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The Beginning
The Dogmatika archetype is a powerful and versatile archetype that made a significant impact since its release in Rise of the Duelist, back in 2020. With its unique blend of strategy punishing the opponent for using the Extra Deck while benefiting from using its own. It is also the very first glimpse at the Albaz lore story line where we see Fallen of Albaz initiate his journey. Nadir Servant gives us the inciting incident where Albaz falls from the skies and Dogmatika Nation sees him as a threat, sending their valiant knight to eliminate him. However Ecclesia sees something good in him and defies her superiors to protect him, making her be exiled and deprived of her powers.
Ultimately, it is important to note that the official lore for Yu-Gi-Oh! may vary or be subject to interpretation. Yu-Gi-Oh! lore is often left open-ended, allowing players and fans to create their own narratives and interpretations. These speculative concepts provide a starting point for developing the lore and offer potential avenues for players to explore and expand upon within their own experiences.
Dogmatika Deck May 2023
Main [40]
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[19]
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Extra [15]
[2]
[1]
[7]
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Side [15]
[4]
[5]
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Playstyle
This strategy takes advantage whenever an Extra deck monster is on the field. Dogmatika Ecclesia, the Virtuous and Dogmatika Fleurdelis, the Knighted can special summon themselves to gain a search and negate a monster on the field respectively. Dogmatika Maximus can banish an Extra Deck monster to summon itself and later send 2 more from your deck and 2 from your opponent’s to gain more advantage while crippling their strategy.
Unlike the other Albaz lore decks, Dogmatika doesn’t posses an Extra Deck mechanic, but this doesn’t mean it can’t use it. Cards like Nadir Servant require to send monsters from the Extra Deck in order to get the engine going while providing utility slots to disrupt the opponent like, Elder Entity N’tss or gain advantage, like Herald of the Arc Light. In-lore cards like Titaniklad the Ash Dragon and Despian Luluwalilith give a boost whenever they hit the graveyard by allowing more Dogmatika monsters to swarm the front lines or stand by in the hand to engage next turn. Other utilities like Ultimate Slayer provide a double win for deck by not only returning an opponent monster, but also gaining an additional effect.
However this is just the warm up. Dogmatika’s ultimate strength rests in its powerful ritual monster: Dogmatika Alba Zoa. This card not only cripples your opponent’s Extra Deck and/or hand, but it also protects all Dogamtika’s on field from Extra Deck effects. With 4000 attack and defense, it is almost an unstoppable force that can seal games in the blink of an eye.
In the meta
Although having powerful cards, Dogmatika has not seen much competitive play as a deck. It saw play for a while when the Shaddoll-Invoked strategy was relevant as a little engine that allowed to gain access to Shaddoll Schism. Nonetheless, it’s a strategy that can get the opponent off guard and if it relies heavily in the Extra Deck, they are not having a nice time. Unfortunately, it’s a deck that relies a lot in the graveyard and Kashtira doesn’t allow it to perform well. It also suffers to Droll & Lock Bird, which is a very relevant card in this format.