Executive Summary

The "Legendary Dragon" cards are a series of iconic spells from the Waking the Dragons saga, composed of The Eye of Timaeus, The Fang of Critias, and The Claw of Hermos. Unlike modern archetypes, they are a conceptual one, lacking internal searchers and forcing a reliance on external engines. The theme is defined by two mutually exclusive strategies: a versatile "Fusion Toolbox" for various decks, and the all-or-nothing "Knight of Destiny Gambit" aimed at summoning one of the game's most powerful boss monsters.

The Duality of the Dragons

The core spells offer two distinct paths. A duelist must choose whether to wield their individual powers as adaptable tools or to unite them for a single, decisive endgame.

The Fusion Toolbox

This approach involves using one or more of the Legendary Dragon spells as a high-impact engine in other decks. Each spell offers a one-card Fusion Summon, turning a single monster or trap into a powerful boss monster, providing unparalleled resource efficiency and strategic flexibility.

The Knight of Destiny Gambit

This strategy dedicates the entire deck to a single goal: resolving Legend of Heart. It's a high-risk combo that uses the three Legendary Dragon spells as fuel to summon the three Legendary Knights, ultimately leading to their fusion into an unstoppable endboard.

The Armory of Atlantis: The Fusion Toolbox

The Eye of Timaeus: The Wizard's Drake

Fuses with a "Dark Magician" monster to create powerful spellcaster dragons. Its prime target, Dark Magician the Dragon Knight, creates a near-unbreakable lock that protects your entire backrow from targeting and destruction.

The Fang of Critias: Traps Made Manifest

Weaponizes your Trap Cards by sending one from hand or field to summon a corresponding monster. Fusing with Mirror Force summons Mirror Force Dragon, capable of wiping the opponent's entire field.

The Claw of Hermos: Forging Legendary Weapons

Transforms a monster into a powerful Equip Spell. Sending a Dragon-type monster allows you to forge Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword, an equip capable of granting enough ATK for a one-turn kill.

Core Combo: The Path to the Knight of Destiny

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This walkthrough demonstrates the linear but powerful sequence to summon the deck's ultimate monster. Success hinges on graveyard setup.

Foolish Burial Goods
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Prepare the Legends

The first priority is to send all three Legendary Dragon Spells from the Deck to the Graveyard using cards like Foolish Burial Goods. This fuels your key combo piece.

Legend of Heart
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Unleash the Heart

Activate Legend of Heart. Pay 2000 LP, Tribute a Warrior monster, and banish the three Spells from your GY to summon the three Legendary Knights from your Deck.

The Three Knights
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Assemble the Endboard

With all three Knights on the field, send them to the Graveyard (this is a Contact Fusion) to Special Summon your ultimate boss monster: Timaeus the Knight of Destiny.

The Unstoppable Endboard

Timaeus the Knight of Destiny

Timaeus the Knight of Destiny
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  • Complete Immunity: Unaffected by all other card effects, making it immune to almost every form of removal.
  • Battle Dominance: Can make its ATK/DEF equal to the strongest monster on the field, ensuring victory in any battle.
  • Recursive Power: If destroyed by battle, it Special Summons all three Legendary Knights back from the GY, ready to be fused again.

Competitive Analysis

Strengths

  • Unbeatable Boss: A resolved Timaeus the Knight of Destiny is an auto-win against most decks.
  • High Versatility: The "Toolbox" strategy allows the spells to be powerful engines in stronger, more consistent decks.
  • Explosive Payoff: The deck aims to solve its own consistency puzzle to unleash a single, game-ending turn.

Weaknesses

  • Profound Inconsistency: The lack of in-theme searchers makes the deck highly reliant on drawing its unsearchable spells or setup cards.
  • Fragile Combo: The "Knight of Destiny" combo is extremely vulnerable. A single negation on Legend of Heart often results in an immediate loss.
  • Graveyard Dependent: The entire strategy is weak to common anti-graveyard cards.

Archetypal Synergies

  • Dark Magician: The most direct partner for The Eye of Timaeus.
  • Red-Eyes: An ideal home for The Claw of Hermos to enable OTK strategies.
  • Warrior Toolbox: Any Warrior-focused deck can easily meet the tribute requirement for Legend of Heart.

Banlist Impact

Fully Unrestricted

As of the current TCG format, the Legendary Dragon archetype is entirely unrestricted, allowing it to operate at full capacity.

Maximum Consistency

Play any card at your preferred ratio without restrictions

Full Strength Plays

Access to all archetype synergies without limitations

Strategic Freedom

No banlist constraints holding back your strategy

Banlist Status Summary

analyzed • 0 restrictions found • All cards legal at 3 copies