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Deck
Rafael uses a
"Guardian" Deck. The majority of his cards are very old and worn, and can be seen with wrinkled edges and discolorations. However, the backs of the cards strangely remain undamaged. Rafael's most common tactic is using "
Guardian Treasure" to more quickly access his cards. His "Guardian" monsters rely on him first having the appropriate
Equip Spell Card to be on the
field before they can be
Summoned, and he
equips them to "
Backup Gardna" for the purpose of the Summoning before using the ability of "Backup Gardna" to transfer that Equip Card to its corresponding "Guardian". Rafael is very close to his cards and cannot tolerate their destruction, thus using a variety of Spell and Trap Cards to protect them, such as "
Rescuer from the Grave" and "
Self Tribute". As seen with "Self Tribute", as well as "
Aid to the Doomed" and the unplayed but seen "
My Body as a Shield", Rafael will even give up his hand and
Life Points to protect his monsters.