Special Monster Classes

Some Monster Cards are in specific classes which may or may not be mentioned in the Card Description. The effects of some Monster, Magic, and Trap Cards only affect monsters in a specific Monster Class. Otherwise, monsters in a specific Monster Class behave just like any other monster.

Most monsters in the Archfiend class can be identified by their name. Any card with "Archfiend" in the card name, is in the Archfiend class. The following cards (not exclusively Monster cards) are also in the Archfiend class:

• Axe of Despair
• B. Skull Dragon
• Beast of Talwar
• Fiend Skull Dragon
• Lesser Fiend
• Shadow Tamer
• Silver Skull
• Skull Knight
• Summoned Skull
• Toon Skull Dragon
• Toon Summoned Skull

Certain cards, like "Shadow of Eyes," only affect monsters based on gender. See the "Female-related Normal Monster Cards in the TCG/OCG," "Female-related Effect Monster Cards in the TCG/OCG," and "Female-related Monster Cards in the Anime/Manga/Video Games" lists on [http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Female Yu-Gi-Oh! Wikia] for a complete list of these monsters.

The following cards from the Duel Monsters Tournament 2 booster packs are also considered Female Monsters:

• Clefable
• Clefairy
• D.D. Mow
• Jigglypuff
• Water Princess

This class includes Fairy and Winged Beast-type monsters, Dragon-type monsters, and WIND monsters. Even though they meet the criteria, the following monsters are NOT in the Flying class:

• Aeris
• Airknight Parshath
• Ancient Dragon
• Armed Dragon LV3
• Armed Dragon LV5
• Armed Dragon LV7
• Armed Dragon LV10
• Asura Priest
• Banisher of the Light
• Cave Dragon
• Chain Thrasher
• Chaosrider Gustaph
• Cinderella
• Combo Fighter
• Crawling Dragon
• Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle
• D.D. Mow
• Diamond Head Dragon
• Doom Virus Dragon
• Dragoness the Wicked Knight
• Dweller in the Depths
• Element Valkyrie
• Fortune Chariot
• Freya Spirit of Victory
• Goddess of Whim
• Goddess with the Third Eye
• Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja
• Gravi-Crush Dragon
• Guardian Elma
• Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 4
• Kotodama
• Lady Ninja Yae
• Lesser Dragon
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Little-Winguard
• Lizard Soldier
• Lord of the Red
• Manju of the Ten-Thousand Hands
• Mikazukinoyaiba
• Mudora
• Nin-Ken Dog
• Parasite Catapillar
• Princess of Tsurugi
• Raiza the Storm Monarch
• Rare Metal Dragon
• Red-Eyes B. Chick
• Sasuke Samurai
• Sasuke Samurai #2
• Sasuke Samurai #4
• Senju of the Thousand Hands
• Shadowknight Archfiend
• Slate Warrior
• Spell Canceller
• Spirit of the Harp
• Spirit of the Pot of Greed
• St. Joan
• Step Dragon
• The All-Seeing White Tiger
• The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave
• The Forgiving Maiden
• The Six Samurai - Nisashi
• Thunder Kid
• Tri-Horned Dragon
• Ultimate Insect LV1
• Ultimate Insect LV3
• Ultimate Insect LV5
• Union Rider
• United Resistance
• Venonat
• Whirlwind Prodigy
• Yamadron
• Yamata Dragon

If you are using Japanese Exceptions and are unsure whether the monster is in this class, ask a tournament judge.

When a monster in Metallizing class is equipped with "Metalmorph," it is treated as its Metal Equivalent. The monster remains on the field, but it takes on the Name, Attack Points, Defense Points, Attribute, Types, and any effects of its Metal Equivalent.

The "Toon World" card allows you to treat monsters in the Toonible class as their Toon Equivalents. The Toonible Monster remains on the field, but it takes on the Name, Attack Points, Defense Points, Attribute, Types, and any effects of its Toon Equivalent.

The "Call of the Haunted" card allows you to treat monsters in the Zombifiable class as their Zombie Equivalents. The Zombifiable Monster remains on the field, but it takes on the Name, Attack Points, Defense Points, Attribute, Types, and any effects of its Zombie Equivalent.