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Amphipteres is an Archetype consisting of Reptile and Wyrm EARTH, WATER and DARK monsters with various Levels. They focus on type changing, self milling and Link/Fusion Monster tactics. The Main Deck monsters are all Reptile, and are also in the Aura of the Amphipteres sub-Archetype, with the Link/Fusion Monsters being Wyrm. The Link Monsters are all able to make a monster they point to become Wyrm, which is how you get out Amphipteres Serpentine and Amphipteres Lindwyrm, as support from other effects. All Aura of the Amphipteres have an effect that banishes it and 2 other Amphipteres cards from your GY to add an Amphipteres card from your Deck to your hand, thus a lot of their effects are able to mill cards to the GY for this purpose, and they have various Special Summoning techniques in the hand to Link Summon fast and easily. Amphipteres are mythical snake-like dragons, and the theming around this Archetype is a parallel from our own where the reptile population are these mythical dragons instead, hence the "aura" being the Reptile monsters, and you can see more of this in the Spell/Trap support. The Extra Deck monsters are also based on reptile and dragon related things. So unlike my previous archetype Sinistar, this is intended for the current format, though as they mainly use Link Monsters, they would probably play mostly the same, the most significant difference being Lindwyrm, which would be able to be put into the Main Monster Zone more easily, hence why that effect is not as powerful (to me anyway) as the Extra Monster Zone effect it gains, so in some regard I did take the new format into consideration, but I still don't think it changes much. Also, happy new year! Last year, I was going to post an Archetype on the 1st as well, but well, YCM went down around this time, so I never got that chance, but at least I get to this time around. Main Deck Monsters: Aura of the Amphipteres - Gecko Reptile/EARTH Level 2 You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) to your zone on either field a Wyrm Link Monster points to. You can only Special Summon "Aura of the Amphipteres - Gecko" this way once per turn. You can banish this card and 2 other "Amphipteres" cards from your GY; add 1 "Amphipteres" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Aura of the Amphipteres - Gecko" once per turn. 500/500 Aura of the Amphipteres - Skink Reptile/DARK Level 2 You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by discarding 1 "Amphipteres" card. You can only Special Summon "Aura of the Amphipteres - Skink" this way once per turn. You can banish this card and 2 other "Amphipteres" cards from your GY; add 1 "Amphipteres" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Aura of the Amphipteres - Skink" once per turn. 1000/0 Aura of the Amphipteres - Snake Reptile/DARK Level 3 When this card is Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Aura of the Amphipteres" monster from your hand or GY, except "Aura of the Amphipteres - Snake", but it is banished when it leaves the field, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from your Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except Wyrm monsters. You can banish this card and 2 other "Amphipteres" cards from your GY; add 1 "Amphipteres" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Aura of the Amphipteres - Snake" once per turn. 1200/700 Aura of the Amphipteres - Turtle Reptile/WATER Level 3 If you control no monsters in your Extra Monster Zone, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). You can only Special Summon "Aura of the Amphipteres - Turtle" this way once per turn. You can banish this card and 2 other "Amphipteres" monsters from your GY; add 1 "Amphipteres" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Aura of the Amphipteres - Turtle" once per turn. 700/1900 Aura of the Amphipteres - Iguana Reptile/EARTH Level 4 Once per turn: You can send the top 3 cards of your Deck to your GY, then if you sent any "Aura of the Amphipteres" monsters, you can Special Summon 1 of them from your GY. You can banish this card and 2 other "Amphipteres" monsters from your GY; add 1 "Amphipteres" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Aura of the Amphipteres - Iguana" once per turn. 1500/1500 Aura of the Amphipteres - Crocodile Reptile/WATER Level 4 You can discard 1 "Aura of the Amphipteres" monster; Special Summon 1 "Aura of the Amphipteres" monster from your Deck in Defense Position, except "Aura of the Amphipteres - Crocodile". You can banish this card and 2 other "Amphipteres" monsters from your GY; add 1 "Amphipteres" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Aura of the Amphipteres - Crocodile" once per turn. 1800/900 Extra Deck Monsters: Amphipteres Shell Wyrm/WATER/Link Link Arrows: Down 1 Reptile Effect Monster with a Level A monster this card points to becomes Wyrm. When this card is targeted for an attack, or with a Spell/Trap effect that targets only this card (Quick Effect): You can target another monster you control that would be an appropriate target; that attack/Spell/Trap now targets the new target, also send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the GY. 0/LINK-1 Amphipteres Reptilian Wyrm/DARK/Link Link Arrows: Bottom, Right 2 Reptile Effect Monsters with a Level A monster this card points to becomes Wyrm. You can discard 1 Reptile monster; Special Summon 1 Reptile monster from your hand or Deck to your zone this card points to. (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 Reptile monster and 1 other Wyrm monster from your hand or field; send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the GY, also until the end of this turn, double this card's current ATK, also if this card battles, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects until the end of this turn. Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to this effect's activation. You can only use each effect of "Amphipteres Reptilian" once per turn. 1500/LINK-2 Amphipteres Serpentine Wyrm/EARTH/Link Link Arrows: Bottom Left, Bottom Right, Top 2+ Effect Monsters, including a Wyrm monster with a Level A monster this card points to becomes Wyrm. If this card is in your Extra Monster Zone: You can switch control of 1 Wyrm monster this card points to on each field. When your opponent activates a monster effect: You can Tribute 1 "Aura of the Amphipteres" monster from your hand or field; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card, then send the top 3 cards from your Deck to the GY. You can only use each effect of "Amphipteres Serpentine" once per turn. 2500/LINK-3 Amphipteres Lindwyrm Wyrm/EARTH/Fusion Level 10 "Amphipteres Serpentine" + 2+ Wyrm Effect Monsters with a Level Must be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by banishing the above cards you control. (You do not use "Polymerization".) When this card is Special Summoned: You can destroy cards your opponent control up to the number of Wyrm monsters banished to Special Summon this card, then send cards from the top of your Deck to the GY equal to the number of cards destroyed. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can activate 1 of these effects, depending on the zone it is in. ● Extra Monster Zone: Halve the ATK/DEF of all monsters your opponent control until the end of this turn. ● Main Monster Zone: All Wyrm monsters you control gain 500 ATK/DEF until the end of this turn. 3000/3000 Spells/Traps: Amphipteres Dimensions Field Spell When this card is activated: You can send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the GY, then if you sent any "Aura of the Amphipteres" monsters to the GY, draw 1 card. During your Main Phase, you can Normal Summon 1 Reptile monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) Wyrm monsters in your Extra Monster Zone cannot be targeted by or destroyed by your opponent´s card effects. Wyrm monsters in your Main Monster Zones cannot be be destroyed by battle. You can only activate 1 "Amphipteres Dimensions" per turn. Amphipteres Conception Normal Spell Excavate the top 5 cards of your Deck, add 1 excavated "Amphipteres" card to your hand, also, after that, send the remaining cards to the GY, unless you excavated no "Amphipteres" cards, in which case, shuffle the excavated cards into your Deck. If this card is in your GY: You can banish this card, then target 5 of your banished "Amphipteres" cards with different names, except "Amphipteres Conception"; shuffle them into your Deck, then draw 2 cards. You can only use 1 effect of "Amphipteres Conception" per turn, and only once that turn. Amphipteres Metamorphosis Quick-Play Spell Target 1 Reptile monster you control; it becomes Wyrm. If this card is in your GY, during either player's turn: You can target 1 "Amphipteres" Wyrm monster you control; return it to the hand, also add this card to your hand. You can only use each effect of "Amphipteres Metamorphosis" once per turn. Amphipteres Creation Normal Trap Special Summon 1 "Aura of the Amphipteres" monster from your hand or Deck. If you control "Amphipteres Dimensions" and this card is in your GY, during your opponent's End Phase: You can Set this card from your GY. You can only activate 1 "Amphipteres Creation" per turn. Amphipteres Parallels Continuous Trap Once per turn: You can target 1 Reptile or Wyrm "Amphipteres" monster you control; if its Type is Reptile, it becomes Wyrm OR if its Type is Wyrm, it becomes Reptile. If you control both a Reptile and a Wyrm monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, your opponent cannot Special Summon monsters from their Extra Deck, except Reptile and Wyrm monsters. If this card is sent from your Deck to the GY: You can Set this card from your GY, or activate it if you control "Amphipteres Dimensions".