Introduction:
"U.A.", short for "Ultra Athletes", is one of two TCG exclusive archetypes to debut in Duelist Alliance, the other being the "Burning Abyss" archetype. Currently, the members are EARTH Warrior-Type monsters that resemble athletes wearing cybernetic armor.
Archtype Cards :
U.A. Goalkeeper :
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by returning 1 "U.A." monster you control to the hand, except "U.A. Goalkeeper". You can only Special Summon "U.A. Goalkeeper" once per turn this way. Once per turn, during your opponent's turn: You can target 1 "U.A." monster you control; once during this turn, it cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects (this is a Quick Effect).
U.A. Mighty Slugger :
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by returning 1 "U.A." monster you control to the hand, except "U.A. Mighty Slugger". You can only Special Summon "U.A. Mighty Slugger" once per turn this way. If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate cards or effects until the end of the Damage Step.
U.A. Blockbacker :
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by returning 1 "U.A." monster you control to the hand, except "U.A. Blockbacker". You can only Special Summon "U.A. Blockbacker" once per turn this way. Once per turn, when your opponent Special Summons a monster(s): You can change their battle positions, and if you do, negate their effects.
U.A. Midfielder :
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by returning 1 "U.A." monster you control to the hand, except "U.A. Midfielder". You can only Special Summon "U.A. Midfielder" once per turn this way. During either player's turn: You can target 1 other "U.A." monster you control; return that face-up monster to the hand, then Special Summon 1 "U.A." monster from your hand with a different name from that monster. You can only use this effect of "U.A. Midfielder" once per turn.
U.A. Mighty Slugger
U.A. Perfect Ace :
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by returning 1 "U.A." monster you control to the hand, except "U.A. Perfect Ace". You can only Special Summon "U.A. Perfect Ace" once per turn this way. Once per turn, during your opponent's turn, when a card or effect is activated: You can discard 1 card; negate that activation, and if you do, destroy it (this is a Quick Effect).
U.A. Playmaker :
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by returning 1 "U.A." monster you control to the hand, except "U.A. Playmaker". You can only Special Summon "U.A. Playmaker" once per turn this way. When another "U.A." monster you control declares an attack: You can have this card lose exactly 800 ATK, and if it does, your attacking monster gains 800 ATK.
U.A. Powered Jersey :
Equip only to a "U.A." monster. It gains 1000 ATK and DEF, also if it battles an opponent's monster, any battle damage it inflicts to your opponent is doubled. If the equipped monster destroys a monster by its attack: It can make a second attack during this Battle Phase. During your Standby Phase: Banish the equipped monster. If this card is sent to the Graveyard because the equipped monster returned to the hand: You can return this card to the hand.
U.A. Stadium :
If a "U.A." monster is Normal Summoned to your side of the field: You can add 1 "U.A." monster from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn, if a "U.A." monster(s) is Special Summoned to your side of the field: All monsters you currently control gain 500 ATK.
U.A. Turnover Tactics :
If you control 2 or more "U.A." monsters with different names: Shuffle as many monsters on the field as possible into the Deck, then Special Summon "U.A." monsters from your Deck that have different names from each other, up to the number of cards shuffled into your Main Deck, but those monsters cannot attack this turn. Then your opponent can Special Summon monsters from their Deck, up to the number of cards shuffled into their Main Deck. You can only activate 1 "U.A. Turnover Tactics" per turn.
Cards to consider :
Spell Striker
Earth Armor Ninja
Giant Rat
Red Sparrow Summoner
Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders
T.G. Striker
Turret Warrior
Valkyrian Knight
Warrior Lady of the Wasteland
Feast of the Wild LV5
Creature Swap
Field Barrier
Hidden Armory
Magnum Shield
Reinforcement of the Army
Terraforming
The Warrior Returning Alive
The Monarchs Stormforth
Playing Style
The "U.A." monsters have an effect that allows them to Special Summon themselves by returning a different "U.A." from the field to the hand. The Field Spell "U.A. Stadium" can search an "U.A." monster when another one is Normal Summoned and give a permanent ATK boost of 500 to your monsters when you Special Summon an "U.A." monster. Keep in mind that this boost happens only once a turn, independently on how many Special Summons you perform.
Weaknesses
U.A are vulnerable to effects that shut down on-hand effects, such as "Mind Drain", "Debunk", etc Aswell as cards that stop you from Speical Summoning such as ''Vanity's Emptiness'', '' Vanity's Fiend'' etc and because all "U.A" Monsters are Earth, the archetype is vulnerable to effects that specifically target single Attributes, such as that of "Vylon Disigma".
Deck Sample :
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