Light Monsters in Goat Format
4/23/2019
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In Goat Format, playable light monsters are significantly less plentiful than dark monsters are. Chaos decks are one of the main pillars of Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Goat Format, and one of the challenges involved in constructing a chaos deck is finding enough reliable sources of light monsters to fill your graveyard for Chaos Sorcerer. Here is a quick guide to all of the light monsters in the format that are considered fit for competitive play. They are roughly sorted from most to least popular. We excluded Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning from the list, as it is itself a chaos monster.
Magician of FaithMagician of Faith is a powerful staple for any control deck. It is often a virtual +1 in card advantage by getting back Pot of Greed, Graceful Charity, Delinquent Duo, Snatch Steal, or Heavy Storm from the graveyard. It should be one of the first monsters that you look to when constructing your light monster lineup. |
Magical MerchantMagical Merchant is often praised for being a light LV1 target for Metamorphosis whose flip effect allows it to replace itself. In a deck with Chaos Sorcerer, it serves the even more important role of potentially milling other lights/darks to be used as a resource to summon your chaos monsters. |
Thunder DragonThunder Dragon is a built-around card for sure, as our Thunder Dragon Chaos deck guide explains in detail. It will give you all of the light monsters that you need, but it poses its own consistency issues. It can be powerful, but can’t just throw it into any deck lightly. |
Airknight ParshathAirknight Parshath is a must-have in Goat Control, but it usually doesn’t see play in the dedicated chaos decks. It’s hard to find room for both chaos monsters and tribute monsters in the same deck, and it increases the risk of drawing dead hands. Chaos decks might occasionally play it as a 1-of. |
D.D. Warrior LadyD.D. Warrior Lady is technically a light monster, but its effect prevents it from ending up in the graveyard very often. Nonetheless, its effect makes it a solid card, and it can be probably counted as “half of a light monster” in any decklist. It can be used for offense or defense, and it’s the best target for Shining Angel. |
Sacred CraneUnsurprisingly, light monsters that draw cards are desirable, but drawing cards with Sacred Crane can be easier said than done. Sacred Crane really only has one use, as a staple in Reasoning Gate Combo. Historically, other decks have tried to pair it with Marauding Captain, but this is has not been proven to be viable in Goat Format. |
Blade KnightBlade Knight is a common aggressive monster, as both of its effects are quite useful. Flip effects are abundant in Goat Format, and 2000 attack allows it to destroy commonly played monsters like Airknight Parshath, Abyss Soldier, and Breaker the Magical Warrior in battle. Blade Knight can be a good pick in either the main deck or sidedeck to fill the aggressive role. |
Skilled White MagicianSkilled White Magician is boring and often played as a “filler” light monster. It’s never going to win you a game, but it will rarely be completely useless either. It can be played in as 1-of in a deck like Thunder Dragon Chaos to round out the light lineup, or it be played as a flexible 3-of in Chaos Control. |
Shining AngelOne of my personal favorites, Shining Angel seems mediocre on on the surface, but there are a number of good targets to search with it. D.D. Warrior Lady is the obvious one, but Magician of Faith and Magical Merchant also work for Metamorphosis or Tsukuyomi synergy. You can also get a few juicy targets from the sidedeck. |
Ninja Grandmaster SasukeNinja Grandmaster Sasuke mostly serves as the other light target for Reinforcement of the Army in addition to Blade Knight. This gives it a niche role in decks like Anti-Meta Warriors in order to take care of monsters like Spirit Reaper and Gravekeeper’s Spy. It could potentially be used for a chaos/warrior decklist, though. |
Zaborg the Thunder MonarchA few might swear by Zaborg the Thunder Monarch, but nearly all will concede that Airknight Parshath is better in the light tribute slot. Zaborg the Thunder Monarch could be used in order to splash Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning into a Monarch deck, however. As a monarch, Zaborg is unique in two ways: It’s the only light monarch and also the only level 5 monarch. |
Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands (and Senju)Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands (as well as Senju of the Thousand Hands) are great choices in any deck with ritual monsters, such as a Relinquished-based deck. Both Manju and Senju, as well as Relinquished have strong synergy with Tsukuyomi. And with these monsters supplying the lights, you should have enough lights and darks to play as many chaos monsters as you want. |
Guardian Angel JoanAn even rarer choice in Reasoning Gate Combo is Guardian Angel Joan, which can serve as LV7 light monsters to mix-up Reasoning calls and make it easier to summon Chaos Sorcerer. The lifepoint boost from Guardian Angel Joan could be what you need to activate Dimension Fusion, but it’s a little situational. |
X-Head CannonWould you believe me if I said that this card was included in a decklist that placed top4 at the 2005 World Championship? X-Cannon Soldier serves the very niche role of being a light machine monster with reasonable stats. This means that it will likely be included in any decklist with both Chaos Sorcerer and Limiter Removal. It’s also a Dark Factory of Mass Production target. |
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Another great article for beginner chaos players is Chaos Monsters: Attack or Defense?Deck guides for all of the best chaos decks in Goat Format are listed below:
- Thunder Dragon Chaos deck guide
- Chaos Control deck guide
- Chaos Recruiter deck guide
ACPACP is a co-founder of GoatFormat.com, along with Skully. He has been an active contributor to the revival of Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Goat Format from 2012 onward. In 2017, he created the Angel Chaos deck, a notable contender in the Goat Format metagame. He has a long history of being a TCG content creator, first for The Game Academy (now defunct) and later forGatheringMagic.com. He has placed in the top32 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series three times. A mathematician by profession, he is known for his logical and analytical approach to gaming. |
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