Executive Summary

The Lunalight archetype is a DARK Beast-Warrior, Fusion-centric strategy renowned for its aggressive, OTK (One-Turn Kill) potential. The deck operates through intricate combo lines that masterfully leverage graveyard effects and resource loops. It revolves around a core ensemble of Main Deck monsters that search, special summon, and recur resources, all building towards the crescendo of summoning their powerful Fusion boss monsters. It's a dance of shadows and moonlight, where every move is calculated to deliver a final, devastating performance.

The Lunalight Ensemble

Each member of the Lunalight troupe plays a vital role in the overarching choreography. Mastering their individual steps and how they interact is key to a flawless performance. You can see the full cast of Lunalight cards in the official database.

Core Dancers: Main Deck Monsters

Lunalight Kaleido Chick

The premier starter. Sends a "Lunalight" from Deck or Extra Deck to the GY as cost, setting up entire combos.

Lunalight Yellow Marten

The heart of the recursion loop. Bounces a "Lunalight" card to summon itself and searches a Spell/Trap when sent to GY by an effect.

Lunalight Tiger

A critical Pendulum extender that revives a "Lunalight" from the GY once per turn.

Supporting Choreography: Spells

Luna Light Perfume

A powerful dual-threat: revives a "Lunalight" from GY and can be banished from GY to search for any "Lunalight" monster.

Lunalight Fusion

The archetype's fusion spell. Can use a material from the Deck or Extra Deck if your opponent controls an Extra Deck monster.

Lunalight Wolf

A Pendulum monster that acts as a Miracle Fusion, banishing materials from field or GY for a Fusion Summon.

The Main Performance: Core Combos

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The deck's combos range from foundational two-card starters to more complex lines that build resilient, disruptive boards.

Foundational Combo: Kaleido Chick + Perfume

Lunalight Kaleido Chick
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Opening Act

Normal Summon Kaleido Chick. Activate its effect, sending Yellow Marten from your Deck to the GY.

Lunalight Yellow Marten
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Interlude

Activate Luna Light Perfume to revive Yellow Marten. Marten's effect triggers, searching for a "Lunalight" Spell/Trap.

Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Tiger King
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Climax

Overlay Kaleido Chick and Yellow Marten for a Rank 4 Xyz monster, like Tiger King to search for Fire Formation - Tenki, extending your plays even further.

3.2 Advanced Combo: Integrating New Support

Newer support provides more resilient lines that end on built-in disruption, leveraging the full suite of "sent by effect" triggers.

Lunalight Gold Leo
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New Starter

Normal Summon Lunalight Gold Leo. Activate its effect to add Kaleido Chick and discard Yellow Marten.

Lunalight Masquerade
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GY Trigger

Yellow Marten triggers in the GY. Add Lunalight Masquerade from your Deck to your hand.

Lunalight Silver Hound
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Setup Disruption

Activate Lunalight Masquerade. Use its effect to send Lunalight Silver Hound from the Deck to the GY.

Lunalight Emerald Bird
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Extend and End

Silver Hound triggers in the GY, Special Summoning an extender like Emerald Bird. You now have multiple monsters for Link/Xyz plays and a live Spell/Trap negate from Silver Hound in the GY.

The Grand Finale: End Boards

The OTK Board

Designed to end the duel in a single, overwhelming battle phase.

Lunalight Leo Dancer
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Lunalight Leo Dancer

Untargetable, indestructible by card effects, and can attack twice, wiping the opponent's special summoned monsters.

Lunalight Blue Cat
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Lunalight Blue Cat

Doubles Leo Dancer's ATK to a staggering 7000, ensuring lethal damage.

The Modern Fortress

A resilient end board merging offensive pressure with in-archetype disruption.

Lunalight Liger Dancer
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Lunalight Liger Dancer

An unaffected "towers" boss monster that is incredibly difficult for most decks to remove.

Lunalight Silver Hound
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Lunalight Silver Hound (in GY)

Provides a Quick Effect Spell/Trap negate by banishing itself and another Fusion from the GY.

Competitive Analysis

Strengths

  • Explosive OTK Potential: Capable of ending games swiftly with high-ATK, multi-attacking monsters.
  • High Consistency: Numerous starters and searchers make the core engine readily accessible.
  • Resilience to certain disruption: The "send for cost" mechanic of Kaleido Chick can play through on-field negation.

Weaknesses

  • Vulnerable to Hand Traps: Extremely weak to cards like Dimension Shifter, Artifact Lancea, and Droll & Lock Bird.
  • Fragile Choke Points: The Normal Summon of the starter is a clear and easily targeted point of disruption.

Banlist Impact

While the Lunalight core remains untouched, the archetype's low to moderate (self-sufficient fusion engine, benefits from Predaplant/Frightfur hybrid builds) means restrictions on generic support cards do have an impact.

Affected Synergistic Cards

Forbidden

  • Predaplant Verte Anaconda
  • Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess
  • Borreload Savage Dragon

Limited

  • Instant Fusion
  • Called by the Grave
  • Crossout Designator
  • Triple Tactics Talent
  • Pot of Prosperity

Meta Implications: Despite restrictions on support cards, Lunalight's high (can be played pure, hybrid with Predaplant, or mixed with Frightfur engine) allows the deck to remain viable with alternative tech choices.

Banlist Status Summary

+ analyzed • 0 archetype restrictions • 8 synergistic cards restricted