all of which featured Normal Monsters prominently – mostly relied on Effect Monsters while manipulating the Normal Monsters as Material or Support ) . However , in exchange for their lack of effects , " Igknights " enjoy an extremely bountiful assortment of external support . As they are also Warrior Normal Monsters , every Pendulum Monster in the archetype is searchable with either " Reinforcement of the Army " or " Summoner ' s Art " . Pure " Igknight " Decks can use " Skill Drain " with minor repercussions . In addition , they also can access " Pot of Riches " , " Heart of the Underdog " ( along with Trap Cards activated in your Draw Phase , like " Common Charity " , " Jar of Greed " and " Legacy of Yata - Garasu " ) for draw power – giving these decks unusually strong consistency . " Non - Spellcasting Area " , " Tyrant ' s Throes " and " First of the Dragons " can also be mixed in as extra Normal Monster support . In addition , since their effects allow them to search " any " FIRE Warrior monsters , they open themselves up to other useful offensive support , such as " Blue Flame Swordsman " , " Command Knight " , " Valkyrian Knight " and " Ultimate Baseball Kid " . By the same token , " Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai " makes viable support together with the re - summonable Pendulum " Igknights " for easy effect damage . Additionally , the " Igknights " have access to a variety of Extra Deck monsters . Being Normal Monsters , they can be used as Material to Fusion Summon " First of the Dragons " , while using " Elemental HERO Blazeman " . " Blazeman " itself being a " HERO " monster , along with the Deck being largely comprised of FIRE monsters allows for access to " Elemental HERO Nova Master " . They can also be used for Synchro Summon s using Tuner monster s that have high synergy with them , such as " Galaxy Serpent " for being a Normal Monster , or " Rose , Warrior of Revenge " , yet another FIRE Warrior - Type monster . This can also help them summon " Azure - Eyes Silver Dragon " , who can Special Summon Normal Monsters from your Graveyard . Even though all " Igknight " Normal Monsters are Pendulum Monsters , and thus rarely go the Graveyard , you can still use them as Xyz Material s , which would make them go to the Graveyard . Having multiple Levels , they can Xyz Summon all sorts of Xyz Monster s from Ranks 3 to 6 , including powerful ones that require specific Xyz Materials , such as " Heroic Champion - Excalibur " , " Blade Armor Ninja " , " Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Lion Emperor " and " Hazy Flame Basiltrice " . Official Konami Decklists . The following Decklists may or may not contain copies of cards that exceed the maximum amount allowed by the current Forbidden & Limited List . These should not be changed , as these Decklists are copied verbatim at the time they were published .