The Idols of Burn and Disruption
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 premier Normal Summon. Searches any "Trickstar" card from Deck to hand, providing one-card access to your entire strategy.
A free Special Summon from the hand if you control a "Trickstar" monster, enabling instant Link-2 plays.
A key extender that Special Summons itself from hand by bouncing another Trickstar, allowing you to re-use Candina's search effect.
The Field Spell that acts as three more copies of your starter, searching any "Trickstar" monster on activation.
The infamous Trap card. Banishes the opponent's entire hand and allows them to draw a new one, setting up devastating hand-loop combos.
A Continuous Spell that adds 300 damage every time your opponent takes effect damage, drastically accelerating the burn strategy.
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.
Normal Summon Trickstar Candina. Use her effect to search for Trickstar Corobane.
Activate Corobane's effect from your hand to Special Summon it. Use Candina and Corobane to Link Summon a Link-2 monster.
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.
LOW IMPACT: The Trickstar archetype has been moderately restricted by the TCG banlist, with Terraforming limited.
Meta Implications: Thanks to its Moderate (core strategy intact with reduced explosive potential), Trickstar remains playable despite the limitation.
Banlist Status Summary
Core cards checked:
• Scapegoat
• Terraforming
• Trickstar Bella Madonna
• Trickstar Candina
• Trickstar Corobane
• Trickstar Holly Angel
• Trickstar Light Stage
• Trickstar Lilybell
• Trickstar Lycoris
• Trickstar Reincarnation
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1 total restriction found
• 1 archetype card
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