Yu-Gi-Oh! presents various monster duels that are very exciting and interesting. Interestingly, there are lots of very interesting monster cards and they are categorized into several types according to certain characteristics.
In this article, we would like to discuss the types of monster cards that appear in the Yu-Gi-Oh! story. For more detailed information, check the following review!
1. Dragon
Dragon are one of the most famous types of monsters in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!. As the name implies, this type is in the form of a dragon which on average is ferocious and brutal in duels. As an example, we can look at Seto Kaiba's Blue Eyes White Dragon.
2.Machine
Machine-type monsters represent advanced robots, high-tech transportation equipment, and mechanical objects that look really cool. On average, this type of monster is also strong and reliable in duels, for example, the XYZ Dragon Cannon.
3. Warrior
Warrior is a type of monster that often appears in stories. This type is usually in the form of a tough warrior who uses armor along with a sword or similar weapon. Examples of Warrrior cards that are quite popular are Gaia The Fierce Knight or Elemental HERO.
4. Beast
The next type of monster is Beast. This type is usually in the form of a beast. This card usually functions more as a support in duels. Nonetheless, there are beast-type monsters that have potential, such as the Green Baboon, Defender of The Forest.
5. Beast-Warrior
As the name implies, this type can be considered as a combination of Beast and Warrior. Usually, this type of monster takes the form of a tough knight or warrior with the characteristics of a wild animal. Examples are Beast King Barbaros and XX-Saber Gottoms.
6. Spellcaster
Spellcaster is a type of monster associated with the magic world, like magicians, witchs, and wizards. This type is very popular in the story because Yugi usually relies on this type in duels. His favorite Spellcaster type monsters are Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl.
7. Fiend
The Fiend type is usually closely associated with darkness and underworld creatures. The average Fiend monster's form looks very scary and scary, like the Summoned Skull. In addition, this type is also fairly strong and can be used as the main card in a duel.
8. Fairy
Unlike the Fiend type, the Fairy type looks very beautiful as well as aesthetic. This type is usually described as a girl or winged angel who looks beautiful. In addition, this type is favored by female duelists, such as Alexis Rhode in the story Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.
9. Insect
As the name implies, the Insect type is based on monsters in the form of insects. One duelist who really likes this type is Weevil Underwood. He has some very strong insect cards, such as the Coccon of Evolution and the Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth.
10. Aqua
The next type of monster is Aqua which is based on water creatures. Specifically, this type of monster is more likely to take the form of an amphibian or other aquatic monster. How about fish? Fish-shaped monsters fall into a category of its own.
11. Fish
Fish is a type of monster related to fish, especially sharks which are very ferocious. In the Yu-Gi-Oh! story, there is a duelist named Reginald Kastle who really likes this type of monster in duels.
12. Sea-Serpent
Even though they are both aquatic creatures, the Sea-Serpent has certain very distinctive characteristics. This type of monster is usually in the form of a water dragon and water creatures that exist in world mythology. One interesting example of this type is the Aqua Dragon.
13. Rock
The next type of monster is Rock which is based on the earth element. This type of monster usually takes the form of a golem or a stone monster. In addition, types have high DEF or defense stats, such as the Labyrinth Wall.
14. Thunder
As the name implies, Thunder is a type of monster related to the element of lightning. This type of monster usually has a typical attack in the form of a lightning strike. Some interesting examples of this type of monster are the Thunder Dragon and the Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon.
15. Pyro
Next, there is a type of monster named Pyro that has the power of fire. This type of monster is usually depicted with fire that looks hot. In addition, this type is capable of dealing great damage to opponents, for example, Thestalos The Firestorm Monarch.
16. Plant
As the name implies, the Plant type is closely related to plants, such as flowers or wild plants. This type is more suitable for use as a support in a duel. Some examples of well-known Plant-type monsters are Lonefire Blossom and Gigaplant.
17. Zombie
Next, there are Zombie-type monsters which usually take the form of skeletons, undead, vampires, and ghosts. This type is quite interesting as well as horror. There are some very interesting and well-known Zombie-type cards, for example, Mezuki and Zombie Master.
18. Reptile
Just like its name, the Reptile type represents reptile animals. Although this type is often underestimated, there are several interesting duelists in the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! who rely on this type, such as Thelonious Viper and Yuga Goha.
19. Dinosaur
Dinosaur is the favorite type of monster used by Rex Raptor in duels. The majority of this type of monster is in the form of a saber-toothed dinosaur, such as a T-Rex. In terms of strength, this type usually has a fairly high ATK.
20. Winged Beast
Next, there is the Winged Beast type which refers to winged monsters, especially birds. Although this type tends to be used as support, there are also very powerful Winged Beast monsters, such as the Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys.
21. Psychic
Unlike the previous types, Psychic became popular after being introduced in the story Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds. These types of monsters are usually cyborgs or mutants with cybernetic elements that look really cool.
22. Wyrm
The Wyrm type was first introduced in the ARC-V story. This type is indeed very similar to the dragon. However, Wyrm-type dragons have no legs or arms and are usually based on dragons in British or Norse mythology.
23. Cyberse
Next, there is the Cyberse type that has become popular after appearing in the VRAINS story. This type of monster is very unique and related to digital technology and cyberspace. Because of that, this type is similar to the Machine and Psychic types.
24. Divine-Beast
Divine-Beast can be said to be the most superior type of monster compared to the previous types. This type uses the names of famous gods in world mythology, such as Obelisk The Tormentor, Silfer the Sky Dragon, and The Winged Dragon of Ra.
25. Creator God
Creator God is a very exclusive monster type and is rarer than god cards. So far, there was only one Creator God type monster, namely Holactie the Creator of Light. The monster was summoned by Atem in manga and anime Yu-Gi-Oh!.