True Draco " True Draco " and " True King " , known as " True Dragon " ( 真竜 " Shinryū " ) in the OCG , is an archetype of Wyrm monsters that premiered in " The Dark Illusion " with its first support debuting in " Maximum Crisis " . It is composed of two sub - series , " True King " and " True Draco " . Design . True King . The " True Kings " are Level 9 Wyrm - Type monsters whose combined ATK and DEF equal 4800 . They share some similarities with the " Dragon Ruler s " , such as the fact they are FIRE , WIND , WATER and EARTH - Attribute , share a combined sum of ATK and DEF among them , and have effects related to their Attributes : Regarding their lore , each one is related to a same - Attribute Archetype released on the same set as themselves , except " Mariamne " , as follows : Lore - wise , " Mariamne " seems to be somehow different from the other " True Kings " , as hinted in the artwork and name of " Disciples of the True Dracophoenix " and in the artwork of " True Draco Heritage " . Also , she does not have the same name pattern as the others ( " " True King [ name ] , the [ noun ] " " ) , and the appearance of " Master Peace , the True Dracoslaying King " ( his wings and the symbol on his shield ) hints that there is a relation between both of them . Finally , it poses a benevolent mien , in contrast to the aggressive , destructive figure of the other " True Kings " . She also is the only female member among the Level 9 monsters . However , while she was released along side a WIND archetype , " Lyrilusc " , in vein of the earlier " True Kings " being released with an archetype matching their own attributes , there is no lore connection between " Mariamne " and " Lyrilusc " monsters . True Draco . In terms of artwork , each True Draco is related to a Pendulum Archetype released in the " OCG " 9th Series sets and are focused on Tribute Summons : Playing style . True King . Each one of the " True Kings " have a non - targeting banishing effect that is applied if the Attributes of both monsters destroyed for its Special Summon match its own Attribute . Additionally , they activate a different effect that triggers if they are destroyed by a card effect , interacting with a Wyrm monster with a different Attribute from its own . Their boss monster is " True King of All Calamities " , a DARK Rank 9 Xyz Monster whose effect turns the Attributes of all monsters on the field into a declared Attribute , while suppressing opposing monsters of that Attribute from activating their effects and attacking . It also allows its controller to destroy opposing monsters in the Summoning process of the " True King " monsters . True Draco . The " True Draco " revolve around Tribute Summon s and can be Tribute Summoned by Tributing a Continuous Spell or Trap Card . Their effects provide further support to the " True Draco " and " True King " monsters , either by searching for resources or protecting other monsters . The aforementioned Spell Cards provide card advantage either by recycling " True King " / " Draco " monsters from the Graveyard or by providing draws according to the number of " True King " / " Draco " cards sent to the Graveyard that turn . The Trap Cards can either weaken opposing monsters or revive a " True King " / " Draco " as the last Special Summon of that turn . They also have in common an effect that allows its controller to Tribute Summon a " True King " / " Draco " monster during the opponent ' s Main Phase . Finally , if the Spell Cards are sent from the field to the Graveyard , they can destroy a Spell / Trap card , while the Trap Cards deal with monsters ; this last effect can be triggered when they are Tributed for the Summon of a " True King " / " Draco " , providing even trades in terms of card economy while disrupting the opponent ' s actions . The ace monsters of this sub - archetype are " Master Peace , the True Dracoslaying King " and " Metaltron XII , the True Dracombatant " . With Level 8 and 9 , they can be Tribute Summoned by Tributing Continuous Spell / Trap Cards . Also , they are unaffected by cards with the same type of the cards Tributed . The former can destroy 1 card on the field at the cost of a Continuous Spell / Trap Card in the Graveyard while the latter , once destroyed , replaces itself with a Fusion , Synchro or Xyz Monster of one of the four elemental Attributes . " Master Peace , the True Dracoslayer " is also a " True Draco " monster , but it is related and has more synergy with the " Dracoslayer " / " Dracoverlord " archetypes than with " True Dracos " themselves . Recommended cards . Yang Zing True Kings . By combining the deck with " Yang Zing " monsters , it is possible to Summon powerful Synchro Monsters such as " Trishula , Dragon of the Ice Barrier " , " Leo , the Keeper of the Sacred Tree " , and " Shooting Quasar Dragon " . True King Dinosaurs . This build ' s main goal is to explore the synergy of " Lithosagym " with the EARTH Dinosaur monsters , basically " Petiteranodon " and " Babycerasaurus " , crippling the opponent ' s Extra Deck while Special Summoning Dinosaurs from the Deck in the process and setting up Xyz and Synchro Summons . In the TCG , True King Dinosaur decks were left unplayable following the September 2017 banlist leaving " True King Lithosagym , the Disaster " and " Denglong , First of the Yang Zing " forbidden and " Miscellaneousaurus " limited . Weaknesses . Due to the consistency of a dedicated " True King " / " Draco " Deck , it is not easy to build a effective , long - lasting counter - strategy to them . However , since the Deck is focused on Special Summoning the " True Kings " , cards that prevent or negate monster effects ( such as " Solemn Strike " ) can hinder the deck since the Level 9 monsters can only use their effects once per turn , even if negated . " Mind Drain " can lock the " True Kings " from activating their effects in the hand . " Mask of Restrict " and " Fog King " can prevent the " True Dracos " from being Tribute Summoned , which also prevents disruption of its opponent ' s field caused by the " True Draco " Spell / Trap Cards . The variety of Attributes can make them vulnerable to cards like " Gozen Match " . " Zombie World " prevents the Tribute Summon of " True Draco " monsters . It also nullifies the effects of " Agnimazud " and " Lithosagym " . Although " Macro Cosmos " and " Masked HERO Dark Law " do not stop the " True Kings " and " Mariamne " , and " Metaltron XII " , from activating their effects when they are destroyed , they can make the Deck run out of resources by emptying the Graveyard of targets for " Disciples of the True Dracophoenix " , " True King ' s Return " , " Agnimazud " , and " Lithosazim " . They also prevent the first effect of " True Draco Heritage " from being activated , as well as the Graveyard effects of the all " True Draco " Continuous Spell / Trap Cards . The most recent banlists have also severely neutered their consistency , though the OCG and TCG went down different avenues to achieve this .