Wyrm (Japanese:
Genryū, "Phantom Dragon") is a
Type of
monster introduced in
Duelist Alliance.
A wyrm (pronounced worm or vurm) is a type of dragon that commonly appears in British and Norse mythology. These dragons have no legs or arms and only the long, scaled body of a serpent. They are often given poisonous breath and the ability to regenerate or reattach pieces of their body that have been cut off.
Wyrm-Type monsters resemble dragons, but unlike
Dragon-Type monsters, they take more of a spiritual, mythical, metaphysical look. Most of the initial Wyrm-Type monsters were part of the "
Yang Zing" archetype, which seems to be based on Chinese dragons and/or other animals within Chinese lore, such as tigers, resembling "
Tiger Dragon" and "
Orient Dragon" (which are both Dragons, however). "
Dracocension", the first generic support card for this type, hints that there is a relationship between Dragon-Type monsters and Wyrm-Type monsters. After the release of the Yang Zing, two more
archetypes have been released: "
True King"/"
True Draco" and "
Metaphys".