Horus the Black Flame Dragon " Horus the Black Flame Dragon " ( ホルスの " Horusu no Kokuenryū " ) is an archetype of 3 FIRE Dragon " LV " monsters first introduced in " Soul of the Duelist " . A sub - archetype of the " LV " archetype , they are one of two groups of Dragon " LV " monsters , the other being the " Armed Dragon " series . They are similiar in appearance to " The Winged Dragon of Ra " , both being based on the Egyptian deities . The focus of this archetype is that each individual monster would not turn against the controller once it is on the field . They do so via effect s such as not switching sides , being unaffected by Spell Cards and negating the activation of any Spell Card . " Dark Horus " was later introduced as a Dark counterpart to " Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 " . The Metaphys Monster " Metaphys Horus " was introduced as a Wyrm Synchro Monster counterpart of " Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 " . This archetype is used by Daigo Sorano in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " anime . Strategy . The major draw of this " LV " family is the capability of " Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 " , which can shut down the activation of any Spell Card as long as its face - up on the field . The dreaded Horus Lockdown involves a combo of " Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 " and " Royal Decree " , which shuts down the effects of Spells and Traps . The best part of this combo is that the player controlling " Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 " is still able to use the effects of Spells , while their opponents cannot . A new variation of the lock down is to use " Tyrant ' s Temper " and then add in cards like " Skill Drain " , " Gravity Bind " , and " Royal Decree " , meaning it can negate monster effects as well . Due to this , Decks that do not focus around low Level monsters are limited against the new lockdown . Another option , if one is not willing to invest in the given Trap Cards , is to include " Destiny HERO - Plasma " , which can easily be Special Summon ed by Tributing three " Sheep Token s " . Another version of this lockdown can also be achieved by merging the deck with the Vylon archetype ( specifically the Vylon Omega Lock ) , which can also negating Monster Effects . This combination can offer better effectiveness compared to the previous version with " Destiny HERO - Plasma " due to " Vylon Omega " can negate monster effects from anywhere ( unlike Plasma , which can only negate in - field effects ) , and Horus can also covering Omega ' s weaknesses from Spell / Trap destruction ( due to the latter ' s dependency on Equip Cards ) . However , due to so many elements involved in this type of deck ( largely due to requirements for " Vylon Element " combo ) , this deck type always suffers from consistency issues . However , once this lockdown has successfully hits the field , it is unlikely that the opponent will survive for long , or even break the lock without specific counters . If " Steelswarm Roach " also present ( with Xyz Material s ) , it will only make it worse for the opponent , due to its ability to negate any attempts of Special Summoning Level 5 or higher monster that may endanger Horus or Omega . Hieratic archetype featuring " Hieratic Dragon King of Atum " can also immensely accelerates this deck , due to its ability to drag " Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 " straight from the Deck ( albeit with 0 ATK and DEF ) , which allows you to immediately use " Level Up ! " to Summon " Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 " quickly . " Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo " , combined with " Ninjitsu Art of Super - Transformation " are also excellent alternatives .