School Band

The School Band (スクールバンド) is an archetype introduced in SD58, with only one wave of support in BSC39. As the name suggests, it's themed around school bands, with the flavor of the Divas forming their own bands to perform at The Diva Academy. Along with the "School Band" archetype, mini-archetypes based around positions of a band were also introduced, those being "Vo" (vocal), "Gt" (guitar), "Ba" (bass), "Dr" (drum), and "Key" (keyboard). All cards in the "School Band" archetype are in the "Diva" family, with the Spirit cards also being in the "Stage Style" and "School Style" families.
The "School Band" archetype also introduced the keywords and , as well as being the only archetype to own those keywords.
==Play Style==
The archetype mainly adapts a spam-based tactic, focusing on summoning Spirits from the top of the deck without paying the cost via and , and then swarming at the opponent with the sheer amount of Spirits on the field. The players can also control the game board with various options from the archetype, such as attacking with ［School Band］Rei-Ohba (Vo/Gt) to return opposing Spirits and Ultimates to the bottom of the deck with little conditions, or ［School Band］Griffiar d'Arc (Key) with core removal on summon.
There are mainly three finishers for the archetype: ［School Band］Banri-Sora (Vo/Ba), ［School Band］Riolu Tida (Vo/Gt), and ［School Band］Noa Fleur (Vo/Gt), all being able to deal life burns during attacks. Banri-Sora and Riolu Tida can also further extend the board with their effects. As all three of them are also in the "Vo" archetype, they can be granted with Spirit/Nexus immunity from ［School Band］Diana Fleur (Key), as well as unblockable effects and the "remain on field" ability from Producer Alex (Revival).
Besides an already-complete deck list from the SD58 set, there's also a separate build suggested by the new wave of support from BSC39, which focuses specifically on the Hyakka Ryouran team. Besides Banri-Sora mentioned above, this version also relies on double-symboled attacks and Spirit/Nexus immunity granted by ［School Band］Zexia Tenma (Key). The effect can also apply onto ［School Band］Banri-Zell (Vo/Gt), which can refresh once every turn. Being a "Vo" means that combining with the Grand Field of Producer Alex (Revival), two unblockable attacks with double symbols can be made.
Outside of the archetype, players may also add Petit Feaniel to manipulate the top of the deck before attempting to summon Spirits via and . With a large amount of effects revealing cards from the deck, one may also add cards that can be added to hand when revealed, such as Finishing Dance, School Story, and Spiral Stick (Dr).
==Trivia==
*All cards in this archetype contain at least one of the band positions (Vo/Gt/Key/Ba/Dr) as a sub-archetype, with the only exception being ［School Band］Loria Sheeps. This is due to her playing the flute, which isn't an instrument commonly used in a rock band. Also, hinted from the flavor text, Loria might've been tricked to join a concert band, instead of a rock band.
*From the flavor texts, there are currently two known bands: the Sacred Swords formed by Jeanne Doraniece, Griffiar d'Arc, Nei-Lanetail, Jakomina-Kit, and Rei-Ohba; and the Neo-Hyakka Ryouran formed by Mudownya, Senri Taiga, Banri-Sora, Banri-Zell, and Zexia Tenma.
**The Neo-Hyakka Ryouran band also explains the re-emergence of the Hyakka Ryouran team after BSC23.
*The "School Band" archetype is actually under the larger archetype "Band". However, the "Band" archetype only has two more cards comparing to the "School Band" archetype, both of which (Godseeker GrandseaPirate Bandous and The ImperialLionGuard Band-Golem) are irrelevant to the decks of School Band. Also, currently the only card that references the "Band" archetype is ［School Band］Saclair-Metum (Vo/Gt) with its Advent condition.
== Related Articles ==
* List of "School Band"-named cards
* List of "Vo"-named cards
* List of "Gt"-named cards
* List of "Key"-named cards
* List of "Ba"-named cards
* List of "Dr"-named cards
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