Different Dimension Demon

The Burst Protocol: Corporate Evolution

Lore Archive

"Operating from the Different Dimension, these Different Dimension Demons serve kings named after history's great rulers. Bound by Dark Contracts, they summon kings of every kind: Pendulum, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz and Link."

The D/D/D kings are named after history's rulers and the end of the world, and the D/D around them after demons, monsters and scientists: Declan Akaba's Deck from Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V. Follow a marked name to walk the trail.

D/D/D Flame King Genghis

I · Genghis

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Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire; its Japanese name is his birth name, Temujin. With Alexander and Caesar it is one of the three kings built into Arc Crisis.
Alexander the Great, whose campaigns reached from Greece to India.
Julius Caesar, and the first card spelled "Shīzā" in Japanese, the English reading, where older cards used "Kaizā". In ARC-V episode 140, Declan used its High King form to stop Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm.
Armageddon's head and chest, the armor and blades of Genghis, Alexander and Caesar, and the uniform of Leo Akaba. The fourth D is the Arc Project, Leo's plan to merge the four dimensions; its rival is Odd-Eyes Arcray Dragon.
Joan of Arc, an Oracle for the angelic voices she heard; "d'Arc" also sounds like "dark". It shares its Level and stats with St. Joan.
William Tell: a crossbow, arrows, and a chest shaped like a bitten apple.
Leonidas I, the Spartan king who fell at Thermopylae against the Persians.
Uther or Arthur Pendragon; "Pendragon" is Welsh for "dragon head".
Sigurd of Norse legend, wearing Declan's scarf; Declan himself is Divine Zero King Rage.
Clovis I, first king of all the Franks, with a fleur-de-lis spear and throne.
The newest king, from Burst Protocol: Alfred the Great, posed like his statue in Winchester. In the TCG it is the first D/D/D named in the Japanese pattern, "Name the Adjective King".
King Solomon of the Old Testament, holding his Book of Wisdom.
Pierre-Simon Laplace and his demon, an imagined being that could foresee everything from the present: hence Destiny King, and a Fiend.
Nikola Tesla: a plasma globe in its chest, and the shape of his Wardenclyffe Tower. The other Savants are Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler, Newton and Thomas Edison.
Henrietta Akaba, Declan's mother and the wife of Leo Akaba, whose uniform Arc Crisis wears. From Doom of Dimensions.
Declan himself: Reiji Akaba, obsessed with zero in the ARC-V manga. "Rage" comes from the katakana of Reiji. Laplace and Machinex carry Zero in their names too.

Executive Summary: The Era of the Divine Sage

The release of the Burst Protocol (2026) support has fundamentally rewritten the operational thesis of the "D/D" archetype. While "Doom of Dimensions" gave the deck a 1-card starter, the arrival of D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King has transitioned the deck from a fragile "glass cannon" into a resilient, infinite resource engine.

Historically plagued by linear resource consumption and vulnerability to board wipes like "Nibiru," the new Alfred engine solves these failures by turning the banishment zone into a second hand. The deck now boasts an ability to recycle banished resources and recover Continuous Spells/Traps, allowing it to out-grind even top-tier "Yummy" and "Dracotail" strategies. It is no longer just about the Turn 1 board; it is about the "Divine Calculus" of the long game.

The Engine Room: Core Mechanics

The Infinite Resource Loop

With the introduction of Alfred, the deck no longer "spends" resources; it cycles them. Fusion materials banished by Necro Slime are shuffled back into the deck to summon new threats. This allows the D/D pilot to maintain pressure over 10+ turns without running out of engine pieces.

The Dark Contract Economy

The "Dark Contract" Spells provide consistency at the cost of life points. However, the new mechanics allow for the retrieval of these contracts from the Graveyard or Banishment zone. If a contract is destroyed, it can simply be placed back on the field face-up, making your searchers and disruption tools effectively immortal.

The Royal Court: Key Cards

The Burst Protocol Leadership

D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King

D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King
Missing: 11852093

The Paradigm Shift. A Level 6 Fusion that shuffles banished materials back into the deck. If banished itself, it resets a Dark Contract from GY to Field. This is the heart of the new grind game.

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

The 1-card starter. Its Pendulum Effect places "Dark Contract with the Gate" from the deck. Integral for consistent openings.

D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok

D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok
Missing: 30998403

The Nibiru Shield. A Link-3 that negates monster effects in the hand. Essential for protecting the setup of your main board.

D/D/D Wise King Solomon

The Combo Glue. Rank 4 Xyz that turns any two Level 4s into any D/D card from the deck, significantly raising the deck's floor.

The Engine Cogs (Core Staples)

D/D Savant Kepler

The primary starter. Searches Gate. With Alfred, you can now afford to use Kepler aggressively, knowing you can recycle resources later.

Dark Contract with the Gate

The central search tool. Alfred ensures this card can be retrieved from the GY if destroyed, maintaining your search loop indefinitely.

D/D Necro Slime

Now the most important Slime. It triggers Alfred's banish effect. You only need 1 copy now because Alfred keeps shuffling it back into the deck.

D/D Swirl Slime

Fusion enabler from hand. Less emphasized in the Alfred build as it uses hand resources, but still a useful extender.

D/D Savant Copernicus

Sends D/D cards to GY. Crucial for dumping Necro Slime or Alfred to set up the recovery loops.

D/D Gryphon

Starter and extender. Can be Pendulum Summoned and used for Synchro/Link plays, then recycled.

Core Combo Walkthroughs

This walkthrough demonstrates the standard 1-card full combo enabled by D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex.

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Activate the Starter

Activate D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex in your Pendulum Zone. Use its effect to place Dark Contract with the Gate directly from your Deck.

Build the Engine

Activate Gate to search D/D Savant Kepler. Normal Summon Kepler to search Dark Contract with the Zero King.

Initiate the Combo

Activate Zero King, using its effect to destroy Machinex in your Pendulum Zone. This triggers Zero King's other effect, letting you Special Summon a "D/D/D" monster from your Deck and begin your full combo sequence.

This loop demonstrates how to recover from a broken board or grind out resources using D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King.

The Graveyard Fusion

With Necro Slime and Alfred in your GY (after a board wipe or discard), activate Necro Slime. Banish both to summon a D/D/D Fusion Monster.

D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King
Missing: 11852093

The Divine Trigger

Upon being banished, Alfred's effect triggers. You target a Dark Contract in your GY or Banishment zone (like Gate or Witch).

Board & Resource Restoration

You summon High King Genghis via the fusion, and Alfred places your Contract face-up on the field. You now have a Boss monster, a Searcher/Disruption, and you haven't used your Normal Summon.

This classic walkthrough shows how D/D Savant Kepler can establish your core engine and the mandatory burn mitigation.

Initiate the Contract

Normal Summon Kepler to search Dark Contract with the Gate. Use Gate to search for D/D Swirl Slime.

Mitigate the Cost

Use Swirl Slime's effect from hand, fusing itself with another D/D monster to summon D/D/D Oracle King d'Arc. This immediately converts all self-damage to LP gain.

Open the Gateway

Use your established monsters to Link Summon D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh. Its effect sets two D/D Pendulum Monsters from your deck, opening up Pendulum Summons and locking you into D/D monsters for the turn.

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Loaded: Double Machinex Pendulum Line into Deviser King Deus Machinex

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Double Machinex Pendulum Line into Deviser King Deus Machinex

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A one-card Zero Doom Queen Machinex line that searches Dark Contract with the Gate through D/D Defense Soldier, Pendulum Summons a second Machinex alongside Vice King Requiem, and closes by Xyz Summoning Super Doom King Dark Armageddon and ranking it up into Deviser King Deus Machinex, while leaving Destiny King Zero Laplace on board.

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STEP 1

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Activate Effect D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 2

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Activate Effect D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 3

Activate Effect Dark Contract with the Gate

STEP 4

D/D Defense Soldier
Missing: 93317313

Normal Summon D/D Defense Soldier

STEP 5

D/D Defense Soldier
Missing: 93317313

Activate Effect D/D Defense Soldier

STEP 6

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Pendulum Summon D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 7

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Return to Extra Deck D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 8

D/D Defense Soldier
Missing: 93317313

Send to Graveyard D/D Defense Soldier

STEP 9

Link Summon D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh

STEP 10

Activate Effect D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh

STEP 11

D/D/D Vice King Requiem
Missing: 25857977

Activate Effect D/D/D Vice King Requiem

STEP 12

Send to Graveyard Dark Contract with the Gate

STEP 13

D/D/D Vice King Requiem
Missing: 25857977

Pendulum Summon D/D/D Vice King Requiem

STEP 14

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Activate Effect D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 15

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Pendulum Summon D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 16

D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace
Missing: 21686473

Return to Extra Deck D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace

STEP 17

D/D Defense Soldier
Missing: 93317313

Activate Effect D/D Defense Soldier

STEP 18

D/D Defense Soldier
Missing: 93317313

Banish D/D Defense Soldier

STEP 19

Tribute D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh

STEP 20

D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace
Missing: 21686473

Pendulum Summon D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace

STEP 21

D/D/D Super Doom King Dark Armageddon
Missing: 18897163

Xyz Summon D/D/D Super Doom King Dark Armageddon

STEP 22

Xyz Summon D/D/D Deviser King Deus Machinex

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Loaded: Fiendsmith Engraver One-Card: Zero King Machinex into Zeus Ragnarok and Deus Machinex

BETA

Fiendsmith Engraver One-Card: Zero King Machinex into Zeus Ragnarok and Deus Machinex

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A one-card line from Fiendsmith Engraver. The Fiendsmith engine makes Fiendsmith's Lacrima and D/D/D Wave High King Caesar, which searches Dark Contract with the Gate when it leaves the field. From there the D/D half takes over: Zero Doom Queen Machinex places Dark Contract with the Zero King, Solomon and Marksman King Tell build Abyss King Gilgamesh, and Necro Slime and Alfred make Flame King Genghis. Orthros destroys the Zero King to bring Machinex back from the Extra Deck, and Zeus Ragnarok gives you a second Pendulum Summon. End board: Zeus Ragnarok, Deviser King Deus Machinex, Wave High King Caesar with 2 materials and Cursed King Siegfried, with Count Surveyor and Savant Thomas as Pendulum Scales, Dark Contract with the Gate, and a Set Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness. TCG note: the line runs through Spright Elf, which is Forbidden in the TCG, and uses the one copy of Fiendsmith's Lacrima that the Limited list allows. Starting hand: Fiendsmith Engraver.

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STEP 1

Fiendsmith Engraver
Missing: 60764609

Activate effect: Fiendsmith Engraver in your hand. Discard it to add a Fiendsmith Spell/Trap from your Deck.

STEP 2

Fiendsmith Engraver
Missing: 60764609

Discard Fiendsmith Engraver as the cost.

STEP 3

Fiendsmith's Tract
Missing: 98567237

Add Fiendsmith's Tract to your hand.

STEP 4

Fiendsmith's Tract
Missing: 98567237

Activate Fiendsmith's Tract.

STEP 5

Fabled Lurrie
Missing: 97651498

Add Fabled Lurrie, a LIGHT Fiend, from your Deck to your hand.

STEP 6

Fabled Lurrie
Missing: 97651498

Then discard 1 card: Fabled Lurrie.

STEP 7

Fiendsmith's Tract
Missing: 98567237

Fiendsmith's Tract resolves and goes to the Graveyard.

STEP 8

Fabled Lurrie
Missing: 97651498

Activate effect: Fabled Lurrie was discarded, so it Special Summons itself.

STEP 9

Fabled Lurrie
Missing: 97651498

Special Summon Fabled Lurrie.

STEP 10

Fabled Lurrie
Missing: 97651498

Fabled Lurrie becomes Link Material.

STEP 11

Fiendsmith's Requiem
Missing: 2463794

Link Summon Fiendsmith's Requiem (1 LIGHT Fiend monster).

STEP 12

Fiendsmith's Requiem
Missing: 2463794

Activate effect: Fiendsmith's Requiem, a Quick Effect. Tribute it to bring a Fiendsmith monster from your hand or Deck.

STEP 13

Fiendsmith's Requiem
Missing: 2463794

Tribute Fiendsmith's Requiem as the cost.

STEP 14

Lacrima the Crimson Tears
Missing: 28803166

Special Summon Lacrima the Crimson Tears from your Deck. It is always treated as a Fiendsmith card.

STEP 15

Lacrima the Crimson Tears
Missing: 28803166

Activate effect: Lacrima the Crimson Tears was Special Summoned. Send a Fiendsmith card from your Deck to the Graveyard.

STEP 16

Fiendsmith Engraver
Missing: 60764609

Send a second Fiendsmith Engraver to the Graveyard.

STEP 17

Fiendsmith Engraver
Missing: 60764609

Activate effect: the first Fiendsmith Engraver in your Graveyard. Shuffle another LIGHT Fiend from your Graveyard into the Deck to revive it.

STEP 18

Fabled Lurrie
Missing: 97651498

Shuffle Fabled Lurrie into the Deck as the cost.

STEP 19

Fiendsmith Engraver
Missing: 60764609

Special Summon Fiendsmith Engraver.

STEP 20

Lacrima the Crimson Tears
Missing: 28803166

Lacrima the Crimson Tears becomes Link Material.

STEP 21

Fiendsmith Engraver
Missing: 60764609

Fiendsmith Engraver becomes Link Material.

STEP 22

Fiendsmith's Sequence
Missing: 49867899

Link Summon Fiendsmith's Sequence (2 monsters, including a LIGHT Fiend).

STEP 23

Fiendsmith's Sequence
Missing: 49867899

Activate effect: Fiendsmith's Sequence. Shuffle materials from your Graveyard back into your Deck and Extra Deck to bring out a Fiend from your Extra Deck.

STEP 24

Fiendsmith Engraver
Missing: 60764609

Shuffle the second Fiendsmith Engraver from your Graveyard into the Deck as one LIGHT Fiend material.

STEP 25

Fiendsmith's Requiem
Missing: 2463794

Return Fiendsmith's Requiem from your Graveyard to the Extra Deck as the other one.

STEP 26

Fiendsmith's Lacrima
Missing: 46640168

Fusion Summon Fiendsmith's Lacrima (2 LIGHT Fiend monsters). While it is face-up, your opponent's monsters lose 600 Attack Points.

STEP 27

Fiendsmith's Lacrima
Missing: 46640168

Activate effect: Fiendsmith's Lacrima was summoned by Sequence. Target a LIGHT Fiend in your Graveyard to add to your hand or Special Summon.

STEP 28

Fiendsmith Engraver
Missing: 60764609

Special Summon Fiendsmith Engraver from your Graveyard.

STEP 29

D/D/D Wave High King Caesar
Missing: 79559912

Xyz Summon D/D/D Wave High King Caesar (2 Level 6 Fiend monsters). Engraver and Fiendsmith's Lacrima are both Level 6 Fiends.

STEP 30

Fiendsmith Engraver
Missing: 60764609

Fiendsmith Engraver becomes Xyz Material.

STEP 31

Fiendsmith's Lacrima
Missing: 46640168

Fiendsmith's Lacrima becomes the second material.

STEP 32

Fiendsmith Engraver
Missing: 60764609

Wave High King Caesar and Fiendsmith's Sequence will become Spright Elf's materials. Caesar's material Fiendsmith Engraver goes to the Graveyard with it.

STEP 33

Fiendsmith's Lacrima
Missing: 46640168

Its other material, Fiendsmith's Lacrima, goes to the Graveyard too.

STEP 34

D/D/D Wave High King Caesar
Missing: 79559912

D/D/D Wave High King Caesar becomes Link Material.

STEP 35

Fiendsmith's Sequence
Missing: 49867899

Fiendsmith's Sequence becomes Link Material. It is the Link-2 monster Spright Elf requires.

STEP 36

Spright Elf
Missing: 27381364

Link Summon Spright Elf. Spright Elf is Forbidden in the TCG, so this step only works where it is allowed.

STEP 37

D/D/D Wave High King Caesar
Missing: 79559912

Activate effect: D/D/D Wave High King Caesar was sent from the field to the Graveyard (Chain Link 1). Add a Dark Contract card from your Deck.

STEP 38

Fiendsmith's Lacrima
Missing: 46640168

Activate effect: Fiendsmith's Lacrima was sent to the Graveyard (Chain Link 2). Shuffle another LIGHT Fiend from your Graveyard into the Deck or Extra Deck to inflict 1200 damage.

STEP 39

Fiendsmith's Sequence
Missing: 49867899

Return Fiendsmith's Sequence to the Extra Deck. Your opponent takes 1200 damage.

STEP 40

Chain Link 1 resolves: add Dark Contract with the Gate to your hand.

STEP 41

Activate Dark Contract with the Gate.

STEP 42

Activate effect: Dark Contract with the Gate. Add a D/D monster from your Deck.

STEP 43

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Add D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex to your hand.

STEP 44

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Activate D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex as a Pendulum Scale in your left Pendulum Zone.

STEP 45

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Activate effect: D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex (Pendulum Effect). It was activated this turn, so place a Dark Contract Continuous Spell/Trap from your Deck face-up.

STEP 46

Place Dark Contract with the Zero King face-up on your field. It is placed, not activated, so nothing can negate it as an activation.

STEP 47

Activate effect: Dark Contract with the Zero King. Target Zero Doom Queen Machinex and destroy it to Special Summon a D/D monster from your Deck. For the rest of the turn, you can only Special Summon D/D monsters.

STEP 48

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex is destroyed and goes face-up to your Extra Deck, where its monster effect waits.

STEP 49

D/D Count Surveyor
Missing: 5997110

Special Summon D/D Count Surveyor from your Deck.

STEP 50

D/D Count Surveyor
Missing: 5997110

Activate effect: D/D Count Surveyor was Special Summoned. Add a D/D monster with 0 Attack Points or Defense Points from your Deck.

STEP 51

Add D/D Savant Copernicus (0 Attack Points / 0 Defense Points) to your hand.

STEP 52

Normal Summon D/D Savant Copernicus.

STEP 53

Activate effect: D/D Savant Copernicus was Normal Summoned. Send a D/D or Dark Contract card from your Deck to the Graveyard.

STEP 54

D/D Lance Soldier
Missing: 67322708

Send D/D Lance Soldier to the Graveyard.

STEP 55

Spright Elf
Missing: 27381364

Activate effect: Spright Elf, a Quick Effect. Your opponent controls no monsters, so target a Level 2 monster in your Graveyard.

STEP 56

D/D Lance Soldier
Missing: 67322708

Special Summon D/D Lance Soldier (Level 2).

STEP 57

D/D Lance Soldier
Missing: 67322708

Activate effect: D/D Lance Soldier. Target itself and raise its Level by 2, one for each Dark Contract in your field and Graveyard (the Gate and the Zero King). It is now Level 4.

STEP 58

Xyz Summon D/D/D Wise King Solomon (2 Level 4 D/D monsters).

STEP 59

D/D Lance Soldier
Missing: 67322708

D/D Lance Soldier becomes Xyz Material.

STEP 60

D/D Savant Copernicus becomes the second material.

STEP 61

Activate effect: D/D/D Wise King Solomon. Detach 1 material to add a D/D card from your Deck.

STEP 62

D/D Lance Soldier
Missing: 67322708

Detach D/D Lance Soldier as the cost.

STEP 63

D/D Savant Thomas
Missing: 41546

Add D/D Savant Thomas to your hand.

STEP 64

D/D/D Marksman King Tell
Missing: 71612253

Xyz Summon D/D/D Marksman King Tell by using Rank 4 D/D/D Wise King Solomon as its material.

STEP 65

D/D/D Wise King Solomon becomes Tell's material.

STEP 66

D/D Savant Copernicus transfers along with it.

STEP 67

Tell and D/D Count Surveyor will become Gilgamesh's materials. Tell's materials go to the Graveyard with it, starting with D/D Savant Copernicus.

STEP 68

Then D/D/D Wise King Solomon.

STEP 69

D/D/D Marksman King Tell
Missing: 71612253

D/D/D Marksman King Tell becomes Link Material.

STEP 70

D/D Count Surveyor
Missing: 5997110

D/D Count Surveyor becomes Link Material. As a Pendulum Monster it goes face-up to the Extra Deck, not the Graveyard.

STEP 71

Link Summon D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh (2 D/D monsters) to a zone Spright Elf points to.

STEP 72

D/D/D Marksman King Tell
Missing: 71612253

Activate effect: D/D/D Marksman King Tell was sent from the field to the Graveyard (Chain Link 1). Send a D/D or Dark Contract card from your Deck to the Graveyard.

STEP 73

Activate effect: D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh was Special Summoned (Chain Link 2). Place 2 D/D Pendulum Monsters with different names from your Deck in your Pendulum Zones and take 1000 damage. For the rest of the turn, you can only Special Summon D/D monsters.

STEP 74

D/D Orthros
Missing: 72181263

Place D/D Orthros (Scale 3) in your left Pendulum Zone.

STEP 75

Place D/D Gryphon (Scale 1) in your right Pendulum Zone. You take 1000 damage.

STEP 76

Chain Link 1 resolves: send D/D Necro Slime to the Graveyard.

STEP 77

Activate effect: D/D Necro Slime in your Graveyard. Banish it and D/D/D Wave High King Caesar from your Graveyard as materials for a D/D/D monster.

STEP 78

Banish D/D Necro Slime.

STEP 79

D/D/D Wave High King Caesar
Missing: 79559912

Banish D/D/D Wave High King Caesar. Every D/D/D card is also a D/D card.

STEP 80

D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King
Missing: 11852093

Fusion Summon D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King (2 D/D monsters).

STEP 81

D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King
Missing: 11852093

Activate effect: D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King. Shuffle materials from your hand, field or banishment into the Deck to bring out another D/D/D monster from your Extra Deck.

STEP 82

D/D/D Wave High King Caesar
Missing: 79559912

Return D/D/D Wave High King Caesar from banishment to the Extra Deck.

STEP 83

Shuffle D/D Necro Slime from banishment into the Deck.

STEP 84

D/D/D Flame King Genghis
Missing: 74583607

Fusion Summon D/D/D Flame King Genghis (2 D/D monsters).

STEP 85

D/D Orthros
Missing: 72181263

Activate effect: D/D Orthros (Pendulum Effect). Target Dark Contract with the Zero King and Orthros itself, then destroy both.

STEP 86

D/D Orthros
Missing: 72181263

D/D Orthros is destroyed and goes face-up to your Extra Deck.

STEP 87

Dark Contract with the Zero King is destroyed.

STEP 88

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Activate effect: D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex in your Extra Deck. A face-up Dark Contract you controlled was destroyed, so it Special Summons itself, then it can destroy 1 card on the field.

STEP 89

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Special Summon D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex.

STEP 90

Spright Elf
Missing: 27381364

Machinex destroys Spright Elf, clearing the Extra Monster Zone.

STEP 91

D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh becomes Link Material.

STEP 92

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex becomes Link Material and goes face-up to the Extra Deck.

STEP 93

D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok
Missing: 30998403

Link Summon D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok (Link-3, 2+ D/D monsters). Its arrows point at your first three Main Monster Zones, so monsters from the face-up Extra Deck can go there.

STEP 94

D/D/D Flame King Genghis
Missing: 74583607

Activate effect: D/D/D Flame King Genghis. Another D/D monster was Special Summoned, so revive a D/D monster from your Graveyard.

STEP 95

Special Summon D/D Savant Copernicus from your Graveyard in Defense Position. Its once-per-turn trigger was already used.

STEP 96

D/D/D Wave High King Caesar
Missing: 79559912

Xyz Summon a new D/D/D Wave High King Caesar (2 Level 6 Fiend monsters: Alfred and Genghis). The first three Main Monster Zones stay free for what comes next.

STEP 97

D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King
Missing: 11852093

D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King becomes Xyz Material.

STEP 98

D/D/D Flame King Genghis
Missing: 74583607

D/D/D Flame King Genghis becomes the second material.

STEP 99

Activate effect: D/D Gryphon (Pendulum Effect). Target a Fiend you control: it gains 500 Attack Points for each Dark Contract with a different name in your field and Graveyard (the Gate and the Zero King: +1000), then Gryphon destroys itself.

STEP 100

D/D Gryphon is destroyed and goes face-up to your Extra Deck.

STEP 101

D/D Savant Thomas
Missing: 41546

Activate D/D Savant Thomas as a Pendulum Scale (Scale 6) in your right Pendulum Zone.

STEP 102

D/D Savant Thomas
Missing: 41546

Activate effect: D/D Savant Thomas (Pendulum Effect). Add a face-up D/D Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck to your hand.

STEP 103

D/D Count Surveyor
Missing: 5997110

Add D/D Count Surveyor to your hand.

STEP 104

D/D Count Surveyor
Missing: 5997110

Activate D/D Count Surveyor as a Pendulum Scale (Scale 1) in your left Pendulum Zone. With Scales 1 and 6, Level 2 to 5 monsters can come out.

STEP 105

D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok
Missing: 30998403

Activate effect: D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok. Target D/D Savant Copernicus and destroy it. This turn you can also Pendulum-summon D/D monsters a second time.

STEP 106

D/D Savant Copernicus is destroyed and goes face-up to your Extra Deck.

STEP 107

Pendulum Summon D/D Savant Copernicus from your face-up Extra Deck in Defense Position.

STEP 108

D/D Orthros
Missing: 72181263

Pendulum Summon D/D Orthros in the same Pendulum Summon.

STEP 109

Pendulum Summon D/D Gryphon in the same Pendulum Summon.

STEP 110

D/D Orthros
Missing: 72181263

D/D Orthros, a Tuner, becomes Synchro Material and goes face-up to the Extra Deck.

STEP 111

D/D Gryphon becomes Synchro Material and goes face-up to the Extra Deck.

STEP 112

Synchro Summon D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried (Level 4 Tuner + Level 4 D/D).

STEP 113

D/D Orthros
Missing: 72181263

Pendulum Summon D/D Orthros again, with the extra Pendulum Summon from Zeus Ragnarok.

STEP 114

Pendulum Summon D/D Gryphon in that same Pendulum Summon.

STEP 115

D/D/D Wave King Caesar
Missing: 3758046

Xyz Summon D/D/D Wave King Caesar (2 Level 4 Fiend monsters). Every Main Monster Zone is full, so it takes Copernicus's zone.

STEP 116

D/D Savant Copernicus becomes Xyz Material.

STEP 117

D/D Orthros
Missing: 72181263

D/D Orthros becomes the second material.

STEP 118

Wave King Caesar and D/D Gryphon will become Gilgamesh's materials. Caesar's material D/D Savant Copernicus goes to the Graveyard: Xyz Materials are not on the field, so a Pendulum Monster among them doesn't go to the Extra Deck.

STEP 119

D/D Orthros
Missing: 72181263

D/D Orthros goes to the Graveyard too.

STEP 120

D/D/D Wave King Caesar
Missing: 3758046

D/D/D Wave King Caesar becomes Link Material.

STEP 121

D/D Gryphon becomes Link Material and goes face-up to the Extra Deck.

STEP 122

Link Summon a second D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh. Its effect is once per turn and has already been used, so it is just a D/D/D body.

STEP 123

D/D/D Wave King Caesar
Missing: 3758046

Activate effect: D/D/D Wave King Caesar was sent from the field to the Graveyard. Add a Dark Contract card from your Deck.

STEP 124

Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness
Missing: 9030160

Add Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness to your hand.

STEP 125

Xyz Summon D/D/D Deviser King Deus Machinex by using a D/D/D monster you control as its material: the second Gilgamesh.

STEP 126

D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh becomes its material.

STEP 127

Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness
Missing: 9030160

Set Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness. End board: Zeus Ragnarok (negates a hand-trap effect), Deus Machinex, Wave High King Caesar (negates a summoning effect) and Cursed King Siegfried (negates a face-up Spell/Trap), with Count Surveyor and Savant Thomas in the Pendulum Zones, so Eternal Darkness is active from your opponent's turn.

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Loaded: Machinex Pendulum Loop Setup

BETA

Machinex Pendulum Loop Setup

Beginner Guide Available

A solid sequence setting up strong Pendulum scales using Zero Doom Queen Machinex and Dark Contract with the Gate. By utilizing D/D Defense Soldier and linking into Abyss King Gilgamesh, you establish a loop with Vice King Requiem and Destiny King Zero Laplace. The combo finishes by climbing into Super Doom King Dark Armageddon and ultimately Deviser King Deus Machinex.

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STEP 1

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Activate Effect D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 2

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Activate Effect D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 3

Activate Effect Dark Contract with the Gate

STEP 4

D/D Defense Soldier
Missing: 93317313

Normal Summon D/D Defense Soldier

STEP 5

D/D Defense Soldier
Missing: 93317313

Activate Effect D/D Defense Soldier

STEP 6

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Pendulum Summon D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 7

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Return to Extra Deck D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 8

D/D Defense Soldier
Missing: 93317313

Send to Graveyard D/D Defense Soldier

STEP 9

Link Summon D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh

STEP 10

Activate Effect D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh

STEP 11

D/D/D Vice King Requiem
Missing: 25857977

Activate Effect D/D/D Vice King Requiem

STEP 12

Send to Graveyard Dark Contract with the Gate

STEP 13

D/D/D Vice King Requiem
Missing: 25857977

Pendulum Summon D/D/D Vice King Requiem

STEP 14

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Activate Effect D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 15

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
Missing: 20715411

Pendulum Summon D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

STEP 16

D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace
Missing: 21686473

Return to Extra Deck D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace

STEP 17

D/D Defense Soldier
Missing: 93317313

Activate Effect D/D Defense Soldier

STEP 18

D/D Defense Soldier
Missing: 93317313

Banish D/D Defense Soldier

STEP 19

Tribute D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh

STEP 20

D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace
Missing: 21686473

Pendulum Summon D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace

STEP 21

D/D/D Super Doom King Dark Armageddon
Missing: 18897163

Xyz Summon D/D/D Super Doom King Dark Armageddon

STEP 22

Xyz Summon D/D/D Deviser King Deus Machinex

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Advanced Play: The 'Nibiru-Proof' Line

D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok
Missing: 30998403

Playing Around Hand Traps

New combo lines are specifically designed to summon D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok as the fifth summon. Additionally, even if hit by Nibiru, if you have Alfred in rotation, you can banish him from GY to immediately reset your Contracts and rebuild.

The New Endboard: A Layered Defense

A typical D/D endboard is no longer fragile. It now utilizes "interaction diversity" to control the game from multiple angles (Field, GY, and Hand).

Cursed King Siegfried

Provides a crucial, once-per-turn targeted Spell/Trap negate. Alfred ensures Siegfried can be made consistently using recycled materials.

Deviser King Deus Machinex

Offers non-targeting monster removal by attaching an opponent's monster to itself as material. The ultimate board control tool.

Sky King Zeus Ragnarok

D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok
Missing: 30998403

The new layer of protection. Provides a dedicated negate for monster effects activated in the opponent's hand.

Competitive Analysis

Strengths

Infinite Resources: Alfred allows you to loop engine pieces indefinitely, out-grinding even "Yummy" decks.
Board Resilience: Recovery from full board wipes (Nibiru) is now standard via the GY/Banish pile.
In-Engine Protection: `Zeus Ragnarok` negates hand traps, while `Alfred` recovers broken backrow.
Bystial Baiting: Alfred in GY deters opponent's Bystials, as banishing him triggers your advantage.

Weaknesses

High Complexity: Managing the "Banished Pile" as a second hand requires high skill.
Face-Down Banish: Cards like "Kashtira Fenrir" that banish face-down remove Alfred's targets permanently.
GY Locks: "Abyss Dweller" or "Dimension Shifter" stop the Necro Slime/Alfred loop cold.

Synergies & Tech

D/D/D Headhunt: Alfred can reset this card from GY, allowing you to steal monsters turn after turn.
Dark Contract with Eternal Darkness: Searchable floodgate that locks "Dracotail" decks out of Extra Deck summons.
Allure of Darkness: Digs for starters. Banishing Alfred for cost triggers his effect immediately.

Banlist Impact

The D/D archetype itself is largely untouched by the TCG banlist, but key synergistic cards it relies on are affected.

Affected Synergistic Cards

Limited

Fiendsmith's Lacrima

Banlist Status Summary

Core cards checked:
• D/D Ark
• D/D Berfomet
• D/D Cerberus
• D/D Count Surveyor
• D/D Defense Soldier
• D/D Dog
• D/D Evil
• D/D Extra Surveyor
• D/D Ghost
• D/D Gryphon
• D/D Lamia
• D/D Lance Soldier
• D/D Lilith
• D/D Necro Slime
• D/D Nighthowl
• D/D Orthros
• D/D Pandora
• D/D Proud Chevalier
• D/D Proud Ogre
• D/D Recruits
• D/D Reroll
• D/D Savant Copernicus
• D/D Savant Galilei
• D/D Savant Kepler
• D/D Savant Newton
• D/D Savant Nikola
• D/D Savant Thomas
• D/D Scale Surveyor
• D/D Swirl Slime
• D/D Vice Typhon
• D/D/D Abyss King Gilgamesh
• D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King
• D/D/D Chaos King Apocalypse
• D/D/D Contract Change
• D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried
• D/D/D Destiny King Zero Laplace
• D/D/D Deviser King Deus Machinex
• D/D/D Doom King Armageddon
• D/D/D Dragon King Pendragon
• D/D/D Dragonbane King Beowulf
• D/D/D Duo-Dawn King Kali Yuga
• D/D/D First King Clovis
• D/D/D Flame High King Genghis
• D/D/D Flame King Genghis
• D/D/D Gust High King Alexander
• D/D/D Gust King Alexander
• D/D/D Headhunt
• D/D/D Human Resources
• D/D/D Marksman King Tell
• D/D/D Oblivion King Abyss Ragnarok
• D/D/D Oracle King d'Arc
• D/D/D Rebel King Leonidas
• D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok
• D/D/D Stone King Darius
• D/D/D Super Doom King Bright Armageddon
• D/D/D Super Doom King Dark Armageddon
• D/D/D Super Doom King Purple Armageddon
• D/D/D Supersight King Zero Maxwell
• D/D/D Supreme King Kaiser
• D/D/D Vice King Requiem
• D/D/D Wave High King Caesar
• D/D/D Wave King Caesar
• D/D/D Wave Oblivion King Caesar Ragnarok
• D/D/D Wise King Solomon
• D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex
• D/D/D/D Dimensional King Arc Crisis
• D/D/D/D Super-Dimensional Sovereign Emperor Zero Paradox
• Dark Contract with Errors
• Dark Contract with the Entities
• Dark Contract with the Eternal Darkness
• Dark Contract with the Gate
• Dark Contract with the Swamp King
• Dark Contract with the Witch
• Dark Contract with the Yamimakai
• Dark Contract with the Zero King
• Forbidden Dark Contract with the Swamp King
• Go! - D/D/D Divine Zero King Rage + Related cards checked:
• Fabled Lurrie
• Fiendsmith Engraver
• Fiendsmith's Lacrima
• Lacrima the Crimson Tears analyzed • 0 archetype restrictions • 1 synergistic card restricted

Lore Archive

Executive Summary: The Era of the Divine Sage

The Engine Room: Core Mechanics

The Infinite Resource Loop

The Dark Contract Economy

The Royal Court: Key Cards

The Burst Protocol Leadership

D/D/D Alfred the Divine Sage King

D/D/D Zero Doom Queen Machinex

D/D/D Sky King Zeus Ragnarok

D/D/D Wise King Solomon

The Engine Cogs (Core Staples)

D/D Savant Kepler

Dark Contract with the Gate

D/D Necro Slime

D/D Swirl Slime

D/D Savant Copernicus

D/D Gryphon

Core Combo Walkthroughs

Activate the Starter

Build the Engine

Initiate the Combo

The Graveyard Fusion

The Divine Trigger

Board & Resource Restoration

Initiate the Contract

Mitigate the Cost

Open the Gateway

Double Machinex Pendulum Line into Deviser King Deus Machinex

Fiendsmith Engraver One-Card: Zero King Machinex into Zeus Ragnarok and Deus Machinex

Machinex Pendulum Loop Setup

Advanced Play: The 'Nibiru-Proof' Line

Playing Around Hand Traps

The New Endboard: A Layered Defense

Cursed King Siegfried

Deviser King Deus Machinex

Sky King Zeus Ragnarok

Competitive Analysis

Strengths

Weaknesses

Synergies & Tech

Banlist Impact

Affected Synergistic Cards

Limited

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