Frog " Frog " ( ガエル " Gaeru " ) is an archetype of WATER Aqua monsters that debuted in " Cybernetic Revolution " . This is both the first WATER archetype and the first Aqua archetype . The archetype is used by Princess Rose in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " anime . The Toad series is a related series of monsters that support the " Frog " archetype . " Froggy Forcefield " is not a " Frog " card , because it does not have 「 ガエル 」 in its Japanese name . " Slime Toad " , previously known as " Frog the Jam " , is also not a " Frog " card because of its Japanese name , and was renamed to clarify this . In Italian and Spanish , since November 2016 , the archetype name is capitalized as " RANA " . This prevents the archetype name clashing with other archetype names in those languages , such as " Ancient Gear " ( " Ingranaggio Antico " in Italian ) . This is similar to how the " LV " and " HERO " archetypes are capitalized in all " TCG " languages . Design . True to their their name , the " Frog " as well as the related Toad monsters resemble their real - life counterparts . Some " Frog " monsters like " Flip Flop Frog " and " Poison Draw Frog " showcase their long , sticky tongues in their artwork . Most of the " Frog " and Toad monsters have distinctive colorful markings on their bodies and heads , most notably " Swap Frog " , " Dupe Frog " , " Beelze Frog " , and " Ronintoadin " . Some " Frog " and Toad monsters resemble angels like " Amphibian Angel - Frog - Hael " and " Treeborn Frog , while others resemble demons like " Beelze Frog " and " Swap Frog " . This thematic resemblance to angels and demons is further highlighted by the contrasting half - angel , half - demon appearances of " Substitoad " and " Tradetoad " . Members . All members of the " Frog " ( ガエル " Gaeru " ) archetype , as well as members of the Toad ( カエル " Kaeru " ) series ( which support the " Frog " archetype ) , integrate puns into their Japanese names . While both " Gaeru " and " Kaeru " mean " Frog " in Japanese , the latter is translated as Toad in the " TCG " in order to distinguish the different words . " T . A . D . P . O . L . E . " , a monster related to the " Frog " archetype , also has a pun on its Japanese name . The puns in their names mostly rely on the fact that the interchangeable Japanes words " Gaeru " ( ガエル ) and " Kaeru " ( カエル ) are homonymous with the conjugation of some Japanese verbs . These puns were not retained in the " TCG " names , if not replaced by different ones , since they are mostly untranslateable . Playing style . Though weak , " Frog " cards can unleash devastating effects that include rapid Summon ing , the option to increase their ATK or protect themselves from destruction , and wiping out all cards the opponent controls . Many " Frog " cards have low Levels , which lets them benefit from cards like " Gravity Bind " , " Pride of the Weak " and " Graceful Revival " . One card that kept " Frogs " versatile and powerful was " Substitoad " , but after Frog FTK won the 2010 World Championships , it was Forbidden , so many " Frog " Deck s lost their supreme speed . " One for One " allows easy Summoning of " Substitoad " , so a Normal Summon / Set is not spent to get " Substitoad " out . Deck types . Wetlands Beatdown . Frog Decks benefit the most from the use the Field Spell " Wetlands " that increases the ATK of all Level 2 or lower WATER / Aqua Monsters by 1200 . The goal of a Wetlands Beatdown Deck is usually to provide an early game beatdown and then lock down an increasingly defensive opponent through cards like " Gravity Bind " , a Double " Dupe Frog " Lock , or the effect of " Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier " . " Dewdark of the Ice Barrier " works with " Unifrog " with their ability to attack directly . " Flip Flop Frog " can be set up during a lockdown to clear the opponent ' s field and get an OTK . " Terraforming " and " Metaverse " can easily search for " Wetlands " . With " Wetlands " , on the field , the Attribute Booster s " Star Boy " and " Mistar Boy " can further power up " Frog " and Toad monsters to staggering values in a flash . The level 2 Aqua WATER monster " Performapal Turn Toad " can easily turn defensive " Dupe Frog " s , " Ronintoadin " s , " Substitoad " s and " Tradetoad " s into offensive beatsicks . Because this Deck heavily revolves around " Wetlands " and can easily swarm the field with " Frog " monsters , it can easily accommodate an " Earthbound Immortal " . " Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua " works superbly because its effect lets it deal damage even with cards like " Gravity Bind " active . " Earthbound Immortals " that require Tributes for their effects , such as " Earthbound Immortal Uru " , also have great synergy with the Frogs ' aforementioned swarming power . When incorporating Synchros , " Junk Synchron " works very well as almost all " Frog " monsters are Level 2 or lower , but " Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier " is also an excellent tuner as " Wetlands " grants him 2500 ATK . " Fishborg Blaster " ( Traditional Format only ) and " Deep Sea Diva " are good Tuners to include in a Frog Deck ; they are easily Special Summoned and benefit from " Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord " , " Water Hazard " and other WATER support " Brionac , Dragon of the Ice Barrier " can be easily summoned using " Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier " and a " Mother Grizzly " or two of any Level two monster . The Synchro monster " Junk Warrior " can boast a very high attack by gaining the attack of every Level 2 monster on the field with its effect which means " Wetlands " makes it incredibly strong if you have at least one " Frog " monster on the field . Frog Monarch . This Deck type uses the " Frog " monsters as an engine for the " Monarch " monsters . The idea of this Deck is to use " Treeborn Frog " , " Swap Frog " and " Ronintoadin " to generate tribute fodder . Another purpose of " Swap Frog " is to send " Treeborn Frog " or " Ronintoadin " to the Graveyard and to return " Monarchs " to hand for later use . " Swap Frog " can also be used to abuse the effect of " Raiza the Storm Monarch " by returning it to the hand and reusing it to continually return a card controlled by the opponent to the top of their Deck , preventing them from drawing new cards . Toadally Awesome Beatdown . " Toadally Awesome " is a very powerful Toad monster that has an effect that can negate the activation of any Spell / Trap Card or monster effect , then Set that card on the activator ' s field . A well - structured usage of " Ronintoadin " and " Swap Frog " can easily swarm the field and grave with Level 2 monsters to either Summon " Toadally Awesome " or be used as fodder for it . Aditionally , " Toadally Awesome " can special summon " Frog " monsters directly from the deck , further increasing the Deck ' s consistency . Lancer Frogs . This Deck uses the Toad monster " Ronintoadin " to summon itself by banishing Frog monsters in the graveyard , while " Sea Lancer " takes advantage of those banished Frog monsters by using them as equip cards . This method effectively recycles banished Frog monsters , which can potentially be reused by " Ronintoadin . " Toadally Awesome " can be brought out frequently with this Deck being able to Summon Level 2 Aqua monsters very quickly . It is recommended to use both " Dupe Frog " and " Poison Draw Frog " because both get their effects when they are sent as " Sea Lancer ' s " equip card to the Graveyard . Des Frog OTK . Basically , the central strategy of this deck and win in a single turn by destroying all cards on the opponent ’ s field by using " Des Croaking " and subsequently delivering the finishing blow by attacking with all three " Des Frog " s . As a central requirement for the use of " Des Croaking " , there must be at least three " Des Frog " s on the field , which can be accomplished easily either by Tribute Summon ing “ Des Frog ” and using its own effect , or through the use of " Inferno Reckless Summon " as a tech card . When Tribute Summon ing " Des Frog " to summon copies of itself , at least 2 " T . A . D . P . O . L . E . s " must be in the Graveyard to make the most use out of its effect . Cards such as " Tidal , Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls " and " Foolish Burial " can help send " T . A . D . P . O . L . E . " s to the Graveyard . " T . A . D . P . O . L . E . " from the Deck . " Swap Frog " can use its effect to send up to two " T . A . D . P . O . L . E . " s from the Deck to the Graveyard and can allow an extra normal summon , allowing " Des Frog " to hit the field faster . Another method to have three " Des Frog " s on the field is through the use of " Inferno Reckless Summon . Once " Ronintoadin " is summoned from the Graveyard , " Inferno Reckless Summon " can Special Summon up to three copies of " Des Frog " s from the Deck . Keep in mind the both " Ronintoadin " and " Dupe Frog " have effects that treat them as " Des Frog " while Face - up on the field , easing the requirement for the use of " Des Croaking " . Once " Des Croaking " accomplished its task to clear the opponent ' s field , it will be relatively easy to assault your opponent ' s life points . Cards such as " Solidarity " and " United We Stand " can help deal enough Battle damage to the opponent with the three " Des Frog s " and win the duel . Using the three " Des Frogs " as Fusion Material s , " D . 3 . S . Frog " can be strategically Fusion Summon ed and be " De - Fusion ed during the Battle Phase , creatively accomplishing the OTK . However , strategically Xyz Summon ing Rank 5 monsters like " Shark Fortress " can compensate for a failed OTK . Frog Burn FTK ( Classic ) . This Deck abuses the effect of the Toad monster " Ronintoadin " to continously summon itself from the graveyard as a fodder for the effect of " Mass Driver " , " Cannon Soldier " , or a card with the effect that tributes monsters to inflict direct damage to the opponent ' s life points ( " Catapult Turtle " will not work because " Ronintoadin " ' s attack is far too low ) . This " First Turn Kill " strategy involves the key card " Substitoad " to fill the graveyard with enough " Frog " monsters that will be used by " Ronintoadin " to fuel its own effect . Once the necessary cards are set , this FTK is hard to stop , and relatively easy to accomplish . Once " Substitoad " is on the field ( easy with " One for One " or " Swap Frog " + " Salvage " ) with another monster , the graveyard can be easily filled with as many " Frog " monsters as possible . " Swap Frog " can easily send " Ronintoadin " to the graveyard once summoned with the effect of " Substitoad " . By the time that the graveyard is ready , " Mass Driver " is used to tribute a " Ronintoadin " to inflict direct damage to the ooponent . Since " Ronintoadin " can continously revive itself , " Mass Driver " can repeat the process until the opponent ' s LP hits 0 . A " Cannon Soldier " or its Toon counterpart " Toon Cannon Soldier " ( searchable by " Toon Table of Contents " ) can be used instead of a " Mass Driver " , but since it has to be summoned to the field first , " Double Summon " will be very useful . With the banning of " Substitoad " in September 2010 and " Mass Driver " in March 2011 , this classic strategy is no longer playable in the Advanced Format . Dragon Frog Exodia ( Classic ) . The strategy of this classic deck is use the effect of the Toad monster " Substitoad " to continously send Frog monsters from the field to the graveyard while the latter is affacted with and effect that Changes Type such as " DNA Surgery " and " D . Tribe " , and finally use the effect of " Super Rejuvenation " to draw through the rest of the Deck during the End Phase and cause a win condition using the 5 parts of " Exodia " . Like most " Frog " combos , the use of " One for One " is crucial to easily summon " Substitoad " as fast as possible , and setting up the rest of the three card combo . Another card that could be used is " A Cat of Ill Omen " to search for " DNA Surgery " , as well as " Magical Mallet " / " Hand Destruction " to allow controlled drawing of the other cards necessary for the combo without losing any parts of " Exodia " . Bear in mind that " Poison Draw Frog " or " Dupe Frog " miss timing when tributed as a cost for " Substitoad " ' s effect so their effects do not activate in the graveyard . Weaknesses . Cards such as " Zombie World " will prevent the summoning of " Toadally Awesome " . Card effects that banish cards that would be sent to the Graveyard , such as " Masked HERO Dark Law " and " Dimensional Fissure " , greatly hamper the strategies of " Frog " Decks . " D . D . Crow " , " Banisher of the Light " and " Dimensional Fissure " are useful against strageies that involve the use of " Substitoad .