Summary
Pyro monsters may have been underrepresented at one point, but there are plenty of them in theYu-Gi-Oh! TCGthat carry the monster type on their shoulders. From Duel Monsters to the modern era, there are cards under the Pyro banner that have stood the test of time or had some neat interactions within the game.
So which Pyro monsters deserve the most recognition? Some could lock your opponent into only one kind of interaction, while others are great to have in the deck but terrible to see in your hand. So let the fires rage on as we take a closer look at the Pyro lineup.
10Impcantation Candoll
Making Rituals Easier
Ritual decks can get a bit more consistency going with the Impcantation package. These monsters are great for searching outwhat you need for Ritual Summons. One of the better ones is Impcantation Candoll.
You can reveal a Ritual Spell in your hand to bring it and another Impcantation monster out for free. If brought out from the deck, it is an easy way to fetch a Ritual Spell when all you have is a Ritual Monster. While on the field, this Pyro card doesn’t let you Special Summon from the extra deck.
9Gem Knight Garnet
Leaving A Legacy Behind
Gem Knight Garnet may bea vanilla monster, but it is part of a much better strategy which involves using it as fusion material from the deck to get an extra Normal Summon during your turn. This can make it easier to get plays going.
Of course, Gem Knight Garnet also has a reputation where if it is in your hand, you may no longer use it from the deck. This card’s legacy is so strong, that any card you don’t want to see in your hand is referred to as “a Garnet.”
8Thestalos The Firestorm Monarch
A Red Hot Monarch
Cards that can rip cards from your opponent’s hand always have a special place in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Thestalos The Firestorm Monarch is one of the many Monarch cards that can interact with the board when Tribute Summoned.
Thestalos is a great card from the Duel Monsters era which could spell trouble for your opponent. While not as good as banishing a card, it carried enough weight to be a memorable Pyro card from the TCG’s history for letting you mess with your opponent’s hand.
7Solar Flare Dragon
Locking Your Opponent In Place
Despite being a common card in the Ancient Sanctuary set, this Pyro monster opened the door to a funny stun strategy. This is due to its effect, which states that your opponent can’t attack this monster while there is another Pyro monster on the field.
Stacking two of these on the same board meant that neither could be attacked. This forced your opponent to draw a card that could destroy the monsters through its effect. In Ancient Sanctuary’s time, this was a lot harder than it is in the modern game.
6Nemeses Flag
An Engine To Recover Banished Monsters
Being able to recover banished monsters can be quite useful. Nemeses Flag can get them back by shuffling them into the deck as part of its Special Summoning cost. This lets you get a body on the board while also being able to fetch other Nemeses monsters to your hand.
Nemeses Flag can eventually lead you into other plays, such as bringing out a Thunder Colossus, a big floodgate that can stop your opponent from adding cards from their deck to their hand.
5Fire Hand
Fists Of Fire And Ice
Fire Hand is literally a fist ready to strike at your opponent if they dare to destroy it. Fire Hand has a good reputation due to its effects. If destroyed, Fire Hand destroys a monster on your opponent’s side of the field in retaliation.
Then you can bring out Ice Hand which candestroy a Spell or Trapwhen destroyed. The idea is that if your opponent keeps attacking or destroying these cards, it just brings out another hand. Fire Hand is also not locked to being used once per turn.
4Volcanic Emperor
Massive Burns
The Volcanic archetype loves to burn your opponent. There are Spells that can be set up to potentially OTK your opponent and cards that enjoy being recycled. Volcanic Emperor is the Volcanic’s boss monster, capable of dealing deep damage.
It can be quite a hassle to bring this monster out, but it can burn for 500 life points for every one of your banished Pyro monsters. It also lets you set a Volcanic Trap straight from the deck. As a bonus, each time your opponent Special Summons a monster, they take 500 damage.
3Snake-Eyes Poplar
Easy To Summon, Easy To Get Started
Snake-Eyes Poplar is one ofthe best cards from the Phantom Nightmare set. Just adding it to your hand through any effect allows you to immediately bring it out for free. It fetches Spells and Traps from within its own Snake-Eyes archetype.
This monster even lets you set up other Fire monsters from your graveyard to your backrow. These monsters can later be utilized by the archetype as bodies they can bring out for free. This card makes Snake-Eyes one of the easier combos to get started.
2Garunix Eternity, Hyang Of The Fire Kings
Burning The Field To A Crisp
Cards that board wipe the field of monsters can either help you or set you back just a bit. Garunix Eternity, Hyang Of The Fire Kings has the perfect effect for its archetype, since the Fire Kings love being destroyed.
This card is also a pain to get rid of. Doing so results in you getting swarmed by other Fire King monsters from the graveyard. So the more material this monster has, the more monsters will pop up to continue the combos.
1Ryzeal Detonator
An Unstoppable Pyro Monster
Ryzeal Detonator is an unstoppable monster once it is on the field. It can pop cards whenever your opponent activates a card without being limited to a once per turn activation. It even starts off with additional material whenever it is Summoned by taking it from the graveyard.
This card can come back from the graveyard and immediately get itself ready to pop cards on your opponent’s side of the field. If it’s not destroying cards, it’s protecting them by detaching material from itself.
