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'Caius the Shadow Monarch' makes a mighty arrival with the all new Yu-Gi-Oh! structure deck, The Dark Emperor! In troducing brand new cards and some highly desirable reprints, the all new structure deck allows players to banish opponent's cards to another dimension! This 40-card deck is built around 'Caius the Shadow Monarch', a dark monster that may be one of the most powerful monsters found on a structure deckyet! Combine The Dark Emperor with your Dark army from the Phantom Darkness booster set and you're on your way to victory! Enjoyable for the intermediate player and containing strong cards for the tournament-level player, The Dark Emperor also comes with a rulebook, an exclusive playmat and a deckbuilding strategy guide that explains some of the explosive combos and some relevant cards from recently-released product to help build an even stronger deck. 40 cards/deck

• Command the Dark Emperor, “Caius the Shadow Monarch” – the newest and greatest of the tournament winning Monarch monsters.
• You can master the tactics of the Different Dimension monsters, including the rare “D.D. Warrior”.
• Combine “Caius the Shadow Monarch” with cards from Phantom Darkness to create the ultimate DARK monster army.
• Banish your opponent’s cards from the game with this ready-to-play 40 card Deck. A great introduction to a powerful strategy with a guide on how to add new cards to your Deck to make it stronger

Each deck contains 39 Common cards (39:1), 1 Ultra rare (1:1),
Deluxe customized Gamemat, Dueling Guide and Rulebook

Configuration:
- 40 cards per Deck
- 8 Decks per Display
- 12 Display per Case

Street Date: 2nd 8th April 2008


//Note that the picture might not be official

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Caius the Shadow Monarch
DARK/Fiend - Effect/6/2400/1000
When this card is Tribute Summoned, remove from play 1 card on the field. If it was a DARK monster, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent.
Ultra Rare


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Dimensional Alchemist
LIGHT/Fairy - Effect/4/1300/200
Once per turn, you can remove from play the top card of your Deck; this card gains 500 ATK until the End Phase. When this card is destroyed and sent from your side of the field to the Graveyard, you can select 1 of your removed from play monsters and return it to your hand.


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Samsara Kaiser
EARTH/Warrior - Effect/2/200/100
When you Tribute Summon a monster by tributing this card, return this card to your hand.


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Golden Homunculus

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Primeval Sun - Helios

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D.D. Warrior


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Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer

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Bazoo the Soul Eater x2

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Exiled Force

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D.D. Warrior Lady


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D.D. Scout Plane


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Chaosrider Gustaph

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Gren Manju Da Eiza

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D.D. Survivor x 2

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D.D.M. - Different Dimension Master

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Banisher of the Radiance x2

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D.D. Assailant


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D.D.R. – Different Dimension Reincarnation
Equip Spell Card
Discard 1 card. Select 1 of your removed from play monsters. Special Summon it in Attack Position, and equip it with this card. When this card is removed from the field, destroy the equipped monster.


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Mystical Space Typhoon

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Nobleman of Crossout

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Soul Release

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Reinforcement of the Army

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Dark Core

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Big Bang Shot

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Enemy Controller


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Lightning Vortex

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Brain Control

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Dimensional Fissure x 2

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By Order of the Emperor
Continuous Trap Card
You can choose to negate the activation of an Effect Monster's effect that activates when a monster is Normal Summoned (including itself). If you do, this Effect Monster's controller draws 1 card.


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Return from the Different Dimension

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Torrential Tribute

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Bottomless Trap Hole


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Sakuretsu Armor


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Karma Cut

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D.D. Dynamite

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Macro Cosmos

Rise of the Dragon Lords is a whole new kind of Structure Deck. More than just a collection of similar monsters, this 40 card Deck is built with a fun and cohesive strategy to let Duelist of any age play the most powerful high-level Dragons! Full of fun card combinations and menacing Dragons, Rise of the Dragon Lords is a great way to take your game to the next level. It also comes with a Dueling Guide with tips on how to best play with your Deck, and suggestions on how to improve it by buying recent booster packs.

• Dynamic new packaging shows customers the Deck and the mighty new Felgrand Dragon card.
• A fast and fun way for new players to try out a new Deck or strategy.
• 7 all new cards not available anywhere else.
• New amazing looking Dragon monsters and a deluxe game mat with the cool and ferocious Felgrand Dragon.
• Includes tips for customizing and strengthening the Deck further.

Each deck contains 37 Common cards (39:1), 1 Ultra rare (1:1),
Deluxe customized Gamemat, Dueling Guide and Rulebook

Configuration:
- 40 cards per Deck
- 8 Decks per Display
- 12 Display per Case

Street Date: October 24th 2007




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Felgrand Dragon
LIGHT/Dragon - Effect/8/2800/2800
This monster cannot be Special Summoned except from the Graveyard, and only if it was sent there from the field. When this card is Special Summoned, select 1 monster in your Graveyard. This card gains ATK equal to the Level of that monster × 200.
Ultra Rare


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Darkblaze Dragon
FIRE/Dragon - Effect/7/1200/1000
When this card is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, its ATK and DEF increase to become twice its original ATK and DEF. When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster.

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Herald of Creation
LIGHT/Spellcaster - Effect/4/1800/600
Once per turn, you can discard 1 card from your hand to add 1 Level 7 or higher monster from your Graveyard to your hand.

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Decoy Dragon
FIRE/Dragon - Effect/2/300/200
When this card is selected as an attack target by your your opponent's monster, select 1 Level 7 or higher Dragon-Type monster from your Graveyard, Special Summon it, and switch the attack to that monster.

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Spear Cretin

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Gilford the Lightning

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Morphing Jar


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Kaiser Sea Horse x2

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Tyrant Dragon

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Two-Headed Behemoth

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Guardian Angel Joan

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Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6


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Masked Dragon x 2

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The Creator

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The Creator Incarnate

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Flame Ruler

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Majestic Mech - Goryu

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Snipe Hunter

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Trade In
Spell Card
Discard 1 Level 8 monster from your hand. Draw 2 cards from your Deck.

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Foolish Burial
Spell Card
Select 1 monster from your Deck and send it to the Graveyard.

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Soul Exchange

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Giant Trunade

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The Shallow Grave

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Premature Burial

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A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon

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Terraforming

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Big Bang Shot

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Mystic Wok

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Lightning Vortex

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Brain Control

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Mausoleum of the Emperor x 2

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Malevolent Catastrophe
Trap Card
Activate only when your opponent's monster declares and attack. Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards.

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Dust Tornado

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Call of the Haunted

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Magic Jammer

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Sakuretsu Armor


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Draining Shield



//thx to Mysterious G-Man for the missing spoiler cards