Notes & Combos

Is Artmage Fiendsmith better? Probably. However, I had a much better experience using 3 Fusion Deployment and 1 Cartesia instead.

If the opponent uses Nibiru when you have Cartesia, chain Cartesia to Fusion Summon Granguignol. Granguignol will trigger in GY after being tributed to summon Despian Proskenion. This gives you 2 monster types, rock and fiend. You can get the 3rd type with another Artmage monster in hand, usually Finmel, or the Artmage trap on the opponent's turn.

The deck can out an unaffected Psychic End Punisher with high ATK in-engine.

1. Get 2 Medius the Pure on the field
2. Use Artmage Vandalism -Assault- on one Medius so that it can be treated as an "Artmage" monster if used as Fusion Material
3. Use Artmage Masterwork -Succession- to Fusion Summon Starving Venom Fusion Dragon using the 2 Medius on the field. Starving Venom requires 2 DARKs on the field and Succession requires at least 1 Fusion Material to be an "Artmage" monster, which is why steps 1 and 2 are necessary.
4. Starving Venom Fusion Dragon gains PEP's current ATK on Fusion Summon. Copy PEP's effects and destroy it in battle.

Extra Deck:

• Azamina Ilia Silvia is the most replaceable card. I summoned her less than 5 times.
• I didn't summon Linkuriboh much, but it's nice to have when Artmage Power Patron's effects have been negated, including its Fusion-only lock.
• The 2nd Garura is optional. It's nice to have a 2nd Garura for Super Poly on the opponent's turn after sending 1 to the GY with Granguignol when going 1st. Pretty good vs Yummy and Maliss.
• Malong is there to be sent to the GY by Granguignol when going 2nd
• Raider's Knight + Arc Rebellion XYZ Dragon can be a replacement. It's a nice OTK tool. Summon Raider's Knight with 2 Medius.