Yu-Gi-Oh!: How To Play Dark Magician
Dark Magician, the self-proclaimed ultimate wizard in terms of attack and defence, is one of the most iconic monsters in all of Yu-Gi-Oh!, and has been in the game from the very beginning. Over the years, Dark Magician has turned from a single Normal monster into a full-fledged deck, with lots of support cards for you to choose from.
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It can be difficult to look at all the Dark Magician cards released and decide which ones are worth your time - a lot of them are not worth playing, but the others are powerful pieces that turn Dark Magician into a solid strategy. The deck may look a little different than it did in the playground all those years ago, but you'll still be seeing a lot of the Dark Magician.
The basic gameplan of a typical Dark Magician deck is to control the game with strong spell/trap cards. Since Dark Magician has no effects himself, many monsters have been printed that complement the Dark Magician strategy with powerful effects, such as the infamous Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, which also contribute to the control strategy of the deck.
You'll want to set up your combination of Dark Magical Circle and Eternal Soul as early as possible. Eternal Soul is a continuous spell that makes all of your Dark Magicians unaffected by any of your opponent's card effects, and it also allows you to Special Summon a Dark Magician from your hand or Graveyard during either player's turn (or you can set a copy of Dark Magic Attack from your deck if you'd prefer). This provides incredible recursion for your monsters and is surprisingly difficult for your opponent to out.
On the other hand, if your opponent has some spell/trap removal they can destroy your Eternal Soul - try and
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