About the archetype

Monarch is a Yu-Gi-Oh! archetype with 40 cards: 23 monsters, 11 Spells and 6 Traps. Its first card came out in 1999 and the latest in 2025.

Its monsters are mostly DARK and LIGHT and Fiend and Spellcaster-type. None of its monsters go in the Extra Deck.

The archetype's most popular card is The Monarchs Stormforth. None of its cards are on the Forbidden & Limited List.

Monsters (23)

• Mobius the Frost Monarch
• Caius the Shadow Monarch
• Eidos the Underworld Squire
• Edea the Heavenly Squire
• Erebus the Underworld Monarch
• Zaborg the Thunder Monarch
• Ehther the Heavenly Monarch
• Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch
• Zaborg the Mega Monarch
• Raiza the Storm Monarch
• Kuraz the Light Monarch
• Raiza the Mega Monarch
• Granmarg the Rock Monarch
• Caius the Mega Monarch
• Thestalos the Mega Monarch
• Eidos the Underworld Monarch
• Delg the Dark Monarch
• Mobius the Mega Monarch
• Thestalos the Shadowfire Monarch
• Angmarl the Fiendish Monarch
• Granmarg the Mega Monarch
• Tlakalel, His Malevolent Majesty
• Emperor of the Land and Sea

Spells (11)

• The Monarchs Stormforth
• Domain of the True Monarchs
• Pantheism of the Monarchs
• Tenacity of the Monarchs
• March of the Monarchs
• Return of the Monarchs
• The Monarchs Masterplan
• The Monarchs Revolt
• Frost Blast of the Monarchs
• Restoration of the Monarchs
• Strike of the Monarchs

Traps (6)

• The Monarchs Erupt
• The Prime Monarch
• The First Monarch
• Escalation of the Monarchs
• The Monarchs Awaken
• Monarchic Perfection