The Emperor of Darkness Structure Deck amped up the strength of the emperors of Dueling, the Monarchs. Today, we’re going to look at some of the all-new cards in Premium Gold: Infinite Gold that will give your Monarch Deck even more power! Read more…

The Emperor of Darkness Structure Deck is a reimagining of one of the all-time classic Dueling strategies, and it’s out today! Great strides were made in Tribute Summoning technology during the creation of this Structure Deck, but one area of the Monarch strategy that’s remained constant is its access to the Extra Deck. Specifically, it has none. To make up for that, we needed a way for the Monarch Duelist to level the playing field, and that’s the Field Spell Domain of the True Monarchs! Read more…

Monarchs have been with us since 2004 when Zaborg the Thunder Monarch was released in Ancient Sanctuary. Sadly, Zaborg’s effect often played second fiddle to the fact that it was a Level 5 monster you could Tribute for Metamorphosis to swap it out for Dark Balter the Terrible, Reaper on the Nightmare, or Fiend Skull Dragon. While Zaborg’s lot in life was always to be replaced with or exchanged for other cards, the legacy of the Monarchs endures to this day. And tomorrow, two new Monarchs will grace the Dueling world with their presence as the headline cards in the Emperor of Darkness Structure Deck! Read more…

Somewhere out there among the many possible universes there’s one in which Treeborn Frog never existed and Samsara Kaiser ran around with Ultimate Offering, dropping non-stop Monarchs until Destiny HERO – Malicious and friends showed up. This Friday, you’ll get a chance to see how Tribute Summoning strategies might have evolved in that universe when the Emperor of Darkness Structure Deck launches! Read more…