Magician ( archetype ) " Magician " ( , " Majutsushi " ) is an archetype that consists of both Spellcaster monsters used by Yuya Sakaki and Continuous Spell Card s used by Yusho Sakaki in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " anime . They first debuted in " Starter Deck 2014 " with " Stargazer Magician " and " Timegazer Magician " . The archetype is related to the " Odd - Eyes " and " Performapal " archetypes , both of which are also used by Yuya . Due to their Japanese names , a number of older cards , such as " Time Wizard " and " Night Wing Sorceress " , also fall into this archetype . Also , several older cards , such as the " Dark Magician " archetype and " Magician of Faith " , include " Magician " in their English names but are not part of this archetype . However , because " TCG " and " OCG " support for this archetype only works on Pendulum Monster s and Continuous Spell Cards , neither have been an issue . Members . Pairs . Some " Magician " Pendulum Monster s are paired , with each member of a pair having the same naming scheme of the other but representing an opposing concept , and most of the time a Pendulum Scale that allows a wide range of Level s for monsters to be Pendulum Summoned if placed with it . Additionally , each pair supports a particular Special Summon ing method . Z - ARC . Another group of " Magician " Pendulum Monsters , usually called " Z - ARC Magicians " or " Four Dragon ' s Magicians " , are based on the Four Dimension Dragons . They are all Level 4 monsters who each possess both an Attribute and a Pendulum Effect that mimics their respective Dragon ' s effect at the cost of destroy ing themselves , and are always treated as one of those Dragon ' s archetype . They can also Summon their corresponding Dragon by using themselves and another appropriate monster as Material . In tandem with " Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm " , they can also Summon the " Supreme King Dragon " counterparts . The Pendulum Effects for the Scale 1 members are Trigger - based , while the Scale 8 members are Ignition - based . Standalone . The remaining " Magician " Pendulum Monsters are independent from the others and thus share little synergy with any of them . Playing style . Usually opening off of the search and 1 turn protection effect of " Pendulum Call " Spell Card : " Dragonpit Magician " and " Dragonpulse Magician " both have Pendulum Scale effects to " Discard 1 Pendulum Monster " to destroy an opposing card on the field . " Ebon Illusion Magician " can also use them as targets to banish any opposing card on the field . While opening off of " Wisdom - Eye Magician " was much the same : except , instead of " Dragonpulse " , " Oafdragon Magician " is used as a Pendulum Scale to recovers " Wisdom - Eye " and be Special Summoned to recover a target for the " Discard 1 Pendulum Monster " effects mentioned above . The last key component of this archetype , without speaking of combinations with other archetypes , is the three Tuner monsters . " Tuning Magician " and " Nobledragon Magician " can both Special Summon themselves from the hand or Graveyard . Potentially be used for two Synchro Summons each in the same turn . The third Tuner monster : " Harmonizing Magician " Special Summons any other " Pendulum Magician " from the Deck but cannot be Pendulum Summoned from the Extra Deck and repeat its effect without the help of " Oafdragon " . Summoning a Level 3 - 7 " Pendulum Magician " monster that are , in turn , useful as Material for " Nirvana High Paladin " or " Odd - Eyes Raging Dragon " . " Sky Iris " for the " Odd - Eyes " and " Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer " are recommended to add additional Pendulum Scales . " Pendulum Call " can be recycled by the effects of " Enlightenment Paladin " and " Nirvana High Paladin " . " Performapal Skullcrobat Joker " can search any " Odd - Eyes " , " Pendulum Magician " or " Performapal " when Normal Summoned and can be repeated by using " Majespecter Unicorn - Kirin " to Return " Skullcrobat " to the hand . " Xiangsheng Magician " and " Timebreaker Magician " have the monster removal effects for this archetype , 1 - for - 1 style each turn . " Odd - Eyes " monsters are an asset for this archetype , " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " can search for the vast majority of " Magicians " by destroying itself in the Pendulum Zone and " Sky Iris " can search for additional Pendulum Scales for extra consistency . " Xiangke Magician " has the highest ATK of all " Magician " cards and can negate the effect of a LIGHT monster ; this monster ( alongside Dragonpit Magician ) is most often seen when this archetype is used to support " Dark Magician " , " Odd - Eyes " and " Red - Eyes " archetypes that all have powerful Rank 7 monsters . " Nobledragon Magician " is usually used as support for " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " but can also be used with any Level 4 Monster to Synchro Summon " Odd - Eyes Meteorburst Dragon " , which in turn ; can Special Summon a Pendulum Scale to extend a combo or usually make a Rank 7 play off of " Dragonpit Magician " . With " Supreme King Z - ARC " . The " Z - ARC Magicians " can also be used in the Deck as their Scales of 1 and 8 are within the normal range of the Magician archetype while being Level 4 at the same time . However they play rather a bit differently than the rest due to having a bigger focus on self - destruction , as well as the " Pendulumgraph " cards , both " Astrograph Sorcerer " and " Chronograph Sorcerer " and finally " Supreme King Z - ARC " . Their monster effect upon destruction also force your opponent to think twice before negating their Summon and destroy them , and thus , protect other Pendulum Summoned monsters . Also , any of your opponent ' s attempt of negating their effect and destroying the " Z - ARC Magcians " will only backfire as it can be activated again . For notes on the Four Dimension Dragons , see the " Odd - Eyes " archetype . Other Additions . As with other Pendulum - based archetypes , the " Dracoslayer " archetype can be used with this Deck , with " Luster Pendulum , the Dracoslayer " or " Master Pendulum , the Dracoslayer " being the main components to Summon their Extra Deck counterparts in " Ignister Prominence " , " Majester Paladin " , and " Dinoster Power " . All three of those monsters provide support to Pendulum Monsters by destroying Pendulum cards to return other cards to the Deck , searching out Pendulum Monsters from the Deck , and protecting Pendulum cards from being destroyed by the opponent , respectively . As per the New Master Rules , " Pendulum Magician " are now somewhat devastated with the usual power of Pendulum Summon greatly limited and only up to 3 Spell / Traps to use as the two zones are also Pendulum Zones . Combined with the two " Pendulumgraphs " , the player may only use up to 1 Spell / Trap card at a time . But the Master Rule also enhance the destruction power of " Timebreaker Magician " and " Time Pendulumgraph " , which can now completely breaks the opponent ' s Link , and to the worst extent , Extra Link .