Prophecy " Prophecy " , known as " Magical " ( " Madō " ) in the " OCG " , is an archetype of mostly Spellcaster - Type monsters with effects based around " Spellbook " Spell Card s . It is supported exclusively by " Stoic of Prophecy " . It is used by Kev Ravenwood in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " anime . Due to their Japanese names containing , a number of older cards , such as " Armor Exe " ( " Magical Armor Exe " ) and " Dark Paladin " ( " Super - Magical Swordsman - Black Paladin " ) , also fall into this archetype . Even some cards released after " Stoic of Prophecy " , such as " Ebon Illusion Magician " , that fall into this archetype do not include " Prophecy " in their English names . However , because " TCG " and " OCG " support for this archetype only works on Level 3 Monster Cards in the Main Deck , none receive support and lack synergy with the Deck . Origin . Each Prophecy Monster is based on a card of the . The English names come from the which uses the names " The High Priestess " and " The Hierophant " instead of " The Popesse " and " The Pope " which is found in other decks . The Japanese names of the Prophecy monsters make reference to French - language tarot decks . Several " Prophecy " monsters also share the same ATK / DEF values as several of Yugi Muto ' s signature monsters . Playing style . The archetype focuses on Spellcaster - Type monsters and the effects and presence of " Spellbook " Spell Cards . " Spellbook " cards focus on creating advantage , like raising a monster ' s ATK ( " Spellbook of Power " ) , protecting monsters ( " Spellbook of Wisdom " ) , or Xyz Summoning ( " Spellbook of Life " ) , and manipulating the amount on the field , in the hand and in the Graveyard to activate effects . Recommended cards . Spellbook Recycle . A loop is possible using " High Priestess of Prophecy " that can ensure the monster gains 1000 ATK every turn , provided that she destroys a monster . You also need " Spellbook of Power " and " Spellbook of Eternity " . Have " High Priestess of Prophecy " on the field , then play " Spellbook of Power " . When it is in the Graveyard , use " High Priestess of Prophecy " to banish the Spellbook then attack to destroy a monster . The effect of " Spellbook of Power " activates and you can search for " Spellbook of Eternity " . Next turn you can use " Spellbook of Eternity " to add " Spellbook of Power " to your hand . This loop can be prolonged by using " The Grand Spellbook Tower " to return " Spellbook of Eternity " to your Deck . If you need to dump Spellbook cards into your grave for whatever reason this can be possible by searching for " Spellbook of Secrets " instead of " Spellbook of Power " . Then you can use " Spellbook of Secrets " to search for " Spellbook or Power " to continue the loop or a separate " Spellbook " card if needed . Another loop is using " High Priestess of Prophecy " with " Spellbook of Secrets " , " The Grand Spellbook Tower " , " Spellbook of Eternity " . This is as follows : Have Tower and High Priestess on the field . Use Secrets to get Eternity . Use Priestess effect to destroy a card by banishing Secrets . Then use Eternity to get Secrets back . Next turn ; use Tower to put Eternity back in deck . Then repeat . This a good combo with " Spellbook Star Hall " ; you are guaranteed to get 2 counters every turn . This loop is easily broken if you cannot destroy a card with the effect of " High Priestess of Prophecy " or cannot destroy a monster by battle . However if this is your situation you may use the same technique to reuse " Spellbook " cards by banishing needed cards instead , then adding them to your hand via " Spellbook of Eternity " . Used in conjunction with " Spell Absorption " this loop can potentially be an extra 1000 life points every turn and an extra card in every standby phase . Another way to recycle Spellbook of Power is with " The Grand Spellbook Tower " and " Spellbook of Secrets " . Play " Spellbook of Power " , use it to search for " Spellbook of Secrets " . Then use " The Grand Spellbook Tower " to put " Spellbook of Power " back into the deck . You can also perform a mini - loop using " Strength of Prophecy " , by summoning it , and using Spellbook of Power to bring Strength to 2500 attack . Next you can use Strength ' s effect to recycle Power from the grave to bring itself to 3000 attack . Then attack a monster and destroy it to add a Spellbook of Secrets from the deck via Spellbook of Power . Spellbook Manipulation Xyz . By adding " Spellbook " cards to your hand and taking advantage of them in your Graveyard , using cards like " Fool of Prophecy " , " Justice of Prophecy " , " Spellbook Magician of Prophecy " , " Spellbook of Secrets " , and " Spellbook of the Master " , you can use them to aid you in Special Summoning Xyz Monsters . Using " Spellbook of Secrets " and " Spellbook of the Master " , you can add " Spellbook " cards to your hand to easily Special Summon " High Priestess of Prophecy " . With " Gagaga Magician " , you can bring out Rank 7 Xyz Monster s . When manipulating " Spellbooks " , banish ing a few of them will be inevitable so " Spellbook of Eternity " and " Spellbook of the Master " can help recycle them for more usage and many " Spellbooks " will hit the Graveyard , so " The Grand Spellbook Tower " can give you additional draw power and help bring out a Spellcaster from your Deck when the right amount of " Spellbooks " are in the Graveyard . To protect your Spellcasters from getting destroyed , " Gagagashield " can come in handy so you have monsters to use as Xyz Materials for an Xyz Summon . Infected Gloomy Warlocks . By using " Eradicator Epidemic Virus " and " Deck Devastation Virus " with " Reaper of Prophecy " , " Prophecy Destroyer " , " Fortune of Prophecy " and some others DARK Spellcaster - type monster s for the tribute . Also with " Reaper of Prophecy ' s " effect to swarm the field with high level DARK Spellcasters and with " Sorciere de Fleur " ' s effect to make it a One Turn Kill . Counter - Strategies . The " Prophecy " archetype is overall so diverse in terms of monster stats ( minus their Type ) and strategies that it ' s almost impossible if at all to " completely " render this Deck moot as well - built " Prophecy " Decks can be very resilient and multi - faceted in terms of play strategies . However , there " are " some cards that can deter these kind of Decks :