The Dragonmaid archetype is a Midrange Fusion and Control strategy that excels in long, drawn-out games. Unlike decks that build a massive board on turn one, Dragonmaids focus on accumulating advantage through a robust, self-replenishing engine. Their objective is to provide unparalleled service and hospitality to their controller, cycling resources between the hand, field, and Graveyard to outlast and overwhelm the opponent in a war of attrition.
The core mechanic of the Dragonmaid archetype is its unique Battle Phase "Tag-Out" system. The small "Maid" forms can return to the hand at the start of the Battle Phase to summon a large "Dragon" form from the hand or Graveyard. Conversely, the large Dragons return to the hand at the end of the Battle Phase to revive a small Maid. This constant cycling is the deck's lifeblood, allowing for both offensive pressure and resource recursion by ensuring key combo pieces are always available.
The most important starter. On summon, she searches any "Dragonmaid" Spell/Trap, giving you access to your Fusion, revival, or disruption cards.
Sets up the Graveyard for future plays. On summon, she sends a "Dragonmaid" card from the deck to the GY, loading it with revival targets or spells with GY effects.
Provides recursion by reviving another small Dragonmaid from the Graveyard when she is summoned.
A hand-trap extender. Discard her to Special Summon a small Dragonmaid from your hand, helping play through disruption.
Provides monster effect negation from the hand by discarding herself.
A powerful battle-phase tool. Discard her to give a Dragonmaid a 2000 ATK boost for the turn.
Any of Chamber, Parlor, or Kitchen Dragonmaid can establish a powerful opening board using the same core strategy: get both a Humanoid and Draconic form of the same maid into accessible zones to create valid Fusion materials.
Normal Summon Chamber Dragonmaid. Use her effect to search for Dragonmaid Hospitality. (Alternatively, Parlor sends her Dragon form to GY, and Kitchen adds then discards hers.)
Activate Dragonmaid Hospitality. Send Chamber to GY, then use Hospitality to summon her back while sending Dragonmaid Laundry (her Dragon form) to the GY. You now have two same-Attribute monsters with different Levels�valid materials for House Dragonmaid.
Fusion Summon House Dragonmaid using Chamber (on field) and Laundry (in GY). House's on-summon effect adds any Humanoid Dragonmaid to hand, extending your resources.
On the opponent's Standby Phase, the two banished materials (Chamber and Laundry) can be shuffled back to Special Summon Dragonmaid Sheou from the Extra Deck. Sheou can then revive any Dragonmaid from hand/GY�all from a single card!
MODERATE IMPACT: The Dragonmaid archetype has been moderately restricted by the TCG banlist, with Bystial Magnamhut and Pot of Prosperity limited.
Meta Implications: Thanks to its Strong (full power core engine), Dragonmaid remains playable despite the limitations.
Banlist Status Summary
Core cards checked:
• Bystial Magnamhut
• Chamber Dragonmaid
• Dragonmaid Hospitality
• Dragonmaid Sheou
• Dragonmaid Tidying
• Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres
• House Dragonmaid
• Kitchen Dragonmaid
• Nurse Dragonmaid
• Parlor Dragonmaid
• Pot of Prosperity
• Super Polymerization
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2 total restrictions found
• 2 archetype cards
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