An Analysis of the Pendulum Floodgate Strategy
The Amorphage archetype is a unique and highly specialized Pendulum-based stun and floodgate strategy. It forgoes a traditional Extra Deck-focused board in favor of a layered matrix of continuous negative effects. The deck's defining mechanic is a mandatory tribute during the Standby Phase, a seeming weakness that is cleverly transformed into the lynchpin of its search engine. By embracing its self-imposed restrictions, particularly the Extra Deck lock, the deck turns a disadvantage into a powerful tool, enabling the use of high-impact generic cards that are typically unusable in other strategies.
All Amorphage Pendulum Monsters share a condition: their powerful floodgate effects are only active while you control an "Amorphage" monster. This creates a multi-layered lockdown, capable of preventing searching, monster effects, and spell activations all at once.
Each Amorphage Pendulum Scale requires a tribute during the Standby Phase, or it destroys itself. This apparent cost is the core of the deck's engine, as tributing a monster triggers Amorphage Infection to search for any Amorphage card, creating a self-sustaining loop.
The fundamental goal is to establish a pair of Pendulum Scales and a monster on the field to activate the floodgate effects. The process focuses on consistency over complexity.
Place Amorphage Sloth (Scale 3) and Amorphage Gluttony (Scale 5) in the Pendulum Zones.
Normal Summon any Amorphage monster. This initial field presence is enough to activate the floodgate effects of the scales.
During the Standby Phase, tribute the monster to pay the cost. With Amorphage Infection on the field, this triggers a search, and you can then Pendulum Summon the monster back to maintain the lock.
The goal is not to build a board of negates, but to create a "zero-play" state where the opponent is unable to perform basic actions.
A detailed overview of the key corrupted dragons and their support.
The primary boss monster. Its Pendulum effect prevents searching, and its monster effect provides the continuous Extra Deck lock.
A key Pendulum scale that prevents non-"Amorphage" monsters from activating their effects.
The core Continuous Spell. Searches for any "Amorphage" card whenever a monster is tributed, fueling the resource loop.
A Continuous Trap that replaces a destroyed Amorphage scale with a new one from the deck, providing resilience.
A secondary boss monster that locks the Extra Deck and has a Pendulum effect to banish cards sent to the GY.
The ultimate win condition. A Ritual monster that forces the opponent to skip their next Main Phase 1 when summoned.
The Amorphage archetype, with its pendulum floodgates, operates at full power with no restrictions on the current TCG banlist.
Play any card at your preferred ratio without restrictions
Access to all archetype synergies without limitations
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Banlist Status Summary
Core cards checked:
• Amorphage Envy
• Amorphage Gluttony
• Amorphage Goliath
• Amorphage Greed
• Amorphage Infection
• Amorphage Lechery
• Amorphage Lysis
• Amorphage Pride
• Amorphage Sloth
• Amorphage Wrath
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0 restrictions found •
All cards legal at 3 copies
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