DARK DARK ( " Yami " " Darkness " ) , monsters are perhaps the most favored of all monsters . Many well - known monsters are of the DARK attribute , such as " Dark Armed Dragon " , " Jinzo " and most of the " Red - Eyes " series . Fiend s and Zombie s are usually of the DARK Attribute , and so are many Spellcaster s such as " Reaper of Prophecy " , " Dark Magician " , and " Endymion , the Master Magician " . Although LIGHT is the polar opposite of DARK , neither side has a true advantage over the other in general , although there are cards such as " Luminous Soldier " , " Penumbral Soldier Lady " , " Hoshiningen " and " Witch ' s Apprentice " which lower the stats of the opposing Attribute . The " Ally of Justice " archetype focuses heavily on DARK monsters that power up by destroying LIGHT monsters . DARK monsters have their own Structure Deck in the OCG , " " . " Consecrated Light " also plays against the DARK Attribute by preventing them from being summoned or attacking at all while it is face up , as well as being unable to be destroyed by battle by any DARK monster . Being one of the most versatile and common Attributes , DARK monsters and the cards akin to them can work with many different Deck Types , and rarely does a typical deck lack at least one . Because they are so widespread , DARK monsters have themes comparable to many other Attributes ( for example , there are enough burn - damage DARK monsters to rival FIRE monsters ) . However , the one thing that DARK monsters specialize in more than any other Attribute are card effects relating to the Graveyard , often by using it as a resource in some way ( though the predominately - DARK " Gravekeeper ' s " Archetype notably " prevents " the use of the Graveyard as a resource ) . Most other DARK monsters like " Blackwing " monsters have swarming abilities that allow you to summon monsters to your field to overwhelm your opponent by numbers in battle . In terms of lore , a large number of " evil " and demonic monsters are DARK , but the attribute itself is not strictly associated with evil . For instance , every protagonist in the anime uses at least some DARK monsters , with all but one of them having a DARK monster which is a key part of their Deck ( " Dark Magician " , " Dark Magician Girl " , and " Kuriboh " for Yugi , " Junk Warrior " for Yusei , " Gagaga Magician " and " Gagaga Girl " for Yuma , " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " for Yuya , and " Decode Talker " for Yusaku ) . Along with demons , wicked gods , and evil individuals , DARK is usually associated with things which are mysterious or hidden , black magic , death , ghosts and spirits , the moon , and , of course , with literal darkness . Archetypes which are anti - heroes , or are used by anti - heroic characters , are often DARK ( " Destiny HERO " , " Raidraptor " , " Phantom Knights " ) . Lastly , some monsters are DARK for little reason beyond the fact they are colored black ( " Blackwing " ) or purple ( " Junk Warrior " ) . DARK - based archetypes include : " Archfiend " , " Ally of Justice " , " Blackwing " , " Burning Abyss " , " Dark Magician " , " Dark Scorpion " , " Destiny HERO " , " Dark World " , " Gagaga " , " Ghostrick " , " Gravekeeper ' s " , " Infernity " , " Inzektor " , " lswarm " , " Lunalight " , " Predaplant " , " Raidraptor " , " Reptilianne " , " Shaddoll " , " The Phantom Knights " , " Umbral Horror " and " Vampire " .