Lore Archive

"The Trickstars are idol performers whose infectious music inflicts burn damage for every card added to the opponent's hand. Candina searches, Lycoris bounces to burn, and Reincarnation banishes the opponent's entire hand. Their concerts are sold out—and everyone in attendance loses 200 LP per card."

The Trickstars are idols from Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, each named after a toxic plant, and their artworks go from the stage to the crowd. Follow a marked name to walk the trail.

Trickstar Light Stage
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  1. Candina, Holly Angel, Lilybell and Lycoris on stage.

  2. Named after Brugmansia candida, the toxic "angel's trumpet", which decorates the corners of her art. Every Trickstar is named after a toxic plant.

  3. The lily of the valley, a toxic woodland flower with bell-shaped blooms, hence the big bell she holds.

  4. Lycoris, a genus of toxic flowers. She appears in Light Stage.

  5. The hollyhock, whose symbol is in her corners. Her owner Skye Zaizen's Japanese name, Aoi, means hollyhock, and "Angel" recalls Skye's first LINK VRAINS alias, Blue Angel. Holly Angel appears in Light Stage and Reincarnation.

  6. The stage seen from the performers' side: the shadows of Candina, Holly Angel and Lilybell fall across it.

  7. Tacca chantrieri, the toxic "devil flower", also called the "black bat flower" and "cat's whiskers flower", whose symbols are in her corners. Her Japanese name is "Sweet Devil".

  8. Narcissus plus "kiss", so she is blowing one. In Bouquet she holds a bouquet of narcissus.

  9. Holly Angel, among carnations: "reincarnation" is a pun on the flower.

  10. Band Sweet Guitar and Divaridis, with two Trickstar Token holograms.

  11. Band Sweet Guitar and Divaridis perform, and the crowd is full of familiar faces: Ojama Black, Ojama Green, Ojama Yellow and the Dustons.

Executive Summary

The Trickstar archetype is a collective of LIGHT Fairy monsters with a vibrant, pop-idol aesthetic that conceals a relentlessly punishing playstyle. It operates as a multifaceted control and combo strategy, weaponizing small, incremental instances of effect damage to fuel an engine of disruption, resource advantage, and powerful Link Summons. Trickstar's core gameplay revolves around taxing the opponent for nearly every fundamental action they take, putting them on a strict clock while you assemble your own dazzling performance.

The Main Act: Core Engine

The Starters & Extenders

Trickstar Candina

The premier Normal Summon. Searches any "Trickstar" card from Deck to hand, providing one-card access to your entire strategy.

Trickstar Corobane

A free Special Summon from the hand if you control a "Trickstar" monster, enabling instant Link-2 plays.

Trickstar Lycoris

A key extender that Special Summons itself from hand by bouncing another Trickstar, allowing you to re-use Candina's search effect.

Backstage Crew: Support

Trickstar Light Stage

The Field Spell that acts as three more copies of your starter, searching any "Trickstar" monster on activation.

Trickstar Reincarnation

The infamous Trap card. Banishes the opponent's entire hand and allows them to draw a new one, setting up devastating hand-loop combos.

Dark Room of Nightmare

A Continuous Spell that adds 300 damage every time your opponent takes effect damage, drastically accelerating the burn strategy.

The Opening Sequence

The deck's consistency is demonstrated by its simple one-card starter combo, which converts a single Normal Summon into multiple on-field threats and disruptions.

Trickstar Candina
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Summon & Search

Normal Summon Trickstar Candina. Use her effect to search for Trickstar Corobane.

Trickstar Corobane
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Extend & Link

Activate Corobane's effect from your hand to Special Summon it. Use Candina and Corobane to Link Summon a Link-2 monster.

Trickstar Noble Angel
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Establish Disruption

Summon Trickstar Noble Angel. Its effect can search Maiden of Blue Tears, a Trap that destroys an opponent's monster and triggers Noble Angel to destroy another card.

The Encore: Typical End Board

Trickstar Noble Angel

Trickstar Noble Angel
  • Targeted Destruction: When effect damage is inflicted, can destroy one face-up card on the field.
  • Recursion: Can Special Summon a "Trickstar" monster from the Graveyard.

Trickstar Bella Madonna

Trickstar Bella Madonna
  • Unaffected Tower: While it points to no monsters, it is unaffected by other cards' activated effects.
  • Finisher: Inflicts 200 damage for each differently named "Trickstar" in the GY, often for game-ending damage.

Competitive Analysis

Strengths

  • High Consistency: Multiple one-card starters make its opening plays extremely reliable.
  • Blowout Potential: The Reincarnation + Droll combo can win the game on turn one by banishing the opponent's entire hand.
  • Punishing Loop: The constant burn damage forces opponents to play cautiously and punishes search-heavy decks.

Weaknesses

  • Normal Summon Reliant: Very vulnerable to a single hand trap like Ash Blossom on Candina's search effect.
  • Low Individual Power: Outside of its key combos, individual monsters are weak and struggle to mount a comeback.
  • Predictable Choke Points: Experienced opponents know exactly where to apply disruption to stop the deck's main combo.

Key Tech Choices

  • Droll & Lock Bird: Essential for the hand-loop combo with Trickstar Reincarnation.
  • Called by the Grave: Crucial for protecting your Candina from hand traps like Ash Blossom.
  • Chain Summoning: Allows for multiple Normal Summons, enabling loops with Lycoris to search several cards in one turn.

Current TCG Banlist Status

Banlist Impact

LOW IMPACT: The Trickstar archetype has been moderately restricted by the TCG banlist, with Terraforming limited.

Archetype Cards

Limited

  • • Terraforming

Meta Implications: Thanks to its Moderate (core strategy intact with reduced explosive potential), Trickstar remains playable despite the limitation.

Banlist Status Summary

analyzed • 1 total restriction found • 1 archetype card