Rock Rock ( " Ganseki " ) monsters are an often - overlooked Type , though there were many released in " The Lost Millennium " . Usually , Rock monsters belong to the EARTH Attribute and possess high DEF and defense - related card effect s . A significant number of Rock monsters have effects related to Flip Summoning or have the ability to flip themselves face - down again . Archetype s include " Fossil " , " Koa ' ki Meiru " , " Gogogo " , " Gorgonic " , " Magnet Warrior " , " Magna Warrior " , " Triamid " , and many of the " sphinx " . Series include " Monk " , " Piece Golem " , and the " Hex - Sealed Fusion " cards . Some of the more notable cards include : " Giant Soldier of Stone " , " Granmarg the Rock Monarch " , " Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo " , " Block Dragon " , " Gorgonic Guardian " , and " Morphing Jar " . With the introduction of the " Koa ' ki Meiru " archetype , Rock - Types gained some high - ATK monsters focused on heavy control . " Koa ' ki Meiru Guardian " allows negation of monster effects , " Koa ' ki Meiru Sandman " can negate Trap Cards , " Koa ' ki Meiru Wall " can negate Spell Cards and " Koa ' ki Meiru Overload " can negate Summons . Each with 1900 ATK points , these three can be used to switch from the classic defensive builds to more aggressive builds . They can be searched with " Koa ' ki Meiru Boulder " , also a Rock - type . With monster destruction available via " Mormolith " , and some Anti - Meta capabilities with " Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo " , Rock Decks can take the offensive or get a solid defense , easily switching between these strategies . Five Field Spell Card s exist that work particularly well with Rock monsters . " Wasteland " increases the ATK and DEF of Rock monsters by 200 , " Canyon " inflicts double Battle Damage to anyone attacking a Defense Position Rock monster with a weaker monster , " Gaia Power " increases the ATK of EARTH monsters by 500 points , though it weakens their DEF , which is often an important part of Rock monsters ' strategy , " Catapult Zone " offers some protection against destruction , and " Acidic Downpour " which is the reverse of " Gaia Power " , decreasing their ATK by 500 but making them gain 400 DEF . The ATK decrease can be seen as a bonus if the Deck is only defensive , since it will probably be lowering your opponent ' s monsters ATK , as EARTH is a very common Attribute . " Chorus of Sanctuary " can be used as an alternative to " Acidic Downpour " if the Deck is more offensive . Rock - Type monsters are also weak against the card , " Breath of Light " . They also have their own Structure Deck , " " . With the release of " Return of the Duelist " more support for Rock monsters has come about . " Catapult Zone " , a new Field Spell Card , can be used to fill your Graveyard with Rock monsters and prevent destruction . " Dust Knight " , which is essentially " Armageddon Knight " for EARTH monsters , is also useful for milling and can later be revived through the effect of " Block Golem " . This gives Rock Decks new Xyz Summon and Synchro Summon capabilities . The only main character in the anime to use a Rock Deck is Jim Crocodile Cook , although other characters do use Rock - Type monsters . Yugi Muto uses the " Magnet Warriors " , Jaden Yuki uses " Neo - Spacian Grand Mole " , Yusei Fudo uses " Rockstone Warrior " , Jack Atlas uses the " Piece Golems " and " Power Giant " and Yuma Tsukumo uses the " Gogogo " monsters . " Megarock Dragon " and " Gaia Plate the Earth Giant " rely on banishing monsters in the Graveyard to special summon themselves , which can be extremely useful when mixed with " Release from Stone " , which special summons a rock monster from the banished zone . Cards that take away the ability to banish cards from the Graveyard pose a serious threat to some rock decks . Play styles . Bouncing Rock Control Deck . The point of this Deck is to restrain the opposition while supporting field advantage using the bouncing effects and high DEF of Rock monsters to , then attack for about 1000 - 2000 damage every turn . Many good cards are in " " . There are also several Trap Card s that destroy face - up monsters , and many Rock monsters can flip themselves face - down . Keep in mind the opponent " will " attack high DEF monsters to keep them from Flip Summoning and activating effects , so punish them with cards like " Shifting Shadows " and " Canyon " . See Stone Statue of the Aztecs ( character ) for some good ideas . Opponents may be intimidated from attacking , so " Battle Mania " can force them to do a lot of damage to themselves , particularly with cards like " Canyon " or " Continuous Destruction Punch " . Beware mass monster removal cards like " Dark Armed Dragon " and " Dark Hole " . Rock Anti - Meta ( Rock Stun ) . Rock Anti - Meta ( commonly referred to as " Rock Stun " ) Decks use Rock - Type and other monsters that have meta - breaking effects to counter the current Metagame . The Deck can be played in a variety of ways . Some builds splash Rock monsters into a standard Anti - Meta build with cards such as " Thunder King Rai - Oh " , " King Tiger Wanghu " and " Doomcaliber Knight " . Other builds focus on a more aggressive play style , often using only Rock monsters and playing " Solidarity " to gain 2700 ATK " Koa ' ki Meiru " monsters and a 2000 ATK " Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo " . Still other builds use a pseudo - Macro Cosmos Deck to counter common effects that resolve in the Graveyard , while using cards such as " Release from Stone " and other cards like " Core Blast " to set up combos and gain field advantage , while using the " Koa ' ki Meiru " monsters to hinder the opponent ' s strategies . Catapult Rock Stun . With the release of " Catapult Zone " and " Block Golem " in " Return of the Duelist " , Rock Stun focuses not only on anti - meta , but also on controlling the field and filling the Graveyard with monsters for their ace monsters " Block Golem " and " Gaia Plate the Earth Giant " . Aggressive Rock Bounce Deck . This deck uses the bounce effect of Golem Sentry to continually return the opponent ' s monsters back to their hand , leaving them open to attacks by stronger rock monsters . Gigantes works well because of its high 1900 ATK and its ability to be Special Summoned also working as a possible Spell and Trap removal . Also the Effect of Mirage Dragon will help allow Direct Attacks without worrying about Trap s . Giant Rat works to keep Monsters on your side of the Field . Its ability to Special Summon Golem Sentry , Criosphinx , Moai Interceptor Cannons and Neo - Spacian Grand Mole gives you great flexibility . Rock Swarm Deck . This Deck utilizes the card powerful Rock beatsticks like : Koa ' ki Meiru Guardian , Koa ' ki Meiru Wall , Gogogo Giant and Koa ' ki Meiru Sandman . One of the major differences between this Rock Deck and other Rock Decks , is that it special summons . While most Rock decks rely on flip effects to take down the opponent , this deck relies on swarming the field with huge beatsticks and / or several rock floaters that provide both field advantage and a host of power plays . It ' s key card is Block Golem . This card allows you to summon any two level four or lower rock type monsters from your graveyard by sending itself to the graveyard . From here you have access to rank 3 and 4 xyzs like Acid Golem of Destruction , Gem - Knight Pearl and the like . Its has two ace monsters : Gaia Plate the Earth Giant and Grandsoil the Elemental Lord . other cards that may be useful for this deck due to their easy summoning requirements and / or deck thinning abilities are Naturia Cliff , Naturia Rock , Chronomaly Crystal Bones , and Chronomaly Crystal Skull . It is recommended that the deck is comprised of earth type monsters , as Block Golem cannot activate its effect if there are any other attributes in the graveyard . You can use several spell and trap cards to dump rocks from your deck to the graveyard to fulfill the summoning requirements for the ace cards in the deck . Rock Surge Deck . Surprisingly , a large number of monsters in a typical Monster Surge deck are Earth . This Deck combines them with Rock Swarm for excellent synergy and versatility . Milling cards fill the graveyard with Rock and Earth monsters quickly for fast swarming setups and Gaia Plate the Earth Giant , which will kill almost any beatstick . Earth tuners like T . G . Striker and Glow - Up Bulb enable access to Naturia Synchros - when combined with Rock Stun monsters , the opponent can get locked down hard . Remember to run few Spell Cards ( only one recommended ) so as not to interfere with Witch of the Black Rose or Gallis the Star Beast .