Ever since Dogmatika debuted in Rise of the Duelist nearly three years ago, I've greatly admired the archetype. The Christian theming, Dark Souls-like artwork and the Extra Deck dumping playstyle is just too perfect! Dogmatika was always a deck I've wanted to play pure, and with the release of the incredibly powerful Dogmatika Alba Zoa and Dogmatikamatrix in Photon Hypernova the deck now has a clear win condition! Summon the Dark Lord Alba Zoa and mill your opponent's Extra Deck!
The recent unbanning of Spellbook of Judgment allows Dogmatika to be augmented by Spellbook cards, providing for insane advantage while summoning Jowgen during the endphase! After resolving Spellbook of Judgment and Alba Zoa's effect, you effectively FTK your opponent as most of their extra deck is in the GY and Jowgen prevents any special summoning!
Want to see the deck in action? Scroll to the very bottom for the Youtube video!
ARCHETYPES AND DECKBUILDING
The Spellbook portion of this deck is composed of 13 cards. It is designed to max out on ways to get Spellbook of Judgment, since it represents a large portion of this deck's power with the Jowgen lock and potentially giving you up to 6 cards at the end phase. 3 Spellbook of Eternity, 3 Spell Magician of Prophecy and 1 Judgment give you 7 copies of this essential card. The other Spellbook cards are a "toolbox" that you can choose from whether you want a draw 2 (Spellbook of Knowledge), interruption (Spellbook of Fate), or monster reborn (Spellbook of Life).
The Dogmatika cards form the other half of the deck, composed of 21 cards. This deck core is designed to turbo out the Dogmatika ritual boss monsters as fast as possible, and to initiate the Extra Deck milling strategy so you can begin gaining resources while methodically destroying your opponent's Extra Deck. The majority of the Extra deck are milling targets for your various Dogmatika cards - each part of a toolbox with various effects (N'tss destroys, Arc Light searches rituals, Garura draws 1, etc).
A tiny Branded package is composed of 2 cards - Branded Fusion and Fallen of Albaz. Branded Fusion is searcheable by dumping to the GY Albion - so it can help puhsh for OTK your following turn. Also, if you draw into Branded Fusion you can bring out Mirrorjade, an Extra Deck monster so you can start special summoning your Dogmatika monsters.
The rest of the cards in the main deck are staples, and can be changed anytime for your side deck or to fit the current Yugioh metagame.
COMBOS AND GAMEPLAN
The idea with mixing Spellbooks with Dogmatika is to activate Judgment first, then activate as many spell cards as possible to maximize the benefit you get from Spellbook of Judgment. After you finish the Spellbook portion of your strategy, the Dogmatika cards use many spells to search and ritual summon as well. Ideally, if you are allowed to fully combo, you should have sent a majority of your opponent's Extra Deck to the GY with your various Dogmatika cards (Alba Zoa, Matrix, Maximus), locked them from special summoning (Jowgen) and recieved about +6 drawing multiple times (Spellbook of Knowledge/Garura) and searching with Judgment! Even if your opponent manages to break through your field, you will definitely have enough follow-up next turn to OTK since Dogmatika monsters (usually with Albaz Zoa and White Relic).
Dogmatika's new win condition with Photon Hypernova is turboing out their ridiculously powerful boss monster Alba Zoa as soon as possible. Not only does it render Dogmatika monsters on the field unaffected by Extra Deck Monster effects, it forces your opponent to either send their Extra Deck/Hand to the GY or return every Extra Deck monster they have on their field! This easy to summon card makes OTKs extremely easy, makes your board tougher, and renders Extra Deck centered strategies void.
After you control your opponent, lock them out and destroy all their resources, the Dogmatika cards should generate enough beatsticks to allow you to push for game next turn. Spellbook Dogmatika is basically a spell heavy version of a similar strategy, Floowandereeze. Summon floodgates and beatsticks to lockdown and control your opponent to victory - only this time you spam spells like a Runick player.
Depending on what you draw, the combos of this deck varies. Sometimes you only get either archetype of the deck and not the other. Most hands get both Spellbook and Dogmatika on board. Both strategies are competent on their own, but ideally both Spellbook and Dogmatika prefer to be up and active.
Spellbook Magician of Prophecy + Nadir Servant = Jowgen's Special Summon Lock, +3 to +8 cards in hand (various searches, draw effects + Judgment), most of your opponent's Extra Deck milled (Dogmatika card effects), 4000ATK/DEF Dogmatika beatstick (Alba Zoa) on field.
- Normal summon Spellbook Magician of Prophecy. Search Spellbook of Judgment.
- Activate Spellbook of Judgment. This will summon Jowgen in the endphase, and search you Spellbook cards up to the number of spells you activated.
- Link summon Artemis, the Magistus Moon Maiden using Magician of Prophecy.
- Activate Nadir Servant, sending Garura. Search for Ecclessia. Draw 1 card with Garura's effect.
- Special summon Ecclessia now that there is an Extra Deck monster on the field. Search for Maximus.
- Special summon Maximus by banishing Garura in the GY.
- Activate Maximus' effect to send two to the GY from your Extra Deck and your Opponent's Extra Deck. Send Arc Light + another ED monster of your choice.
- Arc Light searches for any Ritual monster/spell. Search for the missing pieces to summon Alba Zoa depending on the cards in your hand. Ideally, you should get Dogmatikalamity and Alba Zoa.
- Activate Dogmatikalamity to summon Alba Zoa.
- Activate Alba Zoa's effect to mill half of your opponent's Extra Deck.
- During the End Phase, the effect of Spellbook of Judgment resolves, summoning Jowgen from deck, and adding up to 6 different Spellbook Spells to your hand. Also, if you sent Albion or Titaniklad to the GY, search for Branded Fusion and your Dogmatika monster of choice!
With two cards the deck's endboard is a special summon lock with Jowgen, several Dogmatika beatsticks, a full hand of 6 cards, and enough follow-up next turn for you to easily OTK.
GENERAL TIPS
- Before using your draw effects like Garura and Spellbook of Knowledge, try to thin out your deck first by finishing your searches first. This increases the chances of you drawing an important starter or a unsearcheable staple like Ash Blossom!
- In games 2 and 3, you can try siding in Secret Village of the Spellcasters. This spellcaster centered floodgate card generally is an auto-win (vs. decks like Branded for example), especially when you face decks that heavily use spellcards but don't have any spellcasters.
- Droll & Lockbird absolutely destroys this deck. If your opponent resolves this card vs. you, it essentially skips your turn. In a Droll heavy metagame, consider using Crossout Designator.
- White Relic is an OTK card, best used in turn 3. In turn 3 when its your turn to conduct an attack, you can ritual summon White Relic and use its effect targeting itself and Alba Zoa. Her attack will reach 4500, allowing you to push for an easy OTK!
- Remember that this deck is a spell heavy version of a similar strategy, Floowandereeze. You turbo out floodgates, get a ton of resources and OTK with beatsticks - the only difference is that you spam spells instead of normal summons!
Want to see the deck in action? Scroll to the very bottom for the Youtube video!
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Ever wanted to be the villain duelist in Yugioh who summoned eldritch abominations from beyond, while fiendishly locking your opponent from playing the game? Well Spellbook Dogmatika is the perfect deck for you! Laugh like a madman as you mill most of your opponent's Extra Deck, while locking them out of special summoning with Jowgen! In 2023, this ancient 10 year olf strategy stands strong since it is augmented with Dogmatika - rendering the strategy able to compete with the big league decks!
GLHF Duelists!
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