The Dragon Knights

The Dragon Knights (；ryūkishi) are a series of cards introduced in BS53. They are mainly Purple, in both the Primal and Evil Shadow families, and play around the Rebirth and Mirage mechanics. Like The Dark Knights, they are also themed around the Arthurian legend. It is a sub-archetype of The Knights, and is the third "Knight"-named archetype in both Purple and the Evil Shadow family, after The Dark Knights and The Fallen Knights.
In the lore, they carry the name of Kakumei Dragon Knight Order to raise a revolution against the nobles in The Purple World. They have many bases which correspond to those owned by the Dark Knights, and the Dragon Knights also seem to worship the Dark Knights.
== Play Style ==
Officially, The DragonKnight Swordius-Dragoon is the main finisher of the deck. Though since the A side requires two counters or more for life burn, and the Rebirth condition is relatively tough to fulfill, many players find it easier to fill the board with the reborn effect of The FlashingDragonKnightChief Jean-Valjean, and in the process, dealing life burns with the summon of The SkyDragonKnight Scriver. The HeroQuintet DragonKnightEmperor Avalkein is also a popular choice to summon, as it provides immunity against opposing Spirits and Nexuses for the Dragon Knights. There is also Gallet Revolt (Card), which provides the reductions for the Rebirth cards and core retrieval.
One will notice that besides the Dragon Knights, there are effects which also target the "Dragon Ride Emperor". This is specifically a support for a single card, The DragonRideEmperor Dragonic-Arthur.
Due to the amount of high cost cards in the deck, the Dragon Knights are relatively slow, and can often brick. They also do not provide a lot of defensive options, making it also unable to stall the game until the pieces are gathered. Since they are also in the Primal family, often they incorporate with the rest of the Purple Primal cards, such as The Purple World for more draws and defence, and The SnakeEmperorDragon Garmeshard also for more draws and an alternative win condition.
== See Also ==
* List of "DragonKnight"-named cards
*List of "DragonKnight" supports
Category:Archetype