FIRST LOOK AT ILLUSION MONSTERS!!

The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is getting its first new monster type since 2017: Illusion!
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[@wheelotime2581]

Oh no, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool just got extra extra extra powercrept

[@hypnotist1200]

Not at all. No other card can u say "you fool" when they attack it

[@coryyoung7544]

Ey there is always the chance they add it to duel links, bandit Keith with light ruler was kinda rogue on that last event.

[@AtlasCommando]

Rare Estelle profile picture. Have to shoutout Legend of Heroes when I see it. My fav game series ^^

[@mikhaellgrandfall5078]

Za Foooru! [Makes a Jojo pose]

[@carlostaffanelly418]

​@@AtlasCommandocommon trails w

[@Ak4ntor]

I want a full on illusion relinquished legacy / new wave of support. At best fusion based so it can mix with these cards as well! I want to play relinquished as its one of my fave archetypes to exist!

[@cardboard.sp00n19]

Nah, Relinquished needs to be a Ritual powerhouse again

[@Ak4ntor]

@@cardboard.sp00n19 considering the cards lock special summoning from the ED specifically to fusion only, they absolutely can mix ritual and fusion for the new support as well, since it wouldnt go against the new illusion cards.

[@Dzeeff]

Relinquished is the card I'm most excited about when it comes to potential future Illusion monsters, too! Love that dude

[@halyoalex8942]

Relinquished… TWO!! 😂

[@MichaelSD91]

Eye of Illusion is the closest thing we will get. It works will Spellcasters and Illusion monsters. The card was played by Pegasus in episode 2 of the anime against yugi.

[@MiaoNya]

Hearing about these new Illusion Type Monsters made my mind immediately think of a _Mirage Knight_ Retrain. Illusion Type is practically made for the card.

[@henryperazza4865]

I can't believe they didn't let Doug reveal the Altergiest cards

[@TheOriginal009]

They didn't want to make it too obvious 😂

[@markburns2621]

I can't believe it says "first look"

[@Billy_Wyatt]

Always good to see a new type of monster, it brings new strategies. Not only that but I look forward of old school cards getting new retrains as Illusion monsters.

[@waspie3132]

excited for the future of archetypes with this monster type in combination with chimera! if it gets another archetype other than generic illusion at least

[@semicharmedlife311]

Chimera monsters have a certain cool factor, no question. Not sure how the new Illusion archetype connects with the classic concept of magical illusions based on the abilities shown, however. And on a side note: "Coatl" is pronounced CO-AH-TULL.

[@kyleclair41]

I love the artwork for these cards!

[@batriam5921]

This somehow feels like an engine. Would have to be for a fusion deck that doesn't need it's normal summon but getting rid of 1 card from your opponents hand and putting up 2 negates while only using 1 card in hand doesn't sound bad.

[@theduxabides9274]

Illusionist gives them an opportunity to retread Ruka's monsters from 5Ds. A lot of them were fairies, plants and beasts; you could retread a lot of them under the Illusionist type now, amd just have the new effects lock you into light Illusionist and Dragon monsters, to accommodate AFD and any upgraded form AFD might get.

[@seanr.6498]

They could do that. But do they care?

[@theduxabides9274]

@@seanr.6498 They've updated all the other signers decks. They're also due for a light attribute duelist set; I don't see why not

[@kryzethx]

By 'retread', you mean 'retrain', right? Sounds interesting though

[@theduxabides9274]

@@kryzethx That's what I mean, although I guess it wouldn't technically be a retrain, since I don't think any of Ruka's cards from the anime actually got printed in the OCG/TCG

[@theduxabides9274]

@@kryzethx Correction: I was looking at her anime cards; most of her monsters were printed in the physical card game

[@saxassoon]

Fusion Armament seems REALLY good for setting up an OTK because if you can recycle the card or recycle the chimera fusion, you can "Fusion climb" through multiple copies of Chimera Illusion to get like a 4+ attack Chimera and just go for game

[@TheUfaraV2]

These cards do look pretty neat overall.

[@snowboundwhale6860]

The obvious cards that'd suit potential Illusion retrains as Relinquished & associated cards, but I'd like to throw out that Toons themselves fit the notion of Illusion monsters quite well. Their manga/ anime gimmick was being indestructible as long as Toon World survives, and their original shared effects when printed were summoning sickness, an LP cost to attack, and being able to attack directly so long as the opponent doesn't have a Toon. Illusions are indestructible in battle as are whatever they fight, so this fits neatly with Toon's direct attacking & in-story battle protection (the only part that doesn't fit is not being able to destroy other monsters by battle).

[@redmage808]

I can see monsters like Dark Rabbit and such becoming illusion monsters. Honestly an illusion type Toon Dark Rabbit would be cool

[@rainbowdragon168]

The new Illusions cards are really cool and maybe there might be new typings after they’re released. That would be interesting

[@randomprotag9329]

it is interesting seeing a new type that got an actual gimmick to it (cyberse only had a gimmick of being link monster focused), the main hope it does not just become an illusion pile deck but can also archetype to not create anouther dinosaur

[@cloudedeyes2693]

I just realized Cornfield Coatl maybe a reference of the demon/god from Childron Of The Corn which is kinda sick

[@Atsharam]

I tried this deck on master duel with the triangle battle. It was really good for going second ! Especially the loop: -Discard coatl to add swordknight -use fusion armament to put the old fusion -normal summon sword knight Usually once you arrived there,you have enough effects to pass most boards... Coatl in GY prevents from targeting, swordknight summons berfomet to add the 2 last cards and can negate a monster on voard,and the 3 other cards in hand usually help to finish the board (not to mention the 2 cards you're adding by summoning berfomet) The chimera fusion is especially good since it adds draw power and destroy a lot of cards on the board, bot to pention gazelle and berformet have an effect when used to summon it so you can chain block and it is untargetable if you have poly in GY. I faced a red archfiend dragon deck which had at least 5 interrupts (the synch 9 archfiend dragon, the bystial synch, ash, imperm, the continuous trap) and won

[@CrimsonReaper189]

I love these cards so much and seeing these retrains gives me hope for the silent family to get some good support

[@riroufudo]

What is the silent family

[@CrimsonReaper189]

@@riroufudo silent swordmen silent magician and silent paladin

[@shaunfletcher7658]

I wish the Silents had more as well, and were more affordable.

[@riroufudo]

Yeah maybe there should new LV support as a whole

[@sakulugh]

i really liked the LV cards like the Horus, saw the new horus archetyp sadly they do not mention the black flame dragon ;D

[@fortidogi8620]

King of Phantom Beasts can be used with Beast and Fiend monsters, so people have been playing with it in Infernity.

[@foramagi8677]

My thoughts on the new type. Overall seems pretty strong, starting out with 2 in architypal negates is certainly fun. Something I feel is the main fusion card could possibly do more? Kinda like the Ancient Gear one, if you used og Befromet or Gazelle you could fuse using in deck mats or even a card from your extra. Gives even more reason to play them on top of the banish effect which comes in my next thought, An idea I had almost immediately was playing this with the Frightfur Package, that banish effect looks like prime Stapelia food. Idk could just be the Branded duelist in me. Edit: Nevermind just seen Fusion Armament im *totally* playing this with Frightfur Package.

[@ShapCast]

i love when we get a new archetype AND the monster art looks cool!

[@akumayoxiruma]

It looks fun as they basically work similarly to Timelords. However, I don't understand why they are an archetype and not a monster category just like Spirit, Flip and Union. Archetypes are just reflections of the monster's physiology and don't have the same effect shared across their peers - that's what monster categories do, e.g.: Spirit monsters having to be Normal Summoned and returning to the hand or Flip monsters having effect activations when being turned up. We could argue that the Zombie archetype often has effects which are related to the graveyard, Pyro monsters potentially having a burn effect and Psychic monsters requiring Life Points to activate an effect but those effects aren't the exact same and don't apply to every monster of that archetype either.

[@lefteron6804]

As a fan of old yugioh video games, I am really happy for this new type.

[@brankoaime]

A field spell like zombie world could be really busted in this archetipe. You can set it up, superpolly the field away into the big chimera, get in for a shitone of damage and win in the spot

[@RainbowStaple]

Okay I was skeptical but this Illusion archetype actually seems super fun. Can't wait to pick them up!

[@AaronL0905]

Interesting to see a new monster type again, hoping to see what interesting things come out of it and it's interaction with older cards

[@jaystapes3086]

Branded Fusion with Gazelle into Rindbrumm to search Swordsman then sac it for Berfomet, get Kitt, and chimera fusion. SS Kitt, get Branded in Red, fusion kitt and berfomet into Chimera King. It's a pretty good combo off of 1 Branded fusion, and I've been doing that combo for a while now :) it's really fun.

[@FireMonkeyX5]

The illusion type seems very interesting! Can't wait to see more illusion monsters coming out!

[@cardboard.sp00n19]

Surprised we didn't get a TCG exclusive Illusion monster revealed (although tbh they haven't even shown a new Illusion monster in Age of Overlord at the OCG sooo)

[@ryanm3377]

Man I just remember the first 3 decks released back when I was a kid . Joeys deck, yugis deck, and Kaibas deck. (Hope I spell the names right been a min) but the nightmare magician reminded me of dark magician and I respect they made a illusion version

[@Mage_Nichlas_]

Oh boy, Spellcaster 2 to also put in the bin next to Dragon 2. Now to wait another 6 years for the Gizmo Type so we can have Machine 2.

[@omegamanrad]

The eye restrict tie in maybe? From that monster with Illusionist in name i think Millennium eye illusionist They could add dark magician tie in? With Illusion of chaos, apprentice illusion, magician of dark illusion, etc. They could go Yugi or Pegasus route 🤔

[@MiyaoMeow588]

Hope we get to see you go over the Shinobird support, as a longtime Spirit fan

[@euler2117]

Love the art on these. It’s kind of classic in some ways.

[@DSmith3279]

Ooh, I want to play that Illusion Magician in my Spell Counter Magician deck.

[@Yu-S-A]

I'm starting over with these new cards and some other decks since I do care about improvements to my dueling and deck building styles.

[@nael_luna]

May be wrong but this new type of monster looks insanely OP, though very interesting to experiement with, using the whole Illusion theme

[@JakeLikesJoking]

Trust me these monsters are nowhere near “insanity OP.” Their boss monsters don’t have any amazing or board-breaking effects, and all the GY effects are reactive instead of proactive. Your opponent will always know what interruptions you have since they’re in your GY, so they can figure out a way around them. It looks fun, but it is a casual deck at best.

[@nael_luna]

@@JakeLikesJoking I kind of suck at everything meta related so I don't really have meters of comparison, glad they're not super OP like I thought, could try to mash up fusion effects with my beloved Shaddolls if I really want to try and be mad asap XD

[@nelson1tom]

The artwork is ready nice on all these cards

[@aliengodxo]

Cards seem sick honestly

[@forgottenvalues3293]

If I am reading that right, even if you attack the illusion monster the no destruction effect kicks in, meaning you can attack over illusion beast

[@KiyoshiKing]

Now we need to get the old ‘Castle Of Dark illusions’ strategy in on this archetype. It’s perfect for it!

[@rcoderprogramming7727]

This takes me back to the days i used to play chimera deck in school just because i thought Gezzele was so badass looking Always looking forward to more old cards in modern ways

[@dagobar560]

Hopefully illusion is able to carve out more of a vissual niche for its self as more cards are revealed, other wise its going to end up like wyrm were its more a mechanical way of printing cards without having to consider the powerful support that already exists. Cyberse and psychic did a good job in my opinion, bringing a digital and cyberpunk style to yugioh that was underdevloped. But i do feel stuff like this points to set rotaion being needed in yugioh beofre we start getting "arachnid" "Soldier" "vehcial" and other such card types because it becomes to hard to design cards in warior insect or machine because of the preexsisting support

[@sakulugh]

lets see and wait when we will have more monsters from the type illusion than from the pyro typ like the wyrm type did :D:D

[@loavprod]

you can only summon from Extra or GY tho

[@pptemplar5840]

For a second I didn't see the OPT clause on Phantom Chimera, I was like "Wait, Chimera isn't OPT and is fusion Material for another Chimera? Surely this won't be abused" I really thought they just made gustkraken 2, but considering Gishki got support maybe I should worry about the original instead.

[@rechtehaber]

finally, mystical sheep #2 support

[@Enkidu659]

5:00 I just realized the fusions dont have the "also counts as a phantom beast" part from the earlier translations. I think the original chimera is supposed to have Phantom Beast in its japanese name (or whatever words they use for the archetype in japan). So do these cards still count as phantom beasts?

[@newbiesama]

funny how he is talking about this arctype, while in the OCG the new Horus support can go + 1 while searching teh engine card, then foollish 4 and special summon those 4 and also draw 5 cards

[@nathanlawrence656]

The new Gazelle and Berfomet card arts 👌

[@minabasejderha5972]

There's one additional fusion for this archetype in the following set too.

[@chrisshorten4406]

A coatl! I love those feathery sneks. This is glorious.

[@DogeTheTruth]

I’m loving these new retrains

[@xiarhos5]

7:29 you can reveal Sanwitch to special summon sangan/witch and their effects will activate once they hit the grave

[@alchemistarcher02]

You could already do that sort of thing with Fusion Deployment, but the main difference for this card is that it can summon monsters from the Extra Deck

[@collincleaves7874]

Seeing a new monster type made that’s game original makes me wonder if koanmi will ever implement the 6 new monster types the rush duel format made someday, always exciting seeing new monster types come into the game

[@happyfat4620]

Galaxy Type Galaxy-Eyes retrains?

[@kuniosolis]

They are going to have to do something about all the hand traps and existing meta tier 1 decks that win the game almost instantly if do you not stop them. Most games don't even reach the battle phase, it's going to be hard to have a new type of monsters that their ability is related to battle.

[@EagleMan90]

Illusion r def going be very good to play with I def like that first card thay show def a play extender

[@darklewd9844]

Cornfield Coatl search Mirror Knight; Mirror Knight ss Berfomet, search Fusion and Beast; Fusion summon Chimera (Chimera eff discard opp, Berfomet eff reborn Mirror, Beast eff search Cornfield); Add Fusion back to hand then set it; In opponent's turn: Mirror Knight ss Berfomet, search Fusion and Beast; Activate Fusion to make Guardian Chimera (Pop cards, draw cards, Berfomet eff reborn Mirror, Beast eff search Cornfield) P/S: you can use Cornfield and Mirror negation somewhere along the combo

[@VampirePrinceKRS]

this sounds like the perfect type for a retrained Shapesnatch :)

[@dreghod8533]

Wasn’t there more illusion monsters I seen a post of a illusion monster that says it can special summon 1 normal monster from the deck with 2500 attack and 2000 defense or something like that I just can’t remember the illusion monster name

[@mattialonghin_mr.l857]

So some illusion monsters are walking snatch steals right? Still, very curious about this new type

[@RobertoX98]

Might use Chimera for my Branded deck.

[@bbuny10]

I haven’t played since Snycro monsters were added I let out an audible “Holy shit” after you read Nightmare Magician’s effect

[@sleipnir_8364]

A lot of retrain archetypes lately. Very cool

[@levonrobison9370]

Really interested in tistina hoping it bumps adamancipators again. The deck never truly got to see an event top due to the virus 😢

[@hattanalshutaifi4587]

This mark the first time that new monster type been made since cyberse type monsters

[@SpicyRess808]

Illusion are immune to battle destruction? If yes would that make them super annoying in defense position. No more battle damage with them in defense?

[@justsightseeing1]

Cmiiw, you can use branded fusion with albaz and gazelle to summon lindwurm then search 1 illusion monster out of eff of gazelle.. seems pretty nice tech for branded

[@turobot8803]

I like that the Illusion monsters all have a millenium eye. I hope they all keep that in some way.

[@mahtorta2095]

Looks at the fusion's materials... Fabled support?

[@KiritoAkira]

I would enjoy use when they come to Master Duel

[@zdelrod829]

Ah yes, my favorite archetype, Bermofet.

[@Envy_May]

they finally added illusionists from literally the first chapter of duelist kingdom

[@Entei9000]

Just thought of a funny combo that no one will ever use: Fusion Armament to reveal Dragon Master Knight, summon Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Tribute it for Great Maju Garzett for 9000 atk.

[@afeathereddinosaur]

Cloudians got super powercrept. Would thet be illusion monsters uf they were modern?

[@xmoonbunny_]

Oh, I KNOW exosisters are gonna have a field day with these new monsters

[@LexSchilperoord]

We need a Summoner of Illusions retrain

[@RegiRuler]

mr zeeeeeff

[@Wubbaduckie]

Why does Chimera get new cards and support, but Summoned Skull just has different summon variants?

[@rileyanthony]

I actually really like how they look

[@dracoblizzard7944]

Konami sponsored reveals are cool, but they make me wish the game was synched up globally. Everyone already saw and reacted to these cards months ago. They already got new support announced in the next set over in OCG land.

[@hazamax2139]

Random mexican here to confirm MR ZEEEEEEF's first pronunciation of Cornfield Coatl is pretty much it. As far as I recall, most words that end with "tl" are pronounced as the "tle" in "mantle."

[@lastationproductions]

I like this new card type

[@Syrinfox]

When I clicked into this I was expecting Relinquished type cards I never really considered Gazelle, Berformet, Chimera as "Illusion style" monsters.

[@loganm986]

Where is my retrain of all the Phantom Beasts now? Rock Lizard be dyin

[@vxicepickxv]

Berfomet is a fiend monster. I wonder if it's something we can sneak into Labryrinth.

[@max_well2077]

this seems very splashable in fluffles as well

[@RogueVisionary]

How do you fusion summon if it says "hand or field", while one material is on the field and the other is in the hand? Shouldn't it say 'hand and/or field', like other effects do? Unless Konami isn't consistent with their wording

[@RaylinKHD]

took you long enough weve known about these for alteast a month now

[@Noah-hz9cx]

These are going to be SO GOOD going 2nd

[@dannogsus2184]

I'll be sad if illusion faceless mage dosent get a illusion version

[@alialrassam57]

I love these cards 😊❤

[@dankicks]

SPELLCASTERS 2: ILLUSION BOOGALOOO

[@DivineDragonFelgrand]

There's a problem, the Illusion Beast doesn't have the clause of being treated as a Phantom Beast, when cuz of the Japanese text, it's supposed to be a Phantom Beast as well but it ain't

[@MrBlind-kr4vq]

Something tells me dream mirror is gonna receive something like this

[@tnuhenaj3752]

They've added so many new types they should add a new attribute instead. I also think they should open up divine beast type and divine attribute to other monsters than the gods. But they can keep the gods special if they want by leaving them as the only monsters to be both divine attribute and divine beast type. Others will be divine attribute and have a normal type like spellcaster or warrior and others will be divine beast type but be dark attribute or light or fire attribute for example. They can make the new hypothetical attribute the opposite of divine since all attributes have an opposite.

[@leeeyles1864]

I mean there is only a certain number of elements, what would you add on to the 7 attributes we have? The opposite of divine maybe, what would that be called?

[@nedrostram2360]

The Wicked, the Sacred Beasts, and the Aesir were originally DIVINE in their respective canons, but Konami changed it likely because other monsters based on deities were not DIVINE.

[@havok9525]

The opposite of divine could be Abyssal and type being abyssal, dreadful or pagan beast as to represent the "fake divinity" and make the Egyptian god cards the true deities of the game maybe? 🤔

[@sangpenikam7]

Doug said it himself before that he doesn't like to discuss too much whether a card gonna be bad or good in the game. Always appreciate that from him. Kinda what I like about his videos of new set tho. What a great konami employee

[@CelloEra]

The Kash players gonna love those lvl 7s

[@G_CRYPTID452]

I like how most of yugi monster got a retrain of the original

[@YGeo]

"Time to make up a new Type for another Blue-Eyes archetype." "Why not just use Wyrm?" "How about NO!"

[@DimkaSulegnaa]

So… reminds me of the Gaia support from a while back, but with yet another of Yugi’s monsters and actually has ways to interact with the opponent and has a way to recover from a board wipe.

[@Risingdoom1]

Im happy you got a sponsered vid doug.... but im heartbrokern it wasnt for the altergeist cards 😢