Goblin

32 cards in this archetype

Playing Style

The Goblin Biker archetype is built on a suite of Level 3 main deck monsters that each trigger a different resource action on Normal or Special Summon. Goblin Biker Dugg Charger searches any Goblin Biker Spell or Trap from the deck, making it the primary starter; Goblin Biker Clatter Sploder revives any Goblin monster from the GY on summon, extending the board immediately; and Goblin Biker Mean Merciless Special Summons a Goblin from hand on arrival. Goblin Bikers Gone Wild can be Normal Summoned without a Tribute if the field is clear or Goblin-only, and on summon it fetches any Level 4 or lower Goblin from the deck, acting as an extender that also converts itself into Xyz material before its GY effect attaches an opponent's card to a Goblin Xyz Monster as material.

The deck's Xyz monsters use that accumulated material as both a resource and a weapon. Goblin Biker Big Gabonga searches a Goblin on Xyz Summon and then siphons face-up monsters from the field into itself whenever any material is detached anywhere. Goblin Biker Troika Griare grants the whole team direct-attack access while three or more materials are attached across the field and can negate attacks by spending material from either side. Goblin Bikers Gone Bonkers converts opponent's monsters into its own material and, on the opponent's turn, can send cards to the GY by burning three materials at once. The continuous Spells and Traps tie the engine together, with Goblin Biker Grand Bash granting an extra Normal Summon and level manipulation, Grand Entrance searching and immediately Special Summoning, and Grand Stampede enabling in-Main-Phase Xyz Summons, giving the deck considerable flexibility on both turns.

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