Predaplant Play Guide

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Overview

Predaplant is an archetype consisting of DARK Plant monsters used by Yuri in the anime and manga Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V. This archetype is a sub-branch of the Predap Archetype.

Their monsters are mostly based on carnivorous plants, carrion flowers, fungi, and/or plants with strange characteristics. In terms of appearance, some "Predaplant" monsters have leaf-like mouthparts with vine-like appendages that resemble hands with spikes for claws and teeth.

Most of the monster's names are hybrids of an animal and a plant. One of the words used is usually the Latin taxonomic name. Some level 5+ monsters are named after mythical creatures (chimera, dragon, hydra) and most of the revealed Fusion Monsters are named after carnivorous flowers instead of carnivorous plants.

The "Predaplant" playstyle focuses primarily on Fusion Summoning powerfully to deal damage and area destruction, while also using Predator Counters on opponent's monsters, turning them into level 1 Monsters to hinder Ritual, Synchro, and Xyz Summons. "Predaplanet" punishes the opponent for losing monsters with Predator Counters by allowing the player to add a "Predap" card to their hand.

The Main Monsters

Predaplant Byblisp (x3)

This is the remaining starter card in your deck, and the main target you should aim for with your abilities. When Byblisp is sent to the Graveyard (usually by Polymerization from an ability or the effect of Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio ), you can add one Predaplant monster from your deck to your hand.

Not only that, Byblisp can also summon itself from the Graveyard if the opponent's monster has Predator Counter . This is one of the key effects to help you expand the field, create more resources and establish a stronger position. How to take advantage of this effect will be analyzed in more detail in the "GO SECOND" section of the article.

Predaplant Sarraceniant (x3)

This is the deck's main line of defense.

Predaplant Sarraceniant is often the reason your opponent can't finish you off early, thanks to its ability to summon itself when your opponent attacks directly. If your opponent continues to attack, Sarraceniant will destroy that monster after battle, allowing you to add a "Predap" card from your deck to your hand when it is destroyed.

Additionally, it can also search if sent from the field to the Graveyard by card effects, including those of Predaplant Ambulomelides and Fusion Spells . Note: you can only activate the search ability if it is used as a Fusion Material on the field – if it is used as a Link or XYZ Material, the effect will not be activated .

Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio (x1-3)

This is one of the most important starter cards in the deck , usually the second choice you should look for with a Skill. This card allows you to summon a Predaplant monster from your deck by discarding another monster from your hand, allowing you to quickly create more “bodies” on the field to launch combos.

Even though this is the archetype's UR card, you can definitely play just one copy since it's easily found through skill. However, having more copies will greatly increase your chances of getting an ideal Scorpio + Byblisp opening early on.

Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra (x2)

The role of this card is to be special summoned by the effect of Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio or Predaplant Ambulomelides to then add the Spell "Fusion" or "Polymerization" from your deck to your hand (but only once per match). You should play 2 copies, because the card will become a brick if you draw it. If you draw both, you should reconsider your strategy...

Predaplant Chlamydosundew (x1)

This monster is a "lightweight" version of Super Polymerization .

Predaplant Chlamydosundew 's effect allows you to Fusion with itself and an opponent's monster , as long as that monster has Predator Counter . You can still use monsters from your hand or field if you want to expand your material options.

Most Fusion monsters in the Predaplant set require a DARK monster as their material. Clamydosundew makes things a lot easier, as when used to Fusion, it turns any monster with Predator Counter into a Dark type , regardless of their base type. This allows you to Fusion to remove almost any threat on your opponent's side of the field, regardless of their element.

Predaplant Spinodionaea (x0-1)

Some players favor Heliamphorhynchus for its high ATK (1800) and the ability to place a Predator Counter on an opponent's monster. Most of the main monsters in the Predaplant deck have ATK of 1200 or less, so the 1800 ATK Heliamphorhynchus can be a powerful offensive card that can help finish off opponents when combined with Predaplant Dragotapelia or Predaplant Chimerafflesia . Additionally, this card is a useful "Predap" replacement if you lack copies of Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio (for example, do not have 3 copies).

Predaplant Drosophyllum Hydra (x1)

This is the card that makes many people "hate" this deck.

Predaplant Dragotapelia Hydra acts almost like a “Kaiju” – a monster that can Tribute your opponent’s monster to Summon itself , without giving your opponent a chance to respond. However, Hydra can only Tribute your opponent’s monster that is marked with Predator Counter . Thanks to your Skill, you can easily place Predator Counter on your opponent’s monster , then search for Hydra and remove the threat , even if it is protected.

Not only that, when Hydra is on the field or in the Graveyard, you can reduce the ATK of your opponent's monster by banishing another Predaplant monster from the Graveyard. This effect not only reduces attack power , but the "banish" part can also negate cards like Ice Dragon's Prison by banishing the same Predaplant monster your opponent tried to revive (as long as it's not a Hydra).

Predaplant Squid Drosera (x1)

Although not the most frequently used card in the deck , Predaplant Drosera is extremely useful against monsters that cannot be targeted . When sent from the field to the Graveyard, Drosera will place Predator Counters on all Special Summoned monsters your opponent controls . This allows you to remove those monsters with cards like Predaplant Drosophyllum Hydra or Predaplant Chlamydosundew .

Additionally, Drosera has a second effect when discarded from the hand to the Graveyard : allowing one of your monsters to attack all opponent monsters with Predator Counters that turn. However, this effect is not often effective in actual combat situations.

Predaplant Heliamphorhynchus (x0-1)

Card Heliamphorhynchus used to be an important card in Predaplant decks, especially when the meta was dominated by HERO . At that time, HERO capable of easily destroying Predaplant's first turn. However, Heliamphorhynchus gives great advantage by special summoning a Predaplant monster or Starving Venom Fusion Dragon from the graveyard when destroyed. The highlight is the ability to revive Predaplant Dragotapelia , takes advantage of its powerful negation effect, especially after being HERO remove by Super Polymerization .

Additionally, Heliamphorhynchus can be Special Summoned from the hand if your opponent has a monster with Predator Counter placed on it. This is an effective way to increase the number of monsters on the field, facilitating subsequent combos.

With the decline of HERO in the current meta and the limited availability of Predaplant Dragotapelia (Limited 1), Heliamphorhynchus has seen less play. However, this card is still useful in some situations, especially when you need flexibility in your strategy.

Spell/Trap

Predapruning (x2-3)

This special equipment spell summons any Predaplant monster from your graveyard with the drawback that the monster would be destroyed if this card was removed from the field. This is your main recovery card to re-summon any of your important Predaplant monsters, including Extra Deck bosses.

Predaplast (x1)

This card is one of the deck's strongest ways to scatter Predator Counters onto your opponent's monsters, allowing you to place as many Predator Counters on them as you reveal in your hand (and are Quick Spells). When combined with Predaplant Dragotapelia , it allows you to potentially negate the activated effects of multiple monsters at once. Even without Dragotapelia, this card can still act as a disruption against decks that require precise levels, such as Synchro and Xyz decks that require precise stars to summon XYZ or Synchro, as any monster with a Predator Counter becomes level 1.

Predaplast also has a second effect in the graveyard that can protect one of your Predaplant monsters from being destroyed in battle by banishing itself from the graveyard. This protection can be used on Predaplant Sarraceniant to allow it to potentially destroy two monsters via its destruction effect in the same Battle Phase.

Predapractice (x0-1)

Some players don't use this card, but it can be a great expansion tool that allows you to special summon another Predaplant monster from your hand to the field after you've used your normal summon. It also searches for a "Predap" card from your deck afterwards. The downside to this card is that it limits your Extra Deck summons, you can only Fusion summon for the rest of the turn, so it's not the best starter card.

Predaponics (x2)

This Continuous Spell summons a 4-star or lower Predaplant monster from your hand or graveyard, but its effects are negated. This card is essential for recycling the effects of your monsters that need to leave the field to be activated, such as Predaplant Byblisp and Predaplant Sarraceniant , and for creating additional "bodies" on your field. Note that each copy of this card on your field costs 800 LP during your Standby Phase to maintain.

Predaplanet (x0)

This card is primarily used as a discard because its effect in the graveyard triggers a quick Fusion summon effect. Its main use in the early months of this deck was to Fusion summon a second Predaplant Dragotapelia on your opponent's turn to Negate it a second time. It was also often useful for dodging targeted effects like Fiendish Chain on your monsters by fusing them off the field. And, it could allow you to Fusion summon during the Battle Phase for continuous attacks.

Now that Dragotapelia is 1-limited and no longer ideal for play in the deck, Predaplanet's primary defensive use is to summon a Starving Venom Fusion Dragon or Predaplant Chimerafflesia to block attacks during the Battle Phase. Additionally, it can be used to summon a second Predaplant Ambulomelides if it's enough to block your opponent's push; doing so allows you to search for the next attack via Ambulomelides' effect.

Fusion Substitute, Fusion Recycling Plant and Fusion Recovery (x1)

All three of these cards can be searched through Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra . Normally, you search for Fusion Recycling Plant to discard a card and search for Fusion Substitute, which allows you to Fusion Summon nx times and then Draw 1 by banishing it from your graveyard (this effect also recycles one of your Fusion monsters). Fusion Recycling Plant also recycles a Fusion Material from your graveyard back into your hand at the end of the turn. This is important for sustaining long-running games.

Additionally, you can use Cobra to search for Fusion Recovery to add Polymerization and Fusion material from your graveyard to your hand. This allows you to summon additional Fusion without having to discard, which can be useful if you're behind and need resources. Fusion Recovery can also be searched for via Predaplant Chimerafflesia the turn after it's sent to the graveyard.

Extra Deck

Predaplant Dragostapelia (x0)

This was a staple in the deck for a long time, but is no longer in play due to its recent Limit 1 status, causing it to conflict with Predaplant Drosophyllum Hydra . Dragotapelia is the main boss of the deck, negating the activated effects of any opponent's monster with Predator Counter and placing Predator Counter on the opponent's monster through its quick effect.

Since being pushed to Limited 1, Dragotapelia has been removed from the deck and replaced with Hydra, a card that is essential to breaking up any crazy Turn 1 deck these days. The deck still has a strong Turn 1 even without Dragotapelia thanks to I:P Masquerena and Lyrilusc - Ensemblue Robin . Perhaps if we enter a meta where Turn 1 combo decks are no longer popular, we can play Dragotapelia again instead of Hydra.

Predaplant Chimerafflesia (x1)

This card is one of your main attacking Bosses along with Starving Venom Fusion Dragon . Fusion summoning is easier because you can use Fusion materials from your hand and also has an ATK increase effect when battling your opponent's monster, reducing their ATK by 1000 and increasing its own ATK by 1000.

More importantly, this card can banish monsters of equal or lower level than it. This effect is easy to set up because any opposing monster with Predator Counter will be reduced to 1 star. Therefore, Chimerafflesia is one of your important removal options.

This card also has a second effect, if it is in the graveyard during the Standby phase, it allows you to search for a "Fusion" Spell card, like Fusion Recovery , from your deck. This is great for long-term play.

Predaplant Ambulomelides (x1-2)

This card is the centerpiece of the deck. When summoned with Fusion, it can search for any "Predap" card from the deck or graveyard to start the main phase. Additionally, it can Tribute any of your or your opponent's monsters with Predator Counter to special summon any Predaplant monster from the deck. This effect makes it both a way to ward off any Predaplant monster you need, and a powerful card to disrupt your opponent's field setup.

Playing this card at x2 copies has now become standard after Predaplant Dragotapelia was downgraded to Limit 1. This card's 2000 DEF actually makes it a pretty good card to block attacks when summoned by Fusion with Predaplanet during your opponent's turn.

Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (x1)

Despite being Yuri's key card, this card can be considered the least summoned Extra Deck monster. However, it is required for the skill to activate and it does have its uses.

It can gain ATK when Fusion Summoned, copy the effects of an opponent's monster, and destroy all of the opponent's special summoned monsters if it itself is destroyed. Fusion Summoning is a bit more difficult than other Extra Deck monsters because it requires Fusion Materials to be on the field, preventing you from Fusioning right from your hand.

During the first month of the deck, this card served as a great target for Super Polymerization , potentially removing 2 opposing monsters to summon the Fusion of this card. Unfortunately, Super Polymerization is no longer playable in this deck due to its Limit 1 status. Starving Venom is now often summoned to deal damage, usually as another attack through Predaplanet or to make a big attack after receiving an ATK boost. It can also be used as a defensive option to block attacks by being Fusion summoned with Predaplanet during the opponent's turn.

Lyrilusc - Ensemblue Robin (x1)

When this deck was first released, Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale took this spot in the Extra Deck. However, the bans on Assembled Nightingale and Ensemblue Robin were soon reversed and we now use Ensemblue Robin instead.

This card is one of the deck's key turn 1 end cards and is very easy to summon, as both Predaplant Byblisp and Predaplant Sarraceniant are level 1. Its effect allows you to return a monster to your opponent's hand when they try to special summon it. This effect does not happen once per turn, so you can often return two of your opponent's monsters for the value of one of this card.

x1

This is your typical Link monster package. Phoenix and Unicorn deal with your opponent's Spell and Trap cards, which the deck's main engine can handle on its own. Their removal effects can also come into play when something like Predaplanet is in the graveyard. Unicorn's counter ability is also useful for removing your opponent's face-down monsters, which the deck's main engine can handle on its own.

I:P became the central bottom card of the deck after Predaplant Dragotapelia was downgraded to Limit 1. It is often used to summon Unicorn or Goddess during the opponent's turn to return a card or remove a monster via Goddess' Link Summon. Note that to activate Link Summon Goddess, you need to have 2 other monsters besides I:P on your side of the field, in addition to the monster you want to remove from your opponent's side. This is usually easy to set up thanks to the deck's ability to spam bodies on the field

Goddess can also be used to attack during your turn as a second Predaplant Drosophyllum Hydra to remove enemy threats. Its negating effect of special summoning from the graveyard can also prevent your opponent from recovering after you destroy their field.

Unfortunately, I:P and Goddess are both Selections Box cards, making this deck quite expensive and difficult to come by these days.

Full Armored Utopic Ray Lancer, Lyrilusc - Recital Starling and Taotie Dragon (x0-1)

These are some of the most treasured Extra Deck cards that were used in the deck at some point.

Lyrilusc - Recital Starling was used to find DD Crow for certain matchups. This happened with Lyrilusc decks, who often only played 1 copy of their main card, Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow , and relied on reviving it from the graveyard. DD Crow would be used to disrupt their matchups by banishing Cobalt Sparrow. However, with the addition of I:P Masquerena and Underworld Goddess of the Closed World , DD Crow is no longer needed for the matchups it used to appear in.

Full Armored Utopic Ray Lancer is also used against Lyrilusc decks. Its effect negates the opponent's Lyrilusc - Recital Starling and Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale by negating the effects of all monsters attacking the opponent at the start of the Battle Phase. This effect is used defensively to block attacks from Lyrilusc Xyz and offensively to safely attack Recital Starling without risking its burn effect. This card can easily be summoned to your own Lyrilusc Xyz by discarding any spell/trap card, of which there are many in this deck.

Taotie Dragon, when summoned by Link with a Fusion monster as the Link Material, will prevent your opponent from activating any monster effects during the Battle Phase. This is a great tool against Shaddoll and Ghostrick decks when they were meta, as those decks relied on the Flip effect of the monster after being crushed in battle. It also has a niche in the mirror match, where it can negate your opponent's Predaplant Sarraceniant . If monster effects activating during the Battle Phase become popular again, this card could make a comeback.

How to play

Go First

Go after

There's no surefire combo for going second. Instead, the Predaplant tool is very flexible in disrupting the enemy's board, and what you do depends a lot on the matchup and any positions your opponent has set up.

A common mistake people make when learning this deck is to auto-pilot and go for Predaplant Drosophyllum Hydra without thinking about going after. But unless your opponent has a negate Spell that threatens your Polymerization , it might be more beneficial to use the ability to go for Predaplant Byblisp first, then go for Hydra later through Byblisp's effect. Doing this can help you get an extra body by reviving Byblisp through its graveyard effect, making Link easier to play.

Since there are no specific instructions for going 2nd, here are some general tips on how to use each tool on the field to destroy the enemy field:

Predaplant Drosophyllum Hydra : You'll often want to use your ability to put a Predator counter on your opponent's most threatening monster on the field and remove it with Hydra (after resolving Byblisp ideally and taking it as an additional body). This is your strongest form of removal, as your opponent can't react to Hydra. Hydra's "Kaiju"-like special summon also avoids many of the boss monster's normal protection effects and post-field effects, such as protecting the target and special summoning another monster when sent to the grave via card effect.
Predaplant Chlamydosundew , Predaplant Ambulomelides , and Predaplant Chimerafflesia : These are the three secondary destroyers after Hydra. Each has its own perks. Chlamydosundew's effect is non-targeted, but it's the hardest to reach because it's a Main Deck monster and requires a normal summon. If you end up using a normal summon for Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio (to play Link), you may want to consider looking for Predapractice to get Chlamydosundew onto the field (or find a way to send Chlamydosundew to the graveyard, then revive it with Predapruning ). Meanwhile, Ambulomelides and Chimerafflesia are more accessible, but they do target, so they can be stopped by an opposing Sauravis, Ancient, and Ascended . Chimerafflesia can also only banish Level monsters, so it can't deal with Xyz or Link monsters.
Knightmare Phoenix and Knightmare Unicorn : These two cards help push through your opponent's spell/trap cards just like any other deck. Unicorn can also help push through an opponent's face-down monster. Just be careful about the resources you spend creating these Link monsters and discarding them for their effects. If you don't have good discard cards, like Predaplanet , creating these two can be more expensive than just trying to push back with Predaplant monsters. The graveyard effects of Scorpio and Byblisp can help get the bodies needed for Link plays.
Underworld Goddess of the Closed World : Think of the Goddess as your second Hydra. If you keep the Phoenix after summoning it, you can often use it to summon the Goddess later, removing one of your opponent's threats in the process. The Goddess's ability to negate graves can also put your opponent in a "dead end" position depending on the matchup. For example, if you remove Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale with the Goddess in a Lyrilusc duel, you can potentially win the duel even though you can't inflict a death that turn. This is because the Goddess will be able to negate any attempts the Lyrilusc player makes when it's their turn to revive the Assembled Nightingale.
Predaplanet : If you can send this card to the Graveyard, you will be able to evade any type of targeted effect on your Predaplant monsters by quickly summoning a Fusion effect with them. This card also allows you to summon a Fusion during the Battle Phase when pushing to end the game
Predaplast and Predaplant Squid Drosera : These cards are extremely useful in scattering Predator counter cards to activate all the previously mentioned Predaplant cards. Predaplast and Drosera are especially useful after you have removed a monster with Hydra and need to put another Predator counter card on the field.

Conclusion

One thing to keep in mind when playing Predaplant is that you don’t always have to kill your opponent when you go first or OTK your opponent when you go second. Predaplant is essentially a midrange deck, not an OTK deck, so it can be very strong in longer games. For example, you can’t kill your opponent after breaking their field, as long as you set up enough defenses and follow through to get to the next turn. Simply outlasting your opponent with all your extra resources is another way to win a duel.

Hope you enjoyed this guide and it inspires you to pick up a deck yourself if you haven't already! Have fun playing Yuri !

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Predaplant Play Guide

Sections covered in this guide:

Overview

The Main Monsters

Predaplant Byblisp (x3)

Predaplant Byblisp

Predaplant Sarraceniant (x3)

Predaplant Sarraceniant

Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio (x1-3)

Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio

Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra (x2)

Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra

Predaplant Chlamydosundew (x1)

Predaplant Chlamydosundew

Predaplant Spinodionaea (x0-1)

Predaplant Spinodionaea

Predaplant Drosophyllum Hydra (x1)

Predaplant Drosophyllum Hydra

Predaplant Squid Drosera (x1)

Predaplant Squid Drosera

Predaplant Heliamphorhynchus (x0-1)

Predaplant Heliamphorhynchus

Spell/Trap

Predapruning (x2-3)

Predapruning

Predaplast (x1)

Predaplast

Predapractice (x0-1)

Predapractice

Predaponics (x2)

Predaponics

Predaplanet (x0)

Predaplanet

Fusion Substitute, Fusion Recycling Plant and Fusion Recovery (x1)

Fusion Substitute

Fusion Recycling Plant

Fusion Recovery

Extra Deck

Predaplant Dragostapelia (x0)

Predaplant Dragostapelia

Predaplant Chimerafflesia (x1)

Predaplant Chimerafflesia

Predaplant Ambulomelides (x1-2)

Predaplant Ambulomelides

Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (x1)

Starving Venom Fusion Dragon

Lyrilusc - Ensemblue Robin (x1)

Lyrilusc - Ensemblue Robin

x1

Knightmare Unicorn

I:P Masquerena

Underworld Goddess of the Closed World

Knightmare Phoenix

Full Armored Utopic Ray Lancer, Lyrilusc - Recital Starling and Taotie Dragon (x0-1)

Full Armored Utopic Ray Lancer

Lyrilusc - Recital Starling

Taotie Dragon

How to play

Go First

Predaplant Chlamydosundew

Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio

Predaplant Byblisp

Polymerization

Go after

Predaplant Drosophyllum Hydra

Predaplant Ambulomelides

Predaplant Chimerafflesia

Predaplanet

Conclusion

Companion unit:

Predapruning

Predaplant Chlamydosundew

Knightmare Unicorn

Predaplant Dragostapelia

Full Armored Utopic Ray Lancer

Lyrilusc - Recital Starling

Predaplant Drosophyllum Hydra

Predaplant Squid Drosera

Lyrilusc - Ensemblue Robin

Taotie Dragon