Nordic " Nordic " , known as " Polar Star " ( " Kyokusei " ) in the " OCG " , is an archetype introduced in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! 5D ' s " used by Team Ragnarok . It contains 4 sub - archetypes ; " Nordic Alfar " , " Nordic Ascendant " , " Nordic Beast " and " Nordic Relic " . They work alongside the 3 " Aesir " monsters and are based on . Sub - archetypes . Nordic Beasts . The " Nordic Beast " ( Polar Star Beasts in the " OCG " and the Japanese anime ) is the sub - archetype used by Dragan and connected to the Norse God . The two Token s Summon ed by " Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts " are actually the goats that pull Thor ' s chariot , . , the guardian of the Underworld , is a dog associated with , while is a sacred horse that was a gift from Thor to his son , , as a reward for helping him fight against the . The Nordic Beast is a fast , powerful sub - archetype focused on starting Duel s strong and Synchro Summon ing " Thor , Lord of the Aesir " . The Nordic Beast s have 1 Tuner monster : " Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts " ( a Level 4 monster which can Special Summon itself from the hand while the opponent controls a face - up Synchro Monster ) . " Garmr of the Nordic Beasts " is a Level 4 monster that can return Level 4 or lower monster cards from the field to the hand whenever it battles . " Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts " is a Level 3 monster that can Special Summon 2 Level 3 Nordic Beast Token s if it is destroyed by battle . " Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts " is a Level 3 monster that can Special Summon itself from the hand when a monster is destroyed by battle and Special Summon other " Nordic Beast " monsters from the Deck when it is changed from Defense Position to Attack Position . Nordic Alfar . The " Nordic Alfar " ( Polar Star Spirits in the OCG and Japanese Anime ) is the " Nordic " sub - archetype used by Brodor and connected to the Norse God . is a combination of the words " Light " and " Álfr " ( Elf ) . The Light Elves are divine beings who dwell in the heavens of ( Elfland ) . The Japanese name of " Svartalf of the Nordic Alfar " , , is the opposite of Ljósálfr : It ' s a combination of the words " Dökkr " ( Dark ) and " Álfr " ( Elf ) . Unlike the Light Elves who live in the heavens , the Dark Elves dwell down below the Earth . The Nordic Alfar are a sub - archetype focused on Normal Summon ing monsters , recycling monsters and Trap Cards in the Graveyard and Synchro Summoning " Loki , Lord of the Aesir " . The Nordic Alfar have 2 Tuner monster s : " Svartalf of the Nordic Alfar " ( a Level 5 monster that can recycle " Nordic " monsters when Normal Summon ed ) and " Mara of the Nordic Alfar " ( a Level 2 monster possessing Instant Synchro Summon capabilities ) . " Dverg of the Nordic Alfar " is a Level 1 monster which allows an additional Normal Summon of a " Nordic " monster when it is Normal Summon ed . " Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar " is a Level 4 monster which can Special Summon a Nordic monster from the hand with Level equal to or less than another monster you control . While you control a Level 5 or higher monster ( generally " Cyber Dragon " or an " Aesir " monster ) , you can Normal Summon " Dverg of the Nordic Alfar " , activating its effect to Normal Summon " Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar " , which can Special Summon " Svartalf of the Nordic Alfar " by selecting " Cyber Dragon " or the " Aesir " monster . " Dverg of the Nordic Alfar " , " Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar " and " Svartalf of the Nordic Alfar " can be used to Synchro Summon " Loki , Lord of the Aesir " . " Mara of the Nordic Alfar " is a flexible Tuner monster , being able to send " Garmr of the Nordic Beasts " , " Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar " and / or " Tyr of the Nordic Champions " from the Hand to Synchro Summon " Loki , Lord of the Aesir " . You could also send " Garmr " , " Ljosalf " or " Tyr " with " Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts " or " Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts " to Synchro Summon a Level 9 like " Mist Wurm " . Nordic Ascendant . The " Nordic Ascendant " ( Polar Star Angels in the OCG and the Japanese Anime ) is the " Nordic " sub - archetype used by Halldor and connected to the Norse God called . , another Norse God renowned for his wisdom and knowledge , is the guard of the Well of Wisdom and Insight , where one of the concludes . Odin cast his own eye into Mimir ' s well to gain knowledge of the future . The are a host of female figures who serve under Odin , and decide who will die in battle . They are also responsible for bringing dead warriors to the afterlife and into the ( where they become ) . The Nordic Ascendant s are a sub - archetype focused on Synchro Summon preparation and Synchro Summon ing " Odin , Father of the Aesir " . The Nordic Ascendants have 2 Tuner monster s : " Valkyrie of the Nordic Ascendant " ( A Level 2 monster that can banish 2 " Nordic " monsters in your hand to Special Summon two Level 4 " Einherjar Token s " ) and " Vanadis of the Nordic Ascendant " ( A Level 4 monster that can be used as a substitute for any " Nordic " Tuner monster ) . " Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant " is a Level 2 monster which can Special Summon itself from the Graveyard during the Standby Phase of a Turn by sending 1 Spell Card from the hand to the Graveyard while a player controls a face - up " Nordic " monster . " Valkyrie " is rarely used , since using its effect requires you to control no cards while your opponent controls a monster . " Vanadis " can send useful " Nordic " monsters to your Graveyard , and can be used to Synchro Summon " Loki , Lord of the Aesir " and " Thor , Lord of the Aesir " without a " Nordic Alfar " or " Nordic Beast " Tuner monster . Nordic Relics . The Nordic Relic s ( Polar Star Treasure in the OCG and the Japanese Anime ) are a sub - archetype of Spell and Trap Cards that supports the Nordic and Aesir archetypes . Play Style . Nordic decks thrive on Summoning the three Nordic Gods Loki , Thor , and Odin . Loki , Lord of the Aesir tends to be the easiest to Summon because of Mara ' s ability to do an easy quick - Synchro with two Level - 4 Nordic monsters ( Usually with Tyr , Garmr , Ljosalf ) . Odin can also be Summoned quickly through Valkryie of the Nordic Ascendant ' s effect to Summon tokens for a quick 10 - star Synchro Summon . If you draw Valkryie on your first turn and you have the other requirements met , wait another turn until your opponent Summons a monster so you can still Summon Odin . Remember Valkryie ' s effect requires 2 Nordic monsters and that you have no cards on your side of the field . Nordics are also powerful for their ability to Synchro Summon in general . Dverg and Guldfaxe can lead for a quick Summon of either Ally of Justice Catastor or T . G . Hyper Librarian . Tanngnjostr ' s flip effect can special Guldfaxe for a level 7 Synchro ( Probably Black Rose Dragon ) . Vanadis of the Nordic Ascendant is a unique tuner monster due to its effect to alter its Level . Having it out along with a card such as Ljosalf will make it able to potentially Summon a 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , or 9 star Synchro . Though the Gods can easily protect themselves from being destroyed , they are very vulnerable to Macro Cosmos Deck s because they can only bring themselves back through being sent to the Graveyard , however , with the september 2013 list limiting " Macro Cosmos " and " Dimensional Fissure " , Macro Decks won ' t be as much of a threat anymore . You can run " Burial from a Different Dimension " to ensure you can bring back not only the Nordic Gods , but the tuners that let them bring themselves back . " Forbidden Lance " is another useful card since it protects the Gods from spell / trap cards and still leaves them good attack power ( Especially with Odin ) . " Forbidden Dress " can be an alternate to " Forbidden Lance " because it protects your Aesirs from destruction and from being targeted by effects ( especially monster effects ) ; also it reduces a monster ' s attack by 600 points instead of 800 . With the release of " Rebound " from Return of the Duelist and with the banning of " Brionac , Dragon of the Ice Barrier " in the September 2012 banned List , the Nordic Gods can be stronger because they would have more counters on their side to prevent them from being bounced back to the Extra Deck . A notable part of the Nordics is the Nordic Relics . Nordic Relic Mengingjord is effective when your opponent is attacking a face up Nordic / Aesir since it can not only lead to the destruction of the attacking monster , but deal a potentially large amount of damage . This is especially effective when an opponent is trying to use Honest to destroy one of your Nordic Gods in battle . Laevateinn is also effective due to the fact that your opponent usually attacks set cards with their strongest monster , and Laevateinn is a surefire way to destroy that monster . Relics aren ' t huge in competitive play , but Mengingjord and Laevateinn are strong supporting trap cards for a Nordic deck . Another card that can help this deck is " Maxx " C " " . This card can provide strong draw power to this deck . Due to the current Meta of monsters Special Summoning themselves and combos which involves Special Summoning lots of monsters , you can add copies of this card to support draw power to this deck and bring out combos for nordics to help Summon the Aesirs faster . You can also use " Effect Veiler " to help prevent your opponent ' s combos from unleashing and you can use it for a Synchro Summon . A good card that can help Nordics is " Mecha Phantom Beast Hamstrat " . Hamstrat can produce 2 Mecha Phantom Beast Tokens when flipped faced up , similar how Tanngrisnir can produce 2 tokens when destroyed by battle , however , this card can be better than tanngrisnir since its effect triggers when its flipped up and also can revive other mecha phantom beast like another Hamstrat or " Mecha Phantom Beast Stealthray " , which Stealthray has the ability to destroy spell / trap cards and produce tokens when it inflicts damage . you can also try using " Mecha Phantom Beast Tetherwolf " and / or " Mecha Phantom Beast Blackfalcon " since they can produce tokens easily . " Skill Prisoner " in Legacy of the Valiant can be useful due to its effect of protecting a card you control from monster effects that target . This card can be a better alternative than " Forbidden Dress " because Dress cannot protect your monsters that was already targeted by a monster effect before you activated Dress and " Skill Prisoner " negates all monster effects that targets your selected monster . Also , similar to " Breakthrough Skill " , this card can be used in the graveyard ( during either player ' s turn ) . T . G . Nordics . Tech Genus monsters can actually support the Nordic Beast s very well . You can include Nordic Ascendant s , but it is best not to include Nordic Alfar s . It adds to searches and opens up plays to use more DARK and EARTH monsters . Weaknesses . Since a " Nordic " Deck ' s " de facto " strategem has Synchro Summon s as its centrepiece , Anti - Synchro cards such as " Discord " , " Synchro Control " , " Tuner ' s Scheme " , " Shiny Black " C " " and " Maxx " C " " can hurt this Deck ' s purpose . This archetype can also be threatened by the " Meklord " s since many work mainly against Synchro Monster s . " Koa ' ki Meiru Drago " can keep " Loki " and " Odin " off the Field as " Loki " is DARK and " Odin " as well as all the " Nordic Alfar " and " Nordic Ascendant " monsters are LIGHT . Cards like " Archlord Kristya " , " Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo " " Jowgen the Spiritualist " and the " Vanity ' s " cards can be a more complete solution in crippling " Nordics " , though . Banishing cards such as " Dimensional Fissure " , " Macro Cosmos " , and " Banisher of the Radiance " can hurt this Deck too since " Nordic " Tuners won ' t be in the Graveyard anymore to revive fallen " Aesir " s - - on that note , these aces in the hole can also be banished making it almost impossible to bring them back in the Duel . " Orient Dragon " , " D . D . Warrior Lady " , " D . D . Assailant " , " Chaos Sorcerer " and other monsters that banish can also be a huge threat against the " Aesirs " due to their lack of protection against monster effects . Siding in cards like " Chaos Hunter " and " Imperial Iron Wall " can help deal with cards that banish , although Imperial Iron Wall prevents you from banishing cards too . Also you can try to use " Soul Drain " to take care of pesky monster effects that activate in the Graveyard or in the Banish area . Cards that return monsters to the hand or Deck , such as " Penguin Soldier " , " Compulsory Evacuation Device " and " Compulsory Escape Device " , bypass the ability of " Aesir " monsters to revive themselves from the Graveyard . Nordic ' s worst match - ups are Evilswarm , because they have access to " Evilswarm Ophion " , which prevents you from Special Summoning your Aesirs or synchro monsters of level 5 or higher and " Evilswarm Bahamut " . Other bad match - ups are Harpie s due to them having access to " Lightning Chidori " , " " , " " , etc , Constellar s due to having access to " Constellar Pleiades " , " Constellar Ptolemy M7 " , " Number 101 : Silent Honor ARK " , etc , Fire Fist s for having access to " Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Bear " , " Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Cardinal " , " Number 101 : Silent Honor ARK " , etc , Mermail s for having access to the Atlantean cards , " Mermail Abyssgaios " , " Number 11 : Big Eye " , " Number 101 : Silent Honor ARK " , etc , Dragon Ruler and Hybrid builds and alot of decks that can run " Number 101 " and " Abyss Dweller " . Counter Trap Card s that negate monster Summons like " Solemn Warning " , " Solemn Judgment " , " Horn of Heaven " and " Black Horn of Heaven " can negate the " Aesir " ' s Summon or any Extra Deck Monster ' s Summon , making them unusable in the Graveyard . Use Counter Traps like " Dark Bribe " , " Seven Tools of the Bandit " , " Solemn Judgment " and " Smashing Horn " to prevent those cards from negating your Summons and cards that activate when your monsters are Summoned like " Torrential Tribute " and " Bottomless Trap Hole " . You can also use " Royal Decree " and " Trap Stun " to negate trap effects to help you summon your Aesirs safely . Finally , without any of the three " Aesir " on the Field or at the very least , the use of " Nordic Relic Brisingamen " and / or " Nordic Relic Draupnir " , " Nordic " Decks lack offensive machismo ( perhaps save " Guldfaxe " to a minor extent . ) , this can be made worse through cards like " All - Out Attacks " and " Savage Colosseum " . While a lot of the " Nordic " Spell / Trap support arguably boasts lethal effects to compensate for this , if all the mentioned weaknesses are mixed and matched , along with negators like " Skill Drain " , the " Jinzo " s and " Magic Deflector " , " Nordic " Decks can arguably be very strenuous Decks to utilize , especially in the modern metagame .